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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 5]

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[Gentle Breeze]

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Your Highness,

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y-you've been sitting here
this whole time?

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She's already gone.

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I've put a tail on her.

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Nothing will happen.

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Your Highness,

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would you like to go inside
and get changed?

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Don't tell anyone

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what happened today.

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Yes.

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But I really don't get it.

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Why did you

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do all that today?

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I wanted to figure out the reason too.

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To see what kind of connection

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Song Yimeng has with me.

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You couldn't
bring yourself to kill her today

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and kept saving her
at the last moment.

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That wasn't your true intention?

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Was she using some kind of sorcery?

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What I just did to her…

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No, no.

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I have to make a trip to Longhu Mountain

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and hire a few exorcists.

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Look at me now.

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Don't upset me more.

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Yes.

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Back in the royal garden that day,

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I already thought something was off.

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Today in the woods,

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I planned to kill her in the chaos

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and pin it on Chu Guihong.

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But things turned out like this instead.

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Judging from what happened,

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it seems that no matter

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what danger Song Yimeng is in

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or where I am,

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my body moves

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on its own to save her.

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If that's the case,

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not only can we not hurt her,

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but we also have to watch out

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for others using her against us.

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If the Eighteenth Prince

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and Chu Guihong find out about this,

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we'll…

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That's why this matter

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must be kept secret at all costs.

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Yes.

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Also,

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we need to find a solution
as soon as possible.

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But Song Yimeng

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is still Chu Guihong's fiancée.

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If the two of them talk about this,

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then we...

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Exactly.

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As long as Chu Guihong
stays in the capital,

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he's a threat.

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Here's what we'll do:

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go bring Censor Yao Qian

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to me.

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Yes.

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Stop.

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[Yan Gate]

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Go on in.

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Other people travel into novels

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and live the dream.

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When I do,

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I suffer every possible hardship.

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Why am I so unlucky?

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We should carefully check every passerby.

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Why did you stop me just now?

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How many times have I told you?

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Keep your eyes sharp

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when guarding the city gate.

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Didn't you see the person

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behind that girl just now?

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That was the captain of the Xuanjia Army,

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one of the Seventh Prince's men.

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Are you saying that was Song Yimeng

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who just walked by?

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It seems that
she came out of the prince's manor.

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They were together

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this late at night.

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They must be pretty close.

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Guihong,

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when you get back tonight,

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take a nice hot bath

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and relax.

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If you feel unwell,

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just let me know, okay?

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Well,

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after I get home, I'll…

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Yimeng!

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Chu Guihong?

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Yimeng.

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What happened to you?

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I'm fine.

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I'm fine.

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You...

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You're out of prison?

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I was officially released
by imperial decree.

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All aboveboard.

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Good.

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As long as that scoundrel Nan Heng

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didn't give you a hard time.

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Don't worry.

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But you—

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he took you away

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right after we met earlier.

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I was so worried.

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Let me take a look at you.

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He didn't hurt you, did he?

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I'm fine.

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I'm fine.

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General.

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-You must…
-Yimeng.

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When did we become so distant?

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Well...

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Well...

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Hong.

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Hong.

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Nan Heng is ruthless and dangerous.

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He's hard to deal with.

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You've finally been released.

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So don't go against him

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in court anymore,

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okay?

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Yimeng,

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be honest with me.

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He bullied you today, didn't he?

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Sure enough.

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Second male leads are always
the ones the audience falls for.

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They're just better.

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Isn't this…

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This piece of jade was gifted to me

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by my aunt,

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the late empress, when I was born.

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It's protected me on the battlefield,

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bringing me home safe again and again.

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Now that we're getting married,

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I want you to have it.

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May it protect the one

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I love from today on.

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Even Nan Heng

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wouldn't dare act recklessly

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in front of something from my aunt.

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But

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if you give it to me,

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what about you?

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I have the scented pouch you gave me.

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During those dark days
in the imperial prison,

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it was the only thing that kept me going.

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But this jade is so valuable.

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My scented pouch

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isn't worth much.

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Then just make me a few more.

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I'll hang them here

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and here.

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Wherever I go,

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the air will be filled with fragrance.

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So everyone will know,

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your man has arrived.

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How does that sound?

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You're finally smiling.

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So beautiful.

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Every time our general sees Miss Song,

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he acts like

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a peacock spreading his feathers.

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Miss Song.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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You and Guihong
have been engaged since childhood.

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Strictly speaking, marriage

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is a bond between two families.

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It's meant to last till death.

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But now Guihong's career

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is in jeopardy,

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and the rumors about you and Heng
are spreading like wildfire.

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So tell me,

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is the engagement still valid or not?

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Your Highness,

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that's between Yimeng and me.

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I'm your cousin.

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You're still an outsider.

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Guihong.

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Your Highness.

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In this world,

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the last person I'd ever get involved with

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is Nan Heng.

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We can't even be friends,

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let alone lovers.

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Because no one knows better than I do

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that he's actually

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a monster in disguise.

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So please rest assured.

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As long as

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Hong

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doesn't abandon me,

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I'll never betray him.

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Miss Song,

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you're actually so faithful.

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Great!

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Oh, you flatter me.

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I'm just speaking from the heart.

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If you like hearing it,

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I can say even more.

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Sure.

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No need, Yimeng.

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It's getting late.

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Let's head back.

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Th-then see you next time, Your Highness.

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Leaving already?

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What a perfect couple.

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Lovely.

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[Laiyi House]

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Be gentle. Be gentle.

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It hurts so much!

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Miss,

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you rushed out in such a hurry

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and came back like this.

