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What happened here?

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Daozhou has been hit by severe flooding.

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We all fled here to escape the disaster.

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Here.

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It's so hot.

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Use our carriage to take her
to the medical clinic.

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All right.

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Here.

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Thank you, Young Lady.

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Thank you.

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I'll have the local magistrate's office

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arrange shelter for these refugees.

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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 29=

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Here.

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- Thank you.
- Thank you.

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- One for me, Lady.
- Here.

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Thank you.

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- Thank you.
- Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Here you go.

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Thank you.

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Here.

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Thank you.

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Drink slowly.

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Thank you, Sister.

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Go bring two more bowls.

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Yes.

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You've worked hard.

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I just looked around.

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Food, shelter, and supplies to keep out
the damp and cold are all well prepared.

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You have made excellent arrangements.

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It is my duty.

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Thank you for your praise.

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I have a few suggestions.

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I'm not sure if they're appropriate.

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Please.

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We should have more ginger tea prepared

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to help prevent colds.

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Also, colds are contagious.

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If those who are sick
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they could spread it to others.

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The refugees
should be housed separately.

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That would be more appropriate.

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You are absolutely right.

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On this matter,

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I was indeed negligent.

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Thank you for the reminder.

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Physicians and medicine
are both in short supply in town.

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Mo Yu is my personal physician.

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I'll leave her here for you
to call on at any time.

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As for the medicine in the carriage,

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have her bring all of it over as well.

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On behalf of the people,

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thank you.

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You're back.

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I'm back.

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Changqing, you've worked hard today.

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You still have
many matters to attend to.

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In that case,

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I'll take my leave.

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If Your Highnesses need anything,

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just send someone to let me know.

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By the way,

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I heard you gave up your horse
to take a refugee to the medical clinic

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and walked here yourself.

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These medicines
will help keep out the cold.

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You should find them useful.

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Thank you, Changqing.

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I'll take my leave.

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Here, warm yourself up.

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I'll do it myself.

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Is it too hot?

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You've worked hard today.

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What I could do

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was only to address
the immediate crisis.

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The people who managed to escape
are already suffering like this.

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Those still trapped in Wudeng County

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must be in even worse shape.

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Right now, they lack everything
from food and clothing to shelter.

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Medicine is the highest priority.

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Whatever they need,

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we'll send it.

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Send it?

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The roads leading to Wudeng County

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have almost all been destroyed.

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Even if we gather
enough relief supplies,

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getting them safely
into the people's hands

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would be nearly impossible.

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Then we'll deliver them by air.

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What do you mean?

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(Daozhou Granary Records)
This is the inventory record of

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all the grain and supplies in Daozhou.

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(Daozhou Granary Records: Medicine)

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At this rate, in less than five days,

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Daozhou will run out
of both food and medicine.

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So what exactly is your plan?

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Stop keeping me in suspense.

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Look at this map.

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(Daozhou Zhaoshui Wharf)
Supplies will be loaded onto ships

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at the wharf,
then transported into Daozhou,

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before being redirected
onto this waterway.

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This waterway
wasn't affected by the flooding.

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The current is gentle,

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making it suitable for docking.

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It's also the closest route to Daozhou.

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Then I'll have people drive several
wooden posts into both riverbanks,

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and connect them with iron cables.

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The supplies will
be tightly wrapped in oilcloth

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and sent across by cable.

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From there, they'll
be transported to Wudeng County.

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That way,

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it'll be much faster.

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If we build several more cableways,

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even large amounts of grain and cloth

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can be delivered within a day or two.

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Exactly.

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How did you come up with

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such a brilliant idea?

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You flatter me.

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When I traveled the country years ago,

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I saw mountain villagers

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using this very method
to transport grain.

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If the cableway is sturdy enough,

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it can even carry people.

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I merely adapted what I saw.

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When all is said and done,

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the people are the wisest of all.

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Seeing the Crown Prince,

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so full of the warmth of everyday life,

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puts everyone even more at ease.

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Why are your hands so cold?

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You know I've always
been sensitive to the cold.

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It's nothing serious.

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Your Highness,

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I dared to come
to the imperial capital alone

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and step into the Imperial Palace.

