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♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

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♪Turning the clear waves red♪

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♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

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♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

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♪Sitting at home♪

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♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

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♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

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♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

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♪Dreams can shatter; Memories remain♪

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♪Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes♪

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♪In the deep red windows lies mundane dust♪

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=Are You The One=

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=Episode 21=

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Zhen.

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Lord Zhao

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is someone worthy of lifelong commitment.

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You should cherish this opportunity.

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Don't act pretentiously in the future.

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Don't defy your husband.

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Is marrying him

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the only way I can repay my family?

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Everything I did and tried before

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was never appreciated.

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In your eyes,

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the only way out for me

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is to marry Lord Zhao, right?

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Yes.

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Only this way.

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Zhen.

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Where are you going?

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Coming.

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Coming, coming.

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Miss He.

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After these months,

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you've lost lots of weight.

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I left abruptly that day

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and didn't leave a note.

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Will you blame me?

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I was wrong at first.

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It's my fault for saying that

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out of the bad mood.

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Alright.

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Let's call it even.

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Never bring it up again.

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Alright?

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What kind of pattern is it?

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It's so unique.

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A golden lantern flower,

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also called heartless grass.

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Heartless?

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While the leaves are still there,

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the flower hasn't bloomed.

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When the flower blooms,

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the leaves have withered.

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The flower and leaves never meet.

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They are both indifferent

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and heartless.

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Madam,

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why are you suddenly stitching this?

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I find it interesting

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in "Youyang Novels".

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It says this flower

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often blooms in the homes of villains.

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Nanny Li, have you seen it?

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I'm not a villain.

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How could I have seen it?

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What a sin.

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What a sin.

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Miss He?

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Ms. Liu.

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What's wrong with you today?

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I...

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I have a friend

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whose brain was damaged

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by a fever as a child.

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She lost her memory.

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She denied her real mom

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but mistook the maid for her mother.

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The maid took advantage of her ignorance

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to gain benefits from the family.

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I wanted to tell my friend the truth,

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but everyone stopped me,

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telling me not to meddle.

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I feel distressed.

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Miantang.

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Do you understand how I feel?

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How could it be?

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Her real mother

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is right there.

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She won't let the maid harm her.

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It's probably just to amuse your friend.

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You're worrying too much.

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The stitching is indeed too rough.

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I'll just take it apart and redo it.

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It has come to this.

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Why are you still...

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I'll take it apart

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to escape

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from the current situation

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and start over.

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I originally did it for fun.

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But gradually,

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it felt wrong.

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Now,

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I'll take it all apart

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and sew a pattern that I like

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and that is auspicious.

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Miss He,

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what do you think?

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Good.

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Don't stitch the grass.

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Stitch what you like.

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Aunt.

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Drink this calming soup

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and rest early.

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Getting angry harms the spleen.

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You still have to oversee the rites tomorrow.

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I'm sorry.

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It's also me who lacks the ability

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to hold Xingzhou's heart.

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This child

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has always been determined.

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Once he makes a decision,

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even I, his mother,

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cannot stop him.

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Among all virtues,

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filial piety comes first.

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Common people lose their reputations

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for not being filial.

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And officials

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lose their positions.

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Let alone a lord.

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So many eyes in the court

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are watching Xingzhou.

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You cannot ignore this

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and give others excuses.

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Do you mean...?

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I have a plan to make amends.

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But...

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Tell me.

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Aunt.

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Tomorrow, when you go to Liuming Temple

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to oversee the rites,

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I'll accompany you.

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At that time,

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with the people and officials
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you can publicly recognize me

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as your daughter-in-law.

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Thus,

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this marriage will be known to everyone.

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Everything's set.

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Xingzhou won't be able to back out.

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(Zhenzhou)

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The certificate.

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Go.

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Go.

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Go.

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Go.

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- Go.
- Let's go.

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The Consort Dowager's procession has set off.

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It's in vain.

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The madam has arranged for a carriage.

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It should also be heading
towards Liuming Temple.

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She does like lively scenes.

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What if they run into each other?

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Huang Gui.

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My Lord.

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Tighten the city's defenses to prevent bandits

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from mixing in.

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Rest assured.

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Aside from the Taoist priests,

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no one else came in.

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Where's the roster?

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It's quite tricky.

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What's tricky?

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The level of realism in the fake certificates

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is quite sophisticated.

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But they don't know

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that Liuming Temple,
as a major Taoist institution,

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altered the characters on the prayer scroll

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to advise Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty.

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(Liuming Temple)
"Liu" is shortened,

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and "Ming" is slightly elongated.

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It symbolizes less transience

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and more clarity.

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Emperor Wen was enlightened

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and rewarded Liuming Temple.

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This practice has been passed down since then.

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I've been negligent.

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Moru.

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Prepare the regular clothes. Let's go.

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Yes.

