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Greetings, Your Highness.

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You truly are remarkable.

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I wonder where you found
someone from your past.

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Yet she managed to secure
the position of Palace Matron.

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The fact that Matron Tan
has caught Your Highness's attention

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proves she is truly exceptional.

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The inner palace
has no shortage of women.

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Just like

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the rain from the heavens,

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one shower after another,

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without end.

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You've done an excellent job assisting
with the affairs of the Six Palaces.

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But don't forget.

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The Grand Empress Dowager
and His Majesty

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have been hoping to find
a secondary consort for Crown Prince.

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I hear the princess of Lanhai will soon
enter the palace to pay her respects.

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Perhaps when the time comes,
you should see

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whether the two of you
can become sisters.

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Your Highness, you're now ranked
last among the Four Consorts.

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Why worry about so much?

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You resort to every scheme imaginable.

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You'll surely face retribution.

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My retribution

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is holding great power,

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beyond defiance.

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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 24=

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(Pure Integrity and Benevolent Heart)

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Your Highness,

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I must tell you.

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During the first treatment,

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three needles
will be inserted into your spine.

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The pain

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will feel like countless ants
gnawing at your bones.

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Your Highness,

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perhaps you should reconsider.

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Begin.

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♪Let it all go,
give my tears to the flowers♪

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♪Beneath my feet, eternal doom
is more than wind and sand♪

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Your Highness,

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I beg you.

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Please stop.

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♪Hides in the clamor♪

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Your Highness,

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if it's too much to bear,

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we can stop for now
and proceed gradually.

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♪I want destiny,
and also tender words of love♪

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♪As night stains my eyes♪

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Continue.

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♪I have a dream
of a long wind in my sleeves♪

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♪My heart rises and falls,
we embrace in a sea of clouds♪

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♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

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♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

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(Clarity and Serenity)

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♪Time rushes by as spring brings life,
autumn brings death♪

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♪A heart weathered
by frost will melt in love♪

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(I personally made this soup.
Please let me know how it tastes.)

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♪With this broken body,
I'll become your armor♪

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♪I want destiny,
and also tender words of love♪

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♪As night stains my eyes,
I'll gaze once more at the rosy clouds♪

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♪I have a dream
of a long wind in my sleeves♪

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♪My heart rises and falls,
we embrace in a sea of clouds♪

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♪In this eternity,
you are a part of it♪

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♪My longing can level mountains
and cross countless rivers♪

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♪Drunk or sober, it's all like a dream♪

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♪Stars sink into my hair,
the moon slips through my fingers♪

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♪For how much joy
do we share this life together♪

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♪Withering and flourishing,
year after year♪

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Your Highness.

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I didn't mean to.

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Just pretend I did.

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness.

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Youyou.

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Luming.

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Your Highness.

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This parrot
hasn't been given a name yet.

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What do you think we should call it?

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Baisui.
[* Longevity.]

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Let's call it Baisui.

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Baisui.

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Baisui.

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Baisui.

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Your Majesty.

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Under Your Majesty's benevolent rule,

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the realm has enjoyed peace
for many years.

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Our king is deeply grateful
for Your Majesty's grace.

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Thus, he has sent me
to accompany Princess Yaoxi

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to pay tribute at court.

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(Princess Yaoxi, Princess of Lanhai)

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This Princess Yaoxi

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bears a striking resemblance
to Princess Yun'an,

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who married into the Le Tribe years ago.

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Your Majesty.

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This time, our king

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has entrusted me to escort
the princess to the capital

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for another purpose as well.

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Our king hopes

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Your Majesty will find
the princess a worthy husband.

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Then, Princess,

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have you taken a liking
to any young gentleman?

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Your Majesty.

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If my heart belongs to someone,

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would Your Majesty
grant us your blessing?

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If your feelings are mutual,

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I

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will gladly grant your wish.

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Your Majesty.

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When I was young, I met someone.

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I was utterly captivated.

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Seeing him again today,
I fell for him at first sight once more.

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I simply cannot forget him.

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Princess Yaoxi,

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you're frank and forthright.

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Go ahead and say it.

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I...

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shall speak on your behalf.

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I admire the Crown Prince's
majestic bearing,

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and I am willing to marry
into the East Palace

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as a secondary consort.

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Xihe.

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I...

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I swear I have no other intentions.

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Here you go again.

