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The Sixth Prince was punished
to kneel outside the East Palace?
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His Highness somehow angered Crown
Prince badly that he coughed up blood.
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When the news got out,
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the Crown Prince was still unconscious.
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His Majesty was furious.
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Your Highness.
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A child delivered this.
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There is no signature,
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so we don't know who sent it.
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(The hour of Wei, Dengying Theater)
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There was a young master in the capital
who loved a lady in his youth.
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After her husband died,
he wanted to be with her again.
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But ashamed to make her a concubine,
he decided to get rid of his wife.
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So he plotted carefully
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feeding his wife the wrong medicine,
little by little,
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until it killed her.
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Soon after, he took the lady
as his new wife.
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(Why does the Sixth Prince
smell exactly like)
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(that dancer?)
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(What a clever sleight of hand.)
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(The Sixth Prince killed his wife
to marry his mistress.)
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(So he's scheming against me.)
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=Blossoms of Power=
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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)
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=Episode 4=
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What brings you here, Your Highness?
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I just watched a very interesting
shadow puppet play.
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And it got me thinking
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about your plan.
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What plan?
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Marry me,
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and then kill me.
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By then, the northwestern army
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will be in your hands.
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Then you can ask His Majesty
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to let you marry Bian Xianyi
as your second wife.
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A foolproof plan.
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I am truly devoted to you.
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I don't know where
you heard such rumors.
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But without any proof,
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you must not believe them.
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You want proof?
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Your Highness,
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that jade dew perfume you're wearing
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is uniquely fresh and cool,
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and impossible to forget.
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It is exactly the same
scent Bian Xianyi wears.
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I have never liked speaking in riddles.
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So why don't we lay
everything out in the open
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and put an end to someone's delusions?
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From now on,
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stay away from me.
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I almost let Prince Yu's
good looks fool me.
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If you had married him,
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the consequences would
have been unthinkable.
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They grew up in the palace.
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All that deception,
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and all those schemes,
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they were born knowing how to use them.
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Prince Lie has a terrible temper.
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Prince Xin is cold as ice.
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Prince Yu looks like an angel,
but has a wicked heart.
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Now only Prince Ning is left.
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He has an excellent reputation.
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Let us hope he deserves it.
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You forgot the Crown Prince.
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He's always so gentle and gracious
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with Her Highness.
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He is sickly.
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What is so good about him?
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He is gentle.
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And since he is weak,
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in the East Palace,
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the Crown Princess would be
the one in charge.
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When he takes the throne,
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she'll become the empress
who rules beside him.
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That sickly Crown Prince
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handles everything very properly.
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And he seems naturally good-tempered.
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Is that not good?
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I don't like things that seem too easy.
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They are too deceiving.
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I need to watch him a little longer.
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Right now,
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the Tagara Incense
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is what worries me the most.
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The richest man's son,
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the Embroidered Envoys,
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and the Deputy Chief Justice.
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He can impersonate them all with ease,
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and no one ever holds him accountable.
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Not to mention,
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Cui Jinbai has always been
groomed to become chancellor.
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In this whole world,
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the richest,
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the strongest,
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and the most promising men
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all answer to the Tagara Incense.
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This person is the real mystery.
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Who could it be?
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(The Rouge Ledger)
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(Son of Steward Zhao, 100 bolts of silk)
Your Highness.
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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is as decisive as expected.
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She confronted Prince Yu directly.
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Although Prince Yu denied everything,
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his face turned pale.
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Oh, Changyu...
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His intentions were impure,
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and he had no regard for morality.
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As Commandery Princess Zhaoning's
potential husband,
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he should be out of the running now.
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(Prince Yu, Xiao Changyu)
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Your Highness,
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about the crimes of the officials
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recorded in the Rouge Ledger,
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do they match any of the clues
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you've found over the years?
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Come here.
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Look here.
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This records that
Steward Zhao's only son
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was once involved in buying
and selling official posts.
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You mean
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the person behind the Rouge Ledger
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may have used this
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to force Steward Zhao to poison someone?
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Yes.
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This broken lead
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finally has a direction again.
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Tian Yuan.
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Have the Embroidered Envoys
and Cui Jinbai assist you.
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Find out who's really behind
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the Rouge Ledger.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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Your Highness,
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we've traced the Jati Blossom Incense
from the Rouge Ledger.
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In the entire capital,
the only temple that uses it
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is Fahua Temple.
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Our people found this there.
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After checking,
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we found this sachet belongs only to
Consort Luo of Prince Kang's manor.
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Yes.
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This is indeed the Jati Blossom flower.
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And this scent
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is authentic Jati Blossom Incense.
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Find out who she is.
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I want to see her.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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(Shijia Pagoda)
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Who are you?
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What do you want from me?
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Should I call you
Prince Kang's Consort Luo
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or should I call you
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Yu Xiaodie?
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(Prince Kang's Consort Luo)
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Ten years ago,
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you were nothing more than
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a nameless concubine
by Prince Kang's side.
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Ten years later,
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you've climbed your way up to consort.
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That's because
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the concubine Yan Zhi,
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who incited Vice Minister of Personnel
to sell official posts,
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was trained by you.
