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♪Having survived the winter
I'm expecting the flower season♪

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♪Smiling in a spring breeze
I'm immersed in it♪

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♪Whose breath warmed my cold heart♪

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♪And stirred up ripples♪

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♪A figure may be reflected in my eyes♪

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♪Bring back numerous memories♪

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♪Through my life
I've endured hardships for love♪

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♪With you My mind is still and peaceful♪

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♪Don't blame fate and providence♪

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♪And the merciless fortune♪

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♪Wandering in the world of mortals
like it's a game♪

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♪Risking my heart♪

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♪Isn't to be regretted♪

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♪I'll exchange it
for the love of my life delightedly♪

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=A Dream of Splendor=

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=Episode 34=

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It's a painting

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depicting the night banquet held by Xue Que,
Transport Commissioner of Xichuan Region.

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The man in the seat is Xue Que.

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The others are his music performers.

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Your Majesty, please look carefully.

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Doesn't the female drummer

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look familiar to you?

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She just

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looks like my empress.

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Is this your so-called evidence?

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Do you know

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slandering the Empress is
an unforgivable capital offense?

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Your Majesty, you promoted me.

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So I'm not scared of death.

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Your Majesty,

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Wang Ai likes to hide clues
in his paintings.

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Look, Your Majesty.

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In this painting, the pattern
on every performer's dress

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hides her name.

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The other day, I came to the Palace

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and ran into Her Majesty.

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I felt like I saw her somewhere before.

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Later, I saw the name "Liu Wan"
on the drummer's dress

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and I felt suspicious.

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After verification of all sides,

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I finally dared to tell you about this

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even if I knew this was inappropriate.

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Your Majesty,

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when the late emperor
made Her Majesty your concubine,

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she was from a decent family,
according to the imperial edict.

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But if she was Xue Que's
music performer,

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she turned out to be a pariah.

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If she served customers with her body,

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she was in no way chaste.

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If she deceived Your Majesty,

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she was in no way loyal.

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Shut up!

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This is a load of codswallop!

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My empress is

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chaste and loyal.

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She has a very good reputation

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in the imperial harem!

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How dare a minor official like you

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humiliate her without evidence!

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Your Majesty, the Empress is dissolute.

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She deceived the late emperor
and then you.

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Her offence is inexcusable.

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Get lost. Get lost!

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Somebody!

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Throw him out!

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Aye.

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Stay away!

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Your Majesty, I always know

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that you and Her Majesty get along well
and love each other.

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But I work for you, Your Majesty.

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I was first the Third Graduate
and then a censor.

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I have to impeach Her Majesty
even if this may offend you.

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But I'm doing this to rectify virtues!

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I don't want you to keep being deceived

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by such a humble lady

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and let her do harm to our nation!

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Your Majesty,

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I have no supporters in the court.

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It's been only a few days

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since I resumed my post
in the Eastern Capital.

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If you think

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I'm deliberately slandering the Empress,

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I will apologize with my life.

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He... He's bleeding so much.

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Your Majesty,

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honest advice is always hard to take.

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But ancient wise emperors

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were always generous enough to take it.

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Pan'er,

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I have some confusion.

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You didn't do big business before.

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But why are you so familiar

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with opening a restaurant

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in such a different way?

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I'm not very familiar, actually.

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I used to work in the Music Bureau.

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I went to many restaurants.

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As I've seen a lot of them,

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I manage to have different ideas.

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Take ordinary restaurants for example.

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They want everything to be perfect.

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I can do different kinds of things,

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but can't do any of them perfectly.

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So, I have to make things special.

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Speaking of dishes,

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chefs at Pan House

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make better dishes than Sanniang.

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But our feature

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lies in the favor of Jiangnan Region.

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The food is fresh and exquisite.

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It's not limited, either.

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When customers grow tired,

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we'll change it into the flavor
of the northwest in three months.

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Speaking of wine,

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we can't make wine, anyway.

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We have to use the medium-quality wine
bought from Li Qing's tavern.

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But as we put expensive spice in it,

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the wine tastes very special.

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Yinzhang's pipa and games in Wazi

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can be seen in all restaurants,

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but not all of them
and not quality ones.

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I just present them

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in a new way.

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Good point.

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This is how I usually instruct He Si
and other subordinates.

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I tell them that the coach of the ball

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is not always the best player.

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However,

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he must be very experienced.

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He knows how to arrange players

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and how to attack or defend.

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This makes him the backbone of the team.

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Sounds interesting.

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Pan'er,

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you're good at doing business.

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I'm the head of 12 Guilds.

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We both play the ball.

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We play dice, too.

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Why don't you be my girlfriend?

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Anyway, Gu Qianfan...

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All right. All right.

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Fine. I'll stop.

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Don't hit me.

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I don't mean to flirt with you.

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Never mind. Forget it.

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Wait.

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Instead of thinking about this,

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why don't you find a quiet place
and think about

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how to get more business opportunities
for Yong'an Restaurant?

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I'm too stupid
to find business opportunities.

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If I could have good ideas,

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what would I need you for?

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He Si, are you loafing round?

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See how I'll punish you!

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Officer Ouyang broke his skull.

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There's extravasated blood in his head.

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Luckily, his life is not in danger.

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He's kind of straightforward.

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I won't punish him, then.

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Have the Imperial Physician
send him back to his house

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where he can recuperate.

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Ask him to speak less and stay indoors.

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Give him a hundred gold coins.

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Aye.

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Your Majesty, are you
having a headache again?

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Mm.

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Do you want some pills?

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Go. Go get the Imperial Physician.

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Aye.

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Your Majesty, please wait.

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The Imperial Physician is coming soon.

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I can't wait.

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Bring him here now.

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My head is to explode.

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What are you waiting for?

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Get him here!

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- Take care, Your Majesty.
- Take care, Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, I have something

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that may relieve your pain.

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Wine?

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Hurry.

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Come on.

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Don't do stupid things.

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Minister...

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Your Majesty, please drink some.

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What's this? I...

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I haven't tested it yet.

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Come on. Give it to me.

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Your Majesty, this...

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You!

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Minister Lin, what's this?

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Wine. Styrax Curcuma Wine.

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Styrax and Curcuma are
special spices from Nanyang.

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The wine activates blood circulation,
and relieves pain and depression.

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It's said that drinking this wine

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will make you feel as great as God.

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It worked.

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It indeed worked.

