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♪The world decays, in gloom I stray♪

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♪Right and wrong, in frost engraved♪

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♪On dreams of love, blades clash and sway♪

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♪Alone I ride, blood still unswayed♪

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♪Through heaven's mirth and earth's despair♪

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♪Toasting the moon, I drink the chill air♪

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♪Though hearts like battlefields may be♪

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♪Let fate write its uncertainty♪

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♪From this life to the great unknown♪

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♪Who'll stand with me, on thrones unknown?♪

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♪I'll wander through this life to guard you♪

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♪Through mortal realms, serene I roam♪

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♪With you, the world becomes my home♪

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♪Unbroken, bold, as I have sworn♪

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♪I'll roam this life, and feel no torn♪

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♪Our souls embraced, no regret born♪

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♪By twilight's lamp, though night be worn♪

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♪Through deepest dark, I'll find the morn♪

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=Fight For Love=

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=Episode 20=

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(Duke of Hu's Mansion)

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(Thrive and Prosper)

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Shilan,

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we've been practicing like this

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for four hours now.

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Why won't Father let us in?

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Do you think

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he's not even inside?

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Wenchang, if you speak louder,

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Father can still hear you

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even if he isn't at home.

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Stand up.

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You seem to have a strong voice.

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You truly look

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like battle-hardened soldiers.

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You flatter us.

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You're more vigorous than us.

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I've heard that when you

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went to suppress Yao's troops,

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you fought three against one.

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How invincible.

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As your son, I'm impressed.

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I've also heard you're good.

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However,

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you just learned a few moves.

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How could you be so overconfident

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and fool around

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with Wei Yun?

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I was helping Yun

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eliminate villains.

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We were not fooling around.

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Besides,

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I captured

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at least

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15 rebels.

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You used to accuse me of fooling around,

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but I've achieved

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great merit this time.

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Yet you're still angry.

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You're so hard to please.

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After standing in a horse stance
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you still haven't realized why.

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Forget it.

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No more horse stance.

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Starting today,

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practice calligraphy

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for 15 pages every day.

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Hand them to me.

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I'll check them personally.

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If you miss one,

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you'll be punished with three more

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until you understand.

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Father.

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Wenchang and I acted impulsively,

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risking our lives

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by going to Dingfeng Valley.

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Sorry for worrying you.

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Father, rest assured.

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Wenchang and I will deliver

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our calligraphy work every day

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to your desk on time.

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Did I say you should also do that?

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Listen.

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You must swing your sword
1,000 times a day,

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shoot 300 arrows,

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and stand in a horse stance
for two hours.

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Can you do that?

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I accept my punishment.

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Father,

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this is so unfair.

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I was the one

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who encouraged Shilan.

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The punishment should be the same.

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Shilan,

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do you also think

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I'm unfair?

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No.

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Wenchang will inherit

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your title.

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He mustn't take risks.

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I failed to stop Wenchang.

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It's my fault.

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I was wrong.

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Shilan,

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I think you're most like me

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when I was young.

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You know how to be ambitious

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and also how to protect yourself.

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I once thought

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that if you were Wenchang,

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our family

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might be in a different situation.

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Father,

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how can you say that?

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Am I not good enough?

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I understand.

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Wenchang may be playful,

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but he has a pure heart.

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You chose to step back

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to avoid the whirlpool

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of the court.

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Wenchang is more suited

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to the future duke than I am.

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So,

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you didn't join the army

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but took the imperial exams and went

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to the Court of Judicial Review.

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Shilan,

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my intentions

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are clear to you,

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but I also know

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you have military talent.

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Not being in the army

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is a waste of your abilities.

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As part of the family,

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I understand

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that our family's honor

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and losses are shared.

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Let me think about it.

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I'll try to figure it out.

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Father,

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please also reconsider

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my calligraphy work

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and Shilan's exercise.

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I just want to teach you a lesson.

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Don't think

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about getting away from this.

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Go now.

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- Father.
- Go.

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Go!

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I can protect you for a while,

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but not forever.

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Lan said

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that when Yao Yong rebelled,

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the city was in chaos.

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They rushed out
and forgot to lock the door.

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When they came back,

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Xiaoqi was gone.

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These past few days,

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Chun's been searching the city.

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But...

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Maybe someone like me,

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always on the go,

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isn't suited to take care of Xiaoqi.

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He's so adorable.

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Maybe

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he's found a new home.

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I should go home, too.

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Isn't this your home?

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We can't force a firefly

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to stop only

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for ourselves.

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When we were in the small village,

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we shared a beautiful dream.

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Now that we're back in Huajing,

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it's time to wake up.

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Yao Yong has been captured,

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but the turmoil in Huajing City

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has not yet ceased.

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So, we still have

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more important things to do next.

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So, you have

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even less reason to leave.

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I can forgo the answer to that question

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and even accept your refusal,

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as long as you don't

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avoid me.

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No matter what,

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we are still family.

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How could I avoid you?

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My family's door

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is always open for you.

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My Lady,

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I've packed everything

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and checked it three times.

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Nothing is left behind.

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Yun,

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aren't you going to say goodbye?

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There's no need for goodbye.

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♪Snow falls silently, soft and light♪

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You're just going home.

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♪Tinting strands of hair in white♪

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Look.

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The Marquis of Zhenguo

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is weaving a garland for you.

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It's a custom here.

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It seems

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he truly likes you.

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As the Marquis of Zhenguo,

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he doesn't even frown

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on the battlefield,

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yet when weaving a garland...

