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=Royal Upstart 2=
(Based on "Zhenguan Foolish Son-in-Law")

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=Episode 23=

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(The Great Clans' Tactics)

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Cheng Chuchi.

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I am here, Your Majesty.

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Go and notify Wei Hao personally.

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First thing tomorrow morning,

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he should prepare to head to
the Ministry of Justice Prison.

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Tell him to bring his things.

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(Well...)

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(Are we notifying him in advance
that he's going to prison?)

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Remember to tell him

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that just bringing
a change of clothes will do.

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He doesn't need to bring too much,

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but he must bring his books.

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He shouldn't just
play cards in there all day.

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He needs to read.

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If he remains so uneducated,

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how can he

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serve the Imperial Court in the future?

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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I shall head there now.

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No need.

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Go after you finish your shift.

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Just make sure no one else finds out.

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Understood.

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You heard it.

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The explosion outside today...

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Probably everyone in the capital
already knows about it.

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Ning'an was so moved back in the palace
that she was in tears.

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This young man

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really would do anything for Ning'an.

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He even dared to blow up the main gates
of the great clans' representatives.

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Well blasted.

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We must take
their arrogance down a notch.

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Just look.

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How many merchants
are left in the Great Yong?

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The great clans have
hoarded so much wealth.

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Your Majesty,

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regarding this matter,

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will Hao face punishment?

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If it's a civilian matter

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brought into the Imperial Court,

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I

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could deal with it,

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or I could choose not to.

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However,

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Wei Hao needs to stay
in prison for a few days.

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We also need to
appease the great clans for a bit.

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But if they expect severe punishment,

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then they are dreaming.

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The imperial decree
was just issued yesterday,

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and they have already
started causing trouble.

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Are they bullying Wei Hao,

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or are they bullying me?

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They even have the nerve
to place their petitions for impeachment

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right here on my desk?

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(Wei Mansion)

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Ouch, it hurts!

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Aunt,

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let's talk this through nicely.

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Why did you blow up their main gates?

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You want to scare me to death?

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Didn't I tell you
how powerful those great clans are?

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You never learn.

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So what if I blew it up?

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If I didn't, would I just let them
divorce my sisters,

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aunts, and all women?

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And now?

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They'll want a divorce even more now.

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And you've given them
the perfect excuse.

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You're more of a hindrance than a help.

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I'm not talking to you.

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The problem is you
don't trust me at all.

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If their clan leaders
hadn't sent servants over

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asking for ten guan
to fix their main gates,

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I wouldn't even have known about this.

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Wasn't it a hundred guan?

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They actually only asked for ten?

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Since when did the clan leaders
become so kind?

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You...

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You've made such a huge mistake.

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What did the Emperor
and Empress have to say?

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They had Cheng Chuchi tell me.

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They said if I cooperate and spend
a few days in prison, it'll be fine.

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Aunt, help me prepare the things

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I'll need for my stay in prison.

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I'm tired.

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I'm going to sleep now.

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What's this?

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Back in prison again?

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Marquis Wei,

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am I seeing things?

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You were just released a few days ago.

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How are you back so soon?

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Give me my usual room.

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Let's go.

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Wait,

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Marquis.

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What was it for this time?

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You don't even know?

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Didn't you hear
those explosions yesterday?

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I did.

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Well, that...

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That was my doing.

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Wait, Marquis, this...

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Who is he?

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Why is he getting such good treatment?

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He's in and out
of the Ministry of Justice Prison

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five times a year.

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Comparing myself to him
is just depressing.

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Is it certain he's been locked up?

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Confirmed.

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Many saw the Ministry of Justice
take Wei Hao away.

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He's finally in.

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No matter how
comfortable he makes himself,

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it's still the Ministry of Justice Prison.

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It seems

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our impeachment memorials

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actually worked.

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Let's see how arrogant

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he can be now.

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How dare he demand
our clan leaders come see him!

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Who does he think he is?

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Good.

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Locking him up is a start.

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Have our officials
continue to impeach him.

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This time, no matter what,

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we must strip him of his title.

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If his title of Marquis is revoked,

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I'd like to see how he
expects to marry the Eldest Princess.

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He's far too arrogant.

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We have to redecorate the main hall.

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Think of the time
and money that it will cost.

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More importantly,

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this time,

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our great clans' reputation
has been ruined.

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I wonder how many people

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are out there laughing at us.

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About the recent events in the capital,

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have you all notified your clan leaders?

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Of course.

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Wei Hao said that
if they don't come to the capital

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to see him within ten days,

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he'll print 100,000 books every month.

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I wouldn't dare keep that quiet.

