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♪Pink hands so fine♪

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♪Gold-branded wine♪

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♪Spring paints green willows
palace walls cannot confine♪

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♪East wind unfair♪

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♪Happy times rare♪

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♪In my heart sad thoughts throng♪

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♪We've severed for years long♪

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♪Wrong, wrong, wrong♪

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[Si Jin]

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[Adapted from Si Jin,
by Dong Tian De Liu Ye]

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[Episode 23]

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As per His Majesty's decree,

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Yu Qi and Zhen Heng
of the Capital Administration Office

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have arrested the assassin successfully.

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Yu Qi is hereby bestowed with the title

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of Defender of the Emperor.

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Zhen Heng is hereby
bestowed with the title

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of Official of Merit and Righteousness.

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An auspicious date will be selected

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for the execution of the decree.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty,

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this incident is likely tied
to the Nightingale Sect

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or carried out under their orders.

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Nanwu

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has long infiltrated Zhou,

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yet we have failed
to root them out over the years.

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Now, they grow ever more brazen.

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Investigate the case thoroughly.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Mr. Zhen.

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Mr. Zhen?

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Do an analysis for me.

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How many ranks
do you think I can advance

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based on my performance today?

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In my opinion,

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Commandant Yu

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deserves the most credit today.

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That's true.

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He's still holding it
even when he's asleep.

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It looks like a fragrance sachet.

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Don't tell me

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it was given to him by his beloved.

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Wait a minute.

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Jiang, what's wrong?

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This resembles the one

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Si gave to me.

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You mean your sister?

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Let me see.

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Am I right?

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This fragrance sachet
was made by the same person.

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Commandant Yu

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is worthy of the pouch.

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Made by the same person?

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If so, I...

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Yu Qi!

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Yu Qi!

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- That's my sister!
- Jiang!

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- Yu Qi!
- Jiang!

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He's still injured.

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[Border of Ling'an]

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[Princess Royal's Mansion]

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During the solar eclipse,

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an Imperial Insignia Guard

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tried to assassinate His Majesty
amid the darkness.

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How is His Majesty?

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He's fine.

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Commandant Yu
of the Capital Administration Office

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blocked the attack for him.

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Is he dead?

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No.

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The imperial physician
gave him an immediate diagnosis.

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His Majesty also summoned him

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to his camp after that.

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He has done well to protect His Majesty.

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What has His Majesty rewarded him with?

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He bestowed him and Zhen Heng

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with a title.

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Additional rewards
will be added after this.

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This plant isn't growing well.

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Your Majesty.

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Cui Xu has arrived.

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I wonder how he is doing now.

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Your Majesty,

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are you referring to the Seventh Prince?

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I wonder if he still hates me.

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That won't be the case.

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Tell him to come in.

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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I've conducted
an overnight investigation

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to make sure
all of the Imperial Insignia Guards

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have clean and proper backgrounds.

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Everyone involved
in protecting Your Majesty this time,

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myself included,

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has been recorded.

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Penalties will be assigned based on
the severity of responsibilities.

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Your Majesty, please take a look.

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What about Yu Qi?

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Yu Qi?

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Your Majesty.

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He recently joined
the Capital Administration Office

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after passing

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the Field Examination.

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Even Zhen Heng,
who is the hardest to deal with,

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worked well with him.

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He's never been impeached before.

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Seems like Jin is doing well

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as a commandant.

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Jin?

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The Commandant Yu Qi,

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who protected His Majesty
at the hunting grounds,

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is the Seventh Prince, Yu Jin.

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I've only sent you there

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to check on him all these years.

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How could you not know who Jin is?

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Your Majesty,

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it's like this.

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The Seventh Prince

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was located in Yangui,
which is very distant.

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Although I was supposed
to visit him under your order,

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he always avoided

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the encounter.

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He only relayed his messages to me

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through the military.

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Forget it.

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Keep Jin's identity a secret for now.

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Since he's doing well

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at the Capital Administration Office,

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he can continue
being the commandant

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so that the officials
won't criticize him

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for returning to Ling'an
without permission.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Come and take a look.

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We sell the best milk cake

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in Ling'an!

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His Majesty was almost assassinated
at the hunting grounds.

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I heard

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the Capital Administration Office
saved him.

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Since they dared
to assassinate His Majesty,

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I assume they're difficult to deal with.

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I heard that the official
of the Capital Administration Office

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almost lost his life.

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Sir, this is yours.

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Thank you.

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Come again.

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Okay.

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Miss, what would you like?

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I doubt he'll survive.

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Yes.

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Sir,

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did a girl come here just now

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and reserve a box of milk cakes?

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This is yours.

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She said she went

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to buy something else.

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She asked you to wait here for a moment.

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Thank you.

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No problem.

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Report!

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Mr. Zhen. Mr. Yu.

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Bad news.

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Sang Qi of the Nightingale Sect

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was poisoned severely
while he was in prison.

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He's dying.

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What?

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How is he?

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Mr. Zhen,

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the poison has spread
throughout his body.

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His life is in danger.

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Detoxification requires
the right antidote.

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We must first determine

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what poison he was afflicted with.

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It should be the poison
of his black scorpion.

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It was kept here.

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But it was gone

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when I found out.

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Sir, can you neutralize this poison?

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There are many types of scorpions,

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each with different venom,

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so I cannot say for sure.

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I'll do what I can

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and hope for the best.

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This is a key offender.

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Please do your best.

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If you have any requests,

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the Capital Administration Office
will do its best to aid you.

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My Lady,

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you've already added

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the gum storax just now.

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My Lady,

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why don't I go get some ink and a brush

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so you can paint?

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Or shall I accompany you for a walk?

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It's fine. That's unnecessary.

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My Lady, are you worried
about Commandant Yu?

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Why don't we...

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Why don't we

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visit Erniu at Zaoshu Alley?

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Let's see if its owner

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has returned.

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All right.

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♪A sudden glance,
just like our first meeting♪

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♪Feelings remain,
but things are ever unclear♪

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♪Memories replay♪

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♪My heart hesitates♪

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♪Can I make it through
another long night?♪

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♪Afraid of losing you again♪

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Yu Qi,

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you must return safely.

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♪The pain lingers deep inside♪

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♪Leaving dreams incomplete♪

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♪I count the petals as they fall♪

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♪Each one a time I've thought of you♪

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♪Past lives fade like smoke,
can the dreams be undone?♪

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My Lady, Erniu is here to greet us.

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♪I still can't let you go♪

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Let's go.

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♪No matter how far the journey takes me♪

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♪If love is strong,
what is there to fear?♪

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♪In this lifetime♪

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You're back.

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I went to your place just now.

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Why did you come here

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instead of staying home?

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I heard that you were injured.

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Where's the wound? Is it serious?

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It's not.

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Ask him if you don't trust me.

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Long Dan, where was Mr. Yu injured?

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He...

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Did a physician check on you?

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An imperial physician did.

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He said

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his wound was pretty deep.

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Who said

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so?

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Help me inside.

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Yes, Chief.

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♪Words fail to convey
how our paths have diverged♪

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Chief, I'll go prepare the medicine.

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I'm not taking it.

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♪May you find your haven
in life's drifting tides♪
I'm not taking it.

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♪May you find your haven
in life's drifting tides♪

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Boil some water for us.

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All right.

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♪What more could I ask?
I'll stay for you♪

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♪Casting all else aside♪

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Where exactly were you hurt?

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♪Casting all else aside♪

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In the past, when you got injured,

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you would act

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as if it was worse than the real injury.

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What's wrong with you today?