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You've never

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suffered like this your whole life.

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I had a perfect life.

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Why did that bloodthirsty maniac
have to ruin everything?

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I'm telling you,

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my days

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are numbered.

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I think I'm dying.

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Don't talk nonsense.

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[Gentle Breeze]

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It hurts.

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It hurts.

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It hurts.

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Wait, I'm the one who's injured.

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Why are you whining?

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Seeing you injured

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breaks my heart, Your Highness.

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You've never

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suffered like this your whole life.

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Don't be dramatic.

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It hurts.

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[Iconic scenes in the script]

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According to the script,

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Nan Heng is full of schemes

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all for the throne.

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His attempt
to kill Chu Guihong in the kapok forest

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was to weaken the Eighteenth Prince.

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And trying to kill me in the chaos

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was to shut me up.

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I already know all that.

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So what was this whole

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"kill then save" act about?

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Could this be

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another script rule?

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[Slacker Escape Plan]

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So

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even if the script

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never included a scene like this,

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the "male lead always saves

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the female lead" rule

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still applies?

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[Nan Heng]

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[Nan Heng] [Song Yimeng]

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[Script Rule 1: If the female lead is
in danger, the male lead has to save her.]

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If that's the case,

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[Script Rule 1: If the female lead is
in danger, the male lead has to save her.]

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Nan Heng can't kill me.

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Yes!

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[Script Rule 1: If the female lead is
in danger, the male lead has to save her.]

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This is awesome!

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Mr. Screenwriter,

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thank you.

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You finally did something decent for once!

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Thank you, thank you!

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[Chu Guihong]

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In the script,

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Nan Heng keeps targeting Chu Guihong.

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He gets injured,
dismissed, and falsely accused.

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In the end,
after Nan Heng takes the throne,

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Chu Guihong leads the remnants
of the Qianyu Army into the palace,

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only to walk straight
into Nan Heng's trap.

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[Dream of Qingning,
Episode 36, Scene 6]

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Chu Guihong,

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your Qianyu Army

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has already been wiped out by me.

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00:13:54,670 --> 00:13:56,740
You really think this pathetic force

290
00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,420
can fight against my Xuanjia Army?

291
00:14:00,420 --> 00:14:02,060
You overestimate yourself.

292
00:14:03,540 --> 00:14:05,090
Traitor Nan Heng!

293
00:14:05,820 --> 00:14:07,800
You murdered your own father for power

294
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,450
and slaughtered your own kin.

295
00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:11,180
Your claim to the throne

296
00:14:11,890 --> 00:14:13,430
is illegitimate

297
00:14:13,550 --> 00:14:14,750
and unjust!

298
00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:16,550
Today,

299
00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,680
I'll seek justice for the people

300
00:14:19,830 --> 00:14:21,250
and take you down!

301
00:14:21,870 --> 00:14:23,050
Take me down?

302
00:14:28,430 --> 00:14:30,340
You've brought troops into the palace.

303
00:14:30,340 --> 00:14:31,700
To the people,

304
00:14:31,990 --> 00:14:33,460
you're nothing but a rebel

305
00:14:33,460 --> 00:14:34,640
and a joke.

306
00:14:35,380 --> 00:14:36,570
Killing you

307
00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:38,550
is perfectly justified.

308
00:14:42,150 --> 00:14:43,280
Chu Guihong.

309
00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,920
Your woman is now part of my harem.

310
00:14:47,540 --> 00:14:49,630
Your brother is dead by my hand.

311
00:14:50,260 --> 00:14:51,660
And now,

312
00:14:52,340 --> 00:14:53,800
I'm taking your life too.

313
00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,320
If you want someone to blame…

314
00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:03,920
blame yourself

315
00:15:04,490 --> 00:15:06,020
for choosing the wrong side

316
00:15:06,310 --> 00:15:07,800
from the start.

317
00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:08,450
[Guangde Gate]

318
00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,550
Miss, it's time for your wellness routine,

319
00:15:12,550 --> 00:15:13,660
just as you instructed.

320
00:15:13,660 --> 00:15:15,300
You scared me half to death.

321
00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:18,460
Xia,

322
00:15:18,570 --> 00:15:20,570
you're really good to me.

323
00:15:21,180 --> 00:15:22,000
But…

324
00:15:22,530 --> 00:15:23,990
isn't this tonic

325
00:15:24,130 --> 00:15:25,650
a little too strong?

326
00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:26,870
Not at all.

327
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,940
The Lantern Festival
is just around the corner.

328
00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:31,340
The elders say
eating ginseng during the festival

329
00:15:31,340 --> 00:15:33,420
will bring good fortune
for the whole year.

330
00:15:33,420 --> 00:15:34,630
What did you just say?

331
00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:36,160
Lantern Festival?

332
00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,770
[Iconic scenes in the script]

333
00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,910
[2: Saving the Girl
at the Lantern Festival]

334
00:16:01,470 --> 00:16:05,550
[Yao Qian, the investigating censor]

335
00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:10,520
The evening breeze
stirs the candle's glow.

336
00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,350
His Highness leans over his desk,
not resting on a pillow.

337
00:16:19,670 --> 00:16:21,150
At midnight,

338
00:16:21,330 --> 00:16:23,450
not a rooster crows, not a dog barks.

339
00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,150
Your Highness, why have you suddenly

340
00:16:26,170 --> 00:16:27,120
summoned me?

341
00:16:27,150 --> 00:16:28,000
Get in here.

342
00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,570
I placed you in the Censorate

343
00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:39,220
so you'd keep an eye
on things in the palace.