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- Take care, Your Majesty. We'll take our leave.
- Take care, Your Majesty. We'll take our leave.

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(I've been trying my best
to cover for my empress.)

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(Why can't the officials
just let her go?)

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Your Majesty,

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Her Majesty heard you didn't feel well

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and she's waiting out there...

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I won't see her.

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I don't want to worry her.

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Aye.

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Your Majesty, would you like some soup?

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No.

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You...

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Ask Lin Pin to get me

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more of this wine.

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This wine

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has a strong aroma and is mellow.

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It heals my headache, too.

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I wonder if he kept this wine personally

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or bought it somewhere.

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Your Majesty,

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it's Styrax Curcuma Wine
of Yong'an Restaurant.

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Where the Flower and Moon Banquet
is held?

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Yes.

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What did he just say?

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Feel as great as what?

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Drinking this wine
will make you feel as great as God.

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Sounds interesting.

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Very well. You do it.

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Buy some wine for me.

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Ah?

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What?

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Am I asking for too much?

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No.

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I asked Minister Lin about the wine.

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It's the secret wine in Yiyuan Pavilion
of Yong'an Restaurant.

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It's only sold to customers
who have meals there.

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Minister Lin went there
for the second time

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so he was given a little pot of it.

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I heard Chamberlain Chen
also wanted to buy the wine.

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But the owner Ms. Zhao rejected him

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because it was against their rule.

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Even Chamberlain Chen was rejected?

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The owner of Yong'an Restaurant

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seems to be dauntless.

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Yeah.

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Ms. Song is another owner
of Yong'an Restaurant.

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She's the coach at the Pipa Branch
of the Music Division.

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At Minister Xiao's birthday banquet,

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Minister Ke wrote
"strength of character"

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on her pipa.

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Ke Zheng seldom
writes anything for people.

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But he wrote something
for a music performer?

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Yeah.

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Your Majesty, when you feel better,

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you can summon her to perform.

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I don't want to wait.

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I'm going right now.

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Let's enjoy the pipa and wine.

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We can also experience

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how great it feels.

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Ah?

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Come on.

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Does it sound surprising?

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No, not at all.

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Is this the register
of people going in and out?

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Yes.

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(Register of People Going in
and out of the Imperial Palace)

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(With the pass, Matron Cui left
with four palace maids...)

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(With the pass granted by the Empress,
Matron Li left in a carriage...)

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Keep a close eye.

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Don't let anything go wrong.

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Aye.

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Is your foot all right?

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I'm good.

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By the way, Kong Wu,

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are you married?

276
00:14:25,220 --> 00:14:26,820
My child is already three years old.

277
00:14:30,260 --> 00:14:33,100
When you quarrel with your wife

278
00:14:33,260 --> 00:14:35,060
and she doesn't let you explain,

279
00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:36,460
how do you usually make her happy?

280
00:14:36,700 --> 00:14:38,220
Chief, did you...?

281
00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:41,260
There is no good way.

282
00:14:41,260 --> 00:14:42,940
Just remember one thing,
keep pestering her.

283
00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:45,180
Besides,

284
00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:48,060
you have to make her
always worry about you.

285
00:14:49,020 --> 00:14:50,500
As long as she cares about you,

286
00:14:50,740 --> 00:14:52,660
torturing yourself will always work.

287
00:15:10,380 --> 00:15:12,900
Young Master, I have a question.

288
00:15:13,460 --> 00:15:14,340
You used to

289
00:15:14,340 --> 00:15:16,060
hate Ms. Zhao, right?

290
00:15:16,540 --> 00:15:17,980
Why do you take orders from her now?

291
00:15:18,740 --> 00:15:20,620
I count on her
to make Yong'an Restaurant prosper.

292
00:15:24,940 --> 00:15:27,580
Even so, she can't keep ordering us
to do odd jobs all the time.

293
00:15:28,140 --> 00:15:30,260
Zhao Haohao often lost her temper, too.

294
00:15:30,540 --> 00:15:32,700
You were never as docile as you are now.

295
00:15:33,660 --> 00:15:34,860
They're totally different.

296
00:15:35,540 --> 00:15:36,980
Zhao Haohao ordered me about

297
00:15:37,180 --> 00:15:38,340
just because she was a drama queen.

298
00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:40,700
She didn't think
I pampered her or loved her

299
00:15:40,700 --> 00:15:41,980
unless I yielded to her.

300
00:15:42,780 --> 00:15:44,260
But Pan'er is different.

301
00:15:45,140 --> 00:15:46,500
She orders me about

302
00:15:46,940 --> 00:15:48,940
for the good of Yong'an Restaurant.

303
00:15:49,300 --> 00:15:50,180
Got it?

304
00:15:50,370 --> 00:15:50,940
Oh.

305
00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:57,700
Hey!

306
00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:58,820
Sir,

307
00:15:59,340 --> 00:16:01,220
are you coming to Yong'an Restaurant?

308
00:16:01,580 --> 00:16:02,340
Yes.

309
00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:04,060
Do you have a reservation?

310
00:16:04,540 --> 00:16:05,580
No.

311
00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:09,180
But we have
Finance Minister Lin's name card.

312
00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:11,020
Please kindly let us in.

313
00:16:11,940 --> 00:16:13,980
His name card doesn't work!

314
00:16:14,260 --> 00:16:16,900
Without a reservation, we can't...

315
00:16:16,900 --> 00:16:18,500
We can't give you

316
00:16:18,660 --> 00:16:21,020
the private room in the east
with the best view!

317
00:16:21,020 --> 00:16:23,700
But you can have one in the west!

318
00:16:24,020 --> 00:16:25,420
Anchor the boat, please.

319
00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:26,820
This is against the rule.

320
00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:27,660
Thank you.

321
00:16:28,180 --> 00:16:28,940
Don't be silly.

322
00:16:28,940 --> 00:16:29,740
Why would we reject profits?

323
00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:30,700
Go. Get the private room ready.

324
00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:31,640
Oh.

325
00:16:40,580 --> 00:16:41,340
This way, please, sir.

326
00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:42,540
All right.

327
00:16:43,140 --> 00:16:44,660
Pan'er, we've got an honored customer.

328
00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:07,060
This way, please.

329
00:17:11,980 --> 00:17:12,580
All right.

330
00:17:16,930 --> 00:17:18,020
Watch out for the wet floor.

331
00:17:18,970 --> 00:17:20,610
It's all right.

