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I want to negotiate a deal with you.
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Can these things
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be made?
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I need them the day after tomorrow.
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Do you think I'm omnipotent?
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Signal arrows, fire thunderstone,
and sleeve daggers.
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You think these things
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can be conjured up just like that?
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You and Yuan Xiaoliu can make it in time.
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I'll pay extra. Double.
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Triple.
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I can't afford any more.
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Discussing money between friends
makes things awkward.
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You know what I want the most.
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Alright, I promise you.
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Li Lejun won't be chosen
for a political marriage.
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Deal.
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Are these the places you and Yizhi
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want to travel to in the future?
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Yes, these are all places I want to visit.
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Master Yuan told me
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there are special ores
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in some of these places.
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It sounds very interesting.
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I want to take a look.
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Here, here,
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and here.
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There are bandits
at the border. Be careful.
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If it's convenient for you,
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you can tell me the route
you are going to take.
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There is a geomancer in the army,
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who can draw a detailed map
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to avoid any omissions.
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Xiao Wuyi,
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having you as a friend
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is a true treasure.
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Then when the time comes,
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can I also use your name
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to stay in the Beifu Army Camp?
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In your dreams.
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You are not a military family member.
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Don't even think about
taking advantage of me.
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[Key to the Phoenix Heart]
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[Episode 11]
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Wuyi.
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Congratulations.
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You had a great victory today.
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How is Da?
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He was injured by an arrow,
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but his life is not in danger.
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He made contributions in this battle.
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His Majesty has agreed
to transfer him to the Imperial Guard.
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He will be back by my side soon.
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That's good.
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When did you start planning
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the matter of Heximu?
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Before returning to Jiankang.
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That's our Wuyi,
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never missing a single detail.
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Now, the Eagle King
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has also been forced by you
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to sit down and have a good talk.
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Wuyi.
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If I want to contend with you,
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do I have the qualifications?
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The Eagle King bet the three prefectures,
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and I bet the name of Beifu.
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What are you fighting for?
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What is the bet?
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I don't know.
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Perhaps after a fight,
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I will understand.
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I saw everything
in the martial arts arena today.
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You like Xie Jiayu?
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Yes.
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You are shameless.
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Before I knew she was the one you love,
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I had fallen in love
with Xie Jiayu at first sight.
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But you are my best friend.
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And now you know.
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So I have done nothing now.
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She is still waiting to leave with you.
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You're the one who doesn't want to leave.
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So what if I am?
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I'm betting Xie Jiayu
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on this arrow.
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Xie Jiayu is a person.
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She has feelings
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and a life of her own.
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She shouldn't sacrifice for anyone
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or be controlled by anyone.
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Yizhi,
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you told me this yourself.
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Whether to stay or leave
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is up to you.
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Whether Xie Jiayu stays or leaves
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is up to her as well.
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Ziqi.
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I remember you've liked
sour food since you were little.
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These sour plum cakes are made
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from fresh seasonal plums.
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Try some.
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How is it?
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When I was in the army,
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I missed your cooking.
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Next,
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what are your plans?
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Now that the three prefectures
are settled,
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my peace talks
with Northern Qin are still ongoing—
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Who asked about the peace talks?
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I'm asking about your marriage.
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My proposal for reform
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touches the interests of noble families.
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The Empress Dowager
hasn't declared her stance,
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but she'll definitely have misgivings
about the marriage
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between the He and Xiao families.
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When the time is right,
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I will end this marriage
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and give He Yuanji her freedom,
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-so that she and Yao can—
-Wuyi.
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What I mean is,
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life is a long journey.
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Walking hand in hand
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beats going alone.
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I really don't want you
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to be truly alone.
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When you fell off your horse
and fell into a coma that day,
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Jiayu came to me
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and told me to be fairer to you.
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Although she doesn't know the whole story,
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she can still see your difficulties.
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I can see she's a good girl,
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and she cares for you.
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Xie Jiayu is pure and kind-hearted,
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but she already has someone she likes.
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So what?
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Even if she's a kite
in someone else's hands,
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if you like her,
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what's the harm in fighting for her?
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Besides, you now hold the string.
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In terms of status, you lose to no one.
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Are you telling me to snatch her?
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You're a grown man.
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What's the harm in fighting for her?
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But I promised Princess Yunzhao
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to give Xie Jiayu the freedom to choose.
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You've met Princess Yunzhao?
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For the path I must take,
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I've already dragged the Xiao family down.
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I don't want to implicate anyone else.
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Darling!
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I caught a big fish!
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Your son is useless.
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He didn't even catch half a fish.
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Your father is really
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naughty by nature.
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Come on.
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Let me refill your cup.
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Okay.
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I'll fill mine too.
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Yuezhou, one of the three prefectures
awarded in this competition,
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is where my husband died in battle.
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Ruisheng, I've heard you say this
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3 times already.
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I'm just happy.
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If his spirit in heaven
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knew that Yuezhou had returned to Ye,
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he would be thrilled.
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Then Ruisheng, was your husband
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handsome?
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Of course.
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Otherwise, why would I have chosen him?
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He couldn't even afford
the betrothal gifts then.
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Is your man handsome?
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Right, is he handsome?
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I understand.
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If you think about it that way,
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Xiao Wuyi is quite pitiful.
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He is so good at fighting.
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But he’s been married 3 times.
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And no one wants him.
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-Coming.
-Let me tell you.
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-He has a bad temper.
-Let's go, Ziqi. Let's play in the water.
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-In fact, he is a good man.
-Let's go, Ruisheng.
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It's just that his temper is too bad.
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Xie Jiayu,
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what did you just say about me?
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Ruisheng, I... I'll also go...
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go...
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play in the water.
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Good. Very good.
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I've never seen such a good person.
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What is this?
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This is Li Lejun's
new Four Pillars of Destiny Chart.