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That means I have
the confidence to keep going.

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You don't need to worry about me.

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Just focus on getting yourself well.

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Of course I know that
better than anyone.

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I only

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want to treat you even better.

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Since the day we met,

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I've benefited from you in so many ways,

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yet I've never...

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Between you and me,

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there's never any need to say thank you.

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I want to thank you
for coming into my life

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like a gift from heaven.

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Thank you for loving me so deeply,

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for being honest with me
and giving me your whole heart.

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To have become your wife,

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I have no regrets.

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I establish a nation

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for the well-being of its people,

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and put ending tyranny first.

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The Crown Prince Xiao Huayong
and Crown Princess Shen,

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who stood fast in a city under siege
and steadied the army's morale,

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have rendered
great service in turning the tide.

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Therefore, we bestow upon Crown Prince

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and Crown Princess
one pair of Dongzhu pearls each,

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and a pair of jade ruyi,

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in recognition
of their meritorious service.

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Prince Xin Xiao Changqing

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killed the rebel general on the
battlefield, boosting the army's morale.

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Therefore, I bestow upon Prince Xin
50 kg of gold and 100 bolts of brocade.

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Prince Ding Xiao Changtai.

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For inciting rebellion,
his crime is unforgivable.

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All prefectures
and counties along the route

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are ordered to search
for and apprehend him.

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Once captured, he shall be escorted back
to the imperial capital immediately.

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No member of the Imperial Clan
shall show favoritism.

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Let this decree be carried out.

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(East Palace)

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Why can't you sleep?

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I've been thinking

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about seeing Father

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and Grandmother today.

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Grandmother said

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that the two of us, as husband and wife,

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must safeguard the peace
of the realm together.

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Do you think

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the burden on your shoulders
has grown heavier?

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That's not it.

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Then what is it?

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Grandmother said...

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she wants to have a great-grandchild.

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You really can't sleep?

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Earlier today,

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we played a game of chess,

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but it ended without a winner.

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Why don't we finish it now?

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I don't feel like playing chess.

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At the hunting grounds last month,

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during the polo match,

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didn't you say it ended too soon?

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Then let's get up and chat.

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I don't feel like talking about polo.

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How about this?

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I'll prepare
a calming incense blend for you.

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Would you like to try it?

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I don't feel like trying it.

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♪Time passes like a dream♪

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♪Pushing the sea
of stars to flow across♪

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♪Flowers wilt and bloom again♪

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Stop it.

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I thought

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I'd already made myself clear.

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♪Gently spreading through the blossoms♪

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♪How sweet this yearning is♪

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♪Yet who among us still roams
like we did when we were young?♪

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♪Amidst the flickering lights♪

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♪Alone for several autumns♪

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♪How to choose the one♪

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♪To be with forever?♪

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♪When I gaze upon you♪

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♪Flower petals twirl gently in my heart♪

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Actually,

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I think the Crown Prince is quite good.

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Of course you do.

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(Clarity and Serenity)

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See? I told you they weren't asleep yet.

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♪Quietly reflect in your sparkling eyes♪

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♪Scattered red petals fall like rain♪

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See? I told you.

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The Crown Prince may look every bit
the perfect gentleman,

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but he's really a shameless flirt.

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You can't say that.

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Let's go.

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(Clarity and Serenity)

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♪Not a trace of sorrow can be found♪

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♪And a pool of me♪

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Your Highness.

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You have court tomorrow.

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I know.

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Then behave yourself.

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How can I behave

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with you beside me?

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You have been awake for quite some time.

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Why haven't you gotten dressed yet?

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Getting dressed

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has always been Tian Yuan's duty.

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Now,

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I have a wife.

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Would you still leave

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something this personal to someone else?

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What if I say no?

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We agreed to treat
each other with mutual respect.

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My arms are getting tired
from holding them up.

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Turn around.

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What are you doing?

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Since we're to treat
each other with mutual respect,

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then let me

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do something for you as well.

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I'll do it myself.

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You don't need to do my makeup...

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Hold still.

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Be careful, or it'll come out crooked.