332
00:17:21,090 --> 00:17:21,620
Go.

333
00:17:26,410 --> 00:17:27,650
Rain Room. Come in, please.

334
00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:30,860
Rain Room.

335
00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:34,700
It's a good name.

336
00:17:39,380 --> 00:17:41,820
Bring them all the best dishes
Sanniang makes.

337
00:17:41,820 --> 00:17:43,020
Who is that old man?

338
00:17:43,020 --> 00:17:44,140
Why could he come in
with a mere name card?

339
00:17:44,140 --> 00:17:44,980
What old man?

340
00:17:45,420 --> 00:17:46,580
Didn't you notice the husky voice

341
00:17:46,660 --> 00:17:47,740
of his valet?

342
00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:49,140
Throughout the Eastern Capital,

343
00:17:49,140 --> 00:17:50,740
what kind of men
needs to speak like that?

344
00:17:56,340 --> 00:17:57,260
I'm sure

345
00:17:58,140 --> 00:17:59,300
this man is richer than me.

346
00:17:59,860 --> 00:18:00,580
Let's make a lot of money from him!

347
00:18:03,940 --> 00:18:04,940
Thank you.

348
00:18:07,740 --> 00:18:11,060
(Upright and Ambitious)

349
00:18:11,060 --> 00:18:13,380
(Renewing of Mind, Talented and Virtuous)
Sir, what would you like to order?

350
00:18:13,780 --> 00:18:14,780
We have...

351
00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:16,420
We don't need to see the samples.

352
00:18:16,540 --> 00:18:17,540
We don't need the menu, either.

353
00:18:17,780 --> 00:18:19,780
Just make three or four specialties

354
00:18:19,780 --> 00:18:21,220
of the Flower and Moon Banquet.

355
00:18:24,420 --> 00:18:27,420
And the amazing Styrax Curcuma Wine...

356
00:18:27,420 --> 00:18:28,380
A pot of that, please.

357
00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:30,420
You turn out to be gourmets.

358
00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:34,220
What tea would you like, sir?

359
00:18:35,660 --> 00:18:36,820
Dragon and Phoenix Ball Tea.

360
00:18:39,140 --> 00:18:39,980
What about you?

361
00:18:40,660 --> 00:18:41,300
Me?

362
00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:43,300
People's tastes vary.

363
00:18:45,940 --> 00:18:47,020
Don't bother about me.

364
00:18:47,820 --> 00:18:48,660
How about this?

365
00:18:48,940 --> 00:18:50,700
Your voice sounds a little bit husky.

366
00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:53,780
Have some Licorice Drink
to moisten your throat.

367
00:18:54,860 --> 00:18:55,980
Please wait a moment.

368
00:19:02,540 --> 00:19:07,020
Look. This room is elegantly decorated.

369
00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:08,620
It gives a feeling of human touch.

370
00:19:10,140 --> 00:19:13,100
These calligraphy and paintings
look offbeat, too.

371
00:19:13,860 --> 00:19:14,780
I quite agree.

372
00:19:15,660 --> 00:19:17,500
This seems to be

373
00:19:17,700 --> 00:19:18,740
a very good restaurant.

374
00:19:25,470 --> 00:19:26,140
But Your Ma...

375
00:19:26,140 --> 00:19:28,940
By riverside are cooing...

376
00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:32,020
A pair of turtledoves.

377
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,300
Great.

378
00:19:35,700 --> 00:19:36,300
You flatter me.

379
00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:37,780
You've made progress.

380
00:19:38,580 --> 00:19:40,220
I asked Sanniang to cook the dishes

381
00:19:40,300 --> 00:19:42,260
for their meal herself.

382
00:19:43,060 --> 00:19:43,860
But Pan'er,

383
00:19:44,140 --> 00:19:45,100
who is that man?

384
00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:46,420
Why must we treat him so respectfully?

385
00:19:46,820 --> 00:19:47,500
I don't know who he is.

386
00:19:47,580 --> 00:19:49,060
But I smelt the ambergris

387
00:19:49,060 --> 00:19:50,060
from his robe.

388
00:19:50,260 --> 00:19:52,140
I only smelt it from the pomander

389
00:19:52,140 --> 00:19:54,060
Princess Qian gave Yinzhang.

390
00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:56,140
He just looks like a big shot.

391
00:19:56,220 --> 00:19:57,820
We must entertain him more warmly.

392
00:19:58,660 --> 00:20:00,500
If the imperial clansman thinks highly
of our restaurant,

393
00:20:00,940 --> 00:20:02,380
maybe His Majesty will come tomorrow.

394
00:20:02,380 --> 00:20:03,020
Right?

395
00:20:40,020 --> 00:20:41,220
Styrax Curcuma Wine.

396
00:20:43,980 --> 00:20:45,820
Moonlit Night over the Bridges.

397
00:20:45,820 --> 00:20:48,060
It's made from fresh lotus root paste.

398
00:20:49,740 --> 00:20:51,820
Where Can Seafarers Find Fairy Isles.

399
00:21:02,180 --> 00:21:03,940
Tastes great. Great.

400
00:21:15,260 --> 00:21:18,100
Isn't it just abalone in tofu?

401
00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,180
I hear each piece costs 50 strings

402
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:23,020
in your restaurant.

403
00:21:24,140 --> 00:21:25,340
You just gave it

404
00:21:25,340 --> 00:21:26,580
an elegant name.

405
00:21:26,820 --> 00:21:27,700
Isn't it way too expensive?

406
00:21:28,540 --> 00:21:29,940
Poems in the Book of Poetry

407
00:21:30,380 --> 00:21:33,140
eulogize the same people and things.

408
00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:34,700
Court Hymns

409
00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:37,180
are for kings and nations.

410
00:21:37,820 --> 00:21:38,780
Ballads, however,

411
00:21:39,020 --> 00:21:41,420
are only for common people.

412
00:21:44,140 --> 00:21:44,940
This is great.

413
00:21:46,580 --> 00:21:47,940
You've read the Book of Poetry?

414
00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:49,420
A little bit.

415
00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:55,620
The dishes are good.

416
00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,660
Interesting.

417
00:21:58,060 --> 00:21:59,380
But these are not dishes

418
00:21:59,780 --> 00:22:01,260
for the Flower and Moon Banquet, right?

419
00:22:02,180 --> 00:22:02,900
Besides,

420
00:22:03,980 --> 00:22:05,660
why isn't Ms. Song playing pipa

421
00:22:05,940 --> 00:22:07,380
in this room?

