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Do you recognize

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what this is?

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Changqing!

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Guards,

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- Prince Xin is unwell.
- Changqing!

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- Escort him back to his palace.
- Your Highness!

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Calm down.

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- Restrain him!
- Tell me now!

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- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!

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Changqing!

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Who are you?

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- Your Highness!
- Changqing!

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Who are you?

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Changqing!

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Tell me, who are you?

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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 10=

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Your Majesty,

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I was shocked to realize

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that Commandery Princess Zhaoning
and my late wife

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share many similarities.

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Changqing, watch your words.

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is exceptionally intelligent.

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What's difficult about making incense?

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Are you suggesting
that in the entire world,

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only your wife was an incense master?

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Ladies from noble families
conduct themselves with grace.

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Tapping one's fingers while in thought

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is just a common mannerism
among young women.

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It's hardly unique to your wife.

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As for the talk of two moons in the sky
and the star gate opening,

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even the Observatory Official
can't explain the reason behind it.

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For you to use

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such a mystical and unprovable event
as evidence

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is far too forced.

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Changqing,

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your wife

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passed away three years ago.

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Could it be

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that in your deep longing for your wife,

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your mind has become unsettled?

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I would like to ask
the Commandery Princess

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to clear my doubts herself.

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You have long resided in northwest.

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How did you know
about that secret mountain path?

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Your Majesty.

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It seems at this point,

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I can no longer hide it.

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I admit

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that Prince Xin's Consort and I

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were close friends who had never met.

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What?

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Close friends?

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Allow me to explain, Your Majesty.

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The year I came of age,

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my brother, Shen Yun'an,
was ordered to the capital.

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Seeing how much I missed my brother,

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my father gave me a carrier pigeon

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so I could correspond with him.

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Unexpectedly, the pigeon was injured

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and fell into the home
of a young lady in the imperial capital.

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After she nursed the pigeon
back to health,

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she had it send a message back to me.

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I wrote back to thank her.

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Through this exchange,

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we became close friends
who communicated only by letter.

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That young lady

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was Prince Xin's Consort.

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Indeed.

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Impossible.

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I've never heard of this.

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Qingzhi told me stories
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and I told her about life in northwest.

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We both had a passion
for blending incense.

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The secret mountain path and the
method for making Jati flower incense

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were things Qingzhi told me about
in her letters.

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After she married
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our correspondence gradually lessened.

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It was only later that I learned

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of her unfortunate passing.

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I was deeply grieved.

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Changqing,
do you have anything else to say?

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Zhaoning,

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this has all been a misunderstanding.

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Please don't take it to heart.

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Prince Xin did not harm me.

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I am willing to let the matter rest.

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Now that everything
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I hope Prince Xin

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will abandon that incredible delusion

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and stop chasing shadows.

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Do you know

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that even if the person hidden deep
in your heart

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changes their appearance,

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they will eventually be recognized?

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Your deep love for your wife

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is admirable.

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But if this longing
has turned into an illness,

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perhaps it would be better
to live in seclusion

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to recuperate and cultivate your mind.

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so as not to disturb others again.

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Changqing,

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if there is any more

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improper conduct,

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I...

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will surely punish you severely.

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Please forgive me, Commandery Princess.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Your Highness.

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There is one thing I don't understand.

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I'd like to ask you about it.

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What is it?

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Qingzhi had a proud and aloof nature.

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She rarely socialized with anyone.

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Why was it
that she was only close to you?

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I don't want to say.

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Fine.

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Then I won't ask again.

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Let's go to my temporary palace.

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I had Tian Yuan
prepare some wild game dishes.

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Please have a taste.

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You're not going to ask anymore?

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If you don't wish to say,

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then I have no right to pry.

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Everyone has their own secrets.

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We aren't even engaged yet.

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Even if we were,

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I couldn't interfere
in your private affairs.

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And I certainly have no right
to question you.

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Your way of thinking

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is quite different from other men
in the world.

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A marriage contract

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gives a husband

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the privilege of helping his wife
with her troubles,

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not the right to interfere
with her thoughts.

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Whether it's an engagement

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or a future marriage,

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it should not become a restraint
on a lady.

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After you.

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Xihe, how are you?

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Are you hurt? I've been searching
for you all night with my guards.

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I'm fine.

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Completely unharmed.

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I was the one
who took you horseback riding.

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And I failed to look after you.

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If anything had really happened to you,

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I would've regretted it
for the rest of my life.

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Young Master Bu,

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don't listen to Her Highness
making it sound so trivial.

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You have no idea how dangerous it was.

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It was all thanks
to the Crown Prince's help.

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The Crown Prince?

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With how frail he is?

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I don't believe it.

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What's wrong with being frail?

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Being strong and robust

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is useless if one is unwilling
to protect his wife.