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There are many ladies like her.
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You married them one by one
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to different high-ranking officials.
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Nonsense!
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How dare you drag
Prince Kang's Manor into this?
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In the entire capital,
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only the Buddha statues at Fahua Temple
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are coated with Jati Blossom Incense.
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The scent is very distinctive
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and extremely rare.
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And yet,
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it's on you,
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and on the Rouge Ledger, too.
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What a coincidence, right?
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What does that prove?
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The court will soon
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round up all the corrupt officials
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listed in the Rouge Ledger.
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If they follow the trail,
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it won't be hard
to find out you wrote it.
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By then,
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will Prince Kang throw you out
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to take the blame for everything?
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If you can give me proof
of Prince Kang's crimes,
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you may still have a chance to live.
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Weigh the risks
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for yourself.
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Even if I believe you,
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how do you plan to save me?
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I'll give you an incense
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that will make your body go cold
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and your pulse grow weak,
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as if you're dead.
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After you hand over evidence
of Prince Kang's crimes,
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you only need to fake your suicide
out of guilt.
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By the time the Rouge case breaks,
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you'll already be
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a dead lady who's long gone.
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What is there to fear?
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Your Highness,
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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
went privately
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to see Prince Kang's Consort Luo.
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The beautiful ladies
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recorded in the Rouge Ledger
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were mostly trained by her
for Prince Kang.
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In that case,
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Her Highness already knows
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the mastermind behind the Rouge Ledger
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is Prince Kang.
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Congratulations, Your Highness.
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If Prince Kang falls and is imprisoned,
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we'll surely be able
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to make him talk about the poisoning.
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I've benefited from
the Commandery Princess's efforts.
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She has done me a great favor.
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The Commandery Princess is truly
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the most unfathomable
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and decisive lady I've ever met.
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Your Majesty,
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we've uncovered the truth
behind the Rouge Ledger case.
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The evidence is conclusive.
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How horrifying!
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Your Majesty,
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Prince Kang secretly
ran the Beauty Pavilion.
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For over ten years,
the beauties he gifted
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were sent to powerful nobles
in the capital,
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regional governors,
and key local officials.
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In other words,
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his spies are planted
throughout the court and beyond.
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Many local officials
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became connected by marriage,
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covering for each other's corruption
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and trading favors.
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The crimes are too many to count.
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Your Majesty,
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we've also found
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that Prince Kang amassed a fortune
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and hid it deep in the mountains
outside the capital.
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Issue my decree.
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Arrest Prince Kang at once!
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Every guilty official listed
in the Rouge Ledger,
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not one is to escape.
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- Yes, Your Majesty.
- Yes, Your Majesty.
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(Prince Kang)
I thought
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I had everything under my control.
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Never did I imagine
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that you had been biding your
time all along, Your Highness,
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keeping yourself
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so well hidden.
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I can spare your mother and your wife.
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My crimes warrant the extermination
of my entire clan.
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How could you possibly save them?
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First,
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to rid the court of corrupt officials
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and restore justice to the people.
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You and your accomplices must die.
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Second,
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you'll confess where you've stashed
all the wealth you've squeezed out
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and put an end to your
treasonous ambitions.
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Third,
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Steward Zhao of Palace Food Bureau.
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Her only son
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was also listed
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in the Rouge Ledger
and acted under your coercion.
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So you've been
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investigating the poisoning
all these years.
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You've hidden your strength for so long
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and cast such a wide net.
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But that person
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wasn't me.
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Even now,
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you're still lying?
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You've hidden
your true abilities so well,
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00:13:37,790 --> 00:13:39,840
and I'm truly impressed.
278
00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,510
Surely you've realized
279
00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:44,000
that whoever
280
00:13:44,870 --> 00:13:47,670
fed you those fermented cherries
281
00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,790
was the one who poisoned you.
282
00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:51,790
It's
283
00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,240
really that simple.
284
00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,510
With just one simple sentence,
285
00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,670
you're trying to drive a wedge
between Father and me.
286
00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:07,750
Then...
287
00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,670
I wish you
288
00:14:09,670 --> 00:14:11,550
the best of luck
in finding the real culprit.
289
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,270
When you do,
290
00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,080
you'll know every word I said was true.
291
00:14:18,860 --> 00:14:21,020
(Court of Imperial Clan Affairs)
292
00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:24,030
Your Highness.
293
00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:30,880
Your Highness,
294
00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:32,480
did Prince Kang refuse to admit
295
00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:33,870
he was the one who poisoned you?
296
00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:44,670
I'm afraid
297
00:14:45,670 --> 00:14:46,720
he isn't the real culprit.
298
00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,120
Then did you get any new leads?
299
00:14:59,150 --> 00:14:59,960
Father.
300
00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:02,910
Have you forgotten?
301
00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,200
I told you
302
00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:06,840
that when we're alone,
303
00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,960
you should call me Dad.
304
00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,910
But my brothers all call you Father.
305
00:15:17,270 --> 00:15:20,150
"Father" and "son"
306
00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,870
belong to ruler and subject.
307
00:15:22,790 --> 00:15:24,320
But you and I...
