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Your Highness, we've arrived.
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[Duke of Wei's Manor]
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- Welcome home,
- Welcome home,
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- Commandery Princess Zhao Ning.
- Commandery Princess Zhao Ning.
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I... greet Your Highness.
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Please rise, Uncle Qing.
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- Your Highness.
- It's been many years since we last met,
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and you're still
as healthy and strong as ever.
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I've always been worried about
the Duke, the Heir, and Your Highness
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so far away in the northwest.
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Greetings, Xi He.
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[Shen Ying Ruo,
the Duke of Wei's second daughter]
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Rise.
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This way, Your Highness.
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[Duke of Wei's Manor]
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[Episode 3]
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Jing was careless.
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Someone exposed him.
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Shen Xi He is bound to suspect me.
[Lady Xiao, the Duke of Wei's Concubine]
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What should I do?
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She didn't die.
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What can she possibly do to you?
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Don't panic.
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[Fragrant Snow and Auspicious Clouds]
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Your Highness,
you've had a long journey.
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Why not return to your room and rest?
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Mo Yu, throw Lady Xiao out.
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How dare you!
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Madam!
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How dare you lay a hand on me!
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Believe it or not,
I'll have your hand cut off!
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Shen Xi He, have you lost your mind?
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How dare you treat me like this!
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The eastern courtyard
is reserved for the lady of the house.
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If you knew your place,
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you wouldn't be humiliating yourself today.
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Uncle Qing, throw these servants
and maids out as well.
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Yes.
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Men! Throw them all out.
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Let go of me!
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Let go!
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Please calm your anger, Xi He.
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Please leave Mother some...
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Who is your mother?
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Please spare Lady Xiao's dignity.
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I'll persuade her to move out today.
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Don't beg her.
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Shen Xi He,
you have no respect for your elders
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and no regard for rank!
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My elders?
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I am Commandery Princess Zhao Ning,
personally invested by His Majesty.
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You are nothing more
than my father's concubine.
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You didn't even bow before me,
yet I let it pass.
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And you dare lecture me about rank?
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I am Prince Kang's sister.
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The Marquis of Xuanping
is my maternal grandfather.
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Ying Ruo was also invested
as a County Princess by His Majesty.
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What gives you the right
to look down on us?
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Back then, my father was summoned
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to the imperial capital
to be rewarded by His Majesty.
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You bribed a palace attendant
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to drug the liquor bestowed by His Majesty
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and got into his bed.
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My father refused
to take you as his concubine,
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so you had Prince Kang's Manor
secretly spread the rumor
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that he would take you as his equal wife.
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The news reached the northwest.
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My mother was so distressed
that she went into labor at eight months.
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She died after giving birth to me.
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My father was devastated.
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He swore never to remarry.
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If you hadn't been carrying his child,
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you wouldn't even have been worthy
of becoming his concubine.
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You...
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Xi He, please calm your anger.
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Why are you kneeling to her?
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Shen Xi He,
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you humiliated me today.
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Do you think you'll have an easy life
in the imperial capital from now on?
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You've made an enemy of me today.
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Prince Kang's Manor
will make you repay this a thousandfold!
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An enemy?
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Not just today.
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Ling Long, the maid, works for you.
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Ling... Ling Long?
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I... I don't know who you're talking about.
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She was the vile servant
who pushed me into the river
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under orders from you
and Prince Kang's Manor.
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How dare you falsely accuse me!
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If I had died,
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your daughter would've become
the Duke of Wei's only daughter.
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Then you could've risen in status
through your daughter.
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It was your only chance
to shed your status as a concubine.
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You and Prince Kang's Manor
have always been plotting to get rid of me.
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But you're not worthy of being my enemy.
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You wretch!
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Wretch!
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You looked so innocent and fragile
when you were little.
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It was all an act!
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You're incredibly scheming.
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You're even more venomous than a viper.
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As long as Prince Kang's Manor still stands,
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I'll make sure you die a miserable death.
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Enough!
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Take her away. Drive her out!
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Throw her out.
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- Take them all away.
- Move!
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Xi He, please spare Lady Xiao this once.
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Did you know about Ling Long?
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What do you mean?
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It seems you really knew nothing.
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Think carefully.
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Are you a Shen, or a Xiao?
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Your Highness,
by dealing with Lady Xiao like this,
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I'm afraid you'll only make enemies.
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Have you ever seen
wolves keep company with dogs,
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or tigers walk with foxes?
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They're beneath me.
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There's no point wasting time on them.
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- Let's go.
- Go.
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[Duke of Wei's Manor]
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She was really thrown out.
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Have you heard?
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All these years,
everyone thought she was the Duke's wife.
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- Turns out she was only a concubine.
- Goodness.
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She was really thrown out.
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How humiliating.
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How can anyone be so bold?
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Lady Xiao is still a favored concubine.
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How could they throw her
out of the manor like this?
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I rather admire Commandery Princess's
spirit of settling every score
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and refusing to be taken advantage of.