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Whether from the perspective
of Northern Qin
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or Southern Ye's calendar and astrology,
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hers and the Eagle King's
are a sign of great misfortune.
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Put this in the royal genealogy.
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I hope it can help her.
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Okay, thanks.
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I've only been married once.
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I don't need your pity.
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I
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do have a bad temper.
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No.
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These are
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my ideas for upgrading the Beifu weapons.
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Some are already perfected,
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and some still need work.
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On the day of the Double Ninth Ceremony,
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I promised the Beifu soldiers
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to upgrade their weapons.
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I will never break my promise.
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Well...
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most of the designs are whimsical.
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But the talent is there.
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Why don't you come with me to Beifu?
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Designing weapons
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is different from constructing mechanisms.
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It requires examining the local terrain,
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weather, and tactics.
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Stop.
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I want to leave Xiao Wuyi,
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not be sold to him.
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Besides, you just want to trick me into
the Directorate of Military Equipment,
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so you can slack off yourself, right?
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You.
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You are just like your mother.
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You keep saying you
want to roam the martial arts world
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and wander to the ends of the earth.
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Then let me ask you,
where is the martial arts world?
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And where are the ends of the earth?
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-Martial arts world...
-Look,
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you can't answer, can you?
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You just want to travel and play.
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Let me tell you.
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At this time of year,
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Heading south,
there are rainstorms and floods.
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Heading north, there are sandstorms.
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Heading west,
there are high mountains and steep hills.
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Most importantly,
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bandit rebellions occur from time to time.
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Still, I shouldn't be scared
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before I even go, right?
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That's true.
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Why don't you take me as your master?
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I'll take you to see
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the desert roses
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and yellow phosphorus mines you like.
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Most importantly,
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as your master, I
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will pass on everything I've learned
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in my life to you,
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making your mechanism designs
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benefit the people's livelihood
in the future.
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Then...
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can I bring a family member?
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I won't ask who this person is first.
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Is he willing?
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As a dignified man,
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doesn't he have his own ambitions?
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He...
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Picking a wife?
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Thanks.
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That Xie girl is so quick to catch on.
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After some persuasion from me,
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she's already tempted
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by the idea of becoming my disciple.
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Also,
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what amazing luck you have.
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To have the heavens
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send you such a treasure.
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Do you look familiar?
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Caltrop fireball.
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Xie tinkered with this herself
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after reading ancient books.
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It perfectly matches
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my previous design ideas.
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Such talent
280
00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:26,200
indeed shouldn't be buried
281
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in the romance of the inner quarters.
282
00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,000
You've really found a treasure.
283
00:14:35,670 --> 00:14:38,190
[Divorce Agreement]
284
00:14:41,390 --> 00:14:42,630
You like Xie Jiayu?
285
00:14:43,910 --> 00:14:44,440
Yes.
286
00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,100
Whether Xie Jiayu stays or leaves
287
00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:48,360
is up to her as well.
288
00:14:56,150 --> 00:14:58,530
[Palace of Eternal Peace]
289
00:14:59,750 --> 00:15:02,200
Her Majesty has selected
some princesses for you, Your Highness.
290
00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,960
This is the legitimate daughter
of Lord Liu, Vice Censor-in-Chief.
291
00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:05,790
She is 15.
292
00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:07,270
She is well-versed in poetry and books,
293
00:15:07,270 --> 00:15:08,910
and is best at playing the guqin.
294
00:15:08,910 --> 00:15:11,960
This one is the niece
of Lord Zhao, Director of the Secretariat.
295
00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:12,960
She has practiced martial arts
since childhood.
296
00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:13,960
She has a valiant temperament,
297
00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,560
truly a heroine among women.
298
00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:18,870
Lejun.
299
00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:20,550
Come.
300
00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,390
Do you think Yaoyao prefers moon white
301
00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,320
or azure?
302
00:15:25,550 --> 00:15:27,630
Let's wait for her to choose for herself.
303
00:15:27,630 --> 00:15:28,200
Brother.
304
00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,680
She usually likes to study those tools.
305
00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,030
But the palace has many rules,
306
00:15:32,030 --> 00:15:33,030
and it's not safe.
307
00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,880
I'm afraid it will be hard
for her to enjoy herself.
308
00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,640
She also likes to listen to storybooks.
309
00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,030
We can keep some entertainers
310
00:15:40,030 --> 00:15:41,030
to make her happy.
311
00:15:41,750 --> 00:15:42,910
As for the Imperial Cuisine Department,
312
00:15:42,910 --> 00:15:44,270
I also sent someone to adjust
313
00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:46,130
the menus according to her taste.
314
00:15:46,570 --> 00:15:47,550
Hurry and help me think
315
00:15:47,550 --> 00:15:48,790
if there's anything else I've missed.
316
00:15:48,790 --> 00:15:49,390
Brother,
317
00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:50,770
does Yaoyao know
318
00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,840
that you don't plan to leave Jiankang
319
00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,240
but still want to bring her
into the palace?
320
00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:56,870
As long as I can be with her,
321
00:15:56,870 --> 00:15:58,930
what difference does it make
whether we leave Jiankang or not?
322
00:15:58,930 --> 00:16:00,790
How could there be no difference?
323
00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:02,970
Yaoyao yearns for freedom,
324
00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,150
but you want her to live
in the deep palace for a long time.
325
00:16:05,150 --> 00:16:06,410
Don't you understand?
326
00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:08,390
Yaoyao can give up the name of Xie Jiayu
327
00:16:08,390 --> 00:16:09,840
to travel the world with you.
328
00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,550
But she won't give up
the name of Xie Jiayu
329
00:16:11,550 --> 00:16:12,720
to enter the palace with you.
330
00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,960
Besides, there are these women.
331
00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,760
These are all stopgap measures.
