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Your Highness.

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Have you persuaded

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Prince Lie?

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Of course.

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A bold young man like Changying
is bound to lose his heart

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when he meets a woman as extraordinary

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as the Commandery Princess.

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I couldn't bear to see
someone born to be a great general

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trapped in the treacherous

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and calculated world
of the imperial capital.

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What about you?

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Me?

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Someone as frail and sickly as I am

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is better suited
for matters of the heart.

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Huayong.

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Changying?

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What are you doing here?

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I went to the East Palace earlier.

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The attendants said
you were in the Imperial Garden.

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So I came

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to thank you in person.

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We're brothers.

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There's no need for formalities.

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Your words

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were a true awakening for me.

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I've decided to ask for Commandery
Princess Zhaoning's hand in marriage.

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Between the Anlan Army
and the Northwest Army,

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I can only choose one.

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I'm willing to give up
command of the Anlan Army

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and serve under the Duke of Wei

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as one of the Northwest Army.

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This is my pledge
to the commandery princess.

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It will also fulfill my wish
to defend our homeland

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and fight on the battlefield.

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I...

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Is that

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what I meant?

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Rest assured, Huayong.

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I'll never tell Changqing
about your advice.

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At the hunting grounds that day,

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you also confessed your feelings
to the Commandery Princess.

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Yet you still put my happiness first.

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I truly admire

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your generosity and character.

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If one day

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I truly marry the Commandery Princess,

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the first person

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I'll thank will be you.

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I'll take my leave.

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Your Highness.

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So this is how you persuaded Prince Lie?

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=Blossoms of Power=

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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)

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=Episode 8=

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How lovely.

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Come take a look.

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Mother, come have something delicious.

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It's the Double Ninth Festival.

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So many people have come to
Yunling Mountain to pray for blessings.

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Your Highness.

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I prepared five color cakes

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and chrysanthemum liquor
early this morning.

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Shall we find a place
to rest for a while?

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All right.

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Your Highness.

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The pavilion is full of young ladies.

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Please rest here for a while.

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I'll go buy you a kite.

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Young Lady,

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would you like a cornel bracelet?

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There's only one left.

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Thank you, Young Lady.

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- Let's rest up ahead.
- All right.

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Let's go.

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Such a sight is rarely seen.

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Indeed.

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- A snake!
- There is a snake!

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What's happening
on the mountaintop ahead?

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Why is it so noisy?

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Quick. Let's go take a look.

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All right.

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Your Highness.

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Be careful not to get hurt.

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- Please forgive us, Your Highness.
- Please forgive us, Your Highness.

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- We failed to protect you.
- We failed to protect you.

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Get up.

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This isn't your fault.

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Your Highness!

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I have failed you.

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I should never have left your side.

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You too, get up.

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There's no need to blame yourself.

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They were after me all along.

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Who would use such a vicious method?

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We've already caught the culprit.

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Move.

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Let's go.

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Today, Tian Yuan and I came here
to pray for blessings.

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When it happened,

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we were halfway up the mountain.

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He must be the culprit.

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Why are you arresting me?

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You can't just seize people at random!

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Is there no justice left?

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The powerful are killing people!

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They treat human lives like nothing!

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Everyone rushed toward the pavilion

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to see what had happened.

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Then why were you

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the only one heading the other way?

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I had an urgent matter at home.

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Was I not allowed
to hurry down the mountain?

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You handled snakes
to keep from being bitten,

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so you covered your hands with realgar.

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Why would an ordinary hiker

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coat both hands with realgar?

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I've been bitten by snakes before.

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I use realgar to keep them away.

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What law have I broken?

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Little girl, come here.

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Tell me,

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who told you

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to sell me this cornel bracelet?

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It was him.

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You little brat!

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How can you make up such lies?

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You're talking nonsense!

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You sprinkled snake lure powder on it

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to attract venomous snakes.

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The cornel

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masked the scent
of the snake lure powder.

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The evidence and witnesses are all here.

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What else do you
have to say for yourself?

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I...

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Still not telling the truth?

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It was the second young lady
of Vice Minister Hu's family.

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I had no choice but to obey.

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(It's Hu Yingrao.)

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Tian Yuan.

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Hand this man over to Cui Jinbai.

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He'll take care of the rest.

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Yes.

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Let's go.

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It's rare to come up here.

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Don't let that wretched girl

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from the Hu family spoil your mood.

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Allow me to treat you to some tea.

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What do you say?

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Had Your Highness
not captured the culprit,

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he would've escaped by now.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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There's no need for thanks.

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Your business

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is my business.

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How do you intend

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to deal with Hu Yingrao?

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Seat her

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where I was sitting in the pavilion.

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Release the venomous snakes.