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♪With you, I ask the earth and sky♪

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♪Our love, like ink, will never die♪

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♪A moment, a lifetime♪

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♪As long as I breathe,
I'll stand by your side♪

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♪Our vow is carved where walls arise♪

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♪Time won't dim the fire in our eyes♪

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♪Like a dream, yet so real♪

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♪Like the eternal cycle of the seasons♪

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♪Fulfilling our wishes together♪

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♪Even if we turn to dust,
the world will bear witness♪

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Welcome, please come in.

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Hurry up.

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Watch this.

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My Lady,

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you're still pregnant.

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You shouldn't come

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to this bustling market again.

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Chun has sent you to protect me,

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hasn't she?

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Someone is

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always watching me

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at home.

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If this continues,

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I'll suffocate.

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Fresh steamed buns!

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There seems to be a man.

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He's still alive.

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Don't...

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- It's okay.
- Don't go.

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(Oh, no.)

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(How could Ms. Wang be here?)

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Fresh flowers!

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The straight cut

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on this man's leg

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is almost to the bone,

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so whoever did this

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used a great deal of force.

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Will such a severe injury

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leave him disabled?

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It won't.

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He's fortunate.

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Though the blow was heavy,

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it didn't damage his tendons or bones.

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He'll recover in a few days.

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That's good to hear.

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Thank you.

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Goodbye.

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Goodbye.

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My Lady,

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we could leave it to officers.

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Why trouble ourselves?

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Since I've seen it,

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I can't just ignore it.

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Leaving him here

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can also accumulate blessings

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for the child in my womb.

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You always go all the way
in doing good deeds.

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I'm afraid

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that you'll promise

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to take care of this man

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for the rest of his life.

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Though I'm willing to do good,

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I can tell what's important.

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Lisheng,

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help him up.

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I'll fetch the physician.

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Yes.

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I think I've seen him before.

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Ma'am, here's your dish.

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- Thank you.
- Let me check.

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Wei Qiu.

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My Lady.

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What are you doing here?

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His Lordship said

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that this inn has an excellent pastry

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and asked me to buy some.

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Did you just see

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a physician walk out?

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Bring him back for me.

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My Lady,

293
00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,140
why are you here alone?

294
00:15:19,510 --> 00:15:20,610
Why do you need a physician?

295
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,360
Are you feeling unwell?

296
00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,360
Do you need me to escort you back?

297
00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,360
Your barrage of questions

298
00:15:26,510 --> 00:15:27,360
has left me unsure

299
00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,420
which one to answer first.

300
00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,600
Rest assured. I'm fine.

301
00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,360
But a friend of mine is injured

302
00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:34,630
and needs a physician.

303
00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:37,680
That's good to hear.

304
00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,200
Huajing has just been in chaos,

305
00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:40,720
and the city is not safe now.

306
00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,200
Since you're in a delicate condition,

307
00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,420
it's better to stay indoors

308
00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:45,870
unless it's necessary.

309
00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:01,960
Since you're awake,

310
00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,080
stop pretending to be asleep.

311
00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:05,590
It's not shameful for others to see you

312
00:16:05,750 --> 00:16:06,690
in a vulnerable state.

313
00:16:13,630 --> 00:16:15,000
I've paid the physician's fee twice

314
00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:15,870
to save you.

315
00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,190
If I still fail,

316
00:16:20,820 --> 00:16:22,160
that'd truly be embarrassing.

317
00:16:28,870 --> 00:16:29,710
You must be thirsty.

318
00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:30,800
Have some water.

319
00:16:41,270 --> 00:16:42,200
Why did you save me?

320
00:16:43,550 --> 00:16:45,200
As the Marquis

321
00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:47,930
of Zhenguo's family,

322
00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:49,390
I can't watch others die.

323
00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,870
Could you pour me another cup?

324
00:17:14,510 --> 00:17:15,350
Here.

325
00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:20,720
Would you like to tell me

326
00:17:21,030 --> 00:17:22,510
why you were so severely injured?

327
00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,880
I came from Qingzhou.

328
00:17:29,790 --> 00:17:30,630
Lately,

329
00:17:31,030 --> 00:17:32,830
North Qi has been raiding Qingzhou.

330
00:17:34,070 --> 00:17:35,680
My family also perished in the war.

331
00:17:36,310 --> 00:17:37,440
On my way to Huajing,

332
00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:38,640
I encountered bandits.

333
00:17:39,670 --> 00:17:41,070
They took all my possessions

334
00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,030
and slashed my leg.

335
00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,160
Have bandits become so rampant

336
00:17:47,030 --> 00:17:48,070
as to commit violence

337
00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:49,680
right under the Emperor's nose?

338
00:17:51,140 --> 00:17:52,140
Do you have any relatives

339
00:17:52,150 --> 00:17:53,270
or friends in Huajing?

340
00:18:00,790 --> 00:18:01,720
Times are tough.

341
00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:03,840
It seems

342
00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,310
you're a pitiable man.

343
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,160
I've paid

344
00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,350
for five days in this room.

345
00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:10,270
Since you have no belongings

346
00:18:10,270 --> 00:18:11,310
and no friends or family,

347
00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:12,750
just stay here and recover.

348
00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:17,240
It's getting late.

349
00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:18,240
I must leave now.

350
00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:21,520
Wait.

351
00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:27,310
Will you come back?

352
00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:34,750
I just don't want to owe you a favor.

353
00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:37,240
I'll repay you

354
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:38,160
for the room

355
00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,030
and the medicine.

356
00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:41,200
Of course, I'll come back.

357
00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,790
Your dressing needs to be changed.

358
00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,220
As for repaying the money,

359
00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:47,310
we can talk about it

360
00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:48,640
once you're mostly recovered.

361
00:18:49,030 --> 00:18:50,030
You won't just leave

362
00:18:50,030 --> 00:18:51,070
without a word, will you?