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I believe you.

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Huayong isn't feeling very well.

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You should go and get some rest.

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Why are you looking at me like that?

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Your Highness is peerless

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in all the world.

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She only met you once
when she was little,

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yet you stole her heart.

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She hasn't stopped
thinking about you since.

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My lady.

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Are you jealous?

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No.

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We're husband and wife.

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There's no need to be shy.

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So, are you jealous or not?

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No.

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Not even a little?

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No.

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Not at all?

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No.

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Has Crown Princess not
asked even once about Princess Yaoxi?

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No, she hasn't.

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Not even once?

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The Crown Princess sleeps well,
has a healthy appetite,

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and is no different from her usual self.

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Your Highness.

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Princess Yaoxi requests an audience.

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I will not see her.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Wait.

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Escort Princess Yaoxi
to the front courtyard.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Please, have a seat, Princess.

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What brings

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you here today?

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I have come to ask for your forgiveness.

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Forgiveness?

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I have feelings for you, Your Highness.

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I spoke out impulsively at the banquet.

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I hope you won't take offense.

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What are you laughing at, Your Highness?

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Your father is gravely ill.

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His condition has worsened
in recent months.

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But no physician could help.

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Your younger brother is still a child.

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He has yet to establish any authority.

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On top of that, your uncles,
who each command military forces,

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are all watching the throne
with eager eyes.

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Your royal family's rule
is hanging by a thread.

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So you're eager to secure
a marriage alliance with our dynasty

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and seek our protection.

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What does any of that
have to do with love?

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Since Your Highness
has spoken so frankly,

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I won't hide the truth either.

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This marriage

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would not benefit me alone.

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First,

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I dare say I'm not lacking in beauty.

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Second,

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if you marry me,

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you gain half of Lanhai.

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My younger brother and I
are devoted to each other.

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Once he comes of age
and ascends the throne,

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he will remain unwaveringly loyal
to Your Highness.

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Lanhai has a powerful army.

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If Your Highness were to bring me
into the East Palace,

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that would make it even better.

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Isn't that a good thing?

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Your Highness.

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Princess Yaoxi and the Crown Prince
had a great conversation,

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and sat in the front courtyard
for a long time.

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Did they?

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What if she really asks
for an imperial decree of marriage?

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After all, she's a princess.

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And she isn't asking
for the position of Crown Princess.

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His Majesty and the Grand Empress
Dowager may not refuse her request.

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You are the Crown Prince.

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It's only a matter of time
before you take consorts.

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If I were to enter the East Palace,

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I would always honor
the Crown Princess above all.

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I would never compete for your favor.

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Even if I were to bear a royal grandson,

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he would have no claim
to the imperial throne.

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I have vowed

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to marry only the Crown Princess.

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Even taking a consort
in name only and not in fact

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would still be breaking my promise.

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Princess, have you heard

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that I am gravely ill?

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I do not have long to live.

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The physicians have declared that I have

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less than a year left.

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If I truly pass away,

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all the support you hope to gain

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will vanish with me.

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Even so,

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would you still be willing to marry me?

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You're quite straightforward.

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So, to protect your younger brother,

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you must help him secure
the throne before he comes of age.

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I'm not the right choice.

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Then who should I marry?

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Bear the consequences

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without regret.

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That choice

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can only be made by you.

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My lady.

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Don't prepare my dinner tonight.

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I have an appointment
with Princess Yaoxi.

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Understood.

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(East Palace)

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Your Highness.

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It's getting late, and Crown Prince
still hasn't returned.

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What kind of meal takes this long?

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Why don't you send someone

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to ask the Crown Prince to come back?

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Zhen Zhu, Mo Yu.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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What are your orders?

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Pour me a cup of tea.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Your Highness.

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You wouldn't let me
inform the Crown Princess,

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and Crown Princess hasn't
sent anyone to invite you back.

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At this rate,

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this can't go on like this.

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If she doesn't come looking
for me, I won't go back.

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Understood, Your Highness.

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You just want the Crown Princess
to get a little jealous

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and show that she cares about you.

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But in my opinion,

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I'm afraid that day will never come.

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Why are the lights out?

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Have you seen what time it is?

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It's already past bedtime.

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(Clarity and Serenity)

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Your Highness.

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Well...

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Tian Yuan.

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Will I never live to see

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the day the Crown Princess gets jealous?

