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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 14]

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Father.

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How did you get this?

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What happened to your face?

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It's nothing, just a small scratch.

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Where did you get this note from?

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You recognize this?

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There's a secret rumor going around

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that this is

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a formula for weapon forging.

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This is actually a pun that means

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your "beauty"

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stole my "heart."

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Father,

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this is just a cheesy pickup line

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that has nothing to do
with weapon forging.

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You still haven't answered me—

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How did you

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get this note?

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Not important.

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Didn't you just mention

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pickup lines?

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If you can recognize them,

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it means you're of marriageable age.

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Black tea or green tea?

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Stop beating around the bush.

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What exactly

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do you want to discuss about marriage?

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Recently in the capital,

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rumors about you and the Seventh Prince

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have been spreading wildly.

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It hurts both you
and the Song family.

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That Chu Guihong

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is almost 30.

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And you, a young lady,

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are already 24,

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no longer a child.

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As your father, I think

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it's time to fulfill
your marriage agreement.

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I swear, everyone in this drama

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has nothing better to do

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than push romance plots.

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Father.

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Chu Guihong and I

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have only known each other for days,

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with zero connection.

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You've to

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nurture it gradually
by experiencing things

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together.

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I'm just worried that

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if the court ever becomes chaotic,

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there will be no one to protect you.

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My darling daughter—

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Enough already.

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Stop with the theatrics

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and tell me straight.

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Why are you suddenly

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insisting on the marriage?

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Yimeng, oh Yimeng.

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Rumors are spreading about you
and the Seventh Prince.

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If it were someone else,

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I might consider it.

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But he's no ordinary man's son.

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Someone who grew up

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struggling in the cold palace,

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he has developed such a heart of stone,

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the nature of a wolf.

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For him,

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self-preservation always comes first.

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All those sweet words
and tender affection

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that come with romance

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are merely

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manipulable pawns at his disposal.

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Treasured when needed

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and discarded like worn-out shoes.

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He approaches you strategically,

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plotting against you.

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I don't trust anyone

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because no one has ever trusted me,

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not even you!

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You should know

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that things are

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not what they appear to be on the surface.

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What people say isn't
necessarily the truth.

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If

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you truly want to understand me,

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don't use your eyes.

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Use this.

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I'm just worried that the longer we wait,

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the more likely
he'll take advantage of you.

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Of course I know
Nan Heng isn't a good person,

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but I can't sacrifice

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Chu Guihong's happiness
just to save myself.

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Alright, alright.

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I may be old

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and don't understand you youngsters,

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but I can't stand by and watch

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you jump into the fire.

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At the musical banquet,

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try to build a connection
with Chu Guihong.

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In the coming days,

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I'll personally go
to the prince's residence

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to discuss your marriage.

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It's settled.

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Father!

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I didn't say yes!

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It's not up to you.

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She's getting married?

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I'm sure!

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I saw it with my own eyes.

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After court, Mr. Song and Chu Guihong

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were all smiles.

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Today I give you gifts;

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tomorrow you return the favor.

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At one point, they even
addressed each other

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as father-in-law and son-in-law.

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The wedding must be soon.

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Song Yude must be hastening

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that old marriage arrangement again

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so he wouldn't have to

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join under my command.

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And that Song Yimeng,

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does she think she can escape me

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by relying on Chu Guihong?

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Song Yude is my father.

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Chu Guihong is my fiancé.

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Isn't that enough?

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Do you already have a plan?

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The musical banquet
is the perfect opportunity.

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I'll humiliate Chu Guihong

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in front of all the capital's elites.

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By then, let's see if

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Song Yimeng still has
any desire to marry him.

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[Musical Banquet]

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Why did the Seventh Prince
choose such a place?

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The southern district has always been home
to the lowest classes,

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way beneath our status.

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Waning River Crescent

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is renowned in the capital.

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Since we're here,
let's make the best of it.

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I think it's quite nice.

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Today is a big day
for the Seventh Prince

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and our Xuanjia Army.

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Today is a big day
for Waning River Crescent

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and us Nightwalkers too.

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In the past, we dominated the battlefield,

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guarding the borders
against powerful enemies.

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In the past, we stood united,
commanding respect

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throughout the martial world.

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Today, for His Highness,

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we must make this banquet a success

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and connect with renowned figures
from all over!

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Today, we must

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host this banquet well for our Chief,
and establish our dominance

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among the capital's guilds.

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For His Highness to connect
with renowned figures!

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For our Chief to dominate
the capital's guilds!

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For His Highness to connect
with renowned figures!

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For our Chief to dominate
the capital's guilds!

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Isn't this Mr. Shangguan
from Waning River Crescent?

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What a unique way of
managing your subordinates.

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I'm just working for the Chief Master,

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nothing worth mentioning.

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But I must say,

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Mr. Fugui, you're usually so subservient

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by Seventh Prince's side,
kneeling and kowtowing,

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but you're actually quite commanding

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in front of the Xuanjia Army.

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It seems you've been paying
close attention to me.

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Have we met before?

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Don't be mistaken.

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Unattractive things
don't leave an impression on me.

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Well, well.

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[Graceful and Composed]

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Through changing seasons,
His Highness maintains his grand spirit.

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As empires rise and fall, only
His Highness's vision remains constant.

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-Yes.
-Indeed.

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Talents gather from all corners,

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embracing the world's brilliant minds.

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Throughout history,
great generals and talents have emerged,

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but none compare to
His Highness's unmatched elegance.

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-Bootlicker.
-Bootlicker.

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Cousin.

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Cousin!

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What's wrong with you?

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Please don't call me Cousin.

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I don't deserve it, truly don't.

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I was confined for 20 days,

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but you didn't come visit me once.

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Am I still your family?

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Your Highness.

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I was busy renovating the south
with Yimeng

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during those days.

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I understand. I get it.

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Gals before pals.

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I wonder who it was

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who accompanied you
to make trouble all his life,

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who helped you fight battles,

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and who...

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You've got it wrong.

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That's what General Chu did for you.

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Is that so?

