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[A Dream Within A Dream]

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[Episode 36]

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Nan Heng,

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the script world is governed
by certain rules.

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Apart from the two you know,

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there are two more.

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One is

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about how I get back to where I'm from.

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As long as Song Yimeng and you

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finish all the iconic scenes

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till the finale,

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I'll be brought back to the modern times.

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The other one is,

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changes of iconic scenes will backfire

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on those who induce them.

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[Trouble finds those
who change the iconic scenes]

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Backfire?

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Then Song Yimeng...

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She'll be fine.

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Think about it.

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What has she changed?

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She did fall into the water
in the royal garden

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as the script says.

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She was rescued by a hero
at the Lantern Festival

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as the script says.

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She did defy the Song family

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as the script says.

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She even caught you
in bed with Song Yiting

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as the script says.

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The only change happened

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on the wedding day,

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when you used the script rules

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to break the script rules.

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So, Nan Heng,

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in the script world,

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you're the only one character

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who can change the iconic scenes.

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That's good.

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Good?

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If the upcoming plots go

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further and further
into the opposite direction--

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for example, Song Yiting
marries Shangguan He--

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then you,
who induced the initial changes,

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will be hurt even worse,

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till you die.

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Understood?

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So this is why you helped
to forge a marital union

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between Song Yiting and Shangguan He?

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Hold on.

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What did he tell you?

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My uncle said,

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based on his years of study on storybooks,

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only an external force was needed to

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compel Shangguan He
to express his love for Yiting,

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and that I was

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this force.

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I didn't mean to be this cruel to you,

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but Song Yimeng stubbornly

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refused to play along with the plots.

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Nan Heng,

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take my advice.

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If you want to stay alive,

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then just abide by

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the rules of the script world.

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If I had ever played by the book,

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how could you have been brought here?

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Still acting tough, aren't you?

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To be honest,

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if you still try to change the story,

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you will die

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in less than a month.

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When that happens,

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how do you think I will hurt Song Yimeng?

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Or maybe I should just wait

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till you die, huh?

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Chu Guihong.

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Do you know who you are protecting?

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Someone who can help me
return to the capital.

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It's my father, of course.

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Would your father ever

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behave like this?

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Open your eyes and look...

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Nan Heng,

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people would only believe
what's in their best interests.

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I'm no exception.

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This is what you taught me.

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Those who are seen as villains

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will be praised for doing

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just one good deed.

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Now, Miss Song Yiting

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and Shangguan He are engaged.

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It was my father who helped to make

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this beautiful thing happen.

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And you...

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You're just a loser who's slowly dying.

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Dad,

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the wind is rising.

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Let's go.

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You...

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I already had Rong Hua
figure out the truth.

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At Pingrong Battle,

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my father was indeed killed
by Heyuan people.

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He had no chance of survival.

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Confess now.

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Who really are you?

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What does "character" mean?

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What is "the script world"?

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Also,

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who am I?

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Jixiang,

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did you see?

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Even Uncle couldn't formally conclude
the long overdue engagement

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between Yiting and He.

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But I had it done

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at my first attempt.

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I really am Cupid in human form.

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Your Highness, you don't have to talk

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when you feel upset.

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What's the matter with you?

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Y-Y-You...

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D-Don't call out my lie.

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Your Highness!

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Yiting?

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Why are you out here?

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Why did you help me

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in the Waning River Crescent's Hall?

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Yiting,

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though it was Uncle's request
for help that brought me here,

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I did mean to do you a favor.

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Actually, during these days,

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I've done a lot of thinking.

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It's time I stopped pestering you,

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since you're way out of my league.

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What do you mean?

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Yiting,

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no other girls in the capital...

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No.

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No other girls in Great Jing
are better than you.

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You have your own insights on everything.

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You dare to go against conventions.

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But what about me?

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I'm just a silly boy

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who has no opinions of his own

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and hides behind his father all the time.

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I'm neither knowledgeable,

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nor astute

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in politics.

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I'm not good enough for you.

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After thinking that through,

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I actually felt relieved.

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Now, I wish you and Shangguan He

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a happy marriage.

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Thanks for your blessings.

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But, Your Highness,

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you shouldn't sell yourself short.

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Academic and political achievements

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aren't enough to define a man.

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Similarly, a woman shouldn't be judged

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by her temperament
and marriage status.

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Your Highness
was born into the royal family,

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yet you're pure of heart

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and kind.

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Not everyone can be like you.

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You are cheerful

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and outspoken.

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These traits are as valuable

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and priceless as academic

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and political achievements.

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So, I believe Your Highness

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will find a girl you love,

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who truly loves you back.

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Thanks.

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Yiting.

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Wait.

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Did you say that because I'm stupid?

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Your Highness is not stupid at all.

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You're a man of great wisdom.

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You reflect on yourself
without others' reminders.

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You're tolerant and generous.

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You dropped a grudge
that lasted for ten-odd years,

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and peacefully accepted

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that your brother became the crown prince.

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You also kindly helped a girl
fight for her true love,

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though she had rejected you before.

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Not everyone

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is capable of doing these.

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Right.

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I always know it.

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I’m still the remarkable chosen one,

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who symbolizes good fortune.

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Well, Yiting,

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will you

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be friends with me,
the man standing for

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auspiciousness?

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It'll be my honor to be friends

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with Your Highness.

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That's great.

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I've told you the gist.

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In the script world,

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Nan Heng is the male lead.

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He will kill his brother
and ascend the throne at last.

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As for you, the cannon fodder...

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I mean the second male lead.

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You will be killed by Nan Heng

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and completely vanish

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after he becomes the Emperor.