308
00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:25,790
Fun, right?
309
00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,360
Are father and son.
310
00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:29,960
Yes!
311
00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:35,600
(Dad,)
312
00:15:35,952 --> 00:15:37,960
(you couldn't have been
the one who poisoned me.)
313
00:15:38,750 --> 00:15:39,910
(I don't believe that.)
314
00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:41,390
Your Highness,
315
00:15:41,790 --> 00:15:43,000
your poison is acting up again.
316
00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:45,750
Get me Xie Yunhuai.
317
00:15:47,660 --> 00:15:52,020
(Quiet View in the Pine Breeze)
318
00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:01,870
Physician Xie.
319
00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:04,360
Is there anything else we
can do to ease his pain?
320
00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:07,500
(Xie Yunhuai, Eldest Son of Duke of Xie)
321
00:16:07,568 --> 00:16:09,440
If nothing else works,
use acupuncture already.
322
00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,270
His Highness's pulse is still erratic,
323
00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,000
but it's gradually calming down.
324
00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:14,440
If I use acupuncture now,
325
00:16:14,750 --> 00:16:16,030
all our efforts will be wasted.
326
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:23,630
No need.
327
00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:26,870
I can hold on.
328
00:16:39,808 --> 00:16:41,910
Physician Xie. There's a young lady
here to see you.
329
00:16:41,910 --> 00:16:43,490
She has something
important to discuss.
330
00:16:43,504 --> 00:16:44,736
Tell her to wait a moment.
331
00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:45,440
Yes, sir.
332
00:16:49,380 --> 00:16:53,460
(Qishi Medical Hall)
333
00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,080
Mo Yu,
334
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,870
are you sure
335
00:17:03,870 --> 00:17:06,070
this physician is truly skilled?
336
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,200
Xie Yunhuai was once the eldest son of
Duke Xie, one of the eight noble houses.
337
00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,350
Then he suddenly
severed ties with Duke Xie.
338
00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,620
He's highly skilled in medicine
339
00:17:13,620 --> 00:17:14,944
(Mulberry leaves)
and travels around treating patients.
340
00:17:15,024 --> 00:17:17,040
For some reason,
he's settled here long-term.
341
00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,510
He was willing to give up his fine robes
342
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,030
and leave wealth and status behind
343
00:17:22,110 --> 00:17:24,590
to treat people out
here in the countryside.
344
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,960
That shows he's a man
of noble character.
345
00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,070
The capital is a dangerous place.
346
00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,030
We need a physician we can trust.
347
00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:32,350
Your Highness,
348
00:17:32,590 --> 00:17:34,270
the Immortal Vine is extremely rare.
349
00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,310
It'll surely help your
cold illness greatly.
350
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,260
Young Lady, the patient inside is
in critical condition.
351
00:17:39,270 --> 00:17:40,480
His life is hanging by a thread.
352
00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,550
Physician Xie is doing
everything he can to save him.
353
00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:43,520
Please wait a moment.
354
00:17:46,110 --> 00:17:47,310
We'll come back another day.
355
00:18:22,460 --> 00:18:24,940
(Quiet View in the Pine Breeze)
356
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,590
Your Highness, you're finally awake.
357
00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,310
Are you feeling better?
358
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,640
Much better.
359
00:18:46,270 --> 00:18:47,720
You really scared me.
360
00:18:48,110 --> 00:18:50,510
Just now, your heartbeat
and breathing were both gone.
361
00:18:50,512 --> 00:18:52,384
You have no idea how dangerous it was.
362
00:19:01,590 --> 00:19:03,070
The Immortal Vine saved me...
363
00:19:07,456 --> 00:19:09,030
You were blessed with good fortune.
364
00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,030
A kind-hearted young lady
365
00:19:11,030 --> 00:19:12,208
gave us the medicine in time.
366
00:19:12,310 --> 00:19:13,550
That's what saved your life.
367
00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,400
She was willing to give
up such a rare treasure?
368
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,160
The young lady said
369
00:19:19,510 --> 00:19:21,270
a righteous man once gave her
370
00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,816
the Immortal Vine to save her life.
371
00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:25,930
Today, seeing someone who was
on the brink of death,
372
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,160
she couldn't just stand by.
373
00:19:27,248 --> 00:19:29,600
Or she'd be betraying
the kindness that saved her.
374
00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:34,020
(Duke of Wei's Manor)
375
00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:34,750
Your Highness,
376
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,160
how much longer are
we going to wait here?
377
00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,030
A little longer.
378
00:19:40,070 --> 00:19:41,680
But you're still ill.
379
00:19:42,270 --> 00:19:43,270
Besides,
380
00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:44,310
it's so late.
381
00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,550
Her Highness won't come out now.
382
00:19:46,550 --> 00:19:47,790
I'm not waiting for her.
383
00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:51,030
There are just some things
384
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:52,590
I need to think through.
385
00:19:52,816 --> 00:19:54,830
Can't you think them
through back at the palace?
386
00:19:54,992 --> 00:19:56,960
Why do you have to
do it outside her manor?
387
00:19:59,110 --> 00:19:59,510
I...
