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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 35]

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Big! Big!

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Small! Small!

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Impressive.

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[Grace and Elegance]

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I didn't expect there to be such a place

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in the script world.

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The people and stories I didn't even write

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are so interesting,

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even better than the ones I did write.

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No offense, Mr. Screenwriter,

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but what you wrote
really wasn't that great.

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Look at the stories we actors
came up with ourselves.

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They're way better than yours,
don't you think?

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Tell me,

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why did you bring me here?

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I wanted you to understand what it means

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to respect the characters.

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Respect the characters?

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I know,

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to you, Nan Heng is just

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a fictional character.

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[Grace and Elegance]

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The passersby on the street,

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and the brothers
from Waning River Crescent—

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they're all nobodies to you,

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right?

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But in my eyes,

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they're living, breathing people.

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Every day of their lives is real,

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and every day,
they all just want to live in the moment.

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So,

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I hope you'll show some mercy

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and let each of them

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live the life they want.

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Okay?

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Song Xiaoyu,

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you're really determined

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not to come back with me, huh?

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Yes.

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If you try to force the story

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back on the so-called track,

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a lot of people will die.

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Nan Heng and I

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won't just stand by.

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Mr. Screenwriter,

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You're not

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planning something shady again, are you?

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Me?

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What shady plan could I possibly have?

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I'm just thinking

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how I can better adapt to this world.

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Shangguan He!

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Come out!

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Oh no.

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Mrs. Song is here.

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You betrayed me first,
so don't blame me for betraying you.

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You must be out of your mind

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to treat fictional characters
as real people.

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[Celestial Realm]

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Shangguan He!

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You scoundrel!

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What on earth did you do

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to ruin my daughter's marriage

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to the Eighteenth Prince?

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I'm telling you,

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if you have even a shred of conscience,

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come with me to Song Residence

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and personally tell Yiting

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to give up on you completely

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and marry into the royal family in peace.

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[Celestial Realm]

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Madam, I understand what you're saying.

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But if you're asking me to hand
Yiting over to someone else,

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I'm afraid I can't do that.

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What?

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How dare you say that to me?

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Don't tell me you want to marry Yiting?

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If she's willing to marry me,

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then I'm willing to marry her.

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So they love each other.

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And what makes you think
you're worthy of my daughter?

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You are right.

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That's what I thought just a few days ago.

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Song Yiting is truly

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the most elegant,

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proud, and noble woman girl.

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A man like me,
a nobody from the martial arts world—

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how could I ever be good enough for her?

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And how could I ever

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give her the life she wants?

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Good that you understand!

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But later, I realized I was wrong.

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Because what Song Yiting wants
isn't a marriage,

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nor a match
that just looks perfect on paper.

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She wants someone
who can roam the world with her

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and live a life of freedom and joy.

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Mrs. Song,

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I'll say all this

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to her myself.

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If she wants a life free of constraints,

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I'll gladly go with her.

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If she wants to experience
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I'll marry her with proper rites
and tradition.

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Or perhaps,

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I can marry into her family.

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You're absolutely insane!

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You...

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Mr. Screenwriter,

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how much heartbreak

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have you been through in real life

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to come up with
a character like Mrs. Song,

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someone who likes to break couples up?

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If you had just been merciful

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and let Song Yiting marry Nan Heng,

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wouldn't this whole drama
have been avoided?

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What's wrong with His Highness?

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Strange.

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It's truly weird.

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Your energy and blood are both depleted.

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Your Highness,
this looks like a serious injury.

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Could it be...

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that the wound
he suffered on his wedding day

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still hasn't healed?

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No, that can't be it.

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Even during the worst days of his injury,

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his body wasn't this weak.

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So why has it only gotten worse

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over time?

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It feels more like

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that injury

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triggered some deeper illness.

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Is there any way to treat it?

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I can only

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try some tonics

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to replenish your energy and blood,

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and observe how things go.

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Your Grace?

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What are you doing here?

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I just returned to the capital.

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I shouldn't be interfering
in your family affairs.

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Then please don't.

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Madam, what you said

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is rather unpleasant to hear.

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Unpleasant or not,

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this is still the Song family's business,

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not something for outsiders to meddle in.

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That may have been true before,

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but now

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it's also the business of the Chu family.

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Don't you want a son-in-law

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who's a good match in status?

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Then today,

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I'll officially adopt
Shangguan He as my son

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and give him the status
of a prince's household.

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Adopted son?

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That's great.

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My father and the old lord

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were sworn brothers.

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And now Yiting and Chu He are in love—

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what could be more perfect?

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Madam,

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if Father knows about it,

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he'll be thrilled.

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Wait.

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You're already calling him Chu He now?

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Our Second Master sure gave up
a lot just to get a wife.

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He's a real man.

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Family name is just a superficial thing.

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Mrs. Song,

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didn't you keep saying he was just

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a nobody from the martial arts world?

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Are you satisfied now?

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I... I...

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I...

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What are you waiting for?

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Hurry up and call him Father.

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Well...

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It's...

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In the blink of an eye,
I suddenly have a father.

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Isn't this all too sudden?

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Don't hesitate.

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Shanhu,

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get paper and brush.

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There's no better time than the present.

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Today, let's sign the marriage contract
between the Song family and Chu family.

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He finally did something good.

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Father, what exactly
was your intention with this?

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Naturally, it's to deal with Nan Heng.

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Deal with Nan Heng?

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What does this marriage
have to do with him?

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Could it be...

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that you want to bring Shangguan He
and the Song family

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into our camp

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to drive a wedge
between them and Nan Heng?

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From your character's point of view,

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whatever you think is right.

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I had my reasons

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for doing this.

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Nan Heng should be

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close to death from his illness by now.