344
00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:43,580
You should know…

345
00:16:44,990 --> 00:16:46,710
I have no use for incompetents.

346
00:16:49,330 --> 00:16:50,390
I'm sorry.

347
00:16:50,830 --> 00:16:52,190
I'm terribly sorry.

348
00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:54,060
Please, Your Highness,
give me one more chance.

349
00:16:54,060 --> 00:16:56,240
I'll dedicate myself fully,

350
00:16:56,260 --> 00:16:57,160
just like Your Highness—

351
00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:57,920
working day and night

352
00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:58,940
without stopping to rest.

353
00:16:58,940 --> 00:17:00,460
I swear I'll collect

354
00:17:00,460 --> 00:17:01,460
every last piece of proof

355
00:17:01,460 --> 00:17:02,460
of Chu's crimes.

356
00:17:05,820 --> 00:17:06,640
Good.

357
00:17:08,050 --> 00:17:09,310
I'll give you a chance.

358
00:17:10,370 --> 00:17:12,460
Then you know what to do

359
00:17:13,170 --> 00:17:15,170
at tomorrow's morning court, don't you?

360
00:17:15,170 --> 00:17:16,300
Yes, Your Highness.

361
00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,540
His Majesty has arrived!

362
00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:35,830
Long live Your Majesty!

363
00:17:36,580 --> 00:17:37,580
Rise.

364
00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:39,930
Thank you, Your Majesty.

365
00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:48,520
Father.

366
00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:49,760
Rui,

367
00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:52,100
do you have something to report?

368
00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,060
Father,

369
00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:54,380
I believe that

370
00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,680
although the Qianyu Army
suffered a setback this time,

371
00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,900
Chu Guihong
has earned great merit over the years.

372
00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:00,280
He's a rare military talent.

373
00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:01,860
How can we brush him off
with an empty title?

374
00:18:01,860 --> 00:18:02,580
Therefore,

375
00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,390
I respectfully request that

376
00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,620
you appoint Chu Guihong
to an important post

377
00:18:06,620 --> 00:18:08,340
and return command
of the Qianyu Army to him

378
00:18:08,340 --> 00:18:10,210
so he may defeat Heyuan once more.

379
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,600
Regaining command of the Qianyu Army?

380
00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,140
Who else but General Chu

381
00:18:14,180 --> 00:18:16,380
is qualified to take on
such responsibility?

382
00:18:16,380 --> 00:18:18,630
But didn't he just lose a battle?

383
00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,050
Exactly.

384
00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,740
How can we promote a defeated general?

385
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:25,900
Miss.

386
00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:27,720
How did it go?

387
00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,300
I handed the pouch you gave me

388
00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:31,580
to that attendant next to General Chu,

389
00:18:31,580 --> 00:18:32,680
Rong Hua,

390
00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:33,820
the big guy

391
00:18:33,820 --> 00:18:34,680
who's quite strong,

392
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,470
but his face kinda resembles…

393
00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:37,900
No one asked about Rong Hua.

394
00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:38,960
He's not the point.

395
00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,040
I'm asking about Chu Guihong.

396
00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:40,930
Did he read it?

397
00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:41,720
He did.

398
00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:42,720
And as it happens,

399
00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:43,620
right after

400
00:18:43,620 --> 00:18:45,100
he read your message,

401
00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:46,580
someone from the palace showed up

402
00:18:46,580 --> 00:18:48,580
and summoned him to see His Majesty.

403
00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,200
Miss, what did you write

404
00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,580
in your message?

405
00:18:51,620 --> 00:18:52,860
General Chu's expression

406
00:18:52,860 --> 00:18:54,860
was really strange after he read it.

407
00:18:57,020 --> 00:18:58,990
He read it. That's all that matters.

408
00:18:58,990 --> 00:19:01,620
Good thing I remembered
that part of the plot.

409
00:19:01,870 --> 00:19:03,520
Otherwise...

410
00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:07,600
Heng,

411
00:19:07,630 --> 00:19:09,060
what do you mean?

412
00:19:09,300 --> 00:19:10,200
Every position I proposed,

413
00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,760
you shot it down with some excuse.

414
00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,040
You couldn't kill my cousin,

415
00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,500
and now you can't even
hide your intentions?

416
00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:19,280
Heng,

417
00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,480
since you think the posts Rui suggested

418
00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:22,930
aren't suitable,

419
00:19:23,060 --> 00:19:24,140
then tell me—

420
00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:25,820
what post do you think

421
00:19:25,820 --> 00:19:27,280
Chu Guihong deserves?

422
00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:30,580
Your Majesty,

423
00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,100
in my opinion,

424
00:19:32,140 --> 00:19:33,900
when discussing matters of court,

425
00:19:33,900 --> 00:19:35,710
the public good must come first.

426
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:38,270
If we give Chu Guihong a high position,

427
00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:41,560
we'll be putting personal interests first.

428
00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,740
If appointing the right person for the job

429
00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,860
is putting personal interests first,

430
00:19:48,860 --> 00:19:50,720
are you saying

431
00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,820
only when the court
is full of the Gao family's people

432
00:19:50,990 --> 00:19:52,430
[Calm, Respectful, and Sincere]

433
00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:58,440
can we say we've put
the public good first?

434
00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,150
You must be joking, Your Majesty.

435
00:20:03,150 --> 00:20:04,200
The Duke of Zhou welcomed talent

436
00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:05,620
and won hearts across the land.

437
00:20:05,620 --> 00:20:06,960
Helping you unite the nation

438
00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,860
and recruit men of virtue and talent

439
00:20:08,860 --> 00:20:09,860
is what we've

440
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,400
always striven to do.

