1 00:00:14,140 --> 00:00:14,750 Yuanji. 2 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:18,760 You're here too. 3 00:00:19,830 --> 00:00:22,000 I have something to report to His Highness. 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,800 Wuyi is injured from the caning. 5 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,580 Lady Xie is taking care of him. 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,120 Is it about Cui Jun kidnapping Lady Xie? 7 00:00:29,510 --> 00:00:32,170 Yes. I need to ask His Highness for forgiveness. 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:33,920 I let Cui Jun go. 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,200 Even though the Empress Dowager threatened me with my family, 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,430 I was wrong. 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,070 Jiayu was also taken away by Cui Jun because of me 12 00:00:42,070 --> 00:00:43,470 and almost got into trouble. 13 00:00:43,470 --> 00:00:44,560 Wuyi already knew 14 00:00:45,060 --> 00:00:46,710 that you took Qing Long's key. 15 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:47,470 What? 16 00:00:48,070 --> 00:00:49,730 The incident at Lingfeng Fort 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,520 can no longer be kept a secret. 18 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,640 The Phoenix Heart Tokens and the mine have caught the noble families' attention. 19 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,430 They will definitely make a move. 20 00:00:56,430 --> 00:00:58,670 The noble families have always wanted to sabotage the reform. 21 00:00:58,670 --> 00:00:59,840 As soon as they find an opportunity, 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,240 they won't easily let go. 23 00:01:01,670 --> 00:01:03,000 Wuyi had a premonition. 24 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:05,560 Since the Empress Dowager has entered the game, 25 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,620 she won't be able to escape so easily. 26 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:08,789 His Highness 27 00:01:09,710 --> 00:01:12,570 is going to make a move against the Empress Dowager? 28 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,270 In that case, I should go find him. 29 00:02:41,510 --> 00:02:45,430 [Key to the Phoenix Heart] 30 00:02:45,579 --> 00:02:48,380 [Episode 20] 31 00:02:48,460 --> 00:02:50,610 [Prince Jing'an's Mansion] 32 00:02:58,430 --> 00:02:59,960 What are you zoning out for? 33 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,800 Back then, to protect your child, 34 00:03:05,030 --> 00:03:06,830 you broke ties with your family. 35 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,150 How did it feel? 36 00:03:08,910 --> 00:03:09,960 I was relieved. 37 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,750 They wanted me to be buried alive with the dead. 38 00:03:11,750 --> 00:03:12,880 What else could I do? 39 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,190 I wish I could be as decisive as you. 40 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,400 My father, brother, and mother don't care about me, 41 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,260 willing to sacrifice my marriage 42 00:03:23,310 --> 00:03:25,150 to surrender to the Empress Dowager. 43 00:03:25,150 --> 00:03:28,079 But I can't just abandon them. 44 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:30,310 For so many years, 45 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,560 I've hidden in Prince Jing'an's Mansion, 46 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:33,590 reading and studying, 47 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:34,920 pretending to be sober, 48 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:37,910 but actually just escaping. 49 00:03:38,310 --> 00:03:40,910 His Highness gave me the divorce paper long ago, 50 00:03:40,910 --> 00:03:41,590 but I 51 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,030 dare not leave. 52 00:03:44,310 --> 00:03:47,150 I followed my grandfather to practice medicine from childhood 53 00:03:47,150 --> 00:03:48,950 and found an interesting thing. 54 00:03:49,150 --> 00:03:50,470 In practicing medicine, 55 00:03:50,470 --> 00:03:51,470 it's often the poor 56 00:03:51,470 --> 00:03:53,560 who are more willing to try harsh medicine with a massive dosage. 57 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,560 One dose down 58 00:03:54,630 --> 00:03:56,310 often leads to miraculous effects. 59 00:03:56,310 --> 00:03:58,470 However, when people from noble families get sick, 60 00:03:58,470 --> 00:03:59,750 they are always careful with their medicine, 61 00:03:59,750 --> 00:04:01,150 afraid of making mistakes, 62 00:04:01,150 --> 00:04:03,120 which turns minor illnesses into major ones. 63 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,000 Guess why? 64 00:04:04,150 --> 00:04:06,840 Maybe because those who have less 65 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,850 are more willing to take risks. 66 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,520 However, those who grew up in luxury 67 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,520 are indebted to their families 68 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:15,850 and controlled by them, 69 00:04:16,070 --> 00:04:19,160 having their wings broken from the bottom of their hearts 70 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,560 and having too many scruples. 71 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,360 So it's normal that you can't let go of your family. 72 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:25,350 Everyone is born different; 73 00:04:25,630 --> 00:04:27,830 there's no need to live the same way. 74 00:04:31,130 --> 00:04:34,140 [Palace of Eternal Peace] 75 00:04:36,190 --> 00:04:37,050 Your Highness. 76 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:38,540 Your Highness. 77 00:04:50,870 --> 00:04:53,240 Move. I'm going to get the imperial physician. 78 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:54,390 Her Majesty said 79 00:04:54,390 --> 00:04:55,830 Prince Qi was injured 80 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:56,930 and needed rest. 81 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,360 The physician will arrive later. 82 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:00,780 Her Majesty... 83 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Ruisheng, is his wound really okay? 84 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:10,750 Don't worry. The wounds he suffered before 85 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:12,750 were 10 or 100 times worse than this, 86 00:05:13,170 --> 00:05:14,100 and he survived. 87 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,240 But you can't just think 88 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,950 that because his previous wounds were worse, 89 00:05:20,950 --> 00:05:22,750 the current one doesn't matter. 