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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 30=

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These dates are incredibly fresh.

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You two should try them.

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Thank you.

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Are they sweet?

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- Very sweet.
- Sweet.

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Then be careful.

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Empress.

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Your Majesty.

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Get up.

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What are you doing?

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Washing dates.

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Dates.

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Did your return home go smoothly?

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Everything went smoothly.

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My father asked me to pass on a message

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to wish you well.

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So, Empress,

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is there anything else you wish to tell me?

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Yes.

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I feared you might find dinner greasy.

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I prepared some green dates.

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They're in season.

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I recall

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that common folks serve dates at their tables

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to prompt an early childbirth.

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What do you mean

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by using green dates?

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Your Majesty, do you know?

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There are many kinds of dates.

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These are barely-in-season green dates.

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When it gets colder,

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there will be winter dates.

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In the western regions with plenty of sunlight,

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there are also tribute dates.

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What do you mean by this?

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I believe

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that people should eat what's in season.

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Otherwise, it's untimely.

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Without enduring frost

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and sunlight,

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these green dates can only remain green dates.

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They can never become tribute dates.

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This is

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what I wanted to say.

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What do you think,

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Your Majesty?

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Sweet, crisp, and refreshing.

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I am very satisfied.

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Why did you bring me here?

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In Chonghua Palace,

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this is my favorite place.

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Looking out from here,

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I always feel at ease

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and peaceful.

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I know what you want to say.

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You want to ask

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why I don't favor the Shi family.

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I haven't known you for long,

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yet it feels like a long time.

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You always make me feel at ease.

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But behind this comfort,

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are you entirely at ease?

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When you were with the Shi family,

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you feared making mistakes

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and being schemed against

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and left with no options.

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You don't want

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to sacrifice for your father's ambition.

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I brought you to the Palace

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thinking I could provide

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you with complete peace of mind.

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With you choosing me as the Empress,

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I have indeed gained

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great peace of mind.

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You have indeed acted like an Empress,

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and you've done well.

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But the more you do so,

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the more I sense

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your inner uncertainty

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and unspoken grievances.

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This grand palace to you

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is like

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another Shi family,

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isn't it?

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Yes.

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Is it because of me?

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Have you heard the story

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of the hunter seeking the hidden deer?

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A starving woodcutter

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finds an injured deer.

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The deer's meat could satisfy his hunger.

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It's another story of food.

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The woodcutter, fearing discovery,

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hides the deer in a ditch

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and covers it with banana leaves.

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He comes back at night to retrieve it.

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But he can't find the deer anywhere.

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The woodcutter remains

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a starving woodcutter

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and must consider it all

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as just a beautiful dream.

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Your appearance

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is not trapping me,

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but rather my dream.

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I seem to have transformed from a mere swallow

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into a high-branch phoenix.

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Yet, in reality,

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there is no real difference.

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For the Shi family,

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I'm someone who can be discarded

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and replaced at any time.

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There's only obedience for me.

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No way to retreat.

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In the past, I was used

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to surviving one day at a time.

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Now, in the Palace,

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I just want to protect myself.

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So why do you

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oppose Shi Yikuan's wishes?

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Do you truly possess your so-called

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complete peace of mind?

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Now, Prince Sui holds all the power

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in the court.

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I can see

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that you stand under a precarious wall.

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I can also see

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that you want to be a wise ruler.

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As your principal wife,

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protecting you

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is protecting myself.

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The Shi family

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has never been my fallback.

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I only share the same boat with you.

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There is green wine in the Palace.

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It's recently presented.

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Xueji, would you like some?

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It seems I haven't heard you

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speak about your past.

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I'd like to share my past

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with you too.

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Yesterday, there was heavy rain.

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That dog came to the courtyard again

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with its fur wet,

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ears drooping,

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rarely aggressive.

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At night, I dreamed

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that you invited it to shelter under the eaves.

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The dog turned into a man,

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claiming to be your husband.

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I was upset,

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so I killed the dog.

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When I woke from the dream,

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there was no dog,

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nor you.

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That dog often visits the courtyard,

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annoying me,

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but I must feign civility.

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Cui Xingzhou?

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Cui Xingzhou?

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Didn't expect it to happen to you.

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So, tell me.

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Do I appear in your dreams now?

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Have you ever dreamed

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that I would kill you with a single knife?

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You've already woken up.

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If you want to see me,

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I won't avoid you.

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You don't need to sneak around.

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Why the smoke?

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I thought for a moment

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that an assassin had snuck in.

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But then I thought of it.

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Which assassin would

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enter someone else's room

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only to read letters?

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I'm not interested

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in those cheesy letters.

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Those are my personal letters.

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Every word is sincere.

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Not exaggerated in the slightest.

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Dreams are false.

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Things built on deception.

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What truth can they hold?

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I agree with that.

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I used to dream

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thousands of times

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that you tried to kill me.

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But dreams are always the opposite.

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You softened.

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Wrapped so well.

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I just came to return the medicine to you.

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I don't want

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to owe this favor for nothing.

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Isn't there more to it?

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If you're repaying a favor,

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there are plenty

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of other ways to do it.

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But tonight,

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you still came.

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Let go.

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Since you're here, how can I let go?

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If Lu Wen were truly ruthless,

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you would have attacked my injured leg.

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But you didn't.

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Do you think I wouldn't dare?

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To speak insincerely

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is also a form of deceit.

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Liu Miantang,

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you're also always

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deceiving me,

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aren't you?