363
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:18,920
My Lady,

364
00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:20,440
I've sent the physician back.

365
00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:21,550
It's getting late.

366
00:19:21,790 --> 00:19:23,070
Let's head back now.

367
00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:55,780
(Laws Aid Morals)

368
00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,510
Make way, please.

369
00:20:18,630 --> 00:20:19,590
Isn't that General Yao?

370
00:20:19,590 --> 00:20:20,550
Oh, it's him.

371
00:20:22,550 --> 00:20:23,950
He must've done something serious.

372
00:20:24,830 --> 00:20:25,670
Indeed.

373
00:20:35,580 --> 00:20:38,060
(To be executed, Yao Yong)

374
00:20:41,170 --> 00:20:42,310
Isn't that Young Marquis Wei?

375
00:20:42,310 --> 00:20:43,150
Yes, it is.

376
00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:44,920
Why is he here?

377
00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:46,440
Indeed.

378
00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,830
I heard you spoke well of me

379
00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:51,960
to the Crown Prince,

380
00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:53,720
which earned me this opportunity.

381
00:20:55,220 --> 00:20:56,680
Is that to repay my favor?

382
00:20:57,230 --> 00:20:58,110
Yes,

383
00:20:58,110 --> 00:20:58,960
but not entirely.

384
00:20:59,730 --> 00:21:00,680
Apart from repaying you

385
00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:02,000
for saving my life,

386
00:21:02,270 --> 00:21:03,110
I also did that

387
00:21:03,550 --> 00:21:04,630
for Chu Yu

388
00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:06,240
and my family.

389
00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,640
I never expected that before my end,

390
00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,680
you'd personally

391
00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:31,920
see me off.

392
00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:33,400
I've lived a life

393
00:21:33,830 --> 00:21:35,400
worth living.

394
00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,630
You stole the blueprints
of the octagonal crossbow for North Qi,

395
00:21:38,710 --> 00:21:40,100
killed 30,000 Chu troops,

396
00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,790
colluded with North Qi
to fabricate military intelligence,

397
00:21:43,030 --> 00:21:45,200
and conspired to kill 70,000 Wei troops.

398
00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:47,550
The fact that you're still alive

399
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,610
is already a gift from the heavens.

400
00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:50,800
Indeed.

401
00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:52,070
I did it.

402
00:21:52,510 --> 00:21:53,750
Trading my life

403
00:21:54,070 --> 00:21:55,790
for seven men in your family

404
00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:57,750
and 100,000 Wei and Chu troops

405
00:21:57,750 --> 00:21:58,790
of Great Sui

406
00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,110
is more than enough

407
00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:01,790
for me.

408
00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,510
No need to provoke me with your words.

409
00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:08,980
Yao Yong,

410
00:22:09,070 --> 00:22:10,400
you believe that the Lord of Qin

411
00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:11,400
died wrongfully,

412
00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:13,000
so you've harbored such hatred

413
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,310
against Great Sui and His Majesty

414
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:15,440
that you even allied

415
00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,310
with North Qi

416
00:22:16,310 --> 00:22:17,790
to hand Great Sui over to them.

417
00:22:18,090 --> 00:22:18,960
I used to be

418
00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,790
the Lord of Qin's attendant,

419
00:22:20,790 --> 00:22:22,510
so I've always lived in suspicion

420
00:22:22,790 --> 00:22:24,320
and never been trusted.

421
00:22:24,790 --> 00:22:26,510
A wise bird chooses its perch.

422
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,440
Under Emperor Chunde's rule,

423
00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:32,680
Great Sui would fall

424
00:22:33,030 --> 00:22:34,400
into someone else's hands

425
00:22:34,790 --> 00:22:36,400
sooner or later,

426
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,240
even if not North Qi.

427
00:22:41,510 --> 00:22:42,540
What are you laughing at?

428
00:22:45,750 --> 00:22:47,790
I'm laughing at how
you're still in the dark

429
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,440
even at the brink of death.

430
00:22:55,030 --> 00:22:56,400
Was the Lord of Qin truly innocent?

431
00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:58,400
If he hadn't been so gullible,

432
00:22:58,740 --> 00:22:59,920
how could our military secrets

433
00:22:59,930 --> 00:23:01,030
have reached North Qi,

434
00:23:01,030 --> 00:23:02,440
leading to the loss of three cities?

435
00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:04,960
Your so-called righteous ruler

436
00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:06,790
was outmaneuvered by North Qi

437
00:23:06,790 --> 00:23:08,440
and became a prisoner.

438
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,720
It's not a wrongful death at all.

439
00:23:11,270 --> 00:23:12,270
And yet, you

440
00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,160
still worked for North Qi.

441
00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:16,680
That's impossible.

442
00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,200
It was Emperor Chunde's jealousy

443
00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,260
of the Lord of Qin's talent

444
00:23:19,350 --> 00:23:20,880
that led to his wrongful death.

445
00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:26,830
So, you didn't know

446
00:23:28,070 --> 00:23:29,750
that the weapon of your revenge

447
00:23:29,750 --> 00:23:31,130
was pointed in the wrong direction.

448
00:23:32,550 --> 00:23:33,590
You've been working

449
00:23:33,590 --> 00:23:34,720
for your true enemies,

450
00:23:35,270 --> 00:23:37,130
and no one was willing
to tell you the truth?

451
00:23:38,510 --> 00:23:39,680
Now,

452
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:41,920
I can't tell

453
00:23:42,740 --> 00:23:44,810
whether you're more pitiable

454
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:47,830
or more detestable.

455
00:23:48,750 --> 00:23:49,680
Wei Yun...