90 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Ruisheng, 91 00:05:24,190 --> 00:05:25,790 please think of another way. 92 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:27,740 Rest assured, I'll watch him drink his medicine, 93 00:05:27,740 --> 00:05:29,510 without missing every single drop. 94 00:05:29,510 --> 00:05:30,800 As for His Highness's medicine, 95 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,310 coptis is indeed missing. 96 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:33,680 I'll add it later. 97 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:38,780 Your Highness, 98 00:05:39,159 --> 00:05:41,090 Chan, a maid in the Eastern Palace, 99 00:05:41,270 --> 00:05:42,120 who is Lady Xie's 100 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,920 dancer friend she saved before, 101 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,390 asked someone to send out a bag of medicine residue. 102 00:05:46,390 --> 00:05:47,960 Something is wrong with Prince Qi. 103 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,090 I'm afraid it's bad. 104 00:05:49,159 --> 00:05:52,070 This is the only news from the Eastern Palace recently. 105 00:05:52,070 --> 00:05:53,070 How could that be? 106 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,700 Didn't they say the arrow wound wasn't deep? 107 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,040 Was the arrow poisoned? 108 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:06,390 I had a wound on my palm 109 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,160 and touched the arrow that day. 110 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,620 If it were poisoned, I would not be unharmed. 111 00:06:10,690 --> 00:06:12,290 Check the medicine residue. 112 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:16,290 Something's wrong? 113 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:17,830 I remember now. 114 00:06:18,630 --> 00:06:20,360 When I used to practice medicine with my grandfather, 115 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:21,480 while gathering herbs in the mountains, 116 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,360 I came across an herb with a lily scent. 117 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,510 Its sprouts are poisonous. 118 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:26,600 When the poison acts up, it looks like a normal high fever. 119 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,750 The fever continues until the person dies. 120 00:06:28,750 --> 00:06:30,310 If a physician doesn't know about this poison, 121 00:06:30,310 --> 00:06:31,750 they won't be able to find the cause. 122 00:06:31,750 --> 00:06:34,080 Usually, the patient dies without a cure. 123 00:06:34,950 --> 00:06:36,310 Was Mao poisoned too? 124 00:06:36,430 --> 00:06:36,920 Will he... 125 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:37,650 Don't worry. 126 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:39,220 This poison's symptoms are just hidden. 127 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:41,420 Its toxin can be neutralized with ease. 128 00:06:45,750 --> 00:06:46,560 Don't worry. 129 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,510 I remember your grandfather 130 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:52,240 used to work at the Imperial Medical Bureau. 131 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,750 Yes, but he retired early 132 00:06:54,830 --> 00:06:56,950 and took me to practice medicine among the people. 133 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:58,159 He passed away a few years later. 134 00:06:58,159 --> 00:06:59,220 When did he retire? 135 00:06:59,310 --> 00:07:01,510 About 13 years ago, 136 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,390 not long after His Majesty ascended the throne. 137 00:07:05,390 --> 00:07:07,720 High fever. Poisoning. 138 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:09,830 Immediately scout the guards of the Eastern Palace 139 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:10,790 and the deployment of the Imperial Guard again. 140 00:07:10,790 --> 00:07:11,310 Yes. 141 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,280 I need you to do something for me. 142 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,120 Ruisheng, why don't we go over the wall? 143 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:24,120 I know a little lightness skill, 144 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,780 so I can carry you both inside. 145 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:33,890 [Qin] 146 00:07:32,730 --> 00:07:33,830 Imperial Physician Qin. 147 00:07:33,830 --> 00:07:34,920 The old lady said, 148 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,240 Madam Ruisheng severed ties with the Yu family long ago. 149 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,440 Madam Ruisheng hasn't visited the Yu residence tonight. 150 00:07:49,070 --> 00:07:49,680 Brother. 151 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,860 I need to return to the He Mansion. 152 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:54,950 I'll go with you. 153 00:08:08,630 --> 00:08:09,430 Is it bitter? 154 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:12,210 I have pear blossom candy. 155 00:08:13,830 --> 00:08:15,000 I like sour food. 156 00:08:17,190 --> 00:08:18,390 Finish this today, 157 00:08:18,830 --> 00:08:21,430 and I'll make you hawthorn cakes another day. 158 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:23,120 Really? 159 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,830 No need. Just buy some hawthorns. 160 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,600 Making hawthorn cakes is too much trouble, 161 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,770 and peeling them hurts your hands. 162 00:08:41,669 --> 00:08:42,530 Your Highness. 163 00:08:43,549 --> 00:08:46,240 We've tried. The Eastern Palace is indeed sealed off. 164 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,100 We can't get in. 165 00:08:47,210 --> 00:08:48,550 The Imperial Guard's movements are abnormal. 166 00:08:48,550 --> 00:08:49,200 The sentry rotation at His Majesty's bedchambers 167 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,800 has ceased since last night. 168 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,600 The Empress Dowager is trying to pull the same trick on Mao. 169 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,080 The Empress Dowager has set this stage for so long. 170 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,610 It's time to put an end to it. 171 00:09:03,790 --> 00:09:05,870 Go get my court attire. 172 00:09:06,270 --> 00:09:08,000 Should you wear armor under it? 173 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,870 To deal with the Empress Dowager, 174 00:09:09,870 --> 00:09:10,930 I don't need armor. 