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Your Highness.

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If all else fails,

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I think we should find a way

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to give ourselves a way out.

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00:20:06,110 --> 00:20:07,030
At first,

273
00:20:08,550 --> 00:20:10,350
all I wanted was for her to marry me.

274
00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:12,790
I asked for nothing more.

275
00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,750
But after we got married,

276
00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,000
I couldn't stop wanting more.

277
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,000
I don't blame her.

278
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,110
I blame myself.

279
00:20:53,310 --> 00:20:54,070
Your Highness.

280
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,550
I've already decided

281
00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,350
who I'm going to marry.

282
00:21:01,110 --> 00:21:02,070
His Majesty.

283
00:21:04,270 --> 00:21:05,440
How did Your Highness know?

284
00:21:07,790 --> 00:21:09,400
My father rules all under Heaven.

285
00:21:09,550 --> 00:21:10,480
Right now, the princess

286
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,640
needs to protect your younger brother.

287
00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,350
Who could be a more suitable choice?

288
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:16,160
Besides,

289
00:21:16,180 --> 00:21:18,200
my father spent half
his life on the battlefield.

290
00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:19,590
He is an extraordinary man.

291
00:21:21,070 --> 00:21:23,400
But His Majesty hasn't taken
a new consort in many years.

292
00:21:25,568 --> 00:21:27,632
After Princess Yun'an
married into the Le tribe,

293
00:21:27,696 --> 00:21:29,312
my father never took another consort.

294
00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:30,270
Princess Yun'an

295
00:21:30,270 --> 00:21:32,110
was the love of his life
that he lost forever.

296
00:21:32,750 --> 00:21:33,920
Princess Yun'an?

297
00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:37,200
Princess Yun'an...

298
00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:38,550
We were very close.

299
00:21:39,750 --> 00:21:42,240
She was gentle, virtuous,
and devoted to helping others.

300
00:21:43,270 --> 00:21:44,960
She watched me grow up.

301
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,560
We were as close as mother and daughter.

302
00:21:48,310 --> 00:21:49,240
That's all the better.

303
00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,310
Then does Your Highness mean

304
00:21:51,904 --> 00:21:54,864
I should follow Princess Yun'an's
example to win His Majesty's favor?

305
00:21:55,510 --> 00:21:56,750
An imitation

306
00:21:56,750 --> 00:21:59,030
might earn you
a few extra glances from His Majesty.

307
00:22:00,832 --> 00:22:03,510
Your advantage doesn't lie
in imitating someone else.

308
00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,550
It's the many years

309
00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,200
you spent by Princess Yun'an's side.

310
00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:09,200
Through constant exposure,

311
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,152
you naturally learned
all of her finest qualities.

312
00:22:17,232 --> 00:22:19,712
Perhaps it's for the best
that I'm not marrying you.

313
00:22:19,776 --> 00:22:22,512
You're far too skilled at reading
and influencing people's hearts.

314
00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:24,800
You're too kind, Princess.

315
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,240
However,

316
00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,030
there is one person
who is beyond your control.

317
00:22:32,550 --> 00:22:34,000
The Crown Princess.

318
00:22:39,510 --> 00:22:41,350
Your Highness has gone
to such great lengths

319
00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,720
to invite me out in broad daylight

320
00:22:43,984 --> 00:22:46,576
just to put on a show for
the Crown Princess, haven't you?

321
00:22:47,790 --> 00:22:50,400
Isn't that the Crown Princess's
personal maid?

322
00:22:56,350 --> 00:22:57,000
She is.

323
00:22:57,616 --> 00:22:58,848
Princess, would you mind

324
00:22:59,136 --> 00:23:00,510
smiling a little more brightly?

325
00:23:03,270 --> 00:23:04,400
You helped me,

326
00:23:05,310 --> 00:23:06,310
so I'll help you.

327
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:09,790
I also hope

328
00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,440
that after you marry my father,

329
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:14,960
you and the Crown Princess

330
00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:16,270
will become allies.

331
00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,830
So Your Highness
is trying to win me over

332
00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,000
for the Crown Princess's sake?

333
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,480
If you form an alliance in the palace,

334
00:23:21,750 --> 00:23:23,030
you can look after one another.

335
00:23:23,136 --> 00:23:25,720
I also hope that once your
younger brother ascends the throne,

336
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,440
the Lanhai Army will stand behind
the Crown Princess as well.