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What?
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Compared with those meek
and long-suffering young ladies,
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the Commandery Princess
is rare for her strength and courage.
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This is clearly ruthless and merciless.
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How did it become strength
and courage to you?
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Speaking of which,
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the Commandery Princess
will soon meet the princes.
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Who do you think
she'll give the Rouge Ledger to?
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She will surely give it to me.
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[Chenning Hall]
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Your Majesty.
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By all rights,
[Xiao Jue Chong, Emperor Youning]
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the Crown Prince should come
to the palace to pay his respects.
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Yet Your Majesty is personally
visiting the Eastern Palace.
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Hua Yong has been frail since childhood.
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This journey back to the palace
must have been exhausting.
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I...
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truly don't want him to be too tired.
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I'll go prepare at once
for the visit to the Eastern Palace.
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His Majesty has arrived.
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Father.
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My Hua Yong has returned.
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I already exempted you
from these formalities, didn't I?
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Come.
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Hua Yong, now that you're back in the palace,
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if anything happens,
send someone to inform me at once.
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Father,
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ever since Mother passed away,
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you issued a decree never to appoint
another Empress in this lifetime.
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I understand that you did it
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so no one could shake my position
as Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
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You also made all the princes' names
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avoid "Hua" and change to "Chang",
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so they would not conflict with mine.
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My daily provisions are also
arranged to match Father's.
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But I sometimes truly do not understand.
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Why would someone as frail as I am
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receive such generous care
and protection from Father?
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Hua Yong.
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I...
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I still remember
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you with your hair in two buns.
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So innocent and carefree.
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You were exceptionally gifted
from a young age.
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Whatever you learned,
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you never forgot it
and mastered it with ease.
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You were hailed as an unparalleled prodigy.
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You are my most beloved son.
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Hua Yong, don't overthink it.
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Just focus on recovering.
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Only then can I entrust the realm to you.
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Thank you, Father.
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[Auspicious Radiance]
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Tian Yuan, what really happened back then?
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Your Highness,
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when the case was thoroughly investigated,
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after Steward Zhao
of the Palace Food Bureau confessed,
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she suddenly died in prison.
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The case became unsolved,
with no evidence left behind.
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This poison was made from
more than a dozen exotic toxins.
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It wouldn't kill at once,
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but would make its victim suffer
excruciating pain day after day.
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I must find out who this person really is,
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and why they poisoned me.
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They're so close to Father,
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yet hidden within the court.
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It must be someone of great power
to have stayed hidden for so long.
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If I don't uncover this person,
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they'll remain a grave threat
to Father and the realm.
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They must be eliminated.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Greetings, Grand Empress Dowager.
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May Your Majesty
be blessed with good health.
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May Grand Empress Dowager
be blessed with good health.
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No need for formalities,
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning.
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Rise.
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Thank you, Your Majesty,
[Grand Empress Dowager Meng]
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and Grand Empress Dowager.
[Grand Empress Dowager Meng]
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Your father has sent you
to the imperial capital.
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I will take good care of you.
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From today onward,
your food, clothing, and daily provisions
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shall follow the rank of a princess.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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[Consort Liang]
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[Noble Consort Rong]
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Prince Yu has arrived.
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I wish Father and Grandmother
good health and a long life.
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May you enjoy eight thousand springs,
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and eight thousand autumns.
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Chang Yu, you're always late.
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Take a seat.
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Your Highness has traveled
all the way from the northwest.
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You must be exhausted.
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Allow me to offer you a toast.
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Thank you, Prince Yu.
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Your Highness,
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the imperial capital
has many delightful places.
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If Your Highness has the time,
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allow me to be your guide.
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May I show Your Highness
around the capital?
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I wouldn't dare trouble Prince Yu.
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It would be my honor.
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Your Majesty, look.
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Chang Yu and the Commandery Princess
seem to have hit it off.
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They have just met,
and they're already getting along.
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I've long heard Commandery Princess
Zhao Ning is a peerless beauty.
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Now that I've seen her,
I indeed can't take my eyes off her.
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She's a delight to behold.
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Your Majesty, just look.
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They're all speaking with hidden motives.
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They all want Zhao Ning
as their daughter-in-law.
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I have a request.
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I ask Your Majesty to grant it.
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Speak freely.
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The husband I marry must be the one I love.
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So you intend to choose your own husband?
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I wish to marry a man
who knows and cherishes me,
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so we may share a happy marriage.
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If husband and wife are at odds,
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the household will know no peace.
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At worst, it will drive a wedge
between the two families.
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The Shen family has been honored
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with a marriage into the imperial family.
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Such a matter
must be considered with great care.
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My only wish is to marry for love.
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I ask Your Majesty to grant my request.
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Zhao Ning, let me ask you this.
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What if the man you love
doesn't love you back?
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00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,240
What would you do?
262
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I would respect the prince's wishes.
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00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,480
Zhao Ning, after saying that,
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00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,880
aren't you afraid you'll become
the laughingstock of the entire palace?