422
00:22:10,580 --> 00:22:11,820
Oh, you noticed that.

423
00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:13,900
When you came in,

424
00:22:13,900 --> 00:22:15,940
I saw you putting your hand
on your forehead.

425
00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:17,060
And you ordered

426
00:22:17,060 --> 00:22:19,620
Styrax Curcuma Wine.

427
00:22:19,940 --> 00:22:20,740
I guess

428
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:22,940
you don't feel very well.

429
00:22:23,380 --> 00:22:25,100
So, without your permission,

430
00:22:25,260 --> 00:22:28,740
I asked our chef
to make a few more signature dishes.

431
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:31,260
Moonlit Night over the Bridges.

432
00:22:31,460 --> 00:22:33,940
It's made of lotus leaves and mints.

433
00:22:34,540 --> 00:22:37,140
Where Can Seafarers Find Fairy Isles.

434
00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:38,740
It's made of abalones.

435
00:22:39,060 --> 00:22:43,220
They both work perfectly
to relieve internal heat.

436
00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:45,060
And Styrax Curcuma Wine is strong.

437
00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:47,580
All together they make up
a perfect meal.

438
00:22:49,180 --> 00:22:51,780
It's so scrupulous of you.

439
00:22:52,140 --> 00:22:53,820
Thank you for not blaming me.

440
00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:55,380
As for pipa...

441
00:22:55,820 --> 00:22:57,820
It's not that Ms. Song is loafing.

442
00:22:58,260 --> 00:23:01,500
Actually, I think you're a quiet man.

443
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,340
So, I asked her to play the pipa
outside the room

444
00:23:03,620 --> 00:23:05,260
to harmonize with the night scenes.

445
00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:09,620
Why do you think I'm a quiet man?

446
00:23:10,220 --> 00:23:12,100
Because when I have a headache,

447
00:23:12,420 --> 00:23:15,060
I don't want Ms. Song
to practice pipa in my room, either.

448
00:23:15,380 --> 00:23:17,820
Even if she's the coach
at the Pipa Branch.

449
00:23:18,180 --> 00:23:19,580
I'll just kick her out.

450
00:23:21,260 --> 00:23:22,740
That's interesting.

451
00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:24,980
Be seated and let's chat.

452
00:23:27,580 --> 00:23:28,500
Ma'am,

453
00:23:28,780 --> 00:23:29,980
what shall I call you?

454
00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,140
Zhao is my family name.

455
00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:33,980
The first name
among Hundred Family Surnames.

456
00:23:34,900 --> 00:23:35,980
What a coincidence!

457
00:23:36,260 --> 00:23:37,460
We share

458
00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:38,700
the same family name.

459
00:23:38,860 --> 00:23:39,660
I'm honored.

460
00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:43,500
You appear to be
a long-lived and lucky man.

461
00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:45,660
I'm a mere civilian.

462
00:23:45,940 --> 00:23:47,980
All I can do is fill your cup here.

463
00:23:49,340 --> 00:23:50,260
Where are you from?

464
00:23:51,340 --> 00:23:52,900
I'm from Dengzhou.

465
00:23:53,460 --> 00:23:55,020
I grew up in Qiantang County.

466
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:57,180
I've been in the Eastern Capital
for less than half a year.

467
00:23:57,620 --> 00:23:58,860
Qiantang County?

468
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:03,460
There's a Transport Assistant
of Liangzhe Region,

469
00:24:03,540 --> 00:24:04,420
Yang Zhiyuan.

470
00:24:04,420 --> 00:24:05,740
He lived in Qiantang County, too.

471
00:24:07,940 --> 00:24:08,740
Do you know him?

472
00:24:14,740 --> 00:24:15,460
Chief.

473
00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:19,500
Chief, something is fishy.

474
00:24:20,220 --> 00:24:21,100
At sunset,

475
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,860
a carriage went out
through Gongchen Gate.

476
00:24:23,220 --> 00:24:25,460
Duty Officer Chen in the carriage
held the token from His Majesty.

477
00:24:25,460 --> 00:24:27,700
Guards at Gongchen Chen
didn't dare to check the carriage, then.

478
00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:29,700
But just now in the Imperial Garden,

479
00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:30,980
two palace maids said

480
00:24:31,140 --> 00:24:32,660
that His Majesty seemed
to have left in disguise.

481
00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:35,860
Did His Majesty ask for dinner tonight?

482
00:24:36,020 --> 00:24:36,700
No.

483
00:24:38,420 --> 00:24:41,060
It's the duty of the Imperial Guards
to protect His Majesty.

484
00:24:41,460 --> 00:24:43,220
But if His Majesty gets in trouble
out of the Palace,

485
00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:45,020
we can't get away, either.

486
00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:47,180
Well, let's go separately.

487
00:24:47,460 --> 00:24:49,180
I'm going to ask
the Imperial Guards on duty.

488
00:24:49,900 --> 00:24:50,460
And you...

489
00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:53,260
Gather all the spies in the Eastern Palace
to track down that carriage.

490
00:24:53,740 --> 00:24:55,500
The bit of the imperial horse
has double rings.

491
00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:56,420
It's easy to tell.

492
00:25:02,740 --> 00:25:04,580
Mr. Yang Zhiyuan is a good man.

493
00:25:04,940 --> 00:25:06,940
Unfortunately, he died young.

494
00:25:08,580 --> 00:25:11,300
Do you know him, too?

495
00:25:11,620 --> 00:25:13,140
I often visited him before.

496
00:25:15,740 --> 00:25:17,070
You often visited him?

497
00:25:19,460 --> 00:25:22,020
I had a teahouse in Qiantang County.

498
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:23,460
It was a graceful place, too.

499
00:25:24,300 --> 00:25:27,140
So, sometimes I served as a middleman

500
00:25:27,260 --> 00:25:29,020
to identify paintings at his house.

501
00:25:29,380 --> 00:25:31,140
He was a good customer.

502
00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:33,820
He bought many masterpieces from me,

503
00:25:34,380 --> 00:25:37,340
including Jing Hao's Snow Cottage,

504
00:25:38,460 --> 00:25:39,820
Wang Ai's the Night Revels,

505
00:25:40,260 --> 00:25:41,890
and Huai Su's Copybook of Chess.

506
00:25:42,860 --> 00:25:43,940
Unfortunately,

507
00:25:44,300 --> 00:25:46,500
a big fire burned all the works.

