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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 35=

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As such an insider,

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don't you fear

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that His Majesty may kill you?

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Why did you do such a stupid thing?

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Because once the Empress is convicted,

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she'll be executed.

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I used to be a music performer, too.

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I understand she didn't have a choice.

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Another reason...

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I hate you,

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but I don't want you to die.

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Pan'er.

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Ouch!

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What's the matter with you?

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Your mouse trap hurt my foot.

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Whenever I step hard, it hurts.

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Gu Qianfan.

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It's so unconvincing when you fake it.

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I saw how you got on the bridge.

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You walked smoothly.

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I have no time for your show.

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It's my gut feeling

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that since His Majesty proposed
a truce with the northerners

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and has created the peace
and prosperity in the Eastern Capital,

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he has to be a merciful man.

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And over the years of their marriage,

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I believe he knows everything
about the Empress.

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If he eventually chooses to believe me,

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it means

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he believes the Empress
from the bottom of his heart.

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That's all I have to say.

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Bye.

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Pan'er, listen to me.

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I was injured
in the North Envoy incident,

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I had no choice.

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I didn't know what happened

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with Wangyue Restaurant.

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So you chose to be a coward.

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You stayed in the carriage.

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You wouldn't even

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get off the carriage to say

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"This is the end of us" to me.

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No.

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I never wanted this to end.

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Could you give me another chance?

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Why didn't you make yourself clear?

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Can you swear

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that for all this time,

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you never thought about
breaking off your engagement?

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You didn't, huh?

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What a coward!

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You are even worse than Ouyang Xu.

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At least, he sent a servant

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to let me know.

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A man like you

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doesn't deserve my love.

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Yes, you don't deserve it.

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Pan'er.

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Wooden Head, stop following us.

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You watched too many hero scenes.

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Don't you think

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you can soften her heart

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by acting like a victim.

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I am too familiar

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with this trick.

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If you don't want to give yourself away
in front of His Majesty,

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just stop seeing me
at Yong'an Restaurant.

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Never mind him.
Let's go drinking.

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Stop following us.

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Hang in there.

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He's still watching.

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Don't lose your ground.

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He's gone.

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I didn't mean to cross the line.

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I just wanted to piss that idiot off.

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No tears, please, my beautiful.

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If you get red eyes,

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Ms. Song will be suspicious tomorrow.

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I'm not in tears.

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You have this in your pocket
all the time, don't you?

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When you find a girl in tears,

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you say the same thing to her, right?

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Spot on.

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Actually, not one handkerchief,

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but three.

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What if there are multiple girls
in tears?

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I never get tired of your smiles.

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You said you'd buy me drinks, right?

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Are we really going?

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Bravo.

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- Bravo.
- Bravo.

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- Bravo.
- Amazing.

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Bravo.

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One more.

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Bravo.

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One more.

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Bravo.

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♪In the busy city, I trade vanity♪

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Bravo.

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♪For quietness♪

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- Come on. Hurry up.
- Bravo.

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Bravo.

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♪A toast to the days we had♪

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♪Old lover is gone,
traffic is clamorous♪

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- Bravo.
- Bravo.

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♪Feel bad for the falling flowers♪

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♪No word, only music♪

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♪Pipa covers half of my face♪

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♪What year is it now♪

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♪What year is it now♪

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♪Forget all about the past♪

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♪The gentle sound of rain drops
last night♪

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♪It is already gone♪

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♪The southern wind blows it away♪

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♪What year is it now♪

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♪What year is it now♪

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♪The music touches someone's heart♪

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♪Wander around the world♪

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♪No trouble, no hate♪

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- Owner.
- Yes?

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- Come here.
- Coming.

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Crystal dumplings.

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Eel filling bun.

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Sesame drink, thin rice noodles.
One plate each.

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And fetch me the best wine
that I kept in your restaurant.

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Go.

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Sure.

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You've worked hard.

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Relax yourself tonight.

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You'll try some of the most famous
snacks in this city.

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Sure.

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It may seem like a small restaurant,

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but I tried the food here
when I was younger.

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This is Yaoquan wine.

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I stole it from the villa

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of the Eighth Prince.

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Really?

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Yes.

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When I stole…

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Thank you.

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Go. Leave us alone.

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When I stole it,

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I was bitten by his dog.

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My leg still feels the pain
till this day.

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Quickly. Try it.

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I'll top it up for you.

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- Cheers.
- Cheers.

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Here we go.

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We'll get drunk tonight.

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- Sure.
- Good.

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The drinking alone is boring.

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Let's play some games.

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Fine.

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Bring it on.

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Come on.

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Wait, wait. Let's play another one.

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The loser

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must agree to the winner's request.

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How about that?

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OK.

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Come on, the rule is set.

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Five.

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- Fifteen.
- Ten.

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Fifteen.

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- Zero.
- Ten.

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Five.

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Ten.

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Ten.

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Ten.

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Ten. Ten.

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Fifteen.

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Ten.

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Five.

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Ten.

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Wait a minute. I'm out of breath.

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Let's take a break.

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Pan'er, are you happy?

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Yes, I am.

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Next, you're going to say,

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"Pan'er, how about

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we keep this way forever", aren't you?

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It's raining.

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Let's find a shelter.

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Let's go there.

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Sure. Sure.

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Be careful.

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First of all,

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take girls to cheap restaurants,

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because that's more fun.

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Secondly, tell them more
about your wild stories in youth,

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because that's interesting.

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Also,

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when you say something important,

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make sure there's candle light

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in your eyes,

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because that makes you look sincere.

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Chi Pan, thank you
for drinking with me.

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But I grew up in entertainment joints,

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I have heard too many of these stories.

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If I knew earlier,

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I wouldn't have spent so much effort.

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(Long-lasting Benevolence
God Blesses All Firm As Rock)

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Your Majesty, here's
the Styrax Curcuma Wine.

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Take the wine

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to the Empress.

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It's thundering out there.

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It always scares her.

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Let her try some

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to calm her nerves.

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Tell her

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that I bought it from the market.

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Aye.

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I get it.

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You're worried that I may abandon you

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like him, right?

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Don't worry.

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I won't.

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I'm a faithful man.

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Seriously.

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If Zhang Haohao

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didn't smash my bird,

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I'd still be with her.

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Ah, no, no, no.

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I don't mean you're her replacement.

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What I mean is…

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Anyway,

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we're business partners, right?

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You bring me fortune.

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You're the last person

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I would want to offend.

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But I just don't like you.

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Why?

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Why?