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He has done tons of evil,

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including causing my father's death

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and stealing my fiancée away.

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He'll even tread me under foot in the end?

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Why?

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Because he's the male lead.

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Then what about me?

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Why can't I be the protagonist?

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How am I inferior to him?

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Y-Y-You...

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You're not inferior to him.

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W-W-Well...

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How about...

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How about this?

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If you play along

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with the plot of choosing
one out of the two hostages,

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I'll change the ending

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w-when I'm back to the modern times.

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I'll make you the male lead!

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As it turns out,

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you'd like to make a deal with me.

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Do you know

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what I want now?

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Of course I do.

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You want to kill Nan Heng

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and help your cousin Nan Rui
ascend the throne, right?

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I do want Nan Heng dead.

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But I also want to hold my fate

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in my own hands.

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In this vast world,

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nobody can constrain me anymore.

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You want to ascend the throne yourself?

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What are you doing?

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You...

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Don't do anything stupid.

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What exactly are you going to do?

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If you are to make a deal with me,

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meet me in two hours

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in Qianyu Mansion.

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How am I supposed

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to go back this way?

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You're sick!

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You make me sick!

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I didn't

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portray him as a crazy guy in the script.

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[Iconic Scenes in the Script]

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[No. 6: The classic--
choosing to save one
out of the two hostages on the city tower]

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Heng suffered a lot
in the cold palace when he was little.

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He then spent years
on the dangerous battlefield.

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[Moral Cultivation]

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Now, he has finally
come back alive from the borders.

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His life has just become safer and better.

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How did this misfortune
suddenly befall him?

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I've ordered an investigation.

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Song Yude said,

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when the servants in the Song Residence
discovered Heng,

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he had sunk into a coma.

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Nobody was around him.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Ladyship.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Ladyship.

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The royal physicians have rushed
to the crown prince's residence.

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They said His Highness
had a medical emergency.

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Physician Qin is performing
acupuncture on His Highness now.

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There will be results soon.

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Yes.

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Don't worry.

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Heng is a blessed child.

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He'll surely get better.

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His unfortunate life is attributed to me,

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his useless mother.

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The biggest regret of my life

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is not being a good enough mother to Heng.

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It is I

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who owe him a lot,

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not you.

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Do you ever plan to tell me the truth?

285
00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,800
You used to deceive me
with two identities.

286
00:15:58,940 --> 00:16:01,010
Now, you've been seriously wounded.

287
00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,880
Why are you still withholding the truth?

288
00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:04,120
I...

289
00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:05,670
Seeing me act like a fool

290
00:16:05,670 --> 00:16:06,880
and worried sick about you,

291
00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:07,880
are you happy?

292
00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:09,000
Is it fun to you?

293
00:16:10,460 --> 00:16:11,280
I...

294
00:16:11,420 --> 00:16:12,240
I'm not...

295
00:16:13,820 --> 00:16:15,220
I just haven't recovered

296
00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,400
from being stabbed twice

297
00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,460
on our wedding day.

298
00:16:18,620 --> 00:16:20,140
Why are you still lying?

299
00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:21,760
Physician Qin has told me

300
00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:22,550
that your wounds this time

301
00:16:22,550 --> 00:16:25,340
are completely different
from the previous ones.

302
00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,320
I'll tell you the truth then.

303
00:16:33,700 --> 00:16:34,700
I was attacked...

304
00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:35,970
by Lord Qianyu.

305
00:16:38,550 --> 00:16:39,750
Lord Qianyu?

306
00:16:41,670 --> 00:16:43,130
Did he meet you in private?

307
00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,000
He failed to persuade you,

308
00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,260
so he came to talk to me.

309
00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:49,620
I refused to collaborate
and play along with the plots,

310
00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:52,050
so he poisoned me,

311
00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,290
trying to coerce me into a concession.

312
00:16:57,300 --> 00:16:58,340
That means

313
00:16:58,550 --> 00:17:00,010
there's poison in you now?

314
00:17:03,060 --> 00:17:04,180
Where is the antidote?

315
00:17:04,180 --> 00:17:05,580
Does Lord Qianyu have it?

316
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,590
I've attained the antidote.

317
00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:11,280
I'll recover in just a few days.

318
00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:13,860
You...

319
00:17:16,370 --> 00:17:18,370
Do you really have the antidote now?

320
00:17:20,580 --> 00:17:21,990
Are you lying to me or not?

321
00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:23,040
I'm not.

322
00:17:26,030 --> 00:17:26,760
Well,

323
00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,040
I'd better ask Physician Qin about it.

324
00:17:29,060 --> 00:17:30,090
Come back!

325
00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:31,380
The scriptwriter is here.

326
00:17:31,380 --> 00:17:32,620
This is a secret.

327
00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,200
Letting it out won't do

328
00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:35,250
any good.

329
00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,550
Besides, think about this.

330
00:17:36,550 --> 00:17:38,060
I'm the male lead he created.

331
00:17:38,060 --> 00:17:40,120
He won't let me die so easily, will he?

332
00:17:40,140 --> 00:17:41,100
He's just punishing me

333
00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:42,690
for refusing to cooperate

334
00:17:42,820 --> 00:17:43,620
and

335
00:17:43,620 --> 00:17:45,040
to go through the plots.

336
00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:54,200
Is that all?

337
00:17:54,380 --> 00:17:55,300
Nothing else?

338
00:17:56,620 --> 00:17:57,440
Nothing.

339
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:06,260
Then tell me.

340
00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,800
In the Waning River Crescent's Hall,

341
00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,140
why did he try so hard to fix

342
00:18:10,140 --> 00:18:11,680
Yiting and Shangguan He up?