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Although Crown Prince
is physically weak,

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he risked his life to help Her Highness.

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He is a true gentleman.

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How is the search for the live bees
I asked you to find?

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You only care about requesting live bees
to treat Crown Prince's eye ailment.

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It seems

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this marriage is settled.

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Your Highness,

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this matter of the star gate
may sound mysterious,

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but Prince Xin has always been
cautious and prudent.

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How could he lose his composure
over such a legend?

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Besides,

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this concerns the Commandery Princess's
true identity.

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Since you intend

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for her to be the Crown Princess
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shouldn't you

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investigate this thoroughly?

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When I first met her,

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she was Shen Xihe.

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Regardless of
whether the star gate exists,

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since my heart belongs to her,

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if she doesn't want to talk about it,

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I will not pry.

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Think carefully again.

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Did your elder sister
and Commandery Princess Zhaoning

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have any sort of friendship?

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Brother-in-law,

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my sister never treated me,

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the daughter of a concubine,

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as a real sister.

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She always ignored me.

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I know very little about her.

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Are you sure you never saw

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her receive letters from northwest?

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I never saw any.

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How could you mistake
Commandery Princess for Gu Qingzhi?

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How insolent.

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Do not address your fifth sister-in-law
by her given name.

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I know.

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You're trying to find out if your wife
and Commandery Princess

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really corresponded by letter.

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Do you really think
Commandery Princess is your wife?

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What?

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Are you trying to stop me?

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I have to stop you.

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What are you going to do?

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Then you'll have to kill me.

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Have you gone mad?

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I thought you were drowning
in sorrow over your wife's death

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and hadn't moved on.

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But now it seems

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you clearly want to lock yourself away

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for the rest of your life!

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I have lost my mind.

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The woman I loved most has left me,

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but everyone around me

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is forcing me to act
as if nothing happened.

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They say,

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"A man lost in love is useless
for greater things."

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They say,

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"A great man need not worry
about finding a wife."

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"Just find another suitable woman."

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But has anyone

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ever understood my pain?

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I know your pain.

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But Commandery Princess
is not your wife.

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Your obsession is just an illusion.

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I'm begging you, let yourself go.

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Please?

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I will never give up.

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- It's Crown Prince.
- Changqing.

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Your Highness.

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Greetings, Changqing,

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Changying.

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Why are you here, Your Highness?

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This place is hidden in a bustling city,

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a quiet and peaceful corner.

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It's a perfect place to hide a mistress.

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Secretly hiding the descendant
of a convicted official.

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Changqing, you truly are audacious.

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Father has always held you
in high regard.

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Over the years,

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you've learned a great deal
about the art of ruling.

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Coupled with your exceptional
intelligence since childhood,

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in the eyes of the court officials,

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you are the candidate for Crown Prince
that Father has groomed

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for over a decade.

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If Gu Qingshu were to be exposed,

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tell me,

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wouldn't the noble families
and officials backing the other princes

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all rise up and attack you?

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What?

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You want to get rid of me?

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I don't want your life.

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I just want you to stop

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bothering
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

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This is just a small request.

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I hope you'll consider it seriously.

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How could Crown Prince know
about Gu Qingshu's existence?

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I was careless.

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However, through this,

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I've seen his true colors.

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It's not a total loss.

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Are you saying

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he's faking his illness?

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I don't think he's faking it.

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But he must have his own sources
of intelligence in the court.

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Our every move

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is under his control.

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I had considered that the Crown Prince

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might be someone
who hides his true abilities.

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But I never expected that

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while he was alone
and away from the capital,

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he could weave

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such a large and intricate web.

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00:14:43,030 --> 00:14:43,840
Then, Changqing,

275
00:14:44,208 --> 00:14:45,320
what do you plan to do?

276
00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,560
The Crown Prince may be powerful enough
to stir up storms,

277
00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:53,670
but he cannot threaten

278
00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:56,030
me, Xiao Changqing.

279
00:15:00,864 --> 00:15:03,264
I switched out the descendant
of a convicted official.

280
00:15:03,296 --> 00:15:04,512
My crime is unforgivable.

281
00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:06,650
I ask for your severe punishment,
Father.

282
00:15:06,910 --> 00:15:08,550
It's been so long.

283
00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,440
You're only just now remembering
to confess to me?

284
00:15:11,550 --> 00:15:12,360
Shu...

285
00:15:13,550 --> 00:15:14,870
has reached marriageable age.

286
00:15:15,616 --> 00:15:17,510
If I were to keep her hidden
for her entire life,

287
00:15:18,750 --> 00:15:20,080
I'm afraid Qingzhi would resent me

288
00:15:20,090 --> 00:15:21,568
for not taking good care of her sister.

