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ADAPTED FROM XI XING’S NOVEL
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XIE RESIDENCE
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Xie Yanlai needs someone to wait on.
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Does it really need
so many of us waiting here?
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Yeah. Who does he think he is?
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Alright, alright.
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It's the head's order.
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What's going on?
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What are they doing?
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Xie Yanlai, what do you think
you're doing?
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Yeah. What's your problem?
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Who gave you the nerve
to talk to me like that?
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Say it again.
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Don't think you can bully me
because you're in power.
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Yeah.
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That's right.
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But bullying the weak
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is what you do best.
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Our clan doesn't accept
a worthless lad like you.
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Since you're the son of a courtesan,
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then smile like her. Smile!
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He's said to be more powerful
even than Young Master Yanfang.
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Now, he's the Imperial Guard Commander.
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The Grand Princess appointed him.
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With power,
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he may revenge
for his childhood grievances.
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Young Master,
by Young Master Yanfang's orders,
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your house has been made ready.
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I'll take you there.
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-Go ahead.
-Yes.
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Father!
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Father!
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Xie Yanfang is waiting to take advantage.
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Deng Yi is waiting
to profit from others' fight.
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Yet I have no idea
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about Father's physical condition.
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In my past life, as I recall,
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Father wasn't ill at this time.
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After my wedding,
the poisoned jujube cakes
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worsened his health.
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Did I neglect anything?
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Your Highness, have some water.
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Your Highness, don't worry.
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Let me divine for you.
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It's all right.
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The crack points to the east.
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It's…
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an omen of misfortune
turning into fortune.
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Misfortune turning into fortune?
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So, misfortune comes first.
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Le, go send a letter to Chu Tang.
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Then have someone come to see me.
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Thank you for coming with me tonight.
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Take them to buy some drinks.
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Mr. Xie.
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Her Highness summoned you.
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I'm going back to Yunzhong.
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Do you know the consequences
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of leaving here without permission?
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I do.
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Deng Yi and Xie Yanfang
will get suspicious.
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When Le traveled around,
she met many Taoist physicians
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and got a prescription.
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Take it, and I'll faint from a high fever.
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My pulse will seem seriously weak.
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Then, Yu will give an order
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that nobody shall visit me.
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I won't let anyone disturb you.
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Le, take His Majesty to rest.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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If I feign illness and stay indoors,
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it'll just work out
in the ministers' favor.
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No one will verify if I'm truly ill.
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This is what they wish to see.
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How long can you hide this from those two?
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And Xiao Xun is back in his prefecture.
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If he gets to know about it,
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he won't allow you
to return to the frontier.
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Have you
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thought about all this?
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I have.
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Just because Xiao Xun is away…
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then I can leave.
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Since you stay in the court,
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I want to make it a quick trip.
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Jiu,
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help me.
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In the dream I told you about,
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my father was covered in blood.
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I want to make sure
my father is doing well.
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I have a lot of things
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to say to him.
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I don't want to have regrets
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in the future.
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You know how it feels when regrets
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can never be mended.
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Right?
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I'm still worried.
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You know…
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you can't stop me.
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CAPITAL
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Since when have you been so indecisive?
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You've escorted me over 30 li.
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Don't tell me you hate to part with me.
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Rest assured.
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My martial arts are mediocre,
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but I do practice every day.
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Your martial skills are no match
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for real masters.
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You wretched woman!
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Where do you think you can run to?
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I gave you food and drink,
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but you eloped with a man, didn't you?
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I'll break your legs!
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Spare my life, sir.
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I mistook you for someone else.
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Your carriage looks so much
like the one I'm looking for.
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I didn't recognize you
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and then offended you.
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Mistook us?
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Who are you really after?
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I run a pleasure house in Wuyang Town.
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My top courtesan
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ran off with a scholar
who went to the Capital.
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I came here to catch her.
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Unexpectedly, I stopped
the wrong carriage.
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I beg you to let me go.
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I don't want to die.
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Stop pretending.
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Who sent you?
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No one sent me.