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♪Frost that melts at a single smile♪

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♪How can you be this wonderful♪

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♪I've hidden so many words♪

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♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

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♪So never uncover♪

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♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

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♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

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♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

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♪Every answer I gave♪

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♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

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♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

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♪How hard it truly was?♪

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♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

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00:23:34,450 --> 00:23:36,780
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

276
00:23:38,050 --> 00:23:41,050
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

277
00:23:41,070 --> 00:23:42,640
Every look you wear

278
00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,680
leaves everyone in awe.

279
00:23:46,110 --> 00:23:47,680
The noble ladies

280
00:23:48,270 --> 00:23:49,480
all rush to imitate her.

281
00:23:50,750 --> 00:23:51,550
Today,

282
00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,576
it's sure to become
the latest fashion throughout the city.

283
00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:02,230
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

284
00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:05,860
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

285
00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:09,430
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

286
00:24:09,870 --> 00:24:16,240
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

287
00:24:17,410 --> 00:24:23,120
♪The flustered mortal world♪

288
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:27,310
Done.

289
00:24:48,580 --> 00:24:51,940
(Cultivate Virtue
and Practice Righteousness)

290
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,830
This is the list of palace maids to
be released under the general amnesty.

291
00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,270
Palace Domestic Service and Court of
Imperial Clan Affairs have verified it.

292
00:24:56,350 --> 00:24:57,600
No one has been overlooked.

293
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,240
Go with the palace attendants from

294
00:25:04,304 --> 00:25:05,750
the Palace Domestic Service yourself.

295
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,920
Make sure every palace maid
leaves the palace safely.

296
00:25:08,110 --> 00:25:08,750
Go on.

297
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:09,440
Yes.

298
00:25:15,070 --> 00:25:15,920
Your Highness.

299
00:25:16,032 --> 00:25:17,550
His Majesty has just issued a decree.

300
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,270
Prince Xin has been rewarded
for suppressing the rebellion.

301
00:25:19,270 --> 00:25:21,490
Noble Consort Rong has been
restored to her former rank.

302
00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:24,240
Come.

303
00:25:24,790 --> 00:25:26,590
Let's go congratulate
Noble Consort Rong.

304
00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:46,830
Greetings, Noble Consort Rong.

305
00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,224
Thank you for coming.

306
00:25:50,336 --> 00:25:52,540
After His Majesty granted amnesty
to the inner palace,

307
00:25:52,550 --> 00:25:55,110
the palace maids of Hanzhang Hall
were also included on the list.

308
00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:57,400
So I have prepared
some newly assigned palace maids

309
00:25:57,550 --> 00:25:58,550
for you.

310
00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,920
Starting today,

311
00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:02,440
you will all serve at Hanzhang Hall.

312
00:26:03,030 --> 00:26:03,830
- Yes.
- Yes.

313
00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:07,160
Their assignments

314
00:26:07,296 --> 00:26:08,680
will be entirely at your discretion.

315
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,480
Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

316
00:26:15,660 --> 00:26:18,380
(Sixian Hall)

317
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,310
Your Highness.

318
00:26:25,616 --> 00:26:26,680
Is the Crown Princess here?

319
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,000
She's in the side hall.

320
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,400
Her Highness is blending incense.

321
00:26:30,448 --> 00:26:31,500
Please wait a moment.

322
00:26:31,510 --> 00:26:32,680
I'll inform her right away.

323
00:26:33,350 --> 00:26:34,000
No need.

324
00:26:34,790 --> 00:26:36,000
I'll wait for her here.

325
00:26:36,112 --> 00:26:37,216
Go on with your work.

326
00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:38,310
Yes.

327
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:01,550
Your Highness?

328
00:27:05,270 --> 00:27:06,480
When did you get here?

329
00:27:06,576 --> 00:27:07,680
Just a little while ago.

330
00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,110
Why didn't you come in?

331
00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:10,410
Mo Yu told me

332
00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:12,580
you don't like being disturbed
while blending incense,

333
00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:13,680
so I waited outside.

334
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:14,550
Mo Yu?

335
00:27:15,936 --> 00:27:18,240
I sent her to lay out
the incense ingredients to dry.

