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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 24]

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Over here!

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You won't be drenched here!

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Here.

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Come up here.

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It rained all of a sudden.

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I'm afraid the palace gate
will be closed soon.

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Are you leaving the palace?

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That's right.

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[Princess Fuqing]
Is it fun out there?

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Certainly.

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It's much livelier than here,

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especially the Lantern Festival
of the Western Marketplace.

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With all sorts of lanterns,

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it's such a sight!

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Oh, there are also fireworks.

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It's brilliant.

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You should go and see it

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when you get the chance.

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Haven't you been there before?

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The rain should stop soon.

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I'll take you out of the palace.

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But...

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Is that all right?

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Certainly.

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Much appreciated, Miss.

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Princess Fuqing?

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Is she the princess who is rumored

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to have an eye disease?

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness!

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I've finally found you.

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Are you hurt?

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Greetings, sir.

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Your Highness, I was so worried

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when the downpour came.

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You must never leave

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without informing us again.

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Your Highness.

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I didn't recognize you just now.

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It was rude of me.

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I hope you can forgive me.

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Don't worry about it.

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No one has ever

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told me what you said.

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They are all afraid of upsetting me.

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They never tell me
about the wonders and fun

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they see out there.

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Nanny Hua.

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This gentleman is leaving the palace.

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See him out for me, will you?

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Yes.

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Let's go back, Your Highness.

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Goodbye, Your Highness.

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My Lady!

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My Lady, bad news!

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Is it about Commandant Yu?

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Not him.

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It's the Duke Of Anguo's son!

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He suddenly died while drinking

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at a pleasure house.

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A sudden death?

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But what about Qiaoniang?

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I thought you might ask.

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So, I asked around.

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Everyone
in the Duke of Anguo's household

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is eagerly awaiting
the birth of her child.

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As the only legitimate grandchild,

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it's incredibly precious.

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I hope Qiaoniang is safe.

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Ji Chongyi is dead.

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He died even sooner in my past life.

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I thought that a change in fate

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had saved his life.

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But his death seems inevitable.

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Perhaps such is his karma.

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It smells great.

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When will it be ready?

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Soon enough.

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Here, try it out.

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Is it good?

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Delicious!

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I want more!

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Chief.

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The noodles are ready.

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I'll pass.

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What?

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Waiting for Miss Jiang's fish soup?

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You worry too much.

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Put your effort into your work instead.

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Fine.

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I'll leave you two be.

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I'll head out after I eat.

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[Lushengxiang Store]

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Stop sighing

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before you scare away

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all the customers.

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Qi is the best.

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He has great looks and personality.

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He is perfect for your sister.

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Lift your arm.

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So what?

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My sister

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is too good for any man alive.

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Be reasonable.

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Only a selected few in Ling'an

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can be considered more outstanding

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than Qi.

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Now, this arm.

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That can't be right.

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I think I'm as outstanding

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as him.

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I might

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even be slightly better.

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Hold on a minute.

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What was that supposed to mean?

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I think everyone has

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their own taste.

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Comparisons are unnecessary.

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Ever since he became close to Si,

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Si barely

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had any time for me.

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Things can't go on like this!

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Look at you.

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You're obviously jealous.

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So what's next?

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Are you going to sulk

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when Miss Jiang gets married?

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Yu Jin!

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What are you doing here?

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Why are you here?

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I have something
to discuss with you, of course.

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What is it?

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Won't you let me in?

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What if I make a scene

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and let the whole world know?

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I certainly don't mind.

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The door is over there.

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Yu Jin!

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Yu Jin!

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What? This is where you live?

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It must be miserable.

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When

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will His Majesty reinstate your status?

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I heard that you two

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had already met

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during the Mid-Autumn Hunt.

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What are you getting at?

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Yu Jin.

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I want you to know

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that I am your family.

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Your dog is attacking me!

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Yu Jin!

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Cui Mingyue, just spill it

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and leave.

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Yu Jin,

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if you insist on being so cold...

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I will talk

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to Jiang Si instead.

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Your Highness,

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did you forget my warning?

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I always keep

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your words in mind.

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Even though you're so distant,

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I can't bear to hold it against you.

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But Jiang Si is a different story.

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A mere daughter of a count

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is no threat to a princess.

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But if you...

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But if you give me what I want,

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I won't bother making trouble for her.

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Can we sit down

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and start talking?

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I have nothing to say to you.

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But heed my warning.

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Stay away from Jiang Si.

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The Seventh Prince speaks
with such authority.