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You madman.

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If you truly didn't want your life,

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why not just fall harder?

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If this injured leg were

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to be given to that Princess,

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she couldn't bear it.

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But if it's broken here with you,

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it's fine.

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Forget about this injured leg.

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Even if I were to give my life to you,

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I would...

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Miantang.

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Actually, I've always owed you an apology.

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From the start, I was wrong.

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I shouldn't have deceived you.

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I shouldn't have claimed to be your husband.

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When falling in love with you,

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I shouldn't have tried to maintain this lie,

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which only made my mistakes worse,

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and my feelings for you grow.

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You've been gone for so long.

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I've been unable to eat or sleep.

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If my dreams lack you,

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my nights are dull.

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If my dreams include you,

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I can't sleep through the night.

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In the past, I was proud

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and arrogant.

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But now I've realized

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that in this lifetime,

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I won't marry any other woman besides you.

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But I'm not.

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I live very comfortably now.

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Even if one day I fall into poverty

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and become a beggar on the streets,

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I'd still be content.

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I've now established my own household.

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Even if I don't marry,

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I can still live well.

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If someday

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I meet a handsome and charming person,

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I can always have a fling.

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If you have another man,

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I would kill someone.

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Kill whom?

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Kill me?

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When would I ever bear
to lift a finger against you?

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I want to kill that adulterer.

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Where does the adulterer come from?

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If we discuss it in detail,

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you are the most playful.

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How am I playful?

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Both of us are unmarried.

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I'm the most proper.

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If you want a life like that,

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then you might as well choose me.

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I'll do that with you.

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You...

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I, Liu Miantang, vow here

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that even if all the men

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in the world die out,

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I will never...

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These words are to sever ties.

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Don't say that.

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Cui Xingzhou,

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I haven't forgiven you yet.

291
00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:40,830
My Lord, you're awake.

292
00:18:42,740 --> 00:18:44,240
Then I'll sleep a bit more.

293
00:18:48,970 --> 00:18:49,810
I...

294
00:19:02,170 --> 00:19:03,070
Mr. Cui.

295
00:19:06,130 --> 00:19:07,890
You've achieved your goals

296
00:19:07,890 --> 00:19:09,020
in Beizhou

297
00:19:09,020 --> 00:19:10,060
and don't need to stay.

298
00:19:10,060 --> 00:19:11,210
Also, your leg injury

299
00:19:11,210 --> 00:19:12,720
hasn't affected the bones.

300
00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:15,030
Now is the right time to return to Zhenzhou.

301
00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:17,410
But

302
00:19:17,410 --> 00:19:20,130
I really feel a bit reluctant to part with you.

303
00:19:20,130 --> 00:19:21,740
Then I'll stay a few more days.

304
00:19:21,740 --> 00:19:23,030
- Just to rest a bit.
- No, no.

305
00:19:23,690 --> 00:19:25,200
Zhenzhou's affairs are urgent.

306
00:19:25,450 --> 00:19:27,450
Moreover, the gifts
I've prepared for your mother

307
00:19:27,450 --> 00:19:28,860
are mostly seasonal.

308
00:19:28,860 --> 00:19:30,070
They can't be stored for long.

309
00:19:30,340 --> 00:19:31,180
My mother,

310
00:19:31,540 --> 00:19:32,750
with her sharp eyes,

311
00:19:33,020 --> 00:19:34,640
would find the specialty of Beizhou

312
00:19:35,100 --> 00:19:35,940
a bit coarse.

313
00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:38,200
I've prepared them myself

314
00:19:38,580 --> 00:19:40,210
to ensure top quality,

315
00:19:40,210 --> 00:19:41,210
suitable for all ages.

316
00:19:41,210 --> 00:19:42,050
Alright, alright.

317
00:19:50,300 --> 00:19:51,140
Ms. Liu.

318
00:19:52,210 --> 00:19:53,790
Are you still happy to see me?

319
00:19:54,690 --> 00:19:56,550
Are you finally going back to Zhenzhou?

320
00:19:56,860 --> 00:19:58,060
You have a long journey.

321
00:19:58,060 --> 00:19:59,300
So I won't be seeing you off.

322
00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:00,200
My Lord, take care.

323
00:20:00,450 --> 00:20:01,290
Stop.

324
00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:03,550
Your cousin is coming home

325
00:20:03,780 --> 00:20:04,640
after her wedding.

326
00:20:04,820 --> 00:20:05,820
You're dressed

327
00:20:05,820 --> 00:20:07,110
a bit too plainly.

328
00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:09,780
Only men

329
00:20:09,780 --> 00:20:11,500
who are full of themselves

330
00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,070
like to comment on a woman's attire.

331
00:20:13,820 --> 00:20:15,790
You look so dignified.

332
00:20:16,130 --> 00:20:17,790
Do take care on the road.

333
00:20:18,740 --> 00:20:20,400
Do you think I look dignified?

334
00:20:20,780 --> 00:20:21,620
That's good.

335
00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:23,260
I'll feel at ease going

336
00:20:23,260 --> 00:20:24,300
to the Qiao's mansion.

337
00:20:24,300 --> 00:20:25,140
Stop.

338
00:20:25,930 --> 00:20:26,770
You...

339
00:20:27,820 --> 00:20:29,000
Why are you going there?

340
00:20:29,650 --> 00:20:31,830
The Qiao family is
a prominent family in Beizhou.