337
00:23:31,070 --> 00:23:33,790
But everyone says the Crown Princess
is cold and ruthless.

338
00:23:34,070 --> 00:23:35,350
She isn't cold or ruthless.

339
00:23:37,270 --> 00:23:38,480
She is exceptionally wise,

340
00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:39,880
strong,

341
00:23:40,550 --> 00:23:41,240
proud,

342
00:23:42,750 --> 00:23:43,790
honest

343
00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:45,000
and genuine.

344
00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:46,800
When it comes to the greater good,

345
00:23:46,976 --> 00:23:48,352
she never shirks responsibility,

346
00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,590
nor is she ever willing
to owe anyone a debt.

347
00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:52,830
If you're sincere with her,

348
00:23:53,510 --> 00:23:54,790
she'll return that sincerity.

349
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:55,880
She is

350
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:58,750
the kind of ally
you can trust with your back.

351
00:24:03,110 --> 00:24:05,000
I believe every word
Your Highness has said.

352
00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,640
Because never before in the palace

353
00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,830
have I seen a husband

354
00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,070
admire his wife so deeply

355
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,070
or love her so wholeheartedly.

356
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:18,590
Then I also wish, Princess,

357
00:24:19,070 --> 00:24:20,160
that your wish comes true.

358
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,200
This afternoon weather

359
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,680
is becoming unbearably humid.

360
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,880
Your Majesty, why not
rest for a while in the pavilion?

361
00:24:53,310 --> 00:24:55,550
These past few days,
the Crown Prince and Princess Yaoxi

362
00:24:55,550 --> 00:24:56,720
have been together everywhere.

363
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,816
Shooting wooden ducks,
drinking tea, and eating fruit.

364
00:24:58,816 --> 00:25:00,200
They've made no attempt to hide it.

365
00:25:00,208 --> 00:25:02,640
Tomorrow they're even planning
to have dinner together.

366
00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,550
The time has come.

367
00:25:17,088 --> 00:25:18,110
What are you trying to do?

368
00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:19,680
Princess Yaoxi,

369
00:25:19,830 --> 00:25:21,000
please come with me.

370
00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:30,960
Shen Xihe?

371
00:25:31,590 --> 00:25:33,000
How dare you!

372
00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:34,880
I am the Princess of Lanhai.

373
00:25:35,030 --> 00:25:36,440
I am His Majesty's honored guest.

374
00:25:36,450 --> 00:25:37,790
Even if you're the Crown Princess,

375
00:25:37,790 --> 00:25:39,030
how dare you treat me like this?

376
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:40,240
Let me go!

377
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:42,750
Not only do I dare to tie you up,

378
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,070
today,

379
00:25:44,352 --> 00:25:45,920
but I'm going to hang you from a tree.

380
00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,480
You're utterly outrageous.

381
00:25:51,584 --> 00:25:53,888
Aren't you afraid
I'll report this to His Majesty?

382
00:25:55,790 --> 00:25:56,510
Not at all.

383
00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,720
Hang her up.

384
00:25:58,830 --> 00:25:59,270
Yes.

385
00:25:59,270 --> 00:26:00,550
This is outrageous!

386
00:26:00,550 --> 00:26:02,160
I won't let this go!

387
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,520
- Gag her.
- Don't touch me!

388
00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:04,160
Yes.

389
00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,270
Shen Xihe,

390
00:26:05,350 --> 00:26:06,240
don't touch me!

391
00:26:06,350 --> 00:26:07,000
Don't touch...

392
00:26:07,110 --> 00:26:07,880
Your Highness.

393
00:26:07,890 --> 00:26:09,990
Princess Yaoxi is, after all,
a princess of high rank.

394
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,510
What exactly are you trying to do?

395
00:26:15,350 --> 00:26:16,440
Let me down!

396
00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:20,790
Let me down!

397
00:26:26,830 --> 00:26:28,310
Greetings, Your Majesty.

398
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,920
Princess Yaoxi came to me in tears.

399
00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,070
She said you

400
00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,480
abducted her in broad daylight,

401
00:26:34,590 --> 00:26:37,310
and then hung her
from a tree outside the city.

402
00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:38,920
What exactly happened?