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Take bean curd jelly for example.

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You like the sweet one,
but I like it to be salty.

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There's no good or bad.

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It just doesn't taste right.

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This is a bad example.

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Bean curd jelly, huh?

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So…

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Did Gu Qianfan take you
to have bean curd jelly before?

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See? Got you stumped.

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So what if there's
a salt-sweet conundrum?

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I'll just buy both.

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I'm so rich.

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Actually, I'd buy four.

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We drink one, and smash one.

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Mr. Chi, let me ask you.

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You won't get off my back.

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Is it because of your retaliation
against Gu Qianfan

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or

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is it because you haven't succeeded
in conquering me?

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Do you really like me

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or do you wish to conquer me?

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I…

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Never mind.

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No, I'm not finished.

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I have thought it through.

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I don't know why,

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but I just like you.

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When you crave bean curd jelly,

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is it because you're homesick

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or you're hungry

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or you simply feel like eating it?

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Finished?

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Yes.

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Check-out.

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00:13:50,340 --> 00:13:51,220
What's the meaning of this?

285
00:13:52,020 --> 00:13:52,690
Hey!

286
00:13:53,870 --> 00:13:54,570
Hey!

287
00:13:57,690 --> 00:13:58,570
Wait.

288
00:13:59,130 --> 00:14:00,170
I believe in fate.

289
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:01,660
How about we take another bet?

290
00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:03,020
Let God decide.

291
00:14:03,170 --> 00:14:04,100
If I win,

292
00:14:04,100 --> 00:14:04,980
you'll be my girl.

293
00:14:05,220 --> 00:14:06,220
If I lose,

294
00:14:06,730 --> 00:14:07,930
I'll agree to three of your requests.

295
00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:09,240
No backing out.

296
00:14:09,690 --> 00:14:10,930
Fine. What bet?

297
00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:13,190
What bet?

298
00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:14,170
You decide.

299
00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:15,460
As long as there'll be a quick result.

300
00:14:20,020 --> 00:14:21,300
Let's bet on

301
00:14:22,250 --> 00:14:24,610
is it a man or a woman
to appear on the bridge next.

302
00:14:29,420 --> 00:14:30,020
Man.

303
00:14:30,460 --> 00:14:31,420
It must be a younger boy

304
00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:33,130
who's following him.

305
00:14:36,170 --> 00:14:37,390
Slow down.

306
00:14:39,220 --> 00:14:40,170
Be careful.

307
00:14:42,540 --> 00:14:44,020
It's unfair.

308
00:14:45,420 --> 00:14:46,340
It was raining a moment ago,

309
00:14:46,780 --> 00:14:48,570
but the kid's hat is dry,

310
00:14:48,810 --> 00:14:50,690
so his mother must have held
the umbrella for him.

311
00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:52,220
Mr. Chi.

312
00:14:53,460 --> 00:14:54,980
You believe in haphazardness,

313
00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:56,460
while I believe in odds.

314
00:14:56,460 --> 00:14:57,130
Just stop.

315
00:14:57,690 --> 00:14:59,130
I lost, alright?

316
00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:05,490
Sulking?

317
00:15:05,860 --> 00:15:06,660
I'm good.

318
00:15:07,460 --> 00:15:09,490
Loses are common in gambling.

319
00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:10,930
I lose this time,

320
00:15:11,250 --> 00:15:12,490
and I'll win the next time.

321
00:15:12,660 --> 00:15:13,490
Fine.

322
00:15:13,610 --> 00:15:14,780
We've got a long way ahead of us.

323
00:15:15,170 --> 00:15:16,370
You'll see me every day.

324
00:15:16,810 --> 00:15:17,730
Maybe someday,

325
00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:19,340
you may want to try something new.

326
00:15:19,900 --> 00:15:20,730
Or maybe,

327
00:15:21,050 --> 00:15:21,980
someday,

328
00:15:21,980 --> 00:15:23,300
I'd like to try something new.

329
00:15:23,780 --> 00:15:24,460
There are so many

330
00:15:24,460 --> 00:15:25,930
cute girls in the Eastern Capital,

331
00:15:26,130 --> 00:15:28,050
I won't put all my hope on one girl.

332
00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:30,730
You've got no boyfriend,

333
00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:31,690
and I've got no girlfriend.

334
00:15:31,860 --> 00:15:32,980
Now that we're both single,

335
00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:34,420
can't we just date

336
00:15:34,810 --> 00:15:36,340
for fun?

337
00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:37,220
Fine.

338
00:15:37,220 --> 00:15:38,100
Stop talking!

339
00:15:38,100 --> 00:15:39,020
I know what you're going to say.

340
00:15:40,220 --> 00:15:41,570
I'm now in a very bad mood.

341
00:15:42,220 --> 00:15:43,810
It's so hard for me to force a smile.

342
00:15:44,220 --> 00:15:45,610
You can be polite

343
00:15:45,610 --> 00:15:47,220
with the guests at Yong'an Restaurant.

344
00:15:47,370 --> 00:15:48,490
Is it so difficult for you

345
00:15:48,490 --> 00:15:49,250
to make your boss happy?

346
00:15:49,420 --> 00:15:51,370
Fine. Walk me back
to Osmanthus Lane then.

347
00:15:52,130 --> 00:15:53,130
See? See?

348
00:15:53,130 --> 00:15:54,250
You just can't stop making me angry.

349
00:16:01,980 --> 00:16:02,690
Hi.

350
00:16:03,890 --> 00:16:05,100
Two coins.

351
00:16:06,610 --> 00:16:07,220
Here.

352
00:16:07,540 --> 00:16:08,220
Thank you.

353
00:16:19,370 --> 00:16:21,340
A little beauty for you.

354
00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:29,860
She's not as good as you.

355
00:16:30,780 --> 00:16:32,370
She's so fat.

356
00:16:32,900 --> 00:16:33,690
You, however, are gorgeous.

357
00:16:37,220 --> 00:16:37,780
Fine.

358
00:16:38,020 --> 00:16:39,460
I'm a man of my word.

359
00:16:39,570 --> 00:16:40,340
Say it.

360
00:16:40,780 --> 00:16:42,340
What are your three requests?

361
00:16:43,130 --> 00:16:43,780
First one.

362
00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:46,300
I want you to answer me a question.

363
00:16:46,470 --> 00:16:47,140
What?

364
00:16:47,570 --> 00:16:49,420
Why do you call Gu Qianfan
Wooden Head?

365
00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:53,780
What happened in his family?

366
00:16:55,250 --> 00:16:56,220
Who is his father?