441
00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:13,040
Your Majesty.

442
00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:15,040
Chu Guihong may

443
00:20:15,060 --> 00:20:17,200
have had a good reputation in the past,

444
00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,800
but after the Pingrong Battle,

445
00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,500
his command led to
the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers

446
00:20:23,820 --> 00:20:25,580
and the slaughter of civilians

447
00:20:25,620 --> 00:20:26,960
in three border cities.

448
00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:27,860
As a result,

449
00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,320
his reputation is already tarnished.

450
00:20:30,550 --> 00:20:32,140
I worry that reinstating him

451
00:20:32,580 --> 00:20:34,280
will only dishearten the people.

452
00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,070
Your Majesty.

453
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,640
[Calm, Respectful, and Sincere]

454
00:20:37,860 --> 00:20:39,280
Greetings, Your Majesty.

455
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,100
Rise.

456
00:20:40,210 --> 00:20:41,600
Thank you, Your Majesty.

457
00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,140
Seventh Prince,

458
00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:47,700
you said my reputation is tarnished now.

459
00:20:47,700 --> 00:20:49,480
What evidence are you basing that on?

460
00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:50,940
Naturally, it's backed by

461
00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,550
a Censorate investigation.

462
00:20:53,860 --> 00:20:54,680
Your Majesty,

463
00:20:55,550 --> 00:20:56,800
I request that

464
00:20:56,810 --> 00:20:58,330
the investigating censor

465
00:20:58,360 --> 00:21:01,380
present the Censorate's impeachment
memorial against Chu Guihong

466
00:21:01,380 --> 00:21:02,790
and explain the details.

467
00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,040
Seriously?

468
00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,770
You came prepared, didn't you?

469
00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:08,060
Summon him.

470
00:21:12,180 --> 00:21:12,910
[Memorial]

471
00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:54,970
Seventh Prince,

472
00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:57,630
may I ask how much longer

473
00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,840
until the impeachment memorial arrives?

474
00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:00,990
Yeah, Heng,

475
00:22:01,230 --> 00:22:03,590
it's almost noon now.

476
00:22:05,140 --> 00:22:06,520
Don't tell me you sent someone

477
00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,090
to write it on the spot.

478
00:22:09,340 --> 00:22:10,210
Your Highness,

479
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:13,090
there's something fishy about all this.

480
00:22:13,300 --> 00:22:14,050
Maybe…

481
00:22:14,150 --> 00:22:15,350
Wait a little longer.

482
00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:23,810
Guess

483
00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,340
I'm really hungry.

484
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:27,900
Well,

485
00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:29,870
putting the right people
in charge matters,

486
00:22:29,870 --> 00:22:31,070
but not more than

487
00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:32,200
Father's health.

488
00:22:32,550 --> 00:22:33,960
If we wait any longer,

489
00:22:34,060 --> 00:22:35,380
we could skip lunch

490
00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,240
and have dinner directly.

491
00:22:37,260 --> 00:22:38,020
Enough.

492
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,400
Since no one has any objections

493
00:22:40,550 --> 00:22:42,390
to reinstating Chu Guihong,

494
00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:45,320
he shall be appointed
as the Prefect of the Capital

495
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,590
and Commander of the Army,

496
00:22:46,590 --> 00:22:47,890
resuming leadership of the Qianyu Army

497
00:22:47,890 --> 00:22:49,010
to guard the capital.

498
00:22:49,010 --> 00:22:49,890
In an emergency,

499
00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:51,230
he can act with full discretion.

500
00:22:51,230 --> 00:22:52,500
He can also enter the palace armed

501
00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:53,890
to report directly to me.

502
00:23:01,070 --> 00:23:02,620
Congratulations, General Chu.

503
00:23:02,620 --> 00:23:03,460
No,

504
00:23:03,830 --> 00:23:05,530
now we should be calling you

505
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:06,960
Commander Chu

506
00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:08,140
or Prefect of the Capital.

507
00:23:08,140 --> 00:23:09,280
It's a great responsibility.

508
00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:10,130
I'll do my best.

509
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:11,050
I hope all of you

510
00:23:11,060 --> 00:23:11,800
can guide and support me…

511
00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:12,060
Your Highness.

512
00:23:12,060 --> 00:23:12,900
In the days to come.

513
00:23:12,900 --> 00:23:14,100
Just now, Mr. Yao was blindfolded,

514
00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:14,820
beaten,

515
00:23:14,820 --> 00:23:17,040
and left in an abandoned mine
on the western outskirts.

516
00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:18,140
By the time we got there,

517
00:23:18,140 --> 00:23:20,340
the place had already been cleaned out.

518
00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:29,580
No need to investigate.

519
00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:31,980
It must've been Chu Guihong's doing.

520
00:23:33,060 --> 00:23:34,660
But what I can't figure out is

521
00:23:35,340 --> 00:23:37,630
how he knew where Yao Qian was.

522
00:23:37,810 --> 00:23:38,840
Your Highness.

523
00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:39,720
Last night,

524
00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:41,960
we sent someone to tail Miss Song.

525
00:23:41,980 --> 00:23:43,750
She ran into Chu Guihong on the road.

526
00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:44,660
And this morning,

527
00:23:44,660 --> 00:23:45,480
a maid from her house

528
00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,340
secretly paid a visit to the Chu family.

529
00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:48,880
Do you think they might…

530
00:24:01,050 --> 00:24:01,850
Mr. Song.

531
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,280
Come, come.

532
00:24:03,300 --> 00:24:04,380
Have a seat.