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Has the madam arrived?

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Not yet.

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When did she set off?

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She left early this morning.

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Order the guards to protect

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the Consort Dowager.

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Yes.

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Nanny Li.

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Stop the carriage at the street entrance.

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Aren't we going to Liuming Temple?

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Didn't you say

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Liuming Temple would be crowded today,

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smoky,

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with ruffians and thieves?

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Yes.

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Let's follow your suggestion

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and not go today.

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That's great.

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When we reach the street market ahead,

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Nanny, buy a bass for me.

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I'll go to get some tonic medicine
for my husband.

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Madam,

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isn't it better if we stay together?

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There are so many people today.

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If anything happens,

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it will be hard to explain to the master.

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If we get to the fresh fish market late,

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the remaining fish won't be fresh.

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I'll wait for you at the pharmacy.

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What could happen?

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Just come find me as soon as you're done.

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Alright, alright.

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Sir,

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check if you have these.

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Sure.

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Do you have fine antlers?

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Yes.

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It looks like business is booming today.

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Please get all these tonic prescriptions ready.

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I won't delay your big sale.

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You're right.

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Please wait a moment.

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We have everything you need.

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Madam, I'll prepare
the medicine for you right away.

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Please wait a moment.

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- Sister.
- Sister.

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Lu Zhong, Lu Yi.

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Sister, Uncle Qiao has told us everything.

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How do you want

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Lord Huaiyang to die?

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If we hadn't changed the location today,

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I would've killed him

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in Liuming Temple.

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The time isn't right.

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We must be cautious.

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Avoid the dangerous wall.

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On the Shangsi Festival,

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where were you that night

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when I went missing?

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That night,

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Lu Yi and I discovered a group of ambushers.

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We managed to drive them off.

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We returned and found out

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you were missing.

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I tried to ask Mr. Ziyu,

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but Sun Yun'er stopped me.

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She told me you had decided to leave
and wouldn't return.

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Ghosts are more reliable than her.

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Later, Mount Yang became hers.

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There was no place for us.

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We had to go to Beizhou to find Uncle Qiao

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and search for you.

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If you want to avenge,

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listen carefully to what I say.

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Master.

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Where is Madam?

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Madam and Nanny Li left early this morning.

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If I couldn't stand it,

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I would speak out.

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The medicine he sold

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to Butcher Li's wife

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was mostly common herbs,

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except for one or two,

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but he charged her double.

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If he dares to cheat me,

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I'll make sure Butcher Li knows about it.

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Butcher Li

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is a tough character,

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a bully in the market.

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If Madam truly wants

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to tell him,

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it's enough to make

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the shopkeeper suffer.

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What a sin.

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Honey, why are you back?

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Honey.

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What happened?

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The Lord asked me to take half a day off,

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so I came back to check.

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00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,170
Yesterday, you mentioned Liuming Temple.

293
00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:50,740
I thought you had gone there.

294
00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,260
I was going to,

295
00:13:52,510 --> 00:13:54,120
but Nanny Li kept saying

296
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:55,550
it was too crowded

297
00:13:55,550 --> 00:13:56,620
and might lead to trouble.

298
00:13:57,310 --> 00:13:58,380
I thought it made sense,

299
00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,140
so I changed direction to the market.

300
00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:02,120
On the battlefield,

301
00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,570
you risked your life.

302
00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:04,880
You must be exhausted.

303
00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,020
You need to recuperate.

304
00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,340
I bought a bass

305
00:14:08,550 --> 00:14:09,760
that was just caught today.

306
00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:10,600
It's very fresh.

307
00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:13,410
How considerate of you.

308
00:14:15,670 --> 00:14:17,270
Praying for the deceased soldiers

309
00:14:17,270 --> 00:14:18,340
shows compassion.

310
00:14:18,790 --> 00:14:19,880
Taking care of the living

311
00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:20,860
is also important.

312
00:14:25,630 --> 00:14:26,980
Dear, I'll speak frankly.

313
00:14:27,510 --> 00:14:29,650
A villain has entered Zhenzhou.

314
00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,030
Have you seen any

315
00:14:33,030 --> 00:14:34,980
suspicious men?

316
00:14:37,150 --> 00:14:38,810
Suspicious men?

317
00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,500
Why would they come to me?

318
00:14:43,390 --> 00:14:44,650
Did you see anyone

319
00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:46,930
dressed as a Taoist priest?

320
00:14:48,270 --> 00:14:50,430
Why would a Taoist priest not be
in the temple chanting

321
00:14:50,430 --> 00:14:51,530
and wander around instead?

322
00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:53,630
Dear.

323
00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:55,720
This matter is very important.

324
00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:56,980
Think carefully.

325
00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,570
Honey.

326
00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,220
Sounds like you're interrogating me.

327
00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,810
I'm not interrogating you.

