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(East Palace)

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Your Highness,

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you're finally awake.

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I was so afraid that you...

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I've returned safely, haven't I?

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Besides, my body

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is slowly getting better.

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But I clearly heard from our men

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that you almost...

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I just feel sorry for you,
Your Highness.

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Why didn't you tell
the Commandery Princess

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that you went
to find the cordyceps yourself?

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If she doesn't have feelings for me,

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even if she knew,

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she would just find another way
to repay the favor.

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Go tell her I'm back.

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I'll go see her tomorrow.

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But your health...

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I miss her.

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(Vibrant and Dazzling)

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(Vibrant and Dazzling)

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Your Highness,

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what's wrong with you?

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(Vibrant and Dazzling)

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Your Highness.

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What's wrong with you?

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I won't see her today.

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=Blossoms of Power=

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

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=Episode 9=

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From the look on your face,

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is my condition

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extremely bad?

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Your Highness, the past ten years

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of excruciating pain you've endured

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have all been for nothing.

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You've returned to the time
when you were most deeply poisoned,

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living on borrowed time.

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This relapse is severe.

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The poison can no longer be controlled.

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I can only temporarily
release some of the poison

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to alleviate it.

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But your eyes

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can no longer distinguish colors.

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This is already
the best possible outcome.

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If we can't find an antidote,

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your six senses will gradually fade.

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After that,

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your internal organs will fail.

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How much time do I have left?

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Five years at most.

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If you have another acute relapse,

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you'll only have three years left.

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Tian Yuan.

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I was thinking,

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since I only have
three to five years to live,

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I shouldn't get involved
with Commandery Princess anymore.

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Your Highness,

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we have three to five years.

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The world is vast.

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We can definitely find an antidote.

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But I can't let her gamble with me.

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What if there's no hope?

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She's still in the prime of her life.

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She'd have to live a lonely life.

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How cruel would that be to her?

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Your Highness,

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
requests an audience.

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I won't see her.

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Your Highness!

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From now on,
if Commandery Princess comes,

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I won't see her under any circumstances.

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Yes.

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Did the Crown Prince really say that?

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Your Highness,

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His Highness did say
he was already resting

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and wouldn't see anyone.

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Please, help me give this box
of cold-warding incense to His Highness.

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His Highness also instructed

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that he won't accept any gifts either.

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Your Highness, please go back.

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I always thought the Crown Prince
was so good to you.

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Who knew that when he turns cold,

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he could be so arrogant?

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Your Highness,

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let's go back to the Duke's Manor.

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(Contemplating the Pine Breeze)

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This is the medical record
of a close friend of mine.

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I'd like to ask you to take a look
for me, Physician Xie.

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Is he in good health?

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This person's body is weak.

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He has been ill for a long time.

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And based on the medical record,

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his old illness has relapsed.

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His eyes

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can no longer distinguish colors.

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His eyes

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can't see colors?

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This is just a superficial symptom.

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His lifespan...

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He only has three to five years left.

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Are you sure?

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If he is your dear friend,

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then you should

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show him more care and concern.

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Your Highness.

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It's so late.

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Why are you still awake?

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I was just thinking about some things.

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About

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the Crown Prince?

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His Highness has been recuperating
in a Taoist temple for a long time.

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He's long past the age
for his coming-of-age ceremony.

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In half a month,

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His Majesty will hold the ceremony
for him.

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The Ministry of Rites and the Court
of Imperial Clan Affairs have been busy.

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It's going to be a grand event.

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I always suspected that the person
behind the Tagara Incense,

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who could command Cui Jinbai
and the Embroidered Envoy

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might be one of the princes.

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But now it seems, Crown Prince is frail
and has been ill for a long time.

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It's impossible for him
to know martial arts.

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If he is truly destined
for a short life,

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he wouldn't be obsessed
with power struggles.

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He and I

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wouldn't become enemies

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due to a change in our positions.

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Are you saying

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you've decided
to marry Crown Prince?

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If he agrees,

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I will form an alliance
with the East Palace.

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Three to five years

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is enough time to lay the groundwork,

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appoint capable officials,

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ensure stability in northwest

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and protect the Duke of Wei's Manor.

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I can also secure a peaceful life
for myself.

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In exchange,

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I'll do everything in my power to help
him find the person who poisoned him.

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The Crown Prince and I

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will get along like family.

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Cure my eye condition?

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Physician Xie said

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that Commandery Princess
is completely devoted to you.

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She's frantically searching
for a prescription

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and a cure for your color blindness.

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Is what you're saying true?

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It's true.