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Chu Guihong!

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Yimeng!

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Your Highness, I was wrong about that.

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I'm really sorry.

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No need.

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Listen,

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principle matters the most as a prince.

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We wouldn't need the capital prefect

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if apologies were useful!

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Also,

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I'm a mature adult

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who's had my coming-of-age ceremony.

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I'll never get upset

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because you care more about women

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than me.

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It'd be so childish.

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Extremely, thoroughly,
and utterly childish!

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Like a three-year-old kid.

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Watch your words.

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Who are you calling a three-year-old?

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How can you insult me like this?

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Also, you and Father

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both treat me

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like a child who never grows up,

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never consulting me on anything,

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yet now suddenly expect me
to mature overnight.

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You get to make all the arguments,

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while all the faults are mine.

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Is that fair? Is it?

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Your Highness,

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if you're truly upset,

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let's find a private place

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to clear everything up.

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This will only make us a laughingstock.

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What are you doing?

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Mind your behavior!

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Don't pull at me like that!

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What would others think if they saw us?

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Wait, I'm stepping on my robe.

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I never noticed before

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that those two are quite interesting.

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But weren't you

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planning to

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clear things up with General Chu today?

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The Eighteenth Prince was right—

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You're the one he cares about most.

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If he finds out you like Mr. Li,

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won't he be heartbroken?

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What can I do about it?

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Feelings

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can't be faked.

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Better to come clean soon

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so I don't waste his time.

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Is everything in place?

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Don't worry.

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Everything is under control.

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Chu Guihong will definitely

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make a fool of himself
in front of Miss Song.

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Come here.

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Not you.

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Come here!

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Sorry,

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but being popular with women

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has nothing to do with rank.

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Miss Song.

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Come here!

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Why are you hanging out with Nan Heng?

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Don't you know how cunning

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he is?

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You'd better be careful.

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Okay.

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I don't see Mr. Li anywhere.

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Where is he?

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The Chief is on a mission.

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If you have a message,

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I'd be happy to pass it along.

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Well, maybe this is better.

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If Chu Guihong found out,

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who knows what might happen.

283
00:13:24,820 --> 00:13:26,280
I'll show you to your seat.

284
00:13:32,780 --> 00:13:33,960
Yiting, here,

285
00:13:34,140 --> 00:13:35,330
try these two dishes.

286
00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,730
[Big Fortune]

287
00:13:35,780 --> 00:13:36,780
If you want more, let me know.

288
00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:37,700
I'll get you more.

289
00:13:37,700 --> 00:13:39,320
The deer calls.

290
00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:40,600
All tables are full.

291
00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:41,240
Yimeng.

292
00:13:41,300 --> 00:13:41,960
There's one there.

293
00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:42,540
Sit here!

294
00:13:42,540 --> 00:13:43,300
Sit there.

295
00:13:44,900 --> 00:13:45,570
Come.

296
00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,110
The food here's good.

297
00:13:52,530 --> 00:13:54,230
Why are you everywhere I go?

298
00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,570
Didn't you know that I'm the host

299
00:13:58,590 --> 00:13:59,730
of this banquet?

300
00:14:10,820 --> 00:14:12,460
What were you talking about

301
00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,030
with Shangguan He?

302
00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,400
Is that any of your business?

303
00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:20,700
What,

304
00:14:21,660 --> 00:14:22,840
do you have a cold?

305
00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,150
I'm just concerned about you.

306
00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:32,820
Is the food to your liking?

307
00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,780
If there's anything you'd like to eat,
just say so.

308
00:14:35,780 --> 00:14:37,440
Don't hold back like last time

309
00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,700
in my mansion.

310
00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:41,960
When was I ever in your mansion?

311
00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:42,720
Song Yimeng.

312
00:14:43,170 --> 00:14:45,670
So it's true that you dined
at Seventh Prince's

313
00:14:45,670 --> 00:14:46,820
mansion?

314
00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,030
Enough, don't pry.

315
00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:50,420
She's quite shy.

316
00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,020
Don't embarrass her.

317
00:14:53,570 --> 00:14:54,770
What are you on about?

318
00:14:55,940 --> 00:14:57,480
This must be from Chapter 16,

319
00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,200
when the Seventh Prince
pours his heart out over wine

320
00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:58,590
[Exceptional Love]

321
00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,460
after the beautiful maiden
sneaks into his mansion.

322
00:15:00,850 --> 00:15:03,840
[Exceptional Love]

323
00:15:01,490 --> 00:15:02,420
Are you sure?

324
00:15:02,420 --> 00:15:03,940
It sounds more like the part where

325
00:15:03,940 --> 00:15:05,480
the young general forces marriage

326
00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,520
and breaks up the true lovers.

327
00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:09,420
W-What's going on?

328
00:15:09,820 --> 00:15:10,950
Everyone has a copy?

329
00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,080
So you've all read it?

330
00:15:13,150 --> 00:15:14,450
[Exceptional Love]

331
00:15:15,060 --> 00:15:17,280
Who's read it?
Don't slander me!

332
00:15:17,700 --> 00:15:20,090
I know nothing about any "Illusory Dream."

333
00:15:21,870 --> 00:15:22,820
Yimeng,

334
00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,320
the Songs' reputation is at stake.

335
00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,060
Don't you have anything to say?

336
00:15:26,450 --> 00:15:27,200
Of course I do—

337
00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:28,770
Rumors end with the wise.

338
00:15:28,790 --> 00:15:30,270
No need for explanations.

339
00:15:30,290 --> 00:15:32,180
Of course you don't need to explain.

340
00:15:32,180 --> 00:15:34,230
You're clearly scheming against me.

341
00:15:35,610 --> 00:15:37,590
Fine, whatever you say.

342
00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,320
Seventh Prince, I disagree.

343
00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,100
A rumor must be clarified.

344
00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:51,670
Yimeng is my fiancée.

345
00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:53,320
Regarding this novel,

346
00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,980
I've been wanting to explain.