175 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,580 Your Highness, Prince Qi has been having a fever for 2 days. 176 00:09:23,580 --> 00:09:25,270 No one from the Imperial Medical Bureau has come at all. 177 00:09:25,270 --> 00:09:25,910 Ruisheng. 178 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,390 Tie up all the guards who have sealed off 179 00:09:29,390 --> 00:09:30,420 the Eastern Palace in the past few days! 180 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:31,080 -Yes. -Yes. 181 00:09:39,450 --> 00:09:40,020 Eunuch. 182 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,000 What happened? Why are you in such a panic? 183 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:44,910 Y-Your Majesty, 184 00:09:44,910 --> 00:09:46,550 Xiao Wuyi broke into the Eastern Palace at night 185 00:09:46,550 --> 00:09:47,930 to save His Highness Prince Qi. 186 00:09:47,930 --> 00:09:49,960 And Imperial Physician Qin was caught. 187 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,600 Will Imperial Physician Qin reveal what happened— 188 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:52,730 Slap your own mouth. 189 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:53,600 I deserve to die. 190 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:54,390 I deserve to die. 191 00:09:54,390 --> 00:09:55,240 I deserve to die. 192 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:55,720 I deserve to die. 193 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:56,390 Stop. 194 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,720 More than 20 people in Imperial Physician Qin's family 195 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:00,790 are in my hands. 196 00:10:00,790 --> 00:10:01,750 Even if he dies, 197 00:10:01,870 --> 00:10:04,000 he won't dare to leak any information. 198 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,120 I guessed right. 199 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:07,870 We really can't let them 200 00:10:07,870 --> 00:10:10,200 have the day to turn the world upside down. 201 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,540 Since His Majesty won't listen to me, 202 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,630 I'll make the decision for him. 203 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:17,870 Pass on my decree. 204 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,010 Muster every man 205 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,670 of the Imperial Guard 206 00:10:20,670 --> 00:10:21,960 who is from the He family. 207 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,670 Make them stop Xiao Wuyi for me. 208 00:10:23,670 --> 00:10:24,240 Yes. 209 00:10:32,110 --> 00:10:33,470 You know what to do. 210 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:34,360 Yes. 211 00:10:37,510 --> 00:10:39,360 Today is a great day. 212 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,920 Arrange the Sun-Moon Phoenix coiffure 213 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,390 for me for this dynastic transition. 214 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:47,030 Yes. 215 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,840 Why hasn't His Majesty drunk it yet? 216 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,690 Please take your medicine, Your Majesty. 217 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:50,600 In this Jiankang Palace, 218 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,060 the only one who truly treats you well 219 00:11:54,390 --> 00:11:55,390 is me. 220 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,240 Do you know how much effort I put in 221 00:11:58,910 --> 00:12:01,440 in exchange for your current status? 222 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:02,910 I 223 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,740 always remember your kindness, Mother. 224 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,030 In that case, 225 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,150 promise me 3 things tonight. 226 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:12,440 First, 227 00:12:13,150 --> 00:12:14,550 stop the Beifu Reform. 228 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:16,320 Second, 229 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,580 abolish Prince Qi's position as Regent. 230 00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:23,630 Third, as for the position of Crown Prince, 231 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:26,870 I've found a suitable candidate for you. 232 00:12:29,030 --> 00:12:30,560 The third son of Prince You. 233 00:12:31,510 --> 00:12:33,310 What do you think, Your Majesty? 234 00:12:33,790 --> 00:12:34,630 Mother, 235 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,870 what I think tonight 236 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,410 is no longer important. 237 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,440 I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty. 238 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:58,000 What is the meaning of this? 239 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,000 Qin Sheng murdered Prince Qi and His Majesty. 240 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,390 He was caught red-handed. 241 00:13:01,390 --> 00:13:03,840 There must be a mastermind behind it. 242 00:13:09,540 --> 00:13:11,810 Qin Sheng, who told you to do this? 243 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,710 It was done by me alone. 244 00:13:12,690 --> 00:13:14,930 [Qin Sheng, Imperial Physician] 245 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:32,510 -Nuo. -Father. 246 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,480 Father, why are you bleeding? 247 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,320 Does it hurt, Father? 248 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,120 Don't be afraid, Lord Qin. 249 00:13:38,390 --> 00:13:39,680 All your kin are present. 250 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:41,140 Just tell us what you know. 251 00:13:46,630 --> 00:13:48,030 Just speak. 252 00:13:48,270 --> 00:13:49,870 I'll tell you. I'll tell you. 253 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,640 That was the winter 13 years ago. 254 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,800 Since coming south to Jiankang, 255 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,670 after Wenxi and her son passed away one after another, 256 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,960 the late Emperor became ill from grief. 257 00:14:00,550 --> 00:14:02,150 When it came time to appoint the Crown Prince, 258 00:14:02,150 --> 00:14:03,750 Prince Su and Prince Ning 259 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,300 were the hope of the court. 260 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,750 That night, it snowed heavily. 261 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,120 Take this prescription. 262 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,510 Mix it into the bird's nest soup for a late-night snack 263 00:14:25,510 --> 00:14:27,370 and send the soup to every prince. 