332
00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,400
Yaoyao will surely understand.
333
00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:23,550
[Prince Jing'an's Mansion]
334
00:16:27,870 --> 00:16:28,960
Over the past few days, one after another,
335
00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,120
prominent families have sent
portraits to the Eastern Palace.
336
00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,670
It seems they intend to propose marriage.
337
00:16:32,670 --> 00:16:34,960
It looks like Prince Qi
is determined not to leave.
338
00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,510
Lady Xie is still in the dark.
339
00:16:36,510 --> 00:16:37,670
These past few days,
she's been busy preparing
340
00:16:37,670 --> 00:16:39,320
parting gifts for everyone in the mansion.
341
00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,320
For the Heir's Consort,
342
00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:41,390
it's a paperweight.
343
00:16:41,390 --> 00:16:42,200
For Madam Ruisheng,
344
00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:43,750
it's a brand-new set of
acupuncture needles.
345
00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:44,840
For the Prince and the Princess,
346
00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,720
it's a suit of armor and a bladed hairpin.
347
00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:47,510
A single slash severs the throat.
348
00:16:47,510 --> 00:16:48,840
The fastest way to slaughter a chicken.
349
00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:49,790
For Ziqi, it's a stack of
350
00:16:49,790 --> 00:16:51,910
classic books she hasn't even finished
reading herself.
351
00:16:51,910 --> 00:16:52,510
That's it?
352
00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,440
Yan Yue and I
got a pair of new shoes each.
353
00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:57,630
Calm down.
354
00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:02,460
Your Highness.
355
00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:04,069
The Eagle King suddenly
went back on his word.
356
00:17:04,069 --> 00:17:06,270
He wants to add terms to the peace talks.
357
00:17:07,750 --> 00:17:09,640
If you interrupt
my medical practice again,
358
00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,569
you will have to find someone else.
359
00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:13,880
He still hasn't given up.
360
00:17:14,510 --> 00:17:15,910
What are his conditions?
361
00:17:16,550 --> 00:17:17,150
What is it?
362
00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:29,790
Leave us.
363
00:17:30,590 --> 00:17:31,160
Yes.
364
00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:35,750
Brother,
365
00:17:36,590 --> 00:17:37,450
what happened?
366
00:17:37,550 --> 00:17:40,440
Lejun, did you meet the Eagle King once?
367
00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:41,790
Yes.
368
00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,170
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
369
00:17:48,170 --> 00:17:50,480
I thought he would make
things difficult in public,
370
00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,350
but he didn't mention it later.
371
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,790
I thought the poisoning matter
372
00:17:54,790 --> 00:17:56,440
couldn't be brought out into the open.
373
00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:57,750
Her Majesty and the Eagle King
374
00:17:57,750 --> 00:17:59,340
probably wouldn't do anything to me.
375
00:17:59,340 --> 00:18:00,590
So I was relieved.
376
00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:02,880
Why? Is the Eagle King
377
00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,480
blackmailing you with this?
378
00:18:07,510 --> 00:18:09,440
The Eagle King intends
to treat you as a princess
379
00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,960
for a political marriage
with Northern Qin,
380
00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,720
to show the sincerity of the peace talks
between the two countries.
381
00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:13,590
What?
382
00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:15,600
Political marriage?
383
00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:18,880
Brother.
384
00:18:21,270 --> 00:18:23,240
Don't worry, I will protect you.
385
00:18:23,830 --> 00:18:26,290
I will never let you
marry into Northern Qin.
386
00:18:29,010 --> 00:18:30,100
[Ziji Palace]
387
00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,440
This is the legitimate daughter
of Minister Cao, Commandant of Justice.
388
00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,680
She knows 6 languages
389
00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,480
and can assist you
with foreign affairs, Your Highness.
390
00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,350
This is the younger sister
of the Left Palace Guard General.
391
00:18:42,350 --> 00:18:43,510
She is excellent at brewing tea.
392
00:18:43,510 --> 00:18:47,350
Upon tasting it, I find it surpasses
the Nanzhao Xueya tea by quite a margin.
393
00:18:47,350 --> 00:18:48,160
It seems
394
00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,320
it's hard for you
to find a good match today.
395
00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,440
He Tian, take everyone away.
396
00:18:57,310 --> 00:18:57,790
Yes.
397
00:18:59,110 --> 00:19:00,170
Take them all away.
398
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:00,860
-Yes.
-Yes.
399
00:19:08,110 --> 00:19:10,110
Sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty.
400
00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:11,350
It's nothing.
401
00:19:12,550 --> 00:19:15,400
Although I couldn't find
a good match for you today,
402
00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,260
there is another
excellent marriage arrangement.
403
00:19:24,310 --> 00:19:25,720
The day before yesterday,
404
00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,640
the Eagle King
sent an envoy to the palace,
405
00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,720
who said the Eagle King
admires Princess Pingning's virtues,
406
00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,400
is willing to offer the 1,000-li grassland
in Monan as a betrothal gift,
407
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:34,750
and use the etiquette for a royal princess
408
00:19:34,750 --> 00:19:37,150
to ask for the hand of your sister,
Li Lejun.
409
00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,160
I think this
is an excellent marriage arrangement,
410
00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,360
so I accepted the marriage document
and betrothal gifts.
411
00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,540
Please take a look.
412
00:19:56,790 --> 00:19:59,750
Recently, Northern Qin and our Ye
413
00:19:59,750 --> 00:20:01,550
are about to sign a peace treaty.
414
00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,200
Our people at Northern Border
415
00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,930
will no longer suffer from war.
416
00:20:05,030 --> 00:20:06,830
If we can have a political marriage
with Northern Qin,
417
00:20:06,830 --> 00:20:08,690
wouldn't it be a blessing for our people
418
00:20:08,690 --> 00:20:09,820
and for Ye?