343
00:18:13,340 --> 00:18:15,100
If Song Yiting marries Shangguan He,

344
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,620
then you, who induced the initial changes,

345
00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:19,410
will be hurt even worse,

346
00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,270
till you die.

347
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,240
Understood?

348
00:18:23,550 --> 00:18:24,340
I think

349
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:27,770
he was roping Shangguan He
and the Nightwalkers

350
00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,060
into fighting me.

351
00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,360
Is he stupid or what?

352
00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,480
What makes he think
Shangguan He would betray you?

353
00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:37,800
He just assumes everyone here is naive.

354
00:18:38,590 --> 00:18:40,320
You and I won’t obey him.

355
00:18:40,380 --> 00:18:43,250
Shangguan He
will definitely not betray us either.

356
00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:50,700
Nan Heng,

357
00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:52,580
you must promise me

358
00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,550
that from now on,

359
00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,560
you won't keep your plans from me anymore.

360
00:18:58,620 --> 00:19:00,820
If I ever find you have lied to me again,

361
00:19:01,580 --> 00:19:02,520
I'll condemn you

362
00:19:03,060 --> 00:19:04,520
to eternal punishment.

363
00:19:07,060 --> 00:19:07,860
Got it.

364
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,140
You have my word.

365
00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,860
What is it now?

366
00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:23,600
I'll feed you medicine soup.

367
00:19:36,340 --> 00:19:37,380
Why that smile?

368
00:19:38,570 --> 00:19:41,100
You're feeding me medicine
from a small bowl.

369
00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,040
I'm adapting to it.

370
00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:46,590
This...

371
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:54,680
Come on.

372
00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:55,970
Open your mouth.

373
00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:05,440
Here it goes.

374
00:20:05,900 --> 00:20:06,800
Dear,

375
00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,300
eat the medicine soup.

376
00:20:09,860 --> 00:20:11,200
Slow down. Easy with it.

377
00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:18,140
I didn't realize until recently

378
00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,400
that Your Grace is from another world.

379
00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,150
You've not only spared me from death,

380
00:20:23,300 --> 00:20:26,340
but also advanced my relationship
with my beloved woman.

381
00:20:26,340 --> 00:20:27,480
I'm grateful

382
00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,800
for Your Grace's generosity.

383
00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:36,970
How come it seems to me

384
00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,120
that you have a different purpose?

385
00:20:42,900 --> 00:20:45,510
Nothing can escape
Your Grace's observation.

386
00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:46,820
You see,

387
00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:48,800
tiny story characters

388
00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,900
can't hold a candle to gods, can they?

389
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:52,570
I'm here today

390
00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,350
to show fealty to Your Grace.

391
00:20:54,380 --> 00:20:55,350
If Your Grace

392
00:20:55,580 --> 00:20:58,050
deigns to let me join you
in your future action,

393
00:20:58,050 --> 00:21:01,210
I promise I'll be at your disposal.

394
00:21:03,580 --> 00:21:06,630
"Deign" is too strong a word
to be used here.

395
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:07,800
Despite my poor choice of words,

396
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,320
I do mean everything I said.

397
00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,060
You're working to get the storyline
back on the right track.

398
00:21:24,060 --> 00:21:25,240
How may I be of service?

399
00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,890
I long for your instructions.

400
00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,770
He's probing for information.

401
00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:35,960
To be honest,

402
00:21:36,380 --> 00:21:39,990
when Nan Heng was busy
dealing with various forces in the palace,

403
00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,580
I already took the reigns

404
00:21:41,580 --> 00:21:43,480
of the Waning River Crescent.

405
00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:44,880
So, all you need to do now

406
00:21:45,210 --> 00:21:46,510
is point out a target for me.

407
00:21:46,510 --> 00:21:48,100
Then I'll go after it.

408
00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:49,800
Take me with you on every mission.

409
00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:51,380
You'll surely be benefited.

410
00:21:51,380 --> 00:21:52,550
If I point at the sky,

411
00:21:52,580 --> 00:21:53,640
can you fly up high?

412
00:21:54,090 --> 00:21:55,260
If I point at the earth,

413
00:21:55,260 --> 00:21:56,990
can you burrow into the depths?

414
00:22:00,890 --> 00:22:03,050
This entire world was created by me.

415
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,060
If you want to stay safe and sound,

416
00:22:05,260 --> 00:22:06,980
just remember one thing.

417
00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:09,580
What is it?

418
00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:13,230
That is,

419
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,130
never to ask questions.

420
00:22:26,530 --> 00:22:35,740
[Righteousness]

421
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:29,560
Don't feel obliged.

422
00:22:29,620 --> 00:22:30,820
It's really late now.

423
00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:32,060
You're not familiar with the mansion,

424
00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:32,620
are you?

425
00:22:32,620 --> 00:22:34,140
Let me walk you out.

426
00:22:34,140 --> 00:22:35,800
No need for this. No need.

427
00:22:35,860 --> 00:22:37,130
How can I trouble you

428
00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:38,140
for such a trifle?

429
00:22:38,140 --> 00:22:40,600
It'll make me
seem inconsiderate, won't it?

430
00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:41,720
Go get some rest!

431
00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:42,040
Okay.

432
00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,200
I'm going back then.

433
00:22:42,790 --> 00:22:48,500
[Righteousness]

434
00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:45,820
I'm drunk.

435
00:22:46,060 --> 00:22:46,860
Bye bye!

436
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,870
What

437
00:22:54,060 --> 00:22:55,850
a tight-lipped old man.