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[Your Majesty, I am willing to take Shangguan as my adopted son
and personally teach him to serve the country. I humbly ask for your gracious consent.]

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He used to be Shangguan Baihe,

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then Shangguan He.

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Now, look at him.

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He's lost even the Shangguan surname.

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I must say, He,

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you're really generous.

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Shut up.

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Lord Qianyu came at a strange time

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and acts strangely.

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Though he seems to strike blindly,

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I suspect...

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there's more to this.

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Fugui.

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Dismiss everyone.

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There's nobody else here, Your Highness.

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[Lofty Aspirations]

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What's so secret

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that even Fugui can't hear?

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Have you ever heard of

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the script world?

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[As per custom, we respectfully ask for your daughter's name
and seek your approval for the marriage. Chu Li.]

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Come on, Father,

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I've already taken care of it.

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why do you still look so worried?

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Yimeng,

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why did Chu Li

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help Shangguan He and Yiting?

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He certainly wanted
to prove that, in this world, he...

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He wanted to solve
your biggest problem, of course.

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Father,

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you actually quite like Shangguan He,

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don't you?

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And you don't want Yiting
to marry into the royal family,

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right?

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Nothing escapes your sharp eyes.

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See?

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The family's long-lasting conflict

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is finally coming to an end.

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Let me enjoy some peace and quiet now.

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Song Yude!

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I've been looking all over for you!

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Come, come.

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Honey.

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The marriage contract is already signed.

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Please stop causing trouble.

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Wait.

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I'm not the one causing trouble.

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Get your facts straight.

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It's your precious daughter
who is causing trouble.

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She says she won't marry him.

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She says

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she won't marry Chu He until she hears him

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confess his feelings to her in person.

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You're really driving me crazy!

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Wait a moment.

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Let me process this.

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Are you saying
this storybook created its own world

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and we are all characters in it?

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When I first heard this,

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I had the same reaction as you.

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This...

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This is absolutely preposterous.

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I understand

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it's hard

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to accept now.

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No, no, no.

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I've long thought something was strange.

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How could

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such an

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incredibly handsome face exist
in this world?

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So you are from a storybook?

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That explains everything.

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Tell me,

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what kind of ending

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could someone like me have?

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I'm sure I'm more popular with the readers

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than you, a cold-faced prince.

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You

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don't have an ending.

283
00:13:50,060 --> 00:13:55,800
[One with Light and Dust]

284
00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:52,670
Which means

285
00:13:52,670 --> 00:13:54,060
Shangguan He wasn't even

286
00:13:54,180 --> 00:13:55,920
in the original script.

287
00:13:56,150 --> 00:13:56,910
What?

288
00:13:57,460 --> 00:13:58,670
How is that possible?

289
00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,840
Then how did I come into existence?

290
00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:01,760
I think

291
00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,180
you must be a character born

292
00:14:04,180 --> 00:14:05,940
from the workings of this script world,

293
00:14:05,940 --> 00:14:07,240
someone who appeared out of nowhere

294
00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,090
and could vanish just as quickly.

295
00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:11,520
Someone who appeared out of nowhere

296
00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,380
and could vanish just as quickly.

297
00:14:14,260 --> 00:14:14,820
Yes.

298
00:14:15,700 --> 00:14:17,520
I believe the identity of Li Shiliu

299
00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:18,700
came about because of

300
00:14:18,700 --> 00:14:20,340
the unpredictable changes

301
00:14:20,370 --> 00:14:22,000
during the script's progression.

302
00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,160
The changes became too overwhelming

303
00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:24,300
to control,

304
00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,060
so the screenwriter took the form
of Lord Qianyu and came here.

305
00:14:30,930 --> 00:14:32,050
Then tell me,

306
00:14:32,810 --> 00:14:33,940
does this storybook

307
00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:35,640
include Song Yiting?

308
00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:37,640
Yes.

309
00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,880
Who did she end up marrying?

310
00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,200
The Eighteenth Prince?

311
00:14:46,910 --> 00:14:48,210
She married me.

312
00:14:48,340 --> 00:14:49,160
You?

313
00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,060
Don't worry.

314
00:14:50,060 --> 00:14:51,700
I have absolutely
no interest in Song Yiting.

315
00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:52,700
I'm telling you this

316
00:14:52,700 --> 00:14:54,040
because I think there's something fishy

317
00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,370
about this Lord Qianyu.

318
00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:01,000
But it's strange.

319
00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:02,520
According to the storybook,

320
00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:03,460
he should be trying hard to match you

321
00:15:03,460 --> 00:15:04,820
with Song Yiting.

322
00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,700
So why did he end up arranging
for her to marry me instead?

323
00:15:07,700 --> 00:15:09,040
The one controlling the game

324
00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,550
only needs to move
a single piece to change everything.

325
00:15:11,550 --> 00:15:12,340
So,

326
00:15:12,420 --> 00:15:13,700
we need to figure out

327
00:15:13,700 --> 00:15:15,520
his next move quickly.

328
00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,280
Know yourself and know your enemy,

329
00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:18,930
and you'll never be defeated.

330
00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:19,820
But…

331
00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,580
you're not saying

332
00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,430
I should do the investigation, are you?

333
00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:26,160
You've been around Song Yiting
so long that

334
00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,280
you've even learned
to jump in and answer questions.

335
00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:29,340
And now,

336
00:15:29,420 --> 00:15:30,870
you're Lord Qianyu's adopted son.

337
00:15:30,870 --> 00:15:31,700
That makes you

338
00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:32,880
the perfect person to look into this.

339
00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,640
We're all just fictional characters,

340
00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:35,700
so why do some

341
00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:37,300
get to act all high and mighty,

342
00:15:37,300 --> 00:15:38,760
while others

343
00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,810
don't even get a chance to fight back?