289
00:15:21,630 --> 00:15:23,720
Today, I've dared to bring her
before you, Father.

290
00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,080
For all my crimes,

291
00:15:25,344 --> 00:15:27,248
I am willing to bear the consequences.

292
00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,080
Changqing,

293
00:15:38,630 --> 00:15:41,790
I know that you are grieving the loss
of your beloved wife

294
00:15:42,550 --> 00:15:44,200
and your heart is still heavy.

295
00:15:46,390 --> 00:15:49,360
Since you dared
to save Second Young Lady Gu,

296
00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:51,750
it is my will

297
00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:54,630
to bestow her upon you.

298
00:15:55,552 --> 00:15:56,630
Thank you, Your Majesty.

299
00:15:56,630 --> 00:15:57,270
- Father,
- I...

300
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,080
Shu is my wife's younger sister.

301
00:15:59,550 --> 00:16:01,240
I have always regarded her
as my own sister.

302
00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:03,550
Qingzhi passed away not long ago.

303
00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,240
I am not yet willing to remarry
or take a concubine.

304
00:16:07,670 --> 00:16:08,670
Fine.

305
00:16:09,030 --> 00:16:10,480
Then I won't force you.

306
00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:12,390
Thank you, Father.

307
00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:15,790
Thank you, Your Majesty.

308
00:16:17,420 --> 00:16:20,140
(Prince Xin's Manor)

309
00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,600
This is the second time
you've saved my life.

310
00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:24,440
I truly don't know

311
00:16:24,910 --> 00:16:26,360
how to repay you.

312
00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:27,872
It was His Majesty who pardoned you.

313
00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:29,720
Besides,

314
00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,000
I didn't do this for you,

315
00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:33,360
nor do I need to be repaid.

316
00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:34,550
No, Brother-in-law.

317
00:16:36,630 --> 00:16:39,240
Since childhood, I have never
been doted on by my elders.

318
00:16:40,150 --> 00:16:41,370
After the Gu family's downfall,

319
00:16:41,390 --> 00:16:42,480
it was under your protection

320
00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,150
that I was lucky enough to survive.

321
00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:45,440
If you wouldn't mind,

322
00:16:46,030 --> 00:16:47,910
I am willing to serve you
in my sister's place.

323
00:16:47,910 --> 00:16:48,870
I look after you

324
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,720
because you are Qingzhi's
only living relative.

325
00:16:51,952 --> 00:16:53,120
There is no other reason.

326
00:16:54,030 --> 00:16:54,670
Also,

327
00:16:56,510 --> 00:16:57,630
you must remember this.

328
00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:00,910
There is no one in this world

329
00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:03,750
who can replace Qingzhi.

330
00:17:06,704 --> 00:17:08,240
I'll have someone escort you back.

331
00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,070
No one can replace her?

332
00:17:20,128 --> 00:17:21,968
What about Commandery Princess Zhaoning?

333
00:17:27,460 --> 00:17:30,860
(East Palace)

334
00:17:34,030 --> 00:17:35,400
Your Highness, how are

335
00:17:35,510 --> 00:17:36,590
your eyes feeling?

336
00:17:37,712 --> 00:17:39,680
Although I still can't
distinguish colors,

337
00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:41,640
the stinging and dryness

338
00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:42,960
have improved a lot.

339
00:17:58,680 --> 00:17:59,720
Since we are now allies,

340
00:18:00,310 --> 00:18:01,350
I won't be a stranger.

341
00:18:01,824 --> 00:18:03,104
Thank you for your trouble.

342
00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,390
♪If not for the chirping
of a few insects♪

343
00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:35,430
♪In the warm days, a gentle breeze
blows open the blossoms on a tree♪

344
00:18:36,290 --> 00:18:39,530
♪How else would I think of someone?♪

345
00:18:39,780 --> 00:18:42,890
♪A faint taste of longing on my lips♪

346
00:18:43,410 --> 00:18:45,480
♪Like a thousand twists and turns♪

347
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:50,410
♪Gone forever,
yet I savor the memory again and again♪

348
00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,160
I wonder if you've heard

349
00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:05,790
that in the Imperial Study today,

350
00:19:06,030 --> 00:19:07,240
Changqing met with His Majesty

351
00:19:07,376 --> 00:19:09,200
and admitted that three years ago,
in prison,

352
00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,270
he secretly swapped out the descendant
of a convicted official.

353
00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,064
Who was it?

354
00:19:12,176 --> 00:19:13,984
The second daughter of the Gu family,

355
00:19:14,270 --> 00:19:15,110
Gu Qingshu.

356
00:19:18,590 --> 00:19:20,160
Not only did Father not blame her,

357
00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,390
but he even returned some
of the Gu family's assets to her.