533
00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:13,730
I remember when you visited us as a child,

534
00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:15,060
your favorite treat

535
00:24:15,230 --> 00:24:16,880
was always the crystal cake.

536
00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:18,100
Go on, have a bite.

537
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:22,480
Yes.

538
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,400
Yimeng loves crystal cakes too.

539
00:24:25,710 --> 00:24:26,830
When we were little,

540
00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,360
she used to steal mine all the time.

541
00:24:35,770 --> 00:24:37,050
That's a rude thing to say.

542
00:24:37,050 --> 00:24:38,650
Please forgive me, Mr. Song.

543
00:24:39,140 --> 00:24:39,960
It's fine.

544
00:24:40,340 --> 00:24:43,030
Your father and I
have been close for years.

545
00:24:43,050 --> 00:24:45,300
You and Yimeng have been engaged
since you were young.

546
00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:46,580
In my eyes,

547
00:24:46,980 --> 00:24:49,400
you're already family.

548
00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,280
No need to stand on ceremony.

549
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:55,800
That blade of yours…

550
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:56,580
My Lord.

551
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,100
It hasn't been sharpened.

552
00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,040
Yeah, I'll take care of that today.

553
00:25:02,550 --> 00:25:03,800
[Song Residence]

554
00:25:07,900 --> 00:25:08,770
Your Highness,

555
00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:10,630
Chu Guihong's here too.

556
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:23,010
[Room of Elegance]

557
00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:24,820
Miss,

558
00:25:24,820 --> 00:25:26,520
aren't you the most afraid
of the Seventh Prince?

559
00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:27,820
He's literally barging in right now,

560
00:25:27,820 --> 00:25:29,880
and you're not the least bit nervous?

561
00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,680
When I sent word
to Chu Guihong this morning,

562
00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,580
I already knew Nan Heng would come.

563
00:25:34,580 --> 00:25:35,820
Relax.

564
00:25:35,820 --> 00:25:37,380
He can't kill me now.

565
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:38,770
I'm not afraid of him.

566
00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:46,560
Your Highness.

567
00:25:55,580 --> 00:25:57,780
How could they serve such cheap tea

568
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,470
to the distinguished Seventh Prince?

569
00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:01,480
Yingqiu,

570
00:26:01,510 --> 00:26:03,390
go bring my premium ginseng tea.

571
00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:03,860
Yes.

572
00:26:03,860 --> 00:26:04,580
Zhixia,

573
00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:05,580
where are the pastries?

574
00:26:05,580 --> 00:26:07,280
Four sweet ones, four savory ones—
don't miss a single one.

575
00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:07,860
Go, go.

576
00:26:07,860 --> 00:26:09,300
Bring them to the Seventh Prince.

577
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:16,950
[Laiyi House]

578
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:10,130
Go.

579
00:26:12,550 --> 00:26:13,440
Your Highness,

580
00:26:13,580 --> 00:26:15,040
please wait a little longer.

581
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,100
The premium tea

582
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,590
will be served in no time.

583
00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,680
My goodness!

584
00:26:25,550 --> 00:26:26,620
Look at your ears—

585
00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:27,960
they're bright red!

586
00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:28,720
Fugui!

587
00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,000
I'm not trying to scold you,

588
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,040
but you really need

589
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,380
to learn how to serve properly.

590
00:26:32,380 --> 00:26:33,380
It's freezing today,

591
00:26:33,380 --> 00:26:35,280
and you didn't even prepare
a fur coat for your master.

592
00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,600
Totally unacceptable!

593
00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:40,120
Here, Your Highness.

594
00:26:40,490 --> 00:26:41,620
Warm your hands.

595
00:26:42,050 --> 00:26:43,270
Warm your hands.

596
00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:51,100
Fugui.

597
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:52,240
Get out.

598
00:26:53,370 --> 00:26:54,190
Get out!

599
00:26:59,110 --> 00:27:00,270
Get out!

600
00:27:07,340 --> 00:27:08,240
Now tell me—

601
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,200
did you meet with Chu Guihong?

602
00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:14,470
Sure did.

603
00:27:14,860 --> 00:27:16,100
He and I

604
00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:17,630
are engaged, after all.

605
00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:19,860
Do I need your permission to see him?

606
00:27:19,860 --> 00:27:20,680
What?

607
00:27:20,700 --> 00:27:22,460
Working under you

608
00:27:22,820 --> 00:27:24,550
means I'm not allowed to marry?

609
00:27:26,860 --> 00:27:29,400
You've got a lot of nerve
talking to me like that.

610
00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,210
You're not afraid of me anymore?

611
00:27:31,820 --> 00:27:32,820
I am afraid.

612
00:27:33,070 --> 00:27:34,570
Even terrified.

613
00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,120
I'm shaking in my boots.

614
00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:51,130
Your Highness.

615
00:27:51,530 --> 00:27:53,120
There's a dagger right here.

616
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,060
Go ahead, kill me.

617
00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:58,820
Oh wait, I forgot.

618
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,790
You can't kill me.

619
00:28:02,860 --> 00:28:04,800
No matter how hard you try,

620
00:28:04,820 --> 00:28:06,230
the only one who ends up hurt

621
00:28:06,230 --> 00:28:07,580
is you.

622
00:28:15,050 --> 00:28:16,510
By the way, Your Highness,

623
00:28:16,710 --> 00:28:19,570
do those three dart wounds in your back

624
00:28:19,860 --> 00:28:21,300
still hurt?

625
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:31,680
Nightwalkers?

626
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,410
Sounds like
they're from the martial world.