344
00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:43,720
Oh, I forgot to tell you.

345
00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,280
I'm the male lead.

346
00:15:48,140 --> 00:15:49,770
What the hell is a male lead?

347
00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:50,880
So your fate is completely

348
00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,920
controlled by the writer, isn't it?

349
00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:53,960
Is that interesting?

350
00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:58,340
[Lofty Aspirations]

351
00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:55,820
I appeared out of nowhere

352
00:15:55,820 --> 00:15:57,240
and could vanish just as quickly.

353
00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,040
My life is far more interesting.

354
00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:02,550
Wait.

355
00:16:04,340 --> 00:16:05,600
Doesn't that just mean

356
00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:07,300
I came from nothing

357
00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:09,470
and could vanish into nothing too?

358
00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,340
Am I going to disappear?

359
00:17:54,250 --> 00:17:55,200
Honey!

360
00:17:57,060 --> 00:17:57,860
Honey!

361
00:17:59,460 --> 00:18:00,690
Honey!

362
00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,040
No!

363
00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,680
Someone who appeared out of nowhere

364
00:18:12,940 --> 00:18:14,800
and could vanish just as quickly?

365
00:18:27,860 --> 00:18:28,680
Yiting,

366
00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:31,240
you have to understand,

367
00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,040
people have different personalities.

368
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,580
Shangguan He

369
00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:36,760
has always been carefree.

370
00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,060
It's normal that he doesn't know
how to express his feelings.

371
00:18:39,060 --> 00:18:41,680
But everything he said
at Waning River Crescent today

372
00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,900
must have come from
the bottom of his heart.

373
00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:45,200
He didn't say a word about love,

374
00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,440
but every word showed that

375
00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,580
he cares about you,

376
00:18:47,580 --> 00:18:48,480
likes you,

377
00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:49,800
and wants to be with you.

378
00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:51,550
A confession

379
00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,040
is just one way to express one's feelings.

380
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,630
Is it really that important?

381
00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,020
You don't understand.

382
00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,820
I've made my feelings clear
to him for so long,

383
00:19:01,820 --> 00:19:03,900
but he has never once
said anything in return.

384
00:19:03,900 --> 00:19:05,040
I don't understand?

385
00:19:05,300 --> 00:19:07,240
Me, a married woman with experience,

386
00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:08,360
I don't understand?

387
00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,550
You just lie there doing nothing.

388
00:19:11,550 --> 00:19:12,380
That's how you are in life,

389
00:19:12,380 --> 00:19:13,380
and in love.

390
00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,930
Between you and Nan Heng, he took 99

391
00:19:16,300 --> 00:19:17,960
out of 100 steps to get to you,

392
00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,580
dragging himself forward the whole way.

393
00:19:19,580 --> 00:19:20,380
Do you

394
00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:21,560
really understand?

395
00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:52,300
What's up?

396
00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:54,490
Your Highness,

397
00:19:54,820 --> 00:19:56,000
I heard everything

398
00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,320
you said to Shangguan He

399
00:19:57,550 --> 00:19:58,870
in the courtyard today.

400
00:20:02,380 --> 00:20:03,040
So...

401
00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,520
you know about the script world now?

402
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:06,580
I do.

403
00:20:07,820 --> 00:20:09,150
And you've accepted it?

404
00:20:10,060 --> 00:20:10,930
Your Highness,

405
00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:12,300
you thought that,

406
00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:14,280
with my personality, I'd make a huge scene

407
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,010
when I found out, didn't you?

408
00:20:16,860 --> 00:20:18,580
I was shocked at first.

409
00:20:18,750 --> 00:20:20,550
But after eating eight buns

410
00:20:20,550 --> 00:20:22,550
and running ten laps around
the Crown Prince's Residence,

411
00:20:22,550 --> 00:20:24,480
I suddenly understood everything.

412
00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,980
Have I ever seen
this so-called "real world"

413
00:20:27,140 --> 00:20:28,480
outside the storybook?

414
00:20:28,580 --> 00:20:29,710
I haven't.

415
00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:30,930
So it doesn't exist.

416
00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:32,480
And since it doesn't exist,

417
00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:33,900
why can't I treat this place

418
00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,440
as the real world?

419
00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,590
I didn't expect
you'd come to that conclusion.

420
00:20:40,860 --> 00:20:43,440
Well, I did grow up with you.

421
00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,060
Not like that Shangguan He—

422
00:20:45,060 --> 00:20:46,660
who knows where he came from.

423
00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:50,770
Your Highness,

424
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:52,740
why didn't you tell him

425
00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,690
you've been coughing up blood?

426
00:21:01,380 --> 00:21:02,310
I didn't tell him

427
00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,160
because I didn't want him to worry.

428
00:21:05,690 --> 00:21:08,280
And you're keeping it
from the Crown Princess too?

429
00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:09,070
That's right.

430
00:21:09,350 --> 00:21:11,060
She absolutely cannot know.

431
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,620
If Lord Qianyu is really that powerful,

432
00:21:13,620 --> 00:21:15,020
what will happen if you

433
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,300
[Cultivate Virtue and Pursue Knowledge]

434
00:21:15,060 --> 00:21:16,800
go against him, Your Highness?

435
00:21:18,430 --> 00:21:19,350
I don't know yet.

436
00:21:20,820 --> 00:21:21,900
But no matter what,

437
00:21:22,860 --> 00:21:24,930
I must find a way to change the ending,

438
00:21:25,620 --> 00:21:27,520
because when we got married,

439
00:21:27,860 --> 00:21:29,960
I promised her
I would protect her for life.

440
00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:30,810
Your Highness,

441
00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,950
that's my wish as well.