264 00:14:27,870 --> 00:14:29,530 Even your own flesh and blood, 265 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:30,720 Prince Yan, too? 266 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:33,850 To achieve our goal, 267 00:14:34,750 --> 00:14:36,550 we must be willing to sacrifice. 268 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,390 I have my own way to protect my son. 269 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:41,600 Three months later, 270 00:14:41,910 --> 00:14:44,270 Prince Su and Prince Ning died one after another, 271 00:14:44,270 --> 00:14:45,870 with only Prince Yan left alive. 272 00:14:45,870 --> 00:14:47,670 But Prince Yan was also poisoned 273 00:14:48,270 --> 00:14:50,080 and became bedridden. 274 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:51,200 Nonsense! 275 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,150 His Majesty is my biological son. 276 00:14:53,150 --> 00:14:55,030 How could I be so cruel as to harm him? 277 00:14:55,030 --> 00:14:57,630 Qin Sheng, who put these words into your mouth? 278 00:14:57,910 --> 00:15:00,320 Who asked you to frame me? Speak! 279 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:04,720 Mother. 280 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,730 I still remember that in the bird's nest soup, 281 00:15:11,630 --> 00:15:13,630 there was a trace of lily scent. 282 00:15:14,340 --> 00:15:15,190 The poison 283 00:15:18,790 --> 00:15:20,320 was Dark Night Herb, right? 284 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:26,800 Take them away first. 285 00:15:39,220 --> 00:15:40,670 When did you know? 286 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,000 From the first day. 287 00:15:45,670 --> 00:15:47,400 Then why did you still drink it? 288 00:15:47,630 --> 00:15:49,240 Because since I was young, 289 00:15:51,870 --> 00:15:54,120 I had always wanted to please you 290 00:15:56,390 --> 00:15:58,550 and get your praise. 291 00:16:06,790 --> 00:16:07,630 In that case, 292 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,840 do as I say tonight. 293 00:16:15,790 --> 00:16:17,080 I cling to life 294 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,150 merely to get through each day. 295 00:16:20,630 --> 00:16:22,600 I am an incompetent emperor 296 00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:25,270 and an unfilial son. 297 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:26,480 No. 298 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,570 If you seek to contend and seize power, 299 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,660 I can't control it, 300 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:32,460 nor do I want to. 301 00:16:34,870 --> 00:16:36,440 But if the Ye Empire 302 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,880 is really destroyed in my hands, 303 00:16:39,670 --> 00:16:42,130 I will be too shameless to face my ancestors. 304 00:16:49,670 --> 00:16:50,600 Young Lord Xiao, 305 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:52,480 how is Prince Qi? 306 00:16:54,150 --> 00:16:56,360 Your Majesty, the poison has been neutralized. 307 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:57,480 He is resting now. 308 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:04,550 Xiao Wuyi, 309 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,589 do you think digging up old cases 310 00:17:06,589 --> 00:17:08,010 can put me to death? 311 00:17:08,270 --> 00:17:09,550 I am the current Empress Dowager, 312 00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:11,109 His Majesty's biological mother. 313 00:17:11,109 --> 00:17:13,000 So what if I did something wrong? 314 00:17:13,589 --> 00:17:16,050 Besides, I have been waiting for this moment tonight 315 00:17:16,050 --> 00:17:17,490 for a long time. 316 00:17:18,550 --> 00:17:19,240 He Tian! 317 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:22,880 Xiao Wuyi conspired to rebel in the palace. 318 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:23,680 Take him down! 319 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:42,790 Kneel. 320 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,460 -Greetings, Your Majesty. -Greetings, Your Majesty. 321 00:17:52,750 --> 00:17:54,210 Greetings, Your Majesty. 322 00:17:55,750 --> 00:17:57,210 Greetings, Your Majesty. 323 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:58,130 Step back. 324 00:18:01,790 --> 00:18:02,830 It's you. 325 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:06,240 You betrayed me. 326 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,350 Young Lord Xiao entered the palace tonight 327 00:18:11,350 --> 00:18:13,280 to bring down the Empress Dowager. 328 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,920 The He family kidnapped Cui Jun for the Phoenix Heart Token 329 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:16,790 and instructed Cui Jun 330 00:18:16,790 --> 00:18:19,720 to sow discord between Young Lord Xiao and Prince Qi. 331 00:18:19,790 --> 00:18:21,440 After Cui Jun shot Prince Qi, 332 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,920 the Empress Dowager secretly poisoned Prince Qi 333 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,440 to set up another Crown Prince. 334 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,880 The evidence is conclusive. 335 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,480 Then what are you doing here? 336 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,550 Why don't you hurry and report to the Empress Dowager? 337 00:18:30,550 --> 00:18:33,200 Are you going to betray us? 338 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,880 We'll bring down the Empress Dowager tonight, 339 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,480 and I also stand as a witness. 340 00:18:38,030 --> 00:18:39,000 Young Lord Xiao has found out 341 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,400 the truth behind His Majesty's ascension. 342 00:18:41,550 --> 00:18:42,950 Prince Su and Prince Ning 343 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,000 were both poisoned by the Empress Dowager. 344 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,400 Tonight, trouble arises from within. 345 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,790 The He family has 2 choices. 346 00:18:47,790 --> 00:18:49,990 First, cut off a finger to save the hand. 347 00:18:50,070 --> 00:18:52,730 Second, die together with the Empress Dowager. 348 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:55,110 Everyone, 349 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,880 do you want to live or die? 350 00:18:58,670 --> 00:18:59,670 What should we do? 351 00:19:00,550 --> 00:19:01,750 If you want to live, 352 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,310 only I can protect the He family now. 353 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:06,680 What are you going to do? 354 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,200 Plead guilty 355 00:19:08,510 --> 00:19:09,830 and support the Beifu Reform. 