341
00:20:32,020 --> 00:20:33,690
Local gentry want to befriend them.

342
00:20:33,690 --> 00:20:36,030
Of course, I need
to pay my respects to Master Qiao.

343
00:20:38,450 --> 00:20:40,200
You're not thinking

344
00:20:41,300 --> 00:20:42,640
I'm going to propose, are you?

345
00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:47,480
Whether it's for a proposal

346
00:20:47,610 --> 00:20:48,680
or for charity,

347
00:20:49,010 --> 00:20:50,070
it's none of my business.

348
00:20:50,610 --> 00:20:51,890
My grandfather

349
00:20:51,890 --> 00:20:53,160
won't pay you any attention.

350
00:20:57,650 --> 00:20:58,920
- Moru.
- Yes.

351
00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:01,340
Let's go meet Grandfather.

352
00:21:01,340 --> 00:21:02,270
Alright.

353
00:21:03,410 --> 00:21:04,500
(Qiao Mansion)
They came.

354
00:21:04,500 --> 00:21:06,350
Mr. Qian's demeanor is quite grand.

355
00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:11,690
See? I told you.

356
00:21:11,690 --> 00:21:13,550
The Qian family was the right choice.

357
00:21:13,860 --> 00:21:15,970
He treats Qingying so well.

358
00:21:15,970 --> 00:21:18,020
He sent such a splendid carriage for the visit.

359
00:21:18,020 --> 00:21:19,640
Is this carriage from the Qian family?

360
00:21:19,860 --> 00:21:22,070
Could it be from some other lord?

361
00:21:22,580 --> 00:21:23,420
Ridiculous.

362
00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:26,000
Beizhou doesn't have that many lords.

363
00:21:36,740 --> 00:21:38,680
Isn't that the madman
who stopped the sedan?

364
00:21:41,540 --> 00:21:42,380
Be careful.

365
00:21:45,210 --> 00:21:46,270
Sorry to trouble you.

366
00:21:47,020 --> 00:21:47,920
I'm Cui.

367
00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:49,270
I'm here today to...

368
00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:51,590
My Lord.

369
00:21:51,890 --> 00:21:53,100
There are

370
00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:54,440
important matters at home today.

371
00:21:54,860 --> 00:21:56,690
If you're here for questioning

372
00:21:56,690 --> 00:21:58,100
or anything else,

373
00:21:58,100 --> 00:21:59,590
could you delay it?

374
00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:02,960
I know there's a celebration at home today.

375
00:22:03,540 --> 00:22:04,960
Just introduce me

376
00:22:05,740 --> 00:22:07,200
as an old friend

377
00:22:07,580 --> 00:22:09,550
who's here to congratulate you.

378
00:22:09,970 --> 00:22:11,780
The last person said the same thing.

379
00:22:11,780 --> 00:22:13,000
It didn't work.

380
00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:14,340
Xian.

381
00:22:14,860 --> 00:22:16,400
May I ask who this is?

382
00:22:17,020 --> 00:22:18,440
This is Mr. Cui, my friend.

383
00:22:18,580 --> 00:22:19,860
He's here to congratulate us.

384
00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:20,880
He'll be leaving soon.

385
00:22:23,970 --> 00:22:24,810
This...

386
00:22:27,610 --> 00:22:29,240
To congratulate.

387
00:22:35,890 --> 00:22:36,730
You...

388
00:22:36,860 --> 00:22:38,400
You actually dared to come?

389
00:22:40,650 --> 00:22:41,750
- Moru.
- Yes.

390
00:22:42,690 --> 00:22:43,900
Ms. Liu is here.

391
00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:45,030
Have the gifts been unloaded?

392
00:22:45,540 --> 00:22:46,480
Yes.

393
00:22:46,610 --> 00:22:47,450
Good.

394
00:22:51,690 --> 00:22:52,530
Grandfather.

395
00:22:53,540 --> 00:22:54,880
After getting your household,

396
00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:56,860
you actually brought an outsider

397
00:22:56,860 --> 00:22:58,400
to visit.

398
00:23:06,170 --> 00:23:07,680
I'm Cui Xingzhou.

399
00:23:07,970 --> 00:23:09,200
Greetings, Master Qiao.

400
00:23:09,820 --> 00:23:10,660
Greetings,

401
00:23:11,210 --> 00:23:12,350
two elders.

402
00:23:14,130 --> 00:23:15,680
Another friend?

403
00:23:20,580 --> 00:23:21,440
Maybe.

404
00:23:22,410 --> 00:23:23,310
Maybe?

405
00:23:24,690 --> 00:23:26,880
Maybe yes.

406
00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:29,900
Mr. Qiao is a man of the world,

407
00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:31,590
making friends everywhere.

408
00:23:31,780 --> 00:23:34,070
I truly admire him.

409
00:23:36,580 --> 00:23:37,830
You're a martial artist.

410
00:23:38,780 --> 00:23:40,160
I'm from a military background.

411
00:23:40,970 --> 00:23:41,960
What a pity.

412
00:23:42,970 --> 00:23:44,550
Otherwise, you could fight

413
00:23:44,970 --> 00:23:46,750
and defeat some foreign enemies.

414
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:57,780
I often hear Mr. Qiao speak highly

415
00:23:57,780 --> 00:23:59,750
of Master Qiao's teachings.

416
00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:01,680
And the girls

417
00:24:02,130 --> 00:24:03,960
are also very gentle.

