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The Sixth Prince was punished
to kneel outside the East Palace?

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His Highness somehow angered Crown
Prince badly that he coughed up blood.

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When the news got out,

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the Crown Prince was still unconscious.

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His Majesty was furious.

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Your Highness.

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A child delivered this.

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There is no signature,

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so we don't know who sent it.

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(The hour of Wei, Dengying Theater)

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There was a young master in the capital
who loved a lady in his youth.

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After her husband died,
he wanted to be with her again.

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But ashamed to make her a concubine,
he decided to get rid of his wife.

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So he plotted carefully

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feeding his wife the wrong medicine,
little by little,

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until it killed her.

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Soon after, he took the lady
as his new wife.

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(Why does the Sixth Prince
smell exactly like)

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(that dancer?)

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(What a clever sleight of hand.)

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(The Sixth Prince killed his wife
to marry his mistress.)

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(So he's scheming against me.)

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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 4=

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What brings you here, Your Highness?

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I just watched a very interesting
shadow puppet play.

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And it got me thinking

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about your plan.

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What plan?

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Marry me,

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and then kill me.

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By then, the northwestern army

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will be in your hands.

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Then you can ask His Majesty

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to let you marry Bian Xianyi
as your second wife.

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A foolproof plan.

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I am truly devoted to you.

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I don't know where
you heard such rumors.

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But without any proof,

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you must not believe them.

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You want proof?

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Your Highness,

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that jade dew perfume you're wearing

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is uniquely fresh and cool,

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and impossible to forget.

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It is exactly the same
scent Bian Xianyi wears.

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I have never liked speaking in riddles.

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So why don't we lay
everything out in the open

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and put an end to someone's delusions?

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From now on,

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stay away from me.

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I almost let Prince Yu's
good looks fool me.

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If you had married him,

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the consequences would
have been unthinkable.

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They grew up in the palace.

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All that deception,

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and all those schemes,

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they were born knowing how to use them.

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Prince Lie has a terrible temper.

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Prince Xin is cold as ice.

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Prince Yu looks like an angel,
but has a wicked heart.

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Now only Prince Ning is left.

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He has an excellent reputation.

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Let us hope he deserves it.

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You forgot the Crown Prince.

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He's always so gentle and gracious

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with Her Highness.

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He is sickly.

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What is so good about him?

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He is gentle.

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And since he is weak,

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in the East Palace,

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the Crown Princess would be
the one in charge.

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When he takes the throne,

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she'll become the empress
who rules beside him.

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That sickly Crown Prince

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handles everything very properly.

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And he seems naturally good-tempered.

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Is that not good?

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I don't like things that seem too easy.

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They are too deceiving.

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I need to watch him a little longer.

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Right now,

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the Tagara Incense

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is what worries me the most.

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The richest man's son,

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the Embroidered Envoys,

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and the Deputy Chief Justice.

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He can impersonate them all with ease,

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and no one ever holds him accountable.

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Not to mention,

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Cui Jinbai has always been
groomed to become chancellor.

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In this whole world,

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the richest,

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the strongest,

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and the most promising men

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all answer to the Tagara Incense.

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This person is the real mystery.

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Who could it be?

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(The Rouge Ledger)

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(Son of Steward Zhao, 100 bolts of silk)
Your Highness.

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is as decisive as expected.

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She confronted Prince Yu directly.

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Although Prince Yu denied everything,

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his face turned pale.

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Oh, Changyu...

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His intentions were impure,

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and he had no regard for morality.

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As Commandery Princess Zhaoning's
potential husband,

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he should be out of the running now.

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(Prince Yu, Xiao Changyu)

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Your Highness,

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about the crimes of the officials

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recorded in the Rouge Ledger,

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do they match any of the clues

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you've found over the years?

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Come here.

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Look here.

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This records that
Steward Zhao's only son

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was once involved in buying
and selling official posts.

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You mean

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the person behind the Rouge Ledger

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may have used this

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to force Steward Zhao to poison someone?

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Yes.

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This broken lead

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finally has a direction again.

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Tian Yuan.

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Have the Embroidered Envoys
and Cui Jinbai assist you.

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Find out who's really behind

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the Rouge Ledger.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Your Highness,

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we've traced the Jati Blossom Incense
from the Rouge Ledger.

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In the entire capital,
the only temple that uses it

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is Fahua Temple.

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Our people found this there.

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After checking,

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we found this sachet belongs only to
Consort Luo of Prince Kang's manor.

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Yes.

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This is indeed the Jati Blossom flower.

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And this scent

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is authentic Jati Blossom Incense.

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Find out who she is.

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I want to see her.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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(Shijia Pagoda)

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Who are you?

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What do you want from me?

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Should I call you
Prince Kang's Consort Luo

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or should I call you

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Yu Xiaodie?

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(Prince Kang's Consort Luo)

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Ten years ago,

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you were nothing more than

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a nameless concubine
by Prince Kang's side.

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Ten years later,

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you've climbed your way up to consort.

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That's because

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the concubine Yan Zhi,

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who incited Vice Minister of Personnel
to sell official posts,

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was trained by you.