347
00:15:55,140 --> 00:15:56,480
Since everyone is here,

348
00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,820
I request Your Highness
to clarify this in person.

349
00:16:02,350 --> 00:16:04,820
Neither of the involved parties
has spoken.

350
00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,620
You're just an outsider. Why so anxious?

351
00:16:08,030 --> 00:16:10,950
General Chu, aren't you
a bit too insecure?

352
00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:11,890
Your Highness.

353
00:16:14,390 --> 00:16:16,200
Yimeng and I've been engaged
since childhood.

354
00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,820
You've repeatedly harassed her.

355
00:16:17,820 --> 00:16:19,210
What exactly do you want?

356
00:16:19,420 --> 00:16:20,540
What do I want?

357
00:16:21,300 --> 00:16:22,420
Isn't it clear?

358
00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:23,180
You—

359
00:16:23,180 --> 00:16:23,900
Enough!

360
00:16:24,540 --> 00:16:26,020
Will you two ever stop?

361
00:16:27,180 --> 00:16:29,300
Fine, I'll take this opportunity

362
00:16:29,420 --> 00:16:31,300
to make things clear today.

363
00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,270
You and you!

364
00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,360
I'm not interested in either of you.

365
00:16:36,780 --> 00:16:38,960
What "Illusory Dream"
and "Exceptional Love"?

366
00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,450
Utter nonsense!

367
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,360
From now on,

368
00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,720
if anyone gossips behind my back again,

369
00:16:43,780 --> 00:16:45,200
I won't be so polite.

370
00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:48,960
Alright, stop staring.

371
00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,300
Just eat your food!

372
00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,020
Your Majesty.

373
00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:57,820
I've learned that

374
00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:03,370
[Exceptional Love]

375
00:16:58,180 --> 00:17:00,360
this woman knows the Seventh Prince
and General Chu

376
00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:01,320
have always been at odds,

377
00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,540
yet she continues to get involved
with the Seventh Prince.

378
00:17:03,540 --> 00:17:06,060
She's calculating and cannot be tolerated.

379
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,180
Your Majesty, I suggest issuing

380
00:17:09,610 --> 00:17:11,180
an imperial decree right now

381
00:17:11,180 --> 00:17:13,620
to severely punish her.

382
00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:17,190
[Exceptional Love]

383
00:17:16,060 --> 00:17:21,200
♪ Who drinks in the wind
as snow turns to ash? ♪

384
00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,620
How moving!

385
00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,020
Ladies and gentlemen,

386
00:17:24,140 --> 00:17:26,700
this is the first year
Waning River Crescent

387
00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:28,420
has hosted this banquet.

388
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,300
[Big Fortune]

389
00:17:28,620 --> 00:17:31,420
I've been instructed to spice things up

390
00:17:31,420 --> 00:17:34,480
for all our distinguished guests.

391
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,340
Legend has it that
the ancient kingdom of Rulan,

392
00:17:38,340 --> 00:17:39,480
standing in the desert,

393
00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,760
nurtured a Seven-Jewel Snow Lotus
within a mirage.

394
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,340
Later, skilled craftsmen
adorned it with fine gold.

395
00:17:46,340 --> 00:17:48,670
Another iconic scene from period dramas:

396
00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,280
people fighting over some treasure,

397
00:17:51,420 --> 00:17:52,580
trying to trip each other up.

398
00:17:52,580 --> 00:17:56,420
This hairpin shall be given
to a person of talent.

399
00:17:56,620 --> 00:17:57,920
Bravo! Bravo!

400
00:17:57,940 --> 00:18:00,280
Bravo! Bravo!

401
00:18:05,180 --> 00:18:06,030
I've heard that

402
00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:08,580
whenever the Qianyu Army
returns victorious,

403
00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:10,100
they play their military anthem

404
00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:12,340
to showcase their might to the world.

405
00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,150
Unfortunately,

406
00:18:14,340 --> 00:18:16,480
General Chu has suffered
consecutive defeats in recent years,

407
00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,620
and we haven't heard
that anthem for a while.

408
00:18:18,620 --> 00:18:20,830
I wonder if General Chu is in the mood

409
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:23,380
to bless us with the magnificent tune?

410
00:18:23,420 --> 00:18:24,200
Heng.

411
00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,380
Don't go too far!

412
00:18:26,420 --> 00:18:27,340
As a prince of Great Jing,

413
00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:28,620
is the defeat of Qianyu Army

414
00:18:28,620 --> 00:18:30,010
something to be proud of?

415
00:18:30,420 --> 00:18:31,880
At the Battle of Pingrong,

416
00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,520
General Chu was defeated

417
00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,200
and fled in panic.

418
00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,250
If not for the Seventh Prince's
clever strategy

419
00:18:38,380 --> 00:18:39,420
to rescue General Chu

420
00:18:39,420 --> 00:18:42,040
from the Heyuan prisoner's cage,

421
00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:43,960
the so-called war god of Great Jing

422
00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,100
would now be nothing
but bones on the northern frontier.

423
00:18:47,100 --> 00:18:48,150
Shut up!

424
00:18:48,340 --> 00:18:50,040
Y-You're just a demoted official.

425
00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,200
What do you know?

426
00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,960
If you're so capable,
go fight them in Heyuan yourself!

427
00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:53,720
Go on!

428
00:18:54,340 --> 00:18:55,420
Eighteenth Prince,

429
00:18:55,420 --> 00:18:57,180
you must be joking.

430
00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,860
I am but a civil official.

431
00:18:58,860 --> 00:19:01,720
Officials advise with words,
soldiers fight with weapons.

432
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,140
Don't you know this principle,
Your Highness?

433
00:19:04,140 --> 00:19:05,760
What nonsense are you talking about?

434
00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,280
After General Chu's defeat,

435
00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,210
not only did he escape punishment,

436
00:19:09,420 --> 00:19:11,380
but His Majesty favored him even more,

437
00:19:11,380 --> 00:19:12,760
promoting him twice.

438
00:19:13,340 --> 00:19:15,620
Naturally, many in court and beyond
are displeased.