419
00:20:22,750 --> 00:20:25,110
Your Majesty, peace talks
do not mean begging for peace.
420
00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:26,160
If we just keep yielding,
421
00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,640
it will only make
Northern Qin more arrogant.
422
00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,160
Today, he dares to ask for my sister.
423
00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,560
Tomorrow, he will dare
to ask for Jiankang.
424
00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,160
Please reconsider, Your Majesty.
425
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,030
Reconsider?
426
00:20:36,590 --> 00:20:37,830
If I reconsider,
427
00:20:38,140 --> 00:20:40,670
Princess Pingning
will have left the palace!
428
00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:52,750
Bring her in!
429
00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:54,030
Bring her in.
430
00:20:56,940 --> 00:20:59,460
Today, I want to see
431
00:21:00,270 --> 00:21:02,880
who dares to take Li Lejun away
432
00:21:03,270 --> 00:21:04,670
and ruin the peace talks.
433
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,160
Lejun!
434
00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:12,590
Lejun!
435
00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:14,350
Brother.
436
00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,010
Princess Pingning
left the palace secretly,
437
00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,570
ruining the peace talks
438
00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,570
and disregarding the safety of Ye.
439
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:29,730
Beat her!
440
00:21:32,070 --> 00:21:32,550
Lejun!
441
00:21:32,590 --> 00:21:33,390
Your Majesty!
442
00:21:34,030 --> 00:21:34,830
Your Majesty!
443
00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:37,760
Your Majesty!
444
00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,440
I was the one who didn't want
Lejun to enter a political marriage.
445
00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:40,760
I was the one who sent someone
to take her out of the palace.
446
00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:41,960
The one who should be beaten
447
00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,270
should be me, Your Majesty!
448
00:21:43,270 --> 00:21:43,750
No,
449
00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:45,130
that's not true.
450
00:21:45,310 --> 00:21:48,240
Your Majesty, this has nothing
to do with my brother.
451
00:21:48,270 --> 00:21:49,790
I didn't want to marry the Eagle King,
452
00:21:49,790 --> 00:21:50,920
so I ran away secretly.
453
00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,480
If you want to punish someone,
punish me alone.
454
00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:54,940
Don't involve my brother.
455
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:55,750
Lejun.
456
00:21:55,750 --> 00:21:56,350
Brother.
457
00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:58,240
I know
458
00:21:58,830 --> 00:22:00,200
that you love me
459
00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,160
and want to take the blame for me.
460
00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,360
But you really knew nothing about this.
461
00:22:05,070 --> 00:22:08,280
Your Majesty, I did all this alone.
462
00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,030
Please punish me.
463
00:22:10,270 --> 00:22:11,030
Good.
464
00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:14,510
What a deep bond
between brother and sister.
465
00:22:14,510 --> 00:22:16,040
Then I will grant your wish.
466
00:22:16,270 --> 00:22:18,070
Prince Qi failed in his duty
of supervision
467
00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,640
and will receive 30 strokes of the cane.
468
00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,500
Princess Pingning will take the punishment
on behalf of her brother.
469
00:22:26,750 --> 00:22:27,950
Mercy, Your Majesty!
470
00:22:29,750 --> 00:22:30,950
Mercy, Your Majesty!
471
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,040
You can't do this, Your Majesty!
472
00:22:34,110 --> 00:22:34,910
Your Majesty!
473
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,200
Your Majesty!
474
00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,440
You can't do this, Your Majesty!
475
00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,210
-Lejun.
-Pass my order.
476
00:22:40,350 --> 00:22:42,030
Princess Pingning, Li Lejun,
477
00:22:42,350 --> 00:22:43,830
with the rites of a princess,
478
00:22:43,830 --> 00:22:46,230
shall marry the Eagle King
of Northern Qin.
479
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,200
She is the pillar
of our diplomatic relations
480
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,000
and the core of the peace treaty.
481
00:22:50,030 --> 00:22:53,560
Let the people of Jiankang
decorate with flowers and lanterns,
482
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,000
sweep the streets,
483
00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,790
and celebrate the grand ceremony
of her royal carriage's departure,
484
00:22:57,790 --> 00:23:01,590
to manifest the virtue of eternal peace
between the North and South.
485
00:23:01,890 --> 00:23:02,610
-Yes.
-Yes.
486
00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,770
Your Highness, are you here
for the political marriage?
487
00:23:29,770 --> 00:23:32,170
Your Highness, I beg you
to spare my sister.
488
00:23:33,270 --> 00:23:34,130
Your Highness.
489
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:36,830
Look at who these people are first.
490
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,240
These two are spies sent by you.
491
00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:41,920
For a bite of food and a sip of water,
492
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,240
they live like beasts of burden.
493
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,510
If your Southern Ye and our Northern Qin
form a political marriage,
494
00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:47,400
these people
495
00:23:47,790 --> 00:23:49,720
might live more like human beings.
496
00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,220
So, Your Highness,
497
00:23:51,270 --> 00:23:54,200
between Princess Pingning
and the beasts of burden,
498
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:55,600
who would you choose?
499
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,720
And who would Xiao Wuyi choose?
500
00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:02,090
But why does it have to be Lejun?
501
00:24:02,550 --> 00:24:03,550
The political marriage
502
00:24:03,550 --> 00:24:05,830
was not in the terms of the peace talks
in the first place.
503
00:24:05,830 --> 00:24:07,160
I lost the competition,
504
00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:08,680
and I am very unhappy.
505
00:24:09,790 --> 00:24:11,480
That day, the Empress Dowager
of your Southern Ye
506
00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:12,830
prepared poison arrows,
507
00:24:12,830 --> 00:24:14,490
which was truly disgraceful.
508
00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,810
But your sister is quite interesting.
509
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,130
She broke the arrow.