508
00:25:49,020 --> 00:25:49,700
Burned...?

509
00:25:54,940 --> 00:25:58,060
You sold the Night Revels to him?

510
00:25:58,700 --> 00:26:01,420
The Night Revels was owned by a Mr. Xue.

511
00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:03,820
He had a gambling debt
in Qiantang County

512
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:06,540
and mortgaged the painting
in my teahouse.

513
00:26:11,860 --> 00:26:13,100
Wang Ai

514
00:26:13,460 --> 00:26:15,980
drew a lot of paintings
about night revels.

515
00:26:15,980 --> 00:26:17,900
Even I have viewed quite a few.

516
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:18,900
I wonder

517
00:26:19,020 --> 00:26:20,820
which one you sold to him.

518
00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:25,580
You must be setting me up.

519
00:26:25,780 --> 00:26:27,300
In Wang Ai's life,

520
00:26:27,420 --> 00:26:29,220
he only painted one piece
of the Night Revels.

521
00:26:29,660 --> 00:26:31,460
Because after he painted it,

522
00:26:31,740 --> 00:26:33,220
someone said that he copied

523
00:26:33,220 --> 00:26:35,060
Gu Hongzhong's Night Revels
of Han Xizai.

524
00:26:35,420 --> 00:26:36,980
In a fit of anger,

525
00:26:36,990 --> 00:26:38,380
Wang Ai said he would never
draw anything like that again.

526
00:26:41,060 --> 00:26:43,380
You think I just made that up, right?

527
00:26:44,540 --> 00:26:46,060
I'll draw one.

528
00:27:32,980 --> 00:27:34,380
Tea Art?

529
00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:35,540
Yes.

530
00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:38,670
But I prefer to call it Tea Painting.

531
00:27:47,180 --> 00:27:48,370
The painting is as long as five chi.
[*Five chi equals 1.6 meters.]

532
00:27:48,860 --> 00:27:49,860
The host sits in the middle

533
00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:51,700
with guests on his sides.

534
00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:53,540
Here are some dancers.

535
00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:55,940
And here's a bright moon.

536
00:27:56,260 --> 00:27:59,500
Is this the painting you viewed?

537
00:28:02,140 --> 00:28:04,300
It's a pity
that the Tea Painting is too rough

538
00:28:04,860 --> 00:28:07,540
to present the girls' Whirling Dance.

539
00:28:13,220 --> 00:28:15,980
How long have you practiced the Tea Art?

540
00:28:16,940 --> 00:28:18,140
Not a very long time.

541
00:28:18,140 --> 00:28:19,060
For seven or eight years.

542
00:28:23,340 --> 00:28:24,100
Sir,

543
00:28:25,460 --> 00:28:28,900
when did you view the Night Revels?

544
00:28:30,780 --> 00:28:31,580
I don't remember.

545
00:28:36,940 --> 00:28:38,020
What a pity!

546
00:28:38,660 --> 00:28:39,780
That big fire

547
00:28:40,940 --> 00:28:42,540
burned so many famous paintings.

548
00:28:43,660 --> 00:28:44,980
Don't laugh at me for feeling sorry.

549
00:28:45,420 --> 00:28:48,060
When I asked the old artisan
to remount the Night Revels,

550
00:28:48,380 --> 00:28:49,700
It cost me a big sum.

551
00:28:50,740 --> 00:28:53,540
Simply the green brocade

552
00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:55,860
and the red sandalwood scrolls

553
00:28:56,340 --> 00:28:57,900
cost me a string of coins.

554
00:29:47,190 --> 00:29:48,740
Good. Very good.

555
00:29:58,180 --> 00:30:01,020
I have other customers to entertain.

556
00:30:01,340 --> 00:30:02,100
Please enjoy your meal.

557
00:30:02,660 --> 00:30:03,580
All right.

558
00:30:27,220 --> 00:30:28,140
He's indeed from the nobility.

559
00:30:28,140 --> 00:30:29,460
He didn't speak loudly,

560
00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:30,260
but he sounded rather powerful.

561
00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:31,100
By his side, I felt...

562
00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:32,220
Get out immediately.

563
00:30:32,540 --> 00:30:33,500
You must find Chen Lian right now,

564
00:30:33,660 --> 00:30:34,900
at whatever cost,

565
00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:35,940
and ask him where Gu Qianfan is.

566
00:30:36,180 --> 00:30:37,340
I've got

567
00:30:37,340 --> 00:30:38,420
an utmost emergency

568
00:30:38,420 --> 00:30:39,900
to tell Gu Qianfan to his face.

569
00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:41,540
I'll go find Chen Lian now.

570
00:31:00,860 --> 00:31:02,020
Give my order to Lei Jing.

571
00:31:02,580 --> 00:31:04,380
Ask him to cooperate with you

572
00:31:04,620 --> 00:31:05,780
and verify

573
00:31:06,170 --> 00:31:08,300
whether Ms. Zhao just said

574
00:31:08,340 --> 00:31:09,460
is true.

575
00:31:10,460 --> 00:31:11,100
One more thing.

576
00:31:11,740 --> 00:31:13,860
Don't get
the Capital Security Office involved.

577
00:31:14,460 --> 00:31:15,020
Aye.

578
00:31:25,770 --> 00:31:26,820
Everything is tough.

579
00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:29,500
I know very well

580
00:31:29,820 --> 00:31:31,180
about the Empress's past.

581
00:31:32,140 --> 00:31:33,940
But officials keep
making an issue of it.

582
00:31:35,340 --> 00:31:36,420
I feel so bad.

583
00:31:38,020 --> 00:31:38,980
Don't worry, Your Majesty.

584
00:31:39,980 --> 00:31:40,700
Anyway,

585
00:31:41,180 --> 00:31:43,500
if Ms. Zhao can prove
that the painting is fake,

586
00:31:43,740 --> 00:31:45,100
she'll make a great contribution

587
00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:47,460
and Scholar Ministers will
have nothing to argue, right?

588
00:31:51,220 --> 00:31:53,340
Just because she made you tea,

589
00:31:54,020 --> 00:31:55,770
you're already putting
in a good word for her?

590
00:31:56,420 --> 00:31:57,300
I don't dare.

591
00:31:57,940 --> 00:31:59,100
Think about it, Your Majesty.

592
00:31:59,940 --> 00:32:02,780
Ouyang Xu was well prepared to see you.