356 00:19:09,830 --> 00:19:13,310 Absurd! The He family is the top noble family in Jiangnan. 357 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,760 How could we support the reform? 358 00:19:16,270 --> 00:19:18,790 Besides, the Empress Dowager is His Majesty's mother. 359 00:19:18,790 --> 00:19:20,400 Even if His Majesty knows 360 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,070 that the Empress Dowager harmed Prince Su and Prince Ning, 361 00:19:23,070 --> 00:19:24,550 he might not do anything. 362 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,360 What if the Empress Dowager 363 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,540 also poisoned His Majesty back then? 364 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,440 What if His Majesty is weak now 365 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:31,880 because the poison wasn't completely cleared, 366 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,740 which leaves lingering effects? 367 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:35,790 I have married into Prince Jing'an's Mansion. 368 00:19:35,790 --> 00:19:37,520 I could have stayed out of this. 369 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,850 However, the He family is my maternal clan after all. 370 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,110 So I still came tonight. 371 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,200 Will you continue to follow the Empress Dowager's sinking ship 372 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,270 and drown together, 373 00:19:46,270 --> 00:19:47,920 or listen to me from now on 374 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:49,300 and change course? 375 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,480 At least, we can keep the He family safe. 376 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,830 Choose for yourselves. 377 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,430 The family seal is here. 378 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:20,920 Very well. 379 00:20:24,260 --> 00:20:25,920 This is the list I've collected over the years 380 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,990 of the He family's forming factions 381 00:20:28,030 --> 00:20:29,310 and taking bribes. 382 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,350 Please review it, Your Majesty. 383 00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:33,480 He Yuanji, are you crazy? 384 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,920 Are you trying to destroy the He family? 385 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,240 Aunt, I'm saving the He family. 386 00:20:39,830 --> 00:20:41,920 The He family can't keep making mistakes. 387 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,120 Saving the He family? 388 00:20:44,790 --> 00:20:47,440 The He family moved south from Capital 389 00:20:48,070 --> 00:20:49,720 to help establish the capital in Jiankang. 390 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,590 They have all made great contributions. 391 00:20:51,590 --> 00:20:54,590 I beg for mercy; do not implicate the entire He family. 392 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,240 Reform is the trend of the times, 393 00:21:09,030 --> 00:21:11,090 not the slaughter of noble families. 394 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,240 If there are those who work together, 395 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,840 they should be granted grace 396 00:21:15,030 --> 00:21:16,160 and set as examples. 397 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,800 What about the Empress Dowager? 398 00:21:22,030 --> 00:21:24,290 The Empress Dowager is old and confused. 399 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:26,550 Her seal should be confiscated, 400 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,030 and she should be moved to another palace 401 00:21:29,030 --> 00:21:31,160 to spend her remaining years in peace. 402 00:21:45,750 --> 00:21:46,280 Granted. 403 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:51,850 Granted? 404 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:55,730 Granted? 405 00:21:56,620 --> 00:21:57,340 Guards. 406 00:21:58,300 --> 00:21:59,140 My son. 407 00:22:00,150 --> 00:22:00,950 Let go! 408 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,510 My son, I did it all for you. 409 00:22:16,950 --> 00:22:18,560 When I got the family seal, 410 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:20,500 my grandfather told me 411 00:22:20,690 --> 00:22:22,310 that for the future of the entire He family, 412 00:22:22,310 --> 00:22:23,770 anyone can be sacrificed, 413 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:26,710 including his daughter. 414 00:22:26,830 --> 00:22:27,510 Aunt. 415 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,790 Your father and son 416 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,520 have already given up on you. 417 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,000 Do you think you can stay out of it? 418 00:22:52,550 --> 00:22:53,350 Your Majesty, 419 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:54,750 I, He Yuanji, 420 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,110 was granted a marriage to Young Lord Xiao by the Empress Dowager. 421 00:22:57,110 --> 00:22:58,350 We have been married for 5 years. 422 00:22:58,350 --> 00:22:59,880 My virtue and conduct are flawed. 423 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:01,210 I beg you, Your Majesty, 424 00:23:01,590 --> 00:23:03,550 to annul the marriage between the Xiao and He families 425 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:05,950 and allow me and Young Lord Xiao to divorce. 426 00:23:06,030 --> 00:23:09,090 I am willing to lead the He family to support his reform. 427 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:09,960 Granted. 428 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,440 The noble familie are deeply rooted and intertwined. 429 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,680 Even my throne was given to me by them. 430 00:23:18,450 --> 00:23:19,580 You shall do 431 00:23:21,630 --> 00:23:23,020 what I can't for me. 432 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:27,920 Xiao Wuyi, I will issue a secret edict. 433 00:23:28,070 --> 00:23:29,720 If I die one day, 434 00:23:30,830 --> 00:23:32,790 let the Empress Dowager go with me, 435 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,590 lest she exploit filial piety as an excuse 436 00:23:35,590 --> 00:23:37,030 to usurp power. 437 00:23:37,270 --> 00:23:38,000 Today, 438 00:23:39,550 --> 00:23:42,440 you covered up the past court scandal for me 439 00:23:43,550 --> 00:23:45,680 and saved the royal family's dignity. 440 00:23:45,750 --> 00:23:48,400 I will play the villain for you on another day. 441 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,460 I thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. 