510
00:24:18,350 --> 00:24:19,480
Even though she was in deep trouble,
511
00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,030
she still wanted to save others.
512
00:24:21,030 --> 00:24:22,440
Shouldn't such a stubborn flower
513
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,680
bloom in the north wind,
514
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:25,590
should it?
515
00:24:33,380 --> 00:24:33,820
You...
516
00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:36,780
What are you doing?
517
00:24:37,270 --> 00:24:38,800
You're in the capital of Ye.
518
00:24:43,070 --> 00:24:45,270
Who can prove they are from Southern Ye?
519
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,250
Negotiations require bargaining chips.
520
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:49,810
In Northern Qin,
521
00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:51,720
we respect heroes like Xiao Wuyi
522
00:24:51,830 --> 00:24:54,590
who have waded through mountains
of swords and seas of blood.
523
00:24:54,590 --> 00:24:56,400
If he twists the truth out of thin air,
524
00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,330
who would dare to disagree
in your Southern Ye court?
525
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:04,920
So, Prince Qi,
526
00:25:06,310 --> 00:25:07,310
what do you have?
527
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,770
You are just an empty shell of a Regent,
528
00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,370
unfit to negotiate with me.
529
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,500
I will not let my sister marry you.
530
00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,730
The day I became Regent,
531
00:25:37,750 --> 00:25:39,280
who was the one who chose me?
532
00:25:39,350 --> 00:25:40,550
Was it His Majesty
533
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,070
or you, Master?
534
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:45,600
It was me.
535
00:25:48,550 --> 00:25:51,790
Your Highness, can you tell me today
536
00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:55,070
if I made the wrong choice?
537
00:25:59,830 --> 00:26:01,310
What I learned in the past
538
00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:03,640
was all about the way of a gentleman
539
00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,300
and the principles of living.
540
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:06,640
From now on,
541
00:26:07,550 --> 00:26:09,880
please teach me the way of a ruler
542
00:26:10,550 --> 00:26:11,950
and the art of an emperor.
543
00:26:13,110 --> 00:26:15,110
Have you really thought it through,
544
00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:16,970
not to leave with Jiayu?
545
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:22,980
As long as I can save Lejun.
546
00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,640
This path is destined to only go forward,
547
00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,360
with no turning back.
548
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,000
What is sincerity worth anyway?
549
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,000
How dare you come here
and bargain with me?
550
00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,590
Everything you have now
551
00:26:41,030 --> 00:26:43,430
was bestowed upon you
by His Majesty and me.
552
00:26:44,460 --> 00:26:45,860
If I decide not to give it,
553
00:26:46,310 --> 00:26:47,910
then you shall have nothing.
554
00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:52,710
I want to have power.
555
00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:55,790
I don't want to be empty-handed anymore,
556
00:26:55,790 --> 00:26:57,050
threatened by others,
557
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:58,500
and at their mercy.
558
00:27:07,580 --> 00:27:09,640
You and I both know well what Xiao Wuyi
559
00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,220
aims to achieve with his reform of Beifu.
560
00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,310
The peace talks are temporary.
561
00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:16,000
You're just taking advantage of the fact
562
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,510
that Northern Qin
is currently in political chaos
563
00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:19,440
to gain some breathing room, aren't you?
564
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,110
If Xiao Wuyi really succeeds in the reform
565
00:27:22,110 --> 00:27:23,880
and centralizes military power,
566
00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,960
it will weaken the power
of your noble families
567
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,020
and pose a threat to our Northern Qin.
568
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,720
So, reasonably speaking,
569
00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,070
we should cooperate.
570
00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:35,920
You want me to commit treason?
571
00:27:36,910 --> 00:27:39,740
Your Highness, having tea is fine,
572
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,400
but your appetite is too big.
573
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,880
And you can't give me what I want.
574
00:27:47,550 --> 00:27:48,640
What do you want?
575
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,160
The truth about
576
00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:53,240
the treason case
involving the An and Lu families
577
00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:54,880
of Ye 25 years ago.
578
00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:01,380
I can't help you with that.
579
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,030
I was just a child back then.
580
00:28:03,510 --> 00:28:05,920
Let the Empress Dowager
of Northern Qin come talk to me.
581
00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:07,120
She's in the Capital.
582
00:28:09,070 --> 00:28:09,750
Is she?
583
00:28:11,510 --> 00:28:12,840
Where else would she be?
584
00:28:15,030 --> 00:28:17,920
I can give you another greeting gift
585
00:28:18,110 --> 00:28:20,170
to show my sincerity in cooperation.
586
00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:27,760
Xiao Wuyi.
587
00:28:29,350 --> 00:28:31,440
Whether the peace talks succeed or not,
588
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:32,700
Li Lejun cannot marry.
589
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:34,230
The peace talks must succeed.
590
00:28:34,230 --> 00:28:35,290
I'm not asking you.
591
00:28:35,550 --> 00:28:37,810
I'm just telling you what I'm going to do.
592
00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,830
I know what the peace talks mean to you.
593
00:28:39,830 --> 00:28:41,630
But Lejun is more important to me
594
00:28:42,270 --> 00:28:43,510
than anyone else.
595
00:28:55,590 --> 00:28:57,170
Your Highness, you should tell Prince Qi
596
00:28:57,170 --> 00:28:59,370
that you're already figuring out a way.
597
00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,600
The rift has already formed.
598
00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,450
There's no need to say more.
599
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,210
[Xiyue Restaurant]
600
00:29:09,010 --> 00:29:11,030
How is the investigation
of the Northern Qin delegation going?
601
00:29:11,030 --> 00:29:12,310
As you ordered, Your Highness,
602
00:29:12,310 --> 00:29:14,110
I sent people to keep a close eye
on Honglu Temple.
603
00:29:14,110 --> 00:29:15,720
I also bought
the night soil collector off.