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Why are you hiding it from me?

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Long Dan already said

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that your wound was deep.

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Why didn't you tell me about it?

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Did you know

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how worried I was

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when I heard this news?

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Yu Qi, are you doing this on purpose?

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Didn't you say

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you were going to protect me

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and ensure my safety?

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Why did you lie to me?

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I thought

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I was never going
to see you again, you know?

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♪Looking back,
scene by scene, entangled and obscure♪
I was never going
to see you again, you know?

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♪Looking back,
scene by scene, entangled and obscure♪

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♪How many can truly move on,
leaving the past behind?♪

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♪Watching the past unfold, ephemeral
as a mayfly upon the morning dew♪

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♪My only wish is to embark
on this life's journey with you♪

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I told you I wouldn't eat it!

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You never stopped causing trouble

277
00:13:37,623 --> 00:13:39,053
ever since your return from Lingshui.

278
00:13:39,693 --> 00:13:41,223
You either lash out at the servants

279
00:13:41,773 --> 00:13:43,143
or smash the cups.

280
00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,693
You don't behave like a princess at all.

281
00:13:46,773 --> 00:13:47,903
Mother, have you forgotten?

282
00:13:48,573 --> 00:13:49,453
My princess title

283
00:13:49,453 --> 00:13:50,293
was revoked long ago.

284
00:13:53,343 --> 00:13:55,693
His Majesty has implicitly
consented to your return.

285
00:13:56,623 --> 00:13:58,653
You just need to stay by my side

286
00:13:58,983 --> 00:13:59,983
and wait a little longer.

287
00:14:01,773 --> 00:14:02,693
I promise

288
00:14:03,413 --> 00:14:04,533
my dear daughter

289
00:14:04,933 --> 00:14:05,863
will receive

290
00:14:05,903 --> 00:14:07,343
her princess title once again.

291
00:14:07,653 --> 00:14:08,173
All right?

292
00:14:10,173 --> 00:14:11,813
Who cares about the title?

293
00:14:12,263 --> 00:14:13,983
What exactly do you want, then?

294
00:14:17,903 --> 00:14:20,023
I want that wretch, Jiang Si, to die!

295
00:14:31,023 --> 00:14:31,693
Mother.

296
00:14:33,023 --> 00:14:34,863
You've never slapped me before.

297
00:14:36,903 --> 00:14:38,623
Are you starting to dislike me as well?

298
00:14:45,863 --> 00:14:47,413
I've failed to educate
my daughter properly.

299
00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:51,903
The more you desire something,

300
00:14:52,533 --> 00:14:54,413
the more
you shouldn't request it directly.

301
00:14:55,173 --> 00:14:56,813
You're too blunt with your words.

302
00:14:59,573 --> 00:15:02,293
Aren't you afraid
that you might stir up trouble again?

303
00:15:08,173 --> 00:15:11,343
Your Highness,
the princess is still young.

304
00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,223
She requires patient guidance.

305
00:15:14,103 --> 00:15:15,623
Please don't wear yourself out
with worry.

306
00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:19,453
It's time to pick a husband for her.

307
00:15:20,573 --> 00:15:21,263
Perhaps

308
00:15:22,023 --> 00:15:23,453
she'll grow more sensible
after getting married.

309
00:15:28,533 --> 00:15:29,623
A husband?

310
00:15:32,743 --> 00:15:33,903
Since it's marriage we're talking about,

311
00:15:36,653 --> 00:15:37,293
Mother,

312
00:15:39,143 --> 00:15:40,743
what you had lost to Su Ke,

313
00:15:42,693 --> 00:15:44,343
I'll win it back

314
00:15:46,103 --> 00:15:47,143
from Jiang Si.

315
00:15:50,693 --> 00:15:52,343
That hurts!

316
00:15:53,383 --> 00:15:54,103
That hurts!

317
00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:55,573
You're an Imperial Insignia Guard now,

318
00:15:55,653 --> 00:15:56,223
yet you

319
00:15:56,263 --> 00:15:57,173
haven't improved much at all.

320
00:15:57,413 --> 00:15:58,503
A gentleman doesn't fight with a lady.

321
00:15:58,503 --> 00:15:59,813
I'm going easy on you.

322
00:16:00,503 --> 00:16:01,413
I yield!

323
00:16:01,573 --> 00:16:02,653
Heroine, spare me!

324
00:16:07,263 --> 00:16:08,053
You don't appreciate

325
00:16:08,103 --> 00:16:09,263
a gentleman at all.

326
00:16:11,383 --> 00:16:12,293
You're something else.

327
00:16:13,103 --> 00:16:13,743
I've just returned

328
00:16:13,743 --> 00:16:15,293
from a dangerous mission, you know?

329
00:16:15,693 --> 00:16:17,173
You haven't shown me any concern at all.

330
00:16:17,623 --> 00:16:19,383
Sparring is the only thing you know.

331
00:16:19,743 --> 00:16:21,173
His Majesty was almost assassinated
at the hunting grounds.

332
00:16:21,293 --> 00:16:22,533
The entire city was talking about it.

333
00:16:22,863 --> 00:16:24,293
I am well aware
of how skilled Qi is in martial arts.

334
00:16:24,503 --> 00:16:25,413
But you?

335
00:16:25,773 --> 00:16:26,813
If you don't train hard

336
00:16:26,863 --> 00:16:27,653
and improve a lot,

337
00:16:27,983 --> 00:16:29,223
how can you face the dangers

338
00:16:29,383 --> 00:16:30,343
in the future?

339
00:16:35,173 --> 00:16:36,293
I understand now.

340
00:16:38,503 --> 00:16:39,983
You're concerned about me.

341
00:16:42,533 --> 00:16:43,863
Can you stop fooling around?

342
00:16:45,343 --> 00:16:46,413
You hit

343
00:16:47,813 --> 00:16:49,383
my vulnerable spot.

344
00:16:56,933 --> 00:16:57,973
Stop pretending.

345
00:16:58,303 --> 00:16:59,213
You're using the same trick.

346
00:16:59,623 --> 00:17:01,013
I'm already tired of the act.

347
00:17:02,783 --> 00:17:04,382
Jiang Zhan, hurry and get up.

348
00:17:06,653 --> 00:17:09,013
Jiang Zhan, I'm telling you to get up.

349
00:17:14,142 --> 00:17:14,622
Jiang Zhan?

350
00:17:18,063 --> 00:17:18,693
Jiang Zhan?

351
00:17:22,413 --> 00:17:23,013
Jiang Zhan?

352
00:17:25,453 --> 00:17:26,543
Jiang Zhan, wake up!

353
00:17:26,543 --> 00:17:27,382
What happened to you?

354
00:17:28,063 --> 00:17:28,493
Jiang Zhan?

355
00:17:30,253 --> 00:17:30,823
Jiang Zhan?

356
00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:32,903
Jiang Zhan, what happened to you?

357
00:17:33,213 --> 00:17:34,303
Jiang Zhan, wake up.

358
00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:35,653
Jiang Zhan, what's going on?

359
00:17:36,013 --> 00:17:36,733
Jiang Zhan!

360
00:17:37,493 --> 00:17:38,413
Jiang Zhan!

361
00:17:40,543 --> 00:17:42,623
You look pretty concerned about me.

362
00:17:44,173 --> 00:17:45,143
What's wrong with you?

363
00:17:46,143 --> 00:17:47,453
You really hit

364
00:17:47,493 --> 00:17:48,693
my vulnerable spot this time.

365
00:17:51,343 --> 00:17:52,903
How come you are so strong?