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00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,920
Grand Empress Dowager,
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00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,110
to care about what others say and think,
is to imprison myself.
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00:17:13,110 --> 00:17:15,200
That's not who I am.
268
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I seek mutual love.
269
00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,110
The princes should have the same wish.
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00:17:19,110 --> 00:17:22,830
I'm certain I'll find the right man.
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00:17:22,830 --> 00:17:25,078
Father,
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00:17:25,078 --> 00:17:28,590
the Commandery Princess has vision, courage,
and magnanimity.
273
00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:31,070
She truly proves women are no less than men.
274
00:17:31,070 --> 00:17:35,433
I'd like to ask Father to grant
the Commandery Princess's request.
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00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,257
I grant it.
276
00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:48,880
Once you've chosen the right husband
from among the princes,
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I will arrange the marriage.
278
00:17:51,510 --> 00:17:53,750
The whole realm will know of it.
279
00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:55,830
Thank you, Your Majesty.
280
00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:16,600
Your remarks in the hall just now
truly impressed me.
281
00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:17,982
You flatter me, Your Highness.
282
00:18:17,982 --> 00:18:19,880
Since you wish to choose your own husband,
283
00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,568
how much do you know about my brothers?
284
00:18:23,313 --> 00:18:25,310
I've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
285
00:18:25,310 --> 00:18:27,310
I don't know much about them.
286
00:18:29,070 --> 00:18:32,720
In that case,
let me tell you a little about them.
287
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,390
- What do you say?
- I'd be glad to hear.
288
00:18:37,461 --> 00:18:39,563
There are currently
five princes of marriageable age.
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00:18:39,563 --> 00:18:41,440
My second brother is Xiao Chang Min.
290
00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,400
His wife, Lady Yu,
passed away a few years ago.
291
00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,140
He has never remarried.
292
00:18:46,140 --> 00:18:48,070
The Yu family
still treats him like a son-in-law.
293
00:18:48,070 --> 00:18:49,862
The two families remain close.
294
00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:51,110
My fifth brother is Xiao Chang Qing,
295
00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:52,640
and my ninth brother is Xiao Chang Ying.
296
00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,520
Their mother is Noble Consort Rong.
297
00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,350
Their uncle, the Duke of Ying, guards Anlan.
298
00:18:56,350 --> 00:18:58,070
He commands a hundred thousand cavalry.
299
00:18:58,070 --> 00:19:01,070
My sixth brother is Xiao Chang Yu,
a man of immortal grace.
300
00:19:01,070 --> 00:19:03,640
His mother, Consort Liang,
is unmatched in the inner palace.
301
00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,350
Ye Qi, Commander-in-Chief of Hexi,
is Consort Liang's cousin.
302
00:19:07,350 --> 00:19:10,030
These princes are backed
either by powerful families
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00:19:10,030 --> 00:19:11,880
or wield military power.
304
00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,720
That means too many people rely on them.
305
00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,478
Entrusting the Rouge Ledger to
any of them wouldn't be prudent.
306
00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,390
Your Highness is truly fortunate.
307
00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,070
Whoever you marry
will make a wonderful match.
308
00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:33,830
Why don't you introduce yourself,
Your Highness?
309
00:19:36,046 --> 00:19:38,053
I'm different.
310
00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,480
I've been away from court for years.
311
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,960
I'm all alone.
312
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:47,000
I'm just a frail, overlooked,
idle Crown Prince.
313
00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,419
Your Highness holds
the position of Crown Prince.
314
00:19:49,419 --> 00:19:50,960
You enjoy His Majesty's favor.
315
00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,760
You're far too modest.
316
00:19:55,016 --> 00:19:56,919
Thank you for your kind words.
317
00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,440
Do you still remember our agreement?
318
00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,270
Let's meet at the Eastern Palace another day.
319
00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:05,172
I'll be there.
320
00:20:20,350 --> 00:20:22,110
Why didn't Prince Lie send a calling card?
321
00:20:22,110 --> 00:20:23,750
Answer me.
322
00:20:23,750 --> 00:20:25,590
Where is the Rouge Ledger now?
323
00:20:25,590 --> 00:20:27,200
Prince Lie, you needn't ask.
324
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,110
I'll give it to the right person.
325
00:20:29,110 --> 00:20:30,750
Who is it?
326
00:20:30,750 --> 00:20:32,100
Which prince has won your favor?
327
00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,510
That's none of your concern.
328
00:20:34,510 --> 00:20:35,760
May I ask, Prince Lie,
329
00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,035
if the Rouge Ledger contains
members of Noble Consort Rong's family,
330
00:20:39,035 --> 00:20:42,000
could you truly set personal feelings aside
and uphold justice?
331
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,400
Just answer me.
332
00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,160
Which prince has won your favor?
333
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,784
Is it Chang Yu?
334
00:20:46,784 --> 00:20:47,995
See the guest out.
335
00:20:47,995 --> 00:20:49,275
Wait.