438
00:23:27,030 --> 00:23:30,050
[Huaipu Hall]

439
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,500
Off-the-books Qianyu troops?

440
00:23:30,500 --> 00:23:34,190
[Study of Crown Prince's Residence,
at about 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.]

441
00:23:31,550 --> 00:23:32,340
Right.

442
00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:34,240
Fugui checked the plans
of garrison defenses.

443
00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,380
There are no records
of Qianyu Army being deployed last night.

444
00:23:36,380 --> 00:23:37,760
Shanhu then asked some friends

445
00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:38,720
in relevant fields,

446
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:39,900
and found out that those people

447
00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:41,380
were soldiers secretly transferred

448
00:23:41,380 --> 00:23:43,190
from the borders by Chu Guihong.

449
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:49,040
I recall it now.

450
00:23:49,380 --> 00:23:51,020
According to the script,

451
00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:52,800
after Nan Heng ascends the throne,

452
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,860
the ostracized Chu Guihong comes back
to the capital without permission

453
00:23:55,860 --> 00:23:57,520
and deploys troops in secret,

454
00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,960
hence leading to the iconic scene
of choosing one out of the two hostages.

455
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:01,760
Does it mean

456
00:24:03,380 --> 00:24:05,110
the plots will remain the same?

457
00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:07,620
Don't worry.

458
00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,620
We've beaten down our fate once.

459
00:24:09,620 --> 00:24:11,290
We can definitely do it again.

460
00:24:11,380 --> 00:24:13,040
Now, as long as we get hold of the proof

461
00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,000
that Chu Guihong
illegally deployed troops,

462
00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,930
we can strike first and defeat him.

463
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,040
Are you alright?

464
00:24:22,390 --> 00:24:23,470
I'm fine.

465
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,280
Is Yiting involved
in the next iconic scene

466
00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:27,680
you just mentioned?

467
00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:31,100
Yes.

468
00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:32,680
Listen,

469
00:24:33,340 --> 00:24:34,950
write a letter to your father

470
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,900
and ask him to bring Song Yiting
to the palace.

471
00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:38,300
The palace is heavily guarded.

472
00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:40,770
This might deter
Chu Guihong and his father.

473
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,760
As long as Yiting and you don't show up
on the gate tower at the same time,

474
00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,440
they won't be able
to carry out their plan.

475
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,040
Got it.

476
00:24:49,150 --> 00:24:50,320
However...

477
00:24:51,140 --> 00:24:53,680
If Chu Guihong’s reinforcements
have arrived,

478
00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,240
I'm afraid the guards
and Xuanjia soldiers in the capital

479
00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:57,440
can't fight them off.

480
00:24:58,910 --> 00:25:00,000
Don't worry.

481
00:25:00,380 --> 00:25:01,680
I'll go meet the Emperor

482
00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,360
and ask him to quickly transfer
more Xuanjia soldiers to the capital.

483
00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:05,770
Even if they can't arrive in time,

484
00:25:05,770 --> 00:25:07,000
the Nightwalkers will keep

485
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,650
the palace safe for some time.

486
00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:09,830
Later, can you

487
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:11,720
tell me in detail

488
00:25:11,860 --> 00:25:13,300
about what will happen

489
00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:15,240
on the day of the next iconic scene?

490
00:25:19,140 --> 00:25:21,440
Only after the iconic scenes
happen as scheduled

491
00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:22,620
can I go back to the modern times

492
00:25:22,620 --> 00:25:24,550
and write a perfect ending for you.

493
00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:33,490
Where is this moth from?

494
00:25:35,140 --> 00:25:36,550
The wind has risen again.

495
00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:39,050
This is

496
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,520
just a new beginning.

497
00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,300
Great!

498
00:25:47,300 --> 00:25:47,900
Bravo!

499
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:49,960
There you go.

500
00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:50,520
Thanks.

501
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:51,250
Here you are.

502
00:25:52,820 --> 00:25:53,880
Let's go, Jixiang.

503
00:25:54,060 --> 00:25:54,860
To the palace.

504
00:26:04,140 --> 00:26:04,960
General Chu,

505
00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,520
I've done what you asked.

506
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,540
Aren't you going to ask

507
00:26:14,820 --> 00:26:16,210
why I'm doing this?

508
00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,570
You must have untellable but solid reasons

509
00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,860
for taking these moves against the Emperor

510
00:26:24,860 --> 00:26:26,390
and the Eighteenth Prince.

511
00:26:27,550 --> 00:26:28,280
General Chu,

512
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,160
you saved my life

513
00:26:30,860 --> 00:26:32,720
on the battlefield.

514
00:26:33,630 --> 00:26:35,520
At the moment you rescued me,

515
00:26:36,380 --> 00:26:38,000
I already made up my mind

516
00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:39,520
to do anything

517
00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:41,680
you ask me to

518
00:26:42,230 --> 00:26:43,620
in the future.

519
00:26:44,380 --> 00:26:45,790
Even if you tell me to die,

520
00:26:47,820 --> 00:26:49,880
I'll do it without asking a question.

521
00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:52,000
Good.

522
00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:00,630
Rong Hua,

523
00:27:01,580 --> 00:27:02,640
you're the only one

524
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:04,060
I can trust now.

525
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:05,900
Remember,

526
00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:07,750
if my father gives you any tasks,

527
00:27:07,750 --> 00:27:09,300
just take on them.

528
00:27:09,330 --> 00:27:10,130
But

529
00:27:10,650 --> 00:27:12,650
you don't have to follow every word.

530
00:27:17,620 --> 00:27:18,800
Physician Qin found

531
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,850
the crown prince just oddly fell ill,

532
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,680
as if he had suddenly
had a drawn-out illness

533
00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,800
and suffered from poor blood circulation.

