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Sir.

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May I ask

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if can you cure blood stasis?

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If Xiao Wuyi dies,

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you can take back
the military power he holds.

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Why bother to save his life?

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I just want to defeat him,

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not to let him perish at my hands.

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I can save him.

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But if saving him

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is at the cost of others' lives,

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can you bear the weight of such a sin?

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Yes.

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I once saved your life.

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In return, you promised
to save three people for me.

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The first one...

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The first one

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was the young emperor.

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I did save him.

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He is still alive now.

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Then the second person

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I'm asking you to save is Xiao Wuyi.

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[Key to the Phoenix Heart]

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[Episode 24]

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It never crossed my mind

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that you would help me.

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I believe...

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Mother would also agree to let me do this.

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Right.

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Neither did I expect

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Xiao Wuyi to put righteousness
above family,

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reopen the An-Lu case,

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and even tell the whole world

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that Crown Prince Wenxi is dead,

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thus leaving himself no way out.

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It seems he really

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doesn't care about that position.

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All the people in this world pray for

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nothing but peace and happiness.

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Who cares if the throne is made

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of gold or bronze?

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I truly look forward to the Ye

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that Xiao Wuyi tries to build,

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and I'm glad to help him with it.

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Yaoyao.

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As your father, I...

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I did much wrongdoing in the past.

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I must apologize to you.

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I am so sorry.

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It's cold and harsh
in the Northern Border.

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Do take care

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to stay warm.

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Fuhua,

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you had a good daughter.

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His Majesty has agreed to establish
the spring exam as a regular system.

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The Grand Tutor has also submitted
his resignation.

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You beat me once again.

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When will you go back
to the Northern Border?

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I've petitioned His Majesty for leave

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to first inspect the capital's defense
in three days before heading back

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to the Northern Border.

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The Eagle King's troops
have been making moves.

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I need to get back soon.

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Now, I'm thinking

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that you're about to die,

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but there is still so much time left

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in my life and Xie Jiayu's life.

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Anything could happen.

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So,

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there shouldn't be rush.

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The mystery of mineral deposits
within the Phoenix Heart Token

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has been cracked by Xie Jiayu.

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If the court needs them in the future,

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she'll tell you where they are.

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With Xie Jiayu around,

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this token

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is no longer useful.

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Xiao Wuyi!

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"When the Phoenix Heart Token appears,
peace shall be restored in the world."

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You didn't hesitate to destroy

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what others yearn for.

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By replacing the token with Xie Jiayu,

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you're trying to make sure
no one can hurt her

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whether you are alive or dead,

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not even me.

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You devised a thorough plan

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and gave up everything,

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yet in the final days of your life,

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you chose to leave her and go to war.

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Xiao Wuyi, what on earth

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matters most

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to you?

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Please don't die too soon.

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I will surely beat you once.

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Xiao Wuyi!

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Li Mao has gone back to the palace.

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Let's go home, too.

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Why is it broken?

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This is the Phoenix Heart Token.

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You already know it by heart, don't you?

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What use does it have now?

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Besides,

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it was originally my mother's
Phoenix Imperial Seal.

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How about we melt it and cast it

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into a hairpin for you?

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[Prince Jing'an's Mansion]

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Yuanji, you're so full of surprises.

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You got the first place
in the exam in just one try.

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I thought the most nervous moment
of my life would be the day

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I married into Prince Jing'an's Mansion.

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Little did I expect

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to feel even more nervous
now than that day.

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That said, I've never been so clear

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about my goal as I am today.

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But I'm a bit worried about your identity.

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If Mao ever...

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Yaoyao, you're worried about nothing.

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Prince Qi

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was even more eager than I was
about the exam results.

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Since he didn't expose my identity,

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I'm sure he won't either in the future.

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Only when he has some kind of hold on me

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will he feel more at ease using me.

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[Zhuque Gate]

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♪ The past is dust,
we're passing through ♪

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♪ No regrets for what we've lost and won ♪

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♪ The shape of time begins to fade ♪

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I deem it as a blessing for me
to marry into the Xiao family,

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to become part of the household,

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♪ Half by choice, half washed away ♪

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and to support each other here.

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You'll be embraced by the vast world.

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I wish you

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all the best,

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♪ If fate is fragile,
what is right or wrong? ♪

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and may all your dreams come true.

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♪ We only live for what we can't let go ♪

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♪ Love and hate fade
like the shifting sand ♪

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♪ What's right or wrong is better
left unsaid ♪

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♪ Every soul is bound by cause and fate ♪

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♪ The past is gone, so let it slip away ♪

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♪ The heart's a cage,
but peace will break the chains ♪

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♪ No need to speak,
just leave it all to fate ♪

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Where are you going, Darling?

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Three years ago,

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you fled to Northern Qin

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and begged me for shelter,

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saying that you offended Xiao Wuyi

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and even your brother, the Regent,
couldn't protect you,

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so you were driven out of Southern Ye

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to fend for yourself.