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No one, really.
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I just got the wrong person.
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I don't want to die. Don't kill me.
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She doesn't seem to be lying.
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You may leave.
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Oh, thank you.
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Let's go.
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You're just like your father
in this aspect.
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You're both too trusting.
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When I was 14,
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I rode alone from Yunzhong to the Capital.
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I can tell good people from bad.
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I get it.
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But sometimes you can't.
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For example…
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Xiao Xun.
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Well, you're right.
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So what if I misjudged him?
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I fixed things, anyway.
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And I believe
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you won't let me get it wrong twice.
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Take this.
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Remember what I taught you.
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Didn't you say
my martial arts were useless?
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It's all right. I'm good at strategies.
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And this…
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You take it.
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GRAND PRINCESS TOKEN
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Do you know what
the Grand Princess Token means?
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It means
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I trust you.
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I'll keep it for now.
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And guard Yu for me.
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You…
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You take care.
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It's dark and far.
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Have a safe trip.
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GRAND PRINCESS TOKEN
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Do you know what
the Grand Princess Token means?
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It means
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I trust you.
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Your Highness, we got the news.
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Yesterday, the Grand Princess fell ill,
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had a fever, and skipped court.
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What a coincidence.
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Urgent news from Yunzhong
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said Chu Ling was gravely ill.
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I never expected the two of them
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to be so closely connected.
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If she left last night,
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I guess she's no longer in the Capital.
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Since she's out of town,
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I'll never let her go back.
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She'll pass through Wuyang Town
to Yunzhong.
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You…
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Have your men ambush outside town.
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Make sure that nothing goes wrong.
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I'm on it.
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Zhao.
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Stop the carriage.
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Where are we now?
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In half a day, we'll hit Wuyang Town.
Wait a minute.
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I'll hitch the horse
and tighten the reins.
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As far as I know about Xiao Xun,
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he will make a move
upon receiving word of my illness.
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His men must be searching the town.
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This carriage is far too conspicuous.
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That's not safe.
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Drop me off ten li outside the town
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and you go northwest
along the official road.
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Remember. You must not stop.
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All right.
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WUYANG TOWN
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Just as I expected.
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TEA
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Madam,
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those men don't look like good folks.
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What are they?
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Bandits?
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Don't say that.
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Our town has never
been plagued by bandits.
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They are the guards of a squire.
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I've heard a maid
stole valuables and ran off.
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Searching for a maid?
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Exactly.
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Their leader is really fierce.
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He even lifts up the veil
of the ladies' hats.
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Madam, get me some tea.
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Coming.
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Mr. Deng,
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Her Highness is resting.
She won't see anyone.
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Her illness involves the court.
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It's my duty to check on her.
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Don't you dare disobey me.
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How daring!
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You have no authority
over the inner palace.
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Take one more step forward
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and my sword
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won't show mercy.
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Good.
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Very good.
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Mr. Xie,
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let's wait and see.
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For her,
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you even offended Deng Yi.
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It is merely my duty.
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Far from offending.
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Tie Ying left Xiaonan
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and laid ambushes all the way to Yunzhong.
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Do you really think
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she can reach the frontier alive?
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She's stronger than you think.
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Right. She's exceptionally smart.
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But even if she can survive
Xiao Xun's ambushes,
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she has forgotten something.
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Bandits run rampant
along the way to the frontier.
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I'm afraid other dangers
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are lying ahead for her.
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She's a woman, after all.
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If she happens to run into those outlaws,
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how many miles
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do you think she can survive?
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Yanlai,
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guard the imperial city well.
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Otherwise, when the news
of her death comes,
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no one will hold a funeral for her.
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You wretched woman!
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You ran away one by one.
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Why? Didn't I feed you
or buy you nice clothes?
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I bought you with 20 liang of silver!
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If you just… Watch where you're going!
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We meet again.
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Move aside.
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My Lord, carriage tracks northwest.
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It has special horseshoe markings,
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like those of the Capital.
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Report!
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Behind the north dune, we found this,
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with "Zhao" on it.