358
00:19:22,416 --> 00:19:24,784
He also granted her the title
of County Princess Liyang.

359
00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,256
What are you thinking about?

360
00:19:33,030 --> 00:19:34,110
I'm thinking

361
00:19:34,510 --> 00:19:36,370
about how these ladies
from prominent families

362
00:19:37,488 --> 00:19:38,750
can fall from grace overnight,

363
00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:40,960
reduced to dust,

364
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,550
and just as quickly,

365
00:19:42,830 --> 00:19:44,200
they can be restored to glory.

366
00:19:46,350 --> 00:19:48,920
If a lady doesn't take control
of her own destiny,

367
00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:50,880
she will be like a rootless duckweed.

368
00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,830
Never mind the second Gu daughter.

369
00:19:55,750 --> 00:19:56,880
Even the eldest,

370
00:19:57,310 --> 00:19:58,310
Gu Qingzhi,

371
00:19:59,350 --> 00:20:00,830
the paragon of ladies in the capital,

372
00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:02,160
the foremost among noblewomen,

373
00:20:02,310 --> 00:20:03,640
didn't want to marry Changqing,

374
00:20:03,830 --> 00:20:04,830
but she had no choice.

375
00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,110
In the end, she met a tragic fate.

376
00:20:07,590 --> 00:20:08,720
But I think

377
00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:10,550
Gu Qingzhi

378
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,440
never bowed to fate.

379
00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,200
When her family was destroyed,

380
00:20:14,790 --> 00:20:15,920
she still held her destiny

381
00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,480
firmly in her own hands.

382
00:20:29,790 --> 00:20:30,790
What do you mean by that?

383
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,920
With Gu Qingzhi's intelligence
and resourcefulness,

384
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:33,790
if she had wanted to,

385
00:20:33,790 --> 00:20:36,272
she could have found a thousand ways
to avoid marrying into the royal family.

386
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,880
But a lady
with upbringing and responsibility

387
00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,310
etched into her very being

388
00:20:40,310 --> 00:20:41,880
would not, for her own selfish reasons,

389
00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,984
abandon the mission
her family entrusted to her.

390
00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,350
Marrying Changqing
was an all-or-nothing gamble.

391
00:20:46,590 --> 00:20:47,480
She knew long ago

392
00:20:47,552 --> 00:20:50,464
that the struggle between noble families
would inevitably lead to bloodshed.

393
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,790
So, as Prince Xin's Consort,

394
00:20:52,790 --> 00:20:54,768
she guarded the Gu family
and protected her clan.

395
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,400
Although the Gu family
was ultimately defeated,

396
00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,590
I believe

397
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,720
that Gu Qingzhi's heart was free
of regret and guilt.

398
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,310
They were a family.

399
00:21:05,830 --> 00:21:07,030
They supported each other.

400
00:21:07,350 --> 00:21:08,310
working together.

401
00:21:08,704 --> 00:21:10,560
She had no choice
but to take responsibility.

402
00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:12,480
She did everything she could.

403
00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,830
And she used her own life to set a trap
and avenge the Gu family.

404
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,750
Why are you looking at me like that?

405
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:35,960
It's nothing.

406
00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,790
I'm just a little surprised.

407
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,792
This must be the Songyue Blade,
which can slice through iron like mud.

408
00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:59,270
Just the agate on it...

409
00:21:59,270 --> 00:22:00,920
A single stone is worth a fortune.

410
00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,830
I see you have good taste.

411
00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,200
My best friend is celebrating
a happy occasion.

412
00:22:05,328 --> 00:22:06,920
So I'm hosting a drinking contest here.

413
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,680
Whoever can beat me,

414
00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:09,640
this precious blade

415
00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:10,920
will be theirs.

416
00:22:16,790 --> 00:22:17,640
Young Master Bu,

417
00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,000
I'll take you on.

418
00:22:19,310 --> 00:22:20,110
Young Master Hu.

419
00:22:20,110 --> 00:22:24,240
- Nice!
- Awesome!

420
00:22:24,750 --> 00:22:25,310
Please.

421
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,480
- Young Master Bu.
- Young Master Hu.

422
00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:30,400
Stop drinking.

423
00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:31,550
Stop drinking.

424
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:33,720
Stop drinking. How much have they had?

425
00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:35,400
Jin Shan.

426
00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:35,830
Yes.

427
00:22:35,830 --> 00:22:37,000
Fill it up for me!

428
00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,310
Young Master,
maybe you shouldn't drink anymore.

429
00:22:41,590 --> 00:22:42,270
Fill it up.

430
00:22:59,450 --> 00:23:01,184
- Vice Minister Cui.
- Vice Minister Cui.

431
00:23:02,110 --> 00:23:03,400
Stone Cui.

432
00:23:05,110 --> 00:23:05,880
Pour the liquor.