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What now?

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You want to return to your homeland?

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Do you not fear death anymore?

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Isn't there a saying in Southern Ye?

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That is, "Once a couple, always a bond."

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Can you really bear to leave me behind?

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Don't you forget

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that I've never intercepted
a single letter

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you've sent to Jiankang in secret

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after collecting intelligence
in the Capital.

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What discontent can you possibly have?

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So you've been using me.

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All you've done is for today, right?

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I just presented

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a great opportunity to your brother.

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You should be thanking me.

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For that injustice from over 20 years ago,

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it is time to put an end to it.

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After all, your brother is a descendant
of the Xie family, isn't he?

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Guards!

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Take her away.

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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[Post House, Guazhou]

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By order of the Heir's Consort,

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Your Highness must not
strain your eyes anymore.

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You think you run the place,

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now that someone's backing you up?

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I'm just following orders.

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If Your Highness is angry,

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take it out on Her Highness.

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It's noticeable in this inspection
of the capital's defense

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that the Imperial Guard's
combat power has improved.

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The reform has proven effective,

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and removed the potential risks
of the Northern Expedition.

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Why are you still worried, Your Highness?

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I don't like war,

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but peace can't be restored without it.

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Whether a nation prospers or falls,

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it is always the people who suffer.

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From now on, you are no longer
registered as a slave,

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but the manager of the Miraculous Craft.

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I'm leaving you to handle everything

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I have in Jiankang.

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Ever since Cang'er's passing,

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I've been considering your placement.

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Good thing you didn't fall in love
with Qing Long.

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Otherwise, I would be worried

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if I had to marry you to a man who could

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get on the battlefield anytime.

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There's no way I'd be into him.

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But I can see
he clings to you all the time.

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He's not clinging to me.

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He's clearly trying to spend

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more time with Yan Yue through me.

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Then what about you?

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I also love being around
with Yan Yue, of course.

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In my heart,

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Your Highness

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is the most important.

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I wish to stick with you, My Lady.

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You silly girl.

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I just entrusted you

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with my biggest fallback.

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You're highly talented
in business and accounting.

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Both warfare

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and weapon manufacturing

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cost a great deal of money.

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If I am short of money in the future

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and write to you for help,

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you must not pretend not to see it.

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I swear, My Lady,

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to manage the Miraculous Craft well

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and make more money for you.

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Master, are you sure about
sending all these books

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to the Imperial Academy?

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You've gone to

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great lengths to collect them
all your life.

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Now that I'm letting things go,

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I might as well do it all the way.

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Master, do you really think

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His Highness chose the correct path?

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Jiayu...

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Yaoyao said something right.

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Each generation has its own path to walk.

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Now, Yizhi is sure to ascend the throne.

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Although the path he will take

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may not be correct,

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sticking to old patterns is surely wrong.

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As for us...

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As for us old folks,

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it's time we made way for them.

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Grand Tutor!

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Can you really bear to leave Jiankang?

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Prince Jing'an?

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Are you really going to

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let me and my family off the hook
so easily?

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What do you mean?

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I wrote

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this confession to Empress Wenxi myself.

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Grand Tutor, don't you want to know

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who orchestrated

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that injustice

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from years ago?

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Aren't you...

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Master!

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Someone come here!

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Is anyone there?

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How odd. Why is no one around?

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Mother!

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Ruisheng!

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Father!

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Did Father go out for drinks
and gambling again?

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Prince Qi invites Your Highness

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to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

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[Grand Tutor's Mansion]

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Yaoyao.

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Please don't cry
when you see the Grand Tutor later.

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Though he had selfish motives before,

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he did spend 18 years raising you.

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Death wipes away all wrongs.

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So don't hate him anymore.

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♪ A dying memory glimmers low ♪

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♪ You appear, but I can't hold you so ♪

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00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:55,930
♪ Time itself comes to a sudden halt ♪

276
00:17:56,290 --> 00:17:58,990
♪ So desolate ♪

277
00:17:56,790 --> 00:17:58,160
I made this black jade thumb ring

278
00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,420
on my own specifically

279
00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:00,790
as a birthday gift to you, Father.

280
00:17:59,570 --> 00:18:03,230
♪ I traded obsession for this loss ♪

281
00:18:02,030 --> 00:18:02,790
What do you think?

282
00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:03,350
Is it pretty?

283
00:18:03,260 --> 00:18:06,800
♪ If I could lay my heart bare and cross ♪

284
00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:05,200
Yes.

285
00:18:06,070 --> 00:18:06,790
So pretty.

286
00:18:06,990 --> 00:18:12,320
♪ Would you once more have pity on me ♪

287
00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,830
I'll keep it on all the time,

288
00:18:11,350 --> 00:18:14,200
and think of my dearest Yaoyao
all the time.

289
00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,400
♪ If the heavens should change
and fate tear me apart ♪

290
00:18:14,750 --> 00:18:15,310
Great.