418
00:24:04,890 --> 00:24:06,030
The words are the same.

419
00:24:09,130 --> 00:24:10,440
Since it was my first visit,

420
00:24:10,890 --> 00:24:12,160
I brought a small gift

421
00:24:12,300 --> 00:24:13,270
as a token of respect.

422
00:24:14,780 --> 00:24:15,620
Moru.

423
00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:24,300
It's just two walnuts.

424
00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:25,720
What's so special about them?

425
00:24:25,860 --> 00:24:26,880
Uncultured.

426
00:24:27,610 --> 00:24:29,790
These are Hetian jade.

427
00:24:30,210 --> 00:24:32,100
Before, they were imperial tributes.

428
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:34,000
They would never have flowed into the market.

429
00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:35,300
Even if they did,

430
00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:36,620
they'd be made into pendants,

431
00:24:36,620 --> 00:24:37,830
not this large.

432
00:24:38,170 --> 00:24:39,860
We've escorted goods for twenty years.

433
00:24:39,860 --> 00:24:41,410
I can judge with precision.

434
00:24:41,410 --> 00:24:43,200
Such a large pair of jade walnuts

435
00:24:43,500 --> 00:24:44,740
could feed our guards

436
00:24:44,740 --> 00:24:46,640
for a lifetime.

437
00:24:50,130 --> 00:24:52,070
Qingying married early.

438
00:24:53,260 --> 00:24:54,110
Who married early?

439
00:24:55,210 --> 00:24:56,270
Mr. Cui,

440
00:24:56,780 --> 00:24:58,820
you're just here for a visit.

441
00:24:58,820 --> 00:24:59,740
Our Qiao family

442
00:24:59,740 --> 00:25:02,540
will host you with good wine and meat.

443
00:25:02,540 --> 00:25:04,160
There's no need for such a grand gift.

444
00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,110
Please take it back.

445
00:25:06,260 --> 00:25:08,920
I can't accept it.

446
00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:10,680
It's not something of high status.

447
00:25:11,300 --> 00:25:12,170
My mother likes

448
00:25:12,170 --> 00:25:13,440
to collect small items.

449
00:25:13,740 --> 00:25:15,000
Hope you don't mind.

450
00:25:16,450 --> 00:25:19,440
I once received a treasure

451
00:25:19,930 --> 00:25:22,070
from Mr. Qiao.

452
00:25:22,890 --> 00:25:24,410
Even if it's gold or silver mountains,

453
00:25:24,410 --> 00:25:25,480
you can accept it.

454
00:25:37,450 --> 00:25:39,750
I'll go check if Qingying has arrived.

455
00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:46,160
Mr. Cui, don't speak carelessly.

456
00:25:46,970 --> 00:25:47,860
When did I ever

457
00:25:47,860 --> 00:25:48,830
promise you anything?

458
00:25:49,210 --> 00:25:50,790
What exactly is this treasure?

459
00:25:59,930 --> 00:26:00,770
Master.

460
00:26:00,770 --> 00:26:01,740
They've arrived.

461
00:26:01,740 --> 00:26:03,130
Ms. Qiao and her husband are here.

462
00:26:03,130 --> 00:26:04,020
That's more important.

463
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:05,160
Let's step out.

464
00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,560
(Known for Honesty)

465
00:26:16,580 --> 00:26:17,440
Greetings, Mr. Qiao.

466
00:26:18,060 --> 00:26:18,900
Greetings, Mrs. Qiao.

467
00:26:19,170 --> 00:26:20,830
Father, Mother.

468
00:26:21,740 --> 00:26:22,780
Glad you're here.

469
00:26:22,780 --> 00:26:24,310
Why bring all these things?

470
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,110
Hurry and greet Grandfather.

471
00:26:27,340 --> 00:26:28,750
- Come on.
- Alright, go in.

472
00:26:47,610 --> 00:26:48,480
Wait a moment.

473
00:26:54,060 --> 00:26:57,160
Aren't you fearless?

474
00:26:58,060 --> 00:26:59,550
You do have someone you're wary of.

475
00:27:00,740 --> 00:27:02,030
What exactly do you want to do?

476
00:27:03,130 --> 00:27:04,000
I remember

477
00:27:04,610 --> 00:27:07,030
that outsiders don't have
to attend the banquet.

478
00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:09,110
What are you doing here?

479
00:27:09,650 --> 00:27:11,000
I'm here to take you back.

480
00:27:11,540 --> 00:27:12,880
Take me back?

481
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:14,210
Send you out.

482
00:27:14,210 --> 00:27:15,550
To the Lord of Beizhou's place.

483
00:27:17,890 --> 00:27:19,270
Then I should indeed return.

484
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:21,030
But I have to wait

485
00:27:21,970 --> 00:27:23,270
for your grandfather

486
00:27:23,690 --> 00:27:24,530
to be free.

487
00:27:24,690 --> 00:27:25,820
After my talk with him,

488
00:27:25,820 --> 00:27:26,790
I'll let you

489
00:27:27,130 --> 00:27:28,030
take me back.

490
00:27:28,650 --> 00:27:29,830
Mr. Cui.

491
00:27:32,300 --> 00:27:34,200
Please have a chat with me.

492
00:27:41,020 --> 00:27:41,880
Go to the banquet.

493
00:28:12,580 --> 00:28:14,160
My granddaughter

494
00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:16,340
once had an old friend

495
00:28:16,340 --> 00:28:18,160
in Zhenzhou.