328
00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,500
You returned in such a panic

329
00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:13,290
only to check if I was being unruly.

330
00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:16,920
Nonsense.

331
00:15:18,030 --> 00:15:19,140
Just chatting.

332
00:15:26,030 --> 00:15:27,450
When you lie,

333
00:15:28,790 --> 00:15:30,500
you always avoid my eyes.

334
00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:34,680
Dear.

335
00:15:35,270 --> 00:15:37,020
It's really just chatting.

336
00:15:37,510 --> 00:15:39,170
I was afraid of the villain,

337
00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:40,900
so I came back to check on you.

338
00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:42,840
What?

339
00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:44,150
Honey,

340
00:15:44,150 --> 00:15:45,740
are you afraid I'll be taken by them?

341
00:15:46,790 --> 00:15:47,770
Don't worry.

342
00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,200
Our family is now

343
00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,650
under Lord Huaiyang's protection.

344
00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,290
What villain would dare act?

345
00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,650
That would be ignoring Lord Huaiyang.

346
00:15:55,670 --> 00:15:56,530
You're right, dear.

347
00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:58,230
Master.

348
00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,720
Lord Huaiyang sent word

349
00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,530
that the rites had ended

350
00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,000
and he had already left.

351
00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,810
He wants you to visit him.

352
00:16:08,670 --> 00:16:09,980
Then you should go quickly.

353
00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:11,980
Don't keep the Lord waiting.

354
00:16:13,510 --> 00:16:14,530
If we lose

355
00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,530
the Lord's protection,

356
00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,220
and villains come again,

357
00:16:19,150 --> 00:16:20,980
you might really lose me.

358
00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:24,630
Alright, dear.

359
00:16:25,670 --> 00:16:26,690
I'll go now.

360
00:16:47,390 --> 00:16:48,230
Mother.

361
00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,430
Two villains disguised as Taoists

362
00:16:56,430 --> 00:16:58,260
and broke into Zhenzhou today.

363
00:16:58,910 --> 00:17:00,500
I went to investigate,

364
00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,380
which delayed the blessing time.

365
00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:04,580
I hope you'll forgive me.

366
00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:08,800
Sit down.

367
00:17:09,510 --> 00:17:10,350
Yes.

368
00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:18,820
This is peony stamens.

369
00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:21,640
Binglan

370
00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,930
saw I looked unwell

371
00:17:23,350 --> 00:17:24,490
and brought it to me.

372
00:17:40,550 --> 00:17:41,510
Today,

373
00:17:41,510 --> 00:17:42,860
I was alone in charge

374
00:17:43,510 --> 00:17:45,060
at Liuming Temple.

375
00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,170
With the sudden villain trouble,

376
00:17:48,590 --> 00:17:49,970
my frail body

377
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,300
could hardly endure it.

378
00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,930
Fortunately, Binglan helped me,

379
00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,340
so I didn't

380
00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,030
lose the family's face

381
00:17:58,030 --> 00:17:59,860
in front of the people.

382
00:18:00,310 --> 00:18:01,150
She helped me

383
00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:03,540
and also helped you.

384
00:18:04,270 --> 00:18:05,820
You must remember this favor.

385
00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,040
Today,

386
00:18:12,550 --> 00:18:14,680
I planned to recognize Binglan as your fiancee

387
00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,540
and have you reconcile with her.

388
00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,210
What do you think?

389
00:18:30,350 --> 00:18:31,970
It seems you're still thinking

390
00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:34,410
about that mistress.

391
00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,170
Mother, I've said it before.

392
00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:38,720
She is not a mistress.

393
00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,410
I don't need to know who she is.

394
00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,860
Binglan has already stepped back.

395
00:18:45,550 --> 00:18:46,390
She said

396
00:18:46,790 --> 00:18:47,830
if you truly favor

397
00:18:47,830 --> 00:18:49,210
that Liu woman,

398
00:18:49,510 --> 00:18:51,550
she will give her face

399
00:18:51,550 --> 00:18:52,830
and support you properly.

400
00:18:52,830 --> 00:18:54,650
What more do you want her to do?

401
00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:59,160
You're a lord.

402
00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,620
You knew villains in the temple,

403
00:19:01,030 --> 00:19:03,060
yet you were absent from your mother
and the people.

404
00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,730
You ran off to a place
of leisure on North Street.

405
00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,140
Isn't that absurd?

406
00:19:10,030 --> 00:19:10,870
I can

407
00:19:11,310 --> 00:19:12,930
overlook all this.

408
00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:14,780
But you must promise me today

409
00:19:15,590 --> 00:19:16,580
to marry Binglan.

410
00:19:33,790 --> 00:19:34,630
Mother.

411
00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,210
For today's matter,

412
00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:39,860
it is true that I was at fault.

413
00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,170
There are other reasons behind this.