336
00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,960
This was your favorite
337
00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:01,070
when you came to the imperial capital
with your father as a child.
338
00:21:01,070 --> 00:21:02,017
Give it a try.
339
00:21:02,017 --> 00:21:03,780
[Tao Zhuan Xian,
Shen Xi He's Maternal Grandfather, Censor]
340
00:21:05,020 --> 00:21:06,340
[Tao Yuan, Shen Xi He's Uncle]
341
00:21:06,340 --> 00:21:07,890
[Madam Zhang, Shen Xi He's Aunt]
342
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,407
Isn't it good?
343
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,910
You drove Lady Xiao out of the manor?
344
00:21:20,350 --> 00:21:24,880
She's now back at Prince Kang's Manor.
345
00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:29,611
If she gives you any more trouble,
you must tell me.
346
00:21:30,830 --> 00:21:33,000
Aren't you afraid
of offending Prince Kang's Manor?
347
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,640
Afraid?
348
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,110
Afraid of what?
349
00:21:36,110 --> 00:21:38,790
Ever since Lady Xiao
caused my daughter to die,
350
00:21:38,790 --> 00:21:41,720
I'm afraid of nothing.
351
00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,840
All these years,
I've stood against Prince Kang.
352
00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:48,776
I've never forgotten to seek justice
for my daughter.
353
00:21:48,776 --> 00:21:52,030
They may have forgotten my sister's life,
354
00:21:52,030 --> 00:21:55,070
but the Tao family never has.
355
00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,030
Thank you, Grandfather and Uncle.
356
00:22:00,030 --> 00:22:02,018
I've grown up.
357
00:22:02,018 --> 00:22:04,160
The blood debt
owed by Prince Kang's Manor,
358
00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,113
I should be the one to make them pay.
359
00:22:06,113 --> 00:22:08,720
Xi He, you've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
360
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,640
Countless eyes are on you.
361
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,350
You mustn't act rashly.
362
00:22:13,350 --> 00:22:16,400
As long as my father and brother
remain in the northwest,
363
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,840
no matter how unhappy they are,
364
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,030
they'll have to endure it.
365
00:22:19,030 --> 00:22:24,110
Don't forget,
you still have the Tao family behind you.
366
00:22:24,110 --> 00:22:25,630
That's right.
367
00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,310
Your Highness,
Prince Yu requests an audience.
368
00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,400
Xi He, are you acquainted with Prince Yu?
369
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,880
I only met him once at today's banquet.
370
00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,960
Then... why would he come all the way here?
371
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,680
I don't know either.
372
00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,550
Please invite Prince Yu inside.
373
00:22:46,550 --> 00:22:48,292
Yes.
374
00:22:48,292 --> 00:22:49,815
- Greetings, Prince Yu.
- Greetings, Prince Yu.
375
00:22:49,815 --> 00:22:51,375
You may all rise.
376
00:22:52,310 --> 00:22:53,739
Your Highness as well.
377
00:22:54,883 --> 00:22:56,110
Your Highness has traveled a long way.
378
00:22:56,110 --> 00:22:57,840
I'm afraid you may not
have brought everything you need.
379
00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,883
I'd like to offer a small token of my regard.
380
00:22:59,883 --> 00:23:01,454
I didn't expect Master Tao
to be here as well.
381
00:23:01,454 --> 00:23:02,960
I hope Master Tao doesn't mind.
382
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,931
Of course not.
383
00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,686
Prince Yu presents
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning
384
00:23:09,686 --> 00:23:12,510
with a glazed incense burner set
with milk-nail pattern.
385
00:23:12,510 --> 00:23:15,272
One box of the finest incense.
[Imperial Apothecary]
386
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,800
This is an access token
to the Imperial Apothecary.
387
00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,907
From now on,
whatever incense Your Highness requires,
388
00:23:20,907 --> 00:23:23,195
just have your servants fetch it.
389
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:28,590
Thank you, Prince Yu.
390
00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,830
Prince Yu also presents
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning
391
00:23:32,830 --> 00:23:34,640
with ten bolts of Mingxia Brocade.
392
00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:35,840
This Mingxia Brocade
393
00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,786
was offered as a tribute
by the Nvman Kingdom.
394
00:23:37,786 --> 00:23:40,200
Its radiant luster and rich fragrance
are truly exceptional.
395
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,160
I had it specially prepared
for Your Highness in advance.
396
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,880
Prince Yu also presents
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning
397
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,830
with ten pomegranate lip rouges,
398
00:23:47,830 --> 00:23:49,739
ten boxes of rose face powder,
399
00:23:49,739 --> 00:23:53,550
and a string of northern pearls
for Your Highness's toilette.
400
00:23:53,550 --> 00:23:55,270
Prince Yu is so generous.
401
00:23:55,270 --> 00:23:56,738
How could I ever repay you?
402
00:23:56,738 --> 00:23:58,350
Your Highness needn't be so polite.