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I bet she doesn't know

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your true identity.

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You're a prince, after all.

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A count's daughter like her

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is not worthy of you.

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Yu Jin, you deserve a wife

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who matches your influence,

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your status,

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and your background.

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Jiang Si

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is indeed pretty.

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She has her mother's allure as well.

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It's hard not to fall for her.

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But you know what?

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Your relationship is transient.

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Even without my meddling,

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you're not meant to be.

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Who's there?

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I want you gone.

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Let her in.

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Warm, caring, and full of tenderness.

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I suppose Su Ke used

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the same trick to seduce
my father back then.

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You got rejected

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by Commandant Yu,

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but why are you taking it out on me?

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Since you spoke ill

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of my mother and me,

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perhaps you could try

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seducing him too.

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See if it works.

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The method's nature doesn't matter

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as long as it works.

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Shameless woman.

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You thought it was a compliment?

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You came uninvited

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to speak with Commandant Yu

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and even forced him to chat with you.

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That is an act of seduction.

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However, it didn't work
on Commandant Yu.

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I've never seen a girl

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who refuses to leave

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despite the rejection.

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Impressive, Your Highness.

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Very courageous.

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An upright woman like me

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can't even compare.

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Your Highness, will you leave,

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or must I make you?

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Stop.

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He is the Seventh Prince.

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You should know your place.

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You'll regret this.

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You know it now.

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I wanted to tell you.

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I didn't mean to keep it from you.

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Your Highness, please mind your conduct.

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I was unaware of your identity.

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My apologies.

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Aman, let's go.

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Yu Jin, you deserve a wife

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who matches your influence,

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your status,

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and your background.

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Come and eat.

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Dig in.

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Neither of you are eating.

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Chief.

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Who would split firewood

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in the middle of the night?

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Besides,

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we are fighters,

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not exactly woodcutters.

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Come on, stop.

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If it's necessary,

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I'll apologize to Miss Jiang for you.

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All right?

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Whoah.

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Take this.

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For murder?

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Tell her to come at me

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instead of keeping all the frustration

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to herself.

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Relax, Chief.

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Miss Jiang will feel

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your sincerity once I apologize

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to her.

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I'll go now.

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Go on.

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This

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is for my husband,

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Yu Qi.

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Why did you kill him too?

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Do you truly think

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he's simply the Yu Qi you know?

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Yu Qi is the Seventh Prince

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known to bear an ill fate.

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He has never mentioned it.

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The Princess Royal

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must have felt threatened

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after learning his real identity.

291
00:16:06,743 --> 00:16:08,383
So, she took Yu Qi's command
over the army

292
00:16:08,933 --> 00:16:10,453
and seized the Red Plume Cavalry

293
00:16:11,053 --> 00:16:13,263
to tell the world he was dead.

294
00:16:15,223 --> 00:16:16,263
But Cui Mingyue

295
00:16:16,263 --> 00:16:17,383
fell in love with Yu Qi,

296
00:16:18,023 --> 00:16:18,933
so his life was spared.

297
00:16:20,223 --> 00:16:21,333
He was trapped in the palace.

298
00:16:30,783 --> 00:16:34,023
My Lady, are you still upset?

299
00:16:35,623 --> 00:16:36,143
Perhaps

300
00:16:36,383 --> 00:16:37,903
I could use the secret passage

301
00:16:38,173 --> 00:16:39,103
and talk to Commandant Yu.

302
00:16:39,383 --> 00:16:40,693
No, the Seventh Prince.

303
00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:41,693
I'll beat him up

304
00:16:41,903 --> 00:16:42,743
for you.

305
00:16:43,103 --> 00:16:44,413
Who says I'm upset about him?

306
00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:48,503
I'm mad at myself.

307
00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:51,533
I should have

308
00:16:51,573 --> 00:16:52,693
known him better.

309
00:16:54,783 --> 00:16:56,333
He's kept me in the dark for so long.

310
00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:58,373
However,

311
00:16:59,503 --> 00:17:00,703
you two haven't known each other

312
00:17:01,023 --> 00:17:02,333
for that long.

313
00:17:03,293 --> 00:17:04,333
From the annulled engagement,

314
00:17:04,703 --> 00:17:05,743
to when he moved in,

315
00:17:06,132 --> 00:17:07,053
and...

316
00:17:07,263 --> 00:17:08,223
I think

317
00:17:09,053 --> 00:17:10,533
it feels like two lifetimes.