291
00:18:16,430 --> 00:18:20,420
♪ Yet still cannot undo one beat
of my heart's art ♪

292
00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:24,270
♪ I've traveled so far—
the day I find you again ♪

293
00:18:24,290 --> 00:18:28,000
♪ I fear you might have forgotten me ♪

294
00:18:28,250 --> 00:18:31,070
♪ I fear no doom of endless karmic pain ♪

295
00:18:31,090 --> 00:18:33,580
♪ Only that you drift far from my side ♪

296
00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:38,010
♪ Apart from you,
the world is an endless night ♪

297
00:18:37,590 --> 00:18:38,440
Father...

298
00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,630
♪ Even if my beating heart
wears thin and fades ♪

299
00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,650
♪ I'd choose this fate
till death's final line ♪

300
00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,500
♪ I only hope the mortal lands ♪

301
00:18:46,530 --> 00:18:49,200
♪ Can grant our wishes ♪

302
00:18:49,450 --> 00:18:53,690
♪ Through endless night,
let heaven and earth fall apart ♪

303
00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:52,310
Father!

304
00:18:54,020 --> 00:18:58,190
♪ I'd bid farewell to every worldly part ♪

305
00:18:56,750 --> 00:18:59,270
The chapter of Jade Algae
in the Book of Rites says:

306
00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:03,340
♪ Just to gaze upon you one last time ♪

307
00:18:59,590 --> 00:19:02,590
"Keep the voice calm, the head upright,
and the bearing dignified."

308
00:19:02,590 --> 00:19:03,790
Do you remember what it means?

309
00:19:03,790 --> 00:19:04,880
A person of virtue should

310
00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,310
behave and speak with composure,

311
00:19:06,310 --> 00:19:08,550
holding his or her head high
when walking and sitting.

312
00:19:08,550 --> 00:19:09,110
Father,

313
00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:11,560
sorry for losing my manners just now.

314
00:19:12,820 --> 00:19:14,530
If you were not my daughter,

315
00:19:15,360 --> 00:19:16,510
you could have

316
00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,550
led a freer life.

317
00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:22,140
Father...

318
00:19:31,510 --> 00:19:32,640
How did this happen?

319
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:35,860
What exactly was going on?

320
00:19:36,350 --> 00:19:37,240
Wasn't he preparing to retire

321
00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,770
and return to his hometown?

322
00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,750
Who on earth did this?

323
00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:44,660
It was Xiao Ju.

324
00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,000
What?

325
00:19:51,830 --> 00:19:52,640
That's impossible.

326
00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,840
The Commandant of Justice
and the common people witnessed it.

327
00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:55,600
Xiao Ju

328
00:19:55,940 --> 00:19:57,210
was caught on the spot.

329
00:19:59,310 --> 00:20:00,170
Your Highness!

330
00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:05,400
Say what happened.

331
00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:06,530
Yes, Your Highness.

332
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:07,510
Heir's Consort,

333
00:20:07,510 --> 00:20:09,830
today, I heard someone causing trouble
in the Grand Tutor's Mansion,

334
00:20:09,830 --> 00:20:10,680
so I came.

335
00:20:11,030 --> 00:20:14,410
Then I ran right into Prince Jing'an
committing a murder here.

336
00:20:14,410 --> 00:20:15,070
Who are you?

337
00:20:16,750 --> 00:20:17,680
Prince Jing'an?

338
00:20:21,590 --> 00:20:23,210
He slashed at everyone he saw as he moved.

339
00:20:23,210 --> 00:20:25,310
All the people on this very street
can testify

340
00:20:25,310 --> 00:20:28,440
that the assailant was exactly
Prince Jing'an, Xiao Ju.

341
00:20:29,590 --> 00:20:31,240
Suddenly, a cart dashed in

342
00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:33,170
and knocked
the fleeing Prince Jing'an down.

343
00:20:33,170 --> 00:20:34,630
Only then was he captured.

344
00:20:36,060 --> 00:20:37,860
All of this seems unreasonable.

345
00:20:38,510 --> 00:20:39,590
If Prince Jing'an wanted revenge

346
00:20:39,590 --> 00:20:40,790
for knowing my father

347
00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,000
had conspired with Liu Zhaolin,

348
00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:44,880
he wouldn't have chosen to do it
in broad daylight,

349
00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,920
gone out to the street
instead of small alleys

350
00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,550
upon being discovered,
or slashed at others.

351
00:20:48,550 --> 00:20:50,070
Wasn't it practically finding witnesses
for himself?

352
00:20:50,070 --> 00:20:51,200
I was also confused,

353
00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,790
till I found this
in the Grand Tutor's arms.

354
00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:05,960
This is...

355
00:21:06,750 --> 00:21:09,230
a confession letter Prince Jing'an wrote
to Empress Wenxi years ago.

356
00:21:09,230 --> 00:21:10,250
This confession letter

357
00:21:10,250 --> 00:21:12,110
is dated the 12th year
of the Zhaoning reign,

358
00:21:12,110 --> 00:21:14,370
exactly on the eve of the Capital's fall.