336
00:27:18,310 --> 00:27:20,110
That was two hours ago.

337
00:27:20,592 --> 00:27:22,070
You've been waiting that long?

338
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,030
This is the East Palace.

339
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,590
There's nowhere you can't go.

340
00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:28,590
I didn't want to break your rules.

341
00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:30,480
Between husband and wife,

342
00:27:30,830 --> 00:27:32,110
respect matters even more.

343
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:36,550
I used to think

344
00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,480
marriage meant making compromises.

345
00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,400
But now I think

346
00:27:41,830 --> 00:27:43,550
we're even more at ease

347
00:27:43,550 --> 00:27:44,864
than we were before we married.

348
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:46,590
Come.

349
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:03,960
What are you looking at?

350
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:04,880
That's quite a stack.

351
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,328
Princess Anling's wedding to the newly
crowned top scholar is fast approaching.

352
00:29:09,750 --> 00:29:11,790
Everything from the betrothal gifts

353
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,350
to the dowry and ceremonial procession

354
00:29:13,350 --> 00:29:14,510
must be reviewed carefully.

355
00:29:14,590 --> 00:29:15,510
Besides,

356
00:29:15,830 --> 00:29:17,880
several palace halls

357
00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,420
were recently found to be in disrepair.

358
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:20,790
These plans and cost estimates

359
00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,352
must also be reviewed one by one.

360
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:38,640
Look at you.

361
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:40,640
Your eyes are bloodshot
from overworking.

362
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,400
The affairs of the Six Palaces

363
00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:48,590
will never be finished.

364
00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,070
Take a break first.

365
00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:51,750
I hate seeing you work so hard.

366
00:29:54,830 --> 00:29:57,720
If you hate seeing me work so hard,

367
00:29:58,030 --> 00:29:59,200
then perhaps

368
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,480
you could help me with some of it.

369
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,400
Helping my beloved wife

370
00:30:09,550 --> 00:30:10,510
is only right.

371
00:30:26,270 --> 00:30:27,960
Take care of your work.

372
00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:30,240
As you command.

373
00:30:39,270 --> 00:30:39,750
By the way,

374
00:30:40,624 --> 00:30:43,110
Father knows how exhausting
the trip to the northwest was,

375
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,440
so he has invited the Imperial Clan
to the hunting grounds

376
00:30:45,472 --> 00:30:46,640
to relax for a few days.

377
00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:49,680
Changqing will accompany us,

378
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,840
and Changying
will be responsible for security.

379
00:30:52,704 --> 00:30:54,432
Many thanks for His Majesty's grace.

380
00:31:54,110 --> 00:31:55,070
Your Highness,

381
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,024
what is the meaning of this?

382
00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:58,400
Changqing.

383
00:31:58,528 --> 00:31:59,680
This deer is still young.

384
00:31:59,830 --> 00:32:00,550
Let it go.

385
00:32:58,288 --> 00:32:59,480
Watch out, Changqing!

386
00:33:23,550 --> 00:33:25,750
Isn't this the one
the Crown Prince took?

387
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,550
You haven't even finished the edging.

388
00:33:31,830 --> 00:33:32,590
Your Highness.

389
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,160
The Crown Prince is missing.

390
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:35,680
What?

391
00:33:35,744 --> 00:33:37,790
His Highness and the other princes
were ambushed

392
00:33:37,790 --> 00:33:38,950
while hunting in the mountains.

393
00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,310
The Crown Prince and Prince Xin
have both gone missing.

394
00:33:41,550 --> 00:33:43,480
Who would dare abduct a prince

395
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:44,768
under His Majesty's very nose?

396
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:45,488
Your Highness,

397
00:33:45,490 --> 00:33:47,300
could it be the one
who poisoned His Highness?

398
00:33:47,310 --> 00:33:47,880
No.

399
00:33:48,512 --> 00:33:50,110
That person has always acted in secret.

400
00:33:50,352 --> 00:33:52,000
They wouldn't make such a big commotion.

401
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:52,920
In my opinion,

402
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:54,400
whoever abducted the Crown Prince

403
00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:55,440
has another purpose.