I think it's from a noble lady.
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Report!
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Northeast, a woman hired a guard escort
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to send her to the frontier.
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She splurged a lot.
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Three traces.
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She left false clues, huh?
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Pass my order.
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Go three ways.
Northwest, north, and northeast.
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00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,600
Pursue all of them.
281
00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,560
My Lord, if we pursue rashly, I'm afraid…
282
00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,320
Better kill the innocent than let them go.
283
00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,040
Every suspicious woman must be arrested.
284
00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:36,240
Yes.
285
00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,800
BEICAO POST HOUSE
286
00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:50,160
It is good.
287
00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,040
-The beef tastes good.
-Postmaster,
288
00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:53,800
the post house is small,
289
00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,280
but you offer very good service.
290
00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:57,000
You deliver messages to Yunzhong.
291
00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,360
The journey must be rough.
292
00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,160
This post house is just like a home.
293
00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,680
Right? You deserve nice food.
294
00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,880
Who is this girl? She isn't a local, huh?
295
00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:07,840
She's a poor girl.
296
00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:10,040
Her father worked at the frontier.
297
00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:12,360
She and her mother
came all the way for him.
298
00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,720
Sadly, on their way,
299
00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,880
her mother fell gravely ill.
300
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,560
Obviously, she's going to…
301
00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:20,800
Officers, please take me to Yunzhong.
302
00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,680
-I want to see my father.
-But…
303
00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,640
It's urgent news. We must not delay.
304
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,320
Officers, this girl is sensible.
305
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,320
During the trip, she won't bring trouble.
306
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,720
There in Yunzhong,
General Chu commands strictly.
307
00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,600
When he knows you've helped someone,
308
00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:37,760
maybe you'll be given credit for this.
309
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:38,800
What do you think?
310
00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,400
We're dispatch riders from Wangcheng Camp.
311
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,160
We've met General Chu a few times.
312
00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,120
Head up.
313
00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,520
There are many troops at the frontier.
314
00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:55,960
Tell me your name and background.
315
00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,480
-She is--
-Let her speak.
316
00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,560
My name is Fu.
317
00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,000
My father is Yang Dachun.
318
00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,120
He serves at Saishang Outpost
in Daqing Mountain Camp,
319
00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,000
under General Chu Ling's command.
320
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,120
This is my father's letter.
321
00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:23,880
His handwriting is good.
322
00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:37,480
Take us to see your mother.
323
00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,480
If you're telling the truth,
324
00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:40,720
we'll take you along.
325
00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:43,400
Get up. Come on.
326
00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:45,480
I'll take you to see her.
327
00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:48,720
Mother. Mother.
328
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,640
Some officers will head for Father's camp.
329
00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,160
Mother. Mother. Mother.
330
00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:55,360
Mother.
331
00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,280
Mother.
332
00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:02,600
Have some water.
333
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:06,880
Officers,
334
00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,000
are you heading for Daqing Mountain Camp?
335
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,280
No.
336
00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:12,840
But we'll pass by.
337
00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,920
What's your husband's name?
338
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:19,280
How old is he?
339
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:21,400
Who does he work for?
340
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,000
-You asked just now.
-Let her answer.
341
00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,200
My husband…
342
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:36,360
is Yang Dachun.
343
00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:38,880
The seventh day of the third month.
344
00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,080
He serves under General Chu.
345
00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,280
Mother. Mother.
346
00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:46,840
I…
347
00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:49,360
I made him…
348
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,080
a pair of new shoes.
349
00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:53,360
Fu,
350
00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:55,880
promise me you will
351
00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,000
give the shoes to your father.
352
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,520
Let me be blunt.
353
00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,800
Our mission is urgent.
354
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,320
The journey will be tough and swift.
355
00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:10,760
Young girl,
356
00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,480
keep up if you can.
357
00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,120
If you can't, we'll leave you behind.
358
00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:18,440
Officers,
359
00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,360
take her as far as you can.