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She sent a letter in her own hand,

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inviting Hua Fuhai
to discuss an important matter.

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Your Highness,

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you should go see her as Hua Fuhai.

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That way, you can understand
her true intentions.

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(I have an important matter to discuss.
Meet me at Weiyu Tower. Shen Xihe.)

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Please have a seat, sir.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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I'd like to ask for your help
with something, Young Master Hua.

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Please, just tell me what you need.

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You have friends all over the world.

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Could you help me find out

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where I can find the wild bees
that can cure an eye condition?

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I also saw the imperial notice posted
by His Majesty seeking a cure.

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Forgive me for asking,

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but are you seeking this cure

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for the Crown Prince of the East Palace?

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Yes.

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And how do you propose

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to conduct this transaction with me?

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I can promise you

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the markets of northwest.

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The horses, cattle,
and sheep of northwest,

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as well as its silk and jade,

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are what every merchant dreams of.

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Every single one is a source
of immense profit.

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Your Highness, could it be

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that you are in love
with the Crown Prince?

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In my heart,

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no one can compare to him.

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But the rumors say

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the Crown Prince is destined
for a short life.

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People always measure a marriage
by its length.

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But they don't realize

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that a resentful couple can spend
decades together under one roof,

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their hearts wearing each other down
until they become strangers,

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the fire in their hearts
fading like a dying lamp.

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If a union is true,

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then even if it's as brief
as the morning dew,

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it's better than a hundred years of
empty entanglement like a withered vine.

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A single night of true love

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is worth more than an eternity.

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You have been so sincere

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and your promise is so generous.

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I will certainly do everything
in my power to help.

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Xihe,

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you've been in the imperial capital
for some time now.

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Which prince have you chosen

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to be your husband?

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Your Majesty's princes

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are all exceptional men.

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But I

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only have eyes for the Crown Prince.

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These past few days,

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you haven't smiled

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at any of the other princes.

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Instead, you've been going
to the East Palace

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quite frequently.

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However,

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you should be aware

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of the Crown Prince's
frail constitution.

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I admire His Highness's
character and talent.

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A spiritual connection is more important
than spending a lifetime together.

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I only wish for us
to live in mutual respect,

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supporting each other
through thick and thin,

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and create a beautiful story together.

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Very well.

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However,

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I know what your father wants.

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Your father wishes for you
to marry the Ninth Prince, Prince Lie.

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My marriage is my own affair.

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The Crown Prince is also my own choice.

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Huayong is my most beloved son.

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Since you admire him,

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I am very pleased.

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I think

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we should wait
until his health improves a bit.

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Then I

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will ask for his opinion.

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We can make a final decision after that.

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As for your father,

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I will inform him beforehand.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Your Highness.

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I have been by your side
since I was a child,

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and I have never seen you
so deeply troubled.

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Today,

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Commandery Princess went
to see His Majesty.

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She said that among all the princes,

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she only has feelings for me.

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Then what did she say

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when you were disguised as Hua Fuhai?

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She said,

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"Even if it's as brief
as the morning dew,

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it's better than a hundred years of
empty entanglement like a withered vine.

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A single night of true love

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is worth more than an eternity."

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Your Highness,

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you see,

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in her eyes,

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mutual affection

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is more important
than spending every day together.

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She may not care about
how long I have to live,

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but I must consider her future.

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Your Highness,

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if you truly care for her,

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you shouldn't be so indifferent
about life and death.

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Now that the other princes
are out of the running,

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you are her future husband.

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You must pull yourself together,

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find an antidote,

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and grow old with her.

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(Prince Xin's Manor)

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Changqing,

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I still can't get over her.

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I can't even bear to hear her name

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mentioned alongside someone else's.

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Even if she wants
to marry the Crown Prince,

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it's not for love.

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What do you mean, Changqing?

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Although Shen Xihe
often visits the East Palace,

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I have never seen

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any love for Huayong in her eyes.

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If a marriage isn't for love,

274
00:16:43,568 --> 00:16:45,000
then it must be for personal gain.

275
00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:46,080
Personal gain?

276
00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,790
Huayong has always been frail
and sickly.

277
00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,232
If something were to happen...

278
00:16:55,168 --> 00:16:57,728
Who would protect northwest for
Commandery Princess in the future?

279
00:16:57,910 --> 00:16:59,270
As a former Crown Princess,

280
00:16:59,630 --> 00:17:01,360
which new emperor would tolerate her?

281
00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,510
Don't underestimate ladies.

282
00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,110
A lady is also capable
of overturning the world.

283
00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:09,790
The harem has no empress.