403
00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:40,240
Your Majesty,

404
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,790
does Princess Yaoxi have any evidence

405
00:26:43,070 --> 00:26:44,270
that proves I was responsible?

406
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:45,480
So you're saying

407
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:47,550
that without evidence,

408
00:26:47,550 --> 00:26:48,830
even if you did it,

409
00:26:49,070 --> 00:26:50,920
nothing can be done to you?

410
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,850
Princess Yaoxi's intentions toward
East Palace are plain for all to see.

411
00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,270
She and I are naturally at odds.

412
00:26:56,750 --> 00:26:59,270
Why does Your Majesty
believe only her side of the story?

413
00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:01,200
What if Princess Yaoxi

414
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,920
staged this to frame me?

415
00:27:03,070 --> 00:27:04,070
Then what?

416
00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:09,240
Huayong.

417
00:27:09,536 --> 00:27:10,510
You're actually laughing?

418
00:27:11,110 --> 00:27:12,400
Just look at

419
00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,400
your sharp-tongued Crown Princess.

420
00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:19,790
Very well.

421
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:21,960
Then we'll wait

422
00:27:22,110 --> 00:27:24,640
until Princess Yaoxi
has fully recovered.

423
00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:26,070
The two of you

424
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:27,648
will confront each other in person.

425
00:27:28,550 --> 00:27:29,030
Yes.

426
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:31,640
You...

427
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:35,590
Father.

428
00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,240
If Father has no further instructions,

429
00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:41,000
I'll take Xihe back to the East Palace.

430
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:59,540
(Sea Within the Heart)

431
00:27:59,550 --> 00:28:02,096
Why did you make such a spectacle
with Princess Yaoxi this time?

432
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,590
We were putting on an act.

433
00:28:07,310 --> 00:28:10,110
The Crown Princess went to such lengths
to invite me here.

434
00:28:10,110 --> 00:28:11,350
What is this all about?

435
00:28:11,350 --> 00:28:13,270
How about joining forces with me?

436
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:14,550
Joining forces?

437
00:28:15,744 --> 00:28:18,200
I know you're looking
for support for your younger brother.

438
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,720
I'm sure the Crown Prince
has already explained everything.

439
00:28:20,944 --> 00:28:22,736
There's no need for me to repeat it.

440
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,640
The two of you

441
00:28:27,310 --> 00:28:28,400
really are alike.

442
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:31,350
I came today

443
00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,160
to lend you a hand.

444
00:28:34,736 --> 00:28:36,200
And how do you intend to help me?

445
00:28:36,310 --> 00:28:38,680
Let's make it appear
that we're sworn enemies.

446
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:45,110
What do you think?

447
00:28:45,550 --> 00:28:46,350
Don't worry.

448
00:28:46,464 --> 00:28:48,720
I've arranged for Mo Yuan and Mo Yu
to stay nearby.

449
00:28:48,768 --> 00:28:50,672
You only need
to hang there for two hours.

450
00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:51,400
No.

451
00:28:51,590 --> 00:28:53,240
I want to stay up here all night.

452
00:28:53,790 --> 00:28:55,030
It's only for show.

453
00:28:55,104 --> 00:28:56,750
Don't have to
put yourself through this.

454
00:28:56,750 --> 00:28:57,640
You don't understand.

455
00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,200
Only if it looks real will
His Majesty believe it.

456
00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:01,880
Besides,

457
00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:03,440
this is the perfect chance to find out

458
00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:05,310
how much I truly matter to His Majesty.

459
00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:09,720
By the way,

460
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:11,680
thank you for helping me.

461
00:29:12,350 --> 00:29:14,680
It's just that once word gets out,

462
00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,480
your reputation in the palace
may suffer.

463
00:29:17,750 --> 00:29:18,720
I don't mind

464
00:29:19,270 --> 00:29:20,070
being the villain.

465
00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:23,310
I knew it.

466
00:29:23,712 --> 00:29:26,270
You're the one who had
Princess Yaoxi approach His Majesty.

467
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,590
If she's bullied and falls ill,

468
00:29:28,624 --> 00:29:30,352
His Majesty will only dote on her more.

469
00:29:30,510 --> 00:29:32,160
I'm simply giving you a helping hand.

470
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:35,510
My lady is truly perceptive.

471
00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,680
If Princess Yaoxi
enters the palace as a consort,

472
00:29:39,696 --> 00:29:41,680
she'll be able to support
her younger brother.