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Whether she's bitten

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or falls off the cliff

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will depend on her own fate.

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You are as decisive as ever.

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Truly bold and heroic.

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Do you think Hu Yingrao targeted you

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simply because of your beauty?

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Hu Yingrao is a distant relative
of Noble Consort Rong.

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She has come and gone
from the palace since childhood.

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Noble Consort Rong dotes on her greatly.

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She has always hoped to unite
the families through marriage.

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She is the one Noble Consort Rong

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truly wanted to become

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Prince Lie's consort.

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Please enjoy your tea.

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(Duke of Wei's Manor)

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There's some skin balm in here.

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It's highly effective

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for cuts and bruises.

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My apologies, Prince Lie.

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The Commandery Princess
gave strict orders

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that nothing may be accepted.

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And...

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she won't see you either.

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She means

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to draw a clear line between us?

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The Commandery Princess
has never had feelings for you.

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(Duke of Wei's Manor)

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Your Highness.

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Prince Lie is still standing
outside the gate.

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At this rate,
he'll stand there all night.

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The rain is coming down so hard.

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Won't he get sick?

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Go tell him

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he's free to stand
in the rain wherever he likes.

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Just not in front
of Duke of Wei's Manor.

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Your Highness.

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Prince Lie is deeply devoted to you.

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Don't you think

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you're being too harsh?

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One moment you show concern,

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the next you soften your heart.

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How long can this back and forth go on?

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Indecision only brings more trouble.

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Yes.

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Your Highness.

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Will you still meet
the Crown Prince tomorrow?

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Yes.

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The Crown Prince is rather strange.

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Your Highness, your injuries
delayed you for several days.

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The Double Ninth Festival
has already ended.

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Why does he still
want you to go up the tower?

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I gave him my word
that I'd accompany him up the tower.

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I intend to keep it.

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(Favorable Weather
and Abundant Harvests)

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Your Highness.

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The Double Ninth Festival is over.

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The lantern market
has already been cleared.

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You invited me up here
to admire the lanterns.

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Which lanterns did you wish to show me?

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Do you like it,

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even just a little?

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Fireworks are beautiful,

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but they fade in an instant,

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leaving only lingering regret.

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♪The timeless wind and moon♪

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♪Quietly reflect in your sparkling eyes♪

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Commandery Princess.

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Every lantern across the city tonight

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was specially made
at Crown Prince's command

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and delivered to every household.

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The palace invited eminent monks
to offer prayers and blessings.

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Any household that keeps
its lanterns lit until dawn

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will receive the monks' blessings.

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That's why

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the people have all joined in eagerly.

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It's even grander than

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the Double Ninth Lantern Festival.

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♪Not a trace of sorrow can be found♪

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I can feel

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the thought you put into all this.

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I simply took the opportunity

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to bring you

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a little joy.

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Thank you

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for letting me behold
the splendor of the imperial capital.

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The wind is strong up here.

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You shouldn't stay out
and catch a chill.

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We should head back.

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All right.

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I'll walk you back.

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By the way,

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how are your injuries?

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I had that ointment
prepared especially for you.

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Thank you for your kindness.

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With such
a beautiful display of lanterns,

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I'd like to stroll a little longer.

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All right.

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There's something I'd like to tell you.

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What happened with the Hu family

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was my fault for involving you.

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I came to apologize.

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It's already over.

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I'm unharmed.

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Please don't worry, Prince Lie.

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Commandery Princess.

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What is it about me
that isn't good enough?

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Everyone has their own preference.

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Just because you have feelings for me,

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does that mean I have to be grateful?

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That's not what I meant.

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I've told you before.

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Don't set your heart on me.

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I've already given my heart away!

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I can never take it back!

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That's just how life is.

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There will always be
things beyond our reach.

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00:17:15,633 --> 00:17:16,900
I hope you will soon let go.

278
00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:29,833
Changqing.

279
00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:33,933
Changying.

280
00:17:35,567 --> 00:17:36,300
Let's go.

281
00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:40,833
A young lady like her

282
00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,233
can't be won over

283
00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:45,633
by persistence.

284
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,067
But...

285
00:17:49,433 --> 00:17:50,600
The more you cling to her,

286
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,433
the more determined she'll be

287
00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:54,767
to leave you.

288
00:18:08,233 --> 00:18:10,033
Have we come a little too far?

289
00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,867
Then please rest here for a moment.

290
00:18:13,033 --> 00:18:14,300
I'll go bring the carriage over.

291
00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:14,933
All right.

292
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:43,933
Your Highness!

293
00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:45,800
Your Highness!

294
00:19:04,933 --> 00:19:07,033
Noble Consort Rong
may look kind, but she's ruthless.