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There are many ladies like her.

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You married them one by one

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to different high-ranking officials.

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Nonsense!

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How dare you drag
Prince Kang's Manor into this?

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In the entire capital,

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only the Buddha statues at Fahua Temple

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are coated with Jati Blossom Incense.

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The scent is very distinctive

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and extremely rare.

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And yet,

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it's on you,

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and on the Rouge Ledger, too.

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What a coincidence, right?

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What does that prove?

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The court will soon

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round up all the corrupt officials

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listed in the Rouge Ledger.

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If they follow the trail,

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it won't be hard
to find out you wrote it.

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By then,

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will Prince Kang throw you out

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to take the blame for everything?

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If you can give me proof
of Prince Kang's crimes,

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you may still have a chance to live.

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Weigh the risks

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for yourself.

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Even if I believe you,

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how do you plan to save me?

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I'll give you an incense

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that will make your body go cold

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and your pulse grow weak,

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as if you're dead.

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After you hand over evidence
of Prince Kang's crimes,

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you only need to fake your suicide
out of guilt.

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By the time the Rouge case breaks,

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you'll already be

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a dead lady who's long gone.

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What is there to fear?

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Your Highness,

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
went privately

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to see Prince Kang's Consort Luo.

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The beautiful ladies

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recorded in the Rouge Ledger

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were mostly trained by her
for Prince Kang.

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In that case,

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Her Highness already knows

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the mastermind behind the Rouge Ledger

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is Prince Kang.

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Congratulations, Your Highness.

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If Prince Kang falls and is imprisoned,

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we'll surely be able

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to make him talk about the poisoning.

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I've benefited from
the Commandery Princess's efforts.

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She has done me a great favor.

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The Commandery Princess is truly

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the most unfathomable

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and decisive lady I've ever met.

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Your Majesty,

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we've uncovered the truth
behind the Rouge Ledger case.

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The evidence is conclusive.

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How horrifying!

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Your Majesty,

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Prince Kang secretly
ran the Beauty Pavilion.

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For over ten years,
the beauties he gifted

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were sent to powerful nobles
in the capital,

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regional governors,
and key local officials.

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In other words,

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his spies are planted
throughout the court and beyond.

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Many local officials

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became connected by marriage,

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covering for each other's corruption

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and trading favors.

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The crimes are too many to count.

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Your Majesty,

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we've also found

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that Prince Kang amassed a fortune

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and hid it deep in the mountains
outside the capital.

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Issue my decree.

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Arrest Prince Kang at once!

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Every guilty official listed
in the Rouge Ledger,

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not one is to escape.

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- Yes, Your Majesty.
- Yes, Your Majesty.

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(Prince Kang)
I thought

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I had everything under my control.

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Never did I imagine

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that you had been biding your
time all along, Your Highness,

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keeping yourself

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so well hidden.

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I can spare your mother and your wife.

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My crimes warrant the extermination
of my entire clan.

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How could you possibly save them?

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First,

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to rid the court of corrupt officials

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and restore justice to the people.

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You and your accomplices must die.

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Second,

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you'll confess where you've stashed
all the wealth you've squeezed out

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and put an end to your
treasonous ambitions.

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Third,

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Steward Zhao of Palace Food Bureau.

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Her only son

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was also listed

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in the Rouge Ledger
and acted under your coercion.

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So you've been

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investigating the poisoning
all these years.

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You've hidden your strength for so long

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and cast such a wide net.

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But that person

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wasn't me.

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Even now,

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you're still lying?

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You've hidden
your true abilities so well,

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and I'm truly impressed.

278
00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,510
Surely you've realized

279
00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:44,000
that whoever

280
00:13:44,870 --> 00:13:47,670
fed you those fermented cherries

281
00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,790
was the one who poisoned you.

282
00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:51,790
It's

283
00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,240
really that simple.

284
00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,510
With just one simple sentence,

285
00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,670
you're trying to drive a wedge
between Father and me.

286
00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:07,750
Then...

287
00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,670
I wish you

288
00:14:09,670 --> 00:14:11,550
the best of luck
in finding the real culprit.

289
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,270
When you do,

290
00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,080
you'll know every word I said was true.

291
00:14:18,860 --> 00:14:21,020
(Court of Imperial Clan Affairs)

292
00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:24,030
Your Highness.

293
00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:30,880
Your Highness,

294
00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:32,480
did Prince Kang refuse to admit

295
00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:33,870
he was the one who poisoned you?

296
00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:44,670
I'm afraid

297
00:14:45,670 --> 00:14:46,720
he isn't the real culprit.

298
00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,120
Then did you get any new leads?

299
00:14:59,150 --> 00:14:59,960
Father.

300
00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:02,910
Have you forgotten?

301
00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,200
I told you

302
00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:06,840
that when we're alone,

303
00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,960
you should call me Dad.

304
00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,910
But my brothers all call you Father.

305
00:15:17,270 --> 00:15:20,150
"Father" and "son"

306
00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,870
belong to ruler and subject.

307
00:15:22,790 --> 00:15:24,320
But you and I...

308
00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:25,790
Fun, right?