593
00:32:03,380 --> 00:32:04,860
But you came to Yong'an Restaurant

594
00:32:05,620 --> 00:32:07,140
on a last-minute plan.

595
00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:11,060
If you hadn't mentioned
Mr. Yang Zhiyuan,

596
00:32:11,780 --> 00:32:12,980
I'm afraid Ms. Zhao

597
00:32:13,060 --> 00:32:14,780
wouldn't have said the following words.

598
00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:17,980
Your Majesty, you heard
about this painting before.

599
00:32:19,180 --> 00:32:20,740
But it's understandable

600
00:32:21,060 --> 00:32:23,220
that you got angry
when seeing it personally.

601
00:32:25,020 --> 00:32:27,700
When Censor Qi returned
to the Eastern Capital,

602
00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:29,820
he voluntarily offered
the auspicious thing.

603
00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:35,620
Your Majesty, there must be
something fishy.

604
00:32:39,540 --> 00:32:40,690
In the past decades,

605
00:32:42,060 --> 00:32:43,540
you've learned something from me.

606
00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:48,500
No offense,

607
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:51,220
but Her Majesty adopted Prince Sheng

608
00:32:51,740 --> 00:32:53,580
under your secret command.

609
00:32:56,060 --> 00:32:57,460
Now, you're in poor health.

610
00:32:58,540 --> 00:33:00,220
If Her Majesty falls from power
because of this,

611
00:33:01,060 --> 00:33:03,420
a young prince and powerful officials...

612
00:33:04,140 --> 00:33:07,220
I don't even dare to think about it.

613
00:33:08,980 --> 00:33:09,580
Go.

614
00:33:09,940 --> 00:33:10,580
Aye.

615
00:33:16,140 --> 00:33:17,460
Sir, why are you already leaving?

616
00:33:17,460 --> 00:33:18,780
Do you not like the dishes?

617
00:33:19,860 --> 00:33:21,780
Don't get me wrong.
The dishes are great.

618
00:33:22,060 --> 00:33:23,500
But the headache

619
00:33:23,700 --> 00:33:24,420
just hit me again.

620
00:33:25,780 --> 00:33:28,780
Chi, go get a pot
of Styrax Curcuma Wine.

621
00:33:29,060 --> 00:33:30,300
Take it as a treat, sir.

622
00:33:30,540 --> 00:33:32,340
Please frequent here for the wine.

623
00:33:32,780 --> 00:33:33,420
I will.

624
00:33:34,140 --> 00:33:37,420
You're indeed a wise businesswoman.

625
00:33:39,340 --> 00:33:41,260
Go. Go get the wine.

626
00:34:00,740 --> 00:34:01,420
Commissioner,

627
00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:03,300
Commandant Chen found that carriage

628
00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:04,260
near Yong'an Restaurant

629
00:34:04,260 --> 00:34:05,860
and some Armed Imperial Guards.

630
00:34:13,420 --> 00:34:14,820
When my father was tired,

631
00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:15,740
he often had a headache, too.

632
00:34:16,700 --> 00:34:17,900
Why don't you try the hot compress

633
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:20,900
with a handkerchief
soaked in boiled ginger soup?

634
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:22,180
Maybe it'll work.

635
00:34:22,740 --> 00:34:24,490
Sure. I'll try it when I'm back home.

636
00:34:25,860 --> 00:34:26,860
Your restaurant

637
00:34:27,050 --> 00:34:28,580
looks very good.

638
00:34:29,620 --> 00:34:30,970
Could you tell me

639
00:34:31,380 --> 00:34:32,940
why a girl like you

640
00:34:33,180 --> 00:34:36,220
wanted to open a restaurant?

641
00:34:38,340 --> 00:34:40,940
One of our waitresses is named Zhaodi.

642
00:34:41,660 --> 00:34:42,620
My name is Pan'er.

643
00:34:43,220 --> 00:34:44,420
The two names have the same meaning,

644
00:34:46,140 --> 00:34:48,380
"Expecting a son."

645
00:34:48,860 --> 00:34:50,940
Because only men can have a career.

646
00:34:51,530 --> 00:34:53,780
But women like us aren't
inferior to men.

647
00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:56,380
Why must we be born to be humble?

648
00:34:57,420 --> 00:34:58,620
According to the restaurant guild,

649
00:34:58,620 --> 00:35:00,530
women can't be
the owner of a restaurant.

650
00:35:00,530 --> 00:35:02,260
But I insist on being one.

651
00:35:02,260 --> 00:35:03,740
And I'll do better than male owners.

652
00:35:06,970 --> 00:35:10,580
You remind me of a lady.

653
00:35:11,060 --> 00:35:12,540
Your tone is

654
00:35:13,740 --> 00:35:15,100
just like hers.

655
00:35:22,980 --> 00:35:24,020
You're my empress.

656
00:35:24,460 --> 00:35:25,740
We're a unity.

657
00:35:25,860 --> 00:35:27,220
Who dares to convict you?

658
00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:29,980
Ke Zheng did.

659
00:35:30,020 --> 00:35:31,300
Qi Mu does now.

660
00:35:32,060 --> 00:35:33,380
All these Scholar Ministers

661
00:35:33,380 --> 00:35:35,420
think I'm usurping your power.

662
00:35:35,980 --> 00:35:37,580
They can't wait to kill me.

663
00:35:38,890 --> 00:35:40,220
Did this lady

664
00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:42,580
have any career later?

665
00:35:43,780 --> 00:35:45,020
She's helping me

666
00:35:45,460 --> 00:35:47,820
manage a large family

667
00:35:48,220 --> 00:35:49,620
and she's doing great.

668
00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:52,700
So, she's your wife?

669
00:35:53,060 --> 00:35:54,740
Then you should protect her more.

670
00:35:55,180 --> 00:35:56,900
It's hard for a woman
to manage a family.

671
00:35:57,660 --> 00:36:00,060
Besides, whoever manages a family

672
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:01,980
easily offends others.

673
00:36:06,940 --> 00:36:09,540
Is anyone protecting you now?

674
00:36:14,180 --> 00:36:15,020
Someone did.

675
00:36:16,380 --> 00:36:17,460
But no one does it now.

676
00:36:21,260 --> 00:36:23,100
He must be a bad man, then.

677
00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:24,940
Perhaps.

678
00:36:26,780 --> 00:36:28,340
But he was nice to me once.