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Who knows

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if he's actually serious?

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(Ministry of Justice Prison)

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You dead fool!

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Why did you blow up their main gates?

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You should have just ignored them.

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Our marriage is none of their business.

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I couldn't do that.

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They're gossiping

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about our marriage.

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They're full of it.

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Don't worry.

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With me here,

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it's fine.

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Don't you worry.

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In a couple of days,

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I'll have Father let you out.

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It's fine.

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My father-in-law said

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it's only for a few days.

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That's good then.

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If Father won't release you,

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I'll go talk to Mother.

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I'll have her set things right for you.

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My mother-in-law is the best to me.

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For the next few days,

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just stay inside.

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Don't worry.

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They won't be acting up for long.

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Since they've crossed me,

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they've finally met their match.

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They might have bullied others before,

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but they wouldn't dare touch me.

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When I said I'd blow up
their main gates,

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I blew up their gates.

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I even took out their living room.

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It's fine.

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You don't need to worry about me

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or about our wedding.

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I still have a trump card up my sleeve.

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If they really try to
force me to call it off,

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I'll have them begging
for mercy in no time.

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(Ganlu Palace)

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Your Majesty,

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Wei Hao used gunpowder
from the Ministry of Works

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to blow up the gates of the great clans.

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This matter must be severely punished.

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Indeed.

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Moreover,

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gunpowder is a strictly
controlled substance.

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How did Wei Hao get his hands on it?

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Get me some gunpowder.

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Who offended you now?

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Just go and prepare it quickly.

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When the time comes,
you must not tell anyone

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that I gave you the finished product.

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Has no one told you

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that Wei Hao was the one
who created this gunpowder?

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The formulas currently
used by the Ministry of Works

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were all provided by him.

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Since Wei Hao created it,

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why is any of this surprising?

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Besides,

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why are you all making such a fuss?

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This is just a common brawl,

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and you brought it
into the Imperial Court.

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Is this appropriate?

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What?

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Is the Imperial Court

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run by the great clans now?

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The great clans have a fight,
and it gets brought here?

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This is a place for discussing
the great affairs of the world!

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I urge Your Majesty

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to ignore this matter.

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This

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is not something
that should be discussed here.

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My dear ministers,

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I wish to know.

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If these two were common citizens

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who got into a fight,

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blew up each other's gates,

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and destroyed their halls,

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would it have reached this court?

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If it isn't brought before this court,

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where should they go for justice?

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Are they supposed to go
to the Capital Magistrate?

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The Capital Magistrate
has no authority over Wei Hao.

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Wei Hao is a Marquis.

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Furthermore,

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I have heard of Wei Hao.

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The man is fond of brawling.

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He's made quite a name
for himself in West City.

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And as far as I know,

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he is a habitual offender.

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He is unfit to be
a Marquis of the Great Yong.

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Your Majesty,

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you cannot

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shield Wei Hao like this

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just because he
is your future son-in-law.

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Your Majesty,

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Wei Hao and the Eldest Princess
are not yet married.

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I believe we should not push
the Eldest Princess into a pit of fire.

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- Indeed.
- Yes.

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- Your Majesty.
- It's true.

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Please issue a decree to
strip Wei Hao of his title.

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- We beg Your Majesty to issue the decree.
- We beg Your Majesty to issue the decree.

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Everyone,

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would you allow me to say a few words?

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Wei Hao was in the wrong,
and there is no disputing that.

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He should apologize
and make amends as required.

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But you say

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his title should be stripped...

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To that,

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I cannot agree.

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First of all,

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Wei Hao's rank of Lord

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was earned by
assisting the Eldest Princess.

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His contribution to the Great Yong
goes without saying.

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As for being a Marquis,

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that was earned by refining fine salt.

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You have surely all bought
this salt for your own homes.

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The key is the volume.

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Even commoners can afford it now.

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Should such merits

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be stripped away
just because of a conflict

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with those people?

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Everyone,

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if this matter

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reaches the common people,

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how will they judge it?

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How will they discuss this situation?

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Will they say the Emperor is incompetent

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or that the great clans are overbearing?

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Currently, among the commoners,

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the reputation of the great clans
is not exactly good.

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Chancellor Fang, that is uncalled for.

283
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We suggest stripping
Wei Hao of his title

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because his character is flawed.

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He is unfit to marry
the Eldest Princess,

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nor can he bear
the responsibilities of a Marquis.

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You...

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Your Majesty,

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if you cannot grant us justice,

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I can only resign my post
and retire to my hometown.

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I hope Your Majesty will grant this.

292
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Your Majesty, please see the truth

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and grant us justice.