433
00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:08,240
You two are evenly matched.

434
00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:09,400
If you keep drinking,

435
00:23:09,550 --> 00:23:10,896
I'm afraid you'll harm yourselves.

436
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,270
Why don't we call it a draw?

437
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,110
The blade will still belong
to Young Master Bu.

438
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:16,000
Young Master Hu,

439
00:23:16,304 --> 00:23:18,240
I'll give you a fine blade
some other day.

440
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:19,920
All right, then.

441
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:22,640
Let's go.

442
00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:23,750
I'll take you home.

443
00:23:32,590 --> 00:23:34,350
Who are you to me?

444
00:23:34,350 --> 00:23:36,400
What gives you the right
to make decisions for me?

445
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:41,750
Jin Shan, bring the blade.

446
00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:42,310
Yes.

447
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:45,240
Young Master Hu.

448
00:23:54,790 --> 00:23:55,240
Quickly.

449
00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:56,920
Go get a bowl of sobering soup.

450
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:57,590
Yes.

451
00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,000
Jin Shan, pour the liquor.

452
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:00,550
Drink.

453
00:24:00,830 --> 00:24:01,790
Drink him to death.

454
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,880
This is completely improper.

455
00:24:15,070 --> 00:24:16,480
Vice Minister Cui.

456
00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,240
You're very handsome.

457
00:24:27,024 --> 00:24:28,848
Your words and actions are outrageous.

458
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:30,350
You're drunk out of your mind.

459
00:24:47,270 --> 00:24:50,000
Where did he go?

460
00:24:51,310 --> 00:24:52,480
He's gone...

461
00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:55,940
(Clarity and Serenity)

462
00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:56,590
Your Highness,

463
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,160
I asked Young Master Bu
to find some live bees.

464
00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,830
Physician Xie can use
the stingers of wild bees

465
00:25:01,830 --> 00:25:04,112
to stimulate your acupoints
and treat your eye condition.

466
00:25:04,350 --> 00:25:05,510
Thank you for your concern.

467
00:25:06,350 --> 00:25:07,590
It's just a small matter.

468
00:25:08,590 --> 00:25:09,590
To you,

469
00:25:09,750 --> 00:25:10,920
it may be a small matter.

470
00:25:11,790 --> 00:25:12,750
But to me,

471
00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:14,960
it is precious.

472
00:25:19,030 --> 00:25:20,550
Physician Xie, you may begin.

473
00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:30,350
Could you

474
00:25:31,070 --> 00:25:32,070
stay here with me?

475
00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:34,640
All right.

476
00:25:35,830 --> 00:25:36,960
I'll wait here.

477
00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:10,590
Physician Xie said

478
00:26:10,830 --> 00:26:13,200
these stings will heal
in three to five days.

479
00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,590
You just need to rest and recover.

480
00:26:32,096 --> 00:26:33,790
Your Highness,
it's time for your medicine.

481
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:10,960
There's nothing wrong with your hands.

482
00:27:11,270 --> 00:27:12,750
Yet you insist on being served.

483
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:15,510
I'm...

484
00:27:16,790 --> 00:27:18,200
too weak to take care of myself.

485
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,270
In half a month,

486
00:27:27,792 --> 00:27:29,248
after my coming-of-age ceremony,

487
00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,400
I will ask my father

488
00:27:31,904 --> 00:27:33,920
to arrange our marriage. How about that?

489
00:27:36,350 --> 00:27:37,640
We've already agreed.

490
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,728
This is a mutually
beneficial arrangement.

491
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,480
It's best not to get
too emotionally involved.

492
00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:44,480
I don't want a future

493
00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,110
where you expect all your efforts

494
00:27:46,110 --> 00:27:47,070
to be reciprocated.

495
00:27:47,648 --> 00:27:49,070
When you can't get what you want,

496
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,270
you'll grow resentful.

497
00:27:53,070 --> 00:27:53,550
All right.

498
00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:55,550
Then in the future,

499
00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:57,400
no matter how I treat you,

500
00:27:57,750 --> 00:27:59,200
I do it of my own free will.

501
00:27:59,472 --> 00:28:01,110
You don't have to feel indebted to me.

502
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,880
With a response like that,

503
00:28:04,110 --> 00:28:04,960
are you satisfied?

504
00:28:07,350 --> 00:28:07,960
I am.

505
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,400
Your Highness,
from what Commandery Princess said,

506
00:28:33,472 --> 00:28:34,912
it seems she's willing to marry you.

507
00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,640
But she was so blunt
about her lack of feelings.

508
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,424
As long as she's willing to marry me,
that's enough.

509
00:28:43,536 --> 00:28:44,912
First, I'll secure the marriage.