309
00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,360
Are father and son.

310
00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:29,960
Yes!

311
00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:35,600
(Dad,)

312
00:15:35,952 --> 00:15:37,960
(you couldn't have been
the one who poisoned me.)

313
00:15:38,750 --> 00:15:39,910
(I don't believe that.)

314
00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:41,390
Your Highness,

315
00:15:41,790 --> 00:15:43,000
your poison is acting up again.

316
00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:45,750
Get me Xie Yunhuai.

317
00:15:47,660 --> 00:15:52,020
(Quiet View in the Pine Breeze)

318
00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:01,870
Physician Xie.

319
00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:04,360
Is there anything else we
can do to ease his pain?

320
00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:07,500
(Xie Yunhuai, Eldest Son of Duke of Xie)

321
00:16:07,568 --> 00:16:09,440
If nothing else works,
use acupuncture already.

322
00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,270
His Highness's pulse is still erratic,

323
00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,000
but it's gradually calming down.

324
00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:14,440
If I use acupuncture now,

325
00:16:14,750 --> 00:16:16,030
all our efforts will be wasted.

326
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:23,630
No need.

327
00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:26,870
I can hold on.

328
00:16:39,808 --> 00:16:41,910
Physician Xie. There's a young lady
here to see you.

329
00:16:41,910 --> 00:16:43,490
She has something
important to discuss.

330
00:16:43,504 --> 00:16:44,736
Tell her to wait a moment.

331
00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:45,440
Yes, sir.

332
00:16:49,380 --> 00:16:53,460
(Qishi Medical Hall)

333
00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,080
Mo Yu,

334
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,870
are you sure

335
00:17:03,870 --> 00:17:06,070
this physician is truly skilled?

336
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,200
Xie Yunhuai was once the eldest son of
Duke Xie, one of the eight noble houses.

337
00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,350
Then he suddenly
severed ties with Duke Xie.

338
00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,620
He's highly skilled in medicine

339
00:17:13,620 --> 00:17:14,944
(Mulberry leaves)
and travels around treating patients.

340
00:17:15,024 --> 00:17:17,040
For some reason,
he's settled here long-term.

341
00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,510
He was willing to give up his fine robes

342
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,030
and leave wealth and status behind

343
00:17:22,110 --> 00:17:24,590
to treat people out
here in the countryside.

344
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,960
That shows he's a man
of noble character.

345
00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,070
The capital is a dangerous place.

346
00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,030
We need a physician we can trust.

347
00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:32,350
Your Highness,

348
00:17:32,590 --> 00:17:34,270
the Immortal Vine is extremely rare.

349
00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,310
It'll surely help your
cold illness greatly.

350
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,260
Young Lady, the patient inside is
in critical condition.

351
00:17:39,270 --> 00:17:40,480
His life is hanging by a thread.

352
00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,550
Physician Xie is doing
everything he can to save him.

353
00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:43,520
Please wait a moment.

354
00:17:46,110 --> 00:17:47,310
We'll come back another day.

355
00:18:22,460 --> 00:18:24,940
(Quiet View in the Pine Breeze)

356
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,590
Your Highness, you're finally awake.

357
00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,310
Are you feeling better?

358
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,640
Much better.

359
00:18:46,270 --> 00:18:47,720
You really scared me.

360
00:18:48,110 --> 00:18:50,510
Just now, your heartbeat
and breathing were both gone.

361
00:18:50,512 --> 00:18:52,384
You have no idea how dangerous it was.

362
00:19:01,590 --> 00:19:03,070
The Immortal Vine saved me...

363
00:19:07,456 --> 00:19:09,030
You were blessed with good fortune.

364
00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,030
A kind-hearted young lady

365
00:19:11,030 --> 00:19:12,208
gave us the medicine in time.

366
00:19:12,310 --> 00:19:13,550
That's what saved your life.

367
00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,400
She was willing to give
up such a rare treasure?

368
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,160
The young lady said

369
00:19:19,510 --> 00:19:21,270
a righteous man once gave her

370
00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,816
the Immortal Vine to save her life.

371
00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:25,930
Today, seeing someone who was
on the brink of death,

372
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,160
she couldn't just stand by.

373
00:19:27,248 --> 00:19:29,600
Or she'd be betraying
the kindness that saved her.

374
00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:34,020
(Duke of Wei's Manor)

375
00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:34,750
Your Highness,

376
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,160
how much longer are
we going to wait here?

377
00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,030
A little longer.

378
00:19:40,070 --> 00:19:41,680
But you're still ill.

379
00:19:42,270 --> 00:19:43,270
Besides,

380
00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:44,310
it's so late.

381
00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,550
Her Highness won't come out now.

382
00:19:46,550 --> 00:19:47,790
I'm not waiting for her.

383
00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:51,030
There are just some things

384
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:52,590
I need to think through.

385
00:19:52,816 --> 00:19:54,830
Can't you think them
through back at the palace?

386
00:19:54,992 --> 00:19:56,960
Why do you have to
do it outside her manor?

387
00:19:59,110 --> 00:19:59,510
I...

388
00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:05,830
I'm just curious.