294
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Wei Hao is audacious.

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If we do not strip him of his
marquis title today to uphold the law,

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others will follow suit tomorrow.

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Wouldn't the court fall into chaos?

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Your Majesty,

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if you still insist on shielding him,

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we will have no choice but to resign
and return home.

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We could no longer show our faces
in the Imperial Court.

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00:11:17,759 --> 00:11:18,320
This...

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Your Majesty,

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these people are
really resigning this time?

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Your Majesty,

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I'm afraid this won't
be easy to resolve.

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The attitude of
the great clans is too firm.

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It's not so much about
Wei Hao hitting people,

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but rather demanding
that he call off the wedding.

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I reckon

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if Your Majesty uses this

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to make a deal with the great clans,

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they surely

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won't pursue Wei Hao for
blowing up the gate either.

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It's quite obvious, isn't it?

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Yes.

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And Wei Hao was also...

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00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,799
Why did he give the great clans
such leverage against him?

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00:12:12,799 --> 00:12:14,279
It's not about giving leverage.

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Even if Wei Hao
hadn't blown up the gate,

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those great clans would
have found another excuse.

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What are we to do?

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00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:22,560
Just pushing it back and forth like this

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isn't a solution.

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Your Majesty,

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the great clans have united

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to overturn Your Majesty's
imperial decree of marriage.

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00:12:32,399 --> 00:12:33,240
This matter

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is difficult to handle.

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(The difficulty lies in
the fact that current scholars)

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(are mostly offspring
of the great clans.)

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(If we wanted to
replace those officials,)

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(it would be very hard.)

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00:12:44,759 --> 00:12:45,559
Your Majesty,

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00:12:45,919 --> 00:12:48,480
if all else fails,
just withdraw the imperial decree.

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I

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will consider it further.

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Don't worry.

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Your father will find a way.

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00:13:20,519 --> 00:13:22,679
His Majesty has arrived!

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00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:33,679
How did the discussions go today?

342
00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,360
Is this matter behind us now?

343
00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,879
Must the great clans insist
on not letting Wei Hao go?

344
00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:44,639
It's not Wei Hao they won't let go of.

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It's me they won't let go of.

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00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:52,799
Girl,

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I have to be honest with you.

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00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:57,320
I didn't expect

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the great clans' attitude to
be so determined this time.

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00:14:00,639 --> 00:14:02,440
Those officials from the great clans

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have seized upon Wei Hao

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and won't back down.

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00:14:06,159 --> 00:14:07,279
It's very likely

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00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:10,039
that I will indeed

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00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,000
withdraw the imperial decree
for your marriage.

356
00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:15,519
What?

357
00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:17,759
Girl,

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00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,200
your mother and I

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00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,039
like Wei Hao very much.

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00:14:22,039 --> 00:14:22,960
We also hope

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he can become our son-in-law.

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00:14:25,879 --> 00:14:26,799
Otherwise,

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we wouldn't have let him keep calling
us "Father-in-law" and "Mother-in-law."

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00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:32,480
But the great clans
have a prior agreement

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not to intermarry
with the Imperial Family.

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00:14:35,799 --> 00:14:37,639
So, regarding your marriage this time,

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00:14:38,159 --> 00:14:40,480
the great clans are opposed.

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00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,440
My ministers and I

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00:14:44,679 --> 00:14:46,679
have been arguing with those ministers.

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But it's no use.

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If I continue to refuse
to withdraw the imperial decree,

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those officials

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will resign en masse.

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At that point,

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we will face a situation

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where there's no one
left to serve the court.

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00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:06,080
Father,

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00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:08,759
I'm not willing to accept this.

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00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,200
I don't know why...

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00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,320
Before, it seemed like

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I didn't like
Wei the Fool all that much.

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But now that I know

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I can't marry him,

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00:15:21,799 --> 00:15:22,759
I'm just...

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I'm just so heartbroken.

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00:15:27,290 --> 00:15:28,600
It's my fault for being useless.

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00:15:29,039 --> 00:15:30,159
Even as the Emperor,

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00:15:30,559 --> 00:15:32,919
I can't even protect
my daughter's happiness.

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00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,000
Wei Hao must have a way.

390
00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,799
He must have a way.

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00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,120
Father, I need to go to
the Ministry of Justice Prison.

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00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,519
What could he do?

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00:15:44,559 --> 00:15:46,320
Wei Hao will have a solution.

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00:15:46,919 --> 00:15:48,440
He told me before

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that no one can stop

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us from being together.

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00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:53,960
Everything will be fine.

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00:15:54,279 --> 00:15:55,200
Forget it.

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00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,000
Don't go.