360
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,880
The closer she gets to her father,
361
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,200
the sooner her father will find her.
362
00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,880
Fu, kowtow and thank them.
363
00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,160
Thank you, officers.
364
00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:38,640
Mother.
365
00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:42,680
-Enough.
-Mother.
366
00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,440
Tomorrow morning, we'll set off.
367
00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,320
Officers!
368
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:52,560
If you manage to see my husband,
369
00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,800
please tell him
370
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,960
I am blessed
to be his wife all these years.
371
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,720
My life is worth it.
372
00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:02,720
Mother.
373
00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,760
Life is so hard. So hard.
374
00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:10,760
My poor girl.
375
00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:13,560
Get packed.
376
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,840
Our schedule is fixed.
We can't stay too long.
377
00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,120
This way.
378
00:25:20,120 --> 00:25:22,960
Life is so cruel to us!
379
00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,720
Oh, so cruel.
380
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,480
So cruel.
381
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,440
Is there a girl who has my figure?
382
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:45,560
Oh, I see.
383
00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,920
So you want a substitute.
384
00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:51,760
That's hard.
385
00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:53,360
Look at you.
386
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,760
You're slender and tall.
387
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,440
Ordinary girls
wouldn't be as great as you.
388
00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,840
There are. As many as you want.
389
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,920
Then, do you have children?
390
00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,160
Just now, why did you add something extra?
391
00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,320
I'm "dying".
392
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,680
When I missed your father
and recalled our old days,
393
00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:21,280
that was natural, uncontrollable,
and touching.
394
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,000
You're too young.
395
00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,520
When it comes to love,
396
00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,480
I'm more experienced, after all.
397
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,240
A frontier soldier's wife
wouldn't speak such sentimental words.
398
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,600
Fine. It's my fault. Come on.
399
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,760
Tomorrow, will you really
follow those riders?
400
00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,240
Will they see through you?
401
00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:43,760
Of course I will.
402
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,720
Because I've noticed their secret.
403
00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:50,880
What secret?
404
00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:56,800
XIE RESIDENCE
405
00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,480
Yanlai, why do you act like a thief
in your own home?
406
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,520
I have a favor to ask.
407
00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:21,360
Keep it between us.
408
00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:23,960
How strange.
409
00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,600
I never thought you would ask for a favor.
410
00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:32,800
Help me leave the Capital.
411
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:36,640
As the Imperial Guard Commander,
412
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,920
you mustn't desert your post.
413
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:40,960
It's the rule.
414
00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,000
You know it better than me.
415
00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:44,880
You're right.
416
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:47,880
The trip to Yunzhong is very dangerous.
417
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,560
She holds a unique status.
418
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:51,760
If anything happens…
419
00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:54,320
Yanlai,
420
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,240
I've never seen you
421
00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:00,280
care about someone like this.
422
00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,400
The Grand Princess affords
to feign illness.
423
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,040
It's not easy for you
424
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,400
to leave.
425
00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:17,600
Have you thought it through?
426
00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:24,920
If you help me,
427
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,000
I'll owe you one.
428
00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,200
Food and water bags are ready.
429
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:42,600
Take care.
430
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:44,400
Thank you.
431
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,360
And I'll trouble you
to take care of my mother.
432
00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:47,640
BEICAO POST HOUSE
433
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:48,840
Count on me.
434
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,360
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
435
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:06,720
Stop playing.
436
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:08,400
You haven't finished your lessons.
437
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,120
If the Grand Mentor finds out…
438
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:12,880
Leave me alone.
439
00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,280
If you still nag, I'll order you
to catch a hundred crickets.
440
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:23,760
Why aren't you studying?
441
00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:29,160
Uncle, you're just in time.
442
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,080
Look. The cricket in my cage
443
00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:33,600
is far funnier than the Analects.
444
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:35,520
Your Majesty,
445
00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,800
the Imperial Study is no place for fun.
446
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,000
How dare you throw away my cricket!
447
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:48,240
Your Majesty.
448
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,320
Xie Yanlai, how daring!
You pushed me over!