389
00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,160
There isn't even a streetlamp
on this road.

390
00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:10,960
It's so dark.

391
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080
Duke of Wei is stationed
at the border all year round.

392
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,240
His Majesty once granted
him a grand residence,

393
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:16,920
but he said he had no use for it.

394
00:20:17,070 --> 00:20:19,240
He didn't want to waste
manpower, money, or time.

395
00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:20,880
So he chose this place

396
00:20:21,030 --> 00:20:22,270
as his private residence.

397
00:20:22,864 --> 00:20:24,830
Compared with other
senior ministers' homes,

398
00:20:25,552 --> 00:20:26,830
it is indeed much more remote.

399
00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:33,540
(Court of Imperial Clan Affairs)
Prince Kang has corrupted

400
00:20:33,550 --> 00:20:35,350
the court and disrupted
the rule of the state.

401
00:20:35,550 --> 00:20:37,920
He is hereby sentenced to
immediate execution by beheading.

402
00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,200
His sister, Lady Xiao,
aided him in his crimes.

403
00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,270
She is hereby granted
death by white silk.

404
00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,480
The rest of his family shall be
stripped of their status and property

405
00:20:46,550 --> 00:20:48,750
and exiled 1,500 km away.

406
00:20:58,096 --> 00:20:59,550
(The Rouge case has been solved.)

407
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:00,960
(Lady Xiao is dead.)

408
00:21:01,472 --> 00:21:02,880
(Corrupt, treacherous officials)

409
00:21:02,944 --> 00:21:04,176
(are a cancer to the state.)

410
00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,392
(They got what they deserved.)

411
00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:08,170
(The Shen family's great
grievance has been avenged.)

412
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,616
(I came specially to comfort.)

413
00:21:17,540 --> 00:21:18,660
(Duke of Wei's Manor)

414
00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:20,480
His Majesty has issued a verbal decree.

415
00:21:23,030 --> 00:21:25,070
His Majesty requests
Commandery Princess Zhaoning

416
00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:26,288
to go to the hunting grounds

417
00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:30,110
outside the capital to observe
the martial display tomorrow.

418
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,664
I shall obey His Majesty's decree.

419
00:21:31,728 --> 00:21:33,820
(Royal Hunting Grounds)

420
00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,720
Good!

421
00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,440
His Majesty has arrived!

422
00:22:07,070 --> 00:22:10,240
- Long live Father!
- Long live Father!

423
00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:11,400
Rise.

424
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,408
- Thank you, Father.
- Thank you, Father.

425
00:22:20,310 --> 00:22:21,350
Huayong,

426
00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,184
it's windy at the hunting grounds today.

427
00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,270
You're dressed a little too lightly.

428
00:22:37,860 --> 00:22:39,840
(Duke of Ying,
Noble Consort Rong's elder brother)

429
00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:46,480
Thank you, Father.

430
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:53,590
Changqing,

431
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:55,790
you don't look well.

432
00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:57,800
The weather has been cold lately,

433
00:22:57,810 --> 00:23:00,640
and you've visited Fahua Temple to
chant scriptures and pray for blessings.

434
00:23:00,656 --> 00:23:02,080
You must take good care of yourself.

435
00:23:02,416 --> 00:23:04,016
Thank you for your concern, Uncle.

436
00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:11,790
Xihe.

437
00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,070
In previous martial displays,

438
00:23:24,270 --> 00:23:27,310
I've always allowed everyone to
compose poems for the occasion.

439
00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:28,440
Today,

440
00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,310
since Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is attending for the first time,

441
00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:32,510
the theme

442
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,720
shall be decided by her.

443
00:23:36,780 --> 00:23:37,790
Thank you, Your Majesty.

444
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,400
Princes,

445
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000
if any of you admire
Commandery Princess Zhaoning,

446
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:43,110
today is

447
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,920
the perfect chance
to declare your feelings.

448
00:23:48,350 --> 00:23:49,640
In my humble opinion,

449
00:23:49,696 --> 00:23:52,384
the land is splendid, and all
flowers bloom in their own beauty.

450
00:23:52,448 --> 00:23:54,208
Different flowers
appeal to different eyes.

451
00:23:54,270 --> 00:23:55,590
Why don't we ask everyone

452
00:23:55,590 --> 00:23:57,184
to compose on the theme of flowers?

453
00:23:57,264 --> 00:23:59,040
Each may choose the bloom they favor.

454
00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:01,030
What do you think, Your Majesty?

455
00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:03,200
Good.

456
00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,400
Very good.

457
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,200
Who will compose the first poem?

458
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:14,640
Father.

459
00:24:17,310 --> 00:24:19,510
Greetings, Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

460
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,030
Greetings, Prince Ning.

461
00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,400
At the banquet in Taiji Hall last time,

462
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,000
I should've been there to welcome you.

463
00:24:27,350 --> 00:24:28,400
Unfortunately,

464
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,110
I was tied up with official duties

465
00:24:30,110 --> 00:24:31,640
and couldn't arrive in time.

466
00:24:31,888 --> 00:24:33,328
Please don't hold it against me.