359
00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,000
Back then, Prince Jing'an was well aware

360
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,880
that the An and Lu families
were falsely accused,

361
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,440
yet he still brought these 200-odd people
onto the execution ground.

362
00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,160
So, when Prince Jing'an learned

363
00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,960
that this letter
was in the Grand Tutor's hands,

364
00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,240
he killed the latter to silence him.

365
00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,700
This makes perfect sense.

366
00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:27,740
It's not right.

367
00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,480
My father figured out long ago
that the An and Lu families were wronged.

368
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:31,720
If he had known about this letter,

369
00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,680
he wouldn't have kept silent for so long.

370
00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:34,940
When the Capital fell,

371
00:21:35,270 --> 00:21:37,270
if this letter wasn't ruined at war,

372
00:21:37,350 --> 00:21:39,550
then it must've gone to Northern Qin...

373
00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:40,480
Right.

374
00:21:41,030 --> 00:21:42,090
It's Northern Qin.

375
00:21:42,190 --> 00:21:42,920
Commandant,

376
00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,260
did you see Prince Jing'an speak
at that time?

377
00:21:45,260 --> 00:21:46,060
No, he didn't.

378
00:21:48,090 --> 00:21:49,090
That explains it.

379
00:21:49,370 --> 00:21:51,630
One's accent gives away one's identity.

380
00:21:53,110 --> 00:21:54,920
Mao, do you remember Cui Jun?

381
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,240
He used the secret disguise technique
of Northern Qin.

382
00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,500
This is all a conspiracy by Northern Qin.

383
00:22:11,310 --> 00:22:12,310
Your Highness...

384
00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,720
Who had the audacity to tie me up?

385
00:22:17,210 --> 00:22:18,030
Untie me now!

386
00:22:18,030 --> 00:22:18,960
Prince Jing'an,

387
00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,400
what do you have to say?

388
00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:21,960
I...

389
00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:24,050
was on my way home after gambling

390
00:22:24,830 --> 00:22:25,720
when someone attacked me.

391
00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,550
Then I woke up and found myself here

392
00:22:27,550 --> 00:22:29,080
without knowing anything.

393
00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:32,750
Your Highness,

394
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:34,070
Anfeng Restaurant,

395
00:22:34,070 --> 00:22:34,880
Laowang Temple,

396
00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,350
Su's Rouge Shop, and four other

397
00:22:36,350 --> 00:22:37,590
spy outposts of Northern Qin

398
00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:39,110
have all been investigated.

399
00:22:39,110 --> 00:22:40,790
The Northern Qin spies
are working as normal,

400
00:22:40,790 --> 00:22:41,830
showing no suspicious activity.

401
00:22:41,830 --> 00:22:43,560
Neither has anyone withdrawn.

402
00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,250
If this was really the work
of Northern Qin spies,

403
00:22:46,250 --> 00:22:48,890
logically speaking,
whether it was a success or a failure,

404
00:22:48,890 --> 00:22:50,270
they would've withdrawn instantly.

405
00:22:50,270 --> 00:22:51,530
But they didn't leave.

406
00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,240
They must have no knowledge of this,
since they wouldn't

407
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,700
just wait to be rounded up
all at once, right?

408
00:22:58,440 --> 00:22:59,370
Prince Jing'an,

409
00:22:59,550 --> 00:23:00,960
you said someone attacked you.

410
00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,090
Was there a witness?

411
00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:03,680
Probably...

412
00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,070
no.

413
00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,400
When I go gambling,

414
00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,480
I always do it behind my wife's back.

415
00:23:11,070 --> 00:23:12,350
But Jiayu knows it.

416
00:23:17,310 --> 00:23:19,910
Is the content
of this confession letter true?

417
00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:23,510
Back then, in order to...

418
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,860
suppress the noble families,

419
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:26,920
I...

420
00:23:28,750 --> 00:23:30,610
didn't reveal the truth, indeed.

421
00:23:34,750 --> 00:23:37,400
Given that justice has been restored
for the An and Lu families...

422
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:37,920
Guards!

423
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:39,140
-Yes!
-Yes!

424
00:23:39,550 --> 00:23:42,070
Detain everyone
in Prince Jing'an's Mansion,

425
00:23:42,070 --> 00:23:44,960
and have Xiao Yao arrested and brought
back from Yingzhou immediately.

426
00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,040
Strip him of his post there as well.

427
00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:46,560
Yes.

428
00:23:46,790 --> 00:23:47,690
Your Highness...

429
00:23:47,690 --> 00:23:48,650
The detention will be in secret.

430
00:23:48,650 --> 00:23:49,980
Your Highness, this...

431
00:23:50,060 --> 00:23:50,540
This...

432
00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:53,110
Xiao Wuyi hasn't returned
from the inspection tour yet.

433
00:23:53,110 --> 00:23:55,160
All that has happened here
must be kept secret

434
00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,620
from him, in case he flees.