284
00:17:10,310 --> 00:17:12,352
It would be perfectly reasonable
for Shen Xihe

285
00:17:12,384 --> 00:17:14,400
to manage the six palaces
as the Crown Princess.

286
00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,480
At that time, the entire harem

287
00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,400
would fall into her hands.

288
00:17:19,510 --> 00:17:20,960
Her father is the Duke of Wei.

289
00:17:21,030 --> 00:17:22,864
Her maternal grandfather
is the Grand Censor.

290
00:17:22,912 --> 00:17:25,472
She is also on good terms
with the heir of the Marquis of Shunan.

291
00:17:25,552 --> 00:17:27,160
Any scheme of hers

292
00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,400
is not just a fantasy.

293
00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,680
If this path succeeds,

294
00:17:34,750 --> 00:17:36,608
northwest will have
nothing to worry about.

295
00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,480
The Shen family

296
00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,400
will become truly unshakable.

297
00:17:47,030 --> 00:17:48,200
So that's it.

298
00:17:51,550 --> 00:17:52,750
So this is where I lost.

299
00:17:55,790 --> 00:17:56,750
Changying,

300
00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,310
if Shen Xihe's intentions
are truly as I suspect,

301
00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,200
then you rushing to her side recklessly

302
00:18:04,590 --> 00:18:06,270
is just like a moth to a flame.

303
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,550
Greetings, Your Highness.

304
00:18:26,688 --> 00:18:29,200
I had you thoroughly investigate
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

305
00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,000
Did you find anything unusual?

306
00:18:31,550 --> 00:18:33,880
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
did indeed grow up in northwest.

307
00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,480
There is only one peculiar matter.

308
00:18:35,830 --> 00:18:36,400
Speak.

309
00:18:36,464 --> 00:18:38,550
On her journey from northwest
to the imperial capital,

310
00:18:38,608 --> 00:18:40,430
she was passing
through Lingxiang County by boat

311
00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:41,552
when she fell into the river.

312
00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,590
She nearly lost her life.

313
00:18:42,736 --> 00:18:44,160
The Observatory Official also said

314
00:18:44,270 --> 00:18:45,440
that on that day,
two moons appeared in the sky.

315
00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:46,608
The star gate opened wide.

316
00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:47,856
It was a celestial anomaly.

317
00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,000
Two moons in the sky?

318
00:18:56,270 --> 00:18:57,830
The star gate opened wide...

319
00:19:19,780 --> 00:19:22,380
(Gu Qingshu, the Gu's Second Daughter)
Brother-in-law.

320
00:19:31,310 --> 00:19:32,070
Brother-in-law.

321
00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,240
Didn't I tell you?

322
00:19:36,864 --> 00:19:38,550
Don't stay cooped up
in the manor all day.

323
00:19:39,088 --> 00:19:40,350
Go out for a walk more often.

324
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,510
I've arranged for guards
around the manor.

325
00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,160
You don't have to worry at all.

326
00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,328
Three years ago, when
the Gu family fell into misfortune,

327
00:19:49,488 --> 00:19:51,300
you risked the crime
of deceiving the emperor,

328
00:19:51,344 --> 00:19:52,880
falsely claiming I had died of illness

329
00:19:52,912 --> 00:19:53,790
to save me.

330
00:19:54,590 --> 00:19:56,440
I don't want to appear before the world

331
00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:58,160
for fear of causing you trouble.

332
00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,000
I never intended

333
00:20:04,592 --> 00:20:06,592
for you to hide
for the rest of your life.

334
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:07,960
This time,

335
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,904
from among the talented men
selected by the court,

336
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:11,680
I will choose a reliable young man

337
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:13,590
and arrange a good marriage for you.

338
00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,590
Once you leave the imperial capital

339
00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:16,550
and change your name,

340
00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,350
the world is vast,

341
00:20:18,496 --> 00:20:19,968
and you'll have no more worries.

342
00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:22,480
Shu,

343
00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,160
I came today

344
00:20:24,170 --> 00:20:25,632
because I wanted to ask you something.

345
00:20:26,310 --> 00:20:27,270
Did your older sister

346
00:20:28,070 --> 00:20:30,960
have any connection
with Commandery Princess Zhaoning,

347
00:20:32,544 --> 00:20:34,000
the Duke of Wei's daughter?

348
00:20:34,384 --> 00:20:35,750
One was in the imperial capital,

349
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,310
the other in northwest.

350
00:20:37,488 --> 00:20:39,312
How could they have known each other?

351
00:20:45,104 --> 00:20:47,240
It's been three years
since my sister passed away.

352
00:20:48,350 --> 00:20:50,640
Why are you still asking about her past?