467
00:24:34,110 --> 00:24:35,350
Your Highness, you're too kind.

468
00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:38,310
Then I'll start things off

469
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:39,960
with a poem

470
00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,070
to express my apology.

471
00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,480
When wild geese fly south
from the frontier,

472
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,400
white jasmine shines upon iron armor.

473
00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,440
I'd gladly build
a golden chamber for it,

474
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,920
and make every border gate its home.

475
00:24:58,070 --> 00:24:59,310
Prince Ning,

476
00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:01,640
you compared a lady to jasmine
from the Western Regions.

477
00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,110
By placing her in a golden chamber,

478
00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:05,790
you ease the jasmine's
longing for its homeland.

479
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:07,880
In the eyes of all ladies,

480
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,030
that is the highest form of devotion.

481
00:25:14,110 --> 00:25:16,350
You have such refined leisure,

482
00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:17,880
and such outstanding grace.

483
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:31,480
Father.

484
00:25:33,296 --> 00:25:35,400
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
saved my life.

485
00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,510
I'll never forget that.

486
00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:38,160
Protecting the princes

487
00:25:38,550 --> 00:25:40,000
is every subject's duty.

488
00:25:40,310 --> 00:25:41,550
I'm no exception.

489
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,510
You're strong-willed
and straightforward.

490
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:45,680
In my eyes,

491
00:25:46,350 --> 00:25:49,000
only the blazing pomegranate flower

492
00:25:49,270 --> 00:25:50,960
can compare to you.

493
00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,920
I offer this poem to express my heart.

494
00:25:54,944 --> 00:25:56,720
Pomegranate flames
burn against frosted blades,

495
00:25:56,768 --> 00:25:58,592
and true regard is
carved deep into the bone.

496
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,352
If I could repay Hongfu's noble spirit,

497
00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,160
I'd ride ten thousand miles
and scatter the northern dust.

498
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,550
Prince Lie, you aspire to
win glory through battle.

499
00:26:08,550 --> 00:26:09,720
If I should win your favor,

500
00:26:10,030 --> 00:26:10,920
I swear to spend my life

501
00:26:11,750 --> 00:26:13,000
to give up all silks and finery

502
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,590
and be yours alone for life.

503
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,920
Prince Lie, your wholehearted devotion

504
00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:29,680
will be a priceless treasure

505
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,590
to the future Princess Lie.

506
00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,270
Thank you, Your Highness.

507
00:26:42,550 --> 00:26:45,440
Prince Ning and Prince Lie

508
00:26:45,590 --> 00:26:47,270
have both made their feelings clear.

509
00:26:47,270 --> 00:26:48,070
And...

510
00:26:48,070 --> 00:26:48,720
I, too,

511
00:26:51,648 --> 00:26:53,344
wish to ask
for your hand in marriage.

512
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,160
Huayong,

513
00:27:20,310 --> 00:27:23,160
you also wish to marry
Commandery Princess Zhaoning?

514
00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:24,200
Yes, Father.

515
00:27:26,510 --> 00:27:27,680
My health is poor.

516
00:27:28,688 --> 00:27:30,110
In scholarship and martial arts,

517
00:27:30,510 --> 00:27:31,550
poetry and hunting,

518
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:32,750
I'm nothing remarkable.

519
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:33,880
Today,

520
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,550
I'll make a poor showing.

521
00:27:39,550 --> 00:27:42,400
All mouths praise the blooms in glory,

522
00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:46,160
while your house's steps
shine beneath your light.

523
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,830
My heart wishes only
to be a dew-bearing blossom,

524
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,240
flying only toward
where your heart turns.

525
00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,510
Your Highness, are you

526
00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,240
comparing yourself to a flower?

527
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:09,830
Yes.

528
00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:13,550
Whatever flower Her Highness likes,

529
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,310
that's the flower I'll be.

530
00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,680
Even the Crown Prince

531
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,480
admires Her Highness.

532
00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,640
What right do the rest of us brothers

533
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,880
have to ask for her hand?

534
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:33,720
Changmin, that's not true.

535
00:28:34,310 --> 00:28:35,480
I'm willing to compete fairly

536
00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:37,110
with all my brothers.

537
00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:40,510
Xihe.

538
00:28:42,110 --> 00:28:44,030
What do you think?

539
00:28:45,750 --> 00:28:46,560
I'm grateful

540
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,640
for the Crown Prince's
and the princes' affection.

541
00:28:49,590 --> 00:28:51,070
The man I wish to marry

542
00:28:51,510 --> 00:28:53,030
must be someone I love

543
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,200
and grow old beside.

544
00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:56,736
I'm afraid I'll need more time

545
00:28:56,752 --> 00:28:58,750
before I can give an
answer, Your Majesty.

546
00:29:00,110 --> 00:29:01,160
Marriage

547
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,750
is one of life's greatest matters.

548
00:29:04,070 --> 00:29:04,920
It can't be rushed,

549
00:29:05,350 --> 00:29:06,790
nor can it be taken lightly.

550
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:09,880
Thank you, Your Majesty.

551
00:29:12,110 --> 00:29:14,750
A grand feast has been prepared today.