403
00:23:58,350 --> 00:24:01,680
These things are just
a small token of my regard.
404
00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,678
Thank you, Prince Yu.
405
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,110
It's getting late today.
406
00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:10,390
Perhaps we should meet another day.
407
00:24:14,410 --> 00:24:15,750
You are quite right, Your Highness.
408
00:24:15,750 --> 00:24:17,640
Master Tao and Your Highness
have just reunited after so long.
409
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,844
Then... I won't disturb you.
410
00:24:20,844 --> 00:24:22,279
I'll take my leave.
411
00:24:29,550 --> 00:24:33,373
I heard His Majesty
intends to choose a husband for you.
412
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,545
Prince Yu was so attentive today.
413
00:24:36,545 --> 00:24:39,532
Does he intend to marry you?
414
00:24:39,532 --> 00:24:41,310
I've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
415
00:24:41,310 --> 00:24:44,030
I don't know much about the princes yet.
416
00:24:44,030 --> 00:24:45,920
I cannot decide.
417
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:50,000
The sons of the imperial family
are all far from simple.
418
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,440
Choosing a husband
must be done with great care.
419
00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:57,968
[Prince Xin's Manor]
420
00:25:16,510 --> 00:25:18,500
Chang Qing,
421
00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:20,905
your wife has been gone for three years.
422
00:25:20,905 --> 00:25:22,775
Why do this to yourself?
423
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,110
What it feels like to love someone,
424
00:25:26,830 --> 00:25:28,760
you didn't understand before.
425
00:25:31,078 --> 00:25:33,244
But soon you will.
426
00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:37,720
You want to get close to
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning,
427
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,400
yet you don't dare.
428
00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,142
You want to show her kindness,
yet you don't know how.
429
00:25:44,533 --> 00:25:46,274
The day she saved me,
430
00:25:47,270 --> 00:25:48,965
I remembered her.
431
00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:53,110
When she stole the Rouge Ledger, I was angry,
432
00:25:53,110 --> 00:25:55,240
but I never truly blamed her.
433
00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,633
When I went to see her today,
it confirmed what I had suspected.
434
00:25:59,633 --> 00:26:01,338
The Commandery Princess
took the Rouge Ledger
435
00:26:01,338 --> 00:26:03,840
to give it to someone
who would uphold justice.
436
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,147
Chang Qing, you needn't pave the way for me.
437
00:26:07,147 --> 00:26:11,520
What the Commandery Princess is doing
is also what I wish to do.
438
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,366
You've truly fallen for her.
439
00:26:24,030 --> 00:26:25,480
I will help you.
440
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,270
I don't need your help.
441
00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:29,433
The one you love is hard to come by.
442
00:26:30,780 --> 00:26:33,210
Don't follow in my footsteps.
443
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,200
I don't want to see you
become who you are now.
444
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,126
My brother was once my greatest pride.
445
00:26:41,126 --> 00:26:42,451
He was the man I admired most.
446
00:26:42,451 --> 00:26:44,717
He was full of ambition,
always in complete command.
447
00:26:44,717 --> 00:26:46,269
Yet now, his eyes are filled
with the weariness of life.
448
00:26:46,269 --> 00:26:48,680
He appears to have
found peace and contentment.
449
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,515
But in truth,
he has simply grown tired of living.
450
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,408
I once wondered,
451
00:26:57,408 --> 00:27:00,440
[The Late Lady Gu]
why I could never warm Qing Zhi's heart.
452
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:05,676
I felt wronged, lost, and tormented.
453
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,760
It wasn't until she passed away...
454
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,070
that I finally understood.
455
00:27:14,790 --> 00:27:17,040
Everything I gave...
456
00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,110
was nothing more than unrequited love.
457
00:27:23,550 --> 00:27:26,000
What right did I have...
458
00:27:29,128 --> 00:27:31,063
to expect her to return my feelings?
459
00:27:34,270 --> 00:27:35,830
Chang Qing,
460
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,280
let her go.
461
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:50,963
I can't.
462
00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:55,790
Chang Ying,
463
00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:57,966
I'm telling you this...
464
00:27:59,590 --> 00:28:02,160
because I hope you'll discover
465
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,240
what Commandery Princess Zhao Ning
truly wants.
466
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,680
Don't let it slip away,
and don't make the wrong choice.
467
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,110
I hope you'll find...
468
00:28:16,030 --> 00:28:18,550
the happiness I never had.
469
00:28:40,272 --> 00:28:43,408
Your Highness,
the Commandery Princess has arrived.
470
00:28:46,590 --> 00:28:48,030
You're here.
471
00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:49,725
I thought you weren't coming.
472
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,678
Your Highness.
473
00:28:53,678 --> 00:28:54,942
No need for formalities.
474
00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:56,070
The wind is strong out here.
475
00:28:56,070 --> 00:28:57,270
Let's talk inside.
476
00:28:57,270 --> 00:28:58,344
Please.
477
00:29:09,830 --> 00:29:11,860
The Crown Prince
truly has a gentle disposition.