496
00:28:19,260 --> 00:28:21,110
According to my eldest son,

497
00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:24,790
he's also surnamed Cui.

498
00:28:28,130 --> 00:28:29,110
That's me.

499
00:28:32,690 --> 00:28:33,920
Good.

500
00:28:34,890 --> 00:28:36,640
I was just about to find you,

501
00:28:37,690 --> 00:28:39,970
and you showed up at my door.

502
00:28:39,970 --> 00:28:41,000
I know

503
00:28:42,540 --> 00:28:43,500
how important you are

504
00:28:43,500 --> 00:28:45,270
in Miantang's heart.

505
00:28:46,650 --> 00:28:48,160
I came here today

506
00:28:49,210 --> 00:28:50,920
to apologize to you

507
00:28:51,610 --> 00:28:52,790
and confess everything.

508
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,830
I truly come from a military background,

509
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,880
and my admiration for Miantang is real.

510
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:07,550
But all of this started

511
00:29:08,060 --> 00:29:10,020
because of my own selfishness

512
00:29:10,020 --> 00:29:11,070
and arrogance.

513
00:29:13,740 --> 00:29:15,640
I pretended to be Cui Jiu from the capital,

514
00:29:16,970 --> 00:29:18,110
taking advantage

515
00:29:19,820 --> 00:29:21,200
of Miantang's amnesia,

516
00:29:22,410 --> 00:29:24,000
and kept her at home,

517
00:29:24,340 --> 00:29:26,070
saying it was to lure the enemy.

518
00:29:26,740 --> 00:29:28,070
But the truth is

519
00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:31,650
I can't live without her.

520
00:29:31,650 --> 00:29:32,490
Enough.

521
00:29:34,410 --> 00:29:35,830
I made her think she was my wife,

522
00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:38,060
invest her true heart,

523
00:29:38,060 --> 00:29:39,920
and even follow me to the war.

524
00:29:40,170 --> 00:29:41,880
Knowing it was a grave mistake,

525
00:29:42,370 --> 00:29:44,640
I still continued
to take this illusion seriously,

526
00:29:46,450 --> 00:29:48,000
falling completely in love with her.

527
00:29:55,930 --> 00:29:57,200
You wretched thing.

528
00:29:58,130 --> 00:29:59,590
Did you come here

529
00:30:00,210 --> 00:30:02,070
to flaunt your power?

530
00:30:02,340 --> 00:30:04,070
I came here today

531
00:30:05,340 --> 00:30:07,070
to sincerely

532
00:30:07,890 --> 00:30:09,030
apologize to you.

533
00:30:09,410 --> 00:30:10,400
Miantang has said

534
00:30:11,300 --> 00:30:12,340
you're the one

535
00:30:12,340 --> 00:30:13,680
who loves her the most.

536
00:30:14,020 --> 00:30:15,790
You taught her to be kind,

537
00:30:16,340 --> 00:30:17,920
wise, and righteous.

538
00:30:18,890 --> 00:30:19,780
But such a woman,

539
00:30:19,780 --> 00:30:21,270
because of my mistakes,

540
00:30:22,170 --> 00:30:24,200
has been forced to endure
all kinds of suffering,

541
00:30:24,780 --> 00:30:25,880
when all of it

542
00:30:27,540 --> 00:30:30,310
should have been borne by me, the man.

543
00:30:32,260 --> 00:30:33,100
Today,

544
00:30:33,930 --> 00:30:35,580
you can vent all your hatred

545
00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:37,060
on me alone.

546
00:30:37,060 --> 00:30:38,620
I will accept it willingly,

547
00:30:38,620 --> 00:30:40,920
without a shred of complaint.

548
00:30:43,690 --> 00:30:44,550
Good.

549
00:30:44,890 --> 00:30:47,920
If you want to be punished, then I'll do it.

550
00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:50,350
Grandfather,

551
00:30:51,580 --> 00:30:52,420
What?

552
00:30:52,540 --> 00:30:54,880
Are you still protecting this beast?

553
00:31:00,230 --> 00:31:01,410
The grievances between us

554
00:31:01,410 --> 00:31:02,400
and all consequences

555
00:31:02,890 --> 00:31:04,270
should be borne by me alone.

556
00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:06,030
Grandfather, please don't get angry.

557
00:31:06,780 --> 00:31:07,920
Is struggling with him

558
00:31:08,060 --> 00:31:09,890
your way to handle this?

559
00:31:09,890 --> 00:31:11,060
Like you're doing now,

560
00:31:11,060 --> 00:31:12,790
blocking my way?

561
00:31:13,260 --> 00:31:14,310
I've got my household.

562
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:15,720
My matters

563
00:31:16,020 --> 00:31:17,310
are beyond your jurisdiction.

564
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:21,030
Dare you say that again?

565
00:31:24,020 --> 00:31:24,920
Grandfather.

566
00:31:27,690 --> 00:31:29,960
He is Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang.

567
00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:32,340
What?

568
00:31:54,740 --> 00:31:56,400
Lord Huaiyang defeated the western tribes.

569
00:31:56,650 --> 00:31:57,960
He's a benefactor to the world.

570
00:31:59,210 --> 00:32:00,050
I went

571
00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:01,480
to Xizhou

572
00:32:01,740 --> 00:32:03,270
to follow him.

573
00:32:03,540 --> 00:32:05,400
He may have worldly merit.