367
00:17:02,900 --> 00:17:04,620
You're asking the right person.

368
00:17:07,090 --> 00:17:10,540
So his so-called aunt
is actually his mother?

369
00:17:10,610 --> 00:17:11,300
Correct.

370
00:17:11,370 --> 00:17:12,850
That isn't his aunt.

371
00:17:12,850 --> 00:17:13,820
That's his mother.

372
00:17:15,610 --> 00:17:16,660
His father and mother

373
00:17:17,580 --> 00:17:19,420
were married in another city
behind their family's back.

374
00:17:20,420 --> 00:17:21,900
His grandfather, Gu Shenyan,

375
00:17:22,370 --> 00:17:24,130
was a high-ranking official
in Ministry of Rites.

376
00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:26,940
He was a stern geezer.

377
00:17:27,660 --> 00:17:28,820
I was only five years old.

378
00:17:29,210 --> 00:17:31,090
His grandfather would even criticize me

379
00:17:31,180 --> 00:17:33,820
for pulling the girls' hair for fun.

380
00:17:35,610 --> 00:17:37,900
Oh, right. I remember this one time

381
00:17:38,180 --> 00:17:39,730
when his grandfather was super mad.

382
00:17:40,850 --> 00:17:42,060
And shortly after,

383
00:17:42,420 --> 00:17:44,090
Gu Qianfan's mother took him

384
00:17:44,490 --> 00:17:45,780
to the capital city at night.

385
00:17:47,090 --> 00:17:48,450
I thought

386
00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:51,090
he was the son of his uncle,

387
00:17:51,780 --> 00:17:53,490
but his father came along,

388
00:17:54,180 --> 00:17:55,900
and kept knocking at the door
for the whole night.

389
00:17:56,250 --> 00:17:58,250
Qianfan and his mother
were crying in the room.

390
00:17:58,420 --> 00:17:59,850
His grandfather stood outside,

391
00:17:59,940 --> 00:18:01,330
telling his father to get lost.

392
00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:03,250
He said

393
00:18:04,090 --> 00:18:05,610
the Gu Family had a good reputation,

394
00:18:05,820 --> 00:18:08,060
and he wouldn't acknowledge

395
00:18:09,370 --> 00:18:11,090
this fly- or dog-like son-in-law.

396
00:18:13,490 --> 00:18:15,580
Buzz like a fly, live like a dog.
It means lack of integrity.

397
00:18:15,580 --> 00:18:17,250
Yes, that's what he said.

398
00:18:17,970 --> 00:18:18,780
And then,

399
00:18:19,090 --> 00:18:20,580
his uncle came out
to drive his father away, as well,

400
00:18:21,090 --> 00:18:21,890
saying

401
00:18:22,130 --> 00:18:24,370
Qianfan would use
his mother's family name.

402
00:18:24,780 --> 00:18:25,370
Gu.

403
00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:26,610
Never Xiao.

404
00:18:27,020 --> 00:18:27,900
I heard that.

405
00:18:29,330 --> 00:18:30,370
His father's surname is Xiao?

406
00:18:30,490 --> 00:18:31,970
Yes, Xiao.

407
00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:35,130
We fought a lot
when we were little,

408
00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:36,700
and I'd always lose.

409
00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,540
So I called him Wooden Head
because I was angry.

410
00:18:41,940 --> 00:18:42,970
(I didn't lie to you)

411
00:18:43,130 --> 00:18:44,330
(about Xiao Wei.)

412
00:18:45,580 --> 00:18:47,020
(It's just my relationship
with the Xiao Family)

413
00:18:47,020 --> 00:18:47,970
(is way too complicated,)

414
00:18:48,580 --> 00:18:49,250
(so I couldn't find a way)

415
00:18:49,250 --> 00:18:50,540
(to explain to you.)

416
00:18:54,570 --> 00:18:55,250
Not many

417
00:18:56,700 --> 00:18:57,900
know about this, right?

418
00:19:00,250 --> 00:19:03,020
No outlanders know this.

419
00:19:03,730 --> 00:19:05,330
Inside the capital city,

420
00:19:05,940 --> 00:19:08,020
there were three houses
on the street,

421
00:19:08,700 --> 00:19:10,210
the Chi Family, the Gu Family

422
00:19:12,940 --> 00:19:14,250
and the Su Family.

423
00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:17,610
They had a daughter who was married
to the Yang Family in Qiantang.

424
00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:20,490
Later, there was a plague,

425
00:19:20,610 --> 00:19:21,490
and everybody died.

426
00:19:21,970 --> 00:19:23,610
My parents knew about it, too.

427
00:19:23,900 --> 00:19:25,300
But they died long ago.

428
00:19:25,580 --> 00:19:27,060
Don't tell people about it.

429
00:19:27,610 --> 00:19:29,490
If you didn't ask me
about his personal business,

430
00:19:29,490 --> 00:19:30,780
I wouldn't even tell you.

431
00:19:33,660 --> 00:19:35,330
A guy who grew up in a family like this

432
00:19:36,020 --> 00:19:37,250
has to have a weird personality.

433
00:19:38,420 --> 00:19:39,850
It's good that you two have broken up

434
00:19:40,020 --> 00:19:41,210
because it's only a matter of time
that he'd break your heart.

435
00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:45,300
I've talked too much.

436
00:19:45,420 --> 00:19:46,330
I'm parched.

437
00:19:46,780 --> 00:19:48,490
Would you drink more wine with me?

438
00:19:54,900 --> 00:19:55,610
Wait.

439
00:19:56,370 --> 00:20:00,300
You're the head of the silk guild
in the Eastern Capital, you said?

440
00:20:02,270 --> 00:20:03,700
Yes. What?

441
00:20:04,180 --> 00:20:05,610
Can you do me another favor?

442
00:20:05,900 --> 00:20:07,020
It's my second request.

443
00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:38,580
(If I miss you,)

444
00:20:38,890 --> 00:20:39,980
(I'll hang a yellow flower,)

445
00:20:40,250 --> 00:20:41,770
(and we'll meet at the teahouse.)

446
00:21:53,410 --> 00:21:55,130
(If you don't want to give yourself away
in front of His Majesty,)

447
00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:57,460
(just stop seeing me
at Yong'an Restaurant.)

448
00:22:12,170 --> 00:22:13,770
Pan'er, you're back.

449
00:22:14,690 --> 00:22:15,380
Yinzhang.

450
00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:24,460
Are things fine
between you and Gu Qianfan?