439
00:19:15,620 --> 00:19:16,380
Therefore,

440
00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:18,620
I'm hosting this musical gathering

441
00:19:18,900 --> 00:19:22,180
to help restore General Chu's morale.

442
00:19:22,530 --> 00:19:25,460
Rui, I mean well.

443
00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:26,750
You just...

444
00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:30,220
For this musical banquet,

445
00:19:30,630 --> 00:19:33,630
the Seventh Prince is the host,
and I'm merely a guest.

446
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,000
A guest shouldn't

447
00:19:35,260 --> 00:19:36,830
steal the host's thunder.

448
00:19:37,830 --> 00:19:39,580
Guihong is right.

449
00:19:39,870 --> 00:19:42,230
Heng, as the host,

450
00:19:42,380 --> 00:19:45,720
you should perform the opening piece.

451
00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:48,680
Very well.

452
00:19:52,050 --> 00:19:54,190
Look at that sinister look on his face.

453
00:19:54,210 --> 00:19:55,540
I bet he is up to no good.

454
00:19:55,660 --> 00:19:56,450
Everyone,

455
00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,050
the opening piece for today's banquet

456
00:19:59,140 --> 00:20:00,940
is really significant.

457
00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:02,830
It's called

458
00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,140
"Pingrong Battle:

459
00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:06,450
Guihong Scouts the Camp."

460
00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:44,580
Fu...

461
00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:49,380
Guihong,

462
00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:51,740
isn't that Fugui?

463
00:20:52,180 --> 00:20:54,420
Look at his crazy getup.
Who is he supposed to be?

464
00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:55,540
Eighteenth Prince,

465
00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:58,480
Fugui is portraying the person beside you,

466
00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,380
the brave and mighty General Chu.

467
00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,520
Guihong,

468
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,000
why is Fugui dressed up like you?

469
00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,760
Why did you make Fugui dress up

470
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:12,800
like Chu Guihong?

471
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,530
Aren't you deliberately
mocking Jing's war god?

472
00:21:15,860 --> 00:21:17,450
I know nothing about this.

473
00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:19,450
As if!

474
00:21:21,170 --> 00:21:22,720
What's going on?

475
00:21:32,380 --> 00:21:35,000
Attack!

476
00:21:52,060 --> 00:21:54,110
[Big Fortune]

477
00:21:52,420 --> 00:21:55,480
This depicts General Chu
scouting the enemy camp at night.

478
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,460
Now the Heyuan forces are
surrounding the Qianyu Army.

479
00:21:58,460 --> 00:21:59,890
He's been captured.

480
00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,340
What a failure.

481
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:07,960
Pingrong Battle: Guihong Scouts the Camp.

482
00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,760
It's Nan Heng at the banquet
who's the real troublemaker, isn't it?

483
00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,180
Are you really a prince of Great Jing?

484
00:22:13,940 --> 00:22:15,420
A noble prince of Great Jing

485
00:22:15,420 --> 00:22:16,800
actually let his subordinates

486
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,340
humiliate the Qianyu Army.

487
00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:19,810
Have you no shame?

488
00:22:25,620 --> 00:22:26,740
Where are you going?

489
00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:27,970
To beat the drum.

490
00:22:28,130 --> 00:22:29,140
You know how to?

491
00:22:29,380 --> 00:22:31,580
Sorry, just about two years' practice.

492
00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:40,020
Seventh Prince.

493
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,770
What's going on with Fugui?

494
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,200
Fugui volunteered

495
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:47,660
to perform this scene.

496
00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:48,940
I couldn't stop him.

497
00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,350
I only want Chu Guihong humiliated,

498
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,330
not the Qianyu Army.

499
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,850
As the war drum sounds,

500
00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,290
thousands of troops follow my command!

501
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:08,760
This...

502
00:23:08,780 --> 00:23:10,270
Yimeng is helping me.

503
00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:19,890
The drumbeat is all wrong.

504
00:23:19,910 --> 00:23:21,500
How can we perform like this?

505
00:23:22,740 --> 00:23:26,110
Enemies approach, war drums thunder!

506
00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:34,470
You're all Great Jing's finest men.

507
00:23:34,470 --> 00:23:35,860
Fight back!

508
00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,290
What the hell is she doing?

509
00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,100
Ridiculous.

510
00:23:55,140 --> 00:23:55,660
Come down!

511
00:23:55,660 --> 00:23:56,610
Yeah!

512
00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:58,600
Stop embarrassing yourself.

513
00:23:58,620 --> 00:23:59,200
Boo!

514
00:23:59,200 --> 00:23:59,960
Come down!

515
00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:09,000
Stop making a fool of yourself!

516
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,380
So unladylike!

517
00:24:10,380 --> 00:24:12,200
Just go home
and do some needlework instead!

518
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,000
-Exactly!
-Yeah!

519
00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:13,960
Go home!

520
00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:16,380
Are you deaf?

521
00:24:16,380 --> 00:24:18,000
-So embarrassing!
-Boo!

522
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:19,340
Just go back.

523
00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:20,340
Boo!

524
00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,090
Someone's getting impatient.

525
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:35,940
Nan Heng?

526
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,200
Don't talk.

527
00:25:17,450 --> 00:25:19,340
It's the Xuanjia Army's rallying drums.

528
00:25:19,340 --> 00:25:21,100
Attack!

529
00:25:20,110 --> 00:25:23,410
♪ Where are the enemies at the gate?
Let the wind howl ♪

530
00:25:22,620 --> 00:25:24,620
Attack!