574
00:32:06,340 --> 00:32:07,790
But does that mean he can

575
00:32:08,690 --> 00:32:11,550
mistreat ordinary people?

576
00:32:16,610 --> 00:32:19,070
I've lived for over sixty years.

577
00:32:19,610 --> 00:32:21,500
So what if I risk my life today

578
00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:23,250
and stab him?

579
00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:24,350
Grandfather.

580
00:32:47,860 --> 00:32:49,170
Do you

581
00:32:49,170 --> 00:32:50,350
remember

582
00:32:51,020 --> 00:32:52,170
when you were afraid

583
00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:54,480
of being implicated in my father's case?

584
00:32:54,820 --> 00:32:56,350
No matter how much I cried and fussed,

585
00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:58,440
you insisted on

586
00:32:58,820 --> 00:32:59,780
marrying me off

587
00:32:59,780 --> 00:33:01,030
to that unrelated Cui Jiu.

588
00:33:05,020 --> 00:33:06,440
Why did you of that day

589
00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:09,310
not have the courage of today?

590
00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:14,640
Why did you not foresee

591
00:33:16,060 --> 00:33:17,640
that with my temperament,

592
00:33:18,690 --> 00:33:19,530
I would suffer

593
00:33:20,580 --> 00:33:22,000
such ordeals later?

594
00:33:23,020 --> 00:33:24,160
Good.

595
00:33:26,020 --> 00:33:27,000
Good.

596
00:33:29,170 --> 00:33:30,720
Your gaze

597
00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:34,920
is just like

598
00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:37,680
your mother's.

599
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,400
If Mother were alive,

600
00:33:44,170 --> 00:33:45,550
she would never agree.

601
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:50,340
Sometimes,

602
00:33:50,340 --> 00:33:51,550
I can't understand

603
00:33:52,780 --> 00:33:54,400
whether you're angry with me

604
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:56,750
or with yourself

605
00:33:57,580 --> 00:33:59,240
for not stopping my mother.

606
00:34:04,170 --> 00:34:05,920
What do you know?

607
00:34:08,530 --> 00:34:10,070
The world is harsh.

608
00:34:11,450 --> 00:34:12,670
If a woman chooses

609
00:34:12,820 --> 00:34:15,530
according to her own will,

610
00:34:15,530 --> 00:34:17,840
what good outcome can she expect?

611
00:34:19,620 --> 00:34:21,450
Only by marrying a good family

612
00:34:21,450 --> 00:34:23,760
can she secure a stable life.

613
00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:26,030
But you

614
00:34:27,410 --> 00:34:29,190
just don't understand.

615
00:34:30,890 --> 00:34:32,510
You don't understand.

616
00:34:39,010 --> 00:34:42,450
If Miantang wants to secure her life,

617
00:34:42,450 --> 00:34:44,630
she doesn't need to marry a good family.

618
00:34:47,090 --> 00:34:48,220
She is her own

619
00:34:48,220 --> 00:34:49,550
secure place.

620
00:34:50,180 --> 00:34:52,320
She can control her own fate.

621
00:34:53,090 --> 00:34:54,480
What does it have to do with you?

622
00:34:55,450 --> 00:34:56,960
Forgive me for speaking too much.

623
00:34:59,300 --> 00:35:00,590
Although I don't

624
00:35:01,050 --> 00:35:02,010
understand the rift

625
00:35:02,010 --> 00:35:03,670
between you and your granddaughter,

626
00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:05,880
What I do understand

627
00:35:06,090 --> 00:35:07,090
is that

628
00:35:07,090 --> 00:35:08,630
in less than a year,

629
00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:11,050
she turned a small shop

630
00:35:11,050 --> 00:35:13,050
into a royal tribute porcelain store,

631
00:35:13,050 --> 00:35:14,590
joining a century-old guild.

632
00:35:14,740 --> 00:35:16,220
She single-handedly

633
00:35:16,220 --> 00:35:17,620
resisted a group of rulers.

634
00:35:17,620 --> 00:35:19,710
She didn't lose to any man.

635
00:35:24,930 --> 00:35:26,030
That great battle in Xizhou

636
00:35:27,410 --> 00:35:29,760
that everyone praises

637
00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:33,760
was won with the help

638
00:35:34,450 --> 00:35:36,230
of your granddaughter.

639
00:35:37,780 --> 00:35:39,150
She showed me for the first time

640
00:35:39,490 --> 00:35:41,280
that while men can defend the country,

641
00:35:41,410 --> 00:35:43,050
women can also defend the rear

642
00:35:43,050 --> 00:35:45,070
and even achieve victory in extraordinary ways.

643
00:35:45,860 --> 00:35:46,960
I also know

644
00:35:48,570 --> 00:35:50,400
that such a seemingly weak woman

645
00:35:51,820 --> 00:35:54,300
once led tens of thousands of bandits,

646
00:35:54,300 --> 00:35:55,440
set up her own banner,

647
00:35:55,740 --> 00:35:57,110
and helped the poor from the rich.

648
00:35:57,660 --> 00:35:58,960
A woman like her

649
00:35:59,220 --> 00:36:00,960
can live elegantly

650
00:36:02,140 --> 00:36:03,760
even if she never marries.

651
00:36:06,410 --> 00:36:07,490
She doesn't need to rely

652
00:36:07,490 --> 00:36:09,300
on anyone for her livelihood.

653
00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:10,700
There is no towering figure

654
00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:12,110
she needs to depend on.