552
00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,350
Enjoy yourselves.

553
00:29:19,072 --> 00:29:21,008
- Thank you, Father.
- Thank you, Father.

554
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,000
Uncle.

555
00:29:39,088 --> 00:29:41,920
I didn't expect Crown Prince to ask
for the Commandery Princess's hand too.

556
00:29:43,070 --> 00:29:44,070
Don't worry.

557
00:29:45,790 --> 00:29:47,110
The Princess said

558
00:29:47,584 --> 00:29:49,472
she wants someone she can grow old with.

559
00:29:49,750 --> 00:29:50,790
Based on that alone,

560
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,030
the Crown Prince is already out.

561
00:29:57,110 --> 00:29:59,310
But what lady in the world

562
00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:01,640
wouldn't be tempted

563
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:03,920
by the position of Crown Princess?

564
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:05,680
So,

565
00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:07,110
the Crown Prince

566
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,240
isn't without a chance.

567
00:30:14,030 --> 00:30:14,790
It's fine.

568
00:30:16,750 --> 00:30:17,790
I'll help you.

569
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:21,790
Your Highness,

570
00:30:21,790 --> 00:30:24,110
the royal hunting grounds
really are extraordinary.

571
00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:28,480
What do you think

572
00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,310
the Crown Prince took today?
Some miracle tonic?

573
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,510
He's gotten so carried away.

574
00:30:32,110 --> 00:30:33,590
She's the capital's most noble lady,

575
00:30:33,590 --> 00:30:35,640
with so many princes
fighting for her hand.

576
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,680
Of course the Crown Prince
doesn't want to be left behind.

577
00:30:38,690 --> 00:30:40,390
But she's a fierce lady
from the northwest.

578
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:41,600
How could she possibly stand

579
00:30:41,616 --> 00:30:43,680
spending her life serving
medicine in the East Palace?

580
00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,200
Everyone knows he won't live long.

581
00:30:46,350 --> 00:30:47,750
Now even his face has gone pale.

582
00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:49,350
What a complete joke.

583
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:51,110
How dare you!

584
00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:54,900
Who are you to gossip
about the Crown Prince?

585
00:30:54,910 --> 00:30:56,980
- Please forgive us, Prince Ning.
- Please forgive us.

586
00:30:56,992 --> 00:30:58,016
If this happens again,

587
00:30:58,110 --> 00:31:00,270
the Censorate will
summon you for questioning.

588
00:31:01,696 --> 00:31:03,270
What are you standing around for?

589
00:31:03,590 --> 00:31:04,160
Go.

590
00:31:14,110 --> 00:31:15,480
Greetings, Prince Ning.

591
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:16,720
What a coincidence.

592
00:31:17,110 --> 00:31:19,750
I was just about to look for you.

593
00:31:19,750 --> 00:31:21,030
May I ask

594
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:21,960
what you need me for?

595
00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,110
I heard you enjoy blending incenses.

596
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,880
My mother was born
into a family of incense.

597
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,590
This Incense Record
is the finest of its kind.

598
00:31:31,270 --> 00:31:33,880
All incense lovers
have long sought after it.

599
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,590
After my mother passed away,

600
00:31:36,590 --> 00:31:37,880
she left it to me.

601
00:31:38,350 --> 00:31:40,350
I hope you'll accept it.

602
00:31:41,510 --> 00:31:43,030
Your Highness, there's no need.

603
00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:45,000
Since it's a keepsake
from your late mother,

604
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:46,720
I absolutely can't accept it.

605
00:31:48,590 --> 00:31:49,960
If this book

606
00:31:50,096 --> 00:31:52,550
can be given to someone who
truly understands incense,

607
00:31:52,750 --> 00:31:55,920
then my mother's lifelong
work won't go to waste.

608
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,830
Your Highness, please don't refuse it.

609
00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,510
Thank you, Prince Ning.

610
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:19,480
Your Highness,

611
00:32:20,110 --> 00:32:21,920
I'll take my leave.

612
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,310
I didn't expect Prince Ning

613
00:32:29,310 --> 00:32:31,200
to prepare gifts for me and Mo Yu too.

614
00:32:31,830 --> 00:32:32,550
Your Highness,

615
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:35,480
Prince Ning is devoted to the law
and conducts himself with integrity.

616
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,350
Everyone in the capital praises him.

617
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,790
Someone as perfect as him,

618
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,200
would you consider choosing
him as your husband?

619
00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,160
People aren't gods.

620
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,720
How could anyone be without flaws?

621
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:50,200
Your Highness,

622
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:51,680
if Prince Ning hadn't forced

623
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,070
the gifts on Her Highness,

624
00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:54,960
she wouldn't have accepted a single one.

625
00:32:55,510 --> 00:32:56,270
Tian Yuan.

626
00:32:58,270 --> 00:32:59,510
I remember Changmin

627
00:32:59,824 --> 00:33:01,480
is skilled in painting and calligraphy.

628
00:33:02,510 --> 00:33:04,350
Prince Ning is indeed quite accomplished

629
00:33:04,590 --> 00:33:05,640
in that regard.