366
00:17:57,823 --> 00:17:58,543
Are you upset?

367
00:18:07,543 --> 00:18:09,653
I was just joking with you.

368
00:18:19,253 --> 00:18:20,143
I...

369
00:18:20,253 --> 00:18:21,783
I won't scare you again.

370
00:18:22,253 --> 00:18:22,933
I know my fault now.

371
00:18:27,303 --> 00:18:29,253
Let me give you a cherry as an apology.

372
00:18:31,653 --> 00:18:32,453
Please forgive me.

373
00:18:47,623 --> 00:18:48,933
This poison is too potent to neutralize.

374
00:18:49,303 --> 00:18:50,413
I couldn't save him.

375
00:18:50,973 --> 00:18:53,253
We've lost our leads again.

376
00:18:55,623 --> 00:18:56,103
It doesn't matter.

377
00:18:57,173 --> 00:18:58,303
As long as something has been done,

378
00:18:58,903 --> 00:18:59,543
it will leave a trace.

379
00:19:00,253 --> 00:19:01,143
We just need to keep searching.

380
00:19:04,103 --> 00:19:06,063
I don't know
if the scorpion's poison is infectious.

381
00:19:06,453 --> 00:19:07,623
We shouldn't keep the body here.

382
00:19:07,903 --> 00:19:08,733
Why don't we bury it first?

383
00:19:15,543 --> 00:19:16,733
We should raid their hideout first

384
00:19:16,973 --> 00:19:18,173
[Tianxiang Pleasure House]
and see if we can find any leads.

385
00:19:22,933 --> 00:19:24,623
What is going on here?

386
00:19:24,733 --> 00:19:25,303
What's the matter?

387
00:19:25,693 --> 00:19:26,143
This...

388
00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:28,103
Sir, I...

389
00:19:39,103 --> 00:19:39,623
Sir,

390
00:19:40,103 --> 00:19:41,303
this is just a restaurant.

391
00:19:41,383 --> 00:19:42,653
Could there be a misunderstanding?

392
00:19:45,013 --> 00:19:46,973
Sir, I'm innocent.

393
00:19:47,143 --> 00:19:48,343
Chief, Liu Yan'er had escaped.

394
00:19:48,493 --> 00:19:49,103
She only left this behind.

395
00:19:49,783 --> 00:19:50,213
Sir...

396
00:19:55,583 --> 00:19:56,733
Liu Yan'er's veil

397
00:19:56,973 --> 00:19:57,863
and the assassin's handkerchief

398
00:19:58,543 --> 00:19:59,693
came from the same person.

399
00:20:00,693 --> 00:20:02,543
How dare you
harbor the wanted criminals here?

400
00:20:02,733 --> 00:20:04,623
Tell us. Where is Liu Yan'er?

401
00:20:05,173 --> 00:20:05,783
Sir,

402
00:20:06,343 --> 00:20:07,783
this truly has nothing to do with me!

403
00:20:08,863 --> 00:20:10,253
Liu Yan'er quit long ago.

404
00:20:10,413 --> 00:20:11,863
I don't know where she went either.

405
00:20:12,173 --> 00:20:13,383
I truly have no idea

406
00:20:13,383 --> 00:20:14,623
about her background.

407
00:20:15,103 --> 00:20:15,863
She worked for you.

408
00:20:16,493 --> 00:20:17,343
You better tell us the truth.

409
00:20:18,213 --> 00:20:19,173
She was the one

410
00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:21,063
who wanted to join
Tianxiang Pleasure House willingly.

411
00:20:21,303 --> 00:20:22,863
I saw that she had outstanding looks,

412
00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:24,213
a talent for making incense,

413
00:20:24,453 --> 00:20:25,653
and a tragic past.

414
00:20:26,013 --> 00:20:27,583
That's why I took her in.

415
00:20:28,383 --> 00:20:29,253
I would never dare

416
00:20:29,453 --> 00:20:31,173
to take her in

417
00:20:31,453 --> 00:20:32,783
had I known

418
00:20:32,783 --> 00:20:34,143
that she had committed
such a heinous crime.

419
00:20:35,013 --> 00:20:35,493
Good for her.

420
00:20:36,493 --> 00:20:37,693
Her escape was swift.

421
00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:39,143
She didn't leave any leads behind.

422
00:20:40,063 --> 00:20:41,303
Issue a warrant
for Liu Yan'er and Du'er.

423
00:20:41,543 --> 00:20:41,863
Let's go.

424
00:20:41,973 --> 00:20:42,343
Yes, sir.

425
00:20:42,453 --> 00:20:43,063
Let's go!

426
00:21:17,213 --> 00:21:17,973
Once you wake up,

427
00:21:18,253 --> 00:21:19,623
head to the derelict temple
outside the western gate.

428
00:21:32,103 --> 00:21:33,103
The Capital Administration Office

429
00:21:33,303 --> 00:21:34,623
is keeping guard over
Tianxiang Pleasure House.

430
00:21:35,213 --> 00:21:36,063
There's no way for us to head back.

431
00:21:37,013 --> 00:21:37,653
I think

432
00:21:37,653 --> 00:21:38,543
we should seek another shelter.

433
00:21:38,933 --> 00:21:39,623
It's cold out here at night.

434
00:21:39,933 --> 00:21:40,863
I'm worried about your health.

435
00:21:41,543 --> 00:21:42,143
I'm fine.

436
00:21:45,213 --> 00:21:45,823
Let's wait a little longer.

437
00:21:48,973 --> 00:21:50,013
I wonder if Jiang Si

438
00:21:51,173 --> 00:21:52,343
is able to rescue Qi.

439
00:21:54,583 --> 00:21:55,103
Remember.

440
00:21:55,343 --> 00:21:56,343
Wait for Sang Qi at the derelict temple

441
00:21:56,383 --> 00:21:57,103
outside the western gate.

442
00:22:00,823 --> 00:22:01,493
In my opinion,

443
00:22:02,303 --> 00:22:03,343
Jiang Si is untrustworthy.

444
00:22:04,583 --> 00:22:05,253
First, she pretends

445
00:22:05,253 --> 00:22:05,903
to be one of us

446
00:22:05,903 --> 00:22:06,823
to get information from us.

447
00:22:07,303 --> 00:22:07,863
Now,

448
00:22:08,253 --> 00:22:09,543
she offers to help rescue Qi.

449
00:22:10,303 --> 00:22:12,343
I can't tell if she's a friend or a foe.

450
00:22:13,543 --> 00:22:14,903
But she had a worried look on her face

451
00:22:15,693 --> 00:22:16,823
when she told me to escape.

452
00:22:17,973 --> 00:22:18,823
I don't think she was faking it.

453
00:22:19,623 --> 00:22:20,253
If so, what if we

454
00:22:20,253 --> 00:22:21,173
didn't do what she wanted?

455
00:22:21,823 --> 00:22:22,413
Would she still help us

456
00:22:22,413 --> 00:22:23,383
if we didn't give up on the operation?

457
00:22:28,823 --> 00:22:29,733
Qi!

458
00:22:29,973 --> 00:22:30,303
Hurry!

459
00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:30,903
Liu!

460
00:22:31,653 --> 00:22:32,173
Du'er!

461
00:22:32,903 --> 00:22:33,303
I...

462
00:22:34,343 --> 00:22:34,733
You...

463
00:22:34,823 --> 00:22:35,173
Be careful.

464
00:22:37,253 --> 00:22:37,653
Sit down.

465
00:22:37,903 --> 00:22:38,253
You...