604
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,350
Judging from the medicine dregs,
605
00:29:17,350 --> 00:29:20,080
someone in the delegation
must be seriously ill,
606
00:29:20,270 --> 00:29:22,110
and it's an elderly woman.
607
00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:23,960
Her status is quite high.
608
00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:33,330
Northwestern tiger bone.
609
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:34,780
Liaoshan ginseng.
610
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:40,570
South Sea agarwood.
611
00:29:40,830 --> 00:29:41,760
Quite precious.
612
00:29:42,510 --> 00:29:44,670
This woman must have
an extraordinary identity.
613
00:29:44,670 --> 00:29:45,700
High status,
614
00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,580
yet not on the delegation's list.
615
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,790
Either the person's identity
is inconvenient to reveal,
616
00:29:49,790 --> 00:29:51,310
or their purpose is.
617
00:29:52,510 --> 00:29:54,070
Is this the great merit you mentioned?
618
00:29:54,070 --> 00:29:54,870
There's more.
619
00:29:55,350 --> 00:29:56,920
I had people watch for several days
620
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,160
before finally catching up with these two
621
00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,270
Northern Qin people
who went to the clinic to buy medicine.
622
00:30:00,270 --> 00:30:01,480
Here comes the interesting part.
623
00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:02,400
Guess what?
624
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:04,200
These two Northern Qin people
625
00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,160
-look familiar—
-Spare me your storytelling.
626
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:07,090
Get to the point.
627
00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,800
These two were once at Xiyue Restaurant,
628
00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:09,900
listening for several days
629
00:30:09,900 --> 00:30:11,640
to the storybooks of Crown Prince Wenxi.
630
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,200
They also sent people to inquire
631
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,200
about Crown Prince Wenxi
and the Phoenix Heart Token.
632
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,400
Great.
633
00:30:19,310 --> 00:30:20,600
If the mountain won't come to me,
634
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,000
I will go to the mountain.
635
00:30:22,260 --> 00:30:24,990
I'll use the Phoenix Heart Token
to draw them out.
636
00:30:27,030 --> 00:30:30,160
Have Honglu Temple reorganize
the peace talk proposals.
637
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,440
Apart from the three prefectures,
638
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,700
see if there is any room for negotiation.
639
00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:36,030
The Eagle King just wants
to prove a point.
640
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:38,720
The Eagle King has always wanted
the smelting technique for refined iron,
641
00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,120
even offering 800 fine horses in exchange.
642
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,040
This is non-negotiable.
643
00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:00,800
Spit it out.
644
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:04,680
Spit what out?
645
00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:05,720
Words to scold me.
646
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:07,770
Haven't you heard the news?
647
00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:11,920
I did have a lot to say to scold you.
648
00:31:14,110 --> 00:31:16,240
But you look so weighed down
with troubles.
649
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:16,900
Never mind.
650
00:31:23,310 --> 00:31:24,240
What did Mao say?
651
00:31:25,450 --> 00:31:29,050
He won't let Li Lejun enter
a political marriage, no matter what,
652
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,350
at any cost.
653
00:31:32,140 --> 00:31:34,070
Mao and Lejun only have each other.
654
00:31:34,830 --> 00:31:36,560
It's only right for him to do so.
655
00:31:38,110 --> 00:31:39,510
But to you, Xiao Wuyi,
656
00:31:40,510 --> 00:31:42,570
ensuring the peace talks go smoothly
657
00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,720
and buying time for the Beifu reform
658
00:31:45,350 --> 00:31:47,080
are the most important things.
659
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:52,240
Yes.
660
00:31:53,030 --> 00:31:53,790
Though,
661
00:31:55,350 --> 00:31:57,010
you know what Lejun will face.
662
00:32:05,510 --> 00:32:06,110
All right.
663
00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:10,240
That's it?
664
00:32:11,910 --> 00:32:14,220
I thought you would argue with me,
665
00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,790
calling me a liar, cold-blooded,
666
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:19,980
and worse than a beast.
667
00:32:21,230 --> 00:32:22,030
Xiao Wuyi,
668
00:32:22,310 --> 00:32:23,400
in your heart,
669
00:32:23,590 --> 00:32:25,110
am I that unreasonable?
670
00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:27,240
Have you ever been reasonable with me?
671
00:32:35,230 --> 00:32:37,960
You have already changed
Lejun's birth records.
672
00:32:38,550 --> 00:32:39,880
You've done all you can.
673
00:32:40,550 --> 00:32:42,750
The instigator today is the Eagle King.
674
00:32:43,110 --> 00:32:44,570
You only made your choice.
675
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:47,810
You are not to blame.
676
00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:55,470
What's with that look?
677
00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:58,070
Nothing.
678
00:32:58,440 --> 00:32:59,400
I don't know either.
679
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:00,480
Probably because
680
00:33:01,270 --> 00:33:03,930
it's the first time
I've heard someone say that,
681
00:33:04,310 --> 00:33:05,310
so it feels fresh.
682
00:33:06,510 --> 00:33:07,110
However,
683
00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,830
I will still stop this.
684
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,780
If Lejun were a pampered princess
685
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,080
supported by the people,
686
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,160
then she would shoulder
the responsibility of the world now,
687
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,690
and I'd have nothing to say.
688
00:33:20,990 --> 00:33:21,840
But she is not.
689
00:33:26,310 --> 00:33:27,240
Qizhou fell.
690
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,240
Mao and Lejun fled all the way
691
00:33:31,070 --> 00:33:32,000
to Jiankang.
692
00:33:32,790 --> 00:33:33,550
Did His Majesty and Her Majesty
693
00:33:33,550 --> 00:33:35,480
ever care for them for a single day?
694
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,720
They only have the status
of the royal family in name,
695
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,780
but live worse than ordinary people.