655
00:36:12,530 --> 00:36:14,000
If she wants to marry,

656
00:36:15,180 --> 00:36:16,670
she would marry a man

657
00:36:17,450 --> 00:36:19,320
who is on equal footing with her,

658
00:36:20,180 --> 00:36:21,960
who respects her choices,

659
00:36:22,530 --> 00:36:24,150
and who she deeply loves.

660
00:36:26,220 --> 00:36:27,280
Even someone like me

661
00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,190
who has known her

662
00:36:31,090 --> 00:36:33,010
for only a year

663
00:36:33,010 --> 00:36:34,320
can understand this.

664
00:36:36,490 --> 00:36:38,110
As a family member,

665
00:36:39,220 --> 00:36:40,880
Grandfather, you should also understand.

666
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:50,840
I won't punish you.

667
00:36:51,490 --> 00:36:52,480
You may leave.

668
00:37:24,660 --> 00:37:25,670
My Lord, be careful.

669
00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:27,760
Slow down. Be careful.

670
00:37:33,700 --> 00:37:35,150
Did you all see it?

671
00:37:37,620 --> 00:37:38,970
Anyone who dares to bully

672
00:37:38,970 --> 00:37:40,670
our family's girls

673
00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:43,320
will end up like this.

674
00:37:48,220 --> 00:37:49,780
Years ago,

675
00:37:49,780 --> 00:37:51,550
your mother, like you,

676
00:37:52,010 --> 00:37:53,660
wanted to do business.

677
00:37:53,660 --> 00:37:55,410
But I thought a woman

678
00:37:55,410 --> 00:37:57,320
could achieve nothing.

679
00:37:58,490 --> 00:37:59,400
Later,

680
00:37:59,660 --> 00:38:01,190
the Shenwei Escort Agency

681
00:38:01,490 --> 00:38:02,920
gained fame throughout Beizhou.

682
00:38:03,490 --> 00:38:05,150
People knew me.

683
00:38:06,340 --> 00:38:08,150
But they didn't know

684
00:38:08,570 --> 00:38:10,630
that behind the scenes,

685
00:38:11,140 --> 00:38:12,960
your mother managed it.

686
00:38:16,090 --> 00:38:17,300
Later, your mother

687
00:38:17,300 --> 00:38:18,840
met your father.

688
00:38:20,490 --> 00:38:23,280
Your father was quite prominent then,

689
00:38:23,410 --> 00:38:25,360
an education official of a county.

690
00:38:25,860 --> 00:38:27,260
In the eyes of the world,

691
00:38:27,260 --> 00:38:28,780
he was well-educated

692
00:38:28,780 --> 00:38:30,230
and promising.

693
00:38:30,570 --> 00:38:31,890
Your mother

694
00:38:31,890 --> 00:38:33,800
admired his talent.

695
00:38:34,180 --> 00:38:36,030
Despite public criticism,

696
00:38:36,340 --> 00:38:38,000
she became his second wife.

697
00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:39,880
But your father,

698
00:38:41,300 --> 00:38:44,000
who read all the classic books,

699
00:38:44,260 --> 00:38:46,920
turned out to be a complete fool.

700
00:38:47,860 --> 00:38:50,760
He was implicated in a serious crime.

701
00:38:51,780 --> 00:38:52,970
If your mother

702
00:38:52,970 --> 00:38:55,190
hadn't worked so hard for him,

703
00:38:55,340 --> 00:38:57,050
trying to save him from death,

704
00:38:57,050 --> 00:38:58,320
she wouldn't have

705
00:38:58,530 --> 00:39:00,150
died young

706
00:39:01,490 --> 00:39:03,190
from tuberculosis,

707
00:39:04,260 --> 00:39:06,110
burning out early.

708
00:39:07,450 --> 00:39:08,920
It's all my fault.

709
00:39:09,930 --> 00:39:11,660
I didn't think things through.

710
00:39:11,660 --> 00:39:14,670
I didn't see your father's true nature,

711
00:39:15,220 --> 00:39:17,030
which led my daughter

712
00:39:17,340 --> 00:39:19,360
astray.

713
00:39:21,740 --> 00:39:23,070
It's all my fault.

714
00:39:24,260 --> 00:39:25,480
My fault.

715
00:39:28,690 --> 00:39:29,760
Grandfather.

716
00:39:31,220 --> 00:39:33,070
Do you want to hear some truth?

717
00:39:37,450 --> 00:39:39,400
Before she died, my mother told me

718
00:39:40,340 --> 00:39:41,760
that she was very happy

719
00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:43,760
and satisfied

720
00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:45,150
with her life.

721
00:39:46,300 --> 00:39:47,400
Although

722
00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:49,070
there were some disappointments,

723
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:51,670
she had no regrets.

724
00:39:54,090 --> 00:39:55,230
She also said

725
00:39:56,410 --> 00:39:58,660
that despite the flow of time

726
00:39:58,660 --> 00:39:59,960
and the passage of years,

727
00:40:01,010 --> 00:40:03,230
she would always remember
two periods in her life.

728
00:40:05,410 --> 00:40:06,280
One was the time

729
00:40:06,530 --> 00:40:08,630
spent with my father.

730
00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:10,960
And the other was

731
00:40:12,180 --> 00:40:14,630
the journey to Nanyi for the marriage.

732
00:40:19,890 --> 00:40:21,030
At that time,

733
00:40:23,570 --> 00:40:26,800
I took her to Nanyi.