466
00:22:39,493 --> 00:22:39,933
That person...

467
00:22:40,453 --> 00:22:40,903
She told me

468
00:22:41,253 --> 00:22:42,493
to come here.

469
00:22:43,623 --> 00:22:44,213
I never expected

470
00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:46,103
you two to be here.

471
00:22:50,413 --> 00:22:51,453
Did Jiang Si rescue you?

472
00:22:52,013 --> 00:22:52,453
Who?

473
00:22:53,823 --> 00:22:54,493
Jiang Si?

474
00:22:56,383 --> 00:22:57,383
Who's that?

475
00:23:01,063 --> 00:23:02,063
Are you referring

476
00:23:02,493 --> 00:23:02,933
to the girl

477
00:23:02,933 --> 00:23:04,493
who looks quite pretty?

478
00:23:06,383 --> 00:23:07,453
Yes. It was her.

479
00:23:10,693 --> 00:23:11,623
Could she truly be a member

480
00:23:11,623 --> 00:23:12,453
of the Nightingale Sect?

481
00:23:14,413 --> 00:23:15,653
We've sent groups of men to rescue you

482
00:23:15,973 --> 00:23:17,213
but to no avail.

483
00:23:17,733 --> 00:23:18,653
She's a girl

484
00:23:18,933 --> 00:23:19,863
who can't even defend herself.

485
00:23:20,253 --> 00:23:21,653
How did she break you out of jail?

486
00:23:22,383 --> 00:23:22,973
Break me out of jail?

487
00:23:23,653 --> 00:23:24,863
She didn't do so.

488
00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:28,653
The prison guard

489
00:23:29,143 --> 00:23:30,413
brought her to the cell.

490
00:23:30,783 --> 00:23:31,303
After that, she...

491
00:23:32,343 --> 00:23:32,823
She...

492
00:23:33,653 --> 00:23:34,143
She...

493
00:23:34,213 --> 00:23:35,543
She pretended to speak to me.

494
00:23:36,623 --> 00:23:37,823
After that,

495
00:23:38,623 --> 00:23:39,413
she freed the scorpion

496
00:23:42,383 --> 00:23:43,583
What exactly is she up to?

497
00:23:44,383 --> 00:23:45,733
Du'er.

498
00:23:46,253 --> 00:23:47,343
That's right. I remember now.

499
00:23:47,623 --> 00:23:48,303
I remember now.

500
00:23:48,583 --> 00:23:49,303
I found this

501
00:23:49,493 --> 00:23:50,623
right after I woke up.

502
00:23:51,103 --> 00:23:51,623
Look.

503
00:23:53,253 --> 00:23:54,383
A bamboo letter from Grand Elder?

504
00:23:59,173 --> 00:24:00,343
Du'er, what does it say?

505
00:24:02,653 --> 00:24:04,143
Grand Elder wants us to return to Nanwu.

506
00:24:04,903 --> 00:24:05,493
What?

507
00:24:06,623 --> 00:24:07,493
Did Grand Elder

508
00:24:08,543 --> 00:24:09,933
truly send Jiang Si to Ling'an?

509
00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:15,493
The Nightingale Sect has been exposed.

510
00:24:16,303 --> 00:24:16,783
I'm afraid

511
00:24:17,543 --> 00:24:18,213
the entire Ling'an City

512
00:24:18,213 --> 00:24:19,173
is searching for us now.

513
00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:21,143
It's good to go back.

514
00:24:21,823 --> 00:24:22,653
The puzzle

515
00:24:23,213 --> 00:24:24,173
will be solved once we see

516
00:24:24,653 --> 00:24:25,453
Grand Elder.

517
00:24:28,653 --> 00:24:30,423
[Capital Administration Office]

518
00:24:33,303 --> 00:24:33,933
What's going on?

519
00:24:35,653 --> 00:24:36,253
Let's go and take a look.

520
00:24:39,523 --> 00:24:41,923
[Wanted Notice]

521
00:24:41,933 --> 00:24:42,733
Wanted Notice?

522
00:24:47,383 --> 00:24:54,353
[Wanted Notice]

523
00:24:58,863 --> 00:24:59,413
Long Dan.

524
00:25:00,973 --> 00:25:01,453
Long Dan?

525
00:25:01,583 --> 00:25:02,013
Yes, sir!

526
00:25:03,623 --> 00:25:03,973
Chief?

527
00:25:04,583 --> 00:25:05,783
Make a trip

528
00:25:06,303 --> 00:25:06,973
to the milk cake stall.

529
00:25:08,413 --> 00:25:10,063
This time,
you're not allowed to slack off.

530
00:25:10,543 --> 00:25:11,213
Wait for

531
00:25:11,213 --> 00:25:12,103
the freshly baked ones.

532
00:25:13,413 --> 00:25:14,823
They must be for Miss Jiang.

533
00:25:16,823 --> 00:25:17,413
I get it.

534
00:25:18,543 --> 00:25:18,933
Let's go.

535
00:25:20,343 --> 00:25:20,903
Commandant Yu.

536
00:25:24,863 --> 00:25:26,543
Don't you think something's off

537
00:25:27,343 --> 00:25:28,253
about Sang Qi's death?

538
00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:29,583
Have you found any new leads?

539
00:25:30,303 --> 00:25:32,493
I remember that the box
of poisonous scorpion

540
00:25:33,103 --> 00:25:34,903
was kept under a stone brick.

541
00:25:35,863 --> 00:25:36,583
It's impossible

542
00:25:36,823 --> 00:25:38,063
for it to escape the box that easily.

543
00:25:41,903 --> 00:25:42,493
You're right.

544
00:25:43,303 --> 00:25:44,383
I've also heard

545
00:25:44,903 --> 00:25:45,903
that Miss Jiang Si

546
00:25:46,453 --> 00:25:47,693
visited the cell lately.

547
00:25:47,823 --> 00:25:48,783
She visited the cell?

548
00:25:48,783 --> 00:25:49,303
That's right.

549
00:25:50,413 --> 00:25:52,253
She used your token as well.

550
00:25:52,253 --> 00:25:53,693
Impossible! My token is here with...

551
00:26:06,583 --> 00:26:07,413
Do you suspect that it's her?

552
00:26:07,583 --> 00:26:07,933
No.

553
00:26:08,863 --> 00:26:10,013
I don't suspect Miss Jiang.

554
00:26:10,383 --> 00:26:11,253
Because I know

555
00:26:12,063 --> 00:26:13,453
Sang Qi died

556
00:26:14,253 --> 00:26:15,383
after Miss Jiang left the prison.

557
00:26:16,383 --> 00:26:17,903
As for your token...

558
00:26:17,933 --> 00:26:18,493
Don't worry.

559
00:26:20,173 --> 00:26:21,213
It won't happen again.

560
00:26:23,063 --> 00:26:23,453
Fine.

561
00:26:25,623 --> 00:26:26,213
I trust you.

562
00:26:54,303 --> 00:26:54,903
Commandant Yu.

563
00:26:55,063 --> 00:26:56,143
Miss Jiang really isn't around.

564
00:26:56,253 --> 00:26:57,343
You mustn't enter.

565
00:26:57,543 --> 00:26:58,783
I saw her. She isn't around indeed.

566
00:27:03,543 --> 00:27:04,733
This poison is too potent to neutralize.

567
00:27:05,213 --> 00:27:06,213
I couldn't save him.

568
00:27:07,653 --> 00:27:08,653
Why are you here all of a sudden?

569
00:27:10,253 --> 00:27:11,823
I thought that you

570
00:27:11,823 --> 00:27:12,783
would crave these snacks.