449
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:52,960
Your Majesty.
450
00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,920
Mr. Xie, how could you do this?
451
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,400
Commander Xie Yanlai misbehaved
452
00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,280
and pushed His Majesty over.
453
00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,200
This is blatant disrespect.
454
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,120
If such behavior is allowed,
all rules will be gone.
455
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,040
You're exaggerating, Mr. Deng.
456
00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,200
My brother has been respectful.
457
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,400
He serves His Majesty devotedly.
458
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,440
His Majesty is young and playful.
459
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,920
Maybe as they played around,
my brother just slipped up.
460
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,800
Are you suggesting
461
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,520
His Majesty is slandering a minister?
462
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:25,600
How dare I?
463
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,960
The Imperial Guard Commander
secures the imperial city.
464
00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,560
If he's punished for stopping His Majesty
465
00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:32,760
from playing too much,
466
00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,800
the soldiers will be disheartened.
467
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,480
You really defend your brother.
468
00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,560
The Grand Princess has been absent.
469
00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,400
The Imperial Guards are so arrogant.
470
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,840
Mr. Xie, do you think
471
00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,840
there is no restraint
472
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:48,880
for the court?
473
00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:53,680
Don't drag Her Highness into this.
474
00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:55,560
She hasn't recovered yet.
475
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,880
His Majesty cares for her
and grants her a quiet recovery.
476
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:00,720
As for the restraint…
477
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,400
You govern for His Majesty.
478
00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,360
Isn't it the greatest restraint?
479
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:06,640
Enough!
480
00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,840
Xie Yanlai disrespected me!
481
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,600
He'll be suspended for reflection!
482
00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:12,720
Grand Mentor!
483
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,040
Draft the edict for me.
484
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:16,920
How wise, Your Majesty.
485
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,480
The Imperial Guards need a leader.
486
00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,080
I recommend
487
00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,160
-the deputy commander to fill in.
-Don't bother.
488
00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,040
I'll select candidates
489
00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,760
to handle Imperial Guard affairs.
490
00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:30,840
His Majesty will decide.
491
00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,080
Just do it as you wish.
I'm tired. Court is dismissed!
492
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,160
-We bid farewell to Your Majesty.
-We bid farewell to Your Majesty.
493
00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:58,760
TAIJI HALL
494
00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,560
Fu Jiu, the Imperial Guard Commander,
495
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:01,960
offended His Majesty.
496
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,160
He got suspended from post.
497
00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:13,320
Yanlai.
498
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:14,360
ONE DAY AGO
499
00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,440
His Majesty wants this letter
to Her Highness.
500
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,360
I'm quite curious.
501
00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,960
How has the Grand Princess fascinated you?
502
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,240
Over the past five years,
503
00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:30,800
I never owed anyone.
504
00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,280
Do you trust me with Yu just like that?
505
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,360
In the imperial city,
many fierce forces are lurking.
506
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,040
He can only be entrusted to you.
507
00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:43,840
He's of Xie Family's bloodline
508
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,120
and your own nephew.
509
00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:51,160
Then give me
510
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,240
the Grand Princess Token.
511
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:56,680
If she trusts you,
512
00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:58,760
she must have given it.
513
00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:03,600
The enemy is before us.
514
00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,840
You should know what matters most.
515
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,840
Now, the court is ruled by three forces.
516
00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,200
Deng Yi drafts edicts.
517
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,600
I review the edicts.
518
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,040
Without the Grand Princess's approval,
no ministries shall seal them.
519
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,120
I give you my word.
520
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,560
I will protect Yu at any cost.
521
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,520
I know what worries you.
522
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,280
But don't forget.
523
00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:31,000
The Token can only stop Deng Yi
from issuing unauthorized edicts.
524
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:33,080
It has no other use.
525
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:35,840
Even if I have a plan with it,
526
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,280
I won't succeed
without Deng Yi's Imperial Seal.
527
00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:40,880
The token will just
528
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,960
make it easier to counterbalance
529
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:44,280
Deng Yi and me.