442
00:21:33,380 --> 00:21:34,340
I may be slow,

443
00:21:34,820 --> 00:21:36,200
but I'm not stupid.

444
00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:38,100
If what you told Shangguan He

445
00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:39,300
wasn't dangerous,

446
00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:40,830
then why didn't you tell me?

447
00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:42,520
Isn't it because you were afraid

448
00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,620
I'd expose your health issues

449
00:21:44,620 --> 00:21:46,520
and mess up the plan against Lord Qianyu?

450
00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:47,720
I have my own plans.

451
00:21:48,940 --> 00:21:49,700
Yes!

452
00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:51,320
You always have your plans—

453
00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:52,860
when we were beyond the border,

454
00:21:52,860 --> 00:21:54,590
when we returned to the capital,

455
00:21:54,590 --> 00:21:55,990
when you were wronged,

456
00:21:56,010 --> 00:21:58,060
even when your life
was hanging by a thread.

457
00:21:58,060 --> 00:21:58,930
Your Highness,

458
00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,510
let me ask you one thing:

459
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:01,860
in your plans,

460
00:22:01,860 --> 00:22:04,070
have you ever considered your own safety?

461
00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:05,140
Of course I'll consider

462
00:22:05,140 --> 00:22:06,460
my own safety.

463
00:22:06,490 --> 00:22:07,830
Really?

464
00:22:08,070 --> 00:22:09,730
If there really is a storybook,

465
00:22:09,730 --> 00:22:11,010
then I was written

466
00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,100
to protect you.

467
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:14,580
I know everything

468
00:22:14,580 --> 00:22:15,520
you plan to do.

469
00:22:15,860 --> 00:22:16,680
If—

470
00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:18,000
I'm just saying if—

471
00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,300
I knew that wound would hurt you so badly,

472
00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:21,620
I definitely
wouldn't have listened to you—

473
00:22:21,620 --> 00:22:23,800
I would have tried my best
to kill Chu Guihong first.

474
00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:24,240
Your Highness,

475
00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:25,240
-Enough.
-you...

476
00:22:26,140 --> 00:22:27,280
I know you're loyal.

477
00:22:28,140 --> 00:22:29,240
Then promise me

478
00:22:29,620 --> 00:22:31,060
you'll include your own safety

479
00:22:31,060 --> 00:22:32,140
in your plans.

480
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:35,240
Fine.

481
00:22:36,450 --> 00:22:37,900
I still don't believe you.

482
00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,300
Unless you tell me

483
00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:40,240
your detailed plan now,

484
00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,300
I can't be at ease.

485
00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,820
Don't push it too far.

486
00:22:44,340 --> 00:22:45,140
Fine.

487
00:22:45,860 --> 00:22:47,900
From now on, take me with you

488
00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:49,630
when you go to discuss matters.

489
00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:52,890
Your Highness,

490
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:54,200
remember this:

491
00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:55,620
in the storybook, I was written

492
00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:57,290
to be completely loyal to you.

493
00:22:57,340 --> 00:22:58,620
Unlike that Shangguan He,

494
00:22:58,620 --> 00:23:00,060
who could vanish any moment

495
00:23:00,060 --> 00:23:01,060
and just fly away.

496
00:23:01,060 --> 00:23:02,660
When that happens, who will you turn to?

497
00:23:02,660 --> 00:23:03,720
It'll still be me.

498
00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:06,720
I got it.

499
00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:30,620
Nan Heng.

500
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,030
Nan Heng.

501
00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,480
Today, on my way back to my room,

502
00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:38,600
I smelled medicine.

503
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,800
Is your injury still not fully healed?

504
00:23:45,060 --> 00:23:45,550
Come.

505
00:23:45,750 --> 00:23:46,770
Turn around.

506
00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:47,720
Let me see.

507
00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:48,440
No, no, no.

508
00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:49,300
I'm fine now.

509
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,140
I've been fine for a while.

510
00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:53,340
The imperial physician
gave me some prescriptions,

511
00:23:53,340 --> 00:23:54,750
and now I'm out of danger.

512
00:23:55,260 --> 00:23:56,200
Really?

513
00:23:56,580 --> 00:23:57,200
Really.

514
00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,040
You're lying.

515
00:23:58,140 --> 00:24:00,050
You always pretend to be fine
when you are not.

516
00:24:00,050 --> 00:24:01,800
I need to see for myself to be sure.

517
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:02,550
Let me take a look.

518
00:24:02,550 --> 00:24:03,280
I have something to ask you.

519
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,380
Just one quick look.

520
00:24:04,380 --> 00:24:05,140
No, no, wait.

521
00:24:05,140 --> 00:24:06,680
I need to ask you something.

522
00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:09,060
What did you and Lord Qianyu do

523
00:24:09,060 --> 00:24:10,760
at Waning River Crescent today?

524
00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:11,440
And...

525
00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,870
why did he adopt Shangguan He as his son?

526
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:14,550
Nan Heng.

527
00:24:14,550 --> 00:24:15,300
Why did...

528
00:24:15,550 --> 00:24:16,680
Can we please

529
00:24:16,970 --> 00:24:18,940
keep work talk out of private time?

530
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:22,960
Come on,

531
00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,100
don't worry.

532
00:24:24,340 --> 00:24:25,340
Lord Qianyu

533
00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:28,100
is gradually fitting into this world.

534
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,960
Otherwise, how could he have outdone Madam

535
00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,610
and helped Shangguan He and Yiting
get engaged?

536
00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,930
But he wanted to take you away
this morning.

537
00:24:34,930 --> 00:24:37,440
While we women
are busy handling things outside,

538
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,580
can you men

539
00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,300
stop overthinking

540
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:41,760
at home?

541
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:42,480
Okay?

