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[Episode 6]
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[A Bright Mirror Hung High]
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I, Meng Ting Hui, accuse Huiyuan An Ru Lan
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of stealing my policy essay.
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I beg you, Prefect, to deliver justice.
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Confucius said,
"Think thrice before you act."
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Then he added, "Twice is sufficient."
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You spread this essay across the capital,
causing a huge uproar.
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Do you have any proof?
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You can summon An Ru Lan
to court for a confrontation.
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Prefect, she gathered all those commoners
outside here.
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Summon Huiyuan An.
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I'm Huiyuan An Ru Lan. Greetings, Prefect.
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Huiyuan An, no need for such formalities.
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The seat for the Huiyuan is ready.
Please be seated.
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Jiang Mei Er, what are you doing here?
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Second Master,
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it was that wretch, Meng Ting Hui.
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She harmed my uncle and Mr. Feng.
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I wish I could tear her flesh
and sleep on her hide.
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Where is she now?
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She won the top candidate and will soon
head to the capital for the exams.
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I have a way to deal with her.
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Second Master, by helping me,
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you'll be ridding Master of a true menace,
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which is a great deed.
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As long as you help me,
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I will be yours.
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This fellow student is talking nonsense.
Have you lost your mind?
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Prefect, please judge fairly.
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This woman's real name is Jiang Mei Er.
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She is the niece
of the former Governor of Shazhou.
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She was my classmate
at the Shazhou Women's Academy.
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Back in Shazhou, she never studied,
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acting tyrannically
and bullying our classmates.
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She might deny it
now that she has changed her name,
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but since she won the Huiyuan title,
she must have real knowledge.
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Prefect, I request to debate the classics
with Huiyuan An on the spot.
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Why have you all come here today,
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if not to seek justice?
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Then let us all see together
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how much real knowledge this Huiyuan
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of the Imperial Exam for Women
actually possesses.
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Well said!
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- We want to see real knowledge!
- Real knowledge!
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- We want to see real knowledge!
- Real knowledge!
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We want to see real knowledge!
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Good. I, too, favor those
with real knowledge.
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When a nation prospers,
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it tends to its people as wounded.
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That is its blessing.
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When it perishes,
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it treats the people as dirt and weeds.
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That is its ruin.
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Does this quote come from the Book of Rites
or the Book of Documents?
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It is the Book of Rites.
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No, it's the Book of Documents.
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It's the Zuo Commentary.
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I just misremembered. That's all.
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What can these few words prove?
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Did you all hear that clearly?
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It's a classic text that all scholars
in the world know,
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yet she quibbles,
saying she misremembered it.
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How could such a contradictory person
be the Huiyuan?
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Has the Ning Empire's Imperial Exam
become a child's game?
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Well said!
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Well said!
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Well said!
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Prefect, the Huiyuan's policy essay
was not written by her at all.
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I beg you to judge fairly.
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Confucius said, "Knowing that you know--"
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Prefect,
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after ten years of hard study,
I finally achieved scholarly rank.
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And now she's framed me like this.
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You must uphold justice.
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Confucius said: "Watch a man's actions,
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examine his motives--"
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Prefect, she insists the Huiyuan's essay
came from her own hand,
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then why not retest her
on this essay right now?
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I'll take the test with her right here.
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One test will tell the truth from the lie.
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Prefect, there is no need for a test.
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In black and white, I wrote the essay.
There is no mistake.
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Can you both let me finish speaking?
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All this commotion is hardly proper.
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And this isn't the exam hall.
What's there to test?
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Do you really think that scholarly rank
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can be twisted by a glib tongue?
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Jiang Mei Er,
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I got rid of your uncle.
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You really think I can't do the same to you?
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You did not see how terribly your uncle died.
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A bolt to the heart, he died on the spot.
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Let me guess
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how you stole my Huiyuan title.
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Was it through your uncle's
pitiful connections,
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or
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did you make some shady deal?
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What you always care about most is your face.
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You boast of being the foremost beauty.
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Could it be that you relied on...
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As long as you help me,
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I will be yours.
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Shut your mouth!
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Meng Ting Hui!
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Order! Order!
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Madwoman!
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The trial is not over yet!
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Pull them apart! Court adjourned! Adjourned!
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The trial is not over yet!
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Meng Ting Hui!
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You took everything from me.
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I will kill you!