473
00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:42,920
As for me,

474
00:29:43,030 --> 00:29:44,480
I'll gain another ally

475
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,110
in the inner palace.

476
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,830
Once her younger brother comes to power,

477
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,200
he'll command the hundreds
of thousands of Lanhai troops.

478
00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:52,550
What you've done today

479
00:29:52,592 --> 00:29:54,176
will not only stabilize
the inner palace,

480
00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:55,376
but also secure the border.

481
00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:56,790
That's one reason.

482
00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:58,350
The second

483
00:29:58,752 --> 00:30:00,688
is that I want
to make an example of her.

484
00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:02,400
So everyone will know

485
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,440
that any lady who sets
her sights on the Crown Prince

486
00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:07,000
will end up just like Princess Yaoxi.

487
00:30:10,550 --> 00:30:11,510
Do you really mean that?

488
00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,480
You've been spending
so much time with Princess Yaoxi.

489
00:30:14,576 --> 00:30:16,416
Weren't you doing it just for me to see?

490
00:30:16,464 --> 00:30:18,310
You always think
I don't care enough about you

491
00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:19,240
or get jealous.

492
00:30:22,592 --> 00:30:24,288
What did you mean by what you just said?

493
00:30:24,830 --> 00:30:25,830
You have feelings for me?

494
00:30:25,830 --> 00:30:26,550
You're jealous?

495
00:30:26,550 --> 00:30:27,880
You're always thinking of me.

496
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,200
So, of course,

497
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,880
I should make you happy once in a while.

498
00:30:39,790 --> 00:30:40,440
Tian Yuan.

499
00:31:24,830 --> 00:31:26,960
His Majesty's decree.

500
00:31:28,270 --> 00:31:31,920
Princess Yaoxi is hereby bestowed
the title of Consort Shu,

501
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,830
ranking among the Four Senior Consorts.

502
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,030
By imperial decree.

503
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,550
Thank you, Your Majesty.

504
00:32:06,512 --> 00:32:08,880
- Greetings, Consort Shu.
- Greetings, Consort Shu.

505
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:14,720
Young Master Bu.

506
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,208
- Young Master Bu.
- Young Master Bu.

507
00:32:18,144 --> 00:32:19,030
This one's good.

508
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,350
Look at this. This one.

509
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:24,830
Now that's impressive.

510
00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:26,440
Look.

511
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:31,070
Hey, what are you doing?

512
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:32,920
When the young masters
of noble families gather,

513
00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:33,960
they compose poetry.

514
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,450
How is it that you always
end up looking at this sort of thing?

515
00:32:36,550 --> 00:32:38,272
I'm taking these. No more reading them.

516
00:32:40,350 --> 00:32:42,000
Lin, what's gotten into you?

517
00:32:42,590 --> 00:32:45,350
Weren't these books
the ones you gave us?

518
00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:50,070
What are you doing?

519
00:32:50,350 --> 00:32:51,200
What am I doing?

520
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,590
I'm burning them.

521
00:32:53,030 --> 00:32:54,000
- No!
- No!

522
00:32:54,830 --> 00:32:55,680
Why burn them?

523
00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:56,960
I have to.

524
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:57,680
Don't.

525
00:32:58,680 --> 00:32:59,790
No... Don't!

526
00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:07,160
You two, take a break.

527
00:33:13,270 --> 00:33:14,310
What brings you here?

528
00:33:15,872 --> 00:33:18,960
It's one thing for you young masters
to spend your days chasing after women

529
00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:20,912
instead of doing something worthwhile.

530
00:33:21,310 --> 00:33:22,160
But now,

531
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:24,030
you've become this brazen.

532
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,110
Don't any of you think
this is disgraceful

533
00:33:26,110 --> 00:33:27,280
and dishonors your family?

534
00:33:33,750 --> 00:33:35,640
We're only reading these in private.

535
00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:36,770
It's not against the rules.

536
00:33:36,790 --> 00:33:37,480
What about you?

537
00:33:37,808 --> 00:33:39,824
Did you get our permission
to come in here?

538
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,960
And now you're
standing there judging us.

539
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:42,680
Exactly.

540
00:33:43,510 --> 00:33:46,400
Isn't Vice Minister Cui
here among the flowers, too?

541
00:33:46,590 --> 00:33:48,160
Don't be a hypocrite.