404
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:56,920
Until that purpose is revealed,

405
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,780
His Highness's life
should not be in danger.

406
00:33:58,790 --> 00:34:00,790
Should we send Crown Prince's
guards to search?

407
00:34:00,790 --> 00:34:02,000
And my guards as well.

408
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,350
Under my orders.

409
00:34:05,456 --> 00:34:07,550
The people I have hidden
in the Imperial Capital

410
00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,360
were all placed there
by the Duke and the Heir

411
00:34:09,376 --> 00:34:11,280
for your protection
in case of emergencies.

412
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,630
If we send them all out,

413
00:34:12,656 --> 00:34:13,920
their identities will be exposed.

414
00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:15,840
Every moment we lose

415
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,392
puts His Highness in greater danger.

416
00:34:17,710 --> 00:34:19,550
I can't risk the Crown Prince's life.

417
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:21,030
I'm going with you.

418
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,880
The place is heavily guarded.

419
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,360
Breaking out

420
00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,030
will be nearly impossible.

421
00:35:04,510 --> 00:35:05,070
Stop.

422
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:08,630
Why did you

423
00:35:09,030 --> 00:35:10,110
abduct us?

424
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:23,880
Whatever their purpose is,

425
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,150
they've brought us food and water.

426
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,440
At least they won't kill us for now.

427
00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:29,800
The one behind all this

428
00:35:29,888 --> 00:35:31,712
will reveal themselves sooner or later.

429
00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:42,880
Changqing.

430
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:45,960
Changqing.

431
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:50,150
Changqing!

432
00:35:51,670 --> 00:35:52,480
What is it?

433
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:54,960
I'm hurt.

434
00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:56,840
Could you bandage it for me?

435
00:36:01,230 --> 00:36:02,480
It hurts.

436
00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:29,710
You're always upset whenever you see me.

437
00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:32,280
What are you upset about?

438
00:36:33,510 --> 00:36:34,670
Are you upset

439
00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:36,030
that I admire Xihe,

440
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,110
or that Xihe

441
00:36:38,110 --> 00:36:39,190
has feelings for me?

442
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,150
If I die here,

443
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,000
you won't escape the blame either.

444
00:37:16,030 --> 00:37:16,670
Changqing.

445
00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:20,190
Take my advice.

446
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:25,110
Give up those resentful thoughts.

447
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,150
Haven't you always been
the one who plans ahead

448
00:37:34,150 --> 00:37:35,110
and wins from afar?

449
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:37,440
What?

450
00:37:38,112 --> 00:37:40,510
Are you really afraid
someone admires Crown Princess?

451
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:46,480
I'm annoyed.

452
00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,110
Who could tolerate

453
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:52,880
someone coveting their wife?

454
00:37:54,710 --> 00:37:56,360
If you're really that narrow-minded,

455
00:37:56,670 --> 00:37:58,510
you'll never find peace in this life.

456
00:37:59,030 --> 00:38:00,710
A lady like Xihe

457
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,880
will naturally
attract countless admirers.

458
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:04,320
Besides,

459
00:38:05,230 --> 00:38:06,630
you don't have...

460
00:38:08,230 --> 00:38:09,400
I knew it.

461
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:12,030
Some people spend every day
hoping something happens to me

462
00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,110
so they can take advantage of it.

463
00:38:37,550 --> 00:38:40,070
What a beautiful full moon.

464
00:38:46,150 --> 00:38:47,320
What moon?

465
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:48,670
Exactly. What moon?

466
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:50,736
Something that doesn't exist
simply doesn't exist.

467
00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,880
No matter how much you chase it,
or long for it,

468
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:54,960
isn't that just wishful thinking

469
00:38:55,110 --> 00:38:56,280
and self-deception?

470
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:01,360
Do you believe

471
00:39:01,952 --> 00:39:03,760
I'll kill you with a knife right now?

472
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,400
I do, Changqing.

473
00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:07,280
But right now,

474
00:39:07,392 --> 00:39:08,440
you don't have a knife.

475
00:39:29,670 --> 00:39:30,920
Enough.

476
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:33,710
Stop saying things that annoy me.

477
00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:34,670
Get some rest.