627
00:28:35,820 --> 00:28:36,620
That's right.

628
00:28:37,620 --> 00:28:38,820
From what I've heard,

629
00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:41,800
they were originally
skilled fighters from the martial world.

630
00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:42,900
Three years ago,

631
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,780
a mysterious person gathered them up,

632
00:28:44,780 --> 00:28:45,970
trained them,

633
00:28:46,070 --> 00:28:48,440
and made them an elite force.

634
00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,340
Their leader

635
00:28:51,900 --> 00:28:53,360
seems to be quite capable.

636
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,550
This person secretly formed
the Nightwalkers within the country,

637
00:28:58,550 --> 00:28:59,380
and outside the country,

638
00:28:59,380 --> 00:29:01,140
he used a guild
called Waning River Crescent

639
00:29:01,140 --> 00:29:02,930
to build connections in lodging, gambling,

640
00:29:02,930 --> 00:29:04,380
restaurants, and so on.

641
00:29:04,450 --> 00:29:06,340
Anything you can't do openly—

642
00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:07,680
you can do it

643
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,140
at Waning River Crescent.

644
00:29:11,860 --> 00:29:14,080
I heard a bit about it
while I was in prison.

645
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,060
Waning River Crescent
is located in a shady, chaotic area.

646
00:29:17,060 --> 00:29:19,060
After dark, it's total mayhem.

647
00:29:19,210 --> 00:29:20,300
There's always

648
00:29:20,380 --> 00:29:22,100
something shady going on.

649
00:29:23,550 --> 00:29:24,840
The so-called guild

650
00:29:25,150 --> 00:29:28,040
sounds more like a cover
for the Nightwalkers' operations.

651
00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:29,430
That's why

652
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,080
the court's troubled.

653
00:29:34,270 --> 00:29:35,780
You mean...

654
00:29:36,250 --> 00:29:37,380
Hong,

655
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,970
I need to know that

656
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,940
at court,

657
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:43,980
sometimes when the wind blows,

658
00:29:43,980 --> 00:29:45,150
it really is wind,

659
00:29:45,580 --> 00:29:46,520
and sometimes,

660
00:29:47,390 --> 00:29:49,070
it's not.

661
00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:53,640
Thank you for the guidance.

662
00:29:54,750 --> 00:29:55,890
Well,

663
00:29:56,530 --> 00:29:58,050
I didn't say anything.

664
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:00,800
Of course.

665
00:30:01,110 --> 00:30:02,630
You said nothing at all.

666
00:30:02,660 --> 00:30:03,960
It's just that I suddenly

667
00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,380
came to a realization.

668
00:30:05,900 --> 00:30:06,860
If I can

669
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,550
uncover the identity of this leader

670
00:30:08,550 --> 00:30:10,290
and find out
what the Nightwalkers are really after,

671
00:30:10,290 --> 00:30:12,040
that would be a major achievement.

672
00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,100
It'd definitely help
the Eighteenth Prince's path

673
00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:15,480
to the Eastern Palace

674
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:16,820
and my own career too.

675
00:30:20,260 --> 00:30:22,790
So that's why
you're not afraid of me anymore.

676
00:30:24,340 --> 00:30:26,510
You figured that part out.

677
00:30:30,300 --> 00:30:31,350
But

678
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,310
the two maids just now

679
00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:34,820
are Yingqiu

680
00:30:34,820 --> 00:30:36,100
and Zhixia, right?

681
00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,760
I heard the three of you grew up together

682
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:40,810
like real sisters.

683
00:30:41,850 --> 00:30:43,520
I might not be able to kill you,

684
00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:45,380
but killing them?

685
00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:47,340
That'd be easy.

686
00:30:53,030 --> 00:30:55,090
Bad guys really do stay bad, huh?

687
00:30:55,330 --> 00:30:56,240
You love

688
00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,440
using someone else's weakness as leverage.

689
00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,310
Zhixia and Yingqiu
never did anything to offend you.

690
00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:03,190
If you drag them into this,

691
00:31:03,630 --> 00:31:05,360
won't it weigh on

692
00:31:06,580 --> 00:31:08,370
your conscience at all?

693
00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,090
What's this supposed to mean?

694
00:31:29,820 --> 00:31:31,240
Can't you see?

695
00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,960
Those arrows are poisoned.

696
00:31:38,860 --> 00:31:40,220
They're aimed at her?

697
00:31:44,730 --> 00:31:45,940
What do you want?

698
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:47,760
What do I want?

699
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,340
I want you

700
00:31:50,820 --> 00:31:52,230
to take off your clothes,

701
00:31:52,950 --> 00:31:55,000
kneel to me, and call me Queen.

702
00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:58,280
You've got a death wish.

703
00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:58,970
What queen?

704
00:31:59,000 --> 00:31:59,860
You heard me!

705
00:31:59,860 --> 00:32:00,790
A queen is a queen.

706
00:32:00,790 --> 00:32:01,870
You idiot.

707
00:32:04,300 --> 00:32:05,820
Are you going to do it or not?

708
00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:07,930
You don't want to?

709
00:32:20,060 --> 00:32:21,040
I'm a prince.

710
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:23,950
I only kneel to the emperor.

711
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:25,870
I won't kneel to anyone else.

712
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,310
Come up with something else.

713
00:32:29,860 --> 00:32:31,020
Fine.

714
00:32:31,140 --> 00:32:32,650
I'll make it simple for you.

715
00:32:32,650 --> 00:32:34,790
Take off your clothes and call me Boss.

716
00:32:40,060 --> 00:32:41,820
With this many arrows aimed at me,

717
00:32:41,820 --> 00:32:44,430
even the noble Seventh Prince

718
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,640
wouldn't make it out alive, right?