318
00:17:11,233 --> 00:17:14,352
♪A sudden glance,
just like our first meeting♪

319
00:17:14,673 --> 00:17:17,872
♪Feelings remain,
but things are ever unclear♪

320
00:17:18,193 --> 00:17:21,193
♪Memories replay♪

321
00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:24,793
♪My heart hesitates♪

322
00:17:25,463 --> 00:17:28,773
♪Can I make it through
another long night?♪

323
00:17:29,103 --> 00:17:32,203
♪Afraid of losing you again♪

324
00:17:32,813 --> 00:17:35,893
♪The pain lingers deep inside♪

325
00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:39,233
♪Leaving dreams incomplete♪

326
00:17:39,633 --> 00:17:43,193
♪I count the petals as they fall♪

327
00:17:43,673 --> 00:17:46,953
♪Each one a time I've thought of you♪

328
00:17:47,273 --> 00:17:54,203
♪Past lives fade like smoke,
can the dreams be undone?♪

329
00:17:54,233 --> 00:17:57,633
♪I still can't let you go♪

330
00:17:58,043 --> 00:18:01,133
♪No matter how far the journey takes me♪

331
00:18:01,503 --> 00:18:05,083
♪If love is strong,
what is there to fear?♪

332
00:18:05,223 --> 00:18:11,003
♪In this lifetime♪

333
00:18:12,753 --> 00:18:14,763
[Prince Qi's Mansion]

334
00:18:24,093 --> 00:18:25,223
As Your Highness expected,

335
00:18:25,783 --> 00:18:27,333
the Crown Prince
and Her Highness are close.

336
00:18:27,893 --> 00:18:29,053
Last night, I tailed him and found

337
00:18:29,373 --> 00:18:30,373
that His Highness

338
00:18:30,813 --> 00:18:31,663
and a high-ranking official

339
00:18:31,893 --> 00:18:32,813
went to Her Highness' mansion together.

340
00:18:33,663 --> 00:18:34,133
Who was it?

341
00:18:34,853 --> 00:18:35,613
Pardon me,

342
00:18:36,023 --> 00:18:36,813
I tried to take a closer look,

343
00:18:37,533 --> 00:18:38,893
but I was spotted
by His Highness' guard.

344
00:18:39,373 --> 00:18:40,463
I did my best to escape.

345
00:18:41,133 --> 00:18:42,573
Their identity is unknown.

346
00:18:43,263 --> 00:18:44,533
Go and get some rest.

347
00:18:45,293 --> 00:18:46,023
Much obliged, sir.

348
00:18:58,613 --> 00:18:59,263
Where's the mask?

349
00:19:02,093 --> 00:19:02,703
Your Highness,

350
00:19:02,893 --> 00:19:04,743
I probably dropped it during the fight.

351
00:19:08,943 --> 00:19:10,423
My apologies. Please have mercy.

352
00:19:11,133 --> 00:19:11,813
Fear not.

353
00:19:14,133 --> 00:19:15,263
Your Highness, no one

354
00:19:15,533 --> 00:19:16,783
could have seen my face.

355
00:19:22,983 --> 00:19:24,333
Years of training

356
00:19:26,463 --> 00:19:27,293
have gone to waste.

357
00:19:34,743 --> 00:19:35,263
Your Highness.

358
00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:36,943
A grand funeral for him

359
00:19:38,053 --> 00:19:39,743
and 100 taels of silver for his family.

360
00:19:40,093 --> 00:19:40,703
A hundred taels?

361
00:19:42,703 --> 00:19:43,943
He's served me for years.

362
00:19:45,293 --> 00:19:46,423
It's the right thing to do.

363
00:19:47,703 --> 00:19:48,463
I wish

364
00:19:48,463 --> 00:19:49,293
I could save the money

365
00:19:50,663 --> 00:19:51,663
and spare his life.

366
00:19:52,743 --> 00:19:54,333
Serving Your Highness

367
00:19:54,533 --> 00:19:55,613
is a great honor.

368
00:19:59,613 --> 00:20:00,703
What is this for?

369
00:20:02,183 --> 00:20:03,463
I went to the palace

370
00:20:03,533 --> 00:20:04,613
to greet Mother today.

371
00:20:05,093 --> 00:20:06,743
I learned that the Seventh Prince
had returned

372
00:20:06,743 --> 00:20:08,093
from the Southern Frontier.

373
00:20:08,613 --> 00:20:10,133
He serves
at the Capital Administration Office.

374
00:20:10,783 --> 00:20:12,133
[Princess Consort Qi]
I took it upon myself

375
00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:14,613
to prepare a welcoming gift for him
on your behalf.