435
00:24:01,830 --> 00:24:04,230
Escort the Heir's Consort into the palace.

436
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:05,200
Take her away!

437
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,660
Shouldn't you say something?

438
00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:31,680
What should I say?

439
00:24:32,310 --> 00:24:33,640
Mock me, scold me, throw

440
00:24:33,750 --> 00:24:35,150
a tantrum or threaten me.

441
00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,240
Anything is fine.

442
00:24:36,590 --> 00:24:38,000
Just do what you used to.

443
00:24:40,510 --> 00:24:42,370
Time passes like a flowing river.

444
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,380
How can you expect things
to remain the same?

445
00:24:46,750 --> 00:24:48,720
Did I turn you into this?

446
00:24:49,310 --> 00:24:51,830
You knew my father's death
was suspicious in many ways,

447
00:24:51,830 --> 00:24:54,070
and that Prince Jing'an was framed
by Northern Qin.

448
00:24:54,070 --> 00:24:55,720
But you still seized on it
to stir up more trouble.

449
00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,050
How I wish you were angry

450
00:24:58,110 --> 00:24:59,590
partly because of me.

451
00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,140
I thought after the spring examination,

452
00:25:05,310 --> 00:25:07,170
you and Xiao Wuyi had reconciled.

453
00:25:07,310 --> 00:25:09,550
But I'm also afraid you'd only remember
the bad things about me.

454
00:25:09,550 --> 00:25:12,150
You believe
Xiao Wuyi has never coveted power,

455
00:25:12,460 --> 00:25:14,440
and you've obtained
the Phoenix Heart Token.

456
00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,900
He can't prove he is Crown Prince Wenxi
by any means.

457
00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:17,560
Besides...

458
00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,860
he can't live for much longer anyway.

459
00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,970
Don't you resent him for dragging you down

460
00:25:30,510 --> 00:25:31,910
as his days are numbered?

461
00:25:33,030 --> 00:25:34,350
No one can drag me down.

462
00:25:37,110 --> 00:25:39,110
I willingly chose to stick with him.

463
00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:41,540
Then if he leaves you forever,

464
00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,170
what will you do?

465
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,820
As long as he has never let me down,

466
00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,620
even if he is gone forever,

467
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,100
I'll still feel like he's around.

468
00:25:52,510 --> 00:25:54,000
I'll carry on his legacy

469
00:25:55,270 --> 00:25:56,480
and live my life well.

470
00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,520
Does it mean you left me back then

471
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,890
because I somehow let you down?

472
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,800
I just couldn't understand you,

473
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:10,960
like now—

474
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,110
I still can't tell

475
00:26:16,270 --> 00:26:17,510
when you are acting

476
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,930
and when you are being genuine.

477
00:26:27,830 --> 00:26:28,550
Maybe

478
00:26:29,660 --> 00:26:31,790
you really are suited to be an emperor.

479
00:26:32,110 --> 00:26:33,240
Unpredictable.

480
00:26:33,830 --> 00:26:35,490
Calculated like a sovereign.

481
00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:37,680
How very fearful.

482
00:26:44,130 --> 00:26:44,830
Officers,

483
00:26:44,830 --> 00:26:45,720
I'm terribly sorry.

484
00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:46,780
I'll go right away.

485
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:50,930
Are you alright?

486
00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,400
You keep me in chains yet protect me.

487
00:26:54,510 --> 00:26:55,070
Mao,

488
00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:57,900
you're such a contradiction.

489
00:27:01,350 --> 00:27:03,550
I remember you're allergic to peaches.

490
00:27:03,550 --> 00:27:05,270
Never did I imagine that one day,

491
00:27:05,270 --> 00:27:07,270
I'd have no choice but to attack you.

492
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:26,830
Freeze!

493
00:27:44,270 --> 00:27:45,070
As you said,

494
00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:46,350
Prince Qi knew that Northern Qin

495
00:27:46,350 --> 00:27:47,590
plotted to turn a ruler
against his ministers,

496
00:27:47,590 --> 00:27:49,270
yet he still capitalized on it to seize

497
00:27:49,270 --> 00:27:51,200
Prince Jing'an's military power.

498
00:27:51,250 --> 00:27:53,880
So he just faked
his previous alliance with Wuyi...

499
00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:55,000
Right now, I have no idea

500
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,350
if he's being genuine or pretending.

501
00:27:56,350 --> 00:27:57,000
The priority

502
00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,400
is to have Xiao Wuyi found

503
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,000
and warned not to come back to Jiankang

504
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,030
so he won't fall into this trap.

505
00:28:01,030 --> 00:28:01,830
You're right.

506
00:28:02,030 --> 00:28:03,330
A man is judged by his actions,
not his thoughts,

507
00:28:03,330 --> 00:28:04,590
let alone a sovereign.

508
00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:06,590
I'm afraid only I can

509
00:28:06,590 --> 00:28:08,390
speak up for the Xiao family now.