571
00:27:13,453 --> 00:27:15,253
Why was the physician here?

572
00:27:15,413 --> 00:27:16,143
Are you unwell?

573
00:27:16,973 --> 00:27:18,413
So, you came all the way here

574
00:27:18,653 --> 00:27:19,693
just to deliver these to me?

575
00:27:20,103 --> 00:27:20,733
I'm more than happy to do so.

576
00:27:23,493 --> 00:27:24,863
I've been extra happy...

577
00:27:25,103 --> 00:27:25,413
Let's go.

578
00:27:26,173 --> 00:27:27,583
after returning from the hunt.

579
00:27:28,383 --> 00:27:29,973
What are you so happy about?

580
00:27:30,383 --> 00:27:31,903
Have you ever heard of a hawk-tamer

581
00:27:32,173 --> 00:27:33,733
whose eyes were gorged by his own hawk?

582
00:27:34,493 --> 00:27:35,413
What do you mean?

583
00:27:36,213 --> 00:27:38,013
I just found out
that a keeper of scorpions

584
00:27:38,693 --> 00:27:39,973
was poisoned to death

585
00:27:40,143 --> 00:27:40,863
by his own scorpion.

586
00:27:41,863 --> 00:27:43,013
Do you think the scorpion

587
00:27:43,173 --> 00:27:44,623
is well-versed in the law of Zhou?

588
00:27:45,173 --> 00:27:46,653
How could it know
where to inject the poison?

589
00:27:47,583 --> 00:27:48,543
It does sound interesting.

590
00:27:52,063 --> 00:27:53,493
There's something even more interesting.

591
00:27:54,783 --> 00:27:55,783
The token on my waist

592
00:27:56,543 --> 00:27:57,933
must have grown legs

593
00:27:58,823 --> 00:28:00,143
and went to the prison

594
00:28:00,863 --> 00:28:02,103
when I wasn't paying attention.

595
00:28:03,783 --> 00:28:04,783
Commandant Yu,

596
00:28:05,413 --> 00:28:06,733
what are you trying to imply?

597
00:28:07,103 --> 00:28:08,543
Miss Jiang, don't you have anything

598
00:28:08,543 --> 00:28:09,653
to tell me?

599
00:28:14,733 --> 00:28:15,253
That's right.

600
00:28:16,253 --> 00:28:17,413
I took the token.

601
00:28:18,013 --> 00:28:19,173
I bribed the physician.

602
00:28:19,973 --> 00:28:20,973
Naturally, I was the one

603
00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:22,823
who set Sang Qi free.

604
00:28:23,493 --> 00:28:24,143
However,

605
00:28:25,143 --> 00:28:26,253
I did it for a reason.

606
00:28:27,623 --> 00:28:28,583
Then let's sit down

607
00:28:28,583 --> 00:28:29,413
and talk about your reason.

608
00:28:36,543 --> 00:28:37,413
Zhou and Nanwu have been at war

609
00:28:37,653 --> 00:28:39,013
constantly for years.

610
00:28:39,693 --> 00:28:40,213
But

611
00:28:40,213 --> 00:28:41,343
who's the true victor here?

612
00:28:42,903 --> 00:28:44,253
You fought on the frontline before.

613
00:28:44,733 --> 00:28:46,413
I'm sure
you understand this better than me.

614
00:28:47,063 --> 00:28:47,653
Violence

615
00:28:47,823 --> 00:28:49,383
doesn't resolve any issues.

616
00:28:50,013 --> 00:28:51,493
It only brings more devastation
and suffering

617
00:28:51,783 --> 00:28:52,623
to the people.

618
00:28:52,933 --> 00:28:53,653
Therefore,

619
00:28:53,903 --> 00:28:55,143
I set Sang Qi free

620
00:28:55,653 --> 00:28:57,253
to seek a better path to peace.

621
00:28:57,693 --> 00:28:58,453
What path?

622
00:28:59,783 --> 00:29:01,013
Do you know them well?

623
00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:02,013
Have you lived there before?

624
00:29:03,063 --> 00:29:04,103
Although I don't lead troops

625
00:29:04,413 --> 00:29:06,063
in battles at the border like you,

626
00:29:06,693 --> 00:29:07,653
I understand this fact too.

627
00:29:08,623 --> 00:29:09,863
There is always a winner and a loser
on the battlefield.

628
00:29:10,253 --> 00:29:11,213
But in war,

629
00:29:11,493 --> 00:29:12,783
there are no true victors.

630
00:29:13,213 --> 00:29:14,253
Once a war begins,

631
00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:15,493
both sides will suffer casualties.

632
00:29:15,783 --> 00:29:17,173
And behind every casualty,

633
00:29:17,583 --> 00:29:19,103
there is a broken family.

634
00:29:19,823 --> 00:29:20,823
I set Sang Qi free

635
00:29:20,973 --> 00:29:21,823
to find out

636
00:29:22,383 --> 00:29:24,013
why exactly they came here

637
00:29:24,253 --> 00:29:25,253
and what they intended to do.

638
00:29:26,143 --> 00:29:28,493
You're giving me a lecture
on military strategies now.

639
00:29:29,823 --> 00:29:32,013
Know yourself and know the enemy,
and you can win every battle you fight.

640
00:29:32,623 --> 00:29:33,543
If, in the future,

641
00:29:34,213 --> 00:29:35,583
more and more people

642
00:29:35,823 --> 00:29:36,933
of both Nanwu and Zhou

643
00:29:37,213 --> 00:29:38,623
are willing to understand each other,

644
00:29:38,933 --> 00:29:39,973
won't that resolve

645
00:29:39,973 --> 00:29:40,823
the old grudges

646
00:29:40,933 --> 00:29:41,903
and help us co-exist peacefully?

647
00:29:42,413 --> 00:29:43,453
If both parties

648
00:29:43,863 --> 00:29:45,543
can know each other well enough,

649
00:29:46,103 --> 00:29:47,543
perhaps they could both win
without waging a war.

650
00:29:55,063 --> 00:29:55,783
That sounds interesting.

651
00:29:57,173 --> 00:29:57,903
Tell me about it, then.

652
00:29:59,013 --> 00:30:00,013
Did you visit me

653
00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:01,823
to return the token to me?

654
00:30:02,383 --> 00:30:04,733
Or were you merely checking on me?

655
00:30:09,173 --> 00:30:10,693
Since you're already interrogating me,

656
00:30:11,383 --> 00:30:13,013
I have no choice
but to tell you the truth.

657
00:30:19,013 --> 00:30:20,063
I visited you

658
00:30:21,213 --> 00:30:23,733
to return the token to you.

659
00:30:29,783 --> 00:30:30,903
I don't believe you.

660
00:30:31,733 --> 00:30:32,543
Suit yourself.

661
00:30:38,823 --> 00:30:39,413
Turn around.

662
00:30:40,693 --> 00:30:41,303
And you.

663
00:30:59,783 --> 00:31:02,723
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

664
00:31:03,583 --> 00:31:06,453
♪After countless challenges,
we are still us♪

665
00:31:07,453 --> 00:31:13,323
♪Our inseparable souls
can weather all storms♪

666
00:31:13,953 --> 00:31:16,753
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

667
00:31:17,583 --> 00:31:20,423
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

668
00:31:21,883 --> 00:31:24,183
♪Our blissful time together
will lead us to the sea of stars♪

669
00:31:24,183 --> 00:31:27,253
[Tiande Hall]

670
00:31:28,493 --> 00:31:29,933
Your Majesty, this is the new portrait

671
00:31:29,973 --> 00:31:31,823
of the Seventh Prince
drawn by our portraitist.