456
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,750
Today, I've chosen to tell you this

457
00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:54,680
because I want to let you know

458
00:23:55,470 --> 00:23:56,930
that no matter what reason you have,

459
00:23:57,590 --> 00:23:58,720
it's not a justification

460
00:23:58,720 --> 00:23:59,850
for betraying your country.

461
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:05,720
Throughout history,

462
00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,550
traitors have had only one end.

463
00:24:09,070 --> 00:24:12,480
- Kill him!
- Kill him!

464
00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:13,720
Kill him!

465
00:24:14,030 --> 00:24:17,790
- Kill him!
- Kill him!

466
00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,270
This traitor deserves no pity.

467
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:21,720
He's caused so many deaths.

468
00:24:22,580 --> 00:24:23,440
Kill him!

469
00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:24,280
Young Marquis,

470
00:24:25,830 --> 00:24:27,680
stop wasting your breath.

471
00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,750
I'm a man already marked for death.

472
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,680
If I repent now,

473
00:24:35,750 --> 00:24:37,510
wouldn't my whole life

474
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,920
become a joke?

475
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:42,140
I'm not just saying this

476
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,000
to you

477
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,310
but also to others

478
00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,200
who harbor ill intentions.

479
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:51,160
In Great Sui,

480
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,270
we have not only rats like you,

481
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,700
but also families like the Wei family

482
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:56,680
and the Chu family,

483
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,440
who wholeheartedly protect our country.

484
00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:00,680
Only with Great Sui's existence

485
00:25:01,110 --> 00:25:02,340
do the commoners have the right

486
00:25:02,340 --> 00:25:03,710
to live in peace and contentment.

487
00:25:03,730 --> 00:25:05,160
Only then do officials and generals

488
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,160
have the chance
to be remembered in history.

489
00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,080
Great Sui

490
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,920
will always be the people's nation.

491
00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,440
- Well said!
- Well said!

492
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,310
Young Marquis Wei is right.

493
00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:20,240
Only with Great Sui

494
00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,480
can the people live in peace.

495
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,590
He deserves to die.

496
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:23,830
Well said!

497
00:25:23,830 --> 00:25:25,240
Kill him! Kill him!

498
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,310
Well said!

499
00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,000
Kill him! Kill him!

500
00:25:28,310 --> 00:25:29,240
A general

501
00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,510
who has brought harm to the nation

502
00:25:31,790 --> 00:25:32,750
deserves to die!

503
00:25:33,350 --> 00:25:34,680
He deserves to die!

504
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,960
He deserves to die!

505
00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:38,830
Instead of being a good official,

506
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:40,750
you chose to sneak around.

507
00:25:41,150 --> 00:25:42,000
Fine.

508
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,550
Since you liked stealing my blueprints,

509
00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:45,270
I'll burn

510
00:25:45,270 --> 00:25:46,720
more paper money for him today.

511
00:25:47,270 --> 00:25:48,510
Well said! Well said!

512
00:25:48,510 --> 00:25:49,350
Kill him! Kill him!

513
00:25:49,490 --> 00:25:50,050
If it were me,

514
00:25:50,050 --> 00:25:51,680
I wouldn't even burn paper money
for him.

515
00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,000
I'd dig up his ancestors' graves.

516
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:53,840
Scoundrel!

517
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,030
Kill him! Kill him!

518
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:22,200
Yao Yong colluded with North Qi,

519
00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,790
betrayed his country,

520
00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:26,160
stole Great Sui's military secrets,

521
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,440
killed 100,000 of Great Sui's troops,

522
00:26:28,970 --> 00:26:30,990
ordered the assassination
of the Eldest Princess,

523
00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,510
and attempted to murder court officials.

524
00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:35,510
His crimes

525
00:26:35,830 --> 00:26:37,070
are heinous.

526
00:26:38,270 --> 00:26:39,590
By the Emperor's decree,

527
00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,510
Yao Yong is stripped of his generalship

528
00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:43,680
and sentenced to beheading.

529
00:26:45,030 --> 00:26:46,240
His entire family is exiled.

530
00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,030
Marquis Wei Yun will execute him.

531
00:26:56,850 --> 00:26:58,120
He deserves to die.

532
00:26:58,120 --> 00:26:58,960
Indeed.

533
00:27:04,620 --> 00:27:07,260
(To be executed)

534
00:27:21,790 --> 00:27:22,630
Execute!

535
00:27:30,350 --> 00:27:32,030
- Good!
- Good!

536
00:27:32,030 --> 00:27:34,750
- Great!
- Great!

537
00:27:35,030 --> 00:27:36,000
He deserved to die.

538
00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,510
- Great!
- Great!

539
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,080
(Father,)

540
00:28:04,510 --> 00:28:05,350
(Mother,)

541
00:28:07,270 --> 00:28:08,200
(my brothers,)

542
00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:12,440
(I finally)

543
00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:17,160
(avenged you all.)

544
00:28:22,790 --> 00:28:24,510
The winter in Huajing City has passed.

545
00:28:28,030 --> 00:28:28,870
Father,

546
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:31,920
you can rest in peace now.

547
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:37,240
Linyang,

548
00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:38,850
though Yao Yong is dead,

549
00:28:39,510 --> 00:28:40,350
there are surely more

550
00:28:40,350 --> 00:28:41,510
North Qi collaborators.

551
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:42,840
One day,

552
00:28:43,510 --> 00:28:45,310
we will eliminate them all.

553
00:28:56,360 --> 00:29:01,460
♪In spring, watch the riverside willows♪

554
00:29:03,180 --> 00:29:07,500
♪In winter, wait for the snow
to whiten your head♪

555
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,980
♪Drink with friends♪

556
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:22,000
♪In Spring Breeze House♪

557
00:29:24,270 --> 00:29:25,110
You'd let her go?