442 00:23:56,750 --> 00:23:57,790 Prince Qi, Li Mao. 443 00:24:00,310 --> 00:24:00,880 I am here. 444 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,510 I bestow upon you the Nine Imperial Seals. 445 00:24:04,750 --> 00:24:06,950 In the future, when you act on my behalf, 446 00:24:07,110 --> 00:24:09,310 you do not need to ask for instructions. 447 00:24:10,310 --> 00:24:11,710 Thank you, Your Majesty. 448 00:24:11,790 --> 00:24:12,790 You shall preside 449 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,720 as chief judge over the Cui Family Case. 450 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,590 I receive the decree. 451 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,110 I won. 452 00:24:53,070 --> 00:24:54,400 Congratulations, Mao, 453 00:24:55,070 --> 00:24:57,270 on successfully bringing down the Empress Dowager 454 00:24:57,270 --> 00:24:59,330 and getting the Nine Imperial Seals. 455 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,350 You did what Xiao Wuyi 456 00:25:08,070 --> 00:25:09,240 couldn't do. 457 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,650 Are you leaving? 458 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,640 Li Lejun no longer exists in this world. 459 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:31,550 Mao, 460 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,170 I will not become your stain. 461 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:37,720 You are not my stain. 462 00:25:45,550 --> 00:25:47,030 You are my only family. 463 00:26:02,790 --> 00:26:07,000 Your Highness, why do you think I will help you? 464 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:10,550 If I tell Young Lord Xiao that 465 00:26:10,580 --> 00:26:11,910 Cui Jun is in the palace, 466 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,220 how do you think things will turn out? 467 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,240 If you really can't hide him, 468 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:18,790 in the end, 469 00:26:19,230 --> 00:26:20,990 won't it still be your fault? 470 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:25,720 Even if I am sacrificed, 471 00:26:26,030 --> 00:26:28,830 Her Majesty won't suffer any loss. 472 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,420 Why would I sacrifice you? 473 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,010 What do you want me to do? 474 00:26:33,790 --> 00:26:34,720 Release Cui Jun, 475 00:26:35,590 --> 00:26:36,920 take Xie Jiayu hostage, 476 00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:38,560 and have him shoot me. 477 00:26:39,790 --> 00:26:40,520 That's true. 478 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,070 The incident with Li Lejun 479 00:26:43,070 --> 00:26:45,670 alienated you from Prince Jing'an's Mansion. 480 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:47,000 If Her Majesty 481 00:26:47,410 --> 00:26:48,960 really wants to kill you, 482 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,880 she won't stop easily. 483 00:26:57,030 --> 00:26:58,240 You also want 484 00:26:58,830 --> 00:27:02,350 Her Majesty and Xiao Wuyi to fight each other. 485 00:27:03,030 --> 00:27:05,350 I heard you have a nephew, 486 00:27:05,790 --> 00:27:07,450 whom you treat as your own son. 487 00:27:07,790 --> 00:27:09,440 Back then, you wanted to use the He family 488 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,240 to secure an official career for him. 489 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:12,100 Unexpectedly, 490 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,270 he was led by the worthless sons of the He family 491 00:27:14,270 --> 00:27:16,230 to drink and make merry all day, 492 00:27:16,270 --> 00:27:18,270 and almost became a useless person. 493 00:27:18,750 --> 00:27:20,830 His Majesty's chronic illness is now hard to cure. 494 00:27:20,830 --> 00:27:22,120 How many more years do you think 495 00:27:22,120 --> 00:27:24,450 the Empress Dowager will remain in power? 496 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,000 Why not 497 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,420 form a good tie with me? 498 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:49,110 Wuyi. 499 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,400 Thank you for your help today. 500 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:53,940 If you hadn't brought Imperial Physician Qin, 501 00:27:53,940 --> 00:27:56,160 the Empress Dowager might have succeeded. 502 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,490 Xie Jiayu has already gone after Li Lejun. 503 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:11,850 Lejun. 504 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:18,180 Hope you've been well. 505 00:28:22,910 --> 00:28:24,030 I originally thought the Antai Gate 506 00:28:24,030 --> 00:28:25,030 was the Empress Dowager's doing. 507 00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:26,290 It turned out to be you, 508 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,680 constantly using her and me 509 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,280 to create chaos in Jiankang. 510 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,400 As long as the defense battalion's troops are mobilized 511 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:34,720 and the Court of Judicial Review's guard is down, 512 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,240 you could find an opportunity to swap out Li Lejun 513 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:38,770 and send her out of the city. 514 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:40,830 But at least, I helped you get rid of the Empress Dowager. 515 00:28:40,830 --> 00:28:41,890 Is that not enough? 516 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,350 Right and wrong, and the bottom line of human life— 517 00:28:44,350 --> 00:28:45,610 I understand them all. 518 00:28:46,030 --> 00:28:48,070 But Li Lejun will always be my exception. 519 00:28:48,070 --> 00:28:50,240 So I left the choice to Xie Jiayu. 520 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,560 Xiao Wuyi, you are too cruel, 521 00:28:55,030 --> 00:28:56,640 to both me and Xie Jiayu. 522 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,240 Do you think she'll be able to let it go if she kills Lejun? 523 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:00,830 No. 524 00:29:01,750 --> 00:29:04,080 It will only make it harder for her to face. 525 00:29:04,350 --> 00:29:06,010 I secretly swapped Lejun out, 526 00:29:06,110 --> 00:29:07,310 then she can survive, 527 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,030 and Xie Jiayu would think she has gotten her revenge. 528 00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:10,110 Isn't that the best arrangement? 529 00:29:10,110 --> 00:29:11,840 You underestimated Xie Jiayu. 530 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,800 She's not that easily defeated. 531 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:16,480 She can make a choice. 