510
00:28:45,472 --> 00:28:46,736
Then, I'll win her heart.

511
00:28:47,790 --> 00:28:49,400
If she isn't devoted to me,

512
00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:52,544
it just means I haven't been
good enough to her.

513
00:28:54,620 --> 00:28:58,060
(Jade Terrace and Auspicious Dew)

514
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,000
Who is Bian Xianyi close with
in the palace?

515
00:29:03,550 --> 00:29:04,680
Is there any new information?

516
00:29:04,784 --> 00:29:06,270
She doesn't like
to draw attention to herself.

517
00:29:06,270 --> 00:29:08,170
When she doesn't have
to attend palace banquets,

518
00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:09,792
she keeps to herself
and rarely goes out.

519
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:11,880
Move!

520
00:29:24,350 --> 00:29:25,750
I didn't mean to offend you.

521
00:29:25,750 --> 00:29:27,000
Please forgive me, Your Highness.

522
00:29:31,750 --> 00:29:32,440
It's fine.

523
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,830
Don't worry about it.

524
00:29:35,070 --> 00:29:36,960
Princess Pingling ordered me to...

525
00:29:37,070 --> 00:29:38,350
Did the fall knock you senseless?

526
00:29:40,790 --> 00:29:42,030
If you're still breathing,

527
00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:44,440
then climb back up there
and get it for me.

528
00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,310
Mo Yu.

529
00:29:55,070 --> 00:29:56,160
Shen Xihe.

530
00:29:56,830 --> 00:29:57,720
You see me,

531
00:29:57,984 --> 00:30:00,336
and you don't even come forward
to greet me?

532
00:30:01,830 --> 00:30:04,440
I heard
that because of the cliff incident,

533
00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,408
His Majesty punished you by making
you copy the Heart Sutra 100 times.

534
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:08,790
It seems

535
00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:10,350
that copying scriptures

536
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,200
has failed to improve your character.

537
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:12,550
You...

538
00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:14,920
How dare you mock me?

539
00:30:15,110 --> 00:30:15,480
I...

540
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,550
- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

541
00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:29,510
Your Highness.

542
00:30:34,350 --> 00:30:35,400
Shen Xihe,

543
00:30:35,750 --> 00:30:37,480
you're becoming more
and more insolent!

544
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,750
I have no grudge against you.

545
00:30:40,416 --> 00:30:42,610
Why did you deliberately cause me
to fall off the cliff?

546
00:30:43,030 --> 00:30:44,310
I only whipped your horse.

547
00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,160
Who knew it would run toward a cliff?

548
00:30:46,944 --> 00:30:48,400
What does that have to do with me?

549
00:30:48,608 --> 00:30:50,176
So you did it, but you won't admit it.

550
00:30:51,830 --> 00:30:52,350
Forget it.

551
00:30:52,624 --> 00:30:54,270
I can't be bothered to argue with you.

552
00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:58,750
But let me give you a word of warning.

553
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,160
If there's a next time,

554
00:31:01,790 --> 00:31:04,000
it won't be as simple as
just breaking your nose.

555
00:31:04,336 --> 00:31:06,880
How dare you threaten Her Highness
with such insubordination?

556
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,440
You failed to serve Her Highness well.

557
00:31:12,608 --> 00:31:14,550
Her Highness doesn't have the heart
to blame you,

558
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,830
so I taught you a lesson on her behalf.

559
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:22,920
I'm sure you won't blame me

560
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,544
for overstepping my bounds, right?

561
00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:29,720
It's getting late.

562
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:31,720
We have plenty of time.

563
00:31:32,350 --> 00:31:33,510
I will come

564
00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:34,830
visit you again another day.

565
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:42,070
- Your Highness.
- It hurts so much.

566
00:31:42,090 --> 00:31:43,260
- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

567
00:31:43,270 --> 00:31:44,510
What are you standing around for?

568
00:31:44,510 --> 00:31:45,840
Go to the Imperial Medical Office!

569
00:31:47,488 --> 00:31:49,712
Your Highness, are you just going
to let her off the hook?

570
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:51,110
She's spoiled and arrogant.

571
00:31:51,350 --> 00:31:53,790
All she knows is how to be condescending
and provocative.

572
00:31:54,030 --> 00:31:54,830
She's no threat.

573
00:31:55,712 --> 00:31:57,728
However, the one
who sent assassins after me

574
00:31:58,070 --> 00:32:00,000
and threatened Bian Xianyi
into poisoning me

575
00:32:00,750 --> 00:32:02,750
is the real venomous snake
hiding by my side.

576
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,110
We must investigate this thoroughly.

577
00:32:06,310 --> 00:32:07,000
- Yes.
- Yes.