530
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,600
So, Yanlai, don't doubt my intentions.
531
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,680
Besides,
532
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:51,840
with nothing to trade,
533
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,960
how could I willingly agree to your terms?
534
00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,320
GRAND PRINCESS TOKEN
535
00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,600
CAPITAL
536
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,800
Xie Yanlai, the pawn, is out of the game,
537
00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:41,639
leaving the state to you and Xie Yanfang.
538
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:46,360
Aren't you going
to set up a scheme of loyalty
539
00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:47,920
when the emperor's still young?
540
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,239
When Xiao Yu was little,
541
00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,400
he was badly frightened.
542
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:54,199
Once the crowd grows,
543
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,280
he always hides behind Chu Zhao.
544
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,200
Wait.
545
00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,240
Chu Zhao has left.
546
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:04,560
Xie Yanlai is suspended.
547
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,240
What's in it for Xie Yanfang?
548
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,000
In today's court,
549
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,160
he seemed happy about that.
550
00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:18,400
You're really something, Xie Yanfang.
551
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,280
Only now have I realized
552
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,440
that you used me to complete your game.
553
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:28,240
Is he plotting something
against the emperor?
554
00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:30,000
It doesn't matter.
555
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,920
Xie Yanfang is an uncle in name only.
556
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,440
His Majesty is distant from him.
557
00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:37,720
They won't get close.
558
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,200
What if he makes the first move
559
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:42,880
to catch us off guard?
560
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:45,960
Don't worry.
561
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:47,720
He dare not act rashly.
562
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,880
After all, in the court game,
563
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,720
we like to seize the initiative
564
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:57,880
and fear making a misstep.
565
00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,280
However,
566
00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:01,880
if Chu Ling dies,
567
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,280
Northern Desert soldiers
will march straight here.
568
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:05,640
By then,
569
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,400
neither you nor the Xie Family
can get away without losses.
570
00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,200
You're right.
571
00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,200
So, in this game,
572
00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:15,680
we're not sure what we'll do next.
573
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:17,800
But we both know
574
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,320
that Chu Ling must not die now.
575
00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,000
Xie Yanlai left town
at the first quarter of the Shen hour.
576
00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:35,560
He rode your favorite Dark Steed.
577
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,040
Calculated by speed,
578
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,720
he must have reached Beicao Town.
579
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,440
He was quite obedient.
580
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:43,640
He didn't even suspect
581
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,320
the horse I gave him.
582
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,840
How would he?
583
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:48,800
You gave him your best horse.
584
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:49,960
He should be grateful.
585
00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,160
Well, he was sensible this time.
586
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,560
He did give you the Token.
587
00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:59,640
This token isn't of much use.
588
00:37:00,240 --> 00:37:01,600
But it works very well
589
00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:03,720
to trouble Deng Yi.
590
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:04,880
But
591
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:08,000
Xie Yanlai obviously has got feelings
for the Grand Princess.
592
00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:09,560
Do you think
593
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:11,560
he'll get more out of our control?
594
00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,760
The best part of taming a baby wolf
595
00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:21,200
is to make it think
it has broken free from the collar.
596
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,840
Actually, the collar
was replaced with gold cord.
597
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,120
The harder he struggles,
598
00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:28,960
the tighter it binds him.
599
00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,000
He's risking his life to save Chu Zhao.
600
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,480
He thinks he's resisting.
601
00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:38,320
Actually, he has revealed
his fatal weakness.
602
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,280
He once told me
603
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:43,800
Chu Zhao was very clever.
604
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,760
I thought he lost his judgment,
driven by emotions.
605
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:55,160
That woman behaves so clumsily
and anxiously.
606
00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,600
What makes her smart?
607
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,480
Now I finally understand.
608
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:05,680
Making Yanlai care so much about her
609
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,360
proves her great wisdom.
610
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:15,640
How foolish of me.
611
00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:18,480
I fail to realize…
612
00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:19,400
GRAND PRINCESS TOKEN
613
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,320
…your subtle schemes.