734
00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:29,550
Yes.

735
00:40:32,740 --> 00:40:33,760
Miantang.

736
00:40:36,090 --> 00:40:38,360
You are more and more like her.

737
00:40:40,050 --> 00:40:41,840
You're more decisive than she was.

738
00:40:47,140 --> 00:40:49,280
Lord Huaiyang,

739
00:40:50,340 --> 00:40:52,320
though he did something outrageous,

740
00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:55,190
is a reasonable person.

741
00:40:57,780 --> 00:40:59,000
I'm old

742
00:40:59,140 --> 00:41:01,070
and don't understand young people.

743
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:04,800
But I can see it.

744
00:41:06,790 --> 00:41:07,630
Girl,

745
00:41:09,260 --> 00:41:10,800
you've softened.

746
00:41:14,090 --> 00:41:15,760
As you said,

747
00:41:15,930 --> 00:41:17,150
you've got your household.

748
00:41:17,780 --> 00:41:19,000
Take charge

749
00:41:19,890 --> 00:41:21,670
of your own affairs.

750
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:34,760
(Qiao Mansion)

751
00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:35,760
Ms. Liu,

752
00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:37,590
the Lord's injury is unbearably painful.

753
00:41:37,740 --> 00:41:39,410
He's worried about you being mistreated.

754
00:41:39,410 --> 00:41:40,450
However I persuade him,

755
00:41:40,450 --> 00:41:41,290
he refuses to leave.

756
00:41:44,930 --> 00:41:45,770
Perhaps

757
00:41:46,660 --> 00:41:47,920
you could try to persuade him?

758
00:41:53,780 --> 00:41:54,620
Please.

759
00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:09,190
Grandfather isn't here.

760
00:42:09,410 --> 00:42:10,760
Who are you putting on a show for?

761
00:42:25,180 --> 00:42:26,020
What is this?

762
00:42:26,450 --> 00:42:27,630
I took it from home.

763
00:42:28,530 --> 00:42:30,230
I've never seen a lord like you.

764
00:42:30,820 --> 00:42:32,740
My grandfather is so old and weak.

765
00:42:32,740 --> 00:42:34,090
Can't you avoid this?

766
00:42:34,090 --> 00:42:35,710
Must you insist on getting beaten up?

767
00:42:37,370 --> 00:42:38,570
You made my grandfather

768
00:42:38,570 --> 00:42:40,590
bear the crime of assaulting a great minister?

769
00:42:42,220 --> 00:42:44,030
If I hadn't taken these beatings,

770
00:42:44,970 --> 00:42:47,630
how could he have calmed down so quickly?

771
00:42:49,930 --> 00:42:51,410
I think in your Qiao family,

772
00:42:51,410 --> 00:42:53,190
from top to bottom,

773
00:42:54,020 --> 00:42:56,030
only he's reasonable.

774
00:42:56,260 --> 00:42:58,150
You should learn from him.

775
00:42:58,930 --> 00:43:00,320
That temper of yours

776
00:43:01,180 --> 00:43:03,590
is like a stone in the latrine.

777
00:43:07,010 --> 00:43:08,590
I'm stinky and hard,

778
00:43:08,740 --> 00:43:10,880
but I didn't delay you chasing me, did I?

779
00:43:14,530 --> 00:43:15,440
Good.

780
00:43:17,410 --> 00:43:19,760
You mean I'm like a fly, right?

781
00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:21,710
Behave yourself.

782
00:43:23,180 --> 00:43:24,840
Injuries to bones take 100 days to heal.

783
00:43:25,930 --> 00:43:28,110
My Lord, remember today's pain.

784
00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:30,860
In the future, sit in a wheelchair

785
00:43:30,860 --> 00:43:32,710
and go home to recover if you need to.

786
00:43:32,890 --> 00:43:34,550
Don't run around outside

787
00:43:34,970 --> 00:43:36,190
to avoid being beaten up.

788
00:43:41,180 --> 00:43:42,400
You're still bullying me.

789
00:44:15,081 --> 00:44:21,311
♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

790
00:44:22,311 --> 00:44:28,431
♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

791
00:44:29,421 --> 00:44:35,671
♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

792
00:44:36,801 --> 00:44:40,041
♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

793
00:44:40,381 --> 00:44:44,961
♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

794
00:44:45,561 --> 00:44:52,221
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

795
00:44:52,971 --> 00:44:56,341
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

796
00:44:56,631 --> 00:44:59,961
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

797
00:45:00,141 --> 00:45:06,911
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

798
00:45:07,291 --> 00:45:14,061
♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

799
00:45:14,561 --> 00:45:20,971
♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

800
00:45:21,811 --> 00:45:28,221
♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

801
00:45:28,801 --> 00:45:35,421
♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

802
00:45:36,221 --> 00:45:39,641
♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

803
00:45:39,641 --> 00:45:44,741
♪There are many more♪

804
00:45:45,121 --> 00:45:51,841
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

805
00:45:52,411 --> 00:45:56,041
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

806
00:45:56,041 --> 00:45:59,441
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

807
00:45:59,441 --> 00:46:06,351
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

808
00:46:06,641 --> 00:46:13,491
♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

809
00:46:13,861 --> 00:46:17,441
♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

810
00:46:17,441 --> 00:46:20,551
♪Year after year♪

811
00:46:22,281 --> 00:46:26,581
♪For many years to come♪