534
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,760
The physicians can't think of
a suitable therapy right now.

535
00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:32,760
They can only make some prescriptions
to help His Highness feel better.

536
00:27:34,620 --> 00:27:37,150
Keep the truth
from the Noble Consort for now.

537
00:27:38,290 --> 00:27:39,090
Your Majesty.

538
00:27:40,380 --> 00:27:41,200
Your Majesty,

539
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:42,930
the Eighteenth Prince is here.

540
00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:44,240
Let him in.

541
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:45,140
Yes.

542
00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,040
Father.

543
00:27:51,820 --> 00:27:52,620
Father,

544
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,300
I heard Heng got sick.

545
00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:55,550
You must be upset.

546
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,730
I didn't know what I could do to help,

547
00:27:58,730 --> 00:28:01,310
so I bought some red tangerines for you.

548
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,550
Aren't they your mother's favorite?

549
00:28:04,820 --> 00:28:05,620
Yes.

550
00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,410
Mother's death anniversary
is in a few days.

551
00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,560
Now, you're worried
about Heng's condition.

552
00:28:11,870 --> 00:28:13,900
I thought these red tangerines

553
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,520
could bring you some comfort.

554
00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:20,440
You've really grown up, Rui.

555
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,310
Look how attentive you are now.

556
00:28:22,900 --> 00:28:23,380
Come on.

557
00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,300
Sit down.

558
00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:29,040
Father,

559
00:28:29,050 --> 00:28:31,000
let me peel a tangerine for you.

560
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:31,520
Okay.

561
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:36,480
Father...

562
00:28:36,950 --> 00:28:38,510
You're a grownup now,

563
00:28:38,530 --> 00:28:40,540
but you can't even peel a tangerine right.

564
00:28:40,540 --> 00:28:41,260
Well...

565
00:28:41,340 --> 00:28:43,050
When Mother was alive,

566
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,280
she'd always peel tangerines for me.

567
00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:46,560
I've never

568
00:28:46,620 --> 00:28:48,350
peeled a tangerine for anyone.

569
00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:59,620
Look how clumsy you are.

570
00:29:00,380 --> 00:29:01,200
Let me peel it.

571
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:03,340
Okay.

572
00:29:14,210 --> 00:29:15,600
Father, you eat it first.

573
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:24,310
Tastes sweet.

574
00:29:24,750 --> 00:29:26,630
Only because I bought it.

575
00:29:31,550 --> 00:29:33,300
I feel like you grew up

576
00:29:34,060 --> 00:29:35,520
in just a blink of an eye.

577
00:29:36,820 --> 00:29:37,800
Physically, I'm stronger now.

578
00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:39,680
But intelligently, I'm not.

579
00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:42,550
I did a lot of silly things before

580
00:29:42,710 --> 00:29:44,980
and let you and Mother down.

581
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,380
Saplings can't grow into big trees

582
00:29:48,380 --> 00:29:50,380
without proper cultivation.

583
00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,550
Saying that you didn't turn out well

584
00:29:52,550 --> 00:29:55,720
is denying my ability to
act as a decent gardener.

585
00:29:58,580 --> 00:29:59,380
Maybe

586
00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,880
I'm not a wise ruler,

587
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,340
but at least I should be a good father.

588
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,730
As long as you are healthy and safe,

589
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,000
I won't

590
00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:11,720
feel ashamed when I meet your mother again

591
00:30:11,860 --> 00:30:13,820
in heaven.

592
00:30:13,820 --> 00:30:14,620
Father,

593
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:15,820
where-

594
00:30:15,820 --> 00:30:17,880
where is this pessimistic talk from?

595
00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:19,100
Father,

596
00:30:19,450 --> 00:30:20,960
Heng's condition must worry you

597
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:22,100
so much that you are

598
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,300
feeling too tired, lethargic

599
00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:24,620
and even depressed.

600
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:26,480
Father,

601
00:30:27,470 --> 00:30:28,530
I've actually

602
00:30:28,550 --> 00:30:31,380
asked the Imperial Astronomical Bureau
in private.

603
00:30:31,380 --> 00:30:32,580
Heng fell ill

604
00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:34,240
probably because he was invaded

605
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:35,520
by something evil.

606
00:30:37,070 --> 00:30:38,720
To cure him,

607
00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,550
we must use the righteousness
deep within our souls

608
00:30:41,550 --> 00:30:42,800
and heartfelt joy

609
00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,020
to suppress the evil.

610
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,480
I was going to suggest you

611
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,760
issue an imperial edict

612
00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,140
to forbid disheartening remarks

613
00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:50,280
in the palace,

614
00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:51,240
as a way to pray for Heng

615
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,900
and for Great Jing.

616
00:30:55,550 --> 00:30:56,340
Liu Mingxi.

617
00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,580
I think I have over ten memorials to read.

618
00:31:00,580 --> 00:31:01,480
Fetch them now.

619
00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:02,130
Yes.

620
00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,240
Father, why are you ignoring me?

621
00:31:08,260 --> 00:31:09,520
Did I say anything wrong?

622
00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:10,310
It's not that.

623
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,310
I'm just eating this tangerine.

624
00:31:12,340 --> 00:31:13,100
It's so delicious.

625
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:13,800
Okay then.

626
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:14,580
Very tasty.

627
00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:15,350
That's good.

628
00:31:15,860 --> 00:31:16,520
Father,

629
00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:17,720
will you issue

630
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:19,200
an imperial edict

631
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,120
to draw that evil thing out of Heng?