531
00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,600
♪ We once battled with fate ♪

532
00:25:28,730 --> 00:25:31,840
♪ Unruly and arrogant ♪

533
00:25:32,470 --> 00:25:34,660
♪ Trampled yet laughs it off ♪

534
00:25:36,580 --> 00:25:39,870
♪ As a lone wolf,
forget who I'm proud of ♪

535
00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,950
I've seen all the people's hearts

536
00:25:44,450 --> 00:25:47,630
♪ In this world full of challenges,
I wield my blade ♪

537
00:25:48,650 --> 00:25:50,870
♪ Take care of tomorrow ♪

538
00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:54,710
♪ A lamp as bright as the stars ♪

539
00:25:56,510 --> 00:25:58,550
A drop of rain gives birth to roots

540
00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:06,330
♪ Experiencing the ups and downs of life
beats reading thousands of books ♪

541
00:26:07,950 --> 00:26:11,770
♪ I'm willing to go with the wind ♪

542
00:26:12,710 --> 00:26:15,420
♪ Pure of heart,
roaming free across the lands ♪

543
00:26:16,490 --> 00:26:19,420
♪ No waiting, no hate,
I write my own story ♪

544
00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:23,100
♪ I give my all for what I believe in ♪

545
00:26:23,870 --> 00:26:27,740
♪ I'm willing to go with the wind ♪

546
00:26:28,450 --> 00:26:31,550
♪ And run into the fog with no regrets ♪

547
00:26:32,370 --> 00:26:35,420
♪ Even if rain pours on the path ahead ♪

548
00:26:36,370 --> 00:26:38,870
♪ For this life, for all beings ♪

549
00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:41,930
♪ Sweeping through a thousand years
of dust ♪

550
00:26:45,450 --> 00:26:46,660
Bravo!

551
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,640
Bravo! Bravo!

552
00:26:49,670 --> 00:26:53,380
Bravo! Bravo!

553
00:26:53,380 --> 00:26:54,000
That was amazing!

554
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,940
Wonderful!

555
00:26:55,940 --> 00:26:57,100
So inspiring!

556
00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:58,660
Truly spectacular!

557
00:26:58,860 --> 00:27:00,930
Bravo! Bravo!

558
00:27:00,950 --> 00:27:02,940
Bravo! Bravo!

559
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,200
Bravo! Bravo!

560
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,140
Wasn't I supposed to
humiliate Chu Guihong?

561
00:27:07,140 --> 00:27:08,530
How did he end up winning?

562
00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:11,760
I was practically possessed

563
00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,370
by His Highness's drumming.

564
00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:20,100
Guihong,

565
00:27:20,700 --> 00:27:21,700
why do I feel like

566
00:27:21,860 --> 00:27:23,660
Heng was actually helping you?

567
00:27:24,660 --> 00:27:25,780
He wasn't helping me

568
00:27:26,300 --> 00:27:27,420
but Yimeng.

569
00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:34,450
Don't think I don't know

570
00:27:34,450 --> 00:27:35,800
why you helped me.

571
00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:37,280
Let me tell you,

572
00:27:37,380 --> 00:27:39,440
no matter how many rumors you create,

573
00:27:39,450 --> 00:27:40,340
you and I

574
00:27:40,900 --> 00:27:41,950
will never happen.

575
00:27:43,940 --> 00:27:45,340
You're overthinking it.

576
00:27:45,380 --> 00:27:46,610
I was only helping you

577
00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,100
because of those rules you mentioned.

578
00:27:49,660 --> 00:27:50,770
Rules?

579
00:27:50,940 --> 00:27:53,670
Like saving the damsel in distress?

580
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:54,450
Why did

581
00:27:54,450 --> 00:27:55,720
His Highness help Chu Guihong

582
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:57,080
and Song Yimeng?

583
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,760
Could he be infatuated

584
00:27:58,760 --> 00:27:59,760
and lost his mind?

585
00:27:59,790 --> 00:28:01,600
I think you're the confused one.

586
00:28:02,030 --> 00:28:03,720
What was the point of this performance?

587
00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:04,720
To humiliate Chu Guihong.

588
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,140
And who is Song Yimeng to Chu Guihong?

589
00:28:06,140 --> 00:28:07,000
His bride-to-be.

590
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,340
And who is the Seventh Prince
to Chu Guihong?

591
00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:09,340
A bitter romantic rival.

592
00:28:09,340 --> 00:28:10,520
Isn't it clear now?

593
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,660
What's clear? Don't leave me hanging.

594
00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:14,580
The performance we put on

595
00:28:14,580 --> 00:28:15,660
had two acts:

596
00:28:15,660 --> 00:28:17,960
"Pingrong Battle: Guihong Scouts the Camp"

597
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,000
and

598
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,610
"Musical Banquet:
Nan Heng Seizes His Love."

599
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,000
I get it now.

600
00:28:25,150 --> 00:28:27,860
His Highness not only
turned defeat into victory

601
00:28:27,860 --> 00:28:30,610
but also won Miss Song's favor.

602
00:28:31,620 --> 00:28:34,500
What a brilliant move!

603
00:28:35,620 --> 00:28:36,620
I need to go

604
00:28:36,620 --> 00:28:38,280
add fuel to this fire.

605
00:28:44,580 --> 00:28:46,380
Those two had so much chemistry.

606
00:28:46,380 --> 00:28:47,760
They must be more than friends.

607
00:28:47,610 --> 00:28:51,260
[Natural Talent]

608
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,100
And they call it rumors?
Who are they fooling?

609
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:51,490
Creating beautiful music together,

610
00:28:51,490 --> 00:28:52,520
"Illusory Dream"

611
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,250
must be entering a new chapter.

612
00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,260
The Seventh Prince and Miss Song
drummed together,

613
00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,950
[Big Fortune]

614
00:28:57,350 --> 00:29:00,080
the lingering sound
truly deserved first place.

615
00:29:00,860 --> 00:29:03,200
It's just a pity there's only one hairpin,

616
00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,350
difficult for the two of you to share.

617
00:29:06,900 --> 00:29:07,960
Just give it to her.

618
00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:09,660
To be honest,

619
00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:12,480
I have also read "Exceptional Love."

620
00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,420
Your deep bond moves everyone to tears.

621
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,340
This chance doesn't come easy.

622
00:29:18,660 --> 00:29:19,800
Seventh Prince,

623
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,140
why don't you personally
pin it on Miss Song

624
00:29:22,140 --> 00:29:23,340
to satisfy

625
00:29:23,860 --> 00:29:25,240
everyone's wishes?