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Prefect, did you hear it clearly?
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Is the truth not clear enough?
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Guards,
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seize this fake Huiyuan
who has deceived the world.
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So you're all birds of a feather,
colluding in evil.
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In the Imperial Exam world,
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in the court of law,
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all I see are wolves
that devour people without mercy.
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Now you've finally figured it out.
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What a pity, it is far too late.
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Did you really think
those ignorant commoners could help you?
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In the end, you still fell into my hands.
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From now on,
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in the Imperial Exam for Women,
there will be no Meng Ting Hui anymore.
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In this world,
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the shameless
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live longer than the reckless.
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Meng Ting Hui,
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whether in Shazhou or the capital,
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I can easily destroy anything you cherish.
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I can destroy it!
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- Let go of me!
- Pull them apart!
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If I go down, you're coming with me!
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You disgrace scholarly decorum
in this very court!
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Confucius said, "Harmony is the essence
of proper conduct."
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Jieyuan Meng,
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you'd better confess
to the crime of falsely accusing the Huiyuan.
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I guarantee your life will be spared.
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Prefect, she has stirred up such a huge mess
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and nearly took my life.
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She must not be spared.
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Everyone already knows
about the real and fake Huiyuan.
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If something happens to me,
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it will only confirm
the truth of my accusation.
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Then will you still be able
to stay out of it, Prefect?
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Turn back now,
and you might still save your life.
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What a glib tongue.
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Prefect, arrest her immediately.
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Confucius said, "Do not govern
where you do not hold office."
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I have my own sense
of how to handle this case.
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No need for you to say more.
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Throw her in prison.
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Prefect, the Huxiao Gang is here.
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Second Master Lv and Huiyuan An.
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Come over here.
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Prefect Dong, how do you plan
to deal with Meng Ting Hui?
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I've already made arrangements.
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I'll spread the word that Meng Ting Hui
lost her mind after failing the exam
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and lock her up for a while.
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Once the dust settles,
I'll send her back to Shazhou.
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You're truly a good official.
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You flatter me, Huiyuan An.
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I believe
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that if we kill Meng Ting Hui,
it'll definitely cause a stir.
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I am doing this for the bigger picture.
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Second Master, look.
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He does not take you seriously at all.
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He is leaving himself a way out.
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Mei Er, rest assured.
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I've invited Prefect Dong's wife and children
for tea at the teahouse.
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W-Why did you do that?
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I have done as you instructed.
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What else do you want from me?
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I want to see Master.
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Master?
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Do you look down on me?
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Dong Shou Cai, without the Huxiao Gang,
you wouldn't be wearing this robe.
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How dare you put on airs in front of me?
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Do not forget,
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you haven't repaid
the court official debt yet.
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If Master finds out, you're as good as dead.
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So, Prefect, you'd better think carefully.
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Do you want glory and wealth
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or a torn-apart family?
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I'll leave it all to you two,
Second Master and Huiyuan An.
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All who participated
in the Imperial Exam fraud
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are to be detained pending trial.
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As you command.
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Take them away!
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Your Majesty, Zhi Li instructed me
to present this item urgently.
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It's a grievance petition
written personally by Meng Ting Hui herself.
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Countless copies have been made
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and spread across the capital's streets.
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[Petition of Grievance]
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She has lit this fire swiftly and fiercely.
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Where is she now?
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Capital Prefectural Office.
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To the Capital Prefectural Office.
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Jiang Mei Er,
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you had better kill me today,
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or I will make your life worse than death.
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Killing you now?
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How boring that would be.
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I want to torment you to death, bit by bit.
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I will make you repay ten thousandfold.
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Anything else you want to say?
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You deserved it.
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You shall die a thousand deaths.
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You will get your comeuppance
sooner or later.
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Her false accusation failed,
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so she took her own life.
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She burned the prison, and died in flames.
Understood?
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Yes.
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Still trying to run?
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Meng Ting Hui,
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you got over a hundred
of my Heihu Crew brothers killed.
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Today, you will join them in death!
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Meng Ting Hui!
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Meng Ting Hui,
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since fire cannot kill you,
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I will finish you off with my own hands.
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Fall back!
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Meng Ting Hui, you madwoman!
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She is there!
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I will kill you!
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Let's go!
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Get them!
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He Du, they tried to kill me.
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Leave it to me.