451
00:22:25,570 --> 00:22:26,320
Yes.

452
00:22:27,340 --> 00:22:28,860
After you and Mr. Chi are gone,

453
00:22:29,290 --> 00:22:30,700
someone made trouble
in Wanshui Pavilion.

454
00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:33,130
Sanniang couldn't leave the kitchen,

455
00:22:33,580 --> 00:22:34,820
and Zhaodi didn't know
how to deal with it,

456
00:22:35,410 --> 00:22:36,410
so they informed me.

457
00:22:37,170 --> 00:22:38,250
But I took care of it.

458
00:22:38,410 --> 00:22:39,100
Don't worry.

459
00:22:39,580 --> 00:22:40,740
It's lucky that I got you.

460
00:22:41,170 --> 00:22:43,580
My problem is solved as well.

461
00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:47,170
Pan'er,

462
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,460
ever since I came back,

463
00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:52,010
I have never said sorry to you.

464
00:22:53,290 --> 00:22:54,770
It was the second time
I made a mistake.

465
00:22:56,290 --> 00:22:58,410
Jealousy and vanity
got the better of me.

466
00:22:59,220 --> 00:23:00,130
I didn't listen to you

467
00:23:00,860 --> 00:23:02,820
and put my hope on men again.

468
00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:05,170
Enough. I understand you.

469
00:23:05,980 --> 00:23:06,860
There's no right or wrong

470
00:23:07,580 --> 00:23:08,770
in this.

471
00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:10,770
It was a choice you made
based on the situation.

472
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:20,580
You won't resign

473
00:23:21,290 --> 00:23:22,620
because you're still a musician.

474
00:23:22,620 --> 00:23:23,860
That's why you always try
to take gambles,

475
00:23:24,010 --> 00:23:25,010
and why you're always impulsive.

476
00:23:25,700 --> 00:23:27,620
I always say you don't feel
how others feel.

477
00:23:28,010 --> 00:23:29,860
But when I was at your age,

478
00:23:30,220 --> 00:23:32,500
I took Ouyang Xu's vow for it, too.

479
00:23:32,820 --> 00:23:33,580
Pan'er.

480
00:23:33,580 --> 00:23:34,530
Even now,

481
00:23:35,890 --> 00:23:37,040
I haven't really improved.

482
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:42,130
Women

483
00:23:43,010 --> 00:23:44,770
are like plum blossoms.

484
00:23:45,010 --> 00:23:47,050
They weather the harsh winters

485
00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:49,580
to bloom more vigorously.

486
00:23:50,410 --> 00:23:52,700
Look at how capable you are now.

487
00:23:53,170 --> 00:23:55,380
You have ideas
and executive capabilities.

488
00:23:56,220 --> 00:23:59,050
For the success of Flower and Moon
Banquet and Qianshan Pavilion,

489
00:24:00,010 --> 00:24:01,460
I give you 70% of the credit.

490
00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:05,460
I will keep working hard.

491
00:24:06,340 --> 00:24:07,930
Forever.

492
00:24:07,930 --> 00:24:09,290
Never say forever.

493
00:24:09,980 --> 00:24:11,010
If we're willing to,

494
00:24:11,770 --> 00:24:15,740
there are thousands of possibilities

495
00:24:16,130 --> 00:24:17,010
expecting us.

496
00:24:23,700 --> 00:24:25,500
Your dress is still wet.

497
00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:27,170
You were caught in the rain
on your way back, weren't you?

498
00:24:27,290 --> 00:24:28,530
Change your dress.

499
00:24:29,130 --> 00:24:30,460
It's fine. It's dry now.

500
00:24:32,770 --> 00:24:34,050
You left the window open.

501
00:24:34,190 --> 00:24:35,290
I'll close it for you.

502
00:24:50,740 --> 00:24:52,700
It's fine. Go back to have a rest.

503
00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,380
I'll make some ginger tea for you.

504
00:24:54,890 --> 00:24:56,740
(Bank Ticket
3,000 Strings of Copper Coins)

505
00:24:56,890 --> 00:24:57,580
Do you know how?

506
00:24:57,580 --> 00:24:58,250
Yeah.

507
00:25:27,050 --> 00:25:28,410
(Bank ticket,
3,000 strings of copper coins)

508
00:25:31,170 --> 00:25:33,340
(Great Xiangguo Temple, Pawn Note)

509
00:25:33,860 --> 00:25:35,100
(Who else could it be other than him?)

510
00:25:40,940 --> 00:25:43,070
(Bank Ticket
3,000 Strings of Copper Coins)

511
00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:51,100
Zhaodi.

512
00:25:51,390 --> 00:25:51,970
What?

513
00:25:52,970 --> 00:25:54,740
You still see Chen Lian
from time to time, do you?

514
00:25:54,980 --> 00:25:55,580
Yes.

515
00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,010
Can you fetch him for me?

516
00:25:59,380 --> 00:26:00,100
Sure.

517
00:26:03,140 --> 00:26:04,640
(Bank Ticket
3,000 Strings of Copper Coins)

518
00:26:04,890 --> 00:26:06,380
He sold his house to get money for me.

519
00:26:06,380 --> 00:26:07,500
When did he do it?

520
00:26:09,930 --> 00:26:12,220
I remember it was before
Zhaodi and I had the fight.

521
00:26:13,620 --> 00:26:15,100
On the day he followed the order

522
00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:16,460
to go on a hunting trip
with the North Envoy.

523
00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:30,100
Why did he stay in the carriage

524
00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:30,980
instead of getting out to see me?

525
00:26:33,820 --> 00:26:35,100
Chief only told me

526
00:26:36,050 --> 00:26:37,220
that it's not he didn't want to see you,

527
00:26:37,820 --> 00:26:38,930
he was afraid to see you.

528
00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:42,650
Pan'er,

529
00:26:43,130 --> 00:26:45,220
Chief wouldn't even fear decapitation.

530
00:26:46,460 --> 00:26:47,170
So,

531
00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:49,290
I'm sure it was something big.

532
00:26:49,290 --> 00:26:50,500
He was afraid
that you wouldn't forgive him,

533
00:26:51,010 --> 00:26:52,580
so he chose to hide from you.

534
00:26:53,580 --> 00:26:55,820
He even risked his life

535
00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:57,930
disobeying the imperial order

536
00:26:58,650 --> 00:26:59,860
to see you.

537
00:27:23,770 --> 00:27:25,890
The dish we have today

538
00:27:25,890 --> 00:27:27,500
- has a history.
- Good. Good.