353
00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:52,550
Brother-in-law,

354
00:20:54,270 --> 00:20:55,720
since I moved into this manor,

355
00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,550
you've only visited me three times.

356
00:20:59,160 --> 00:20:59,960
The first time,

357
00:21:00,192 --> 00:21:02,240
you asked if I had any
of my sister's belongings.

358
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:03,790
The second time,

359
00:21:04,432 --> 00:21:06,528
you took me to pay respects
at my sister's grave.

360
00:21:06,790 --> 00:21:08,200
The third time is today.

361
00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,912
And again,
you're asking about my sister.

362
00:21:13,550 --> 00:21:15,160
My sister never loved you.

363
00:21:15,750 --> 00:21:16,680
But in your eyes,

364
00:21:17,750 --> 00:21:19,160
you still can't see anyone else.

365
00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,110
Heaven gave me

366
00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,510
too little time with your sister.

367
00:21:27,750 --> 00:21:29,200
If I were given another chance

368
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,880
to start over,

369
00:21:33,270 --> 00:21:34,680
I would surely

370
00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:36,880
love her for a lifetime.

371
00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,640
I would never let her leave me again.

372
00:22:00,350 --> 00:22:01,200
Brother-in-law,

373
00:22:02,384 --> 00:22:03,760
why can't you take a good look

374
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,480
at the people who are still alive?

375
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,590
Xihe, you look so refreshed
and full of energy.

376
00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,520
It's like you're a completely
different person.

377
00:22:32,070 --> 00:22:33,830
Did you take some kind
of miracle medicine?

378
00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,680
This flirtatious scoundrel

379
00:22:46,830 --> 00:22:48,350
should be caught and taught a lesson.

380
00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:53,310
Once you're settled,

381
00:22:53,310 --> 00:22:54,540
I'll take you to see the stables.

382
00:22:54,550 --> 00:22:55,030
Okay.

383
00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:56,880
Du Huo.

384
00:22:58,240 --> 00:22:58,880
Du Huo.

385
00:22:59,070 --> 00:22:59,680
Du Huo.

386
00:23:02,832 --> 00:23:05,184
Your Highness,
it's the Commandery Princess's cat.

387
00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:12,750
Thank you.

388
00:23:12,944 --> 00:23:15,392
My cat has offended you.
Please forgive me, Your Highness.

389
00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:17,270
It's fine.

390
00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,240
In that case, I shall take my leave.

391
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:47,880
Mo Yu,

392
00:23:48,270 --> 00:23:49,400
go get two sachets.

393
00:23:49,536 --> 00:23:51,400
One to repel insects
and one to repel snakes.

394
00:23:51,504 --> 00:23:53,590
Have Tian Yuan hang them
in the Crown Prince's room.

395
00:23:53,750 --> 00:23:55,720
The Crown Prince is so indifferent,

396
00:23:56,110 --> 00:23:57,440
yet you still care so much.

397
00:23:59,270 --> 00:24:00,400
I have already chosen him.

398
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,030
Your Highness,

399
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,680
I always thought most highly
of the Crown Prince before.

400
00:24:04,790 --> 00:24:06,160
But this time, it's confirmed.

401
00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,350
The poison in his body
is quite peculiar.

402
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,830
Even if it's suppressed for a while,
it will recur.

403
00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,104
Moreover, he's been eroded
by the poison for years.

404
00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:14,920
His internal organs are extremely weak.

405
00:24:15,030 --> 00:24:16,336
He truly won't live a long life.

406
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,880
Are you really going
to tell the Duke and your brother

407
00:24:18,890 --> 00:24:20,720
that you're going
to marry Crown Prince?

408
00:24:22,110 --> 00:24:23,310
This marriage

409
00:24:23,488 --> 00:24:24,790
has nothing to do with love.

410
00:24:26,030 --> 00:24:28,030
It's about choosing an ally.

411
00:24:29,350 --> 00:24:30,640
Someone with little time left

412
00:24:31,510 --> 00:24:33,030
and no ability to fight back

413
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:34,830
is exactly what I need.

414
00:24:56,110 --> 00:24:56,640
Your Highness,

415
00:24:57,310 --> 00:24:59,350
what if there's some misunderstanding
in all this?

416
00:25:00,030 --> 00:25:01,880
Commandery Princess favors you
and you alone.

417
00:25:02,016 --> 00:25:03,504
She checked your medical records,

418
00:25:03,536 --> 00:25:05,344
and sought out physicians
and medicine for you.

419
00:25:05,510 --> 00:25:06,510
Her concern for you

420
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,270
is something even I can feel.