478
00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:28,630
I'm hungry.

479
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,070
Don't you have hands and feet?

480
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,400
Don't you think

481
00:40:40,448 --> 00:40:42,480
that your chain is longer
and mine is shorter,

482
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,480
so it'd be easier for you
to take care of me?

483
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:51,150
That's right.

484
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,400
I'll outlive you.

485
00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:08,000
Come on.

486
00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:38,510
Huayong.

487
00:41:39,550 --> 00:41:40,110
Huayong.

488
00:41:40,590 --> 00:41:41,280
What's wrong?

489
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:43,710
Are you alright?

490
00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:47,070
Huayong.

491
00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:50,400
Are you alright?

492
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:00,000
After all these years,

493
00:42:01,376 --> 00:42:04,030
this is the first time
I've felt brotherly affection from you.

494
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,360
It feels so warm.

495
00:42:16,992 --> 00:42:18,880
The hatred between us
over the lady we love

496
00:42:19,190 --> 00:42:20,190
can never be reconciled.

497
00:42:21,150 --> 00:42:22,400
What brotherly affection?

498
00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:27,190
Why don't you understand?

499
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:30,920
No one can decide Xihe's future.

500
00:42:31,568 --> 00:42:33,344
Even if she is
that person from the past,

501
00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:36,590
all she wants now is to be Shen Xihe.

502
00:42:37,230 --> 00:42:38,590
That is her choice.

503
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:46,590
I believe

504
00:42:48,670 --> 00:42:50,070
no one but me

505
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,360
would dare marry
the former Crown Princess.

506
00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:58,360
In the end,

507
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:00,840
she'll come back to me.

508
00:43:07,150 --> 00:43:09,710
Xihe is a phoenix
soaring across the heavens.

509
00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:11,440
She is free.

510
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,330
She was meant
to look down upon the world,

511
00:43:13,344 --> 00:43:14,480
not to belong to anyone.

512
00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,480
If you still can't understand that,

513
00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:19,320
then the bond between you two

514
00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:20,960
ended long ago.

515
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:43,360
Haven't you always wanted to know

516
00:43:43,510 --> 00:43:45,150
who poisoned you?

517
00:43:45,150 --> 00:43:47,344
I can tell you the truth right now.

518
00:43:47,350 --> 00:43:49,568
If I can't find the Crown Prince,
I'm not going back.

519
00:43:50,180 --> 00:43:51,900
♪A wall that falls with a single push♪

520
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:52,550
Your Highness.

521
00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:53,710
Your Highness!

522
00:43:53,710 --> 00:43:56,010
♪Frost that melts at a single smile♪

523
00:43:56,030 --> 00:43:57,110
Are you still tired?

524
00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:58,150
With you here,

525
00:43:58,360 --> 00:43:59,280
everything is alright.

526
00:44:04,430 --> 00:44:07,370
♪I've hidden so many words♪

527
00:44:07,990 --> 00:44:10,790
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

528
00:44:11,660 --> 00:44:18,630
♪So never uncover♪

529
00:44:18,820 --> 00:44:21,180
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

530
00:44:22,310 --> 00:44:25,040
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

531
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:31,340
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

532
00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:35,920
♪Every answer I gave♪

533
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:39,570
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

534
00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,730
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

535
00:44:43,990 --> 00:44:47,300
♪How hard it truly was?♪

536
00:44:50,270 --> 00:44:53,710
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

537
00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:57,030
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

538
00:44:58,300 --> 00:45:04,060
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

539
00:45:05,470 --> 00:45:08,600
♪It's a shame I never could♪

540
00:45:09,050 --> 00:45:12,060
♪Give you a moon in return♪

541
00:45:12,170 --> 00:45:18,810
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

542
00:45:18,810 --> 00:45:22,480
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

543
00:45:23,350 --> 00:45:26,110
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

544
00:45:26,550 --> 00:45:29,680
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

545
00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:36,070
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

546
00:45:37,470 --> 00:45:41,020
♪You'll never♪

547
00:45:41,300 --> 00:45:50,770
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

548
00:46:16,940 --> 00:46:20,420
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)

549
00:46:20,420 --> 00:46:21,420