558
00:29:29,740 --> 00:29:35,270
♪The most charming man in Huajing♪

559
00:29:36,510 --> 00:29:41,500
♪Is just ordinary♪

560
00:29:43,090 --> 00:29:47,920
♪All he wants is a warm home♪

561
00:29:48,850 --> 00:29:51,100
♪Lit in the storm♪

562
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:55,620
(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

563
00:29:57,790 --> 00:29:58,630
Yun.

564
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:01,240
Lan.

565
00:30:02,310 --> 00:30:03,640
Have Jue and Lingmo

566
00:30:03,830 --> 00:30:05,000
settled in?

567
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:05,740
Jue's hometown

568
00:30:05,740 --> 00:30:06,720
is not far from Huajing.

569
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:07,550
If you miss them,

570
00:30:07,580 --> 00:30:09,030
I'll send someone to take you there.

571
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:11,830
Why did you come out alone today?

572
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,270
A few days ago, I saved someone

573
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:15,920
who was severely injured.

574
00:30:16,310 --> 00:30:17,510
I couldn't bear to leave him,

575
00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,400
so I arranged for him
to stay at the inn.

576
00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:23,170
I'll leave you to your work

577
00:30:23,170 --> 00:30:23,920
and head back now.

578
00:30:32,070 --> 00:30:32,910
Don't worry.

579
00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:33,960
I've sent someone

580
00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:35,200
to secretly protect Ms. Wang.

581
00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:36,680
Don't tell her yet.

582
00:30:37,310 --> 00:30:38,400
She's close to giving birth.

583
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:39,830
If anything happens,

584
00:30:39,830 --> 00:30:40,670
it wouldn't be good.

585
00:30:42,510 --> 00:30:43,550
This man is injured

586
00:30:44,110 --> 00:30:45,000
and won't be going out

587
00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,240
to find his contact

588
00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:47,200
anytime soon.

589
00:30:47,830 --> 00:30:48,750
Keep a close watch.

590
00:30:49,550 --> 00:30:50,390
If necessary,

591
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:52,680
we'll have

592
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:53,590
to flush him out.

593
00:30:54,790 --> 00:30:56,830
Celebrating the festival for Tudigong!

594
00:30:57,310 --> 00:30:58,200
Run slowly.

595
00:30:58,200 --> 00:30:59,960
- Celebrating!
- Celebrating!

596
00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:01,270
(It's been a while.)

597
00:31:02,550 --> 00:31:03,720
She should be coming back.

598
00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:06,760
Celebrating!

599
00:31:11,140 --> 00:31:14,140
(Chu Mansion)

600
00:31:23,830 --> 00:31:24,670
Yu, look.

601
00:31:25,070 --> 00:31:26,510
The recoil force is smaller now,

602
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,640
but I still haven't been able to test

603
00:31:30,350 --> 00:31:31,590
the more accurate values.

604
00:31:34,310 --> 00:31:35,270
As expected of you.

605
00:31:35,550 --> 00:31:36,400
You're amazing.

606
00:31:38,550 --> 00:31:39,440
However,

607
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,550
though adjusting the arrows

608
00:31:41,750 --> 00:31:43,480
can alleviate the issue of recoil,

609
00:31:43,750 --> 00:31:45,240
it cannot completely solve it.

610
00:31:45,750 --> 00:31:47,590
If we want to promote
the octagonal crossbow,

611
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:48,830
it seems

612
00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:50,680
we need to find more suitable materials

613
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:51,830
for the mechanism.

614
00:31:56,030 --> 00:31:56,920
Did Wei Yun

615
00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:58,520
tell you this?

616
00:32:01,510 --> 00:32:02,350
Yu,

617
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,200
be honest with me.

618
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:06,900
What's really going on

619
00:32:07,790 --> 00:32:08,960
between you and Wei Yun?

620
00:32:12,030 --> 00:32:13,440
Last time in the small village,

621
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,400
when I pretended to be the officiant,

622
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:17,360
I could tell that what's between you

623
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:18,640
is far

624
00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:20,100
from just a cooperation.

625
00:32:22,590 --> 00:32:23,430
Yu,

626
00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:24,960
I didn't stop you

627
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,270
when you followed Gu Chusheng

628
00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:27,920
to the southwest,

629
00:32:29,270 --> 00:32:30,350
nor did I stop you

630
00:32:31,110 --> 00:32:32,310
when you married Wei Jun alone,

631
00:32:32,590 --> 00:32:34,030
dressed in wedding clothes,

632
00:32:34,750 --> 00:32:36,260
to investigate the octagonal crossbow.

633
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:38,680
I didn't interfere once or twice

634
00:32:39,350 --> 00:32:40,440
because I know

635
00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:41,590
that's just your nature.

636
00:32:47,270 --> 00:32:48,110
But Yu,

637
00:32:48,830 --> 00:32:49,790
this is the third time,

638
00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:51,920
and I have to remind you now.

639
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:53,940
Be honest with yourself.

640
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:55,040
Ask yourself:

641
00:32:56,030 --> 00:32:56,970
What do you truly feel

642
00:32:58,160 --> 00:32:59,440
for Wei Yun?

643
00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:16,960
Sometimes, being together every day

644
00:33:17,350 --> 00:33:18,510
makes it hard to see clearly.

645
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,040
A few days apart

646
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:21,640
might help you figure it out.

647
00:33:24,830 --> 00:33:25,960
Don't worry, Linyang.

648
00:33:26,590 --> 00:33:27,750
I've already refused him.

649
00:33:28,510 --> 00:33:29,550
But you're right.