295
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:08,100
Her methods are vicious.

296
00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:09,433
Anyone who knows the truth

297
00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,300
would never want
to marry into that family

298
00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:12,833
and serve a mother-in-law like her.

299
00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,767
Still, both Changqing and Changying

300
00:19:17,067 --> 00:19:19,067
are unwaveringly devoted,

301
00:19:19,167 --> 00:19:20,100
each deeply in love.

302
00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:22,833
Your Highness.

303
00:19:22,833 --> 00:19:24,267
You must come up with a plan quickly.

304
00:19:24,433 --> 00:19:25,033
Otherwise,

305
00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:26,567
if you don't root out the problem,

306
00:19:26,933 --> 00:19:28,100
it will only return.

307
00:19:31,867 --> 00:19:33,000
How have we walked this far

308
00:19:33,233 --> 00:19:34,233
without seeing Zhaoning?

309
00:20:32,467 --> 00:20:33,100
Speak.

310
00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:34,400
Who sent you?

311
00:20:39,533 --> 00:20:41,967
Your Highness, he bit down
on poison and killed himself.

312
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,233
Xihe.

313
00:20:50,367 --> 00:20:51,967
- Tian Yuan, prepare the horses.
- Yes. 

314
00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,567
The Commandery Princess's
pulse is extremely unstable.

315
00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:05,500
I've used acupuncture

316
00:21:05,567 --> 00:21:07,600
to temporarily stabilize
her heart meridian.

317
00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:09,833
But even if she wakes tomorrow,

318
00:21:10,133 --> 00:21:11,967
if she doesn't receive better treatment,

319
00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:15,867
I'm afraid she'll spend the rest
of her life confined to this sickbed.

320
00:21:28,067 --> 00:21:29,467
Just tell the Commandery Princess

321
00:21:31,033 --> 00:21:32,400
that she needs complete rest.

322
00:21:33,167 --> 00:21:34,767
Don't tell her anything else for now.

323
00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:36,000
Yes.

324
00:21:43,233 --> 00:21:44,033
Your Highness.

325
00:21:44,367 --> 00:21:45,267
I found

326
00:21:45,433 --> 00:21:46,800
traces of liquor in the body.

327
00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,867
The assassin drank Jieqianchou.

328
00:21:53,867 --> 00:21:55,300
Jieqianchou is an imperial liquor.

329
00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:56,967
It's only available in the palace.

330
00:21:57,033 --> 00:21:58,433
A fixed amount is issued every year,

331
00:21:58,767 --> 00:22:00,100
and every bottle is accounted for.

332
00:22:00,767 --> 00:22:01,867
We only need to find out

333
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,233
who gave him the Jieqianchou,

334
00:22:04,567 --> 00:22:05,500
and we'll know

335
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,733
who

336
00:22:07,433 --> 00:22:08,833
tried to harm Zhaoning.

337
00:22:09,833 --> 00:22:11,100
I'll investigate it at once.

338
00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:17,567
Still no word from Hua Fuhai
about the Extreme Frost Cordyceps?

339
00:22:17,933 --> 00:22:18,733
Only that medicine

340
00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,900
can stabilize
Commandery Princess's heart meridian.

341
00:22:20,967 --> 00:22:22,467
I've already sent people to inquire.

342
00:22:22,833 --> 00:22:24,167
It grows on the highest peaks

343
00:22:24,433 --> 00:22:25,600
of the frozen wilderness.

344
00:22:26,333 --> 00:22:28,467
The experts we've sent
have risked their lives,

345
00:22:29,033 --> 00:22:30,600
yet still haven't found it.

346
00:22:57,733 --> 00:22:58,467
Physician Xie.

347
00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:00,733
Why are her hands so cold?

348
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:22,267
You're awake.

349
00:23:23,833 --> 00:23:25,033
It's you.

350
00:23:29,867 --> 00:23:30,467
Come.

351
00:23:33,867 --> 00:23:35,233
What do you mean, "it's you"?

352
00:23:36,233 --> 00:23:37,267
I thought

353
00:23:38,633 --> 00:23:40,000
the one who saved me

354
00:23:41,267 --> 00:23:42,100
was you.

355
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:53,933
I wish it had been.

356
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:56,667
But the one who saved you

357
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:58,467
was my guard.

358
00:24:05,733 --> 00:24:06,767
Still, hearing you say that

359
00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:08,200
makes me very happy.

360
00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:14,933
Commandery Princess.

361
00:24:16,267 --> 00:24:18,700
I have urgent business
that requires me to leave the capital.

362
00:24:19,067 --> 00:24:20,167
Take good care of yourself.

363
00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:22,167
I'll come see you again in a few days.

364
00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:27,867
Take care.