376
00:20:17,263 --> 00:20:17,983
You are always

377
00:20:18,293 --> 00:20:19,613
the thoughtful one.

378
00:20:20,463 --> 00:20:21,533
I was wondering

379
00:20:21,533 --> 00:20:22,703
how I should approach a brother

380
00:20:23,183 --> 00:20:23,983
I haven't seen in years.

381
00:20:24,783 --> 00:20:26,613
But from what I heard from Mother,

382
00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:28,053
His Majesty hasn't reinstated

383
00:20:28,053 --> 00:20:29,373
his status.

384
00:20:38,663 --> 00:20:39,613
That baffles me

385
00:20:39,983 --> 00:20:40,943
as well.

386
00:20:41,983 --> 00:20:43,293
Jin was summoned back

387
00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:44,463
but was asked

388
00:20:44,463 --> 00:20:45,463
to work with an alias.

389
00:20:46,463 --> 00:20:47,263
What for?

390
00:20:48,813 --> 00:20:50,373
Jin has garnered some influence

391
00:20:50,703 --> 00:20:51,703
in the military.

392
00:20:52,333 --> 00:20:53,093
The Red Plume Cavalry

393
00:20:53,093 --> 00:20:54,133
he personally led

394
00:20:54,133 --> 00:20:55,133
is famous.

395
00:20:56,093 --> 00:20:56,983
But before that,

396
00:20:56,983 --> 00:20:58,023
my father almost forgot

397
00:20:58,133 --> 00:20:59,373
about this son.

398
00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:01,423
So, why now?

399
00:21:02,853 --> 00:21:04,293
Perhaps there are issues

400
00:21:04,983 --> 00:21:06,093
no one else could handle,

401
00:21:07,223 --> 00:21:08,373
except him.

402
00:21:16,663 --> 00:21:18,743
Zhen Heng
of the Capital Administration Office

403
00:21:19,133 --> 00:21:20,263
may be strong-willed,

404
00:21:21,093 --> 00:21:22,573
but still a scholar nonetheless.

405
00:21:23,133 --> 00:21:24,573
His methods are not aggressive.

406
00:21:25,813 --> 00:21:27,573
Father tried Cao Xingyu personally.

407
00:21:28,333 --> 00:21:29,423
Now, I suppose

408
00:21:30,133 --> 00:21:31,893
Jin was the one who made it happen.

409
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:36,133
I know nothing about court affairs.

410
00:21:36,533 --> 00:21:38,133
However, Jin is still a brother

411
00:21:38,133 --> 00:21:39,573
who shares a mother with you.

412
00:21:40,053 --> 00:21:41,573
Blood is thicker than water.

413
00:21:42,813 --> 00:21:44,183
If he is influential in the military

414
00:21:44,533 --> 00:21:46,093
as you mentioned,

415
00:21:46,613 --> 00:21:48,813
I'm sure it will be
beneficial to have him

416
00:21:48,813 --> 00:21:49,703
on your side.

417
00:21:51,573 --> 00:21:52,813
Well said.

418
00:21:54,743 --> 00:21:56,463
Father must have summoned Jin
back to Ling'an

419
00:21:57,023 --> 00:21:57,783
because he's put the past

420
00:21:57,783 --> 00:21:58,573
behind him.

421
00:21:58,813 --> 00:22:00,333
Jin might get a powerful position.

422
00:22:01,183 --> 00:22:02,293
Getting on his good side now

423
00:22:02,423 --> 00:22:03,133
is a sound plan.

424
00:22:04,663 --> 00:22:05,783
In my opinion,

425
00:22:06,293 --> 00:22:07,183
we should throw him

426
00:22:07,423 --> 00:22:09,573
a welcoming banquet at home.

427
00:22:10,373 --> 00:22:12,023
From what I know, He isn't married yet.

428
00:22:12,533 --> 00:22:13,813
I can invite some noble ladies

429
00:22:13,813 --> 00:22:14,813
I know well

430
00:22:15,183 --> 00:22:16,373
to liven things up.

431
00:22:16,853 --> 00:22:18,743
How does that sound, Your Highness?

432
00:22:20,423 --> 00:22:20,853
Sounds great!

433
00:22:21,663 --> 00:22:22,893
It'll be a chance for me

434
00:22:23,423 --> 00:22:24,703
to examine his personality.

435
00:22:25,813 --> 00:22:29,093
I want to see
if he is after power, money,

436
00:22:29,663 --> 00:22:30,813
or women.