421
00:25:09,830 --> 00:25:10,400
Is that so?

422
00:25:14,590 --> 00:25:15,920
Could it be that she chose me

423
00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,440
for any other reason than my short life?

424
00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:22,830
But...

425
00:25:24,110 --> 00:25:25,590
When you're with her,

426
00:25:25,728 --> 00:25:27,270
it's like you become a different person.

427
00:25:27,790 --> 00:25:29,110
You even laugh a lot more.

428
00:25:29,744 --> 00:25:31,840
You no longer seem indifferent
to life and death.

429
00:25:32,030 --> 00:25:34,000
You have the will to live,
to fight to stay alive.

430
00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:35,750
Rather than letting go,

431
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,790
I would rather see you
become happy and bright.

432
00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:52,350
Your Highness!

433
00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:03,790
Your Highness,

434
00:26:03,824 --> 00:26:05,072
Commandery Princess was here.

435
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,270
When she heard you were asleep,

436
00:26:06,510 --> 00:26:07,400
she left.

437
00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:13,550
Did she say anything else?

438
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:14,750
She asked

439
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,070
if you were ill again

440
00:26:16,790 --> 00:26:17,720
and if it was serious.

441
00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:23,350
Then...

442
00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:24,400
Your Highness,

443
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:25,920
about your marriage to her...

444
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,720
Seeing your complexion
improve day by day,

445
00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:39,440
in the future,

446
00:26:39,550 --> 00:26:41,248
we'll surely be able
to ride together often.

447
00:26:41,312 --> 00:26:42,160
In a little while,

448
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,400
I should be able to.

449
00:26:49,310 --> 00:26:50,110
Young Master Bu,

450
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:51,920
there's something I want.

451
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,240
I can certainly give that a try.

452
00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:03,680
Xihe,

453
00:27:04,030 --> 00:27:05,680
wait for me to bring it back for you.

454
00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,056
Fourth Sister, what are you doing?

455
00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,720
So what? Commandery Princess Zhaoning
grew up in the northwest.

456
00:27:23,830 --> 00:27:26,200
Every lady from the northwest
knows how to ride.

457
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:27,400
Today,

458
00:27:27,590 --> 00:27:28,960
let us see for ourselves.

459
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,000
Your Highness, Commandery Princess...

460
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,110
I don't want to hear it.

461
00:27:48,110 --> 00:27:49,540
Commandery Princess
fell from her horse into a ravine.

462
00:27:49,550 --> 00:27:51,480
Noble Consort Rong,
afraid of alarming His Majesty,

463
00:27:51,490 --> 00:27:52,272
has blocked the news.

464
00:27:52,288 --> 00:27:54,850
Young Master Bu and his guards
have been searching for a long time,

465
00:27:54,864 --> 00:27:55,850
but she remains missing.

466
00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:56,944
Take me there, quickly.

467
00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:15,640
Your Highness,

468
00:28:16,496 --> 00:28:17,952
the Commandery Princess...

469
00:28:26,608 --> 00:28:28,704
Xihe would never just sit
and wait for death.

470
00:28:45,110 --> 00:28:46,512
Tian Yuan, follow the mountain path

471
00:28:46,528 --> 00:28:47,950
and search at the bottom of the cliff.

472
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:48,350
Okay.

473
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,000
Your Highness,

474
00:29:29,070 --> 00:29:31,340
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
fell off a cliff while riding.

475
00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:32,070
What did you say?

476
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,400
Take me to her, quickly!

477
00:29:34,590 --> 00:29:35,030
Yes.

478
00:29:35,510 --> 00:29:36,160
Changying!

479
00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:39,960
Xihe!

480
00:31:26,350 --> 00:31:27,110
(This scent...)

481
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:39,200
Xihe!

482
00:31:49,010 --> 00:31:54,720
♪Let it all go,
give my tears to the flowers♪

483
00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:02,060
♪Beneath my feet,
eternal doom is more than wind and sand♪

484
00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:08,730
♪That perfectly plotted love hides
in the clamor♪

485
00:32:10,180 --> 00:32:15,680
♪Between us,
it's both treacherous and flawless♪

486
00:32:17,060 --> 00:32:22,590
♪I want destiny,
and also tender words of love♪

487
00:32:22,990 --> 00:32:30,740
♪As night stains my eyes,
I'll gaze once more at the rosy clouds♪

488
00:32:30,990 --> 00:32:34,370
♪I have a dream
of a long wind in my sleeves♪

489
00:32:34,570 --> 00:32:37,930
♪My heart rises and falls,
we embrace in a sea of clouds♪