365
00:24:43,267 --> 00:24:44,600
Do you know

366
00:24:46,433 --> 00:24:48,067
how much I wished you'd ask me

367
00:24:50,300 --> 00:24:51,433
where I was going

368
00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:54,067
and what I was going to do?

369
00:24:55,167 --> 00:24:56,600
I'm sure you have your reasons.

370
00:24:57,567 --> 00:24:58,733
There's no need for me to ask.

371
00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:09,533
Your Highness,

372
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,433
are you truly going in person?

373
00:25:11,867 --> 00:25:14,000
The extreme cold will worsen
the poison inside your body.

374
00:25:14,067 --> 00:25:15,100
The danger will be immense.

375
00:25:28,933 --> 00:25:29,667
Zhaoning.

376
00:25:31,267 --> 00:25:32,833
How I wish that one day

377
00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:36,233
you would be reluctant

378
00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:38,933
to see me leave.

379
00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:48,400
♪Let it all go♪

380
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,033
♪Give my tears to the flowers♪

381
00:26:52,667 --> 00:26:55,333
♪Beneath my feet, eternal doom♪

382
00:26:55,333 --> 00:26:58,400
♪Is more than wind and sand♪

383
00:26:59,633 --> 00:27:05,100
♪That perfectly plotted love
hides in the clamor♪

384
00:27:06,733 --> 00:27:12,100
♪Between us,
it's both treacherous and flawless♪

385
00:27:12,133 --> 00:27:13,167
Before Crown Prince left,

386
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,467
he said that at this time of year,

387
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,700
the foreign kingdoms
would present pomegranates as tribute.

388
00:27:16,733 --> 00:27:17,633
They're juicy and sweet.

389
00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:20,233
Their juice can be used to
make pastries for Commandery Princess.

390
00:27:20,233 --> 00:27:21,367
They're especially delicious.

391
00:27:21,900 --> 00:27:23,533
Please thank the Crown Prince for me.

392
00:27:23,633 --> 00:27:25,500
While Commandery Princess
recovers in bed,

393
00:27:25,567 --> 00:27:27,367
seeing these bright red pomegranates

394
00:27:27,467 --> 00:27:28,500
may lift her spirits.

395
00:27:28,867 --> 00:27:30,300
When will the Crown Prince return?

396
00:27:31,033 --> 00:27:32,733
♪My heart rises and falls♪

397
00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,000
There's no news yet.

398
00:27:34,567 --> 00:27:36,000
♪In this eternity♪

399
00:27:36,033 --> 00:27:37,967
Why did the Crown Prince
leave the capital?

400
00:27:38,967 --> 00:27:39,867
What was it for...

401
00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:41,000
I'm not quite sure either.

402
00:27:41,033 --> 00:27:43,067
If there's nothing else,
I'll take my leave.

403
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:44,967
♪Sober, it's all like a dream♪

404
00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:48,500
♪Stars sink into my hair,
the moon slips through my fingers♪

405
00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:51,933
♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

406
00:27:51,933 --> 00:27:55,433
♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

407
00:28:14,067 --> 00:28:14,800
Your Highness...

408
00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:18,300
♪Spring brings life,
autumn brings death♪

409
00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:25,733
♪A heart weathered
by frost will melt in love♪

410
00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:28,633
♪Across countless miles
of treasured moments♪

411
00:28:28,633 --> 00:28:32,500
♪Every move is a game of truth and lies♪

412
00:28:35,033 --> 00:28:36,000
Commandery Princess...

413
00:28:36,467 --> 00:28:39,433
♪I'll become your armor♪

414
00:28:40,167 --> 00:28:41,200
I'll take my leave.

415
00:28:41,233 --> 00:28:46,367
♪I want destiny,
and also tender words of love♪

416
00:28:46,567 --> 00:28:54,200
♪As night stains my eyes,
I'll gaze once more at the rosy clouds♪

417
00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:58,167
♪I have a dream
of a long wind in my sleeves♪

418
00:28:58,167 --> 00:29:01,767
♪My heart rises and falls,
we embrace in a sea of clouds♪

419
00:29:01,767 --> 00:29:05,300
♪In this eternity, you are a part of it♪

420
00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:08,767
♪My longing can level mountains
and cross countless rivers♪

421
00:29:08,767 --> 00:29:12,267
♪Drunk or sober, it's all like a dream♪

422
00:29:12,267 --> 00:29:15,733
♪Stars sink into my hair,
the moon slips through my fingers♪

423
00:29:15,733 --> 00:29:19,167
♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

424
00:29:19,167 --> 00:29:22,533
♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

425
00:29:57,367 --> 00:29:58,200
Your Highness!

426
00:29:58,767 --> 00:29:59,567
Your Highness!