632
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,070
Father, are you alright?

633
00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:27,200
You must've chocked on that tangerine.

634
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,120
Have some water.

635
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:33,840
Father,

636
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:35,680
what's happening to you?

637
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:42,720
Father.

638
00:31:42,740 --> 00:31:43,580
Father!

639
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:44,680
Father!

640
00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:45,450
Father!

641
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:46,380
I'm worried.

642
00:31:46,380 --> 00:31:47,480
Father!

643
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,580
Royal physicians!

644
00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:50,860
Your Majesty!

645
00:31:50,860 --> 00:31:51,200
What's wrong?

646
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,430
I'm frightened!

647
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:53,720
Guards!

648
00:31:53,740 --> 00:31:55,720
The Eighteenth Prince
poisoned the Emperor!

649
00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:56,820
Help!

650
00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,040
The Eighteenth Prince
poisoned the Emperor!

651
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:00,100
Help!

652
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:00,820
No.

653
00:32:01,060 --> 00:32:01,860
No.

654
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,100
I didn't.

655
00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:04,190
Father...

656
00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:05,330
Run...

657
00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:07,020
Ask Heng for help...

658
00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:16,330
Your Highness.

659
00:32:16,870 --> 00:32:18,210
Jixiang, Jixiang!

660
00:32:18,230 --> 00:32:19,620
People are chasing after me.

661
00:32:19,620 --> 00:32:20,800
They said I poisoned Father,

662
00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:21,680
but I didn't.

663
00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,060
I really didn't!

664
00:32:23,060 --> 00:32:23,800
I know.

665
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:24,240
Let's go

666
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:25,100
find the crown prince.

667
00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:25,550
Okay.

668
00:32:35,060 --> 00:32:35,680
Guihong,

669
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:36,820
you came just in time.

670
00:32:36,820 --> 00:32:38,520
Father somehow got poisoned.

671
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,050
Come with me to check it out.

672
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,900
Qianyu Army is ordered
to defend the sovereign

673
00:32:43,900 --> 00:32:46,300
and seize the culprit
who poisoned the Emperor.

674
00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,100
Take him down!

675
00:32:47,550 --> 00:32:48,990
Back off!

676
00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:52,310
Nan Rui, you're the culprit.

677
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,220
Are you defying the order?

678
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:55,040
I...

679
00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:56,340
He did nothing wrong.

680
00:32:56,340 --> 00:32:57,340
He's not the culprit.

681
00:32:57,340 --> 00:32:58,870
How is he defying the order?

682
00:32:59,060 --> 00:33:00,530
What a stubborn offender.

683
00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:03,280
Qianyu Army

684
00:33:03,580 --> 00:33:05,300
will still carry out its duties.

685
00:33:05,300 --> 00:33:06,710
When swords are wielded,

686
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:07,880
there may be

687
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,440
bloodshed.

688
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:12,860
Strike!

689
00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:34,480
Jixiang...

690
00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:36,650
Jixiang.

691
00:33:36,860 --> 00:33:37,990
Jixiang.

692
00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:39,040
Jixiang.

693
00:33:39,810 --> 00:33:41,530
Don't trust Chu Guihong.

694
00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:43,130
Your Highness,

695
00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:44,940
go find the crown prince now.

696
00:33:44,970 --> 00:33:46,040
I know.

697
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:46,800
I know.

698
00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:47,800
Stop talking.

699
00:33:47,860 --> 00:33:49,110
Where are the royal physicians?

700
00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:50,050
Royal physicians...

701
00:33:50,050 --> 00:33:51,280
Where are the royal physicians?

702
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:52,830
Get me a royal physician!

703
00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:53,780
Jixiang.

704
00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:54,640
Jixiang!

705
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:55,900
Let go of me!

706
00:33:56,620 --> 00:33:57,440
Jixiang!

707
00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:58,340
Jixiang!

708
00:33:58,370 --> 00:33:59,490
Please don't die,

709
00:33:59,510 --> 00:34:00,350
Jixiang!

710
00:34:00,380 --> 00:34:01,960
I've lost everything.

711
00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:03,690
You're all I have now, Jixiang!

712
00:34:04,340 --> 00:34:05,410
Jixiang!

713
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,610
Let go of me!

714
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:10,820
Jixiang!

715
00:34:20,910 --> 00:34:21,720
Guihong...

716
00:34:22,390 --> 00:34:23,280
Why?

717
00:34:23,870 --> 00:34:24,680
Why?

718
00:34:24,810 --> 00:34:27,140
Why are you doing this to me?

719
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,180
Do you have something to do
with Father being poisoned?

720
00:34:35,350 --> 00:34:36,760
Answer me.

721
00:34:37,390 --> 00:34:39,180
Answer me now!

722
00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:41,350
Give me an answer!

723
00:34:52,410 --> 00:34:53,800
Xuanjia Army is here executing

724
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,510
the crown prince's order
to take the Eighteenth Prince away!

725
00:34:56,510 --> 00:34:57,510
General Chu,

726
00:34:57,870 --> 00:34:59,010
free the prince now.

727
00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:08,680
Release him.

728
00:35:19,720 --> 00:35:20,580
Your Highness,

729
00:35:21,350 --> 00:35:22,390
what should we do

730
00:35:22,390 --> 00:35:23,780
in this critical moment?

731
00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,680
I beg for your instructions.

732
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,680
The Ministry of Justice has interrogated
the red tangerine vendor.

733
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:31,640
The eunuchs guarding outside
the Emperor's bed chamber and Liu Mingxi

734
00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:32,970
have all given their statements.