679
00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:31,980
At least, he didn't mind
that I was a pariah

680
00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:34,980
and he truly wanted to marry me.

681
00:36:36,260 --> 00:36:36,980
So,

682
00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:39,580
I don't want to hate him.

683
00:36:42,740 --> 00:36:44,340
You used to be a pariah, too?

684
00:36:48,660 --> 00:36:49,340
Yes.

685
00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:50,700
You can't see that, huh?

686
00:36:51,900 --> 00:36:54,660
So, I always wish

687
00:36:54,740 --> 00:36:56,580
His Majesty health and happiness.

688
00:36:56,740 --> 00:36:59,580
If he hadn't granted an amnesty,

689
00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:01,660
I wouldn't have been able to come here

690
00:37:01,740 --> 00:37:04,140
and experience the prosperity here,

691
00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:06,460
not to mention this big restaurant.

692
00:37:08,940 --> 00:37:10,380
Oh, yeah.

693
00:37:11,580 --> 00:37:12,300
Sir!

694
00:37:13,540 --> 00:37:14,460
Sir!

695
00:37:14,460 --> 00:37:15,500
Sorry to have kept you waiting.

696
00:37:16,580 --> 00:37:18,700
It's Styrax Curcuma Wine,
the specialty of our restaurant.

697
00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:19,500
Here's your wine.

698
00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:20,460
All right.

699
00:37:20,980 --> 00:37:21,700
Thank you.

700
00:37:23,180 --> 00:37:24,780
Miss, don't bother to walk us out.

701
00:37:25,020 --> 00:37:25,780
We should go.

702
00:37:37,380 --> 00:37:38,180
Money, money.

703
00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:40,100
I'm sure we made money from this meal.

704
00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:42,180
That man has good taste.

705
00:37:42,180 --> 00:37:43,300
He ordered a table of dishes.

706
00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:45,620
It's all right
to give him the extra wine.

707
00:37:47,180 --> 00:37:47,940
Pan'er.

708
00:37:47,940 --> 00:37:48,520
Yes.

709
00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:50,420
Zhaodi asked me to tell you something.

710
00:37:50,540 --> 00:37:51,500
Chen Lian told her

711
00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:52,660
that the customer was His Majesty.

712
00:37:54,580 --> 00:37:55,500
His Majesty?

713
00:37:57,540 --> 00:37:58,380
What about Gu Qianfan?

714
00:37:58,780 --> 00:38:00,180
Did Chen Lian say where he is?

715
00:38:00,860 --> 00:38:03,060
According to Chen Lian,
His Majesty left the Palace secretly.

716
00:38:03,140 --> 00:38:05,620
Commissioner Gu must have been informed

717
00:38:06,140 --> 00:38:07,220
and he's coming this way.

718
00:38:07,860 --> 00:38:08,980
If not the Capital Security Office,
the guys around His Majesty,

719
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:11,100
must be from the Office
of Imperial Guards.

720
00:38:11,740 --> 00:38:13,460
Maybe they're still nearby.

721
00:38:13,740 --> 00:38:15,260
Ask Zhaodi to find Chen Lian

722
00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:16,540
and tell him to withdraw his men.

723
00:38:16,940 --> 00:38:18,420
They mustn't let His Majesty know

724
00:38:18,460 --> 00:38:19,940
that his whereabouts have been exposed
to the Capital Security Office.

725
00:38:19,940 --> 00:38:20,580
All right.

726
00:38:24,580 --> 00:38:25,660
Lend me your carriage.

727
00:38:25,860 --> 00:38:27,340
We must stop Gu Qianfan
before he arrives here.

728
00:38:27,470 --> 00:38:28,500
We can't let him come here.

729
00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:30,780
All right. I'll go with you.

730
00:38:30,780 --> 00:38:31,820
Few people will be involved, then.

731
00:38:31,940 --> 00:38:33,340
I'll go get the carriage.
Wait for me at the alley door.

732
00:38:42,220 --> 00:38:43,420
I don't mean to boast,

733
00:38:43,580 --> 00:38:46,300
but in the Eastern Capital,
few people drive better than I do.

734
00:38:47,860 --> 00:38:48,820
Could you be faster?

735
00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:52,060
You're in the carriage.
Safety comes first.

736
00:38:56,540 --> 00:38:58,180
Why are you holding a hamper?

737
00:38:59,140 --> 00:39:00,540
My carriage is way too ostentatious.

738
00:39:00,540 --> 00:39:01,660
Many people can recognize it.

739
00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:03,060
In case people suspect anything,

740
00:39:03,820 --> 00:39:05,220
I came up with a good idea.

741
00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:06,170
(Yong'an Restaurant)
With a lantern hanging there

742
00:39:06,170 --> 00:39:07,340
and a hamper in hand,

743
00:39:07,340 --> 00:39:08,420
people will only think

744
00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:09,740
that I'm doing food delivery.

745
00:39:11,540 --> 00:39:12,580
It's quite thoughtful of you.

746
00:39:13,500 --> 00:39:15,980
By the way, when you see Gu Qianfan,

747
00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:17,380
just get straight to the point.

748
00:39:17,980 --> 00:39:19,180
Don't get soft-hearted.

749
00:39:19,340 --> 00:39:20,700
Don't give him any chances, either.

750
00:39:20,980 --> 00:39:22,300
Or you would be heartbroken again.

751
00:39:24,340 --> 00:39:25,260
Yong'an Restaurant

752
00:39:25,260 --> 00:39:27,540
uses such a luxurious carriage
for food delivery.

753
00:39:27,780 --> 00:39:29,660
It must be the one and only
in the Eastern Capital.

754
00:39:30,060 --> 00:39:30,820
Yeah.

755
00:39:30,820 --> 00:39:32,370
(Yong'an Restaurant)

756
00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:35,540
(Wang Feng, owner of Wang's Restaurant)
Go purchase some good carriages.

757
00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:36,300
The best ones.

758
00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:38,300
Hang our lanterns on them, too.

759
00:39:38,860 --> 00:39:41,060
Tomorrow, we'll also
do food delivery like this.

760
00:40:32,540 --> 00:40:33,260
Come with me.

761
00:40:39,580 --> 00:40:40,780
Make way, please.

762
00:40:41,460 --> 00:40:42,300
Pan'er!

763
00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:45,300
Pan'er?

764
00:40:46,140 --> 00:40:47,860
Get out of my way.
I'm looking for someone.