510
00:28:08,750 --> 00:28:09,790
I'll submit a memorial tomorrow.

511
00:28:09,790 --> 00:28:10,550
Don't, Yuanji.

512
00:28:10,550 --> 00:28:11,790
Or you'll irritate Prince Qi.

513
00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:12,790
An official must be loyal,

514
00:28:12,790 --> 00:28:14,050
but not blindly loyal.

515
00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,750
If there are so many doubts
about this case,

516
00:28:15,750 --> 00:28:17,680
then it is my duty
to submit a memorial on it.

517
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,210
You stay here for the night.

518
00:28:19,490 --> 00:28:20,180
Keep up!

519
00:28:26,090 --> 00:28:28,890
Da is leading some Imperial Guards
to look for you.

520
00:28:32,070 --> 00:28:33,270
They are almost here!

521
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:35,900
Yuanji, lend me the seal
of the Household Department.

522
00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:36,560
No problem.

523
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:47,890
She ran away,

524
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,100
after robbing me
of the Household Department seal.

525
00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:08,000
Leave town tonight,

526
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,270
and rush to the post house.

527
00:29:09,270 --> 00:29:10,790
Make sure you tell the Heir
about the incident in Jiankang

528
00:29:10,790 --> 00:29:12,270
before Prince Qi's people arrive.

529
00:29:12,270 --> 00:29:12,830
Got it.

530
00:29:13,750 --> 00:29:15,240
However, now, there must be ambushes

531
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,700
all around the city walls.

532
00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:18,250
This time, leaving town

533
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:19,830
will get you in grave danger.

534
00:29:19,830 --> 00:29:20,830
I alone might not be able

535
00:29:20,830 --> 00:29:21,880
to fight off many soldiers,

536
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:23,240
but I can definitely outrun them.

537
00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,400
There won't be anyone left
for you to use here

538
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,720
once I am out of the city.

539
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:27,920
As for your safety...

540
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:30,170
Don't worry.

541
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:31,450
Who's there?

542
00:29:31,590 --> 00:29:33,450
I'll protect the Heir's Consort.

543
00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,570
You're also a royal Shadow Envoy?

544
00:29:38,570 --> 00:29:39,440
Not just me.

545
00:29:40,070 --> 00:29:40,790
In Jiankang,

546
00:29:40,790 --> 00:29:42,450
there are many others like me,

547
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:43,240
who were ordered

548
00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:44,870
years ago to protect Crown Prince Wenxi.

549
00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:47,400
But Crown Prince Wenxi
has never called on us.

550
00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:49,920
He only hopes that we live our lives well.

551
00:29:59,200 --> 00:29:59,920
Ye Xing?

552
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:03,500
Your Highness!

553
00:30:03,530 --> 00:30:04,760
Prince Jing'an killed Xie Huaigui
and was caught

554
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,070
by the Commandant of Justice
on the spot!

555
00:30:06,070 --> 00:30:06,880
While being pursued,

556
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,640
Prince Jing'an even severely
injured the Commandant.

557
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:09,550
Prince Qi has ordered

558
00:30:09,550 --> 00:30:11,370
everyone in the mansion to be detained!

559
00:30:11,370 --> 00:30:13,100
What about the Heir's Consort?

560
00:30:17,270 --> 00:30:18,030
He Yuan,

561
00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:20,840
you are not an imperial censor.

562
00:30:20,990 --> 00:30:22,920
It is not your duty to remonstrate.

563
00:30:23,950 --> 00:30:27,030
Has Your Highness forgotten
about the Northern Expedition?

564
00:30:27,030 --> 00:30:27,880
How insolent!

565
00:30:29,070 --> 00:30:30,880
Do not forget whose salary you take.

566
00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:31,960
I am completely loyal, and I admonish

567
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,310
for the good of the country.

568
00:30:33,310 --> 00:30:35,110
The Xiao family has been
in charge of Beifu for years,

569
00:30:35,110 --> 00:30:37,310
with a distinguished military record
and a credit to the nation.

570
00:30:37,310 --> 00:30:39,550
I hope Your Highness will investigate
the Grand Tutor's death thoroughly,

571
00:30:39,550 --> 00:30:41,200
and not be instigated by Northern Qin

572
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,480
to sow discord
between Your Highness and the Beifu Army,

573
00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,010
thus jeopardizing the Northern Expedition.

574
00:30:46,270 --> 00:30:48,270
Such clever yet fallacious remarks

575
00:30:48,350 --> 00:30:49,880
have added to your offense.

576
00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,170
Strike him 30 times with a cane

577
00:30:51,170 --> 00:30:52,500
right here in the court.

578
00:30:52,550 --> 00:30:53,160
Yes.

579
00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:54,000
Attendants!

580
00:31:15,490 --> 00:31:17,350
Years ago, when the Capital fell,

581
00:31:17,430 --> 00:31:19,290
countless Ye people were reduced

582
00:31:19,830 --> 00:31:21,290
to slaves of Northern Qin,

583
00:31:21,620 --> 00:31:23,950
living a life
worse than that of an animal.