490
00:32:38,130 --> 00:32:41,470
♪In this eternity, you are a part of it♪

491
00:32:41,470 --> 00:32:45,060
♪My longing can level mountains
and cross countless waters♪

492
00:32:45,060 --> 00:32:48,330
♪Drunk or sober, it's all like a dream♪

493
00:32:48,470 --> 00:32:52,020
♪Stars sink into my hair,
the moon slips through my fingers♪

494
00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:55,590
♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

495
00:32:55,590 --> 00:33:02,040
♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

496
00:33:02,460 --> 00:33:05,850
♪I have a dream
of a long wind in my sleeves♪

497
00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:09,510
♪My heart rises and falls,
we embrace in a sea of clouds♪

498
00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:12,940
♪In this eternity, you are a part of it♪

499
00:33:12,940 --> 00:33:16,480
♪My longing can level mountains
and cross countless rivers♪

500
00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,730
♪Drunk or sober, it's all like a dream♪

501
00:33:19,940 --> 00:33:23,410
♪Stars sink into my hair,
the moon slips through my fingers♪

502
00:33:23,410 --> 00:33:26,950
♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

503
00:33:26,950 --> 00:33:30,110
♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

504
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,690
♪May the sand and dirt in my sleeves♪

505
00:33:37,930 --> 00:33:40,930
♪Become the tears
in the corner of my eyes♪

506
00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,770
♪And blossom into a flower♪

507
00:34:03,392 --> 00:34:04,480
The fever's finally gone.

508
00:34:09,510 --> 00:34:10,670
You saved me.

509
00:34:22,710 --> 00:34:23,710
It was a coincidence.

510
00:34:27,472 --> 00:34:29,776
Thank you for saving my life today,
Your Highness.

511
00:34:30,550 --> 00:34:31,880
I will remember this.

512
00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:33,440
In the future,

513
00:34:33,510 --> 00:34:35,230
if I have the chance
to give my life for you,

514
00:34:36,150 --> 00:34:37,960
I will not hesitate for a moment.

515
00:34:43,568 --> 00:34:45,120
You don't need to give your life.

516
00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:47,800
If you truly wish to repay me,

517
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,630
how about you answer a question
for me now?

518
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:52,230
What question?

519
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:54,550
I wonder if you would be

520
00:34:55,872 --> 00:34:57,008
willing to marry me.

521
00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:04,760
All the princes

522
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:05,960
have their own merits.

523
00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,400
They are all vying for my hand.

524
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,280
What gives you the advantage,
Your Highness?

525
00:35:18,110 --> 00:35:19,360
I have no particular strengths.

526
00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:21,960
Fortunately, I am frail.

527
00:35:23,230 --> 00:35:24,360
When I become emperor,

528
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:26,630
if you find me to be in your way,

529
00:35:27,670 --> 00:35:28,590
I can die early.

530
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:40,030
Your Highness,

531
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,110
I do not love you.

532
00:35:44,448 --> 00:35:45,880
But I want to join forces with you

533
00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:47,190
to form an alliance.

534
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:54,670
You are quite frank.

535
00:35:55,670 --> 00:35:56,760
If you are willing,

536
00:35:57,110 --> 00:35:58,150
we shall marry.

537
00:35:59,150 --> 00:36:01,000
From now on, we will rely on each other

538
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:02,360
and face all storms together.

539
00:36:03,510 --> 00:36:04,510
If you do not betray me,

540
00:36:04,510 --> 00:36:05,510
I will never leave you.

541
00:36:06,176 --> 00:36:08,288
But I don't want
to just join forces with you.

542
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:10,670
I want to join hands with you.

543
00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,328
But I can only offer
a mutually beneficial relationship.

544
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:18,630
I'm very easy to please.

545
00:36:19,670 --> 00:36:20,800
Even if it's a lie,

546
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:22,550
I'm willing to believe it.

547
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:26,920
A Crown Prince with no faction

548
00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,110
and no power

549
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,190
can, without distraction,

550
00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:32,480
help me protect northwest.

551
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:33,630
Of course,

552
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,190
I will also help you

553
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:36,928
find the person who poisoned you.

554
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,550
What do you think, Your Highness?

555
00:36:48,230 --> 00:36:48,840
Alright.

556
00:36:49,984 --> 00:36:51,760
I agree to form an alliance with you.

557
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:54,710
But you must promise me something.

558
00:36:55,150 --> 00:36:56,360
If one day,

559
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,150
you fall in love with me,

560
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:03,360
you must tell me right away.

561
00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:06,400
Okay.

562
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:20,510
Xihe!