437
00:22:33,813 --> 00:22:34,293
Erniu!

438
00:22:36,263 --> 00:22:36,703
Erniu!

439
00:22:40,783 --> 00:22:42,023
I'm counting on you.

440
00:22:42,373 --> 00:22:42,703
Go!

441
00:23:05,573 --> 00:23:06,133
Erniu?

442
00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:17,533
Look, My Lady.

443
00:23:18,023 --> 00:23:18,853
An apology.

444
00:23:20,403 --> 00:23:21,703
[Qi]

445
00:23:38,463 --> 00:23:38,893
Jin.

446
00:23:41,263 --> 00:23:41,703
Jin.

447
00:23:42,503 --> 00:23:43,463
We finally meet again,

448
00:23:44,263 --> 00:23:45,053
my brother.

449
00:23:47,423 --> 00:23:47,983
I prepared

450
00:23:47,983 --> 00:23:48,943
a gift for you.

451
00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:52,703
Thank you, Your Highness.

452
00:23:53,373 --> 00:23:54,663
Don't be a stranger.

453
00:23:55,223 --> 00:23:56,293
You can call me Zhang.

454
00:23:58,053 --> 00:23:58,533
Zhang.

455
00:24:02,133 --> 00:24:03,333
I didn't know you were back.

456
00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:04,613
I can't believe

457
00:24:04,613 --> 00:24:05,263
you live here.

458
00:24:06,023 --> 00:24:06,743
It must have been tough.

459
00:24:08,983 --> 00:24:10,093
Until you get your title back,

460
00:24:10,463 --> 00:24:11,613
you can stay with me.

461
00:24:12,503 --> 00:24:12,943
That won't be necessary.

462
00:24:13,423 --> 00:24:14,613
I am used to

463
00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:16,183
living by myself.

464
00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:17,743
I shan't bother you

465
00:24:17,853 --> 00:24:19,333
and your wife.

466
00:24:19,893 --> 00:24:21,133
Don't be silly.

467
00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:23,053
We are brothers.

468
00:24:23,943 --> 00:24:25,373
However, I won't force you to move in

469
00:24:25,613 --> 00:24:26,613
if you want to stay here.

470
00:24:27,223 --> 00:24:28,533
You finally returned to Ling'an.

471
00:24:28,943 --> 00:24:30,533
It's only right for us

472
00:24:30,783 --> 00:24:31,743
to have a reunion.

473
00:24:32,503 --> 00:24:34,223
My wife prepared a banquet for you

474
00:24:34,503 --> 00:24:35,703
to welcome your return.

475
00:24:36,813 --> 00:24:37,663
I...

476
00:24:38,503 --> 00:24:40,133
You don't have to.

477
00:24:40,983 --> 00:24:42,333
I like the quiet life here.

478
00:24:42,503 --> 00:24:43,093
Yu Jin.

479
00:24:45,573 --> 00:24:46,423
In Ling'an,

480
00:24:47,573 --> 00:24:48,533
life gets difficult

481
00:24:48,573 --> 00:24:49,503
without

482
00:24:50,853 --> 00:24:52,503
proper socializing.

483
00:24:54,563 --> 00:24:57,033
[Recipient: Yu Jin,
the Seventh Prince]

484
00:24:58,053 --> 00:24:58,813
Thank you, Zhang.

485
00:25:00,293 --> 00:25:01,813
I have work to tend to.

486
00:25:01,813 --> 00:25:02,893
I must go now.

487
00:25:03,503 --> 00:25:04,853
Very well. Go on ahead.

488
00:25:05,293 --> 00:25:06,893
I'll wait for you at home.

489
00:25:16,503 --> 00:25:16,853
Chief.

490
00:25:17,423 --> 00:25:18,853
Are you going to the banquet?

491
00:25:21,533 --> 00:25:22,423
Not a chance.

492
00:25:23,813 --> 00:25:24,983
Your Highnesses,

493
00:25:25,423 --> 00:25:26,663
the invitations for tomorrow's banquet

494
00:25:26,853 --> 00:25:27,573
have been prepared

495
00:25:27,573 --> 00:25:29,333
according to the list of names
we agreed on.

496
00:25:29,703 --> 00:25:30,373
They've been delivered as well.

497
00:25:32,943 --> 00:25:33,613
Add another one.

498
00:25:34,703 --> 00:25:35,503
The Count of Dongping's Mansion.

499
00:25:37,333 --> 00:25:37,783
Yes, sir.

500
00:25:39,023 --> 00:25:40,423
The Count of Dongping's Mansion?