584
00:31:24,510 --> 00:31:26,640
War has never ceased for 20-odd years.

585
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,350
Now, I have arrested Prince Jing'an

586
00:31:28,350 --> 00:31:30,550
not because of the Grand Tutor's death,

587
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,750
but the purpose of sacrificing
a sinful minister's head

588
00:31:34,750 --> 00:31:36,880
to the upcoming Northern Expedition.

589
00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:40,790
I no longer care if you lot

590
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,640
suspect my identity,

591
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,530
because what I need to do

592
00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:48,670
is let my determination be seen
by all in the world.

593
00:32:01,510 --> 00:32:04,570
Your Highness, a secret report
from the Brocade Guard.

594
00:32:21,210 --> 00:32:21,940
Announce it.

595
00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,180
Read it out aloud before the top scholar
of the spring exam.

596
00:32:26,610 --> 00:32:27,200
Yes.

597
00:32:28,590 --> 00:32:30,790
Beacon fires were lit
and an urgent message came from afar:

598
00:32:30,790 --> 00:32:32,400
A Black Cavalry squad of the Beifu Army

599
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:33,660
is traveling day and night,

600
00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:34,880
heading straight for Jiankang.

601
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:36,140
They are moving so fast

602
00:32:36,310 --> 00:32:38,310
that they are now less than 20 li
from Xuan River.

603
00:32:38,310 --> 00:32:39,510
The squad is about to cross the river,

604
00:32:39,510 --> 00:32:40,750
so prepare defenses now.

605
00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:42,210
Let there be no oversight.

606
00:32:44,060 --> 00:32:45,060
Did you hear that?

607
00:32:45,510 --> 00:32:47,510
Xiao Wuyi has deployed a troop back.

608
00:32:47,750 --> 00:32:49,110
Since the Beifu Reform began,

609
00:32:49,110 --> 00:32:50,790
unless ordered by the imperial government,

610
00:32:50,790 --> 00:32:53,070
local garrison troops
cannot leave their stations.

611
00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:54,790
This is a military rule
set by Xiao Wuyi himself,

612
00:32:54,790 --> 00:32:55,920
yet he broke it.

613
00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,540
Do you still want to plead for him?

614
00:33:02,830 --> 00:33:04,110
Take this secret report

615
00:33:04,110 --> 00:33:06,040
and have a good look at it yourself!

616
00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:25,750
-I want to get out of here!
-There, there.

617
00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:28,310
-Don't cry.
-I want to get out!

618
00:33:28,660 --> 00:33:30,700
I want to get out of this place!

619
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,570
Mom, I want to get out of here!

620
00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:55,720
Don't be afraid. Eat it.

621
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:01,440
Any findings?

622
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,200
Ye Xing just sent over a message.

623
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:07,000
The Black Cavalry troop can't be reached
after crossing Xuan River.

624
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,400
The Heir's journey back to the Capital
must be dangerous.

625
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,060
If success can't be guaranteed,

626
00:34:14,060 --> 00:34:14,920
maybe we should

627
00:34:14,980 --> 00:34:15,800
head back to the Northern Border.

628
00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:17,400
Back to the Northern Border?

629
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,570
Then what about Prince Jing'an

630
00:34:19,570 --> 00:34:20,770
and Young Master Yao?

631
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,030
If you're afraid to die,

632
00:34:22,030 --> 00:34:22,710
I'll risk my life.

633
00:34:22,710 --> 00:34:23,230
You...

634
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:26,860
Your Highness.

635
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,139
They are coming for us.

636
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,670
Mom, I'm scared.

637
00:34:43,190 --> 00:34:44,000
Don't be.

638
00:34:44,150 --> 00:34:45,010
Where are they?

639
00:34:50,550 --> 00:34:51,320
Still haven't

640
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:52,840
found Xie Jiayu?

641
00:34:53,230 --> 00:34:54,880
General Da has led the Imperial Guard

642
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:56,610
to search the entire Jiankang,

643
00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,020
but found no trace of the Heir's Consort.

644
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,670
As the Beifu Reform
has progressed for two years,

645
00:35:01,670 --> 00:35:03,550
the Imperial Guard has taken
a brand new look,

646
00:35:03,550 --> 00:35:06,010
with the ability to seal the city
like a drum.

647
00:35:06,090 --> 00:35:07,150
But Xie Jiayu still

648
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,280
managed to disappear under our noses.

649
00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,070
This means Xie Jiayu, Xiao Wuyi,

650
00:35:13,070 --> 00:35:14,200
and even some others

651
00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:15,710
know a secret escape route

652
00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:17,510
in Jiankang that I am unaware of!

653
00:35:17,670 --> 00:35:18,960
It proves that I still don't

654
00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,090
have complete control over Jiankang!

655
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,080
It already happens in a city.