578
00:32:10,180 --> 00:32:13,340
(Cultivate Virtue
and Practice Righteousness)

579
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:14,680
Your Highness,

580
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,590
this bronze sachet was found
in Bian Xianyi's room.

581
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,750
There's still some incense residue
on it.

582
00:32:23,310 --> 00:32:24,440
First, take this item

583
00:32:24,496 --> 00:32:26,070
to Commandery Princess's Residence.

584
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,000
Then, find out which types
of incense are used in each palace.

585
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,400
Yes.

586
00:32:31,904 --> 00:32:34,200
This fragrance is
Three Balanced Elements Incense.

587
00:32:34,768 --> 00:32:36,680
It's an incense made
from borneol, musk powder,

588
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,830
and the finest agarwood.

589
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,200
The formula is exquisite
and the ingredients are expensive.

590
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,160
Ordinary people wouldn't use it.

591
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,310
Palace maids and attendants

592
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,344
certainly couldn't afford
this kind of incense.

593
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:50,590
Your Highness,

594
00:32:50,830 --> 00:32:52,880
Crown Prince sent over this report
on incense usage.

595
00:32:56,860 --> 00:32:59,380
(Monthly Incense Usage Report)

596
00:32:59,408 --> 00:33:02,064
This Three Balanced Elements Incense
is only used in three places.

597
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,480
Princess Pingling's chambers,

598
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,136
the Empress Dowager's
Buddhist prayer hall,

599
00:33:05,510 --> 00:33:06,720
and Consort Liang's chambers.

600
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,160
I've noticed that silk sachets
are more common in the palace.

601
00:33:09,264 --> 00:33:10,790
Bronze incense holders are rarely used.

602
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,440
This pattern is unique to northwest.

603
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:29,350
Your Highness, look.

604
00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:31,880
The flowers are so beautiful this year.

605
00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:45,270
Greetings, Your Highness.

606
00:33:46,512 --> 00:33:48,288
There's no need for such formalities.

607
00:33:48,590 --> 00:33:50,070
I am a bit tired.

608
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,064
Please, feel free to stay.

609
00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:56,350
Your Highness,

610
00:33:57,510 --> 00:33:59,640
I have something
I'd like to return to you.

611
00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,400
Who says this belongs to me?

612
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,360
I don't recognize this item.

613
00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,550
This was found in Bian Xianyi's room.

614
00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:22,400
Your Highness,

615
00:34:22,590 --> 00:34:24,630
do you wish to argue this
before His Majesty?

616
00:34:26,550 --> 00:34:28,070
I have so many sachets.

617
00:34:28,112 --> 00:34:30,096
Who can be bothered
to remember every single one?

618
00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,360
That Bian Xianyi was a good dancer.

619
00:34:32,710 --> 00:34:34,630
Perhaps I gifted it to her before.

620
00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:36,440
Or maybe she stole it.

621
00:34:36,630 --> 00:34:38,030
How would I remember?

622
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,630
But I must advise you.

623
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,670
It's best to watch what you say.

624
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,360
I am His Majesty's consort.

625
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,920
How dare you slander me
with baseless accusations?

626
00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:54,760
Tell Mo Yuan

627
00:34:55,072 --> 00:34:56,510
to gather evidence of her crimes.

628
00:34:57,030 --> 00:34:58,360
Present it all to His Majesty.

629
00:34:59,184 --> 00:35:00,630
She has intentionally plotted murder.

630
00:35:01,110 --> 00:35:02,480
She has several lives on her hands.

631
00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,280
She cannot be spared.

632
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:06,880
Yes.

633
00:35:08,384 --> 00:35:11,190
Your Highness, if Commandery Princess
Zhaoning refuses to let this go,

634
00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:12,110
what should we do?

635
00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:12,976
What is there to fear?

636
00:35:13,590 --> 00:35:15,400
I am the Emperor's consort.

637
00:35:15,488 --> 00:35:16,630
No matter how arrogant she is,

638
00:35:16,704 --> 00:35:18,290
she is merely the daughter
of a subject.

639
00:35:18,710 --> 00:35:20,070
What could she possibly do to me?

640
00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:20,920
Yes.

641
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,070
Throw out all the sachets
in my chambers.

642
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:30,960
Yes.

643
00:36:09,230 --> 00:36:09,670
Go.

644
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:11,920
Your Highness.

645
00:36:11,930 --> 00:36:13,744
I'll go get the imperial physician
right away.

646
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:14,440
It's nothing.

647
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:15,670
The wound isn't deep.

648
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:18,440
Bai Fu is usually so gentle.

649
00:36:18,464 --> 00:36:20,416
It's always been closest
to you, Your Highness.

650
00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,030
Why did it suddenly go wild?

651
00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,360
An animal is just an animal.

652
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:34,280
Xiao Changyu.

653
00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:37,510
Look at you, half-dead.