532 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:17,550 And this choice 533 00:29:18,530 --> 00:29:19,970 can only be made by her. 534 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:21,830 Jiayu, 535 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,110 there was no personal grudge between Princess Yunzhao and me— 536 00:29:25,110 --> 00:29:26,510 only political rivalry. 537 00:29:26,510 --> 00:29:27,710 I had no other choice. 538 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,650 Give me a reason not to kill you. 539 00:29:32,030 --> 00:29:32,590 Fine. 540 00:29:33,830 --> 00:29:34,750 Then today, 541 00:29:36,030 --> 00:29:37,760 I will avenge my mother myself. 542 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:39,070 If Mao finds out, 543 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:40,920 he won't let you go. 544 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:43,690 Then let him come to me himself. 545 00:29:44,050 --> 00:29:45,380 I can go to Northern Qin. 546 00:29:46,070 --> 00:29:47,870 The Eagle King wants to marry me. 547 00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:49,920 I can use this 548 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,570 and go undercover in Northern Qin. 549 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,900 Cui Jun went undercover in Ye for Northern Qin for 20 years. 550 00:29:56,010 --> 00:29:56,940 If he could do it, 551 00:29:58,110 --> 00:29:58,790 I can too. 552 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:01,200 Mao is the Regent. 553 00:30:01,790 --> 00:30:03,510 If I go undercover in Northern Qin, 554 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:05,070 you can trust my loyalty. 555 00:30:05,590 --> 00:30:06,510 I'll be a spy 556 00:30:06,830 --> 00:30:08,920 to help Mao realize his ambitions 557 00:30:09,270 --> 00:30:12,030 and keep Xiao Wuyi informed of Northern Qin's movements. 558 00:30:12,030 --> 00:30:14,000 Besides, being a spy is extremely dangerous. 559 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,440 Even if I'm killed by the Northern Qin people, 560 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:17,840 it won't be by your hands. 561 00:30:19,590 --> 00:30:20,400 Jiayu. 562 00:30:22,830 --> 00:30:23,960 We are friends. 563 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,000 I don't want 564 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,960 you to kill me with your own hands. 565 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,220 Let's leave it to fate. 566 00:30:49,610 --> 00:30:51,070 Xiao Wuyi, let me tell you, 567 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:52,240 from now on, 568 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,240 there is no brotherhood between us. 569 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,460 Only a bond of sovereign and subject. 570 00:31:50,070 --> 00:31:50,930 What happened? 571 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:53,060 Did Mao hit you? 572 00:31:54,350 --> 00:31:54,950 I'm sorry. 573 00:31:55,550 --> 00:31:56,480 Don't overthink it. 574 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:57,940 This is between him and me. 575 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,300 -It's all my fault. -Alright. 576 00:32:00,350 --> 00:32:00,920 I'm fine. 577 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:10,550 Xiao Wuyi. 578 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:12,830 Although I said 579 00:32:13,110 --> 00:32:14,970 I didn't want to be a demon's wife, 580 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:16,680 but a hero's wife, 581 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,830 actually, I'm not afraid of 582 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,520 being condemned and notorious. 583 00:32:27,350 --> 00:32:28,550 Why don't you ask me 584 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:30,460 if I did anything to Lejun? 585 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:34,970 Are you okay? 586 00:32:38,030 --> 00:32:40,310 She said she wanted to go to Northern Qin as a spy 587 00:32:40,310 --> 00:32:42,110 and stay undercover by the Eagle King's side. 588 00:32:42,110 --> 00:32:43,160 I shot an arrow. 589 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:54,310 Li Lejun. 590 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,120 We shall never meet again 591 00:32:57,510 --> 00:32:58,440 in this life. 592 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:01,020 If we do meet again, 593 00:33:01,750 --> 00:33:03,610 I will definitely take your life. 594 00:33:10,310 --> 00:33:11,180 Take her to Northern Qin. 595 00:33:11,180 --> 00:33:11,700 Yes. 596 00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:27,750 Princess Yunzhao will understand. 597 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:06,170 Congratulations, Your Highness, on taking full control of Jiankang. 598 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,670 Has the Empress Dowager departed yet? 599 00:34:08,670 --> 00:34:10,400 The Empress Dowager suffered an attack of intense anger, 600 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:11,630 was invaded by pathogenic wind, 601 00:34:11,630 --> 00:34:12,560 and had a stroke. 602 00:34:12,710 --> 00:34:14,670 She can hardly get up now. 603 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:16,920 The seal has been taken back. 604 00:34:17,190 --> 00:34:18,510 Early or late, 605 00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:20,449 she still has to leave. 606 00:34:20,670 --> 00:34:23,960 Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has truly fallen ill. 607 00:34:30,630 --> 00:34:32,489 Then let her rest and recuperate. 608 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,880 About the matter you promised me before... 609 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,120 Your nephew is smart. 610 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,230 I have promoted him to Commander of the Imperial Guard. 611 00:34:43,230 --> 00:34:44,690 Thank you, Your Highness. 612 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,000 As for you, 613 00:34:49,030 --> 00:34:50,630 stay in the temporary palace 614 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,000 and look after the Empress Dowager. 615 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,710 I... this... 616 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:13,660 The winner is decided. 617 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,260 Now that you are the head of the He family, 618 00:35:16,550 --> 00:35:18,550 why come here to show off your power? 619 00:35:19,070 --> 00:35:21,330 I remember when I was young and studying, 620 00:35:22,070 --> 00:35:23,870 Father and Mother always told me 621 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,200 that I had a very beautiful aunt. 622 00:35:27,670 --> 00:35:29,870 She was a noble lady in Jiankang Palace. 