388
00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:05,830
I'm just curious.
389
00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,160
There isn't even a streetlamp
on this road.
390
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:10,960
It's so dark.
391
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080
Duke of Wei is stationed
at the border all year round.
392
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,240
His Majesty once granted
him a grand residence,
393
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:16,920
but he said he had no use for it.
394
00:20:17,070 --> 00:20:19,240
He didn't want to waste
manpower, money, or time.
395
00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:20,880
So he chose this place
396
00:20:21,030 --> 00:20:22,270
as his private residence.
397
00:20:22,864 --> 00:20:24,830
Compared with other
senior ministers' homes,
398
00:20:25,552 --> 00:20:26,830
it is indeed much more remote.
399
00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:33,540
(Court of Imperial Clan Affairs)
Prince Kang has corrupted
400
00:20:33,550 --> 00:20:35,350
the court and disrupted
the rule of the state.
401
00:20:35,550 --> 00:20:37,920
He is hereby sentenced to
immediate execution by beheading.
402
00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,200
His sister, Lady Xiao,
aided him in his crimes.
403
00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,270
She is hereby granted
death by white silk.
404
00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,480
The rest of his family shall be
stripped of their status and property
405
00:20:46,550 --> 00:20:48,750
and exiled 1,500 km away.
406
00:20:58,096 --> 00:20:59,550
(The Rouge case has been solved.)
407
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:00,960
(Lady Xiao is dead.)
408
00:21:01,472 --> 00:21:02,880
(Corrupt, treacherous officials)
409
00:21:02,944 --> 00:21:04,176
(are a cancer to the state.)
410
00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,392
(They got what they deserved.)
411
00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:08,170
(The Shen family's great
grievance has been avenged.)
412
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,616
(I came specially to comfort.)
413
00:21:17,540 --> 00:21:18,660
(Duke of Wei's Manor)
414
00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:20,480
His Majesty has issued a verbal decree.
415
00:21:23,030 --> 00:21:25,070
His Majesty requests
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
416
00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:26,288
to go to the hunting grounds
417
00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:30,110
outside the capital to observe
the martial display tomorrow.
418
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,664
I shall obey His Majesty's decree.
419
00:21:31,728 --> 00:21:33,820
(Royal Hunting Grounds)
420
00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,720
Good!
421
00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,440
His Majesty has arrived!
422
00:22:07,070 --> 00:22:10,240
- Long live Father!
- Long live Father!
423
00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:11,400
Rise.
424
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,408
- Thank you, Father.
- Thank you, Father.
425
00:22:20,310 --> 00:22:21,350
Huayong,
426
00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,184
it's windy at the hunting grounds today.
427
00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,270
You're dressed a little too lightly.
428
00:22:37,860 --> 00:22:39,840
(Duke of Ying,
Noble Consort Rong's elder brother)
429
00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:46,480
Thank you, Father.
430
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:53,590
Changqing,
431
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:55,790
you don't look well.
432
00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:57,800
The weather has been cold lately,
433
00:22:57,810 --> 00:23:00,640
and you've visited Fahua Temple to
chant scriptures and pray for blessings.
434
00:23:00,656 --> 00:23:02,080
You must take good care of yourself.
435
00:23:02,416 --> 00:23:04,016
Thank you for your concern, Uncle.
436
00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:11,790
Xihe.
437
00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,070
In previous martial displays,
438
00:23:24,270 --> 00:23:27,310
I've always allowed everyone to
compose poems for the occasion.
439
00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:28,440
Today,
440
00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,310
since Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is attending for the first time,
441
00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:32,510
the theme
442
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,720
shall be decided by her.
443
00:23:36,780 --> 00:23:37,790
Thank you, Your Majesty.
444
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,400
Princes,
445
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000
if any of you admire
Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
446
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:43,110
today is
447
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,920
the perfect chance
to declare your feelings.
448
00:23:48,350 --> 00:23:49,640
In my humble opinion,
449
00:23:49,696 --> 00:23:52,384
the land is splendid, and all
flowers bloom in their own beauty.
450
00:23:52,448 --> 00:23:54,208
Different flowers
appeal to different eyes.
451
00:23:54,270 --> 00:23:55,590
Why don't we ask everyone
452
00:23:55,590 --> 00:23:57,184
to compose on the theme of flowers?
453
00:23:57,264 --> 00:23:59,040
Each may choose the bloom they favor.
454
00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:01,030
What do you think, Your Majesty?
455
00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:03,200
Good.
456
00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,400
Very good.
457
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,200
Who will compose the first poem?
458
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:14,640
Father.
459
00:24:17,310 --> 00:24:19,510
Greetings, Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
460
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,030
Greetings, Prince Ning.
461
00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,400
At the banquet in Taiji Hall last time,
462
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,000
I should've been there to welcome you.
463
00:24:27,350 --> 00:24:28,400
Unfortunately,
464
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,110
I was tied up with official duties
465
00:24:30,110 --> 00:24:31,640
and couldn't arrive in time.
466
00:24:31,888 --> 00:24:33,328
Please don't hold it against me.
467
00:24:34,110 --> 00:24:35,350
Your Highness, you're too kind.