696
00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:42,500
To support the family,
697
00:33:42,590 --> 00:33:44,790
Lejun has been copying books for others
698
00:33:44,790 --> 00:33:46,720
and doing needlework since childhood.
699
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,070
She was already weak.
700
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,200
If my mother hadn't known
some medical skills
701
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,200
and hadn't found out
Lejun had an old illness,
702
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,000
she would have barely survived.
703
00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,380
This is not the ending
a good person should have.
704
00:34:01,030 --> 00:34:02,640
How do you plan to stop it?
705
00:34:03,270 --> 00:34:04,000
Don't worry.
706
00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:06,270
My method
707
00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,130
has nothing to do with your empire.
708
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:14,320
Being your friend
709
00:34:16,030 --> 00:34:16,889
is quite lucky.
710
00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:21,370
You forgot.
711
00:34:24,590 --> 00:34:25,850
You are also my friend.
712
00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:05,120
♪ A dying memory glimmers low ♪
713
00:35:05,420 --> 00:35:09,090
♪ You appear, but I can't hold you so ♪
714
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:07,410
I'm here to save you!
715
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:13,570
♪ Time itself comes to a sudden halt ♪
716
00:35:13,930 --> 00:35:16,620
♪ So desolate ♪
717
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:20,870
♪ I traded obsession for this loss ♪
718
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:20,840
Someone like you
719
00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:24,440
♪ If I could lay my heart bare and cross ♪
720
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,240
is born to be on the battlefield,
721
00:35:23,540 --> 00:35:24,760
to make everyone fear you.
722
00:35:24,620 --> 00:35:29,960
♪ Would you once more have pity on me ♪
723
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,040
♪ If the heavens should change
and fate tear me apart ♪
724
00:35:34,060 --> 00:35:38,060
♪ Yet still cannot undo one beat
of my heart's art ♪
725
00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,910
♪ I've traveled so far—
the day I find you again ♪
726
00:35:41,930 --> 00:35:45,630
♪ I fear you might have forgotten me ♪
727
00:35:44,230 --> 00:35:45,230
If you trust me,
728
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,700
♪ I fear no doom of endless karmic pain ♪
729
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:47,260
let me be your eyes.
730
00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:51,220
♪ Only that you drift far from my side ♪
731
00:35:51,490 --> 00:35:55,650
♪ Apart from you,
the world is an endless night ♪
732
00:35:55,670 --> 00:35:59,270
♪ Even if my beating heart
wears thin and fades ♪
733
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,290
♪ I'd choose this fate
till death's final line ♪
734
00:36:00,110 --> 00:36:00,770
You forgot.
735
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:02,150
You are also my friend.
736
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,140
♪ I only hope the mortal lands ♪
737
00:36:04,170 --> 00:36:06,830
♪ Can grant our wishes ♪
738
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:05,760
It's quite hard to let go.
739
00:36:07,090 --> 00:36:11,330
♪ Through endless night,
let heaven and earth fall apart ♪
740
00:36:11,660 --> 00:36:15,830
♪ I'd bid farewell to every worldly part ♪
741
00:36:16,140 --> 00:36:20,980
♪ Just to gaze upon you one last time ♪
742
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,510
Have you done what I told you?
743
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,110
As you instructed, My Lady,
744
00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:37,030
the item has been delivered
to the Eagle King.
745
00:36:37,030 --> 00:36:37,510
Good.
746
00:36:38,150 --> 00:36:39,360
If anyone asks later,
747
00:36:39,380 --> 00:36:41,070
just say I went
to the South Street Bookstore
748
00:36:41,070 --> 00:36:42,280
to buy books for Yuanji.
749
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:43,400
You don't know anything else.
750
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,130
-Especially don't let Xiao Wuyi know.
-Morning.
751
00:36:50,510 --> 00:36:51,210
What are you doing?
752
00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:52,340
Where are you going?
753
00:36:52,510 --> 00:36:53,480
First to the South Street Bookstore
754
00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:54,630
to buy books for Yuanji,
755
00:36:54,630 --> 00:36:55,480
then to Renhe Hall
756
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,190
to fetch the newly arrived cassia seeds
for Ruisheng.
757
00:36:57,190 --> 00:36:58,230
After that, to Xinghua Restaurant
758
00:36:58,230 --> 00:36:59,690
to buy mint cakes for Ziqi.
759
00:37:01,770 --> 00:37:03,510
What about you? Where are you going?
760
00:37:03,510 --> 00:37:04,240
To the palace
761
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,070
to continue discussing
the peace talks with Northern Qin.
762
00:37:08,070 --> 00:37:09,150
After you.
763
00:37:09,510 --> 00:37:10,710
Your business is more important.
764
00:37:10,710 --> 00:37:11,770
I won't bother you.
765
00:37:19,090 --> 00:37:21,640
[Xiyue Restaurant]
766
00:37:22,630 --> 00:37:24,320
-Great!
-Great!
767
00:37:28,510 --> 00:37:29,670
During the storytelling just now,
768
00:37:29,670 --> 00:37:31,880
you said you had seen
the Phoenix Heart Token.
769
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:32,710
Of course.
770
00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:34,550
Come with me.
771
00:37:36,290 --> 00:37:38,630
[Honglu Temple]
772
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:43,590
Xiao Wuyi's little beauty.
773
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:45,480
What a rare guest.
774
00:37:47,030 --> 00:37:49,630
You sent someone
to deliver refined iron to me.
775
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,290
What's the meaning of this?
776
00:37:52,190 --> 00:37:53,590
Where did this come from?
777
00:37:53,630 --> 00:37:54,360
I smelted it.
778
00:37:56,230 --> 00:37:57,550
First, forged at a high temperature
779
00:37:57,550 --> 00:37:58,800
to remove all impurities,
780
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,530
then quenched in green liquor.