414
00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,730
I will explain it to you later.

415
00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:47,860
As for the engagement,

416
00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:50,860
please forgive me.

417
00:19:51,870 --> 00:19:53,170
I will only marry Liu Miantang.

418
00:19:54,030 --> 00:19:54,930
What are you saying?

419
00:19:55,870 --> 00:19:56,730
I, Cui Xingzhou,

420
00:19:57,590 --> 00:19:59,380
will only marry Liu Miantang in this life.

421
00:20:04,270 --> 00:20:05,340
You scoundrel!

422
00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:06,800
Scoundrel!

423
00:20:07,110 --> 00:20:08,140
Scoundrel!

424
00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:10,650
Scoundrel!

425
00:20:28,510 --> 00:20:29,350
Madam.

426
00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:31,520
Honey.

427
00:20:33,870 --> 00:20:35,450
I came to fetch your changed clothes.

428
00:20:42,510 --> 00:20:43,540
Why are you injured?

429
00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:46,480
It's nothing.

430
00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:48,580
Let me apply medicine.

431
00:21:10,350 --> 00:21:11,190
Does it hurt a lot?

432
00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:14,280
Yes.

433
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,490
This person is rough.

434
00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:21,340
But don't worry.

435
00:21:22,590 --> 00:21:23,930
It wasn't the villain who hurt me.

436
00:21:27,070 --> 00:21:27,910
The Lord

437
00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,490
punished me.

438
00:21:31,030 --> 00:21:33,450
How can the Lord treat his soldiers so harshly?

439
00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:38,170
Perhaps he is in a bad mood.

440
00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:39,760
I heard he fell out

441
00:21:40,510 --> 00:21:41,930
with the Consort Dowager.

442
00:21:43,310 --> 00:21:44,150
The Consort Dowager

443
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:46,300
matched him with a well-suited marriage,

444
00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,450
but the Lord's heart

445
00:21:49,270 --> 00:21:51,210
belongs to another woman.

446
00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:23,620
It's chilly today.

447
00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,060
A warm soak is good for your health.

448
00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:43,280
Honey,

449
00:22:45,110 --> 00:22:46,930
the villain you mentioned earlier.

450
00:22:47,310 --> 00:22:49,250
Was he a remnant of Mount Yang?

451
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,250
Why do you suddenly ask about this?

452
00:22:56,830 --> 00:22:58,380
I'm just curious.

453
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,160
After all,

454
00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:01,620
I once fell into their hands.

455
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,250
I heard from the neighbors

456
00:23:04,870 --> 00:23:07,210
that the leader of Mount Yang
had surrendered to the court.

457
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:08,620
So, they are

458
00:23:08,790 --> 00:23:10,900
no longer Zhenzhou's enemies.

459
00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,410
Mount Yang no longer causes chaos.

460
00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:16,900
Those unwilling to surrender

461
00:23:17,870 --> 00:23:19,440
have scattered.

462
00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,380
Why do you keep mentioning Mount Yang?

463
00:23:21,830 --> 00:23:23,100
Zhenzhou is not lacking.

464
00:23:24,510 --> 00:23:26,010
It takes vigilance to stave off evil.

465
00:23:26,590 --> 00:23:28,690
The Lord has won against them many times.

466
00:23:30,870 --> 00:23:31,780
Many times?

467
00:23:32,790 --> 00:23:33,900
How many times?

468
00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:40,780
Honey,

469
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,730
who do you think

470
00:23:43,510 --> 00:23:45,410
is stronger, Lord Huaiyang

471
00:23:46,070 --> 00:23:47,690
or the Mount Yang leader?

472
00:23:48,830 --> 00:23:49,900
It's hard to say

473
00:23:50,870 --> 00:23:52,970
who is stronger between them.

474
00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,210
On the Shangsi Festival,

475
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:57,720
at the ritual, the lighting

476
00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:58,820
should've brought a truce.

477
00:23:59,510 --> 00:24:00,580
But the Mount Yang leader

478
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:02,860
attacked Lord Huaiyang.

479
00:24:04,790 --> 00:24:06,010
The leader attacked?

480
00:24:08,310 --> 00:24:09,170
Yes.

481
00:24:10,590 --> 00:24:12,100
The Lord didn't expect

482
00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,440
that the leader, who always kept his promises,

483
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:16,620
would break his word

484
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,680
and attack him while the soldiers

485
00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:19,650
were resting.

486
00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:22,300
The Lord was furious

487
00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,100
and tried every means to defeat him

488
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,860
and heavily harm Mount Yang,

489
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,140
but the leader then vanished.

490
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,970
The Lord tried to capture him,

491
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,900
wanting not only to defeat him

492
00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:38,340
but also to ask him in person

493
00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:40,450
why he broke the agreement.