626
00:29:25,620 --> 00:29:26,380
Nice!

627
00:29:26,380 --> 00:29:28,200
Sounds good!

628
00:29:28,220 --> 00:29:30,190
Totally!

629
00:29:30,210 --> 00:29:31,760
Sounds good!

630
00:29:35,580 --> 00:29:36,940
I doubt it's necessary.

631
00:29:37,420 --> 00:29:38,100
Why don't you...

632
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:38,860
Song Yimeng.

633
00:29:39,580 --> 00:29:41,200
I just helped you out.

634
00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:42,760
So what?

635
00:29:43,470 --> 00:29:45,920
So don't spoil everyone's fun.

636
00:29:55,380 --> 00:29:57,270
The music competition isn't over yet.

637
00:29:57,270 --> 00:29:58,630
Isn't this prize

638
00:29:58,650 --> 00:30:00,180
awarded a bit prematurely?

639
00:30:03,550 --> 00:30:04,870
Chu Guihong,

640
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:06,720
if I remember correctly,

641
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,200
Miss Song just helped you out
of a difficult situation.

642
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,720
It's one thing if others object,

643
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,280
but you?

644
00:30:12,780 --> 00:30:16,120
Or have you changed your mind

645
00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,090
and want to play
the Qianyu Army's victory song?

646
00:30:21,580 --> 00:30:23,700
The Qianyu Army's anthem
is not to be disrespected.

647
00:30:23,700 --> 00:30:25,340
However, I do have a piece

648
00:30:25,580 --> 00:30:27,170
that I can perform.

649
00:30:27,420 --> 00:30:28,580
It's also called

650
00:30:29,450 --> 00:30:30,890
"Pingrong Battle:

651
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,940
Guihong Scouts the Camp."

652
00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:06,420
Fight in Pingrong.

653
00:31:06,860 --> 00:31:10,010
Countless enemy troops surround the city!

654
00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:16,580
General!

655
00:31:16,430 --> 00:31:18,760
[Thunderous Sonic Boom]

656
00:31:16,580 --> 00:31:17,780
Please save us, General!

657
00:31:17,780 --> 00:31:20,600
Please, save us!

658
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:22,940
-Please help us!
-Have mercy!

659
00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:34,260
Seeking aid,

660
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,620
carrier pigeons are sent
beyond the Northern Pass.

661
00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:51,470
Heartless betrayal,

662
00:31:51,620 --> 00:31:54,470
the scoundrels of Youcheng
refused to send troops.

663
00:32:19,410 --> 00:32:21,300
Nothing but sorrow,

664
00:32:22,180 --> 00:32:27,040
soldiers perished,
their heroic spirits extinguished!

665
00:32:31,810 --> 00:32:34,490
[Heyuan's enemy camp]

666
00:33:01,010 --> 00:33:01,670
Bravo!

667
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:02,710
Excellent!

668
00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,580
Wonderful!

669
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,200
Amazing!

670
00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:09,660
Brilliant!

671
00:33:09,660 --> 00:33:10,710
Impressive moves!

672
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:14,040
Guihong!

673
00:33:17,620 --> 00:33:19,180
Guihong, what a surprise.

674
00:33:21,140 --> 00:33:21,990
Your Highness.

675
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:23,760
From what Chu Guihong implied,

676
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:25,740
during Pingrong Battle
when Heyuan forces surrounded the city,

677
00:33:25,740 --> 00:33:28,180
the Qianyu Army sent carrier pigeons
asking for our help.

678
00:33:28,180 --> 00:33:29,180
But we never received

679
00:33:29,180 --> 00:33:30,380
any of their pigeons.

680
00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:32,700
Should I go explain it to him?

681
00:33:33,990 --> 00:33:35,740
Would he believe you?

682
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:37,280
You're right.

683
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,900
Your reputation outside is terrible.

684
00:33:39,990 --> 00:33:41,870
No, no, no, what I meant was...

685
00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:42,590
um...

686
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,200
The "Pingrong Battle:
Guihong Scouts the Camp" novel.

687
00:33:46,270 --> 00:33:47,170
[Pingrong Battle: Guihong Scouts the Camp]

688
00:33:48,340 --> 00:33:49,200
Here you go.

689
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:50,140
Before long,

690
00:33:50,140 --> 00:33:52,220
this story will spread
throughout Great Jing.

691
00:33:52,220 --> 00:33:54,240
By then, he'll be completely disgraced

692
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,040
and have no place in the capital.

693
00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:56,720
Tear it up.

694
00:33:58,860 --> 00:33:59,710
Your Highness,

695
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,380
not going after Chu Guihong anymore?

696
00:34:01,380 --> 00:34:02,640
I told you to tear it up!

697
00:34:03,380 --> 00:34:04,200
Sure, sure.

698
00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:05,580
Right away.

699
00:34:13,290 --> 00:34:13,980
It's torn.

700
00:34:17,370 --> 00:34:18,180
Also...

701
00:34:21,020 --> 00:34:23,620
Look into the matter
of those carrier pigeons.

702
00:34:27,330 --> 00:34:29,060
Chu Guihong's performance

703
00:34:29,370 --> 00:34:31,200
was truly beyond impressive.

704
00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:32,100
Totally!

705
00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:32,980
Yeah!

706
00:34:33,020 --> 00:34:34,370
-Exactly!
-I agree!

707
00:34:34,370 --> 00:34:34,890
The best!

708
00:34:34,890 --> 00:34:35,730
So, Nan Heng,

709
00:34:36,330 --> 00:34:37,660
you should

710
00:34:38,020 --> 00:34:39,410
give up your first place.

711
00:34:40,250 --> 00:34:41,500
Why should I give it up?

712
00:34:41,730 --> 00:34:42,660
Seventh Prince,

713
00:34:43,210 --> 00:34:44,410
the musical banquet

714
00:34:44,540 --> 00:34:46,270
is filled with decadent music.