427
00:29:59,933 --> 00:30:00,733
Your Highness!

428
00:30:09,067 --> 00:30:10,833
Deliver this
to the Commandery Princess...

429
00:30:11,300 --> 00:30:12,433
There must be no mistake...

430
00:30:13,167 --> 00:30:13,733
Yes.

431
00:30:22,167 --> 00:30:23,467
Hurry! Faster!

432
00:30:32,500 --> 00:30:33,267
Your Highness.

433
00:30:33,467 --> 00:30:35,433
This Extreme Frost Cordyceps
is incredibly rare.

434
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:36,667
Just its fragrance alone

435
00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:38,000
is enough to refresh the spirit.

436
00:30:48,633 --> 00:30:50,733
It was sent again by Hua Fuhai?

437
00:30:52,033 --> 00:30:53,733
What is the Tagara Incense

438
00:30:54,500 --> 00:30:55,500
behind him really after?

439
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,367
Your Highness,
this medicine is hard to come by.

440
00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:00,833
Your health must come first.

441
00:31:01,567 --> 00:31:02,233
Here.

442
00:31:09,333 --> 00:31:11,500
How is the investigation
into the assassin going?

443
00:31:12,367 --> 00:31:13,867
Following the Crown Prince's orders,

444
00:31:14,067 --> 00:31:16,000
I found the records on
where the Jieqianchou went.

445
00:31:16,567 --> 00:31:17,933
According to Physician Xie,

446
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:19,567
the assassin didn't drink it that day.

447
00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,100
He drank it the day before,

448
00:31:21,233 --> 00:31:22,467
and at least 250 g.

449
00:31:22,633 --> 00:31:23,400
250 g?

450
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:28,933
Drinking before carrying out
the assassination

451
00:31:28,933 --> 00:31:30,500
to steady his nerves is understandable.

452
00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:33,200
But 250 g...

453
00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,167
Wouldn't he be afraid
it would affect the mission?

454
00:31:35,167 --> 00:31:36,533
Based on the condition of the body,

455
00:31:36,533 --> 00:31:38,933
Physician Xie concluded the assassin
was likely from the south.

456
00:31:38,967 --> 00:31:40,433
I also asked Young Master Bu for help.

457
00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:43,300
But none of the southerners living in
or staying in the imperial capital

458
00:31:43,333 --> 00:31:44,167
are under suspicion.

459
00:31:44,267 --> 00:31:46,033
Drinking heavily
before the assassination,

460
00:31:46,467 --> 00:31:48,200
then taking poison
the moment he was exposed,

461
00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:50,100
shows he was prepared to die.

462
00:31:51,367 --> 00:31:52,933
Perhaps that flask of Jieqianchou

463
00:31:52,933 --> 00:31:53,967
was his reward.

464
00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:55,867
A final taste before dying.

465
00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:57,400
Mo Yu.

466
00:31:58,433 --> 00:31:59,500
Go find Young Master Bu,

467
00:32:00,067 --> 00:32:02,067
and ask him
to bring Vice Minister Cui here.

468
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:03,633
Yes.

469
00:32:10,033 --> 00:32:10,667
Young Master.

470
00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,100
- What's wrong?
- Young Master.

471
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:13,400
- You're ruining my plans.
- You really can't go in.

472
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:14,200
The Lord isn't here.

473
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:14,767
Jinbai.

474
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:16,100
Feeling shy?

475
00:32:20,767 --> 00:32:21,500
Let him in.

476
00:32:25,300 --> 00:32:27,167
Vice Minister Cui
is upright and honorable,

477
00:32:27,167 --> 00:32:28,667
yet this playboy keeps pestering him

478
00:32:28,733 --> 00:32:30,167
and ruining his reputation everywhere.

479
00:32:30,233 --> 00:32:30,933
Outrageous.

480
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:32,200
Speak.

481
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:39,500
Can't I come

482
00:32:40,567 --> 00:32:42,000
to see you?

483
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:50,600
A little flirting is harmless.

484
00:32:50,933 --> 00:32:52,100
But drawing a blade

485
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,767
hurts our friendship.

486
00:33:05,967 --> 00:33:06,600
Wait.

487
00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:15,600
Shameless...

488
00:33:22,433 --> 00:33:23,100
Young Master.

489
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
(The Greatest Form Is Formless)
You can't do this.

490
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:25,733
- Where are you going?
- What's going on?

491
00:33:25,733 --> 00:33:26,400
Out of the way.

492
00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:45,467
Go get a wet cloth,

493
00:33:45,533 --> 00:33:47,467
and bring an incense sachet
to help revive him.

494
00:33:47,667 --> 00:33:48,167
Yes.

495
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:06,800
You're awake?