650
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:31,590
I do need some more time

651
00:33:31,590 --> 00:33:32,640
to think it through.

652
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,030
After all, I'm not a child anymore.

653
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:51,550
Duke of Hu,

654
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,310
do you know how sincere
the Crown Prince is?

655
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:55,920
He chose

656
00:33:56,110 --> 00:33:57,550
these betrothal gifts

657
00:33:57,550 --> 00:33:58,550
one by one

658
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,240
by himself.

659
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,030
Today, he even delivered them himself.

660
00:34:04,510 --> 00:34:05,720
It shows how sincere he is

661
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,670
toward Miss Song.

662
00:34:14,590 --> 00:34:15,590
Look at this birdcage.

663
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:17,150
The Crown Prince

664
00:34:17,590 --> 00:34:18,670
designed it personally

665
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,110
for Miss Song.

666
00:34:22,070 --> 00:34:23,150
There's no other like it

667
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,510
in all of Great Sui.

668
00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:27,550
Why bring this up?

669
00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:29,670
Qingping will be my wife.

670
00:34:30,030 --> 00:34:31,070
She naturally deserves

671
00:34:31,070 --> 00:34:32,280
the finest things.

672
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:34,720
Duke of Hu,

673
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,030
where is Qingping today?

674
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,240
Your Highness,

675
00:34:42,110 --> 00:34:43,440
this birdcage

676
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:44,880
is indeed unique.

677
00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,400
It's a good thing it's one of a kind.

678
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,000
If you had prepared

679
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,320
another one for someone else,

680
00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:52,880
then Qingping

681
00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:54,360
shouldn't accept

682
00:34:54,670 --> 00:34:55,960
this gift.

683
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,900
The matter of the mistress
is already in the past.

684
00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:08,840
As you can see,

685
00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:11,400
when Father was ill,

686
00:35:12,070 --> 00:35:13,510
I was worried every day.

687
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:16,710
I helped relieve Father's worries

688
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:18,010
by promoting capable officials

689
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:19,670
and even apologized to Wei Yun.

690
00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:21,800
Once Father recovered,

691
00:35:22,110 --> 00:35:23,030
I immediately

692
00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:24,000
brought

693
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,060
these betrothal gifts here.

694
00:35:26,710 --> 00:35:27,840
You've been

695
00:35:28,110 --> 00:35:29,320
doing well lately.

696
00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:32,280
Let me look at the list of gifts.

697
00:35:35,630 --> 00:35:37,110
Indeed, no one can be as generous

698
00:35:37,110 --> 00:35:38,360
as the Crown Prince.

699
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:40,840
Coral.

700
00:35:42,670 --> 00:35:43,510
A goldfinch.

701
00:35:46,070 --> 00:35:47,840
These are all rare treasures

702
00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:49,190
in Huajing.

703
00:35:49,590 --> 00:35:50,880
Don't you agree, Shilan?

704
00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:51,720
Put it back.

705
00:35:55,150 --> 00:35:55,990
However,

706
00:35:56,150 --> 00:35:58,480
our mansion is too small

707
00:35:58,880 --> 00:35:59,920
to accommodate

708
00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:00,960
such noble gifts.

709
00:36:01,510 --> 00:36:02,350
Your Highness,

710
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:03,670
why not wait

711
00:36:03,670 --> 00:36:04,880
until we've made some room

712
00:36:05,150 --> 00:36:06,000
before sending

713
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,880
the betrothal gifts?

714
00:36:08,070 --> 00:36:08,910
Wenchang,

715
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:10,730
why are you here, spoiling the fun

716
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:12,440
instead of studying in your room?

717
00:36:13,230 --> 00:36:14,070
Song Wenchang,

718
00:36:15,150 --> 00:36:16,190
what do you mean?

719
00:36:17,670 --> 00:36:18,840
My betrothal to Qingping

720
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:19,760
was decided long ago.

721
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,730
Are you defying the imperial decree?

722
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:26,840
Moreover,

723
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:28,840
this is between Qingping and me.

724
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:30,500
If there are any objections,

725
00:36:30,710 --> 00:36:32,000
Qingping should come

726
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:32,960
and speak to me herself.

727
00:36:36,070 --> 00:36:36,920
Since you think

728
00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,020
your mansion is too small,

729
00:36:38,670 --> 00:36:39,650
you can move these things

730
00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,070
to the courtyard.

731
00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:44,720
Duke of Hu,

732
00:36:45,230 --> 00:36:46,070
goodbye.

733
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:00,510
Power can be oppressive!

734
00:37:00,850 --> 00:37:01,710
Wenchang.

735
00:37:01,710 --> 00:37:02,550
Song Shilan,

736
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,250
why didn't you say anything just now?

737
00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:05,120
Are you mute?

738
00:37:05,630 --> 00:37:07,200
Don't you know who Tuantuan likes?

739
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:07,860
Besides,

740
00:37:07,860 --> 00:37:09,310
I can't stand Tuantuan being wronged

741
00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:10,350
even before her marriage.

742
00:37:10,350 --> 00:37:12,200
Which eye do you think
I'd let go of Tuantuan?

743
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,700
Only the one who tied the bell
can untie it.

744
00:37:16,030 --> 00:37:17,590
Only if Tuantuan speaks up

745
00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:18,870
can this be resolved.

746
00:37:21,110 --> 00:37:22,320
Shilan is right.

747
00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:24,000
You two

748
00:37:24,230 --> 00:37:25,440
should talk to Qingping again.

749
00:37:26,030 --> 00:37:27,440
If she still refuses,

750
00:37:28,070 --> 00:37:29,840
I'll risk my life

751
00:37:30,180 --> 00:37:31,200
to break off the betrothal

752
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,030
between the Crown Prince and her.