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I, Dong Shou Cai,
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studied hard for ten years
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and held myself to the ways of the sages.
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On the day I passed the Imperial Exam,
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I also swore before the mirror
to be an honest official.
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Yet I faltered
and strayed from the right path.
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I was timid and cautious for half my life.
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I deserve punishment for my sins,
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and I deeply regret it.
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I'm willing to atone with my death.
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But my family is innocent.
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I beg Your Majesty
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to show mercy.
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[Laws of Ning Empire]
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Miss Meng.
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Huiyuan Meng is nothing
but a common orphan girl.
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How did she get His Majesty
to personally intervene on her behalf?
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[Nine Nine Nine]
Many noble ladies from powerful families
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are eagerly longing for His Majesty's favor,
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yet they cannot even get a proper glance.
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But he pays her so much attention?
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His Majesty values the Imperial Exam.
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This is the first Imperial Exam
since His Majesty ascended the throne,
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yet it has encountered such fraud.
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His Majesty's action is a declaration
of his resolve to the realm.
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But she had no reason to enter the palace.
259
00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,240
Ever since His Majesty was a child,
260
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except for you, no other woman
has ever been allowed to stay in the palace.
261
00:21:12,799 --> 00:21:15,039
I fear that she wants to stay
in the palace for good.
262
00:21:15,039 --> 00:21:17,559
After all, that's much easier
than the Imperial Exam.
263
00:21:17,559 --> 00:21:18,559
He Du!
264
00:21:24,079 --> 00:21:25,079
Miss Meng.
265
00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:29,680
It's you.
266
00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:31,839
Where am I?
267
00:21:31,839 --> 00:21:32,839
Can you not see?
268
00:21:32,839 --> 00:21:34,119
This is the imperial palace.
269
00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,319
Right, I was just about to ask you,
270
00:21:37,319 --> 00:21:40,720
what exactly happened
between you and His Majesty in Shazhou?
271
00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:41,759
Chief Eunuch You,
272
00:21:41,759 --> 00:21:44,799
I heard His Majesty say he wanted some soup
as I was leaving.
273
00:21:44,799 --> 00:21:45,920
Hurry back and check on him.
274
00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:47,880
Alright.
275
00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:54,519
Miss Meng, you are finally awake.
276
00:21:54,519 --> 00:21:55,920
His Majesty saved you.
277
00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,480
You've been unconscious for two days,
278
00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:58,920
and your fever would not break.
279
00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,400
Are you feeling better now?
280
00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,480
The imperial physician prescribed this
to fortify you and clear the heat.
281
00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:07,519
Drink it while it is warm.
282
00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,400
He is actually the emperor?
283
00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:18,279
I never thought after that hurried meeting
at the exam hall entrance,
284
00:22:18,279 --> 00:22:20,519
we would meet again today in the palace.
285
00:22:21,559 --> 00:22:23,000
Thank you for taking care of me.
286
00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,119
No need for formalities.
287
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,480
On the day of the Metropolitan Exam,
I thought I could win the top spot.
288
00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,319
I never imagined
there were greater peaks beyond.
289
00:22:30,319 --> 00:22:33,559
After reading your policy essay through,
I could not sleep at night,
290
00:22:33,559 --> 00:22:36,160
only hoping to meet the author soon.
291
00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,720
I never imagined it would be you, Miss Meng.
292
00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,160
I am truly delighted in my heart.
293
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,400
Miss, do you know how Miss Yan is doing now?
294
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,680
Rest assured, Miss Yan has been sent back
to Chunman House.
295
00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:48,680
All is well.
296
00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:50,359
Drink it while it is warm.
297
00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,160
Hearing what happened to you,
298
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,799
I still feel lingering fear even now.
299
00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,039
Good thing you fought back so well,
so they did not succeed.
300
00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:02,400
Now it is all good.
301
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,839
His Majesty not only
restored your title as Huiyuan
302
00:23:04,839 --> 00:23:06,680
but also threw Jiang Mei Er into prison.
303
00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,000
It is truly gratifying.
304
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,559
Has His Majesty come by these days?
305
00:23:11,559 --> 00:23:12,599
Not yet.
306
00:23:12,599 --> 00:23:14,160
With such a huge matter happening,
307
00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:15,880
His Majesty is very busy.
308
00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,799
But he instructed me
to take good care of you.
309
00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:20,640
Then may I go and see His Majesty?