719
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:51,440
Wait.

720
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:54,480
I'll do it.

721
00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:05,770
Why is it taking you forever
just to undress?

722
00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,340
Your belt.

723
00:33:07,550 --> 00:33:09,300
Remove it too.

724
00:33:12,900 --> 00:33:14,650
You princes

725
00:33:14,830 --> 00:33:17,130
put on so many pieces
of clothing every day.

726
00:33:17,130 --> 00:33:18,800
One layer after another.

727
00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:20,040
Isn't it exhausting?

728
00:33:22,140 --> 00:33:23,360
Don't look at me like that.

729
00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:24,690
Listen, Nan,

730
00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,700
I'm not taking advantage of you.

731
00:33:26,730 --> 00:33:28,850
I'm teaching you how to be a decent man.

732
00:33:29,010 --> 00:33:31,750
I'm kindly teaching you
how to respect others.

733
00:33:31,820 --> 00:33:33,140
Don't think just because
you're the male lead

734
00:33:33,140 --> 00:33:34,750
you can do whatever you want.

735
00:33:48,050 --> 00:33:49,460
What did you just call me?

736
00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:52,500
Nan?

737
00:33:55,820 --> 00:33:57,500
W-What else?

738
00:33:57,530 --> 00:33:59,990
You wanna take my last name
and become a Song?

739
00:34:04,750 --> 00:34:05,950
I'm warning you,

740
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:07,800
stay away from me.

741
00:34:09,230 --> 00:34:11,760
What happened to
all that arrogance just now?

742
00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,480
Didn't you tell me to undress

743
00:34:15,500 --> 00:34:16,850
and kneel to you?

744
00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:22,680
Fine.

745
00:34:24,090 --> 00:34:25,350
Then I'll undress too.

746
00:34:32,310 --> 00:34:33,790
Now you're scared, huh?

747
00:34:34,060 --> 00:34:35,780
Even if you take off your clothes now,

748
00:34:35,780 --> 00:34:36,970
I still won't…

749
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:41,910
Song Yi…

750
00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,600
You won't what, Your Highness?

751
00:34:46,810 --> 00:34:47,810
Say it.

752
00:34:48,530 --> 00:34:49,850
Say it, Your Highness.

753
00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:51,120
Where did a girl like you

754
00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:52,280
even get all this stuff?

755
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:53,780
To deal with a big villain like you,

756
00:34:53,780 --> 00:34:55,780
of course I had to be well-prepared.

757
00:34:56,410 --> 00:34:57,310
See this?

758
00:34:57,350 --> 00:34:58,720
Real gunpowder.

759
00:34:58,740 --> 00:35:00,390
One spark,

760
00:35:00,580 --> 00:35:02,560
and you'll be blown to pieces.

761
00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,200
You're not afraid of dying with me?

762
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:06,200
Cut the crap!

763
00:35:07,510 --> 00:35:08,760
Promise me one thing,

764
00:35:08,780 --> 00:35:09,910
or

765
00:35:10,180 --> 00:35:12,510
I'll blow us both up right now.

766
00:35:14,620 --> 00:35:15,600
What do you want?

767
00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:18,760
Let me marry Chu Guihong.

768
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,370
Impossible!

769
00:35:21,830 --> 00:35:24,490
[Room of Elegance]

770
00:35:30,390 --> 00:35:31,490
Shut up.

771
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:33,580
I didn't even say anything yet.

772
00:35:33,580 --> 00:35:35,200
Like you'd ever
say anything decent anyway.

773
00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:36,390
Miss Song said

774
00:35:36,390 --> 00:35:37,680
the Seventh Prince is no good.

775
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:38,390
You work for him,

776
00:35:38,390 --> 00:35:39,910
so you must be terrible too.

777
00:35:39,990 --> 00:35:41,280
Hold on, how could you

778
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,740
judge someone so arbitrarily?

779
00:35:42,740 --> 00:35:43,950
Yingqiu, Zhixia,

780
00:35:43,970 --> 00:35:45,080
is Yimeng inside?

781
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:48,720
Nan Heng is here too?

782
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:49,510
No.

783
00:35:49,530 --> 00:35:50,600
No. Impossible.

784
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:53,370
Chu Guihong?

785
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:02,640
Well,

786
00:36:03,220 --> 00:36:05,600
your fiancé is right outside.

787
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,120
If he sees us dressed like this,

788
00:36:08,470 --> 00:36:09,600
what would he think?

789
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:13,030
What are you trying to do?

790
00:36:13,030 --> 00:36:14,060
What do you think?

791
00:36:14,530 --> 00:36:15,660
No, no.

792
00:36:27,990 --> 00:36:28,640
Get up.

793
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:29,950
Don't move. Don't move.

794
00:36:29,950 --> 00:36:31,430
I won't let you out.

795
00:36:31,450 --> 00:36:32,830
Song Yimeng, get off me!

796
00:36:32,830 --> 00:36:34,260
No, no!

797
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:36,780
Don't move! Don't move!

798
00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,660
Song Yimeng.

799
00:36:38,890 --> 00:36:39,870
Chu Gui…

800
00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:41,910
I told you to be quiet!

801
00:36:41,910 --> 00:36:43,280
Can't you understand?

802
00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,160
Chu Gui…

803
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:50,930
Now you can't make a sound.

804
00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:52,950
I swear I'll never complain
about romantic dramas again.

805
00:36:52,950 --> 00:36:55,430
This really does work in key moments.