735
00:35:32,970 --> 00:35:34,370
It is proven
that the Eighteenth Prince

736
00:35:34,370 --> 00:35:37,100
personally fed
those tangerines to the Emperor.

737
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:37,990
This...

738
00:35:37,990 --> 00:35:39,830
This is solid evidence.

739
00:35:45,720 --> 00:35:46,580
Your Highness.

740
00:35:48,620 --> 00:35:50,160
What's the situation like?

741
00:35:51,350 --> 00:35:52,350
Your Highness,

742
00:35:52,350 --> 00:35:54,310
the royal physicians
have carefully examined

743
00:35:54,310 --> 00:35:56,800
the poison found
in the Eighteenth Prince's residence

744
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:58,120
by Qianyu Army.

745
00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,470
It is identical to the poison
in the red tangerines.

746
00:36:01,470 --> 00:36:03,470
I'm asking about the Emperor!

747
00:36:05,430 --> 00:36:07,310
His Majesty is unconscious

748
00:36:07,310 --> 00:36:08,910
with shallow breaths now.

749
00:36:08,930 --> 00:36:10,080
According to Physician Qin,

750
00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:11,830
this poison is highly toxic.

751
00:36:11,830 --> 00:36:12,680
It is likely...

752
00:36:12,910 --> 00:36:15,370
It is likely to endanger
His Majesty's life!

753
00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:18,550
Go tell Physician Qin

754
00:36:19,030 --> 00:36:20,490
to save the Emperor's life

755
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:21,850
with whatever potent drugs

756
00:36:21,850 --> 00:36:23,310
or by any means necessary.

757
00:36:23,470 --> 00:36:24,510
I'll bear all the consequences

758
00:36:24,510 --> 00:36:25,700
that may lead to.

759
00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:27,450
Yes.

760
00:36:29,830 --> 00:36:30,870
Here comes the crown prince.

761
00:36:30,870 --> 00:36:32,390
Your Highness.

762
00:36:32,410 --> 00:36:33,560
Your Highness!

763
00:36:35,910 --> 00:36:36,760
Your Highness,

764
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,990
there are witnesses
and physical evidence.

765
00:36:38,990 --> 00:36:41,280
The Eighteenth Prince Nan Rui is a rebel
who attempted to murder the Emperor.

766
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,030
This is an unpardonable offense.

767
00:36:43,030 --> 00:36:44,350
Your Highness must punish him severely.

768
00:36:44,350 --> 00:36:45,120
Yes.

769
00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:46,640
The court is in turmoil now.

770
00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,100
Danger is lurking around.

771
00:36:48,350 --> 00:36:50,720
Your Highness must
take decisive measures now,

772
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:52,470
or the court will be mortally disturbed

773
00:36:52,470 --> 00:36:53,030
and the country deeply shaken...

774
00:36:53,030 --> 00:36:53,600
Shut up!

775
00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:03,830
Nan Rui is my brother.

776
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:05,430
No one knows him

777
00:37:05,430 --> 00:37:06,800
better than I do.

778
00:37:09,030 --> 00:37:10,390
No matter who asks me,

779
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,800
be it an official, a citizen,

780
00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:14,470
or anyone else,

781
00:37:14,470 --> 00:37:15,930
I'll give the same answer.

782
00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:18,390
That is, Nan Rui can't be the culprit.

783
00:37:18,390 --> 00:37:19,240
Do you hear me?

784
00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:21,620
Your Highness,

785
00:37:21,990 --> 00:37:23,780
should the Ministry of Justice

786
00:37:24,390 --> 00:37:26,030
investigate this case or not?

787
00:37:26,030 --> 00:37:27,350
Keep investigating it,

788
00:37:27,350 --> 00:37:28,870
till the truth is revealed.

789
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:29,760
Yes.

790
00:37:33,430 --> 00:37:35,160
What are the odds?

791
00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:38,030
Shortly after Nan Heng fell ill,

792
00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,530
the Emperor was poisoned.

793
00:37:40,950 --> 00:37:43,030
How could it have been done by Nan Rui?

794
00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:48,580
Your Highness!

795
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,510
The royal kitchen
has sent you food three times.

796
00:37:54,510 --> 00:37:56,240
Please eat something.

797
00:37:56,390 --> 00:37:57,990
No, I don't have an appetite.

798
00:37:58,280 --> 00:37:59,930
There must be hidden secrets.

799
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:03,560
Even so,

800
00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:04,870
you can't proceed with the case

801
00:38:04,870 --> 00:38:06,560
with an empty stomach.

802
00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:09,080
Word from the royal medical office

803
00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,930
says the Emperor might die tonight.

804
00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:13,470
When the crown prince ascends the throne,

805
00:38:13,470 --> 00:38:15,080
there will be many issues

806
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:16,810
for Your Highness to attend to.

807
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:18,330
Ascend the throne?

808
00:38:18,830 --> 00:38:20,560
How could I forget about this?

809
00:38:21,030 --> 00:38:22,760
By the time the hostage situation happens,

810
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:24,760
Nan Heng has become the new emperor.

811
00:38:24,870 --> 00:38:25,720
Nan Heng!

812
00:38:24,890 --> 00:38:31,780
[A Dream of Qingning]
[Scene 19, Episode 37]

813
00:38:26,030 --> 00:38:27,030
You don't deserve the throne

814
00:38:27,030 --> 00:38:27,800
for persecuting faithful officials

815
00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,160
and committing regicide and patricide!

816
00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,240
If you want to save these women,

817
00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:33,560
then take your own life right here!

818
00:38:34,510 --> 00:38:35,910
How dare you threaten me?