781
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:02,440
I know
782
00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:05,830
you want
the smelting technique for refined iron.
783
00:38:09,590 --> 00:38:12,250
Are you really going
to give me the refined iron?
784
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:13,230
Not exactly.
785
00:38:13,230 --> 00:38:14,590
I just used this refined iron as bait
786
00:38:14,590 --> 00:38:15,800
to lure you to meet me.
787
00:38:18,510 --> 00:38:19,570
Are you playing me?
788
00:38:19,890 --> 00:38:20,820
I wouldn't dare.
789
00:38:21,510 --> 00:38:23,710
Princess Pingning is my close friend.
790
00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:27,260
So it's about this.
791
00:38:28,590 --> 00:38:30,920
I didn't expect Princess Pingning's life
792
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:32,640
to be quite valuable.
793
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:34,840
You want to marry Pingning
794
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,230
just to vent your anger
795
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:37,610
and regain dignity.
796
00:38:38,670 --> 00:38:42,330
If you are interested in
the smelting technique for refined iron,
797
00:38:43,550 --> 00:38:45,210
then I'll make a deal with you.
798
00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:45,770
No,
799
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:47,660
a business.
800
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,000
I'm all ears.
801
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:09,160
Your Majesty.
802
00:39:09,650 --> 00:39:12,850
[Shao Yang, the Empress Dowager
of the Northern Qin]
803
00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:11,710
I've heard so much about you.
804
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,450
I thought I caught someone's slip-up,
805
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:21,900
but I didn't expect
806
00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,280
that it was I who made a mistake.
807
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,800
Your Highness, if you hadn't
808
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,530
eliminated Northern Qin's spy strongholds,
809
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:32,150
these two fools
810
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,840
wouldn't have been discovered so easily.
811
00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:39,780
Being a spy
812
00:39:41,230 --> 00:39:43,030
still needs experience.
813
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,480
Why did you come here, Your Majesty?
814
00:39:46,150 --> 00:39:48,280
Is it also for the Phoenix Heart Token?
815
00:39:49,670 --> 00:39:50,670
If I say
816
00:39:51,670 --> 00:39:53,070
I got tired of the Capital
817
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,070
and came to Southern Ye
to enjoy the scenery,
818
00:39:56,070 --> 00:39:57,200
will you believe me?
819
00:39:58,230 --> 00:39:59,030
I won't.
820
00:40:01,890 --> 00:40:03,820
Then that's the only excuse I have.
821
00:40:05,510 --> 00:40:06,360
Speak.
822
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,260
Your Highness, why did you want to see me?
823
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,280
Are you trying to tell me
824
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,070
where the Phoenix Heart Token is?
825
00:40:13,070 --> 00:40:14,870
I hope you can stop the Eagle King
826
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:16,850
from marrying Princess Pingning.
827
00:40:17,550 --> 00:40:21,360
A political marriage between Northern Qin
and Ye is a long-term strategy.
828
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:23,560
You have been in the military for years.
829
00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:25,110
Don't you understand
830
00:40:25,110 --> 00:40:26,710
that peace benefits both?
831
00:40:27,110 --> 00:40:28,760
You must know better than I do
832
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:31,480
that the emperor of Northern Qin
and the Eagle King
833
00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,590
are only sovereign and subject
on the surface.
834
00:40:33,590 --> 00:40:35,110
The Eagle King has heavily armed himself,
835
00:40:35,110 --> 00:40:36,670
and you support the emperor.
836
00:40:36,670 --> 00:40:39,130
That's why the Northern Qin court
is stable.
837
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,000
But if you pass away
838
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:44,510
and the Eagle King forms
a marriage alliance with Ye,
839
00:40:44,510 --> 00:40:45,840
marrying the sister of the current Regent,
840
00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:47,230
Prince Qi,
841
00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:49,440
once he has Jiankang's help,
842
00:40:49,670 --> 00:40:51,200
the balance will be broken.
843
00:40:52,030 --> 00:40:52,760
In that case,
844
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:54,680
how can you guarantee
845
00:40:55,030 --> 00:40:56,360
the Eagle King's troops
846
00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:58,590
will still be Northern Qin's sword?
847
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,630
You make a valid point.
848
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,330
But even if my son and I
have disagreements with the Eagle King,
849
00:41:11,330 --> 00:41:13,530
it's not for an outsider to manipulate.
850
00:41:14,630 --> 00:41:16,830
Such an obvious attempt to sow discord—
851
00:41:17,550 --> 00:41:19,510
are you being too impatient?
852
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:22,420
Just a suggestion.
853
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,080
Your Majesty.
854
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:42,900
Thank you for your kindness,
Your Highness.
855
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,440
Then I will also tell you something.
856
00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,480
Your Secondary Consort, Xie Jiayu,
857
00:41:48,590 --> 00:41:50,190
for the political marriage,
858
00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:54,150
is secretly meeting the Eagle King
at Honglu Temple right now.
859
00:41:54,150 --> 00:41:55,000
I heard
860
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,480
she also prepared a big gift
for the Eagle King.
861
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:03,760
Please wait, Your Highness.
862
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:05,220
I have shown my sincerity.
863
00:42:05,290 --> 00:42:07,670
I hope you can carefully
consider the political marriage
864
00:42:07,670 --> 00:42:09,200
and make a good deal with me.
865
00:42:09,670 --> 00:42:11,440
I'll await your good news.
866
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:13,900
I won't see you out.
867
00:42:19,530 --> 00:42:21,130
No need to see me out. Go back.
868
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:24,990
Excuse me.
869
00:42:27,630 --> 00:42:28,430
Still acting?
870
00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:33,230
Since when has the South Street Bookstore
been open in Honglu Temple?
871
00:42:33,230 --> 00:42:35,480
Well, I was just...
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