672
00:31:32,903 --> 00:31:34,253
It does look vivid.

673
00:31:35,343 --> 00:31:36,973
But since I've met the real person,

674
00:31:37,253 --> 00:31:38,783
now that I'm comparing them,

675
00:31:39,863 --> 00:31:40,733
the figure in the portrait

676
00:31:40,863 --> 00:31:42,623
doesn't seem as valiant.

677
00:31:42,863 --> 00:31:44,733
The Seventh Prince
is handsome and poised.

678
00:31:45,013 --> 00:31:47,453
Naturally, the portrait
can't depict him fully.

679
00:31:50,253 --> 00:31:51,143
His brothers

680
00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:52,823
have led a pampered life in Ling'an.

681
00:31:54,143 --> 00:31:56,173
Yet no one cared for him
or looked after him.

682
00:31:56,823 --> 00:31:59,303
He grew up
in the Southern Frontier all alone.

683
00:32:00,783 --> 00:32:02,253
Even so, he still turned out dashing.

684
00:32:03,653 --> 00:32:04,413
He must have suffered

685
00:32:05,063 --> 00:32:06,863
a lot all these years.

686
00:32:07,493 --> 00:32:08,103
You never forgot

687
00:32:08,253 --> 00:32:10,213
about the Seventh Prince all along.

688
00:32:10,543 --> 00:32:12,013
Not only did you
hire those tutors to teach him,

689
00:32:12,653 --> 00:32:14,863
but you also ordered your men
to send his portrait to you every year.

690
00:32:15,143 --> 00:32:16,863
You truly care a lot about him.

691
00:32:17,303 --> 00:32:19,693
I'm sure the Seventh Prince
is aware of it.

692
00:32:19,733 --> 00:32:20,933
Report!

693
00:32:22,863 --> 00:32:23,783
Your Majesty,

694
00:32:24,103 --> 00:32:25,583
Mr. Zhen and Mr. Yu have arrived.

695
00:32:26,213 --> 00:32:26,623
Summon them.

696
00:32:27,383 --> 00:32:27,933
Yes, Your Majesty.

697
00:32:29,063 --> 00:32:29,653
Summon them.

698
00:32:41,383 --> 00:32:43,583
Greetings, Your Majesty.

699
00:32:45,653 --> 00:32:47,933
Greetings, Your Majesty.

700
00:32:48,303 --> 00:32:49,013
Spare the formalities.

701
00:32:50,063 --> 00:32:51,413
I ordered you two

702
00:32:51,453 --> 00:32:52,693
to investigate my assassination
during the Mid-Autumn Hunt.

703
00:32:53,253 --> 00:32:54,173
How's the progress?

704
00:32:55,413 --> 00:32:56,173
Your Majesty,

705
00:32:56,823 --> 00:32:57,823
Wang Heng, the Imperial Insignia Guard,

706
00:32:58,253 --> 00:32:59,063
Aling, the palace maidservant,

707
00:32:59,383 --> 00:33:00,543
and Zhou Yi, the Minister of Rites,

708
00:33:00,783 --> 00:33:01,733
have been thoroughly interrogated.

709
00:33:02,343 --> 00:33:03,303
Their testimonies

710
00:33:03,493 --> 00:33:04,933
have confirmed that the Nightingale Sect

711
00:33:05,213 --> 00:33:06,453
was behind the assassination.

712
00:33:06,973 --> 00:33:07,493
Currently,

713
00:33:07,493 --> 00:33:08,973
the hideouts
of the Nightingale Sect in Ling'an City

714
00:33:09,303 --> 00:33:10,143
have all been eradicated.

715
00:33:10,863 --> 00:33:11,783
However, we're still trying

716
00:33:12,733 --> 00:33:13,783
to arrest the two major offenders.

717
00:33:15,543 --> 00:33:16,623
Mr. Zhen, I've always been at ease

718
00:33:16,933 --> 00:33:17,933
when you handle a case.

719
00:33:19,063 --> 00:33:20,103
I have a question.

720
00:33:20,693 --> 00:33:21,143
Go ahead.

721
00:33:21,733 --> 00:33:23,413
The Imperial Insignia Guards
and the Gale Guards

722
00:33:23,583 --> 00:33:24,413
are both elite forces.

723
00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:26,453
Cui Xu and Han Ran, the two generals,

724
00:33:26,493 --> 00:33:27,653
were there as well.

725
00:33:28,413 --> 00:33:29,623
So why did no one defend you

726
00:33:30,343 --> 00:33:31,103
during the assassination?

727
00:33:31,903 --> 00:33:34,303
I've already given them
a harsh punishment

728
00:33:34,623 --> 00:33:35,823
for their negligence of duty.

729
00:33:36,173 --> 00:33:37,213
Besides them,

730
00:33:37,693 --> 00:33:39,783
there are some individuals
who should be punished

731
00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:41,413
even though they weren't there.

732
00:33:43,413 --> 00:33:45,693
For example,
the Directorate of Astronomy.

733
00:33:46,973 --> 00:33:47,903
If they failed

734
00:33:48,143 --> 00:33:50,413
to predict the solar eclipse,

735
00:33:50,933 --> 00:33:51,933
that should be considered
negligence of duty.

736
00:33:52,013 --> 00:33:53,173
If they did predict the solar eclipse

737
00:33:53,213 --> 00:33:54,653
without reporting it to you,

738
00:33:55,063 --> 00:33:56,213
that would be deceiving the Emperor.

739
00:33:56,653 --> 00:33:58,623
They deserve punishment for that.

740
00:33:59,213 --> 00:33:59,863
Excellent.

741
00:34:00,693 --> 00:34:01,693
As expected of my...

742
00:34:03,823 --> 00:34:05,183
You do live up to your reputation
as the commandant.

743
00:34:08,182 --> 00:34:08,702
Baoping.

744
00:34:09,303 --> 00:34:09,702
Yes, Your Majesty.

745
00:34:11,742 --> 00:34:13,262
When I returned
to the palace last night,

746
00:34:13,903 --> 00:34:15,932
I ordered my men to investigate
the Directorate of Astronomy.

747
00:34:16,412 --> 00:34:17,412
They found this letter.

748
00:34:17,823 --> 00:34:18,412
Take a look.

749
00:34:21,093 --> 00:34:22,053
What kind of language is this?

750
00:34:23,182 --> 00:34:23,863
It's the Nanwu language.

751
00:34:24,533 --> 00:34:25,613
It's about the concealment

752
00:34:25,823 --> 00:34:26,932
of one's report.

753
00:34:27,492 --> 00:34:28,222
The Nanwu language

754
00:34:28,573 --> 00:34:30,093
is forbidden in Zhou.

755
00:34:33,823 --> 00:34:34,303
Your Majesty,

756
00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:35,972
I spend a lot of time
with Commandant Yu.

757
00:34:36,303 --> 00:34:37,783
I swear upon my life's reputation

758
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:39,262
that he's loyal
to the nation and its ruler.

759
00:34:39,533 --> 00:34:40,742
He has no intention of betraying Zhou.

760
00:34:41,452 --> 00:34:42,383
Your Majesty, please judge wisely.

761
00:34:42,702 --> 00:34:44,533
Mr. Zhen, you may leave now.

762
00:34:44,742 --> 00:34:45,303
But Your Majesty...

763
00:34:45,662 --> 00:34:46,303
You may leave now.

764
00:34:47,012 --> 00:34:47,452
Yes, Your Majesty.