310
00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,359
You should rest and recover first.
311
00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,799
If there is anything,
I can help convey it for you.
312
00:23:24,799 --> 00:23:26,000
I want to go to the Ministry of Justice.
313
00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:43,559
Imperial Guard Huang.
314
00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,279
Imperial Guard Huang,
315
00:23:46,279 --> 00:23:47,839
I want to speak with her alone.
316
00:24:05,079 --> 00:24:08,319
Speak. How did you hook up with Lv,
317
00:24:08,319 --> 00:24:09,480
bribe the examiners,
318
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:11,279
and set the fire to kill me?
319
00:24:12,279 --> 00:24:15,200
You are not much better than me.
320
00:24:16,559 --> 00:24:19,119
You're only standing here because you climbed
321
00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:20,680
onto His Majesty's bed.
322
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,839
Without a man, you are nothing.
323
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,000
Meng Ting Hui,
324
00:24:31,039 --> 00:24:33,079
you are still so arrogant
325
00:24:33,079 --> 00:24:34,960
and so self-righteous.
326
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,839
Do you know what I hate most about you?
327
00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,440
It is those eyes of yours.
328
00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,240
You're merely a lowly wretch with no parents.
329
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,160
What gives you the right
to look at me like that?
330
00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:52,359
I, Jiang Mei Er,
come from a prestigious family
331
00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:53,839
with stunning beauty.
332
00:24:55,759 --> 00:24:58,559
I could have had boundless glory.
333
00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:01,319
But you've ruined it all.
334
00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:07,759
You forced me... forced me to have no choice
but to eliminate you.
335
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,079
To what extent do you want to destroy me?
336
00:25:11,079 --> 00:25:13,400
The one who destroyed you
has always been yourself.
337
00:25:14,599 --> 00:25:16,640
You acted lawlessly
because of your family background.
338
00:25:17,319 --> 00:25:19,039
You held power in your hands,
339
00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:21,079
yet all you did was oppress the innocent.
340
00:25:21,079 --> 00:25:23,880
It was your jealousy, greed, and obsession
341
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,119
that pushed you into the abyss.
342
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,519
Confess truthfully,
and your sentence may be reduced.
343
00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,559
But you only get one chance.
344
00:25:38,839 --> 00:25:42,559
Meng Ting Hui, do you dare say
you have no ambition?
345
00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,480
Do you dare say you do not want to climb up?
346
00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,799
Deep down, we are the same.
347
00:25:49,799 --> 00:25:53,559
You are just better at pretending than I am.
348
00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,839
Now you hypocritically say you will spare me?
349
00:25:57,759 --> 00:25:59,839
Do you even believe the nonsense yourself?
350
00:25:59,839 --> 00:26:02,039
We have never been the same.
351
00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,079
But you are right about one thing.
352
00:26:06,759 --> 00:26:08,759
I do want to climb up.
353
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,319
And now, I have reached a position
where I can decide your fate.
354
00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:15,480
You won't write it?
355
00:26:16,839 --> 00:26:18,480
Since you do not want the chance,
356
00:26:20,039 --> 00:26:21,079
forget it.
357
00:26:28,319 --> 00:26:30,759
Meng Ting Hui, I will write it.
358
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:32,799
I will write it.
359
00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:34,480
As long as you spare me,
360
00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,960
I will do anything.
361
00:26:42,319 --> 00:26:43,400
My mother said
362
00:26:44,079 --> 00:26:45,400
that I must survive.
363
00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:48,559
I must survive.
364
00:26:49,799 --> 00:26:52,992
Only by surviving can everything begin anew.
365
00:26:52,992 --> 00:26:56,512
[Condemned Woman Jiang Mei Er, Shazhou]
366
00:26:59,319 --> 00:27:00,839
I must survive.
367
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,400
I must survive.
368
00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,200
The second-in-command of the Huxiao Gang,
369
00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,039
known as Second Master Lv.
370
00:27:24,039 --> 00:27:27,599
The Heihu Crew in Shazhou
was just a branch of the Huxiao Gang.
371
00:27:27,599 --> 00:27:28,599
I have confessed everything.
372
00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,079
You said the sentence would be reduced.
373
00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:34,119
Yes.
374
00:27:35,319 --> 00:27:38,839
Your heinous crimes
warranted death by a thousand cuts.