656
00:35:24,710 --> 00:35:26,910
What if it spreads to the whole country?

657
00:35:31,030 --> 00:35:33,430
Xiao Wuyi is back
in Jiankang now, isn't he?

658
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:35,030
Yes.

659
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,180
Have Jing Lan keep a close watch
on Xiyue Restaurant

660
00:35:38,190 --> 00:35:39,650
and the Miraculous Craft.

661
00:35:39,710 --> 00:35:40,360
Yes.

662
00:35:41,710 --> 00:35:42,360
Careful.

663
00:35:44,820 --> 00:35:46,370
[Xiyue Restaurant]

664
00:35:46,470 --> 00:35:47,870
Xi-Xiyue Restaurant...

665
00:35:58,110 --> 00:35:59,190
Why is a part missing?

666
00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:00,320
This is a Ghost Lamp.

667
00:36:00,550 --> 00:36:01,840
It has a special meaning.

668
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,040
What kind of meaning?

669
00:36:03,230 --> 00:36:04,800
Does it send warning signals or what?

670
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:05,480
Yes.

671
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,100
It does send warning signals.

672
00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:24,840
Keep drinking!

673
00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:28,000
Tonight, none of us can go home
until we're drunk!

674
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:28,920
Let's drink!

675
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:31,920
Come on, let's go.

676
00:36:33,630 --> 00:36:34,090
This...

677
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,630
Xiao Wuyi is cunning and sly.

678
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,000
Even if he's back,

679
00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:44,330
he won't walk right into the trap
by coming here.

680
00:36:46,660 --> 00:36:49,840
[Court of Judicial Review]

681
00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:53,550
So we're
in the Court of Judicial Review now.

682
00:36:53,550 --> 00:36:55,110
This is hardly an accomplishment.

683
00:36:55,110 --> 00:36:56,710
Are Prince Jing'an, Princess Jing'an,

684
00:36:56,710 --> 00:36:58,110
and Xiao Yao all in there?

685
00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:14,840
Yaoyao,

686
00:37:15,710 --> 00:37:16,840
it's time to go home.

687
00:37:18,550 --> 00:37:20,010
You figured I'd come here.

688
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:21,550
I also figured you'd use Xiao Wuyi

689
00:37:21,550 --> 00:37:22,810
to create a diversion.

690
00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,630
What, aren't you afraid I'd catch him?

691
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:27,730
You wouldn't be able to.

692
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:28,510
Right.

693
00:37:29,630 --> 00:37:30,890
I did fail to catch him.

694
00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:32,510
He ended up running away.

695
00:37:32,670 --> 00:37:33,470
Nonetheless,

696
00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:37,880
I guessed you'd take this chance
to come rescue his family out of prison.

697
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:03,360
Run!

698
00:38:03,510 --> 00:38:04,640
Let's go, Madam Liu.

699
00:38:05,670 --> 00:38:07,040
Xiao Wuyi, why did you come here?

700
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:08,640
I had to, or you can't escape.

701
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:09,880
Xiao Wuyi,

702
00:38:10,070 --> 00:38:11,330
release His Highness!

703
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:12,710
Xiao Wuyi,

704
00:38:13,670 --> 00:38:15,190
is this what you call

705
00:38:15,830 --> 00:38:17,870
"being devoted to the country"?

706
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,040
Li Mao, you clearly went way out of line.

707
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:24,000
You were perfectly aware

708
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,360
that my father was murdered
by Northern Qin,

709
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:26,550
yet you still seized on it

710
00:38:26,550 --> 00:38:28,060
to take the power over the Beifu Army

711
00:38:28,060 --> 00:38:29,630
and persecute Prince Jing'an's family.

712
00:38:29,630 --> 00:38:31,040
How can you be so unreasonable?

713
00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:32,280
Since when has Jiankang ever been a place

714
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:33,720
where being reasonable works?

715
00:38:33,720 --> 00:38:35,840
The secret passage you just went through

716
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,190
and the martial masters
hidden in the crowd—

717
00:38:38,190 --> 00:38:38,960
are you keeping them

718
00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:41,090
so you can reason with me in the future?

719
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:44,510
Xiao Wuyi,

720
00:38:45,630 --> 00:38:47,490
tomorrow is the day of execution.

721
00:38:47,940 --> 00:38:49,540
Even if you can escape death,

722
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:50,590
those three

723
00:38:51,190 --> 00:38:53,050
family members of yours will not.

724
00:38:54,150 --> 00:38:54,670
Li Mao,

725
00:38:56,710 --> 00:38:58,710
I've been tolerant enough with you.

726
00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:00,420
When we meet again,

727
00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:03,620
I will show you no mercy.

728
00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:10,250
Your Highness!

729
00:39:12,940 --> 00:39:14,200
No need to go after him.

730
00:39:15,590 --> 00:39:18,510
With Prince Jing'an and his other family
in my hands,

731
00:39:18,510 --> 00:39:20,190
he'll surely hurl himself into the net.