630
00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:07,440
Anyone close to him

631
00:33:07,616 --> 00:33:09,776
receives his paintings
or calligraphy as gifts.

632
00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,070
Changmin has always
seemed noble and upright,

633
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:17,960
with a sterling reputation.

634
00:33:18,590 --> 00:33:20,960
I wonder if he truly lives up to it.

635
00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:28,240
This way!

636
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:30,750
Your Highness.

637
00:33:33,070 --> 00:33:34,030
You're here.

638
00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,310
Greetings, Your Highness.

639
00:33:36,992 --> 00:33:38,160
Please have a seat.

640
00:33:51,584 --> 00:33:53,296
What are you watching, Your Highness?

641
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:56,160
I can't take part

642
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:57,550
in these contests myself,

643
00:33:57,552 --> 00:33:59,264
- but watching from the side...
- Keep up.

644
00:33:59,264 --> 00:34:00,270
Has its own charm, too.

645
00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:03,200
Tian Yuan.

646
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:11,480
Your Highness.

647
00:34:11,632 --> 00:34:13,232
His Highness specially instructed us

648
00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:15,520
to prepare steamed crab
and pheasant soup for you.

649
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:17,840
Thank you, Your Highness.

650
00:34:18,550 --> 00:34:20,630
The weather is still
a little chilly today.

651
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:22,384
Why don't you eat while you watch?

652
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,400
All right?

653
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,710
Your Highness, don't catch a chill.

654
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:39,550
Just now, you said

655
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:40,840
you had feelings for me.

656
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,070
Ever since I came to the capital,

657
00:34:44,070 --> 00:34:45,480
in many people's eyes,

658
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:47,800
I've hardly been a good person.

659
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,000
You have a gentle and kind side, too.

660
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,480
It's just that to others,

661
00:34:58,440 --> 00:34:59,480
it isn't very obvious.

662
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,400
To me,

663
00:35:02,110 --> 00:35:03,030
Your Highness,

664
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,070
you truly aren't the best
choice for a husband.

665
00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:13,190
I remember the first time

666
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,480
you asked Father to
choose a husband for you,

667
00:35:16,230 --> 00:35:17,630
you asked for mutual affection.

668
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,280
Today, you also spoke
of growing old together.

669
00:35:21,590 --> 00:35:22,960
With this frail body of mine,

670
00:35:23,220 --> 00:35:24,590
I'm certainly not the best choice.

671
00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:26,920
But as long as you believe

672
00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:29,800
I'm someone who would never hurt you,

673
00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:31,190
that's enough.

674
00:35:52,580 --> 00:35:55,020
(Bu Shulin, Heir to
the Marquis of Shunan)

675
00:35:55,030 --> 00:35:56,790
I'm Bu Shulin,
heir to the Marquis of Shunan.

676
00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,920
Greetings, Your Highness.

677
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,070
As a member of the Imperial Guard,

678
00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:04,790
I'm responsible
for protecting the capital.

679
00:36:07,376 --> 00:36:09,070
After Prince Kang's second son,
Xiao Jing,

680
00:36:09,150 --> 00:36:11,110
instigated Second Young Master Li
to harm you,

681
00:36:11,110 --> 00:36:12,110
he fled the capital.

682
00:36:12,230 --> 00:36:13,960
I caught that rotten bastard

683
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,070
to give you an explanation,

684
00:36:15,070 --> 00:36:16,784
and then sent him
into exile in Dongling.

685
00:36:16,976 --> 00:36:19,510
Also, the runaway slave you
issued a warrant for,

686
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:22,848
Lady Xiao already had her silenced.

687
00:36:25,670 --> 00:36:26,510
Xihe,

688
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:27,800
are you pleased

689
00:36:27,872 --> 00:36:28,832
with these two gifts?

690
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:32,320
They're all right.

691
00:36:36,144 --> 00:36:37,440
You still won't accept your fate?

692
00:36:41,150 --> 00:36:42,480
Who told you to throw up here?

693
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:46,070
Clean it up.

694
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:49,710
Xihe,

695
00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:51,110
if you're still not satisfied,

696
00:36:51,110 --> 00:36:51,920
go ahead and hit him.

697
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,030
Just don't kill him.

698
00:37:15,664 --> 00:37:17,360
Thank you for your trouble.

699
00:37:17,630 --> 00:37:19,360
Have some plum drink and take a rest.

700
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:20,920
Doing things for you

701
00:37:21,424 --> 00:37:22,592
is no trouble at all.

702
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,550
Since you've gone to such trouble,

703
00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:27,920
as thanks,

704
00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:29,760
I'll give you a warning, too.

705
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:30,800
A warning about what?

706
00:37:31,030 --> 00:37:32,710
The Marquis of Shunan's only child,

707
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,880
Bu Shulin, heir to the marquisate,

708
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:36,440
is actually a lady.

709
00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:40,030
Your Highness,

710
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:41,840
you can't just say things like that.

711
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,150
The scent you're wearing

712
00:37:44,150 --> 00:37:45,760
is Spring Snow, a lady's incense.