496
00:34:07,433 --> 00:34:08,000
Want some?

497
00:34:08,333 --> 00:34:08,867
You...

498
00:34:08,967 --> 00:34:10,000
Mind yourself.

499
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,533
Please don't take offense,
Your Highness.

500
00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:17,467
Your Highness.

501
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:19,400
I was the one who invited you here.

502
00:34:19,867 --> 00:34:20,933
If I've been disrespectful,

503
00:34:21,233 --> 00:34:22,633
please forgive me.

504
00:34:24,633 --> 00:34:26,200
How may I assist you, Your Highness?

505
00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:27,533
I suspect someone

506
00:34:27,567 --> 00:34:29,333
was a death row inmate
who was switched out

507
00:34:29,333 --> 00:34:30,667
from the imperial prison.

508
00:34:31,367 --> 00:34:33,400
I'd like to ask you to investigate.

509
00:34:41,867 --> 00:34:44,200
Vice Minister Cui works remarkably fast.

510
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,433
Aren't you on duty today?

511
00:34:47,833 --> 00:34:49,433
You neglect your duties all day long.

512
00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:51,533
Aren't you afraid
the Grand Censor will impeach you?

513
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,600
Grand Censor Tao knows

514
00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:55,567
the Commandery Princess and I
are close friends.

515
00:34:55,567 --> 00:34:56,767
He'd never impeach me.

516
00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:02,800
Your Highness.

517
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:04,267
I've thoroughly investigated

518
00:35:04,267 --> 00:35:06,167
every government office
in the imperial capital.

519
00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:07,800
I did find the man you were looking for.

520
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:09,600
The condemned man was named Zhang Zhuo.

521
00:35:09,633 --> 00:35:10,833
The one who bought his life

522
00:35:11,067 --> 00:35:12,933
was a poor scholar named Fu Jin.

523
00:35:12,933 --> 00:35:14,200
He's from Xianning Commandery.

524
00:35:16,033 --> 00:35:17,267
A poor scholar?

525
00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:19,867
Why would he try to kill me?

526
00:35:22,067 --> 00:35:23,033
Was he

527
00:35:23,033 --> 00:35:24,767
close to any powerful officials?

528
00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:26,800
He kept to himself.

529
00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:27,800
His neighbors also said

530
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:29,667
they never saw any wealthy
or influential people

531
00:35:29,667 --> 00:35:30,500
visiting his home.

532
00:35:32,633 --> 00:35:33,933
Xianning Commandery...

533
00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:39,633
If I remember correctly,

534
00:35:40,233 --> 00:35:41,600
the Bian family's ancestral home

535
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:42,600
was Xianning.

536
00:35:43,267 --> 00:35:44,333
The Bian family?

537
00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:45,967
Isn't Bian Xianyi the only one left?

538
00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:47,667
She has a grudge against you?

539
00:35:49,167 --> 00:35:50,500
I'm only making a guess.

540
00:35:50,867 --> 00:35:52,233
An ancestral home alone

541
00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:53,267
proves nothing.

542
00:35:53,467 --> 00:35:54,833
Why waste time thinking about it?

543
00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:55,700
I'll have her arrested

544
00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,067
and beaten until she talks...

545
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:03,367
Then

546
00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:07,033
arrest Fu Jin?

547
00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:09,367
I have plenty of ways

548
00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:11,667
to deal with
a delicate young scholar like him.

549
00:36:13,267 --> 00:36:14,000
Young Master Bu.

550
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,333
This is the imperial capital.

551
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,567
You may disregard propriety
and indulge yourself,

552
00:36:18,633 --> 00:36:21,367
but you must never behave so frivolously
before the Commandery Princess.

553
00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:24,200
Forget it.

554
00:36:25,433 --> 00:36:27,333
I'll watch my words from now on.

555
00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:28,333
I won't

556
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:29,933
offend Your Highness's ears again.

557
00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:43,200
Your Highness.

558
00:36:43,233 --> 00:36:45,667
Fu Jin is a poor scholar
who has earned official qualifications.

559
00:36:45,767 --> 00:36:47,867
I hope Your Highness
can allow me a little more time.

560
00:36:47,967 --> 00:36:49,100
I'll investigate him in secret.

561
00:36:49,333 --> 00:36:50,967
No need to trouble a second person.

562
00:36:51,267 --> 00:36:52,267
My health is failing.

563
00:36:53,033 --> 00:36:54,433
With your help,

564
00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:55,467
I'd be most grateful.

565
00:36:57,667 --> 00:36:58,600
I take my leave.

566
00:37:16,433 --> 00:37:17,000
Your Highness.

567
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,167
According to
Vice Minister Cui's investigation,

568
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,533
Bian Xianyi was indeed
connected to the assassin, Fu Jin.