765
00:35:07,703 --> 00:35:09,383
You're pretty good
at winning people over, huh?

766
00:35:10,783 --> 00:35:11,833
You joined
the Capital Administration Office

767
00:35:11,833 --> 00:35:12,133
not long ago.

768
00:35:13,013 --> 00:35:15,223
However, you managed to win
a stubborn man like Zhen Heng

769
00:35:15,863 --> 00:35:16,863
to your side.

770
00:35:17,413 --> 00:35:20,133
That's because Mr. Zhen
is able to judge fairly.

771
00:35:21,493 --> 00:35:23,093
Jin, tell me about it.

772
00:35:23,453 --> 00:35:25,303
Since when did you learn
the Nanwu language?

773
00:35:25,903 --> 00:35:27,413
I learned it myself
when I was stationed at Nanwu.

774
00:35:28,303 --> 00:35:30,263
I'm sure you did it
so that you could win the battles

775
00:35:30,303 --> 00:35:31,263
by knowing our enemies.

776
00:35:31,973 --> 00:35:34,533
At first, I did learn it
to win the battles.

777
00:35:34,783 --> 00:35:36,413
But a certain individual

778
00:35:36,413 --> 00:35:37,663
changed my thoughts.

779
00:35:38,743 --> 00:35:39,183
Who is it?

780
00:35:41,533 --> 00:35:42,413
A friend of mine.

781
00:35:44,303 --> 00:35:46,783
My friend thought that we should know
ourselves and our enemies

782
00:35:47,053 --> 00:35:47,933
so that we could win without a fight.

783
00:35:48,743 --> 00:35:50,413
There are victories
and defeats on the battlefield.

784
00:35:50,663 --> 00:35:52,663
But there are no true victors in war.

785
00:35:53,093 --> 00:35:54,343
As long as the two sides engage in war,

786
00:35:54,573 --> 00:35:55,663
there will surely be casualties.

787
00:35:55,933 --> 00:35:57,493
Behind every casualty

788
00:35:57,703 --> 00:35:59,413
lies a shattered family.

789
00:35:59,933 --> 00:36:01,613
If more and more people

790
00:36:01,903 --> 00:36:02,973
of both Nanwu and Zhou

791
00:36:03,093 --> 00:36:04,343
try to understand each other,

792
00:36:04,743 --> 00:36:06,613
the feud between the states
can be resolved,

793
00:36:06,973 --> 00:36:07,743
and we can co-exist peacefully.

794
00:36:08,223 --> 00:36:09,573
If so, both states

795
00:36:09,743 --> 00:36:11,663
will win without a fight.

796
00:36:13,823 --> 00:36:14,533
This friend of yours

797
00:36:14,533 --> 00:36:15,823
is truly a talent.

798
00:36:16,613 --> 00:36:17,573
It's a shame
that he's at the Southern Frontier.

799
00:36:17,823 --> 00:36:19,663
Otherwise, I'd really like to meet him.

800
00:36:20,303 --> 00:36:21,093
You'll get to see him one day.

801
00:36:21,573 --> 00:36:22,093
Your Majesty,

802
00:36:22,743 --> 00:36:24,613
lunch is ready at Jinhua Hall.

803
00:36:25,133 --> 00:36:26,743
Come and have a meal with me

804
00:36:27,183 --> 00:36:28,013
before leaving.

805
00:36:28,343 --> 00:36:29,383
You can see your mother too.

806
00:36:29,533 --> 00:36:30,133
But you said

807
00:36:30,183 --> 00:36:31,933
I could continue being Yu Qi.

808
00:36:32,223 --> 00:36:33,453
I may have permitted you to do so,

809
00:36:33,973 --> 00:36:34,703
but I didn't say

810
00:36:34,743 --> 00:36:37,013
that you could disown your parents.

811
00:36:37,413 --> 00:36:37,823
Let's go.

812
00:36:54,423 --> 00:36:57,383
[Grand Elder of Nanwu]

813
00:36:59,263 --> 00:36:59,823
Grand Elder.

814
00:37:00,613 --> 00:37:01,453
Why are you back?

815
00:37:02,823 --> 00:37:03,343
Grand Elder,

816
00:37:03,663 --> 00:37:05,053
didn't you send us the bamboo letter

817
00:37:05,383 --> 00:37:06,613
and tell us to return to Nanwu?

818
00:37:07,493 --> 00:37:08,663
I summoned you back?

819
00:37:11,133 --> 00:37:11,703
Look at this letter.

820
00:37:17,903 --> 00:37:19,663
The handwriting is mine indeed.

821
00:37:20,303 --> 00:37:21,183
However, I didn't write

822
00:37:21,663 --> 00:37:22,533
this letter.

823
00:37:23,383 --> 00:37:25,303
Could it be that someone
has forged your handwriting?

824
00:37:25,823 --> 00:37:26,573
Where did you

825
00:37:27,343 --> 00:37:28,613
get this letter?

826
00:37:29,903 --> 00:37:31,413
It's hard to explain.

827
00:37:31,863 --> 00:37:34,183
At that time,
Sang Qi was detained by Zhou.

828
00:37:37,263 --> 00:37:38,383
Besides that,

829
00:37:39,743 --> 00:37:41,703
it seems
as if she could predict the future.

830
00:37:45,183 --> 00:37:46,903
Who exactly is she?

831
00:37:48,703 --> 00:37:49,613
I've investigated her background.

832
00:37:50,493 --> 00:37:52,613
She was born and raised in Zhou.

833
00:37:53,133 --> 00:37:54,413
She has never left Ling'an before.

834
00:37:54,703 --> 00:37:55,493
She wasn't related

835
00:37:55,703 --> 00:37:57,093
to Nanwu as well.

836
00:37:58,133 --> 00:37:59,133
But it was as if

837
00:37:59,453 --> 00:38:01,053
she had known us for a long time.

838
00:38:02,303 --> 00:38:03,303
Is that so?

839
00:38:04,663 --> 00:38:05,183
Grand Elder,

840
00:38:05,613 --> 00:38:07,183
according to the oracle of Nanwu,

841
00:38:07,703 --> 00:38:09,493
the Saintess has the ability
to predict the future

842
00:38:09,573 --> 00:38:10,743
and know all things.

843
00:38:11,573 --> 00:38:12,453
Jiang Si's ability

844
00:38:12,703 --> 00:38:13,823
matches that description.

845
00:38:15,223 --> 00:38:17,493
Could it be
that she's related to the Saintess?

846
00:38:18,263 --> 00:38:19,093
Could it be...

847
00:38:19,303 --> 00:38:20,573
She's the Saintess herself.

848
00:38:24,823 --> 00:38:25,863
Where are Sang Qi and Du'er?

849
00:38:26,703 --> 00:38:27,903
Now, Zhou is trying to arrest us.

850
00:38:28,013 --> 00:38:28,703
They stayed behind to hold the rear.

851
00:38:29,093 --> 00:38:29,863
Tell them

852
00:38:30,863 --> 00:38:32,383
to return to Zhou immediately

853
00:38:32,663 --> 00:38:33,823
and bring the Saintess back

854
00:38:34,413 --> 00:38:35,823
once everything settles down.

855
00:38:37,863 --> 00:38:38,303
Yes.

856
00:38:49,653 --> 00:38:52,083
[Imperial Concubine Xian,
Yu Jin's Biological Mother]

857
00:38:55,973 --> 00:38:56,783
Your Majesty.

858
00:38:57,533 --> 00:38:59,093
You could have told me in advance

859
00:38:59,783 --> 00:39:01,413
that you've summoned Yu Jin
back to Ling'an.