375
00:27:39,599 --> 00:27:41,839
His Majesty now grants you a swift death,
376
00:27:41,839 --> 00:27:43,200
which is already the greatest mercy.
377
00:27:44,319 --> 00:27:46,400
Meng Ting Hui!
378
00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:47,680
I was wrong!
379
00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,200
I was wrong!
380
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,039
I beg you!
381
00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:53,440
I beg you! I beg you!
382
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:54,960
- Jiang Mei Er.
- Spare me!
383
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,160
I came today to send you off
on your final journey.
384
00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,599
Although I... although I have harmed you,
385
00:28:00,599 --> 00:28:04,480
aren't you standing here perfectly fine now?
386
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,599
And you've even caught His Majesty's eye.
387
00:28:06,599 --> 00:28:10,039
Surely I deserve some credit
for your great fortune, don't I?
388
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,880
The white silk or the poisoned wine.
Choose for yourself.
389
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,599
Meng Ting Hui, you liar!
390
00:28:29,599 --> 00:28:31,279
You will die a terrible death!
391
00:28:31,279 --> 00:28:33,559
Huxiao Gang will not let you off!
392
00:28:33,559 --> 00:28:35,880
I will haunt you even as a ghost!
393
00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:38,680
I'm just worried they will not dare to come.
394
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:41,279
For those who have harmed me,
395
00:28:43,039 --> 00:28:45,000
I will not let a single one of them go.
396
00:29:35,552 --> 00:29:38,521
[The Tiger's Roar Stirs the Wind]
397
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,640
Are the women at Nuanxiang Pavilion
not enough for you?
398
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:13,640
Master, I was wrong.
399
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,559
Dong Shou Cai
has committed suicide out of fear.
400
00:30:15,559 --> 00:30:19,079
Rest assured. He didn't breathe a word
about us.
401
00:30:19,079 --> 00:30:20,079
Master.
402
00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,359
Brother. Brother.
403
00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:27,000
I was wrong, brother.
404
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,119
Brother, I was truly wrong.
405
00:30:28,119 --> 00:30:29,119
Spare me, brother.
406
00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:30,880
Brother!
407
00:30:31,519 --> 00:30:33,160
Is this your first day in the business?
408
00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,039
That little wretch has already sold you out.
409
00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:37,839
Brother, I was truly blinded by that wretch.
410
00:30:37,839 --> 00:30:39,880
But my only thought was to find Meng Ting Hui
411
00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,039
to help vent Master's anger.
412
00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:42,680
Master...
413
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:43,920
- Get up!
- Brother.
414
00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,319
Blinded by lust!
415
00:30:45,319 --> 00:30:46,720
Played for a fool!
416
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,079
And you say you were helping Master?
417
00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,079
In life, fear no court official.
418
00:30:51,079 --> 00:30:52,880
In death, fear no King of Hell.
419
00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:54,720
Master.
420
00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,920
You are even more domineering than I am.
421
00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:58,799
Master, spare my life!
422
00:31:01,599 --> 00:31:03,000
Get over here!
423
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,000
Brother!
424
00:31:06,079 --> 00:31:07,079
Brother!
425
00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:09,720
- I am your own brother!
- Shut up!
426
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:10,880
I do not want to die!
427
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,680
I am your own brother!
428
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,480
Brother! Brother!
429
00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:24,759
Master,
430
00:31:24,759 --> 00:31:27,720
he'll carry this punishment with him.
431
00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,079
I beg you, Master,
just let him stay and continue serving
432
00:31:31,759 --> 00:31:33,079
to atone for his sins.
433
00:31:42,279 --> 00:31:45,119
It took our Huxiao Gang
ten years of hard work
434
00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,000
to build this foundation in the capital.
435
00:31:51,319 --> 00:31:53,359
Now, because of his actions alone,
436
00:31:54,759 --> 00:31:57,039
we are being hunted
by the entire city's soldiers,
437
00:31:57,039 --> 00:31:59,000
and it even alarmed His Majesty.
438
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,039
If we did not have people in the court,
439
00:32:01,039 --> 00:32:03,279
the entire Huxiao Gang
would be buried with you!
440
00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:05,119
No, Master!
441
00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:07,480
I failed to teach him properly.
442
00:32:12,039 --> 00:32:13,279
Master,
443
00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:16,559
considering we've followed you
for over ten years,
444
00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:18,160
please spare his life.