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00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,000
It's no use.

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That brat

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can be unreliable when he speaks.

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00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,480
Just let her go.

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00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,159
Go and ask Wei Hao.

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00:16:14,837 --> 00:16:17,667
♪Everyone says I'm a big silly fool♪

406
00:16:18,287 --> 00:16:21,687
♪When things happen,
I only know how to count on my fingers♪

407
00:16:22,457 --> 00:16:25,407
♪They shake their heads
and say I'm pitiful♪

408
00:16:25,747 --> 00:16:28,447
♪Sigh and walk away♪

409
00:16:30,047 --> 00:16:33,517
♪Little do they know,
I am sharp and bright♪

410
00:16:33,517 --> 00:16:35,747
♪With a heart like a mirror,
I understand the world's♪

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00:16:35,747 --> 00:16:37,857
♪Colors and darkness♪

412
00:16:37,857 --> 00:16:39,877
♪But I keep my edge hidden♪

413
00:16:39,877 --> 00:16:44,237
♪The day I become famous
is just around the corner♪

414
00:16:45,677 --> 00:16:49,407
♪In the hotpot restaurant,
skewers boil in the broth♪

415
00:16:49,677 --> 00:16:53,277
♪People come and go,
with few worries or troubles♪

416
00:16:53,437 --> 00:16:55,517
♪The clacking of the abacus rings out♪

417
00:16:55,517 --> 00:17:00,307
♪See me differently.
Who dares to challenge me?♪

418
00:17:00,527 --> 00:17:02,147
♪The world mistakes me♪

419
00:17:02,147 --> 00:17:04,487
♪For an ignorant and stubborn fool♪

420
00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:05,747
♪As the storm approaches♪

421
00:17:05,747 --> 00:17:08,147
♪I just shrug and watch with a smile♪

422
00:17:08,357 --> 00:17:10,077
♪This foolish image is convenient♪

423
00:17:10,077 --> 00:17:12,057
♪I use it as a protective shield♪

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00:17:12,227 --> 00:17:13,977
♪Navigating with ease, I attract♪

425
00:17:13,977 --> 00:17:16,077
♪A lucky star to accompany me♪

426
00:17:16,077 --> 00:17:17,547
♪In a peaceful golden age♪

427
00:17:17,547 --> 00:17:19,777
♪I hold my lady's hand
to watch the world♪

428
00:17:19,997 --> 00:17:21,197
♪Pouring youth and fireworks♪

429
00:17:21,197 --> 00:17:23,717
♪Into a precious glazed cup♪

430
00:17:23,847 --> 00:17:25,557
♪Having experienced life's changes♪

431
00:17:25,557 --> 00:17:26,837
♪And tasted its highs and lows♪

432
00:17:26,987 --> 00:17:28,407
♪My wish has finally come true♪

433
00:17:28,407 --> 00:17:29,447
♪To stay by your side♪

434
00:17:29,447 --> 00:17:31,367
♪In this fleeting world♪

435
00:17:31,537 --> 00:17:34,787
♪We are free and happy♪

436
00:17:38,787 --> 00:17:40,567
♪From a nobody♪

437
00:17:40,567 --> 00:17:42,467
♪To someone now famous♪

438
00:17:42,577 --> 00:17:44,007
♪Ordinary people laugh at me♪

439
00:17:44,007 --> 00:17:46,517
♪But I laugh at how
they cannot see through it all♪

440
00:17:46,617 --> 00:17:48,197
♪Let others plot and scheme♪

441
00:17:48,197 --> 00:17:50,267
♪I will keep my heart unchanged♪

442
00:17:50,477 --> 00:17:52,157
♪In this vast world♪

443
00:17:52,157 --> 00:17:54,157
♪I find my own leisurely freedom♪

444
00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:56,517
♪The world is bustling,
and things constantly change♪

445
00:17:56,517 --> 00:17:58,107
♪Everything ends eventually♪

446
00:17:58,197 --> 00:17:59,697
♪All that remains before my eyes♪

447
00:17:59,697 --> 00:18:02,097
♪Is this street wandering,
still tinged with pity♪

448
00:18:02,097 --> 00:18:03,807
♪No matter how time flies♪

449
00:18:03,807 --> 00:18:04,967
♪Even if the falling snow♪

450
00:18:04,967 --> 00:18:06,597
♪Dyes the hair at our temples white♪

451
00:18:06,597 --> 00:18:07,637
♪All I want now♪

452
00:18:07,637 --> 00:18:09,737
♪Is to pray for
my lady's peace and safety♪

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00:18:09,737 --> 00:18:12,997
♪Year after year♪