468
00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:38,310
Then I'll start things off
469
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:39,960
with a poem
470
00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,070
to express my apology.
471
00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,480
When wild geese fly south
from the frontier,
472
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,400
white jasmine shines upon iron armor.
473
00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,440
I'd gladly build
a golden chamber for it,
474
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,920
and make every border gate its home.
475
00:24:58,070 --> 00:24:59,310
Prince Ning,
476
00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:01,640
you compared a lady to jasmine
from the Western Regions.
477
00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,110
By placing her in a golden chamber,
478
00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:05,790
you ease the jasmine's
longing for its homeland.
479
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:07,880
In the eyes of all ladies,
480
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,030
that is the highest form of devotion.
481
00:25:14,110 --> 00:25:16,350
You have such refined leisure,
482
00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:17,880
and such outstanding grace.
483
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:31,480
Father.
484
00:25:33,296 --> 00:25:35,400
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
saved my life.
485
00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,510
I'll never forget that.
486
00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:38,160
Protecting the princes
487
00:25:38,550 --> 00:25:40,000
is every subject's duty.
488
00:25:40,310 --> 00:25:41,550
I'm no exception.
489
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,510
You're strong-willed
and straightforward.
490
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:45,680
In my eyes,
491
00:25:46,350 --> 00:25:49,000
only the blazing pomegranate flower
492
00:25:49,270 --> 00:25:50,960
can compare to you.
493
00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,920
I offer this poem to express my heart.
494
00:25:54,944 --> 00:25:56,720
Pomegranate flames
burn against frosted blades,
495
00:25:56,768 --> 00:25:58,592
and true regard is
carved deep into the bone.
496
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,352
If I could repay Hongfu's noble spirit,
497
00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,160
I'd ride ten thousand miles
and scatter the northern dust.
498
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,550
Prince Lie, you aspire to
win glory through battle.
499
00:26:08,550 --> 00:26:09,720
If I should win your favor,
500
00:26:10,030 --> 00:26:10,920
I swear to spend my life
501
00:26:11,750 --> 00:26:13,000
to give up all silks and finery
502
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,590
and be yours alone for life.
503
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,920
Prince Lie, your wholehearted devotion
504
00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:29,680
will be a priceless treasure
505
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,590
to the future Princess Lie.
506
00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,270
Thank you, Your Highness.
507
00:26:42,550 --> 00:26:45,440
Prince Ning and Prince Lie
508
00:26:45,590 --> 00:26:47,270
have both made their feelings clear.
509
00:26:47,270 --> 00:26:48,070
And...
510
00:26:48,070 --> 00:26:48,720
I, too,
511
00:26:51,648 --> 00:26:53,344
wish to ask
for your hand in marriage.
512
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,160
Huayong,
513
00:27:20,310 --> 00:27:23,160
you also wish to marry
Commandery Princess Zhaoning?
514
00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:24,200
Yes, Father.
515
00:27:26,510 --> 00:27:27,680
My health is poor.
516
00:27:28,688 --> 00:27:30,110
In scholarship and martial arts,
517
00:27:30,510 --> 00:27:31,550
poetry and hunting,
518
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:32,750
I'm nothing remarkable.
519
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:33,880
Today,
520
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,550
I'll make a poor showing.
521
00:27:39,550 --> 00:27:42,400
All mouths praise the blooms in glory,
522
00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:46,160
while your house's steps
shine beneath your light.
523
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,830
My heart wishes only
to be a dew-bearing blossom,
524
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,240
flying only toward
where your heart turns.
525
00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,510
Your Highness, are you
526
00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,240
comparing yourself to a flower?
527
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:09,830
Yes.
528
00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:13,550
Whatever flower Her Highness likes,
529
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,310
that's the flower I'll be.
530
00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,680
Even the Crown Prince
531
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,480
admires Her Highness.
532
00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,640
What right do the rest of us brothers
533
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,880
have to ask for her hand?
534
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:33,720
Changmin, that's not true.
535
00:28:34,310 --> 00:28:35,480
I'm willing to compete fairly
536
00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:37,110
with all my brothers.
537
00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:40,510
Xihe.
538
00:28:42,110 --> 00:28:44,030
What do you think?
539
00:28:45,750 --> 00:28:46,560
I'm grateful
540
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,640
for the Crown Prince's
and the princes' affection.
541
00:28:49,590 --> 00:28:51,070
The man I wish to marry
542
00:28:51,510 --> 00:28:53,030
must be someone I love
543
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,200
and grow old beside.
544
00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:56,736
I'm afraid I'll need more time
545
00:28:56,752 --> 00:28:58,750
before I can give an
answer, Your Majesty.
546
00:29:00,110 --> 00:29:01,160
Marriage
547
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,750
is one of life's greatest matters.
548
00:29:04,070 --> 00:29:04,920
It can't be rushed,
549
00:29:05,350 --> 00:29:06,790
nor can it be taken lightly.
550
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:09,880
Thank you, Your Majesty.
551
00:29:12,110 --> 00:29:14,750
A grand feast has been prepared today.
552
00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,350
Enjoy yourselves.