478
00:29:11,860 --> 00:29:14,040
He carries the grace
and refinement of a royal prince,
479
00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,051
yet none of the arrogance so often found
among those born to the throne.
480
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,000
Your Highness, what's wrong?
481
00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,562
I'm not afraid of bad people.
482
00:29:22,562 --> 00:29:25,000
I'm especially good
at fighting evil with evil.
483
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,880
But when it comes to good people,
484
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,960
I never quite know what to do.
485
00:29:30,952 --> 00:29:33,322
Commandery Princess, this way, please.
486
00:29:43,630 --> 00:29:45,440
Every flower and plant
in Your Highness's residence
487
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,510
is a rare and precious treasure.
488
00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:49,418
You even diverted hot spring water here.
489
00:29:49,418 --> 00:29:52,259
The flowers bloom in splendid beauty
through every season without fading.
490
00:29:54,790 --> 00:29:56,360
You clearly know your flowers.
491
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,270
When did you develop such refined tastes?
492
00:29:58,270 --> 00:30:00,200
You're too kind, Your Highness.
493
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,400
I've loved flowers and plants
ever since I was a child.
494
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:04,835
What a coincidence.
495
00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,529
I've loved growing flowers and
tending plants since childhood as well.
496
00:30:08,529 --> 00:30:10,265
From now on, you are always
welcome at the East Palace
497
00:30:10,265 --> 00:30:11,728
to admire the beauty of flowers
498
00:30:11,728 --> 00:30:14,680
and appreciate the charm of nature together.
499
00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,160
Commandery Princess,
500
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,196
do you know how this garden came to be?
501
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:36,332
I've put so much into it.
502
00:31:16,070 --> 00:31:18,150
Commandery Princess, please.
503
00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:30,440
The tea glows with a bright apricot hue,
504
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,270
and its fragrance is light and refreshing.
505
00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:34,730
Preparing tea, burning incense,
506
00:31:34,730 --> 00:31:36,273
arranging flowers, and displaying paintings.
507
00:31:36,273 --> 00:31:38,799
Tea is what I do best.
508
00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:40,955
Your Highness,
509
00:31:40,955 --> 00:31:44,920
this tea is Wuyang tea
personally grown by Crown Prince.
510
00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,353
Your Highness grows tea yourself?
511
00:31:49,310 --> 00:31:51,110
When I was young,
512
00:31:51,790 --> 00:31:53,818
I fell gravely ill.
513
00:31:54,805 --> 00:31:57,270
I could neither excel in academics
nor martial arts like my brothers.
514
00:31:57,270 --> 00:31:58,830
My father pitied me,
515
00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:00,368
so he entrusted state affairs to them
516
00:32:00,368 --> 00:32:02,350
and allowed me to focus on recovering.
517
00:32:02,350 --> 00:32:05,920
Naturally, I came to appreciate
these seemingly useless pursuits.
518
00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,160
Your Highness,
the knowledge and skills one acquires
519
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:09,590
are meant to serve the realm.
520
00:32:09,590 --> 00:32:11,285
You need not belittle yourself.
521
00:32:12,101 --> 00:32:13,515
If Heaven has denied me something,
522
00:32:13,515 --> 00:32:15,240
then I'll cherish what I have before me.
523
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,000
Enjoy today's happiness while it lasts.
524
00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,972
I have something I'd like
to present to Your Highness.
525
00:32:27,972 --> 00:32:29,422
What is it?
526
00:32:41,860 --> 00:32:44,971
[Rouge Ledger]
527
00:32:51,385 --> 00:32:54,149
This ledger records
the crimes of corrupt officials.
528
00:32:54,149 --> 00:32:56,480
Its contents are truly shocking.
529
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:57,920
Where did you obtain it?
530
00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,030
By a fortunate turn of fate.
531
00:33:00,030 --> 00:33:01,720
I'm entrusting it to Your Highness
532
00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,920
because I believe
that once you have the Rouge Ledger,
533
00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,396
you will sweep away corruption
with decisive resolve.
534
00:33:07,396 --> 00:33:09,750
With a heart as impartial as a scale
and justice as steadfast as a mountain.
535
00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:12,510
However deeply rooted the corrupt officials
and greedy eunuchs may be,
536
00:33:12,510 --> 00:33:15,606
you will show them no mercy
and uproot them completely.
537
00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:22,400
We've only met twice,
yet you trust me so completely?
538
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:26,110
For me, one meeting is enough.
539
00:33:26,110 --> 00:33:28,513
Besides, I trust my own judgment.
540
00:33:28,513 --> 00:33:30,978
And I trust in Your Highness's integrity
even more.
541
00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:41,070
You are the first to place hope in me,
a Crown Prince in name only.
542
00:33:41,070 --> 00:33:42,742
I will do everything in my power
543
00:33:42,742 --> 00:33:46,192
to live up to the faith
you have placed in me.