542
00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:43,780
Trust me this once.

543
00:24:45,370 --> 00:24:46,100
Okay.

544
00:24:51,050 --> 00:24:51,960
Nan Heng.

545
00:24:52,610 --> 00:24:53,790
Take off your boots.

546
00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:08,380
And your belt too.

547
00:25:15,140 --> 00:25:15,960
Here.

548
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:21,640
Your outer robe,

549
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,100
take that off too.

550
00:25:29,740 --> 00:25:31,400
You're acting a bit strange today.

551
00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:32,070
Here.

552
00:25:39,380 --> 00:25:40,340
What are you doing?

553
00:25:40,340 --> 00:25:40,900
Nan Heng.

554
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:47,000
What?

555
00:25:50,740 --> 00:25:51,580
Nan Heng,

556
00:25:53,820 --> 00:25:54,820
I like you.

557
00:25:59,410 --> 00:26:00,680
How much do you like me?

558
00:26:04,390 --> 00:26:05,680
I like you so much that

559
00:26:06,060 --> 00:26:09,230
if you and an ATM
both fell into the river,

560
00:26:09,310 --> 00:26:12,040
I wouldn't hesitate to save you first.

561
00:26:13,370 --> 00:26:14,540
An ATM?

562
00:26:17,710 --> 00:26:19,810
I don't know who that is,

563
00:26:19,830 --> 00:26:20,550
but...

564
00:26:21,790 --> 00:26:24,110
it surely can't beat Xuanjia Army, right?

565
00:26:28,290 --> 00:26:29,950
You fool.

566
00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:33,760
Anyway,

567
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:35,380
that's a romantic line.

568
00:26:36,330 --> 00:26:37,500
And from now on,

569
00:26:37,830 --> 00:26:39,770
I'll say sweet things to you often.

570
00:26:41,140 --> 00:26:42,230
Before,

571
00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:44,430
you took so many steps toward me.

572
00:26:45,140 --> 00:26:46,040
From now on,

573
00:26:47,820 --> 00:26:49,760
I'll be the one walking toward you.

574
00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:55,750
Love isn't just about words.

575
00:26:56,300 --> 00:26:58,100
You need to show it with actions.

576
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:01,550
Really?

577
00:27:03,190 --> 00:27:03,780
Yes.

578
00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,010
I'm not talking about this.

579
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,340
Didn't you tell me to take action?

580
00:27:11,340 --> 00:27:12,960
So I'm showing you my actions.

581
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:13,760
Well...

582
00:27:28,820 --> 00:27:29,620
Wait.

583
00:27:30,220 --> 00:27:31,620
You haven't taken off your hairpin yet.

584
00:27:31,620 --> 00:27:33,380
In costume dramas,
no one really minds that.

585
00:27:33,380 --> 00:27:34,520
What if it pricks me?

586
00:27:34,580 --> 00:27:35,580
You must have OCD.

587
00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,940
If it pricks you, we'll deal with it then.

588
00:27:43,340 --> 00:27:44,980
Dongting red oranges!

589
00:27:45,060 --> 00:27:46,300
Dongting red oranges!

590
00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:48,710
Juicy and delicious Dongting red oranges!

591
00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:50,080
Take a look.

592
00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:51,460
Dongting red oranges.

593
00:27:51,860 --> 00:27:54,700
Last time we bought some Dongting
red oranges, and then things went wrong.

594
00:27:54,700 --> 00:27:55,450
This time…

595
00:27:58,100 --> 00:27:59,520
You're worrying too much.

596
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,030
Last time, it was because we bought them
to honor my mother.

597
00:28:02,030 --> 00:28:04,140
This time we're buying them
to give to Father.

598
00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:05,060
That's not the same.

599
00:28:05,060 --> 00:28:06,000
It's different.

600
00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:07,240
Here.

601
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:07,960
Take it.

602
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,050
Your Highness.

603
00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,060
Rong Hua? What brings you here?

604
00:28:12,550 --> 00:28:15,400
May I have a word with you
in private, Your Highness?

605
00:28:20,340 --> 00:28:22,140
It's just a engagement,

606
00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,050
yet such a grand event.

607
00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,270
You really hold my Song family

608
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,480
in high regard.

609
00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,100
Song, you're too polite.

610
00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,000
In the capital, only our two families

611
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,960
are noble families in the whole drama.

612
00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,150
It should be this way.

613
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,330
But Your Highness,

614
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,280
you actually made time to attend

615
00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,280
your sister-in-law's engagement.

616
00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,040
Some things can't reach a conclusion

617
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,900
without seeing them with your own eyes.

618
00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:47,800
Besides,

619
00:28:48,380 --> 00:28:50,200
your recent actions

620
00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,580
have all involved people close to me,

621
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:54,330
which naturally

622
00:28:54,370 --> 00:28:55,980
made me a little suspicious.

623
00:28:58,140 --> 00:28:59,140
I'm getting old.

624
00:28:59,140 --> 00:29:00,550
What schemes could I have?

625
00:29:00,550 --> 00:29:02,380
I just want to see the younger generation

626
00:29:02,380 --> 00:29:04,340
settle down peacefully.

627
00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,010
Guihong wasn't lucky enough
to marry a Song girl,

628
00:29:08,340 --> 00:29:09,380
but He

629
00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:12,290
honored the old friendship
between me and Song.

630
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:13,520
Indeed.

631
00:29:14,340 --> 00:29:15,340
However...

632
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,440
I consulted
the Imperial Astronomical Bureau,

633
00:29:19,300 --> 00:29:20,900
and it seems there's no
suitable wedding date

634
00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:22,800
within the next six months.

635
00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:25,140
So perhaps this matter should...