819
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:40,470
Zhixia,

820
00:38:40,490 --> 00:38:41,640
where is Shangguan He?

821
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:43,830
He has gone to the Song Residence
to pick up Miss Yiting.

822
00:38:43,830 --> 00:38:45,030
Have someone deliver him a message.

823
00:38:45,030 --> 00:38:46,280
Tell him to protect Yiting

824
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,200
and to stay close to her.

825
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,080
Do you get it?

826
00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:48,910
Go do it now!

827
00:38:48,910 --> 00:38:49,600
Yes.

828
00:38:52,950 --> 00:38:53,760
Yingqiu,

829
00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:55,560
go borrow a Xuanjia troop for me.

830
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:56,870
I have something to do outside the palace.

831
00:38:56,870 --> 00:38:57,600
Yes.

832
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:39,510
Jixiang...

833
00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:42,280
couldn't make it.

834
00:39:44,950 --> 00:39:46,010
As for the Emperor,

835
00:39:47,720 --> 00:39:49,510
Physician Qin has done his best.

836
00:39:52,030 --> 00:39:52,830
I'm afraid

837
00:39:55,870 --> 00:39:58,060
Father won't make it through the night.

838
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,080
I believe you are innocent.

839
00:40:07,870 --> 00:40:10,470
I'll also get to the bottom
of this case for you.

840
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,160
But before the truth is out,

841
00:40:12,870 --> 00:40:14,080
you must stay here,

842
00:40:14,950 --> 00:40:16,950
in case anyone stirs up chaos again.

843
00:40:17,910 --> 00:40:18,720
Do you hear me?

844
00:40:35,030 --> 00:40:36,600
It is you who caused

845
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,240
this dire situation.

846
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:40,430
Who are you showing

847
00:40:40,430 --> 00:40:42,870
this self-defeating attitude to?

848
00:40:48,510 --> 00:40:49,310
Heng.

849
00:40:53,310 --> 00:40:54,120
Don't go.

850
00:40:59,240 --> 00:41:00,950
You gave me advice before.

851
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:05,800
So did Jixiang.

852
00:41:07,870 --> 00:41:10,390
But I still chose to believe Guihong.

853
00:41:13,030 --> 00:41:14,430
What happened in the end?

854
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:18,390
Father is dying because of me.

855
00:41:20,700 --> 00:41:22,990
Jixiang lost his life also because of me.

856
00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:27,350
They are the ones

857
00:41:27,350 --> 00:41:28,990
who care most about me.

858
00:41:29,870 --> 00:41:30,950
Don't you think

859
00:41:32,870 --> 00:41:35,030
I should just die?

860
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:44,160
At this point,

861
00:41:44,990 --> 00:41:47,240
what's the use of saying all this?

862
00:41:47,830 --> 00:41:49,030
Will the situation be improved

863
00:41:49,030 --> 00:41:50,680
because you beat yourself up?

864
00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:58,390
What can I do now?

865
00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:00,030
Look at me.

866
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,700
I'm a giant failure!

867
00:42:03,870 --> 00:42:05,810
A giant failure!

868
00:42:06,140 --> 00:42:07,530
I've never

869
00:42:07,910 --> 00:42:09,430
accomplished anything in my life.

870
00:42:09,430 --> 00:42:11,310
I've never done anything right.

871
00:42:11,310 --> 00:42:12,680
I'm stupid and ignorant.

872
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,680
I caused Jixiang's death.

873
00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:15,990
Father is dying because of me.

874
00:42:15,990 --> 00:42:17,390
Why must they die?

875
00:42:17,390 --> 00:42:18,600
Shouldn't I be the one to die?

876
00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:19,390
Why?

877
00:42:19,390 --> 00:42:20,200
Why?

878
00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:20,950
Why?

879
00:42:20,950 --> 00:42:23,240
Why? Why? Why?

880
00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:25,030
Why must they die?

881
00:42:25,030 --> 00:42:25,990
Why?

882
00:42:25,990 --> 00:42:27,310
Why?

883
00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:38,310
Would anything change if you died?

884
00:42:40,030 --> 00:42:42,030
Could it bring Jixiang back to life?

885
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:43,870
Could it cure Father?

886
00:42:45,430 --> 00:42:46,680
Listen, Nan Rui.

887
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:49,930
If there's any resolution left in you,

888
00:42:50,990 --> 00:42:52,950
then pull yourself together

889
00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:54,160
and stand with me

890
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:55,280
to solve the crisis.

891
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:58,080
But...

892
00:43:01,430 --> 00:43:03,390
I'm seen as a perpetrator now.

893
00:43:04,970 --> 00:43:06,560
What exactly can I do?

894
00:43:09,990 --> 00:43:11,350
All you need to do now

895
00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:13,600
is think about

896
00:43:14,430 --> 00:43:16,030
if there has been anything suspicious

897
00:43:16,030 --> 00:43:17,310
since you bought the red tangerines,

898
00:43:17,310 --> 00:43:19,100
so you can prove your innocence.

899
00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:20,390
What's more,

900
00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:23,200
I need you now.

901
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,530
I need you to work the problems out

902
00:43:27,240 --> 00:43:29,560
and to bring Father
back to health with me.

903
00:43:29,950 --> 00:43:31,010
Do you understand?

904
00:43:36,910 --> 00:43:37,720
Heng,

905
00:43:39,260 --> 00:43:40,600
can I make it?

906
00:43:47,830 --> 00:43:50,030
You're a prince of Great Jing

907
00:43:51,310 --> 00:43:52,350
and my brother.

908
00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,160
I believe you can make it.

909
00:44:00,930 --> 00:44:02,010
Do you hear me?