569
00:37:21,667 --> 00:37:23,100
The two were childhood sweethearts

570
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:24,000
and grew up together.

571
00:37:24,167 --> 00:37:25,667
By the time our men went to arrest him,

572
00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:27,067
he was already dead at home.

573
00:37:28,700 --> 00:37:29,400
Your Highness.

574
00:37:29,500 --> 00:37:31,233
Bian Xianyi invites you
to have tea with her.

575
00:37:31,233 --> 00:37:33,167
She says she has something
important to tell you.

576
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,567
I hadn't even gone looking for her,

577
00:37:36,067 --> 00:37:37,600
yet she came to me first.

578
00:37:51,067 --> 00:37:51,967
I...

579
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:53,333
ask Your Highness's forgiveness.

580
00:37:56,467 --> 00:37:58,100
I trust Your Highness
has already guessed

581
00:37:58,433 --> 00:38:00,700
that I invited you because of Fu Jin's

582
00:38:00,833 --> 00:38:02,167
attempt to kill you.

583
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,000
So you admit

584
00:38:04,567 --> 00:38:05,700
you knew Fu Jin?

585
00:38:07,867 --> 00:38:08,967
Fu Jin and I

586
00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:11,600
have known each other since childhood.

587
00:38:12,967 --> 00:38:14,467
The day my family was convicted,

588
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,267
he promised
he would find a way to save me.

589
00:38:18,067 --> 00:38:19,500
So I counted the days,

590
00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:20,933
waiting for him for eight years.

591
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:22,267
But as far as I know,

592
00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:24,167
all these years,

593
00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:26,767
you and the Sixth Prince
have been devoted to each other.

594
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,867
I never had feelings
for the Sixth Prince.

595
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,767
I claimed I refused
to become a concubine

596
00:38:31,967 --> 00:38:33,267
and kept stringing him along.

597
00:38:34,700 --> 00:38:37,167
At first, I was afraid of losing
my only source of protection.

598
00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:39,833
Later, I only hoped

599
00:38:40,867 --> 00:38:42,400
to see Fu Jin again one day.

600
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,100
Your Highness must think I'm despicable

601
00:38:47,567 --> 00:38:48,800
and utterly shameless.

602
00:38:50,867 --> 00:38:52,067
I don't think that.

603
00:38:53,167 --> 00:38:54,600
You're stunningly beautiful,

604
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,233
and only a dancer.

605
00:38:56,667 --> 00:38:58,567
Without the Sixth Prince's protection,

606
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,733
how could you
have lived in peace until now?

607
00:39:03,767 --> 00:39:04,833
Thank you, Your Highness.

608
00:39:05,633 --> 00:39:07,000
But that's beside the point.

609
00:39:07,133 --> 00:39:09,933
You never should have
dragged me into this again and again.

610
00:39:12,433 --> 00:39:13,800
Did you want to kill me,

611
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:15,833
or were you acting
under someone's orders?

612
00:39:17,767 --> 00:39:18,933
Forgive me,

613
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,033
but I cannot say.

614
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,200
Then you were acting
under someone's orders.

615
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:41,267
Why did you take poison?

616
00:39:42,667 --> 00:39:43,333
She...

617
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,167
She told me

618
00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:47,933
that if I poisoned Your Highness,

619
00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:50,567
she would let Fu Jin
and me leave together.

620
00:39:51,367 --> 00:39:52,500
But I know

621
00:39:52,767 --> 00:39:54,200
Fu Jin is already dead.

622
00:39:54,467 --> 00:39:55,833
Now I can go to him.

623
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:57,500
No one can stop me.

624
00:39:59,433 --> 00:40:01,233
This is the only way

625
00:40:01,633 --> 00:40:03,400
I can protect my family.

626
00:40:03,833 --> 00:40:05,400
Please forgive me, Your Highness.

627
00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:09,233
Someone!

628
00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:10,267
Someone, quickly!

629
00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:47,367
Your Highness,

630
00:40:47,667 --> 00:40:49,700
this poison was refined
from poisonous mushrooms.

631
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:53,100
It can destroy
all five vital organs in an instant.

632
00:40:58,333 --> 00:40:59,233
How could

633
00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:02,233
such a poison exist in the palace?

634
00:41:06,567 --> 00:41:07,767
Noble Consort Rong,

635
00:41:08,267 --> 00:41:10,433
Bian Xianyi invited me to tea.

636
00:41:11,267 --> 00:41:12,333
But unexpectedly,

637
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:13,900
she took poison and killed herself.

638
00:41:14,433 --> 00:41:15,233
Your Highness,

639
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,067
there was indeed poison

640
00:41:17,067 --> 00:41:17,967
in both teacups.