636
00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:26,340
I think you're trying

637
00:29:27,060 --> 00:29:29,240
to call off the engagement because

638
00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:31,440
Miss Song Yiting refuses to get married.

639
00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:32,300
Chu Guihong,

640
00:29:32,610 --> 00:29:34,300
why are you everywhere?

641
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,070
You even know about
the Song family's affairs.

642
00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:39,560
Yesterday, Guihong was on patrol

643
00:29:39,580 --> 00:29:41,340
and happened to run into Mrs. Song,

644
00:29:41,340 --> 00:29:42,550
so they chatted a bit.

645
00:29:45,090 --> 00:29:45,880
Happened to?

646
00:29:46,950 --> 00:29:49,130
Mrs. Song went to Waning River Crescent,

647
00:29:49,130 --> 00:29:51,740
and you just happened
to take in an adopted son.

648
00:29:52,550 --> 00:29:54,140
Chu Guihong also "happened"

649
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,860
to hear about the Song family's affairs.

650
00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,590
What a coincidence.

651
00:29:59,060 --> 00:30:00,240
That's what they say:

652
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,160
"No coincidences, no good story."

653
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:05,760
Song,

654
00:30:05,900 --> 00:30:07,300
I suddenly need to use the restroom.

655
00:30:07,300 --> 00:30:09,300
Could you wait a moment?

656
00:30:09,300 --> 00:30:09,900
Of course.

657
00:30:09,900 --> 00:30:10,900
This way, please.

658
00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:23,740
[Graceful and Composed]

659
00:30:19,790 --> 00:30:21,200
Shangguan He,

660
00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,860
we've already rolled out
the red carpet for you.

661
00:30:23,860 --> 00:30:26,120
Is it really that hard to say
"I like you?"

662
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,140
What exactly are you hesitating about?

663
00:30:28,140 --> 00:30:29,010
Your Highness,

664
00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:30,280
Mrs. Li,

665
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,960
please stay out of this matter, okay?

666
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,200
I'm begging you.

667
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,200
Stop right there.

668
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:35,100
Come back.

669
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,020
Between Nan Heng and me,

670
00:30:39,300 --> 00:30:41,200
you and Yiting have meddled quite a bit.

671
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:41,960
So it's only fair

672
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:43,440
that I return the favor.

673
00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,280
Didn't you once tell me

674
00:30:46,620 --> 00:30:48,040
that people like us

675
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,140
have to risk everything

676
00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:51,140
for someone in our lifetime?

677
00:30:53,190 --> 00:30:54,310
You and I

678
00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:55,840
are both lazy souls

679
00:30:55,860 --> 00:30:57,460
with no grand ambitions.

680
00:30:58,070 --> 00:31:00,800
Don't we just want a peaceful, comfortable
life?

681
00:31:01,300 --> 00:31:03,060
But if, in your whole life,

682
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,380
you never meet even one or two people

683
00:31:05,380 --> 00:31:07,110
worth risking everything for,

684
00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:08,770
and you just merely exist,

685
00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:10,720
can you say you've truly lived?

686
00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:11,620
I believed you

687
00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:12,900
and acted on it.

688
00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:14,400
But what about you?

689
00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:17,290
You clearly care
about Yiting more than anyone.

690
00:31:17,430 --> 00:31:19,200
So why do you only say sweet things

691
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,440
behind her back

692
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,500
but stay silent when you're with her?

693
00:31:22,620 --> 00:31:24,040
Chief told me

694
00:31:24,380 --> 00:31:26,180
I don't exist in the storybook.

695
00:31:26,620 --> 00:31:27,760
How could a nonexistent person

696
00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:29,440
give her a happy ending?

697
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:33,080
The storybook?

698
00:31:34,690 --> 00:31:36,020
So you know everything?

699
00:31:37,620 --> 00:31:38,440
So,

700
00:31:38,820 --> 00:31:40,760
you don't want me to suddenly disappear

701
00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,690
and leave your sister
all alone in this world, right?

702
00:31:45,140 --> 00:31:47,070
How could you suddenly disappear?

703
00:31:47,550 --> 00:31:49,440
Things aren't as bad as you think.

704
00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:51,040
Trust me. Really.

705
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:51,890
Second Master.

706
00:31:52,060 --> 00:31:52,930
Second Master.

707
00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:54,140
bad news.

708
00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:55,300
Something happened.

709
00:31:55,300 --> 00:31:58,440
The enemy showed up at our place.
Go check it out quickly!

710
00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:09,600
Eighteenth Prince,

711
00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:12,240
Why did you specifically invite me

712
00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:13,990
to Waning River Crescent?

713
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,200
This way, please.

714
00:32:54,740 --> 00:32:55,470
Yiting.

715
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:57,870
You gave him 73 portraits.

716
00:32:57,890 --> 00:32:59,410
I have one more than him.

717
00:32:59,550 --> 00:33:00,680
As long as you agree,

718
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,300
Father's imperial edict for our marriage

719
00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:05,160
will surely come before
the Chu family's proposal.

720
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:06,500
Eighteenth Prince,

721
00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:09,280
didn't you already ask His Majesty
to cancel the imperial marriage grant?

722
00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:10,540
What are you doing now?

723
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,060
Well,

724
00:33:13,820 --> 00:33:15,900
just consider it a moment of impulse.

725
00:33:16,060 --> 00:33:17,320
Please don't blame me.

726
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,070
Isn't this Shangguan He?

727
00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:25,960
Yiting,

728
00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:27,620
I can accept you don't like me,

729
00:33:27,620 --> 00:33:29,580
but I can't just watch you

730
00:33:29,580 --> 00:33:31,800
marry someone who doesn't care about you.

731
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:32,600
Yiting,

732
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:33,680
I like you.