713
00:37:46,150 --> 00:37:48,510
It's blended mainly
with spring snow flowers,

714
00:37:48,710 --> 00:37:50,000
delicate and lightly sweet,

715
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,230
made especially for ladies.

716
00:37:51,550 --> 00:37:52,760
No man would wear it.

717
00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:54,880
Though you used very little,

718
00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:56,280
so others can't smell it,

719
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,110
I can.

720
00:38:07,550 --> 00:38:10,070
My father has always held
Marquis Bu in high regard.

721
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,960
So you can rest assured.

722
00:38:12,710 --> 00:38:14,840
My family and your family

723
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:16,360
have never been enemies.

724
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,110
But if you hurt me...

725
00:38:20,624 --> 00:38:21,920
There's poison in this tea.

726
00:38:23,590 --> 00:38:24,960
Please don't joke around.

727
00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,070
The antidote.

728
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:49,760
The cup was poisoned.

729
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:57,230
Still the antidote.

730
00:39:00,030 --> 00:39:00,800
Your Highness,

731
00:39:01,616 --> 00:39:02,760
when you act like this,

732
00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,670
my poor little heart can barely take it.

733
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,230
Right about now,

734
00:39:28,030 --> 00:39:29,510
your limbs should be going weak.

735
00:39:49,150 --> 00:39:50,760
So it was a trap within a trap.

736
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,400
I won't expose your identity.

737
00:39:55,230 --> 00:39:56,710
But if you try to harm me,

738
00:39:57,550 --> 00:39:59,030
that'll be a different matter.

739
00:40:04,150 --> 00:40:06,000
I acted on impulse just now.

740
00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:08,520
I didn't really mean to hurt you.

741
00:40:09,590 --> 00:40:10,710
I believe you.

742
00:40:11,630 --> 00:40:13,000
You brought Xiao Jing here today

743
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:14,230
to win me over

744
00:40:14,710 --> 00:40:16,440
because we're both far from home,

745
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,230
and you want an ally.

746
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:20,280
Here in the capital,

747
00:40:21,630 --> 00:40:23,280
you and I are in similar positions.

748
00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:25,070
The other princes and noble ladies

749
00:40:25,820 --> 00:40:27,670
all keep their true intentions
hidden from us.

750
00:40:28,710 --> 00:40:30,630
If you're willing,

751
00:40:31,550 --> 00:40:33,360
I'll treat you like my own sister.

752
00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:38,880
The antidote.

753
00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:52,280
I'm the kind of person
who doesn't care about personal ties.

754
00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:53,344
I only look at interests.

755
00:40:53,376 --> 00:40:55,840
If either of us needs something
from the other in the future,

756
00:40:56,096 --> 00:40:57,510
we'll need to offer something real.

757
00:40:58,630 --> 00:41:00,630
You're clever enough to be frightening,

758
00:41:01,168 --> 00:41:02,590
but you're refreshingly honest.

759
00:41:03,710 --> 00:41:04,960
How interesting.

760
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,630
I'm keeping your secret for you.

761
00:41:07,030 --> 00:41:09,110
That means you owe me a huge favor.

762
00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:10,360
Don't worry.

763
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:12,150
One day,

764
00:41:13,150 --> 00:41:14,190
I'll repay you.

765
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,280
That man is clearly the real Hua Fuhai.

766
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:35,104
And the handsome man beside him

767
00:41:35,168 --> 00:41:37,610
is Cui Jinbai, Vice Minister
of the Court of Judicial Review.

768
00:41:37,630 --> 00:41:39,230
They both answer to him.

769
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:41,190
Wait for me here.

770
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:42,360
I'll be right back.

771
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:45,670
Maybe

772
00:41:46,230 --> 00:41:47,630
he's the Tagara Incense.

773
00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:51,780
♪How can you be this wonderful♪

774
00:41:53,791 --> 00:41:56,731
♪I've hidden so many words♪

775
00:41:57,351 --> 00:42:00,151
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

776
00:42:01,021 --> 00:42:07,991
♪So never uncover♪

777
00:42:08,181 --> 00:42:10,541
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

778
00:42:11,671 --> 00:42:14,401
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

779
00:42:15,361 --> 00:42:20,701
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

780
00:42:22,461 --> 00:42:25,281
♪Every answer I gave♪

781
00:42:26,081 --> 00:42:28,931
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

782
00:42:29,721 --> 00:42:33,091
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

783
00:42:33,351 --> 00:42:36,661
♪How hard it truly was?♪

784
00:42:39,631 --> 00:42:43,071
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

785
00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:46,391
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

786
00:42:47,661 --> 00:42:53,421
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

787
00:42:54,831 --> 00:42:57,961
♪It's a shame I never could♪

788
00:42:58,411 --> 00:43:01,421
♪Give you a moon in return♪

789
00:43:01,531 --> 00:43:08,171
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

790
00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:11,841
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

791
00:43:12,711 --> 00:43:15,471
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

792
00:43:15,911 --> 00:43:19,041
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

793
00:43:19,481 --> 00:43:25,431
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

794
00:43:26,831 --> 00:43:30,381
♪You'll never♪

795
00:43:30,661 --> 00:43:40,131
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