715
00:34:46,330 --> 00:34:48,020
Being immersed in it for too long

716
00:34:48,020 --> 00:34:50,460
makes one forget the hardships
of people at the border

717
00:34:50,460 --> 00:34:53,580
and the difficulties soldiers face
defending our land.

718
00:34:53,580 --> 00:34:55,700
Today's performances of
singing and sword dancing

719
00:34:55,700 --> 00:34:57,500
fully display Great Jing's might,

720
00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:58,810
upholding our national prestige.

721
00:34:58,810 --> 00:35:00,020
Truly admirable.

722
00:35:00,500 --> 00:35:01,100
Yes,

723
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:01,710
indeed.

724
00:35:01,750 --> 00:35:04,370
I didn't expect Yiting to be so eloquent.

725
00:35:13,890 --> 00:35:14,810
Your Highness,

726
00:35:16,890 --> 00:35:17,730
I concede.

727
00:35:49,020 --> 00:35:49,770
Yimeng.

728
00:35:50,540 --> 00:35:52,000
I was at the border before,

729
00:35:52,290 --> 00:35:53,810
which delayed us for years.

730
00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:56,020
Now I've returned to the capital

731
00:35:56,020 --> 00:35:57,350
and rejoined the court.

732
00:35:58,100 --> 00:36:00,210
Our engagement's been postponed
for too long.

733
00:36:00,210 --> 00:36:01,250
I've let you down.

734
00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:03,460
Today,

735
00:36:03,980 --> 00:36:05,890
in front of everyone present...

736
00:36:05,890 --> 00:36:07,290
Chu Guihong, please.

737
00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:08,700
Stop, please stop.

738
00:36:09,770 --> 00:36:10,980
Would you marry me

739
00:36:11,660 --> 00:36:13,250
and fulfill our engagement?

740
00:36:15,020 --> 00:36:17,830
I, Chu Guihong, swear by the name
of the Qianyu Army

741
00:36:18,210 --> 00:36:20,410
to protect you for the rest of your life.

742
00:36:25,060 --> 00:36:25,850
I...

743
00:36:26,500 --> 00:36:27,750
Chu Guihong, I...

744
00:36:27,930 --> 00:36:28,850
I object!

745
00:36:33,810 --> 00:36:36,710
My marriage is not for
others to object to.

746
00:36:37,210 --> 00:36:38,410
Chu Guihong, we—

747
00:36:38,410 --> 00:36:40,460
What if I object?

748
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:53,730
The latest update on "Exceptional Love"!

749
00:36:53,850 --> 00:36:56,290
An emotional crisis in "Illusory Dream,"

750
00:36:56,290 --> 00:36:59,060
with Chu Guihong's marriage proposal
creating imminent conflict!

751
00:36:59,060 --> 00:37:01,100
New love or old flame?

752
00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:03,210
Accept or reject?

753
00:37:03,210 --> 00:37:05,140
How will she choose?

754
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:07,540
All in today's update!

755
00:37:07,540 --> 00:37:08,100
Give me one!

756
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:08,810
Latest edition or not?

757
00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:09,770
I want to see

758
00:37:09,810 --> 00:37:11,700
how incompetent Nan Heng is,

759
00:37:11,810 --> 00:37:13,480
letting Chu Guihong take the lead.

760
00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:14,060
Great, great.

761
00:37:14,060 --> 00:37:15,060
Give me ten copies!

762
00:37:15,060 --> 00:37:16,100
I support Chu Guihong!

763
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:17,660
I'll pay to support him, okay?

764
00:37:17,660 --> 00:37:18,290
Nice!

765
00:37:18,730 --> 00:37:19,370
One at a time!

766
00:37:19,370 --> 00:37:20,700
Ten copies, here you go!

767
00:37:21,060 --> 00:37:22,180
Mother, why'd you

768
00:37:22,180 --> 00:37:23,660
come unannounced?

769
00:37:24,540 --> 00:37:26,580
If I hadn't come,
what would you have done?

770
00:37:26,580 --> 00:37:27,930
Just wait patiently.

771
00:37:28,140 --> 00:37:31,160
Today, I won't disappoint you.

772
00:37:31,370 --> 00:37:33,560
The Noble Consort has a decree:

773
00:37:33,850 --> 00:37:37,450
The eldest daughter of the Songs,
descendant of a noble house in the capital,

774
00:37:37,450 --> 00:37:41,020
is intelligent and accomplished in music,
calligraphy, and painting.

775
00:37:41,020 --> 00:37:42,460
The Seventh Prince Nan Heng,

776
00:37:42,460 --> 00:37:44,810
young and unmarried,

777
00:37:44,810 --> 00:37:47,580
is of gentle nature and well accomplished.

778
00:37:47,660 --> 00:37:51,460
The two families shall unite
in matrimonial bliss.

779
00:37:54,290 --> 00:37:55,930
So all these betrothal gifts

780
00:37:56,370 --> 00:37:57,810
are for me.

781
00:37:57,930 --> 00:37:59,370
This is too much!

782
00:37:59,830 --> 00:38:00,870
Fine, Heng.

783
00:38:01,790 --> 00:38:03,230
I finally understand.

784
00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:04,250
Everything today

785
00:38:04,250 --> 00:38:06,710
was all planned by you
in advance, wasn't it?

786
00:38:06,890 --> 00:38:08,460
Creating buzz with "Exceptional Love,"

787
00:38:08,460 --> 00:38:09,850
then the seduction at the musical banquet.

788
00:38:09,850 --> 00:38:11,330
And now just as Guihong proposes marriage,

789
00:38:11,330 --> 00:38:12,730
you pull something like this!

790
00:38:12,730 --> 00:38:14,020
You sly fox.

791
00:38:14,210 --> 00:38:15,020
Rui,

792
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,500
how can you slander
your brother like this?

793
00:38:17,830 --> 00:38:19,060
Am I wrong?

794
00:38:19,980 --> 00:38:21,100
Since childhood,

795
00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,620
he's always been the most calculating.

796
00:38:25,850 --> 00:38:26,960
Back then,

797
00:38:27,730 --> 00:38:29,410
who knows what methods he used

798
00:38:29,410 --> 00:38:31,140
to harm my mother, the Empress.