733
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,820
I can write love letters
and poems for you,

734
00:33:35,820 --> 00:33:37,380
confess my feelings in front of

735
00:33:37,380 --> 00:33:38,280
all the noble ladies of the capital,

736
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,460
and ask Father for your hand.

737
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,800
I can do anything you want.

738
00:33:43,060 --> 00:33:44,280
But what about Chu He?

739
00:33:44,380 --> 00:33:45,620
What can he do for you?

740
00:33:46,110 --> 00:33:47,770
So, Eighteenth Prince,

741
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,260
are you here to steal the bride today?

742
00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:52,550
Yes.

743
00:33:53,060 --> 00:33:54,380
I cherish Yiting

744
00:33:54,380 --> 00:33:55,520
and love her deeply.

745
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,760
That's why, before everyone here,

746
00:33:59,060 --> 00:34:00,590
I'm here to steal the bride!

747
00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:03,000
I support the Eighteenth Prince!

748
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,240
Me too!

749
00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:06,450
I support the Eighteenth Prince!

750
00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:20,440
You really scared me.

751
00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:21,380
Your Highness,

752
00:34:21,380 --> 00:34:23,600
you have such a villainous aura!

753
00:34:24,910 --> 00:34:26,560
Those with clear consciences

754
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,120
have nothing to fear.

755
00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:30,490
In broad daylight,

756
00:34:30,830 --> 00:34:32,600
why are you so nervous?

757
00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:34,560
Could there be

758
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,620
other reasons behind

759
00:34:37,950 --> 00:34:39,550
Shangguan He's engagement?

760
00:34:44,970 --> 00:34:47,180
You've started suspecting me already?

761
00:34:48,470 --> 00:34:50,390
Song Yimeng told me

762
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,030
you worked

763
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,950
tirelessly

764
00:34:53,950 --> 00:34:55,030
for this script.

765
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,510
But now, seeing it changed like this,

766
00:34:59,470 --> 00:35:00,800
I'd want to turn the tide

767
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:02,830
and set the story back on track

768
00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,470
if I were you.

769
00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:05,950
Why would I do that?

770
00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:08,870
Of course you would.

771
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:10,830
I don't believe

772
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:12,890
you actually want to stay here.

773
00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:16,430
Well, you actually guessed right.

774
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:19,350
Nan Heng,

775
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:21,950
after the wedding,

776
00:35:22,470 --> 00:35:23,510
have you

777
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:24,950
felt unwell?

778
00:35:27,910 --> 00:35:30,510
Is it getting worse
as the Song and Chu families

779
00:35:30,780 --> 00:35:31,970
are getting engaged?

780
00:35:36,030 --> 00:35:36,870
Marry him!

781
00:35:36,870 --> 00:35:37,720
Marry him!

782
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:38,510
Marry him!

783
00:35:38,510 --> 00:35:39,280
Marry him!

784
00:35:39,310 --> 00:35:40,160
Marry him!

785
00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:41,060
Marry him!

786
00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:41,830
Marry him!

787
00:35:41,870 --> 00:35:42,760
Marry him!

788
00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:43,600
Marry him!

789
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:44,530
Marry him!

790
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:45,310
Marry him!

791
00:35:45,330 --> 00:35:46,180
Marry him!

792
00:35:46,220 --> 00:35:46,810
Marry him!

793
00:35:46,830 --> 00:35:47,970
At a time like this,

794
00:35:47,990 --> 00:35:49,120
why are you still staying silent?

795
00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,030
Do you really want Yiting to marry him?

796
00:35:51,030 --> 00:35:51,560
I...

797
00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:52,200
Marry him!

798
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:52,990
Marry him!

799
00:35:53,010 --> 00:35:53,830
Marry him!

800
00:35:53,850 --> 00:35:54,640
Marry him!

801
00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:55,410
Marry him!

802
00:35:55,430 --> 00:35:56,780
I'll count to three.

803
00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,030
If no one objects,

804
00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:01,430
I'll take your silence as consent.

805
00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:03,510
Let me tell you, Shangguan He,

806
00:36:03,510 --> 00:36:05,030
you better not regret this.

807
00:36:06,390 --> 00:36:06,910
Three!

808
00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:10,390
Two!

809
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:17,600
One...

810
00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:18,530
No need to count.

811
00:36:19,780 --> 00:36:20,550
I accept.

812
00:36:23,950 --> 00:36:24,490
What?

813
00:36:24,510 --> 00:36:25,780
You agreed so quickly?

814
00:36:25,780 --> 00:36:26,890
Don't you want to think it over?

815
00:36:26,890 --> 00:36:28,350
I chased you so many times before

816
00:36:28,350 --> 00:36:28,950
and you never accepted.

817
00:36:28,950 --> 00:36:29,870
Why suddenly today...

818
00:36:29,870 --> 00:36:30,350
I didn't want to marry you before,

819
00:36:30,350 --> 00:36:32,010
but now I do. Is that a problem?

820
00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:33,350
Well...

821
00:36:33,530 --> 00:36:34,930
It's not a problem at all.

822
00:36:34,950 --> 00:36:35,640
Yiting,

823
00:36:35,870 --> 00:36:38,390
I'm actually quite happy
to hear you say that.

824
00:36:38,390 --> 00:36:39,510
But you know,

825
00:36:39,510 --> 00:36:40,510
a relationship like ours

826
00:36:40,510 --> 00:36:40,990
sometimes needs to...

827
00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:41,800
Enough.

828
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,030
You men

829
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,260
are all so indecisive.

830
00:36:49,850 --> 00:36:51,800
I'll go to the palace myself
and ask for the decree.

831
00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:52,280
Yiting.

832
00:37:09,390 --> 00:37:10,200
Wait!