806
00:36:56,990 --> 00:36:58,050
What are you doing?

807
00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:00,050
Aren't the two of them

808
00:37:00,050 --> 00:37:01,600
holding your arms too?

809
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:03,530
Let go!

810
00:37:06,870 --> 00:37:08,260
Tell your master,

811
00:37:08,490 --> 00:37:10,310
if it's about politics, come at me

812
00:37:10,310 --> 00:37:11,780
and stay away from Yimeng.

813
00:37:13,890 --> 00:37:15,010
Hong.

814
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:16,200
Why are you here?

815
00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:17,410
Yimeng.

816
00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:19,530
Hong.

817
00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,200
Let's go look at flowers in the garden.

818
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:21,680
Let's go.

819
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:22,430
Yimeng.

820
00:37:22,220 --> 00:37:24,220
[Room of Elegance]

821
00:37:22,430 --> 00:37:23,200
Let's go.

822
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:23,950
Yimeng.

823
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:36,640
Yimeng.

824
00:37:39,930 --> 00:37:42,510
[A moment ago]

825
00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:48,850
The third time.

826
00:37:53,510 --> 00:37:55,310
What do you mean, the third time?

827
00:38:11,580 --> 00:38:12,760
Your Highness,

828
00:38:12,830 --> 00:38:14,060
don't tell me

829
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:14,810
you sit at home every day

830
00:38:14,810 --> 00:38:16,870
secretly thinking about this stuff?

831
00:38:17,970 --> 00:38:18,970
Well, yeah.

832
00:38:18,990 --> 00:38:20,310
Once in the royal garden.

833
00:38:20,310 --> 00:38:21,810
Once in the lake.

834
00:38:21,850 --> 00:38:24,280
So this really is the third time.

835
00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:28,600
It's fine.

836
00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:29,580
You're a man after all.

837
00:38:29,580 --> 00:38:30,760
Loosen up a bit.

838
00:38:30,910 --> 00:38:32,240
A kiss is just a kiss.

839
00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:33,560
At least I'm good-looking.

840
00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:34,280
Shut up.

841
00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:39,640
Your Highness,

842
00:38:39,780 --> 00:38:40,990
what kind of "shut up"

843
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,470
do you mean exactly?

844
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:47,100
Stop pouting.

845
00:38:47,220 --> 00:38:49,430
It's not like
I got anything out of it, okay?

846
00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:50,470
Why so upset?

847
00:38:50,470 --> 00:38:51,280
Enough!

848
00:38:56,510 --> 00:38:57,560
Listen carefully.

849
00:38:58,260 --> 00:38:59,310
Within three days,

850
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,310
give me what I want.

851
00:39:01,990 --> 00:39:03,930
Then I'll let you marry right away.

852
00:39:04,390 --> 00:39:05,200
Otherwise,

853
00:39:05,990 --> 00:39:07,390
I can repeat what happened

854
00:39:07,390 --> 00:39:10,160
in the kapok forest again and again.

855
00:39:10,350 --> 00:39:12,010
I might not be able to hurt you,

856
00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,550
but I have plenty of ways
to make Chu Guihong

857
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,060
wish he were dead.

858
00:39:18,870 --> 00:39:19,560
But…

859
00:39:20,470 --> 00:39:22,140
isn't three days a bit tight?

860
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:23,350
Can't we talk this out?

861
00:39:23,350 --> 00:39:23,830
Five days maybe?

862
00:39:23,830 --> 00:39:24,560
Two days.

863
00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:27,280
You're just being unreasonable.

864
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:27,950
One day.

865
00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:29,280
Two days.

866
00:39:29,430 --> 00:39:30,310
Just two days.

867
00:39:32,510 --> 00:39:33,640
But, Your Highness,

868
00:39:34,410 --> 00:39:36,280
I have a small favor to ask.

869
00:39:36,430 --> 00:39:37,990
When you leave later,

870
00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:39,640
can you go out that way?

871
00:39:40,470 --> 00:39:41,350
That way.

872
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:50,510
Your Highness,

873
00:39:50,510 --> 00:39:51,950
aren't we here to deal with Song Yimeng?

874
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:55,060
[Song Residence]

875
00:39:51,950 --> 00:39:53,720
If we leave like this,
won't it just boost her ego?

876
00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:55,850
She even made you
climb out the window.

877
00:39:56,510 --> 00:39:57,280
Your Highness.

878
00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:57,870
You...

879
00:39:57,890 --> 00:39:58,700
You...

880
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,530
Chu Guihong was invited here by Song Yude?

881
00:40:10,530 --> 00:40:11,550
Yes.

882
00:40:11,740 --> 00:40:13,550
They had a long talk in the study.

883
00:40:14,260 --> 00:40:15,720
Looks like the Song family

884
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,740
is getting involved
in the fight for the throne.

885
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,300
If we don't kill Song Yimeng,

886
00:40:21,780 --> 00:40:23,390
she'll become a threat down the line.

887
00:40:23,390 --> 00:40:24,350
Your Highness,

888
00:40:24,370 --> 00:40:25,810
Song Yimeng is cunning,

889
00:40:25,850 --> 00:40:27,350
and now she's got the upper hand on you.

890
00:40:27,350 --> 00:40:27,990
That's...

891
00:40:28,660 --> 00:40:30,180
I may not be able to kill her,

892
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:31,740
but that doesn't mean

893
00:40:31,740 --> 00:40:33,370
I'm at the end of my rope.

894
00:40:34,950 --> 00:40:36,830
Send word to Waning River Crescent.

895
00:40:36,830 --> 00:40:39,240
It's time they proved their worth.