641
00:41:18,967 --> 00:41:20,333
Noble Consort Rong,

642
00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:22,400
Bian Xianyi brewed the tea herself.

643
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,767
Many palace attendants
saw her in the tea room.

644
00:41:25,033 --> 00:41:27,200
She also said something strange today.

645
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:28,300
She said that in the future,

646
00:41:28,333 --> 00:41:30,233
she might not be able
to have tea with us again.

647
00:41:32,933 --> 00:41:34,033
In that case,

648
00:41:34,033 --> 00:41:35,667
the truth is clear.

649
00:41:36,933 --> 00:41:39,567
I have also heard

650
00:41:39,867 --> 00:41:41,400
about Bian Xianyi and the Sixth Prince.

651
00:41:42,567 --> 00:41:43,967
Presumably, the Sixth Prince

652
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,400
intended to ask for
Commandery Princess's hand in public.

653
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,700
Driven by jealousy,

654
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,200
Bian Xianyi made a grave mistake

655
00:41:51,100 --> 00:41:52,600
and took her own life out of guilt.

656
00:41:53,433 --> 00:41:54,500
In that case,

657
00:41:55,267 --> 00:41:56,567
have her body

658
00:41:57,267 --> 00:41:58,633
removed according

659
00:41:59,367 --> 00:42:00,433
to palace rules.

660
00:42:02,433 --> 00:42:03,100
- Yes.
- Yes.

661
00:42:07,167 --> 00:42:08,367
Your Highness

662
00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:10,233
must have been frightened today.

663
00:42:11,333 --> 00:42:12,700
Why not come to my palace

664
00:42:13,633 --> 00:42:14,933
for some calming tea?

665
00:42:15,433 --> 00:42:16,700
Thank you, Noble Consort Rong.

666
00:42:17,233 --> 00:42:19,033
I'm rather tired.

667
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:20,467
I would like to return and rest.

668
00:42:22,067 --> 00:42:22,867
Very well.

669
00:42:24,033 --> 00:42:26,200
I will not insist.

670
00:42:27,067 --> 00:42:27,700
You may go.

671
00:42:49,933 --> 00:42:51,367
(There are many suspicious details.)

672
00:42:52,233 --> 00:42:53,700
(Who is behind all this?)

673
00:42:54,967 --> 00:42:55,933
(Right now,)

674
00:42:56,367 --> 00:42:57,967
(I have no one to discuss this with.)

675
00:43:38,167 --> 00:43:41,933
(East Palace)

676
00:43:47,367 --> 00:43:51,167
(East Palace)

677
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:09,367
This marriage

678
00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:10,833
has nothing to do with love.

679
00:44:11,033 --> 00:44:12,333
Someone with little time left

680
00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,033
and no ability to fight back

681
00:44:14,367 --> 00:44:15,500
is exactly what I need.

682
00:44:15,933 --> 00:44:18,300
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
grew up in the northwest.

683
00:44:18,300 --> 00:44:20,567
Every lady from the northwest
knows how to ride.

684
00:44:20,567 --> 00:44:21,467
Today,

685
00:44:21,467 --> 00:44:22,833
let us see for ourselves.

686
00:44:22,900 --> 00:44:24,933
Commandery Princess
fell from her horse into a ravine

687
00:44:24,933 --> 00:44:25,933
and remains missing.

688
00:44:30,700 --> 00:44:33,667
♪I've hidden so many words♪

689
00:44:34,267 --> 00:44:37,067
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

690
00:44:37,933 --> 00:44:44,900
♪So never uncover♪

691
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:47,467
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

692
00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,333
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

693
00:44:52,267 --> 00:44:57,633
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

694
00:44:59,367 --> 00:45:02,200
♪Every answer I gave♪

695
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:05,833
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

696
00:45:06,633 --> 00:45:10,000
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

697
00:45:10,267 --> 00:45:13,567
♪How hard it truly was?♪

698
00:45:16,567 --> 00:45:20,000
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

699
00:45:20,967 --> 00:45:23,300
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

700
00:45:24,567 --> 00:45:30,333
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

701
00:45:31,767 --> 00:45:34,867
♪It's a shame I never could♪

702
00:45:35,333 --> 00:45:38,333
♪Give you a moon in return♪

703
00:45:38,433 --> 00:45:45,100
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

704
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:48,767
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

705
00:45:49,633 --> 00:45:52,400
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

706
00:45:52,833 --> 00:45:55,967
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

707
00:45:56,400 --> 00:46:02,367
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

708
00:46:03,767 --> 00:46:07,300
♪You'll never♪

709
00:46:07,567 --> 00:46:17,067
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

710
00:46:43,233 --> 00:46:46,700
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)