494
00:24:42,070 --> 00:24:43,270
Later,

495
00:24:43,270 --> 00:24:44,900
Mount Yang surrendered,

496
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:46,760
and the Lord

497
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,680
completely lost the chance

498
00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,580
to settle things with him.

499
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:13,560
Honey.

500
00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,300
I want to go to Mount Yang.

501
00:25:20,030 --> 00:25:20,870
Why?

502
00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,540
I want to clear the demons in my heart.

503
00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:00,540
Do you remember anything?

504
00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,300
At the Shangsi night years ago,

505
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:10,410
I had not yet

506
00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:13,410
married you.

507
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,250
My family was

508
00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,240
on Ling Mountain outside Xizhou City,

509
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:21,340
viewing the scenery

510
00:26:22,510 --> 00:26:24,100
and making wishes through sky lanterns.

511
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:26,970
The open terrain here

512
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,650
would make the sky lanterns

513
00:26:30,510 --> 00:26:31,690
look very beautiful.

514
00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:34,520
Indeed.

515
00:26:35,870 --> 00:26:37,010
On Shangsi night,

516
00:26:38,270 --> 00:26:39,300
sky lanterns

517
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,650
accompanied by the blooming mountain flowers

518
00:26:42,830 --> 00:26:43,780
are quite magnificent.

519
00:26:47,070 --> 00:26:48,860
Did Lord Huaiyang tell you this as well?

520
00:26:55,510 --> 00:26:57,210
With the sky lanterns in the air,

521
00:26:57,790 --> 00:26:59,410
if the villain attacked,

522
00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:01,820
he would be easily spotted.

523
00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:03,490
How could there be an ambush?

524
00:27:08,110 --> 00:27:09,410
Lord Huaiyang is so smart.

525
00:27:10,590 --> 00:27:11,860
Could he be lying to you?

526
00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:18,780
Along the way,

527
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,540
we walked through a section
of collapsed mountain road.

528
00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:23,620
Do you remember?

529
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,080
It used to be

530
00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,340
the only way up the mountain.

531
00:27:29,110 --> 00:27:30,060
On Shangsi night,

532
00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:32,580
Lord Huaiyang

533
00:27:33,350 --> 00:27:35,010
camped right there.

534
00:27:35,870 --> 00:27:37,140
The soldiers were making wine,

535
00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,730
temporarily letting down their guard.

536
00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:41,730
That day,

537
00:27:44,070 --> 00:27:46,140
they had agreed to a ceasefire.

538
00:27:47,870 --> 00:27:49,210
But with the sky lanterns,

539
00:27:50,270 --> 00:27:51,820
the soldiers waited

540
00:27:52,310 --> 00:27:53,900
for a horde of fierce Mount Yang bandits

541
00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:57,300
to break into their camp.

542
00:28:09,830 --> 00:28:10,670
It seems

543
00:28:12,590 --> 00:28:14,250
Lord Huaiyang wasn't lying.

544
00:28:17,790 --> 00:28:19,900
In fact, he's not good at lying.

545
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:23,840
Miantang.

546
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,380
Since returning to Zhenzhou,

547
00:28:29,110 --> 00:28:30,580
I've been uneasy.

548
00:28:33,870 --> 00:28:35,540
I always feel like I'm going to lose you.

549
00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:41,110
Haven't I always been by your side?

550
00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:41,950
I know.

551
00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:45,540
That's why I plan

552
00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,100
to tell you everything.

553
00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:51,840
Everything?

554
00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:54,620
What do you mean?

555
00:28:56,830 --> 00:28:57,670
Master!

556
00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,000
Master!

557
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:01,520
What's wrong?

558
00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:03,490
Master, Madam.

559
00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:04,950
The army

560
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,010
says you need to return.

561
00:29:06,790 --> 00:29:08,070
Tomorrow is the Little New Year.

562
00:29:08,070 --> 00:29:09,100
Remember to go home.

563
00:29:09,590 --> 00:29:11,100
I thought I could rest.

564
00:29:12,870 --> 00:29:13,780
Work is important.

565
00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:28,010
You have two letters.

566
00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:29,390
One is from the capital.

567
00:29:29,390 --> 00:29:30,820
The other is from Beizhou.

568
00:29:31,830 --> 00:29:32,670
Anything else?

569
00:29:34,010 --> 00:29:34,870
Your mother is ill.

570
00:29:34,870 --> 00:29:36,170
They want you to return quickly.

571
00:29:49,310 --> 00:29:50,170
Miss.

572
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,210
The hidden agents at Mount Yang

573
00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,340
found Liu Miantang and Lord Huaiyang.

574
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:00,620
What was she doing at Mount Yang?

575
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,730
It seems she was just climbing the mountain.

576
00:30:03,070 --> 00:30:04,250
But the agent found

577
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,100
that Liu Miantang left this behind.

578
00:30:16,110 --> 00:30:16,950
Miss.