544
00:33:53,761 --> 00:33:55,827
The Commandery Princess has returned
to the Duke of Wei's Manor.
545
00:33:57,212 --> 00:33:58,830
Your Highness expected this all along
546
00:33:58,830 --> 00:34:01,928
because you saw
that she trusted your character.
547
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,977
She was only putting on an act.
548
00:34:06,977 --> 00:34:08,040
The real reason
549
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,910
is that she knows every other prince
has powerful forces behind
550
00:34:10,910 --> 00:34:12,630
and would inevitably
protect their own allies.
551
00:34:12,630 --> 00:34:14,308
Only someone like me,
who left the palace at a young age,
552
00:34:14,308 --> 00:34:17,114
has no maternal family to rely on,
and stands apart from every faction,
553
00:34:17,114 --> 00:34:19,546
can remain impartial,
without selfish motives,
554
00:34:19,546 --> 00:34:22,480
and bring every corrupt official
named in this ledger to justice.
555
00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:23,680
Along the way,
556
00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:26,110
I kept wondering how someone
could be so cold and rational.
557
00:34:26,110 --> 00:34:30,256
But today, I truly admire
her unwavering devotion to the greater good.
558
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:31,760
Your Highness,
559
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,110
Prince Yu followed the Commandery Princess
to the Duke of Wei's Manor
560
00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:36,630
with a cart full of gifts.
561
00:34:36,630 --> 00:34:39,531
The Commandery Princess
accepted every single one.
562
00:34:39,531 --> 00:34:41,065
If he wants to give them, let him.
563
00:34:42,514 --> 00:34:43,880
Since Chang Yu offered them willingly,
564
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,360
accepting them is simply
showing him courtesy.
565
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,462
Exactly. In short,
566
00:34:48,462 --> 00:34:50,150
whatever the Commandery Princess does
is right.
567
00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:53,800
I know exactly what my brothers are thinking.
568
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,551
Whoever marries Shen Xi He
will gain control of the northwestern army.
569
00:34:57,551 --> 00:34:59,423
Their intentions are far from honorable.
570
00:34:59,423 --> 00:35:01,893
How could I let them have their way?
571
00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,880
As for Chang Yu,
572
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,510
it's time someone put him in his place.
573
00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:11,018
[Sixian Hall]
574
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,490
After you, Chang Yu.
575
00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:22,630
The tea carries a subtle fragrance.
576
00:35:22,630 --> 00:35:26,400
I never expected Your Highness
to be so skilled in the art of tea.
577
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,240
Tea is said to cure all ailments.
578
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:30,975
With my health, I can hardly do without it.
579
00:35:30,975 --> 00:35:32,880
The imperial capital is home
to many renowned physicians.
580
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:34,360
I'm sure the day will come
581
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,520
when Your Highness makes a full recovery.
582
00:35:37,723 --> 00:35:39,498
Thank you for your kind words, Chang Yu.
583
00:35:47,030 --> 00:35:49,079
Speaking of the imperial capital,
584
00:35:49,079 --> 00:35:51,150
it truly is full of remarkable talents.
585
00:35:51,150 --> 00:35:54,328
Today, I met a musician
586
00:35:54,328 --> 00:35:56,124
who plays the vertical konghou exquisitely.
587
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:58,624
I still remember that your mother
588
00:35:58,624 --> 00:36:00,411
was especially fond of the vertical konghou.
589
00:36:00,411 --> 00:36:04,305
So I invited you here today
to enjoy the performance together.
590
00:36:05,514 --> 00:36:07,360
This musician's skill
on the vertical konghou,
591
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:12,280
though taught by you,
falls far short of yours.
592
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:25,550
Why does Your Highness say
I taught this musician?
593
00:36:25,550 --> 00:36:27,410
What I have most is time.
594
00:36:27,410 --> 00:36:30,480
When it comes to the vertical konghou,
I know a thing or two myself.
595
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,360
The techniques at your fingertips
are exactly the same.
596
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:38,362
This musician is the qin instructor
to Music Office dancer Bian Xian Yi.
597
00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:40,880
Bian Xian Yi's dancing is unrivaled
in the imperial capital.
598
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,438
She is only 18,
599
00:36:42,438 --> 00:36:44,630
yet no matter how many princes
and noble heirs seek her hand,
600
00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:46,630
[Bian Xian Yi, Dancer from Music Office]
she refuses them all.
601
00:36:46,630 --> 00:36:50,030
Meanwhile,
you have yet to take a principal wife,
602
00:36:50,030 --> 00:36:52,840
and have twice declined
Father's arrangements for your marriage.
603
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,732
Could it be the two of you
made a promise to each other?
604
00:36:56,726 --> 00:36:59,360
Why would Your Highness
make such baseless assumptions?
605
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,280
If you wanted to
take Bian Xian Yi as a concubine,
606
00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:03,960
it would be easy.
607
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,360
Yet you chose not to.
608
00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:08,768
Could it be because
you feared she would suffer?
609
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:13,150
As a prince, you look beyond social rank.