563
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:21,590
Xihe!

564
00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,070
Commandery Princess!

565
00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:25,510
You few, go that way.

566
00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:26,064
- Yes!
- Yes!

567
00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:27,400
Commandery Princess!

568
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:28,070
Xihe!

569
00:37:28,070 --> 00:37:29,070
Commandery Princess!

570
00:37:29,584 --> 00:37:31,510
- Commandery Princess!
- Commandery Princess!

571
00:37:31,510 --> 00:37:32,070
Xihe!

572
00:37:32,070 --> 00:37:33,104
Commandery Princess!

573
00:37:34,590 --> 00:37:35,440
Where are you?

574
00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:36,630
- Commandery Princess!
- Commandery Princess!

575
00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:37,230
Go that way!

576
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:39,630
- Commandery Princess!
- Xihe!

577
00:37:39,630 --> 00:37:40,280
Changying!

578
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:41,320
Commandery Princess!

579
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:42,550
Changying!

580
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:43,710
Commandery Princess!

581
00:37:45,150 --> 00:37:46,360
Xihe!

582
00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:47,760
- Commandery Princess!
- Changying!

583
00:37:47,792 --> 00:37:48,800
Can you hear me?

584
00:37:48,810 --> 00:37:50,180
- Changying!
- Commandery Princess!

585
00:37:50,192 --> 00:37:51,680
You've been running around all night.

586
00:37:52,230 --> 00:37:53,230
Don't make Mother worry.

587
00:37:53,590 --> 00:37:54,280
Come back with me.

588
00:37:55,056 --> 00:37:56,760
- I'm not going back.
- Commandery Princess!

589
00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:57,710
I have to find her.

590
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:59,420
- Changying,
- Commandery Princess!

591
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:00,550
a storm is coming.

592
00:38:00,550 --> 00:38:01,320
It's getting late.

593
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:02,480
It's easy to get lost.

594
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,792
We haven't looked over there yet.

595
00:38:04,112 --> 00:38:04,704
Follow me!

596
00:38:04,710 --> 00:38:05,190
- Yes.
- Yes.

597
00:38:05,190 --> 00:38:05,710
Changying!

598
00:38:07,110 --> 00:38:07,630
That's enough.

599
00:38:07,776 --> 00:38:09,376
Come back to the temporary palace
with me.

600
00:38:09,380 --> 00:38:11,250
Or I'll have my men tie you up
and take you back.

601
00:38:11,260 --> 00:38:11,728
Move!

602
00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:13,104
- No!
- Commandery Princess!

603
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:14,670
Move!

604
00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:16,760
Xihe!

605
00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:17,710
Changying!

606
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:18,590
Commandery Princess!

607
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:19,960
Are you crazy?

608
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:20,880
Xihe!

609
00:38:50,710 --> 00:38:53,400
- Commandery Princess!
- Commandery Princess!

610
00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,912
- Xihe.
- Commandery Princess!

611
00:38:55,670 --> 00:38:57,060
- Xihe.
- Commandery Princess!

612
00:38:58,590 --> 00:38:59,760
Commandery Princess!

613
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:00,800
Shen Xihe!

614
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,304
- Changying.
- Commandery Princess!

615
00:39:03,030 --> 00:39:03,670
Xihe.

616
00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:05,280
Commandery Princess!

617
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:06,360
Shen Xihe.

618
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:07,030
Changying!

619
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:09,760
Can you please listen to me?

620
00:39:09,856 --> 00:39:11,360
Go back to the palace and wait for news.

621
00:39:11,456 --> 00:39:12,784
I'll look for her for you.

622
00:39:12,816 --> 00:39:13,856
Commandery Princess!

623
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:15,110
Rest assured.

624
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,320
I've already dispatched all my men.

625
00:39:17,376 --> 00:39:19,120
- We must find her.
- Commandery Princess!

626
00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:22,490
Commandery Princess!

627
00:39:22,710 --> 00:39:23,840
I'll look for her myself.

628
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:26,480
Xihe.

629
00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:27,280
Commandery Princess!

630
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:28,190
Xihe!

631
00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:36,550
Xihe!

632
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:40,550
Xihe.

633
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:42,760
Are you all right?

634
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:44,550
Are you hurt anywhere?

635
00:39:45,744 --> 00:39:47,550
Thank you for your concern,
Your Highness.

636
00:39:48,230 --> 00:39:49,440
I am fine.

637
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,150
It was just a scare.

638
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:52,760
I'm glad you're okay.

639
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,510
Your Highness, why are you here?