445
00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:19,319
I beg you.
446
00:32:28,359 --> 00:32:30,160
Behave yourselves these days.
447
00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:31,599
Do not cause any more trouble.
448
00:32:31,599 --> 00:32:32,599
Yes.
449
00:32:32,599 --> 00:32:33,759
Thank you for sparing him.
450
00:32:33,759 --> 00:32:34,759
Get lost.
451
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,984
[The imperial court is hunting Huxiao Gang.
Everyone must be extremely discreet]
452
00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,119
Master.
453
00:33:22,119 --> 00:33:23,119
Sit.
454
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:31,200
Your brother...
455
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,000
He is fine. Lost a chunk of flesh,
456
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,000
but no damage to the bone.
457
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,359
He'll live.
458
00:33:35,359 --> 00:33:36,519
Keep a tight watch on him.
459
00:33:36,519 --> 00:33:38,279
The imperial court is pressing hard.
460
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,000
He has an impatient temper.
461
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,759
If he stirs up trouble again,
he won't be so lucky.
462
00:33:43,759 --> 00:33:46,000
Rest assured, Master.
If he is this reckless again,
463
00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,279
no need for the gang rules.
I'll break his legs myself.
464
00:33:52,839 --> 00:33:54,079
I had Old Li make this for you.
465
00:33:55,519 --> 00:33:56,640
I do not know if it fits.
466
00:34:04,119 --> 00:34:05,240
Do not be so impulsive again.
467
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,440
Miss Meng,
468
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,440
you look much better than a few days ago.
469
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:22,559
You still need more rest.
470
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:26,920
I have rested for many days.
I want to go out for a walk.
471
00:34:28,039 --> 00:34:29,960
I've heard the Imperial Garden is stunning.
472
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,719
Does His Majesty often go there?
473
00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:36,280
In his spare time after reviewing memorials,
474
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:37,800
he occasionally takes a brief rest there.
475
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,199
Miss Meng, I'll take my leave.
476
00:34:50,079 --> 00:34:51,599
My body has already recovered.
477
00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:53,960
The Palace Exam is coming soon.
478
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:56,840
I must seize the opportunity before me.
479
00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:03,840
This was my mother's favorite flower.
480
00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:07,360
What a pity.
481
00:35:08,559 --> 00:35:10,199
Rotten soil nurtures no good flowers.
482
00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,519
Huang Bo, go and get another new seedling.
483
00:35:14,519 --> 00:35:15,519
Yes.
484
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,519
Grand Tutor, I summoned you today
to discuss a matter.
485
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,400
I wish to establish the Censorate,
486
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,079
independent from the two chancellors
and six ministries.
487
00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:39,519
Above, it can supervise all officials,
488
00:35:39,519 --> 00:35:40,920
and below, it can eradicate evil,
489
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:42,039
reporting directly to my ear.
490
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:44,920
Your Majesty.
491
00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:46,719
Here.
492
00:35:50,199 --> 00:35:52,199
If Your Majesty wishes
to cultivate new talent,
493
00:35:53,559 --> 00:35:55,599
although these young seedlings
are free of pests,
494
00:35:55,599 --> 00:35:58,760
their roots are too shallow
to weather the storm.
495
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,079
The Censorate?
496
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,960
Is Huiyuan Meng still recuperating
in the palace?
497
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,119
Of course. His Majesty feels for beauty.
498
00:36:13,119 --> 00:36:14,719
With imperial physicians and tonics,
499
00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,320
one could say it is the utmost care.
500
00:36:22,519 --> 00:36:25,519
Now, Lord Xu is watching
the fallout from the Imperial Exam for Women.
501
00:36:25,519 --> 00:36:27,960
Now Your Majesty brings Huiyuan Meng back.
I'm afraid...
502
00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:31,519
Bringing in new scholars
is meant to counter Lord Xu.
503
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:37,239
It was the Ministry of Rites' negligence
that caused Huiyuan Meng such suffering.
504
00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:38,519
The Palace Exam is imminent.
505
00:36:38,519 --> 00:36:40,960
I am merely hoping she can recover soon
506
00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:42,320
and prepare with peace of mind.
507
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,599
Your Majesty,
508
00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:48,440
if Huiyuan Meng stays in the palace too long,
it will invite gossip.
509
00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:51,480
Lord Xu's faction is eyeing us covetously.