654
00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:39,800
When will you ever avenge your uncle?

655
00:36:40,590 --> 00:36:42,400
That useless Bian Xianyi.

656
00:36:42,510 --> 00:36:44,528
She failed
to poison Commandery Princess Zhaoning

657
00:36:44,992 --> 00:36:46,670
and ended up poisoning herself to death.

658
00:36:47,190 --> 00:36:48,510
Because of Shen Xihe,

659
00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,030
your uncle, Ye Qi,
was exiled a thousand miles away

660
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:54,480
and died in a land of pestilence.

661
00:36:55,150 --> 00:36:56,320
Those wretches in the palace,

662
00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,510
knowing I have no family to support me,

663
00:36:58,710 --> 00:37:00,400
humiliate me as they please.

664
00:37:04,710 --> 00:37:06,760
You must get rid of Shen Xihe
for my sake.

665
00:37:07,550 --> 00:37:08,710
Xianyi is gone.

666
00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:10,150
My heart

667
00:37:11,670 --> 00:37:12,590
is gone with her.

668
00:37:13,070 --> 00:37:13,760
Nonsense.

669
00:37:14,768 --> 00:37:17,000
You think Bian Xianyi
was deeply in love with you?

670
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:17,500
The truth...

671
00:37:17,510 --> 00:37:19,230
The truth is,
she was using me all along.

672
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:21,280
She used me for protection,

673
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,550
to fend off her unwanted suitors.

674
00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:25,840
In reality, she loved someone else.

675
00:37:27,190 --> 00:37:28,030
I knew all of it.

676
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:31,000
You knew?

677
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,152
Then why did you
still protect that wench?

678
00:37:35,808 --> 00:37:37,620
How much longer
will you let a dead person

679
00:37:37,632 --> 00:37:39,030
haunt your heart?

680
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,320
If that sickly Crown Prince

681
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:42,440
marries Shen Xihe

682
00:37:42,512 --> 00:37:43,960
and gains the support of northwest,

683
00:37:44,510 --> 00:37:46,360
his position on the throne
will be secured.

684
00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:48,110
What chance will you have then?

685
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:54,550
Mother,

686
00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:59,190
I have never wanted to fight for it.

687
00:38:00,710 --> 00:38:02,150
I have disappointed you.

688
00:38:10,190 --> 00:38:11,030
Useless.

689
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:12,840
Useless!

690
00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:29,760
Physician Huang,

691
00:38:30,030 --> 00:38:31,230
what's wrong with Her Highness?

692
00:38:34,176 --> 00:38:36,400
It seems to be an external affliction
from pathogenic wind.

693
00:38:36,670 --> 00:38:39,110
Her Highness's qi and blood
were already somewhat deficient.

694
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,550
I will first prescribe a formula
to dispel wind and relieve the exterior.

695
00:38:42,710 --> 00:38:44,688
You must ensure Her Highness takes it
on schedule.

696
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,510
She should recover in a few days.

697
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,320
Li Yanhui, you don't
still think you're a princess, do you?

698
00:39:26,330 --> 00:39:28,260
If it weren't
for His Majesty's arranged marriage,

699
00:39:28,272 --> 00:39:29,920
do you think you would have survived?

700
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,030
County Princess Liyang used me
to provoke Prince Ding's Consort

701
00:39:36,297 --> 00:39:37,510
and cause trouble.

702
00:39:37,590 --> 00:39:39,400
If I had been cut
by these porcelain shards,

703
00:39:39,630 --> 00:39:41,150
would that have been what you wanted?

704
00:39:46,430 --> 00:39:49,370
♪I've hidden so many words♪

705
00:39:49,990 --> 00:39:52,790
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

706
00:39:53,660 --> 00:40:00,630
♪So never uncover♪

707
00:40:00,820 --> 00:40:03,180
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

708
00:40:04,310 --> 00:40:07,040
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

709
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:13,340
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

710
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,920
♪Every answer I gave♪

711
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:21,570
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

712
00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,730
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

713
00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:29,300
♪How hard it truly was?♪

714
00:40:32,270 --> 00:40:35,710
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

715
00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:39,030
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

716
00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:46,060
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

717
00:40:47,470 --> 00:40:50,600
♪It's a shame I never could♪

718
00:40:51,050 --> 00:40:54,060
♪Give you a moon in return♪

719
00:40:54,170 --> 00:41:00,810
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

720
00:41:00,810 --> 00:41:04,480
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

721
00:41:05,350 --> 00:41:08,110
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

722
00:41:08,550 --> 00:41:11,680
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

723
00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:18,070
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

724
00:41:19,470 --> 00:41:23,020
♪You'll never♪

725
00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:32,770
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

726
00:41:58,940 --> 00:42:02,420
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)