539
00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:28,100
Yes.

540
00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:28,770
Mr. Tuntian.

541
00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:33,460
You personally cooked for us.

542
00:27:33,980 --> 00:27:35,980
It's such an honor for us.

543
00:27:35,980 --> 00:27:36,530
Yes.

544
00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:38,250
- No problem. You're a distinguished guest.
- Yes.

545
00:27:38,380 --> 00:27:39,860
I remember you like freshwater fish.

546
00:27:40,250 --> 00:27:41,100
Try it.

547
00:27:42,380 --> 00:27:43,650
What an honor.

548
00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:45,290
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

549
00:27:45,380 --> 00:27:46,380
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

550
00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:47,250
- Please enjoy.
- Thank you.

551
00:27:50,620 --> 00:27:51,620
Look.

552
00:27:51,820 --> 00:27:52,410
- Please.
- Please.

553
00:27:52,410 --> 00:27:53,130
Please enjoy.

554
00:27:53,290 --> 00:27:54,010
Are you tired?

555
00:27:56,290 --> 00:27:57,270
What are you doing?

556
00:27:58,890 --> 00:28:00,130
You seem tired.

557
00:28:00,130 --> 00:28:01,100
I wanted to give you a massage.

558
00:28:01,700 --> 00:28:03,050
I told you,

559
00:28:03,050 --> 00:28:04,130
when you're here,

560
00:28:05,290 --> 00:28:06,980
we keep a distance.

561
00:28:07,010 --> 00:28:08,240
Alright, distance. Well noted.

562
00:28:12,460 --> 00:28:13,490
What do you want from me?

563
00:28:13,980 --> 00:28:14,860
I'm not here to see you.

564
00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,130
Otherwise, I'd go straight
to the kitchen.

565
00:28:16,290 --> 00:28:17,220
I'm here to see Ms. Zhao.

566
00:28:17,770 --> 00:28:18,620
Stop there.

567
00:28:18,770 --> 00:28:19,530
Come here.

568
00:28:19,530 --> 00:28:20,290
Why are you mad at him?

569
00:28:20,290 --> 00:28:21,620
How dare you?

570
00:28:21,620 --> 00:28:22,740
How dare you steal my stuff.

571
00:28:22,740 --> 00:28:23,380
Come here.

572
00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:24,410
Come here.

573
00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:25,380
I didn't steal it.

574
00:28:25,380 --> 00:28:26,740
- You were going to throw them anyway,
- Yeah.

575
00:28:26,770 --> 00:28:27,220
- weren't you?
- Yeah.

576
00:28:27,220 --> 00:28:28,250
No, I wasn't, actually.

577
00:28:28,890 --> 00:28:30,500
They are supposed to be takeaways.

578
00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:31,290
He Si, why are you standing still?

579
00:28:31,290 --> 00:28:32,290
Catch him.

580
00:28:34,250 --> 00:28:34,860
Stop there.

581
00:28:34,860 --> 00:28:35,700
Talking me back, huh?

582
00:28:35,700 --> 00:28:36,250
Talking me back?

583
00:28:36,250 --> 00:28:37,930
Trying to escape?

584
00:28:38,130 --> 00:28:38,890
Spit it out.

585
00:28:38,890 --> 00:28:39,980
I'm asking you to spit it out.

586
00:28:39,980 --> 00:28:40,860
- Spit it out now.
- Let me go!

587
00:28:41,050 --> 00:28:42,100
Spit it out now.

588
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:42,890
Now, now!

589
00:28:49,460 --> 00:28:50,130
My face!

590
00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:51,250
Zifang.

591
00:28:53,090 --> 00:28:54,340
- Mr. Chi, are you okay?
- It burns.

592
00:29:04,130 --> 00:29:04,770
Mother?

593
00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:11,220
Mother!

594
00:29:15,570 --> 00:29:16,360
Yes.

595
00:29:20,770 --> 00:29:21,740
It's been days.

596
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:24,860
Still no news from the palace.

597
00:29:26,700 --> 00:29:28,250
The Night Revels

598
00:29:28,540 --> 00:29:29,940
was firm evidence.

599
00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:32,500
Oh, right.

600
00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:35,740
The imperial doctor didn't come, right?

601
00:29:36,890 --> 00:29:38,050
I'm confused, too.

602
00:29:38,290 --> 00:29:40,980
He should have been here
two hours ago.

603
00:29:41,290 --> 00:29:41,930
Oh, no.

604
00:29:42,700 --> 00:29:43,740
Something must have happened
in the palace.

605
00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:47,930
Sir.

606
00:29:54,580 --> 00:29:56,930
No, no.

607
00:29:57,980 --> 00:29:59,130
I don't believe His Majesty

608
00:29:59,890 --> 00:30:01,820
would stand being cuckolded.

609
00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:06,050
It's just deposing the Empress
isn't a small thing.

610
00:30:07,170 --> 00:30:09,620
The contention between
Censor Qi and Xiao Qinyan

611
00:30:10,410 --> 00:30:11,620
is still on.

612
00:30:12,740 --> 00:30:13,530
That's true.

613
00:30:15,620 --> 00:30:16,460
Easy. Easy.

614
00:30:16,820 --> 00:30:18,700
Sir, just go to bed.

615
00:30:28,820 --> 00:30:31,410
The secret investigator sent
to Jiangnan Region hasn't returned,

616
00:30:31,930 --> 00:30:34,930
but there are quite a lot of Qiantang
businessmen in the Eastern Capital.

617
00:30:35,530 --> 00:30:37,530
I have organized
multiple investigations.

618
00:30:37,820 --> 00:30:38,820
They all say

619
00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:42,530
that Transport Assistant does
visit Ms. Zhao very often

620
00:30:42,530 --> 00:30:43,890
to drink tea and buy paintings.

621
00:30:44,890 --> 00:30:45,530
In addition,

622
00:30:46,290 --> 00:30:49,010
Wu Ming, the Prefect of Runzhou,

623
00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:52,410
said he saw The Night Revels
in Yang's house, too.

624
00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:54,940
(The real one is burned. Good.)

625
00:30:55,580 --> 00:30:56,620
He did?

626
00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:02,220
It looks like Zhao Pan'er

627
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,130
did speak the truth.

628
00:31:05,460 --> 00:31:06,540
But

629
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:10,290
Ouyang Xu and Qi Mu

630
00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:11,770
these two bastards

631
00:31:12,250 --> 00:31:13,500
plotted against the Empress.

632
00:31:14,010 --> 00:31:15,530
Two scheming pests!