753
00:37:52,590 --> 00:37:53,650
Has the Crown Prince left?

754
00:37:55,030 --> 00:37:56,030
He left behind a pile

755
00:37:56,190 --> 00:37:57,310
of exquisite betrothal gifts.

756
00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,030
Especially the birdcage,

757
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:00,360
the goldfinch inside

758
00:38:00,510 --> 00:38:01,660
is the most precious of all.

759
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:03,880
Wenchang,

760
00:38:04,590 --> 00:38:05,630
what's so great

761
00:38:05,630 --> 00:38:06,670
about a bird in a cage?

762
00:38:07,070 --> 00:38:08,190
If you like it so much,

763
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:09,460
you marry him on my behalf.

764
00:38:09,550 --> 00:38:11,280
Look at you, so full of resentment.

765
00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:13,360
If you don't want to marry, just say it.

766
00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:30,720
Tuantuan,

767
00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:32,360
do you remember?

768
00:38:33,710 --> 00:38:34,590
When we were little,

769
00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:36,840
Father kept a parrot.

770
00:38:37,510 --> 00:38:38,350
It would use

771
00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:40,320
its foot to kick open

772
00:38:41,150 --> 00:38:42,920
its cage door.

773
00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:45,960
You always said

774
00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:48,070
that if only you could be

775
00:38:50,300 --> 00:38:51,670
like Ms. Chu

776
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:54,110
and take control of your life.

777
00:38:58,320 --> 00:38:59,920
Chu Yu is like a bird

778
00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:01,100
that can't be kept in a cage,

779
00:39:01,590 --> 00:39:02,440
but I'm not.

780
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:04,160
Why not?

781
00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:11,000
Can I?

782
00:39:12,190 --> 00:39:13,190
Even I

783
00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:14,230
can win over Jin.

784
00:39:14,590 --> 00:39:15,440
If I can,

785
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:16,400
why can't you?

786
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:19,640
Wenchang,

787
00:39:19,820 --> 00:39:20,920
that's because you happened

788
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:22,400
to catch the eye of Ms. Chu Jin.

789
00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:24,320
That doesn't comfort me at all.

790
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,150
- I...
- Tuantuan,

791
00:39:26,150 --> 00:39:27,030
if you think that way,

792
00:39:27,030 --> 00:39:28,360
you're making a big mistake.

793
00:39:34,030 --> 00:39:34,870
Tuantuan,

794
00:39:35,710 --> 00:39:36,880
listen to me.

795
00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:38,880
Life is short.

796
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,440
If you can't spend it

797
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:42,380
with the one you love,

798
00:39:42,710 --> 00:39:43,670
doing what you love,

799
00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:45,630
isn't that a waste?

800
00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:51,440
Just follow your heart.

801
00:39:52,070 --> 00:39:52,910
If anything happens,

802
00:39:53,230 --> 00:39:54,070
we and the old man

803
00:39:54,510 --> 00:39:55,920
will cover for you.

804
00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:21,390
Li Huan.

805
00:40:23,150 --> 00:40:23,990
Qingping.

806
00:40:26,510 --> 00:40:27,350
Qingping.

807
00:40:28,590 --> 00:40:29,430
Take it back.

808
00:40:35,130 --> 00:40:36,380
Don't you like it?

809
00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:38,200
Didn't you say

810
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,190
you loved birds?

811
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:41,790
I do like birds,

812
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:43,520
but it's not because they sit

813
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:44,870
in a cage for me to admire,

814
00:40:45,030 --> 00:40:45,880
but because they can

815
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:46,780
fly freely

816
00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:47,880
in the sky.

817
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:51,720
Your Highness,

818
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,070
if you truly care for me,

819
00:40:55,110 --> 00:40:56,290
please ask His Majesty

820
00:40:56,300 --> 00:40:57,260
to revoke the betrothal.

821
00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:04,580
You don't want to marry me

822
00:41:05,190 --> 00:41:07,000
because I kept a mistress, right?

823
00:41:08,630 --> 00:41:09,470
If that's the case,

824
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,030
I can assure you

825
00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:12,630
it will never

826
00:41:12,630 --> 00:41:13,670
happen again.

827
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,590
If an emperor favors only one woman

828
00:41:17,070 --> 00:41:18,400
and takes no other consorts,

829
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:19,820
that would be

830
00:41:19,830 --> 00:41:21,150
truly shocking.

831
00:41:21,670 --> 00:41:22,710
That's not the reason

832
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:24,080
why I don't want to marry you.

833
00:41:24,590 --> 00:41:25,480
Then why?

834
00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:34,030
Is it because

835
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:35,960
of Chu Linyang?

836
00:41:38,110 --> 00:41:38,830
I've heard

837
00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:40,080
you two have been close lately.

838
00:41:40,190 --> 00:41:41,030
It's because of him,

839
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:42,880
but not entirely.

840
00:41:43,710 --> 00:41:44,550
Your Highness,

841
00:41:45,030 --> 00:41:46,800
I don't care about power

842
00:41:47,070 --> 00:41:48,630
or the dream

843
00:41:48,630 --> 00:41:49,800
of ruling the world.

844
00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,110
I just want to know

845
00:41:55,370 --> 00:41:56,960
how many herbs I haven't collected

846
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,230
left in the mountains,

847
00:41:58,970 --> 00:42:00,840
why smallpox can't be completely cured,

848
00:42:01,510 --> 00:42:03,440
and what other uses
there are for Mafeisan

849
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:05,230
besides removing bone-deep poison.

850
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,030
I don't want to be stopped

851
00:42:08,030 --> 00:42:09,030
by those high walls.