860
00:39:02,823 --> 00:39:04,823
I could have made some preparations.

861
00:39:06,053 --> 00:39:07,093
I had no time

862
00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:08,783
to summon Prince Qi to the palace.

863
00:39:09,383 --> 00:39:09,903
He has always

864
00:39:10,013 --> 00:39:11,933
been steady and composed.

865
00:39:12,533 --> 00:39:13,823
He's kind to his siblings too.

866
00:39:15,663 --> 00:39:16,573
I'm sure

867
00:39:17,823 --> 00:39:18,743
his presence will make you happy.

868
00:39:20,183 --> 00:39:21,533
Although you two hadn't met for years,

869
00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:23,383
you are related by blood.

870
00:39:23,863 --> 00:39:24,703
There's no need for a mother

871
00:39:24,933 --> 00:39:26,183
to prepare anything
before seeing her son.

872
00:39:27,663 --> 00:39:28,783
Your Majesty, you're right.

873
00:39:37,013 --> 00:39:39,703
This is your welcome drink.

874
00:39:40,343 --> 00:39:41,183
I don't drink alcohol.

875
00:39:45,663 --> 00:39:46,413
Eat up.

876
00:39:46,863 --> 00:39:47,743
I prepared

877
00:39:48,053 --> 00:39:49,933
these dishes especially for you.

878
00:39:50,303 --> 00:39:51,383
I haven't recovered from my injury yet.

879
00:39:51,573 --> 00:39:53,703
I'm afraid I can't take any meat.

880
00:40:01,223 --> 00:40:02,053
Look at you.

881
00:40:02,573 --> 00:40:04,093
You don't even know your own son.

882
00:40:04,573 --> 00:40:06,013
You need to learn a lot more about him.

883
00:40:07,223 --> 00:40:09,183
Jin, don't take it to heart.

884
00:40:11,303 --> 00:40:11,933
Hurry

885
00:40:11,933 --> 00:40:13,343
and change the dishes.

886
00:40:13,533 --> 00:40:13,933
Yes.

887
00:40:13,973 --> 00:40:14,863
Your Highness, no need for that.

888
00:40:15,783 --> 00:40:17,663
Why are you still
addressing her as Her Highness?

889
00:40:20,493 --> 00:40:20,973
Yes.

890
00:40:25,663 --> 00:40:26,263
Mother.

891
00:40:31,343 --> 00:40:32,053
Jin,

892
00:40:32,703 --> 00:40:34,613
you shall live in Jinhua Hall
for the time being

893
00:40:35,573 --> 00:40:37,533
until the arrangements
for your residence are settled.

894
00:40:38,413 --> 00:40:39,533
This will give you

895
00:40:39,573 --> 00:40:40,663
a chance to bond.

896
00:40:42,013 --> 00:40:43,703
I have official affairs to attend to
at the Capital Administration Office.

897
00:40:44,783 --> 00:40:46,823
It's more convenient
if I live in my current residence.

898
00:40:47,573 --> 00:40:48,863
If so, you should visit

899
00:40:50,093 --> 00:40:52,223
Prince Qi's Mansion when you're free.

900
00:40:53,183 --> 00:40:53,973
Your elder brother

901
00:40:54,903 --> 00:40:56,453
will definitely look after you.

902
00:40:57,183 --> 00:40:57,823
Naturally.

903
00:41:14,183 --> 00:41:15,613
Knowing Commandant Yu's personality,

904
00:41:16,453 --> 00:41:18,053
he might be in deep trouble

905
00:41:19,223 --> 00:41:20,413
if he enrages His Majesty.

906
00:41:23,223 --> 00:41:24,013
I should have

907
00:41:24,013 --> 00:41:25,783
given him some reminders earlier.

908
00:41:26,663 --> 00:41:27,493
This is truly worrying.

909
00:41:37,493 --> 00:41:38,573
Where am I?

910
00:42:03,133 --> 00:42:03,663
Over here!

911
00:42:04,183 --> 00:42:05,093
You won't be drenched here!

912
00:42:10,383 --> 00:42:10,783
Here.

913
00:42:14,573 --> 00:42:15,053
Come up here.

914
00:42:18,783 --> 00:42:20,093
Don't tell me you're lost as well.

915
00:42:24,573 --> 00:42:25,933
It rained all of a sudden.

916
00:42:27,013 --> 00:42:28,383
I'm afraid the palace gate
will be closed soon.

917
00:42:30,093 --> 00:42:31,383
Are you leaving the palace?

918
00:42:32,303 --> 00:42:32,783
That's right.

919
00:42:34,053 --> 00:42:35,493
Is it fun out there?

920
00:42:38,483 --> 00:42:42,153
[The End of Episode 23]

921
00:42:43,523 --> 00:42:45,383
♪Through endless twists♪

922
00:42:45,823 --> 00:42:49,683
♪In the mundane world♪

923
00:42:50,723 --> 00:42:53,043
♪The breezy wind blows♪

924
00:42:53,293 --> 00:42:57,003
♪The heart grows tender and bitter♪

925
00:42:57,843 --> 00:43:00,203
♪I ask the Sun♪

926
00:43:00,713 --> 00:43:03,883
♪If the light has taken root♪

927
00:43:03,963 --> 00:43:06,533
♪As it prospers♪

928
00:43:07,303 --> 00:43:11,653
♪Our love story writes itself♪

929
00:43:13,883 --> 00:43:17,093
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

930
00:43:17,543 --> 00:43:21,123
♪After countless challenges,
we are still us♪

931
00:43:21,843 --> 00:43:23,613
♪Our inseparable souls♪

932
00:43:23,883 --> 00:43:28,083
♪Can weather all storms♪

933
00:43:28,283 --> 00:43:31,683
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

934
00:43:31,883 --> 00:43:35,573
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

935
00:43:36,023 --> 00:43:37,693
♪Our blissful time together♪

936
00:43:38,003 --> 00:43:42,233
♪Will lead us♪

937
00:43:42,493 --> 00:43:46,453
♪To the sea of stars♪

938
00:43:51,523 --> 00:43:53,823
♪Our destined paths♪

939
00:43:54,083 --> 00:43:57,413
♪The years will hold♪

940
00:43:57,663 --> 00:44:00,163
♪A light shines at the tunnel's end♪

941
00:44:01,123 --> 00:44:05,283
♪Where happy endings will transcend♪

942
00:44:05,733 --> 00:44:09,123
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

943
00:44:09,383 --> 00:44:13,223
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

944
00:44:13,473 --> 00:44:15,263
♪Our blissful time together♪

945
00:44:15,523 --> 00:44:19,873
♪Will lead us to what we desire♪

946
00:44:20,063 --> 00:44:23,463
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

947
00:44:23,653 --> 00:44:27,813
♪Through frost-kissed trails,
and starry space♪

948
00:44:28,063 --> 00:44:29,923
♪Moon-silvered dreams♪

949
00:44:30,053 --> 00:44:34,463
♪On love's embrace♪

950
00:44:34,663 --> 00:44:38,113
♪Hearts bound as one,
through time's soft grace♪

951
00:44:38,183 --> 00:44:42,533
♪Love's tide guides,
beyond our mortal space♪

952
00:44:45,283 --> 00:44:47,463
♪A moment kept with your embrace♪

953
00:44:47,583 --> 00:44:55,143
♪Where blooms have found their place♪

954
00:44:55,143 --> 00:45:00,143
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955
00:44:55,143 --> 00:45:05,143
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