579
00:30:17,110 --> 00:30:18,620
Is this a Mount Yang mark?

580
00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:20,100
I don't quite understand it.

581
00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,590
This mark isn't for you and me.

582
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:23,930
You wouldn't understand.

583
00:30:28,790 --> 00:30:29,860
In five days,

584
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,510
at noon,

585
00:30:31,510 --> 00:30:32,450
at Youyu Cave?

586
00:30:33,550 --> 00:30:35,060
I'm going to Mount Yang.

587
00:30:48,070 --> 00:30:49,100
The firewood is damp

588
00:30:49,830 --> 00:30:50,900
and won't catch fire.

589
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,380
It's just a spring rain.

590
00:30:54,110 --> 00:30:55,210
It went afar to avoid it

591
00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,540
but still got soaked.

592
00:30:58,870 --> 00:31:00,140
How useless.

593
00:31:08,590 --> 00:31:10,010
Do you remember when you were young,

594
00:31:11,350 --> 00:31:12,620
you and your cousin, Qingying,

595
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,210
used to argue?

596
00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:16,680
Even at a young age,

597
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:17,930
you learned from the opera

598
00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:19,490
to sever the ties,

599
00:31:19,870 --> 00:31:20,720
but when she was

600
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,860
bullied on the road,

601
00:31:22,350 --> 00:31:23,860
you were the first to step in.

602
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:25,340
Your grandfather used to say

603
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:27,970
you appear

604
00:31:28,270 --> 00:31:29,860
tough on the outside,

605
00:31:30,110 --> 00:31:31,170
but you're softer

606
00:31:31,870 --> 00:31:32,970
than anyone inside.

607
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,040
I said

608
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:42,690
I came here to rid myself of the mental demons.

609
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,250
Your demons

610
00:31:46,030 --> 00:31:47,170
are also mine.

611
00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:49,670
Yes.

612
00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:52,240
I once

613
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,490
wanted to reclaim everything from before

614
00:32:01,350 --> 00:32:02,970
because it concerned us.

615
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:09,480
Honey,

616
00:32:11,070 --> 00:32:13,300
we've weathered so many storms together.

617
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,450
Perhaps what we have now

618
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,930
is even better than the years we lost.

619
00:32:20,070 --> 00:32:20,910
What I want to say

620
00:32:20,910 --> 00:32:21,760
might surprise you.

621
00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,380
If you intend to say anything
that breaks this happiness,

622
00:32:26,510 --> 00:32:27,730
then I don't want to hear it.

623
00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:32,820
A couple

624
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,170
always has secrets, doesn't it?

625
00:32:36,790 --> 00:32:38,490
If you truly feel regret,

626
00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,690
then keep deceiving me for a lifetime.

627
00:32:42,110 --> 00:32:43,410
Don't hide half of it

628
00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,100
and then falter, revealing it.

629
00:32:47,830 --> 00:32:49,300
You would feel better,

630
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,540
but I, as a woman,

631
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,150
would have to bear

632
00:32:55,150 --> 00:32:56,170
this burden.

633
00:32:59,350 --> 00:33:00,690
Is that truly how you feel?

634
00:33:01,070 --> 00:33:01,910
Yes.

635
00:33:04,350 --> 00:33:05,490
So don't tell me.

636
00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:08,520
I beg you.

637
00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:24,210
Honey.

638
00:33:26,350 --> 00:33:28,410
I haven't said thank you to you yet.

639
00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:30,650
No matter what,

640
00:33:32,070 --> 00:33:33,250
without you,

641
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,900
I might have been gone
from this world long ago.

642
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,340
From now on,

643
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:46,930
if Mount Yang is mentioned,

644
00:33:49,030 --> 00:33:50,860
this is the only thing I will remember.

645
00:33:53,070 --> 00:33:53,910
If you recall

646
00:33:53,910 --> 00:33:55,100
everything later,

647
00:33:56,830 --> 00:33:57,670
you can always

648
00:33:59,270 --> 00:34:00,540
do what you think

649
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,250
is right.

650
00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:12,530
Soft-hearted?

651
00:34:15,390 --> 00:34:16,340
I admit.

652
00:34:17,240 --> 00:34:18,310
I did

653
00:34:18,310 --> 00:34:19,740
have a slimmer of hope.

654
00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:21,960
I thought

655
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:24,350
perhaps he was also used

656
00:34:24,350 --> 00:34:25,190
by Lord Huaiyang.

657
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:27,740
Maybe he had no choice.

658
00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:29,570
Only in this way

659
00:34:30,830 --> 00:34:32,080
could I justify

660
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:32,920
my soft-heartedness.

661
00:34:33,270 --> 00:34:34,450
If you...

662
00:34:35,790 --> 00:34:37,220
Anyway, he's going to marry you.