633
00:31:18,380 --> 00:31:19,340
Calm down, Your Majesty.

634
00:31:21,220 --> 00:31:22,500
I, however, suspect

635
00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:24,930
that Mr. Qi and Mr. Ouyang

636
00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:27,620
were deceived.

637
00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:30,170
The counterfeit painting

638
00:31:31,220 --> 00:31:33,820
isn't necessarily the work
of Mr. Ouyang.

639
00:31:34,650 --> 00:31:35,530
That is possible.

640
00:31:36,820 --> 00:31:39,580
It may be related to Zheng Qingtian
who killed himself.

641
00:31:45,410 --> 00:31:46,220
Too bad.

642
00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:47,580
Zheng Qingtian

643
00:31:47,580 --> 00:31:49,100
died too early.

644
00:31:50,620 --> 00:31:51,220
Indeed.

645
00:31:52,340 --> 00:31:54,530
He even wrote
to plead guilty before he died.

646
00:31:55,340 --> 00:31:56,580
Now that I think about it,

647
00:31:57,010 --> 00:31:59,130
it does seem like a cover for others.

648
00:32:00,130 --> 00:32:03,340
The culprit forged the painting

649
00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:05,170
and started a conflict within the court.

650
00:32:07,290 --> 00:32:08,050
Your Majesty,

651
00:32:08,700 --> 00:32:10,620
don't forget about the Hat Demon case.

652
00:32:11,410 --> 00:32:14,650
Minister Xiao's life was threatened.

653
00:32:14,980 --> 00:32:17,890
Mr. Qi was forced to leave
the capital city for rehabilitation.

654
00:32:20,220 --> 00:32:21,050
Are you saying

655
00:32:21,650 --> 00:32:23,650
it's someone else

656
00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:25,530
who's behind these cases?

657
00:32:27,220 --> 00:32:27,820
Yes.

658
00:32:35,290 --> 00:32:36,930
Dare I present my inference.

659
00:32:38,340 --> 00:32:40,980
If you think The Night Revels is real,

660
00:32:41,380 --> 00:32:43,460
then the Empress and the Crown Prince
have to be deposed,

661
00:32:43,460 --> 00:32:45,170
Minister Xiao will be implicated,

662
00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:48,130
and you'll have
to appoint another heir apparent.

663
00:32:49,050 --> 00:32:51,410
If you think it's fake,

664
00:32:52,250 --> 00:32:54,290
Mr. Qi will be convicted,

665
00:32:54,740 --> 00:32:57,290
and you'll still be suspicious

666
00:32:57,290 --> 00:32:58,580
of the Empress.

667
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:01,770
Even if Prince Sheng becomes
the Crown Prince,

668
00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:04,340
the Empress Party and the Scholar
Ministers will both take a hit.

669
00:33:04,580 --> 00:33:06,930
You will have
to choose an assisting minister

670
00:33:07,410 --> 00:33:09,380
from the royal clan.

671
00:33:19,010 --> 00:33:21,530
Whether I believe it or not,

672
00:33:22,770 --> 00:33:24,930
I shall fall into his trap.

673
00:33:32,980 --> 00:33:35,700
OK. I see.

674
00:33:36,770 --> 00:33:38,650
Mr. Lei, stand down.

675
00:33:42,820 --> 00:33:44,340
Director Lei, please.

676
00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:45,850
Hey. That way.

677
00:33:48,290 --> 00:33:49,130
This way, please.

678
00:34:01,340 --> 00:34:02,890
Director Lei, please.

679
00:34:10,740 --> 00:34:12,650
Go tell the Empress

680
00:34:12,930 --> 00:34:15,740
that I'd like to have her bean congee.

681
00:34:17,740 --> 00:34:18,380
Aye.

682
00:34:26,580 --> 00:34:27,770
His will shall be done.

683
00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:31,530
I'm off, Your Majesty.

684
00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:39,290
(I barely survived the crisis.)

685
00:34:40,380 --> 00:34:42,450
(I went through so much)

686
00:34:42,450 --> 00:34:44,420
(to get my stature.)

687
00:34:45,530 --> 00:34:48,140
(I swear)

688
00:34:48,210 --> 00:34:50,050
(I'll be in the position
for more decades.)

689
00:34:50,940 --> 00:34:51,900
Go get the beans.

690
00:34:52,180 --> 00:34:53,250
I will examine

691
00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:55,580
every bean personally.

692
00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:56,790
Aye.

693
00:34:59,820 --> 00:35:00,580
What?

694
00:35:01,010 --> 00:35:02,820
You don't believe

695
00:35:02,820 --> 00:35:05,050
that I have successfully talked

696
00:35:05,380 --> 00:35:06,970
His Majesty into not convicting you?

697
00:35:07,660 --> 00:35:09,180
I'm grateful

698
00:35:09,900 --> 00:35:11,490
for your aid.

699
00:35:12,180 --> 00:35:13,210
It's just

700
00:35:13,690 --> 00:35:16,970
there was no interaction
between us before.

701
00:35:19,580 --> 00:35:22,340
That's exactly

702
00:35:23,340 --> 00:35:26,580
why I chose to offer my help

703
00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:30,770
to show my sincerity.

704
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,210
I'll cut to the chase.

705
00:35:36,820 --> 00:35:38,580
His Majesty only has one son,
and that's Prince Sheng.

706
00:35:39,380 --> 00:35:41,010
After he's enthroned,

707
00:35:41,530 --> 00:35:44,770
he'll find out that he isn't
the Empress's biological son.

708
00:35:45,970 --> 00:35:49,010
By then, the Empress
and her party shall fall.

709
00:35:50,210 --> 00:35:52,340
But I don't intend
to be part of it.

710
00:35:53,010 --> 00:35:54,970
I've built connections
in the imperial palace for years,

711
00:35:55,530 --> 00:35:58,860
and I'm willing to aid you
in secretly moving forward.

712
00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:01,730
When you become the Prime Minister…

713
00:36:05,900 --> 00:36:06,970
By then,

714
00:36:08,250 --> 00:36:12,420
you will be given
the position of Defender-in-chief.

715
00:36:14,820 --> 00:36:16,210
Thank you, Mr. Qi.

716
00:36:19,490 --> 00:36:20,820
But His Majesty

717
00:36:21,210 --> 00:36:23,450
has to vent his anger

718
00:36:24,580 --> 00:36:26,050
on someone this time.

719
00:36:26,420 --> 00:36:28,050
I know what to do.