852
00:42:09,030 --> 00:42:10,000
If I can't give you that,

853
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:10,920
can Chu Linyang

854
00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:11,840
do it?

855
00:42:15,790 --> 00:42:16,840
I do like Chu Linyang,

856
00:42:17,590 --> 00:42:18,820
but if one day

857
00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:20,140
he becomes

858
00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:21,360
the wall in my way,

859
00:42:22,190 --> 00:42:23,310
I won't stop

860
00:42:23,310 --> 00:42:24,160
for him, either.

861
00:42:40,190 --> 00:42:41,670
Even a little bird

862
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:43,590
will struggle to get out

863
00:42:43,590 --> 00:42:44,880
if there's the slightest opening.

864
00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:49,360
And I will never give up

865
00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:51,400
if there is

866
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:52,710
the slightest chance.

867
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,060
If you want me to be
a phoenix in a cage,

868
00:42:55,510 --> 00:42:56,510
I'd rather be a sparrow

869
00:42:56,510 --> 00:42:57,670
that roams freely.

870
00:43:02,510 --> 00:43:04,070
Please grant me this, Your Highness.

871
00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:23,460
Let's go to the Chu Mansion.

872
00:43:26,150 --> 00:43:26,990
Son,

873
00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:28,630
tell me the truth.

874
00:43:29,060 --> 00:43:31,000
Did you offend the Crown Prince?

875
00:43:33,070 --> 00:43:34,030
Why do you ask, Mother?

876
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,110
He looked quite upset

877
00:43:37,110 --> 00:43:38,110
when he came,

878
00:43:38,710 --> 00:43:40,510
as if he was here to reprimand us.

879
00:43:43,670 --> 00:43:44,510
Don't worry, Mother.

880
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,500
I think I know

881
00:43:46,550 --> 00:43:47,590
why the Crown Prince came.

882
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:48,790
Don't worry.

883
00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:50,290
Everything will be fine.

884
00:43:57,920 --> 00:43:58,760
Mother.

885
00:43:59,550 --> 00:44:00,400
Jin,

886
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:01,240
you're back.

887
00:44:01,510 --> 00:44:02,350
Did you

888
00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:03,840
find out anything?

889
00:44:04,110 --> 00:44:05,070
I heard that today,

890
00:44:05,070 --> 00:44:06,480
the Crown Prince left the Palace

891
00:44:06,630 --> 00:44:08,820
to deliver betrothal gifts
to the Duke of Hu,

892
00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:10,400
but he had an unpleasant encounter

893
00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:11,550
with Miss Song.

894
00:44:11,550 --> 00:44:12,880
Miss Song?

895
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:15,920
Miss Song

896
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,360
keeps seeking out your brother.

897
00:44:17,790 --> 00:44:19,180
It's obvious to anyone with eyes

898
00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:20,540
that she has feelings for him.

899
00:44:24,950 --> 00:44:25,820
Oh, no.

900
00:44:26,110 --> 00:44:27,510
She must've upset

901
00:44:27,510 --> 00:44:28,670
the Crown Prince.

902
00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:30,510
Is he here to vent his anger?

903
00:44:32,710 --> 00:44:34,000
We can't afford to offend

904
00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:35,440
either the Crown Prince

905
00:44:35,670 --> 00:44:37,800
or the Duke of Hu.

906
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:42,120
Mother,

907
00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:43,200
don't worry.

908
00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:45,150
Since Linyang dared

909
00:44:45,150 --> 00:44:46,210
to meet the Crown Prince,

910
00:44:46,360 --> 00:44:47,320
he must be

911
00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:48,190
very confident.

912
00:44:48,550 --> 00:44:49,800
Everything will surely be fine.

913
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:55,880
I hope so.

914
00:45:37,260 --> 00:45:40,710
♪If not for dreams by windswept flight♪

915
00:45:41,410 --> 00:45:44,560
♪How would my hand find yours tonight?♪

916
00:45:46,010 --> 00:45:49,430
♪This moonlit glow, in dusk's soft veil♪

917
00:45:49,810 --> 00:45:53,050
♪Hears heartbeats tell their secret tale♪

918
00:45:54,490 --> 00:45:58,240
♪Thoughts ablaze like beacon's fire♪

919
00:45:59,030 --> 00:46:02,480
♪Outline your form in golden lyre♪

920
00:46:03,340 --> 00:46:07,150
♪Through thorns we've trod and trials passed♪

921
00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:10,840
♪Each grief and joy forever cast♪

922
00:46:11,580 --> 00:46:14,920
♪Let the fierce warmth within your gaze♪

923
00:46:15,970 --> 00:46:19,530
♪Melt this war-torn world's cruel maze♪

924
00:46:20,260 --> 00:46:23,610
♪Still through the frost, I'll walk with you♪

925
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:27,690
♪Our mountains and our streams anew♪

926
00:46:29,110 --> 00:46:31,250
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

927
00:46:31,250 --> 00:46:33,200
♪Through meadows where wild larks soar free♪

928
00:46:33,370 --> 00:46:37,280
♪Let countless sails cross this worldly tide♪

929
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:39,990
♪When lonely shadows turn to two♪

930
00:46:39,990 --> 00:46:43,810
♪Through countless turns and all we've borne♪

931
00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,310
♪No regret ever could be sworn♪

932
00:46:46,550 --> 00:46:48,780
♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

933
00:46:48,780 --> 00:46:50,770
♪Beneath heaven's vault, in harmony♪

934
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:55,110
♪Let tears now fall for yesterday's strife♪

935
00:46:55,830 --> 00:47:01,670
♪We've reached this blossom-covered hill♪

936
00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:07,680
♪I'll follow you through every dream♪