623 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:32,410 She was beautiful, gentle, 624 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:34,500 and extremely intelligent. 625 00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:36,510 She excelled in the Four Arts. 626 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,320 She was especially good at playing the ruanxian. 627 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,800 A piece of "Partridge" would make people forget all worldly worries. 628 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:44,670 Father and Mother 629 00:35:44,670 --> 00:35:46,710 pointed at her portrait and told me 630 00:35:47,550 --> 00:35:49,000 that a noble daughter of an aristocratic family 631 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,200 with elegant bearing 632 00:35:50,230 --> 00:35:51,360 should be like this. 633 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:55,340 So I imitated her appearance in the painting 634 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:57,590 to read, 635 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:00,210 practice calligraphy, 636 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:01,740 play the guqin, 637 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:03,840 and grow up, 638 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,300 wanting to become the second her. 639 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:10,840 Now, 640 00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:16,960 can you still play? 641 00:36:26,630 --> 00:36:28,280 Later, I met that aunt. 642 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,920 I even brought my ruanxian that day. 643 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,460 But the first thing she told me when she saw me 644 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,150 was that I needed to marry a man I had never met 645 00:36:37,150 --> 00:36:39,230 for the sake of the family. 646 00:36:41,110 --> 00:36:42,190 Which noble lady 647 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,150 doesn't marry a man 648 00:36:44,150 --> 00:36:45,480 she has never met? 649 00:36:47,070 --> 00:36:49,240 But I had already agreed, 650 00:36:50,710 --> 00:36:52,950 and Pei Runheng was already dead! 651 00:36:53,710 --> 00:36:55,760 Why did you have to frame them 652 00:36:56,230 --> 00:36:58,160 and destroy the entire Pei family? 653 00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:59,400 Why? 654 00:37:02,190 --> 00:37:03,190 It became a habit. 655 00:37:06,990 --> 00:37:09,880 The Pei family refused to believe their son died in an accident. 656 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:11,920 How could I let them keep digging 657 00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,090 and causing more trouble? 658 00:37:30,230 --> 00:37:32,710 When Runheng's mother committed suicide with her daughter, 659 00:37:32,710 --> 00:37:35,110 his younger sister was not even 5 years old! 660 00:37:36,540 --> 00:37:37,310 Aunt. 661 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,290 Because of your own lust for power, 662 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,480 how many lives have you ruined? 663 00:37:43,230 --> 00:37:44,090 Lust for power? 664 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,160 Who is born with a lust for power? 665 00:37:46,210 --> 00:37:48,290 The He family ruined my life as well. 666 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:49,690 Who will cry foul for me? 667 00:37:50,070 --> 00:37:51,030 Without me, 668 00:37:51,150 --> 00:37:52,230 the He family would be nothing 669 00:37:52,230 --> 00:37:53,760 but an insignificant clan. 670 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:55,710 All the wealth and glory you enjoy now 671 00:37:55,710 --> 00:37:57,440 were bought with my sacrifice. 672 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,400 What? Now that you're done using me, 673 00:38:01,550 --> 00:38:03,350 you want to wash your hands of it? 674 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,510 But your luck is better than mine after all. 675 00:38:09,150 --> 00:38:10,610 Prince Jing'an's Mansion 676 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,480 is not the man-eating Jiankang Palace. 677 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,030 It's all an illusion. 678 00:38:32,430 --> 00:38:34,030 Old friends are not the same. 679 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,080 You probably don't know yet. 680 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:39,190 His Majesty 681 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:42,410 has already issued a secret edict. 682 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,550 The day he passes away 683 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,670 will be the day you die. 684 00:38:52,070 --> 00:38:53,530 The future of the He family 685 00:38:56,170 --> 00:38:58,770 has absolutely nothing to do with you anymore. 686 00:39:12,940 --> 00:39:15,260 [Grand Tutor's Mansion] 687 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:22,170 Cui Jun died without entering the Court of Judicial Review. 688 00:39:22,230 --> 00:39:24,360 Whether he was truly a Northern Qin spy 689 00:39:24,510 --> 00:39:28,110 or he fabricated the unjust case involving the An and Lu families 690 00:39:29,050 --> 00:39:30,510 can no longer be verified. 691 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,000 What about the Phoenix Heart Token? 692 00:39:35,510 --> 00:39:36,770 It is with His Majesty. 693 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:01,230 Crown Prince Wenxi. 694 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,880 It has been returned to its rightful owner. 695 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,110 Are you sure Xiao Wuyi 696 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:09,740 is Crown Prince Wenxi? 697 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:11,630 He definitely is. 698 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:16,150 I... 699 00:40:17,190 --> 00:40:18,590 I didn't know you knew... 700 00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:20,550 Let it be. 701 00:40:21,670 --> 00:40:24,590 It is a blessing not to know. 702 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,890 I don't have many days left to live. 703 00:40:32,190 --> 00:40:33,720 And I no longer have the will 704 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,230 to save the people of this world. 705 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,380 I don't want to deal with this massive flood, 706 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:42,550 and I can't anyway. 707 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,840 Are you just going to leave it be? 708 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:50,630 Crown Prince Wenxi's Phoenix Heart Token 709 00:40:50,630 --> 00:40:52,320 originally belonged to him. 710 00:40:54,670 --> 00:40:56,360 I will use my own way 711 00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:57,510 to beat him.