799
00:38:33,700 --> 00:38:35,700
Now you're even occupying her position!

800
00:38:35,700 --> 00:38:36,810
You're all thieves,

801
00:38:36,810 --> 00:38:37,210
nothing but robbers—

802
00:38:37,210 --> 00:38:37,850
Nan Rui!

803
00:38:38,770 --> 00:38:40,290
I'll say this one last time.

804
00:38:40,890 --> 00:38:42,250
The former Empress's death had

805
00:38:42,250 --> 00:38:44,180
nothing to do with me nor my mother.

806
00:38:44,890 --> 00:38:47,100
If you dare disrespect my mother again,

807
00:38:47,580 --> 00:38:49,410
I won't hold back.

808
00:38:49,890 --> 00:38:51,200
And what if I do?

809
00:38:51,370 --> 00:38:52,540
Your family only knows how to use

810
00:38:52,540 --> 00:38:54,020
disgraceful, dirty tactics!

811
00:38:54,020 --> 00:38:54,930
Your uncle is like that,

812
00:38:54,930 --> 00:38:55,890
and so is your mother!

813
00:38:55,890 --> 00:38:56,540
You!

814
00:38:56,890 --> 00:38:57,770
Heng!

815
00:38:58,580 --> 00:38:59,370
Your Majesty!

816
00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:01,310
Seventh Prince...

817
00:39:08,210 --> 00:39:09,890
Wait, the plot has changed.

818
00:39:09,910 --> 00:39:10,980
Nan Heng shouldn't be here

819
00:39:10,980 --> 00:39:12,640
having a falling out with Chu Guihong.

820
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:13,770
What's going on?

821
00:39:25,290 --> 00:39:26,620
-Your Highness!
-Stop!

822
00:39:28,930 --> 00:39:30,180
His Majesty orders

823
00:39:30,180 --> 00:39:33,100
the Seventh Prince and Miss Song
to enter the palace.

824
00:39:34,930 --> 00:39:35,620
I...

825
00:39:51,730 --> 00:39:52,810
Eunuch Liu,

826
00:39:52,870 --> 00:39:54,460
the princes were fighting.

827
00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:55,850
Why am I arrested?

828
00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:57,020
Miss Song,

829
00:39:57,020 --> 00:39:58,540
His Majesty has given his royal word

830
00:39:58,540 --> 00:39:59,930
that he must see you in person.

831
00:39:59,930 --> 00:40:01,060
Please come with me.

832
00:40:02,180 --> 00:40:03,580
My Lady! My Lady!

833
00:40:03,580 --> 00:40:04,770
Gently, gently.

834
00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:05,770
Be gentle.

835
00:40:06,540 --> 00:40:07,460
Oh no.

836
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:09,460
What should we do now?

837
00:40:10,020 --> 00:40:11,270
Why are you panicking?

838
00:40:12,020 --> 00:40:13,410
Greetings, Second Miss.

839
00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:17,210
My father should be hosting
guests at Juxian Tower.

840
00:40:17,210 --> 00:40:18,540
Come find him with me

841
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,350
to ask him to go to the palace now.

842
00:40:20,410 --> 00:40:21,060
Yiting,

843
00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:23,370
is this matter really that serious?

844
00:40:23,370 --> 00:40:26,100
The two princes just drew weapons
against each other.

845
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:26,890
Such actions

846
00:40:27,060 --> 00:40:29,290
will surely provoke His Majesty's wrath,

847
00:40:29,290 --> 00:40:31,680
and someone must bear the Emperor's anger.

848
00:40:33,910 --> 00:40:34,790
Song Yimeng,

849
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:36,980
the situation looks grim.

850
00:40:48,310 --> 00:40:51,540
[Imperial Study]

851
00:41:11,540 --> 00:41:13,430
How long do we have to kneel here?

852
00:41:32,810 --> 00:41:33,680
Pad your knees.

853
00:41:36,830 --> 00:41:38,640
Drop the act.

854
00:41:38,810 --> 00:41:40,730
Stop scheming against me already.

855
00:41:41,430 --> 00:41:43,160
Who schemed against you?

856
00:41:43,180 --> 00:41:44,830
The arranged marriage
was my mother's idea.

857
00:41:44,830 --> 00:41:46,480
What does it have to do with me?

858
00:41:47,410 --> 00:41:48,330
Yes, yes, yes,

859
00:41:48,980 --> 00:41:52,270
You're the kindest person in the world.

860
00:41:52,290 --> 00:41:54,290
How could you possibly be involved?

861
00:41:54,370 --> 00:41:56,020
Can you stop being so

862
00:41:56,020 --> 00:41:56,730
sarcastic?

863
00:42:01,020 --> 00:42:03,730
This was clearly a fight
between the three of you.

864
00:42:03,730 --> 00:42:05,390
Why do the Eighteenth Prince

865
00:42:06,060 --> 00:42:07,680
and Chu Guihong get away with it?

866
00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:09,020
I didn't do anything,

867
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:10,580
yet I have to keep kneeling here.

868
00:42:10,580 --> 00:42:12,140
Who did I offend?

869
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:15,020
Can the royals just do
whatever they want?

870
00:42:15,180 --> 00:42:16,250
His Majesty didn't even
get the facts straight.

871
00:42:16,250 --> 00:42:17,140
Miss Song.

872
00:42:18,140 --> 00:42:22,830
[Imperial Study]

873
00:42:19,660 --> 00:42:22,620
His Majesty summons you
to the Imperial Study.

874
00:42:24,180 --> 00:42:25,180
Sure, sure.

875
00:42:25,230 --> 00:42:26,430
As long...

876
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:29,890
As long as I don't have to kneel anymore,

877
00:42:29,890 --> 00:42:31,730
I'll do anything.

878
00:42:31,890 --> 00:42:33,500
My legs are numb!

879
00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:34,890
I...

880
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:36,620
Watch your words inside.

881
00:42:39,350 --> 00:42:40,480
I know!