663
00:34:37,390 --> 00:34:38,230
Marry me?

664
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,130
What he wants to marry is not me,

665
00:34:43,790 --> 00:34:45,740
but the canary he has raised.

666
00:34:49,990 --> 00:34:51,340
The woman who only

667
00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:52,970
has eyes for him.

668
00:34:53,910 --> 00:34:55,450
It's just his delusion.

669
00:34:56,910 --> 00:34:58,130
The deeper his feelings,

670
00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,450
the more ironic and ridiculous it seems.

671
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,040
I've played this self-deceiving role enough.

672
00:35:06,790 --> 00:35:08,300
So I won't be soft-hearted anymore.

673
00:35:23,990 --> 00:35:24,970
Mother, you're awake.

674
00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:34,900
Wake up for what?

675
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,380
I might as well sleep it off,

676
00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:39,970
so everyone could get peace.

677
00:35:48,470 --> 00:35:49,570
My Lord, Consort Dowager.

678
00:35:49,870 --> 00:35:50,820
Time for the medicine.

679
00:35:53,790 --> 00:35:54,630
My Lord.

680
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:56,530
You haven't slept all night.

681
00:35:56,830 --> 00:35:58,340
You should rest early.

682
00:35:58,560 --> 00:35:59,930
It's fine. Leave.

683
00:36:09,390 --> 00:36:11,260
If you really can't let her go,

684
00:36:12,350 --> 00:36:13,820
I can step back

685
00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,450
and let her become a concubine.

686
00:36:24,310 --> 00:36:25,930
Is she so good

687
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,310
that you'd throw away the reputation

688
00:36:28,310 --> 00:36:29,740
of the entire family?

689
00:36:37,270 --> 00:36:39,180
How many concubines did Father have?

690
00:36:40,390 --> 00:36:41,230
Ten?

691
00:36:41,990 --> 00:36:42,830
Twenty?

692
00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:44,470
How many mistresses

693
00:36:44,470 --> 00:36:45,820
are unknown to us?

694
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:47,080
What?

695
00:36:47,870 --> 00:36:48,800
Are you using

696
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,220
your father as a shield?

697
00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:52,220
He made a fuss.

698
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:53,900
Do you want to follow his example?

699
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:54,960
Mother,

700
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,490
the life here is rich and luxurious,

701
00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:00,560
but it's full of scheming

702
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:01,820
and indifference.

703
00:37:03,390 --> 00:37:04,520
I know you haven't had

704
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:05,740
an easy time these years.

705
00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,410
I haven't, either.

706
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:10,380
I always thought

707
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:12,570
that if I restrained myself

708
00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:14,260
and didn't indulge in love,

709
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,130
even if it's just to respect each other,

710
00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:17,950
I wouldn't let

711
00:37:17,950 --> 00:37:19,490
my wife and child suffer.

712
00:37:20,350 --> 00:37:21,190
Mother.

713
00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:24,050
For her,

714
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:26,610
I pretended to be an ordinary commoner

715
00:37:27,720 --> 00:37:29,010
in a small household

716
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,080
struggling for a living,

717
00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:33,970
burdened with countless trivial worries.

718
00:37:34,950 --> 00:37:36,610
But she didn't seem to feel troubled.

719
00:37:37,470 --> 00:37:39,050
She lived freely and unrestrained.

720
00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,180
All she wished for us

721
00:37:42,910 --> 00:37:44,780
was to be united as a couple

722
00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:46,340
for a lifetime.

723
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:48,930
Only then did I realize

724
00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:51,970
how terribly wrong I was.

725
00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:55,880
Happiness and joy

726
00:37:57,950 --> 00:37:59,930
must be earned with a true heart.

727
00:38:01,910 --> 00:38:03,300
But I let her down

728
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:06,610
and overestimated myself.

729
00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:25,440
Mother,

730
00:38:26,790 --> 00:38:27,970
please forgive my unfiliality.

731
00:38:28,790 --> 00:38:30,080
I don't want any more

732
00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:31,180
mutual respect

733
00:38:31,470 --> 00:38:32,570
or noble concubines.

734
00:38:33,350 --> 00:38:34,570
With all the marital rites,

735
00:38:34,870 --> 00:38:35,710
in this life,

736
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:37,860
she's the only one I want.

737
00:39:24,020 --> 00:39:26,940
(Lu Wen left the capital, went west,
and didn't step into Zhenzhou.)

738
00:39:33,830 --> 00:39:35,490
(Not Lu Wen.)

739
00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:38,980
(Bai's Pharmacy)

740
00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:44,300
Madam, why are you buying these medicines?

741
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,270
Wasn't my husband injured a few days ago?

742
00:39:47,270 --> 00:39:48,410
It's all bruised.

743
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:50,220
It's nothing.

744
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,570
We still have plenty of fine medicines
from Physician Zhao.