720
00:36:29,900 --> 00:36:32,100
Good. Good.

721
00:36:41,770 --> 00:36:43,820
Is The Night Revels real or fake?

722
00:36:45,050 --> 00:36:45,900
It is real.

723
00:36:46,180 --> 00:36:48,180
It's a matter of significance.
I dare not lie.

724
00:36:48,180 --> 00:36:49,580
Still in denial?

725
00:36:50,770 --> 00:36:52,770
Consort Xian sent me a message

726
00:36:53,180 --> 00:36:54,860
that the Empress has regained
His Majesty's favor.

727
00:36:54,970 --> 00:36:56,580
It shows

728
00:36:57,580 --> 00:36:59,580
that His Majesty has known the truth

729
00:36:59,580 --> 00:37:01,820
and that he doesn't
believe your nonsense.

730
00:37:02,580 --> 00:37:03,290
No way.

731
00:37:04,050 --> 00:37:05,530
It has to be real.

732
00:37:05,770 --> 00:37:06,620
Otherwise,

733
00:37:07,010 --> 00:37:08,210
why would the Capital Security Office
and Zhao Pan'er

734
00:37:08,580 --> 00:37:09,900
keep asking me for it?

735
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:11,490
Zhao Pan'er?

736
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:13,450
Why is she involved?

737
00:37:15,210 --> 00:37:16,010
I…

738
00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:18,660
I have known all about what happened

739
00:37:18,730 --> 00:37:20,940
between you and Zhao Pan'er.

740
00:37:21,210 --> 00:37:21,820
I mean…

741
00:37:23,690 --> 00:37:26,900
Could it be that she's the original
owner of the painting?

742
00:37:28,290 --> 00:37:30,210
Then why did you insist

743
00:37:30,210 --> 00:37:32,660
that you got the painting
from the Western Capital?

744
00:37:35,010 --> 00:37:36,900
Don't you know

745
00:37:37,210 --> 00:37:38,530
that fooling the Emperor is a felony?

746
00:37:39,620 --> 00:37:41,580
It was but a mistake.

747
00:37:43,730 --> 00:37:44,860
Let me think.

748
00:37:48,970 --> 00:37:51,250
Maybe Gu Qianfan had already known

749
00:37:51,250 --> 00:37:52,530
that the painting was problematic,

750
00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:55,420
so he had Zhao Pan'er

751
00:37:55,530 --> 00:37:57,340
ask you for it.

752
00:37:58,450 --> 00:38:01,820
You held a grudge against Zhao Pan'er
for forcing you out of the capital.

753
00:38:02,660 --> 00:38:04,940
When you found the secret
of the painting,

754
00:38:05,380 --> 00:38:06,820
you reached out to Qi Mu,

755
00:38:07,010 --> 00:38:10,970
an enemy of the Empress Party,

756
00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:13,340
and returned to the Eastern Capital.

757
00:38:15,580 --> 00:38:17,690
You thought you had iron evidence,

758
00:38:17,690 --> 00:38:19,010
and that your career would take off

759
00:38:19,010 --> 00:38:20,940
after the Empress falls.

760
00:38:21,010 --> 00:38:23,340
But you had to take revenge on them.

761
00:38:23,730 --> 00:38:26,450
And you hid the fact that
you broke off your engagement,

762
00:38:27,010 --> 00:38:31,450
which was a time bomb that would ruin
your career life sooner or later.

763
00:38:33,660 --> 00:38:35,860
So you made up

764
00:38:35,860 --> 00:38:37,580
the history of The Night Revels,

765
00:38:38,010 --> 00:38:39,490
hoping that His Majesty

766
00:38:39,660 --> 00:38:42,580
would convict Gu Qianfan
of concealment of the truth.

767
00:38:43,010 --> 00:38:44,180
Do you honestly think

768
00:38:44,620 --> 00:38:47,690
the Capital Security Office
and the Empress Party are useless?

769
00:38:48,940 --> 00:38:51,340
But The Night Revels is real.

770
00:38:51,580 --> 00:38:53,100
And it's a fact that the Empress
was once a musician.

771
00:38:54,580 --> 00:38:56,290
Let's say there's a murder
on the street.

772
00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,340
Would Kaifeng Prefecture believe my word

773
00:38:58,340 --> 00:38:58,970
or...

774
00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:01,770
the testimony of a ruffian?

775
00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:06,210
Word on the streets says

776
00:39:06,490 --> 00:39:08,620
that His Majesty may have visited

777
00:39:08,900 --> 00:39:11,180
Yong'an Restaurant in disguise.

778
00:39:12,180 --> 00:39:13,580
If that's true,

779
00:39:13,970 --> 00:39:17,210
no one knows

780
00:39:17,530 --> 00:39:19,180
what Zhao Pan'er might have said
to His Majesty.

781
00:39:23,210 --> 00:39:23,940
Save me, Father.

782
00:39:24,580 --> 00:39:26,290
Don't call me like that anymore.

783
00:39:26,730 --> 00:39:27,340
I…

784
00:39:27,490 --> 00:39:29,380
It's a mistake
that I have trusted you again.

785
00:39:30,580 --> 00:39:32,770
Not only Mr. Qi,

786
00:39:33,180 --> 00:39:35,580
even I'm embroiled in it.

787
00:39:39,620 --> 00:39:40,490
Father,

788
00:39:41,770 --> 00:39:43,250
are you going to break off
the betrothal for the second time?

789
00:39:44,490 --> 00:39:45,290
What do you mean?

790
00:39:45,730 --> 00:39:47,940
I suggest you think twice.

791
00:39:48,970 --> 00:39:51,210
You and I are in this together.

792
00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:54,420
If you don't help me,

793
00:39:54,970 --> 00:39:56,340
then I shall

794
00:39:56,620 --> 00:39:58,420
expose your daughter's

795
00:39:59,290 --> 00:40:01,180
private belongings.

796
00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:02,530
You…

797
00:40:04,900 --> 00:40:06,050
Marriage

798
00:40:07,290 --> 00:40:08,940
is supposed to benefit both sides.

799
00:40:10,490 --> 00:40:11,690
If I were to go down,

800
00:40:13,380 --> 00:40:16,530
so would Miss Hui and the Gao Family.

801
00:40:24,660 --> 00:40:26,340
I'm going to kill you.

802
00:40:28,530 --> 00:40:29,580
Well done.

803
00:40:30,820 --> 00:40:33,100
His Majesty is soft-hearted.

804
00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:38,010
After all, Qi Mu is the leader
of the Scholar Ministers.