640
00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:57,590
I ate too much last night,

641
00:39:57,840 --> 00:39:58,800
so I went out for a walk.

642
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,128
I accidentally fell off a cliff.

643
00:40:00,496 --> 00:40:02,240
Thankfully,
Commandery Princess saved me.

644
00:40:02,710 --> 00:40:03,710
We were lost,

645
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:04,960
but luckily, she

646
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:06,760
knew of a small path
through the mountain.

647
00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:07,710
That's how we escaped.

648
00:40:08,688 --> 00:40:10,240
We can talk about the details later.

649
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:12,080
Let's escort her back
to the palace first.

650
00:40:14,190 --> 00:40:14,880
Guards.

651
00:40:14,928 --> 00:40:17,110
Escort Crown Prince and
Commandery Princess back to the palace.

652
00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:17,808
- Yes.
- Yes.

653
00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:21,070
(Qingzhi often gathers herbs
around here.)

654
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,000
(The path she knows
is extremely hidden.)

655
00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,360
(Shen Xihe grew up in northwest.)

656
00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,616
(And this is her first time
at the hunting grounds.)

657
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,440
(How could she know this path?)

658
00:40:45,376 --> 00:40:47,136
I've met Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

659
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,320
She was the one who guessed

660
00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,510
that you were behind all of this.

661
00:40:53,230 --> 00:40:54,800
(I've never met her before.)

662
00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:57,320
(How does she know my thoughts so well?)

663
00:40:57,616 --> 00:40:59,710
On her way from northwest
to the imperial capital,

664
00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:00,840
she fell into the river.

665
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:02,480
On that day,
two moons appeared in the sky,

666
00:41:02,528 --> 00:41:03,350
the star gate opened,

667
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:04,640
and there was a celestial anomaly.

668
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:06,590
Changqing,

669
00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:08,304
what's wrong with you?

670
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:10,070
Changqing!

671
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:11,400
Changqing!

672
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:14,030
What's wrong?

673
00:41:14,448 --> 00:41:15,440
What's wrong, Changqing?

674
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:18,630
Who are you?

675
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:23,590
Changqing.

676
00:41:38,030 --> 00:41:39,110
Do you recognize

677
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:41,840
what this is?

678
00:42:00,500 --> 00:42:02,980
(Vibrant and Dazzling)

679
00:42:10,432 --> 00:42:12,240
Even if the person hidden deep
in your heart

680
00:42:12,270 --> 00:42:13,232
changes their appearance,

681
00:42:13,232 --> 00:42:14,670
they will eventually be recognized.

682
00:42:14,704 --> 00:42:16,784
Do you really think
Commandery Princess is your wife?

683
00:42:16,816 --> 00:42:17,488
What?

684
00:42:17,670 --> 00:42:18,670
Are you trying to stop me?

685
00:42:19,710 --> 00:42:20,760
Have you gone mad?

686
00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:22,590
Changqing, you truly are audacious.

687
00:42:22,688 --> 00:42:23,840
You want to get rid of me?

688
00:42:24,070 --> 00:42:25,320
I just want you to stop

689
00:42:25,456 --> 00:42:27,150
bothering
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

690
00:42:33,031 --> 00:42:35,971
♪I've hidden so many words♪

691
00:42:36,591 --> 00:42:39,391
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

692
00:42:40,261 --> 00:42:47,231
♪So never uncover♪

693
00:42:47,421 --> 00:42:49,781
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

694
00:42:50,911 --> 00:42:53,641
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

695
00:42:54,601 --> 00:42:59,941
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

696
00:43:01,701 --> 00:43:04,521
♪Every answer I gave♪

697
00:43:05,321 --> 00:43:08,171
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

698
00:43:08,961 --> 00:43:12,331
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

699
00:43:12,591 --> 00:43:15,901
♪How hard it truly was?♪

700
00:43:18,871 --> 00:43:22,311
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

701
00:43:23,301 --> 00:43:25,631
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

702
00:43:26,901 --> 00:43:32,661
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

703
00:43:34,071 --> 00:43:37,201
♪It's a shame I never could♪

704
00:43:37,651 --> 00:43:40,661
♪Give you a moon in return♪

705
00:43:40,771 --> 00:43:47,411
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

706
00:43:47,411 --> 00:43:51,081
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

707
00:43:51,951 --> 00:43:54,711
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

708
00:43:55,151 --> 00:43:58,281
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

709
00:43:58,721 --> 00:44:04,671
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

710
00:44:06,071 --> 00:44:09,621
♪You'll never♪

711
00:44:09,901 --> 00:44:19,371
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

712
00:44:45,541 --> 00:44:49,021
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)