833
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:16,720
Song Yiting, let me ask you,

834
00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:19,640
what kind of love do you truly want?

835
00:37:20,350 --> 00:37:21,600
Love that asks nothing

836
00:37:21,990 --> 00:37:23,180
of the past or future,

837
00:37:23,870 --> 00:37:25,680
understanding each other
and staying together,

838
00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,950
and sharing life's journey
to the ends of the earth.

839
00:37:27,950 --> 00:37:29,470
Asks nothing of the future?

840
00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,260
What if I suddenly disappear?

841
00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:35,030
Whether you stay or go,

842
00:37:35,030 --> 00:37:36,280
it's your choice.

843
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,280
When have I ever forced you?

844
00:37:40,430 --> 00:37:42,870
What if I leave this world before you do?

845
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,220
Then I'll keep you forever in my heart

846
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,160
and go find the next love,

847
00:37:48,390 --> 00:37:49,660
and the one after that.

848
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,620
There are plenty of men in this world.

849
00:37:52,870 --> 00:37:53,850
I, Song Yiting,

850
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:56,080
would never waste my youth

851
00:37:56,870 --> 00:37:58,200
mourning over a coffin.

852
00:38:20,390 --> 00:38:22,200
What a heartless Song Yiting.

853
00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:33,870
I don't understand what they're saying,

854
00:38:33,870 --> 00:38:35,600
but I can see what's happening.

855
00:38:36,390 --> 00:38:37,470
Those two

856
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:39,560
are together now.

857
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:43,470
Shangguan He,

858
00:38:43,830 --> 00:38:44,890
stop wasting time.

859
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,600
Do you love me or not?

860
00:38:58,910 --> 00:38:59,660
Rong Hua!

861
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,430
♪ Through the night's soft whispers ♪

862
00:39:19,530 --> 00:39:23,950
♪ Parting the mist,
gazing into your eyes ♪

863
00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,200
♪ Listen to your memories ♪

864
00:39:32,060 --> 00:39:37,720
♪ Reincarnations are like shadows ♪

865
00:39:32,990 --> 00:39:34,600
Greetings, Your Highness.

866
00:39:34,910 --> 00:39:35,760
Your Highness,

867
00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:37,510
I have some matters to attend to.

868
00:39:37,510 --> 00:39:38,510
I'll take my leave now.

869
00:39:38,510 --> 00:39:39,240
Yiting!

870
00:39:39,620 --> 00:39:44,180
♪ After waking, moving against the flow ♪

871
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:40,280
Yiting!

872
00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:41,350
Wait, Yiting.

873
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:42,760
Wait.

874
00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:43,510
Yiting.

875
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:45,600
Yiting,

876
00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:47,950
is it too late for me to explain now?

877
00:39:45,700 --> 00:39:50,410
♪ Even if the kiss lands between
truth and illusion, I’m still willing ♪

878
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:48,680
Let go!

879
00:39:49,310 --> 00:39:50,010
Yiting!

880
00:39:52,370 --> 00:39:55,310
♪ Above all sounds,
the moon flows like silver ♪

881
00:39:53,310 --> 00:39:54,120
If—

882
00:39:54,390 --> 00:39:55,720
I mean hypothetically—

883
00:39:56,330 --> 00:39:57,200
if...

884
00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:02,180
♪ The stars fall from the sky ♪

885
00:39:57,390 --> 00:39:58,850
there was no Shangguan He,

886
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,140
or if Shangguan He treated you badly,

887
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:01,890
would you...

888
00:40:04,350 --> 00:40:08,140
♪ Follow the light
and fall into this maze ♪

889
00:40:05,240 --> 00:40:06,640
consider me?

890
00:40:07,870 --> 00:40:08,800
Enough.

891
00:40:09,300 --> 00:40:10,370
I accept.

892
00:40:09,620 --> 00:40:14,370
♪ In the depths of passing time,
who's still waiting ♪

893
00:40:16,010 --> 00:40:17,660
♪ A single glance back ♪

894
00:40:19,530 --> 00:40:20,810
♪ If the vows are vain ♪

895
00:40:22,450 --> 00:40:24,120
♪ If the journey is too tumultuous ♪

896
00:40:25,330 --> 00:40:30,430
♪ I'll still choose to meet you ♪

897
00:40:26,390 --> 00:40:27,760
Eighteenth Prince,

898
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:29,910
what are you doing?

899
00:40:30,830 --> 00:40:31,640
Yimeng,

900
00:40:31,830 --> 00:40:32,350
it's...

901
00:40:34,430 --> 00:40:35,120
Actually,

902
00:40:35,510 --> 00:40:37,240
my uncle sent me to help.

903
00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:38,530
Help?

904
00:40:41,260 --> 00:40:42,600
You mean

905
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:43,950
this is intentional,

906
00:40:43,950 --> 00:40:44,870
a fake proposal?

907
00:40:51,410 --> 00:40:52,080
Nan Heng,

908
00:40:52,990 --> 00:40:56,050
the scripted world has its own rules.

909
00:40:56,220 --> 00:40:58,180
Besides the two you already know,

910
00:40:58,280 --> 00:40:59,330
there are two more.

911
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:00,430
One

912
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,410
is related to my returning.

913
00:41:02,510 --> 00:41:03,830
As long as you and Song Yimeng

914
00:41:03,830 --> 00:41:06,080
complete the iconic scenes
until the finale,

915
00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:07,390
I can go back.

916
00:41:07,510 --> 00:41:08,950
And the last one is—

917
00:41:12,390 --> 00:41:14,160
changing iconic scenes

918
00:41:14,180 --> 00:41:15,760
comes at a price.

919
00:41:17,450 --> 00:41:23,180
[Changing iconic scenes comes at a price]