553
00:29:19,072 --> 00:29:21,008
- Thank you, Father.
- Thank you, Father.
554
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,000
Uncle.
555
00:29:39,088 --> 00:29:41,920
I didn't expect Crown Prince to ask
for the Commandery Princess's hand too.
556
00:29:43,070 --> 00:29:44,070
Don't worry.
557
00:29:45,790 --> 00:29:47,110
The Princess said
558
00:29:47,584 --> 00:29:49,472
she wants someone she can grow old with.
559
00:29:49,750 --> 00:29:50,790
Based on that alone,
560
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,030
the Crown Prince is already out.
561
00:29:57,110 --> 00:29:59,310
But what lady in the world
562
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:01,640
wouldn't be tempted
563
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:03,920
by the position of Crown Princess?
564
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:05,680
So,
565
00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:07,110
the Crown Prince
566
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,240
isn't without a chance.
567
00:30:14,030 --> 00:30:14,790
It's fine.
568
00:30:16,750 --> 00:30:17,790
I'll help you.
569
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:21,790
Your Highness,
570
00:30:21,790 --> 00:30:24,110
the royal hunting grounds
really are extraordinary.
571
00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:28,480
What do you think
572
00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,310
the Crown Prince took today?
Some miracle tonic?
573
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,510
He's gotten so carried away.
574
00:30:32,110 --> 00:30:33,590
She's the capital's most noble lady,
575
00:30:33,590 --> 00:30:35,640
with so many princes
fighting for her hand.
576
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,680
Of course the Crown Prince
doesn't want to be left behind.
577
00:30:38,690 --> 00:30:40,390
But she's a fierce lady
from the northwest.
578
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:41,600
How could she possibly stand
579
00:30:41,616 --> 00:30:43,680
spending her life serving
medicine in the East Palace?
580
00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,200
Everyone knows he won't live long.
581
00:30:46,350 --> 00:30:47,750
Now even his face has gone pale.
582
00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:49,350
What a complete joke.
583
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:51,110
How dare you!
584
00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:54,900
Who are you to gossip
about the Crown Prince?
585
00:30:54,910 --> 00:30:56,980
- Please forgive us, Prince Ning.
- Please forgive us.
586
00:30:56,992 --> 00:30:58,016
If this happens again,
587
00:30:58,110 --> 00:31:00,270
the Censorate will
summon you for questioning.
588
00:31:01,696 --> 00:31:03,270
What are you standing around for?
589
00:31:03,590 --> 00:31:04,160
Go.
590
00:31:14,110 --> 00:31:15,480
Greetings, Prince Ning.
591
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:16,720
What a coincidence.
592
00:31:17,110 --> 00:31:19,750
I was just about to look for you.
593
00:31:19,750 --> 00:31:21,030
May I ask
594
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:21,960
what you need me for?
595
00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,110
I heard you enjoy blending incenses.
596
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,880
My mother was born
into a family of incense.
597
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,590
This Incense Record
is the finest of its kind.
598
00:31:31,270 --> 00:31:33,880
All incense lovers
have long sought after it.
599
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,590
After my mother passed away,
600
00:31:36,590 --> 00:31:37,880
she left it to me.
601
00:31:38,350 --> 00:31:40,350
I hope you'll accept it.
602
00:31:41,510 --> 00:31:43,030
Your Highness, there's no need.
603
00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:45,000
Since it's a keepsake
from your late mother,
604
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:46,720
I absolutely can't accept it.
605
00:31:48,590 --> 00:31:49,960
If this book
606
00:31:50,096 --> 00:31:52,550
can be given to someone who
truly understands incense,
607
00:31:52,750 --> 00:31:55,920
then my mother's lifelong
work won't go to waste.
608
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,830
Your Highness, please don't refuse it.
609
00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,510
Thank you, Prince Ning.
610
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:19,480
Your Highness,
611
00:32:20,110 --> 00:32:21,920
I'll take my leave.
612
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,310
I didn't expect Prince Ning
613
00:32:29,310 --> 00:32:31,200
to prepare gifts for me and Mo Yu too.
614
00:32:31,830 --> 00:32:32,550
Your Highness,
615
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:35,480
Prince Ning is devoted to the law
and conducts himself with integrity.
616
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,350
Everyone in the capital praises him.
617
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,790
Someone as perfect as him,
618
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,200
would you consider choosing
him as your husband?
619
00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,160
People aren't gods.
620
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,720
How could anyone be without flaws?
621
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:50,200
Your Highness,
622
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:51,680
if Prince Ning hadn't forced
623
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,070
the gifts on Her Highness,
624
00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:54,960
she wouldn't have accepted a single one.
625
00:32:55,510 --> 00:32:56,270
Tian Yuan.
626
00:32:58,270 --> 00:32:59,510
I remember Changmin
627
00:32:59,824 --> 00:33:01,480
is skilled in painting and calligraphy.
628
00:33:02,510 --> 00:33:04,350
Prince Ning is indeed quite accomplished
629
00:33:04,590 --> 00:33:05,640
in that regard.
630
00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:07,440
Anyone close to him
631
00:33:07,616 --> 00:33:09,776
receives his paintings
or calligraphy as gifts.