610
00:37:13,150 --> 00:37:16,110
I truly admire that about you, Chang Yu.
611
00:37:16,110 --> 00:37:19,070
What exactly are you trying to imply?
612
00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:21,310
I recently heard a story.
613
00:37:22,096 --> 00:37:24,360
A man first marries a noble lady
as his principal wife.
614
00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:26,280
If she dies young,
615
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,501
or loses her life in some tragic accident,
616
00:37:28,501 --> 00:37:30,735
he can then marry the woman
he truly loves as his second wife,
617
00:37:30,735 --> 00:37:32,510
instead of making her a concubine.
618
00:37:32,510 --> 00:37:33,984
What a fanciful tale.
619
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:36,882
Even if my principal wife were to pass away,
620
00:37:36,882 --> 00:37:40,510
a woman from the Music Office
could never become my second wife.
621
00:37:40,510 --> 00:37:43,480
You must have already thought that through.
622
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,867
If you married Shen Xi He
and secured the northwestern army,
623
00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:48,333
with such a pillar of the nation behind you,
624
00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:51,926
Father might very well approve.
625
00:37:51,926 --> 00:37:55,230
That's nothing but groundless speculation.
None of it is true.
626
00:37:55,230 --> 00:37:58,134
Besides, my feelings
for the Commandery Princess are sincere.
627
00:37:58,134 --> 00:37:59,150
She is the only one I love.
628
00:37:59,150 --> 00:38:01,150
Please don't question my sincerity.
629
00:38:01,150 --> 00:38:02,070
I'll take my leave.
630
00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:05,720
Then why are you wearing
Bian Xian Yi's token of love?
631
00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:08,840
The embroidered pattern on that sachet
is an entwining lotus,
632
00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,614
the very same design as
the forehead adornment Bian Xian Yi wears.
633
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,840
You set me up?
634
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,947
So you've been gathering leverage
against me all along?
635
00:38:29,306 --> 00:38:31,437
Chang Yu,
636
00:38:31,437 --> 00:38:33,630
I've spent years away
from the palace recovering.
637
00:38:33,630 --> 00:38:36,110
My brothers have never been close to me.
638
00:38:36,110 --> 00:38:39,510
The lonelier I felt,
the more I cherished the bond between us.
639
00:38:39,510 --> 00:38:41,110
I've always wanted what's best for you.
640
00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:43,021
Is that truly how you see me?
641
00:38:44,230 --> 00:38:46,280
It saddens me deeply.
642
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:48,550
Go on.
643
00:38:48,550 --> 00:38:50,400
Keep acting.
644
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,480
I may have wronged my wife,
but I have never betrayed Xian Yi.
645
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,030
Nor have I betrayed the woman I truly love.
646
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,400
What's wrong with that?
647
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,840
I'm the one who's gravely ill.
648
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,030
Yet it seems your condition is even worse.
649
00:39:04,030 --> 00:39:07,480
Such a thing, devoid of all humanity,
must never be done.
650
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,680
Then I simply won't admit to any of it.
651
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,240
What can you possibly do to me?
652
00:39:24,110 --> 00:39:26,350
You think there's nothing I can do?
653
00:39:30,072 --> 00:39:31,150
Tea is best enjoyed for its flavor.
654
00:39:31,150 --> 00:39:32,344
A play is best enjoyed
from beginning to end.
655
00:39:32,344 --> 00:39:34,000
Your Highness!
656
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,800
Your Highness. Your Highness!
657
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,634
Your Highness! Your Highness!
658
00:39:37,634 --> 00:39:39,605
Your Highness, what's wrong?
659
00:39:42,247 --> 00:39:43,699
Your Highness!
660
00:39:43,699 --> 00:39:45,357
Prince Yu, what have you done?
661
00:39:45,357 --> 00:39:47,440
You've angered him so badly
that he coughed up blood!
662
00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:48,590
Someone!
663
00:39:48,590 --> 00:39:50,880
Prince Yu has made
the Crown Prince cough up blood!
664
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:52,070
- He's coughing up blood!
- Your Highness!
665
00:39:52,070 --> 00:39:53,670
- Summon the Imperial Physician!
- Your Highness!
666
00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:54,840
The Crown Prince has coughed up blood!
667
00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,680
- Quick, summon the Imperial Physician!
- Your Highness, wake up!
668
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,440
- Your Highness!
- His Highness has coughed up blood!
669
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,760
Your Highness!
670
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,166
Princes, if any of you admire
Commandery Princess Zhao Ning,
671
00:40:17,166 --> 00:40:20,320
today is the perfect opportunity
to declare your feelings.
672
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,760
This Incense Record
is the finest of its kind.
673
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,960
I hope you will accept it.
674
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,333
If I should win your favor,
675
00:40:26,333 --> 00:40:29,190
I swear to spend my life with only one wife.
676
00:40:29,190 --> 00:40:32,869
And... I, too,
wish to ask for your hand in marriage.49198
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