745
00:39:53,950 --> 00:39:55,720
These are remedies from Mrs. Yin.

746
00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:56,560
You wouldn't know.

747
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:00,360
Madam.

748
00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:01,610
What's wrong?

749
00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:04,380
There's one more thing I need.

750
00:40:36,790 --> 00:40:37,630
Master.

751
00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:40,110
Where is Madam?

752
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:42,610
She went to the market with Nanny Li.

753
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:44,340
Should I go find her?

754
00:40:44,990 --> 00:40:45,990
Knowing your return,

755
00:40:45,990 --> 00:40:47,180
Madam will be pleased.

756
00:40:52,910 --> 00:40:53,750
Hurry and go.

757
00:40:54,430 --> 00:40:55,270
Yes.

758
00:41:01,310 --> 00:41:02,180
Forgive me.

759
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:03,660
Please clarify this.

760
00:41:13,720 --> 00:41:15,220
Madam, you're back.

761
00:41:15,350 --> 00:41:16,410
Why are you standing here?

762
00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:17,360
Where's my husband?

763
00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:22,050
He didn't sleep all night,

764
00:41:22,270 --> 00:41:23,700
so he took leave from the deputy.

765
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:25,450
He's resting now.

766
00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:28,090
Then I'll go see him.

767
00:41:44,350 --> 00:41:45,190
Honey.

768
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:47,000
Dear.

769
00:41:47,830 --> 00:41:48,950
I thought

770
00:41:48,950 --> 00:41:50,010
you were already asleep.

771
00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:54,530
I did lie down,

772
00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:56,470
but I couldn't fall asleep.

773
00:41:56,470 --> 00:41:57,660
I might as well read a book.

774
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:01,930
What book are you reading?

775
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,610
A good strategist

776
00:42:04,270 --> 00:42:06,610
would take the initiative.

777
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:09,050
Void and Actuality.

778
00:42:10,310 --> 00:42:11,260
The Art of War?

779
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:13,830
Since you joined the army,

780
00:42:13,830 --> 00:42:15,200
you've changed a lot.

781
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,240
You read military strategy

782
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:17,530
as if it were light reading.

783
00:42:19,870 --> 00:42:21,340
I found it casually

784
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:23,180
and just skimmed through.

785
00:42:31,270 --> 00:42:33,390
It's the Little New Year,
yet you had to take leave.

786
00:42:33,390 --> 00:42:35,410
The army is really unreasonable.

787
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:37,760
Others

788
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:38,970
don't have the privilege I have

789
00:42:40,310 --> 00:42:41,570
to return home at night

790
00:42:41,790 --> 00:42:43,410
and have dinner with their wife.

791
00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:45,440
Alright.

792
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,120
Are you going to keep lying down

793
00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,740
or come with me to the kitchen?

794
00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:51,820
I'm going to cook today.

795
00:42:53,830 --> 00:42:55,260
I'm indeed a bit tired.

796
00:42:56,430 --> 00:42:57,270
Sure.

797
00:42:57,790 --> 00:42:58,860
I'll wake you up later.

798
00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:00,440
Okay.

799
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:01,560
Dear,

800
00:43:01,790 --> 00:43:03,490
is there crab roe rice?

801
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:06,310
What are you thinking?

802
00:43:06,310 --> 00:43:07,350
At this time of year,

803
00:43:07,350 --> 00:43:08,260
there's no crab roe.

804
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:10,360
True.

805
00:43:42,781 --> 00:43:49,011
♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

806
00:43:50,011 --> 00:43:56,131
♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

807
00:43:57,121 --> 00:44:03,371
♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

808
00:44:04,501 --> 00:44:07,741
♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

809
00:44:08,081 --> 00:44:12,661
♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

810
00:44:13,261 --> 00:44:19,921
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

811
00:44:20,671 --> 00:44:24,041
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

812
00:44:24,331 --> 00:44:27,661
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

813
00:44:27,841 --> 00:44:34,611
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

814
00:44:34,991 --> 00:44:41,761
♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

815
00:44:42,261 --> 00:44:48,671
♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

816
00:44:49,511 --> 00:44:55,921
♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

817
00:44:56,501 --> 00:45:03,121
♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

818
00:45:03,921 --> 00:45:07,341
♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

819
00:45:07,341 --> 00:45:12,441
♪There are many more♪

820
00:45:12,821 --> 00:45:19,541
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

821
00:45:20,111 --> 00:45:23,741
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

822
00:45:23,741 --> 00:45:27,141
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

823
00:45:27,141 --> 00:45:34,051
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

824
00:45:34,341 --> 00:45:41,191
♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

825
00:45:41,561 --> 00:45:45,141
♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

826
00:45:45,141 --> 00:45:48,251
♪Year after year♪

827
00:45:49,981 --> 00:45:54,281
♪For many years to come♪