632
00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,070
Changmin has always
seemed noble and upright,
633
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:17,960
with a sterling reputation.
634
00:33:18,590 --> 00:33:20,960
I wonder if he truly lives up to it.
635
00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:28,240
This way!
636
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:30,750
Your Highness.
637
00:33:33,070 --> 00:33:34,030
You're here.
638
00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,310
Greetings, Your Highness.
639
00:33:36,992 --> 00:33:38,160
Please have a seat.
640
00:33:51,584 --> 00:33:53,296
What are you watching, Your Highness?
641
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:56,160
I can't take part
642
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:57,550
in these contests myself,
643
00:33:57,552 --> 00:33:59,264
- but watching from the side...
- Keep up.
644
00:33:59,264 --> 00:34:00,270
Has its own charm, too.
645
00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:03,200
Tian Yuan.
646
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:11,480
Your Highness.
647
00:34:11,632 --> 00:34:13,232
His Highness specially instructed us
648
00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:15,520
to prepare steamed crab
and pheasant soup for you.
649
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:17,840
Thank you, Your Highness.
650
00:34:18,550 --> 00:34:20,630
The weather is still
a little chilly today.
651
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:22,384
Why don't you eat while you watch?
652
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,400
All right?
653
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,710
Your Highness, don't catch a chill.
654
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:39,550
Just now, you said
655
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:40,840
you had feelings for me.
656
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,070
Ever since I came to the capital,
657
00:34:44,070 --> 00:34:45,480
in many people's eyes,
658
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:47,800
I've hardly been a good person.
659
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,000
You have a gentle and kind side, too.
660
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,480
It's just that to others,
661
00:34:58,440 --> 00:34:59,480
it isn't very obvious.
662
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,400
To me,
663
00:35:02,110 --> 00:35:03,030
Your Highness,
664
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,070
you truly aren't the best
choice for a husband.
665
00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:13,190
I remember the first time
666
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,480
you asked Father to
choose a husband for you,
667
00:35:16,230 --> 00:35:17,630
you asked for mutual affection.
668
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,280
Today, you also spoke
of growing old together.
669
00:35:21,590 --> 00:35:22,960
With this frail body of mine,
670
00:35:23,220 --> 00:35:24,590
I'm certainly not the best choice.
671
00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:26,920
But as long as you believe
672
00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:29,800
I'm someone who would never hurt you,
673
00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:31,190
that's enough.
674
00:35:52,580 --> 00:35:55,020
(Bu Shulin, Heir to
the Marquis of Shunan)
675
00:35:55,030 --> 00:35:56,790
I'm Bu Shulin,
heir to the Marquis of Shunan.
676
00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,920
Greetings, Your Highness.
677
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,070
As a member of the Imperial Guard,
678
00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:04,790
I'm responsible
for protecting the capital.
679
00:36:07,376 --> 00:36:09,070
After Prince Kang's second son,
Xiao Jing,
680
00:36:09,150 --> 00:36:11,110
instigated Second Young Master Li
to harm you,
681
00:36:11,110 --> 00:36:12,110
he fled the capital.
682
00:36:12,230 --> 00:36:13,960
I caught that rotten bastard
683
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,070
to give you an explanation,
684
00:36:15,070 --> 00:36:16,784
and then sent him
into exile in Dongling.
685
00:36:16,976 --> 00:36:19,510
Also, the runaway slave you
issued a warrant for,
686
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:22,848
Lady Xiao already had her silenced.
687
00:36:25,670 --> 00:36:26,510
Xihe,
688
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:27,800
are you pleased
689
00:36:27,872 --> 00:36:28,832
with these two gifts?
690
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:32,320
They're all right.
691
00:36:36,144 --> 00:36:37,440
You still won't accept your fate?
692
00:36:41,150 --> 00:36:42,480
Who told you to throw up here?
693
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:46,070
Clean it up.
694
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:49,710
Xihe,
695
00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:51,110
if you're still not satisfied,
696
00:36:51,110 --> 00:36:51,920
go ahead and hit him.
697
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,030
Just don't kill him.
698
00:37:15,664 --> 00:37:17,360
Thank you for your trouble.
699
00:37:17,630 --> 00:37:19,360
Have some plum drink and take a rest.
700
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:20,920
Doing things for you
701
00:37:21,424 --> 00:37:22,592
is no trouble at all.
702
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,550
Since you've gone to such trouble,
703
00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:27,920
as thanks,
704
00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:29,760
I'll give you a warning, too.
705
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:30,800
A warning about what?
706
00:37:31,030 --> 00:37:32,710
The Marquis of Shunan's only child,
707
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,880
Bu Shulin, heir to the marquisate,
708
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:36,440
is actually a lady.
709
00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:40,030
Your Highness,
710
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:41,840
you can't just say things like that.
711
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,150
The scent you're wearing
712
00:37:44,150 --> 00:37:45,760
is Spring Snow, a lady's incense.
713
00:37:46,150 --> 00:37:48,510
It's blended mainly
with spring snow flowers,
714
00:37:48,710 --> 00:37:50,000
delicate and lightly sweet,
715
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,230
made especially for ladies.