805
00:40:38,010 --> 00:40:40,900
If we discredit him too hard,

806
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:44,140
His Majesty will get cautious
sooner or later.

807
00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:46,010
Yes, yes. Yes.

808
00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:47,050
But this time,

809
00:40:47,380 --> 00:40:50,900
not only did you beg for mercy
on Qi Mu's behalf,

810
00:40:51,900 --> 00:40:54,490
but you also sowed the seed

811
00:40:54,620 --> 00:40:56,940
of his misjudgment
in His Majesty's heart.

812
00:40:57,860 --> 00:40:59,180
With several more cases
of incompetence,

813
00:40:59,770 --> 00:41:03,970
the Scholar Ministers

814
00:41:04,290 --> 00:41:05,900
shall lose His Majesty's favor

815
00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:07,530
in no time.

816
00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:15,690
Thank you for your instructions,
Minister Xiao.

817
00:41:22,620 --> 00:41:23,340
Do you know

818
00:41:24,340 --> 00:41:26,450
that His Majesty's health condition…

819
00:41:29,940 --> 00:41:31,050
That's why

820
00:41:31,660 --> 00:41:34,820
the Empress and Prince Sheng

821
00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:37,380
are the future of the nation.

822
00:41:38,770 --> 00:41:39,820
Don't worry.

823
00:41:41,420 --> 00:41:44,180
When I take full control
of the imperial court

824
00:41:44,450 --> 00:41:46,620
as the regent,

825
00:41:47,660 --> 00:41:52,340
your hard work will pay off.

826
00:41:55,900 --> 00:41:57,620
Thank you for your promotion.

827
00:42:00,250 --> 00:42:01,420
Check out the quality.

828
00:42:01,530 --> 00:42:02,770
- It has to be good.
- Yes.

829
00:42:02,770 --> 00:42:03,840
- Just buy one.
- Sir, this one.

830
00:42:04,180 --> 00:42:05,860
What's your name, miss?

831
00:42:06,050 --> 00:42:07,010
Let's go check that out.

832
00:42:07,770 --> 00:42:08,450
Ma'am.

833
00:42:09,070 --> 00:42:10,140
(It's so nice.)

834
00:42:10,140 --> 00:42:10,970
(Yes. Yes.)

835
00:42:10,970 --> 00:42:12,140
Where did you get this handkerchief?

836
00:42:12,180 --> 00:42:13,180
I bought it.

837
00:42:13,450 --> 00:42:14,180
Where?

838
00:42:14,820 --> 00:42:17,050
Many stalls sell it
in the Eastern Capital these days.

839
00:42:17,140 --> 00:42:18,530
- It only cost me dozens of coins.
- I'd like to have a look.

840
00:42:20,050 --> 00:42:20,730
There's a vendor right over there.

841
00:42:22,690 --> 00:42:23,890
- This one looks pretty.
- This is nice.

842
00:42:24,790 --> 00:42:25,400
Look.

843
00:42:25,490 --> 00:42:26,240
Let me see.

844
00:42:28,580 --> 00:42:29,450
Look.

845
00:42:30,180 --> 00:42:32,290
(Hui)
I have all the girls' names.

846
00:42:32,420 --> 00:42:33,860
What's the name of your girl?

847
00:42:33,860 --> 00:42:34,580
I'll get one for you.

848
00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:35,920
This one, right?

849
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:36,900
(Shu)

850
00:42:36,900 --> 00:42:37,820
Check this one out.

851
00:42:40,010 --> 00:42:41,100
Who did it?

852
00:42:45,250 --> 00:42:46,250
You can't get in here.

853
00:42:47,580 --> 00:42:49,660
Chuntao, leave us.

854
00:42:50,140 --> 00:42:50,820
Go.

855
00:42:52,490 --> 00:42:53,180
Yes.

856
00:42:57,420 --> 00:42:58,450
You did this, right?

857
00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:01,530
I don't know what you're talking about.

858
00:43:08,860 --> 00:43:10,370
I, Ouyang Xu, admit

859
00:43:11,210 --> 00:43:12,420
that I'm not good enough for you.

860
00:43:12,660 --> 00:43:14,100
I'd like to break off
our betrothal again.

861
00:43:16,290 --> 00:43:17,420
Again?

862
00:43:18,940 --> 00:43:20,490
I only have the statement
of ending the betrothal

863
00:43:20,490 --> 00:43:22,530
that you personally wrote
in the Western Capital.

864
00:43:23,380 --> 00:43:25,340
I don't recall we were betrothed
for the second time.

865
00:43:26,970 --> 00:43:28,010
Now that it has come to this,

866
00:43:28,820 --> 00:43:30,340
I'll make myself very clear.

867
00:43:31,380 --> 00:43:32,820
If you agree to this

868
00:43:33,660 --> 00:43:35,590
I'll give you back what you want.

869
00:44:00,170 --> 00:44:05,850
♪A feeling of depression♪

870
00:44:06,210 --> 00:44:12,290
♪Falls on those will part
just like moonlight♪

871
00:44:12,290 --> 00:44:17,610
♪How can we forget each other♪

872
00:44:17,610 --> 00:44:22,210
♪Wind blows and time flies♪

873
00:44:24,210 --> 00:44:29,930
♪When the splendor fades away
only the smell lingers♪

874
00:44:30,290 --> 00:44:35,810
♪In the corner of memories
there are sad moments♪

875
00:44:36,290 --> 00:44:41,650
♪Emotions go on and on♪

876
00:44:41,850 --> 00:44:47,090
♪Because time is short but love is hot♪

877
00:44:47,790 --> 00:44:50,950
♪Stars wink for you♪

878
00:44:50,950 --> 00:44:53,790
♪Romance is crazy about you♪

879
00:44:53,790 --> 00:44:56,670
♪Who even waits for you♪

880
00:44:56,870 --> 00:44:59,870
♪Until the end of her life♪

881
00:44:59,870 --> 00:45:02,670
♪When I look back one day♪

882
00:45:02,790 --> 00:45:05,910
♪I'll let go of everything♪

883
00:45:06,230 --> 00:45:12,430
♪I'll hold your hand
and never let you down♪

884
00:45:12,430 --> 00:45:17,870
♪Ah Ah Ah♪

885
00:45:17,870 --> 00:45:23,830
♪When our eyes get wet with tears
for each other♪

886
00:45:24,300 --> 00:45:29,780
♪Ah Ah Ah♪

887
00:45:29,780 --> 00:45:37,980
♪I'll enjoy a simple life with you♪