542
00:33:58,336 --> 00:33:59,344
Tonight's on me.

543
00:33:59,392 --> 00:34:00,780
We're not leaving until we're drunk.

544
00:34:00,790 --> 00:34:01,400
Good!

545
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:02,590
- Good!
- Good!

546
00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:03,510
Come on.

547
00:34:03,830 --> 00:34:04,350
Come on!

548
00:34:04,350 --> 00:34:06,400
Here, pour the liquor. Let's keep going.

549
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,184
- Young Master Bu.
- Young Master Bu.

550
00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,800
Vice Minister Cui,
you're in quite the mood.

551
00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:12,800
Why are you still here?

552
00:35:12,912 --> 00:35:15,120
You ordered liquor,
yet you haven't had a single drink.

553
00:35:16,512 --> 00:35:17,610
Were you worried about me?

554
00:35:17,984 --> 00:35:20,000
Shouldn't you be back
in your gentle paradise?

555
00:35:20,592 --> 00:35:22,320
What brings you
to my quiet little corner?

556
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,190
That bunch can't hold their liquor.

557
00:35:26,190 --> 00:35:27,800
They're already completely wasted.

558
00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:35,150
Actually,

559
00:35:35,150 --> 00:35:37,630
I was trying to snatch those
books away and burn them.

560
00:36:13,510 --> 00:36:14,920
What exactly are you trying to do?

561
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:15,920
I'm here to apologize.

562
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,550
I made you angry earlier.

563
00:36:17,550 --> 00:36:19,472
I'll punish myself
with three cups of liquor.

564
00:36:32,150 --> 00:36:33,150
You want to drink?

565
00:36:34,230 --> 00:36:34,670
Fine.

566
00:36:35,488 --> 00:36:37,584
I'll drink with you
for as long as you want.

567
00:37:21,190 --> 00:37:21,960
That's it.

568
00:37:22,510 --> 00:37:23,320
It's all gone.

569
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:25,150
Still want to drink?

570
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:26,920
Yes.

571
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:27,880
All right.

572
00:37:28,670 --> 00:37:29,440
I'll get more.

573
00:38:36,380 --> 00:38:38,736
Changmin already suspects
that Bu Shulin is a lady.

574
00:38:38,740 --> 00:38:40,750
He plans to expose it
through an arranged marriage.

575
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:41,880
Someone, help!

576
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,070
- The Fourteenth Prince has fallen into the water!
- Help me!

577
00:38:43,070 --> 00:38:43,670
Someone!

578
00:38:44,150 --> 00:38:44,960
Young Master Bu.

579
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:46,150
Are you all right?

580
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,070
Has your poison flared up again?

581
00:38:50,630 --> 00:38:51,440
It's nothing.

582
00:38:52,140 --> 00:38:57,250
♪How can you be this wonderful♪

583
00:38:59,271 --> 00:39:02,211
♪I've hidden so many words♪

584
00:39:02,831 --> 00:39:05,631
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

585
00:39:06,501 --> 00:39:13,471
♪So never uncover♪

586
00:39:13,661 --> 00:39:16,021
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

587
00:39:17,151 --> 00:39:19,881
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

588
00:39:20,841 --> 00:39:26,181
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

589
00:39:27,941 --> 00:39:30,761
♪Every answer I gave♪

590
00:39:31,561 --> 00:39:34,411
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

591
00:39:35,201 --> 00:39:38,571
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

592
00:39:38,831 --> 00:39:42,141
♪How hard it truly was?♪

593
00:39:45,111 --> 00:39:48,551
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

594
00:39:49,541 --> 00:39:51,871
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

595
00:39:53,141 --> 00:39:58,901
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

596
00:40:00,311 --> 00:40:03,441
♪It's a shame I never could♪

597
00:40:03,891 --> 00:40:06,901
♪Give you a moon in return♪

598
00:40:07,011 --> 00:40:13,651
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

599
00:40:13,651 --> 00:40:17,321
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

600
00:40:18,191 --> 00:40:20,951
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

601
00:40:21,391 --> 00:40:24,521
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

602
00:40:24,961 --> 00:40:30,911
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

603
00:40:32,311 --> 00:40:35,861
♪You'll never♪

604
00:40:36,141 --> 00:40:45,611
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

605
00:41:11,781 --> 00:41:15,261
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)