716
00:37:51,550 --> 00:37:52,760
No man would wear it.
717
00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:54,880
Though you used very little,
718
00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:56,280
so others can't smell it,
719
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,110
I can.
720
00:38:07,550 --> 00:38:10,070
My father has always held
Marquis Bu in high regard.
721
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,960
So you can rest assured.
722
00:38:12,710 --> 00:38:14,840
My family and your family
723
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:16,360
have never been enemies.
724
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,110
But if you hurt me...
725
00:38:20,624 --> 00:38:21,920
There's poison in this tea.
726
00:38:23,590 --> 00:38:24,960
Please don't joke around.
727
00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,070
The antidote.
728
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:49,760
The cup was poisoned.
729
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:57,230
Still the antidote.
730
00:39:00,030 --> 00:39:00,800
Your Highness,
731
00:39:01,616 --> 00:39:02,760
when you act like this,
732
00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,670
my poor little heart can barely take it.
733
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,230
Right about now,
734
00:39:28,030 --> 00:39:29,510
your limbs should be going weak.
735
00:39:49,150 --> 00:39:50,760
So it was a trap within a trap.
736
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,400
I won't expose your identity.
737
00:39:55,230 --> 00:39:56,710
But if you try to harm me,
738
00:39:57,550 --> 00:39:59,030
that'll be a different matter.
739
00:40:04,150 --> 00:40:06,000
I acted on impulse just now.
740
00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:08,520
I didn't really mean to hurt you.
741
00:40:09,590 --> 00:40:10,710
I believe you.
742
00:40:11,630 --> 00:40:13,000
You brought Xiao Jing here today
743
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:14,230
to win me over
744
00:40:14,710 --> 00:40:16,440
because we're both far from home,
745
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,230
and you want an ally.
746
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:20,280
Here in the capital,
747
00:40:21,630 --> 00:40:23,280
you and I are in similar positions.
748
00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:25,070
The other princes and noble ladies
749
00:40:25,820 --> 00:40:27,670
all keep their true intentions
hidden from us.
750
00:40:28,710 --> 00:40:30,630
If you're willing,
751
00:40:31,550 --> 00:40:33,360
I'll treat you like my own sister.
752
00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:38,880
The antidote.
753
00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:52,280
I'm the kind of person
who doesn't care about personal ties.
754
00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:53,344
I only look at interests.
755
00:40:53,376 --> 00:40:55,840
If either of us needs something
from the other in the future,
756
00:40:56,096 --> 00:40:57,510
we'll need to offer something real.
757
00:40:58,630 --> 00:41:00,630
You're clever enough to be frightening,
758
00:41:01,168 --> 00:41:02,590
but you're refreshingly honest.
759
00:41:03,710 --> 00:41:04,960
How interesting.
760
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,630
I'm keeping your secret for you.
761
00:41:07,030 --> 00:41:09,110
That means you owe me a huge favor.
762
00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:10,360
Don't worry.
763
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:12,150
One day,
764
00:41:13,150 --> 00:41:14,190
I'll repay you.
765
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,280
That man is clearly the real Hua Fuhai.
766
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:35,104
And the handsome man beside him
767
00:41:35,168 --> 00:41:37,610
is Cui Jinbai, Vice Minister
of the Court of Judicial Review.
768
00:41:37,630 --> 00:41:39,230
They both answer to him.
769
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:41,190
Wait for me here.
770
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:42,360
I'll be right back.
771
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:45,670
Maybe
772
00:41:46,230 --> 00:41:47,630
he's the Tagara Incense.
773
00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:51,780
♪How can you be this wonderful♪
774
00:41:53,791 --> 00:41:56,731
♪I've hidden so many words♪
775
00:41:57,351 --> 00:42:00,151
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
776
00:42:01,021 --> 00:42:07,991
♪So never uncover♪
777
00:42:08,181 --> 00:42:10,541
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
778
00:42:11,671 --> 00:42:14,401
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
779
00:42:15,361 --> 00:42:20,701
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
780
00:42:22,461 --> 00:42:25,281
♪Every answer I gave♪
781
00:42:26,081 --> 00:42:28,931
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
782
00:42:29,721 --> 00:42:33,091
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
783
00:42:33,351 --> 00:42:36,661
♪How hard it truly was?♪
784
00:42:39,631 --> 00:42:43,071
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪
785
00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:46,391
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪
786
00:42:47,661 --> 00:42:53,421
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪
787
00:42:54,831 --> 00:42:57,961
♪It's a shame I never could♪
788
00:42:58,411 --> 00:43:01,421
♪Give you a moon in return♪
789
00:43:01,531 --> 00:43:08,171
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪
790
00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:11,841
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
791
00:43:12,711 --> 00:43:15,471
♪Never knowing I was lost♪
792
00:43:15,911 --> 00:43:19,041
♪Why don't you take me away?♪
793
00:43:19,481 --> 00:43:25,431
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪
794
00:43:26,831 --> 00:43:30,381
♪You'll never♪
795
00:43:30,661 --> 00:43:40,131
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪
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