510
00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:56,440
If they make a big fuss over this,
it may harm Your Majesty's name.
511
00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,480
It'll also jeopardize Miss Meng's future.
512
00:37:04,079 --> 00:37:05,800
You are absolutely right.
513
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,559
Then summon the imperial physician
to examine Huiyuan Meng again.
514
00:37:08,559 --> 00:37:10,880
If she's well,
send her out of the palace immediately.
515
00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:03,559
The world is dark and murky,
516
00:38:04,679 --> 00:38:05,800
and the night is endless.
517
00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:13,800
The heavens are unkind,
518
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,079
and tears wet my robes.
519
00:38:17,079 --> 00:38:19,400
Your Majesty, should I stop her?
520
00:38:20,119 --> 00:38:21,360
Let her vent.
521
00:38:26,599 --> 00:38:28,159
Fierce winds and sudden rain,
522
00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,320
what is there to fear?
523
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:35,559
I shall be the sword that slays the fiends.
524
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:39,280
Huiyuan Meng's temperament
525
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:40,760
carries the wildness of the Shazhou people.
526
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,880
Your Majesty did not see,
but she was formidable in interrogation too.
527
00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:45,480
In just a moment, Jiang Mei Er confessed.
528
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,239
She is never simple to begin with.
529
00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:51,000
This blow will only make her
more resolute and unhesitating.
530
00:38:53,159 --> 00:38:54,159
Her next step
531
00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:58,800
will be to find herself
a tree to lean on, I suppose.
532
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,519
Your Majesty,
Huiyuan Meng has just recovered.
533
00:39:02,519 --> 00:39:04,159
If she gets rained on, she might fall ill
534
00:39:04,159 --> 00:39:05,880
and miss the Palace Exam.
535
00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:08,400
How about I take Huiyuan Meng back first?
536
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,159
Why torture yourself?
537
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,400
He Du.
538
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:40,519
Your Majesty, rest assured,
539
00:39:41,199 --> 00:39:44,639
Huiyuan Meng just caught a chill.
It's nothing serious.
540
00:39:44,639 --> 00:39:45,800
Once she sobers up,
541
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,079
a dose of cold medicine will cure her.
542
00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:49,519
You may leave now.
543
00:39:49,519 --> 00:39:50,519
Yes.
544
00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:57,800
Your Majesty,
545
00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:58,840
since she's fine,
546
00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,280
we should head back now,
as it's getting late.
547
00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:08,360
He Du.
548
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,000
No need for formalities.
549
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,360
No, you are the emperor.
550
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:33,719
I must pay my respects.
551
00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:38,800
Greetings, Your Majesty.
552
00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:46,159
You may leave for now.
553
00:40:46,159 --> 00:40:48,039
- Your Majesty--
- I know what I'm doing.
554
00:41:06,639 --> 00:41:11,199
I never imagined that He Du,
the one who faced death with me in Shazhou,
555
00:41:13,039 --> 00:41:14,639
would actually be the emperor.
556
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,599
That day at the Capital Prefectural Office,
557
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:19,400
if Your Majesty had not appeared in time,
558
00:41:20,039 --> 00:41:24,360
I'm afraid
I wouldn't even be left in one piece.
559
00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:39,159
Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life.
560
00:41:39,159 --> 00:41:42,559
I do not know how to repay you.
561
00:41:53,519 --> 00:41:55,000
The Imperial Exam fraud
562
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,360
and the Ministry of Rites' negligence
563
00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:57,960
are my failing.
564
00:41:57,960 --> 00:41:59,639
You have suffered.
565
00:41:59,639 --> 00:42:01,000
If you truly wish to repay me,
566
00:42:01,679 --> 00:42:04,360
do not ruin your own health any longer.
567
00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:05,760
Do well in the exam.
568
00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:10,800
I remember in Shazhou,
Your Majesty gave me a chance,
569
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,360
but I rejected Your Majesty's kind offer.
570
00:42:14,559 --> 00:42:16,079
Now I understand.
571
00:42:16,079 --> 00:42:17,840
In this man-eat-man world,
572
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,880
being aloof and righteous
can cost one their life.
573
00:42:21,679 --> 00:42:23,159
I am so afraid,
574
00:42:23,159 --> 00:42:27,519
afraid that one day, even Your Majesty
will not be able to protect me.39940
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