765
00:40:47,860 --> 00:40:48,700
Get out of my way.

766
00:40:48,820 --> 00:40:49,820
Where has she gone?

767
00:40:55,220 --> 00:40:55,860
What happened?

768
00:40:56,820 --> 00:40:57,580
Are you all right?

769
00:40:58,580 --> 00:40:59,500
I'm all right.

770
00:40:59,940 --> 00:41:01,220
The Night Revels appeared again.

771
00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:04,740
When that man mentioned
Mr. Yang Zhiyuan,

772
00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:07,300
I knew he must be the Emperor.

773
00:41:08,020 --> 00:41:08,820
Later, I thought about it.

774
00:41:08,820 --> 00:41:10,380
Ouyang Xu suddenly returned
to the Eastern Capital,

775
00:41:10,540 --> 00:41:11,900
probably because he found

776
00:41:11,900 --> 00:41:14,140
the Night Revels
that he thought he didn't have.

777
00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:16,180
It's very likely

778
00:41:16,180 --> 00:41:17,660
that His Majesty
knew everything from him.

779
00:41:19,460 --> 00:41:20,440
The painting...

780
00:41:23,340 --> 00:41:25,340
The painting Ouyang Xu holds
is authentic?

781
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,140
Then how dare you

782
00:41:27,140 --> 00:41:28,740
lie to His Majesty?

783
00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:30,060
I didn't have a choice.

784
00:41:30,660 --> 00:41:31,620
That was an emergency.

785
00:41:32,740 --> 00:41:34,220
I told Ouyang Xu

786
00:41:34,220 --> 00:41:35,580
the Capital Security Office
was looking for this painting.

787
00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:38,340
And he's probably aware
of our relationship.

788
00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:40,500
What if he wants to take revenge

789
00:41:40,660 --> 00:41:41,860
and tells His Majesty

790
00:41:41,860 --> 00:41:42,860
that you work for the Empress Party

791
00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:44,780
and try to exonerate Her Majesty?

792
00:41:45,940 --> 00:41:46,780
Like you said,

793
00:41:47,300 --> 00:41:49,140
the Capital Security Office
must be loyal to His Majesty alone

794
00:41:49,780 --> 00:41:51,180
and can't be involved
in any political struggles.

795
00:41:51,660 --> 00:41:53,860
So, I had to lie about the color
of the front mounting.

796
00:41:54,340 --> 00:41:55,460
We must convince His Majesty

797
00:41:55,660 --> 00:41:57,380
that Ouyang Xu faked the painting.

798
00:41:57,940 --> 00:41:59,420
Yang Zhiyuan and his family
have been burned, anyway.

799
00:41:59,420 --> 00:42:00,220
Dead men tell no tales.

800
00:42:00,580 --> 00:42:02,020
Anyway, His Majesty doesn't know

801
00:42:02,340 --> 00:42:04,020
I recognized him.

802
00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:05,420
Two pieces of evidence.

803
00:42:05,980 --> 00:42:07,020
One is from

804
00:42:07,020 --> 00:42:09,180
his consort's nephew-in-law
who impeached his empress.

805
00:42:09,700 --> 00:42:10,460
The other is from

806
00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:12,700
a stranger he ran across.

807
00:42:13,180 --> 00:42:15,340
If you were His Majesty,
who would you trust?

808
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:18,140
Nevertheless,

809
00:42:18,140 --> 00:42:19,220
this is way too risky.

810
00:42:19,740 --> 00:42:20,820
There are many flaws.

811
00:42:21,820 --> 00:42:22,940
This risk is worth taking.

812
00:42:23,660 --> 00:42:25,620
I'm telling you this

813
00:42:26,380 --> 00:42:29,380
because only you can mend the flaws.

814
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:31,580
I'll leave the rest to you.

815
00:42:31,980 --> 00:42:32,620
All in all,

816
00:42:32,820 --> 00:42:34,300
you mustn't let His Majesty know

817
00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:36,780
that you know his secret visit
to Yong'an Restaurant tonight.

818
00:42:37,300 --> 00:42:38,820
You already got yourself involved.

819
00:42:38,820 --> 00:42:39,620
You know?

820
00:42:40,380 --> 00:42:41,380
As such an insider,

821
00:42:41,380 --> 00:42:42,620
don't you fear

822
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:44,020
that His Majesty may kill you?

823
00:42:44,340 --> 00:42:45,500
Why did you do such a stupid thing?

824
00:42:48,180 --> 00:42:49,780
Because once the Empress is convicted,

825
00:42:50,700 --> 00:42:51,740
she'll be executed.

826
00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:54,580
I used to be a music performer, too.

827
00:42:55,220 --> 00:42:56,740
I understand she didn't have a choice.

828
00:42:58,260 --> 00:42:59,100
Another reason...

829
00:43:01,220 --> 00:43:02,300
I hate you,

830
00:43:03,980 --> 00:43:05,260
but I don't want you to die.

831
00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:06,180
Pan'er.

832
00:43:06,870 --> 00:43:07,530
Ouch!

833
00:43:28,220 --> 00:43:33,900
♪A feeling of depression♪

834
00:43:34,260 --> 00:43:40,340
♪Falls on those will part
just like moonlight♪

835
00:43:40,340 --> 00:43:45,660
♪How can we forget each other♪

836
00:43:45,660 --> 00:43:50,260
♪Wind blows and time flies♪

837
00:43:52,180 --> 00:43:57,900
♪When the splendor fades away
only the smell lingers♪

838
00:43:58,260 --> 00:44:03,780
♪In the corner of memories
there are sad moments♪

839
00:44:04,260 --> 00:44:09,620
♪Emotions go on and on♪

840
00:44:09,820 --> 00:44:15,060
♪Because time is short but love is hot♪

841
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:19,000
♪Stars wink for you♪

842
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,840
♪Romance is crazy about you♪

843
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,720
♪Who even waits for you♪

844
00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:27,920
♪Until the end of her life♪

845
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,720
♪When I look back one day♪

846
00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:33,960
♪I'll let go of everything♪

847
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:40,480
♪I'll hold your hand
and never let you down♪

848
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:45,920
♪Ah Ah Ah♪

849
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:51,880
♪When our eyes get wet with tears
for each other♪

850
00:44:52,270 --> 00:44:57,750
♪Ah Ah Ah♪

851
00:44:57,750 --> 00:45:05,950
♪I'll enjoy a simple life with you♪