501
00:25:41,503 --> 00:25:43,223
Jiang Si is indeed
one of the most famous beauties

502
00:25:43,223 --> 00:25:44,263
in Ling'an City.

503
00:25:44,983 --> 00:25:46,183
But she was once engaged to the son

504
00:25:46,183 --> 00:25:47,133
of the Duke of Anguo.

505
00:25:47,533 --> 00:25:48,613
Things got ugly

506
00:25:49,133 --> 00:25:50,053
and her image was tarnished.

507
00:25:50,943 --> 00:25:52,093
I'm concerned Jin might think

508
00:25:53,023 --> 00:25:54,533
we took the matter too lightly.

509
00:25:56,133 --> 00:25:57,093
That won't be a problem.

510
00:25:58,133 --> 00:25:59,133
I'm more concerned

511
00:26:00,053 --> 00:26:00,893
about the chances

512
00:26:01,463 --> 00:26:02,373
of him not attending.

513
00:26:04,423 --> 00:26:06,223
You are brothers of the same mother.

514
00:26:06,813 --> 00:26:07,333
He wouldn't bring

515
00:26:07,333 --> 00:26:08,743
such shame to you.

516
00:26:11,053 --> 00:26:11,663
I hope you're right.

517
00:26:12,833 --> 00:26:13,803
[Recipient, Jiang Si,
Daughter of the Count of Dongping]

518
00:26:14,263 --> 00:26:14,893
Mother.

519
00:26:15,893 --> 00:26:17,423
I don't want Si to go.

520
00:26:17,613 --> 00:26:18,183
But this is

521
00:26:18,223 --> 00:26:20,133
Prince Qi's banquet.

522
00:26:20,743 --> 00:26:21,743
All the guests

523
00:26:21,943 --> 00:26:22,983
are prominent figures

524
00:26:23,133 --> 00:26:24,853
in Ling'an City.

525
00:26:25,293 --> 00:26:25,983
If Si somehow

526
00:26:25,983 --> 00:26:27,943
caught the eyes
of someone from a powerful family,

527
00:26:28,743 --> 00:26:30,423
that's her fortune.

528
00:26:30,983 --> 00:26:32,503
I don't want her

529
00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:33,423
to get involved

530
00:26:33,423 --> 00:26:34,983
with the rich and powerful.

531
00:26:35,183 --> 00:26:36,263
She will likely suffer

532
00:26:36,263 --> 00:26:38,373
if she marries one of them.

533
00:26:39,943 --> 00:26:42,533
Ancheng, you worry too much.

534
00:26:42,943 --> 00:26:44,613
In the past,

535
00:26:44,893 --> 00:26:46,223
Si might indeed suffer

536
00:26:46,613 --> 00:26:48,853
because of her personality.

537
00:26:49,223 --> 00:26:51,023
But ever since she fell into the river,

538
00:26:51,333 --> 00:26:53,053
she has become so headstrong.

539
00:26:53,503 --> 00:26:54,813
I'd be glad

540
00:26:54,813 --> 00:26:55,943
if she didn't make others suffer.

541
00:26:56,533 --> 00:26:57,373
I wonder

542
00:26:57,613 --> 00:26:59,023
if any of the rich and powerful

543
00:26:59,533 --> 00:27:00,853
would want to marry her.

544
00:27:02,023 --> 00:27:02,853
As if they are worthy

545
00:27:03,133 --> 00:27:04,373
of my daughter!

546
00:27:06,743 --> 00:27:08,533
Old Madam, Miss Si is here.

547
00:27:10,943 --> 00:27:11,533
Grandmother.

548
00:27:13,743 --> 00:27:14,263
Father.

549
00:27:16,983 --> 00:27:17,503
Aunt Xiao.

550
00:27:18,573 --> 00:27:19,463
Si,

551
00:27:20,093 --> 00:27:21,743
did Afu catch you up to speed?

552
00:27:22,533 --> 00:27:25,263
You got an invitation
from Prince Qi to attend

553
00:27:25,463 --> 00:27:26,613
his banquet.

554
00:27:27,023 --> 00:27:28,743
Proper preparations are due.

555
00:27:28,983 --> 00:27:29,703
I have

556
00:27:29,893 --> 00:27:31,943
a set of fine jadeite head ornaments.

557
00:27:32,263 --> 00:27:33,373
Make sure you put it on.

558
00:27:33,663 --> 00:27:34,333
I appreciate that.

559
00:27:35,533 --> 00:27:36,423
But I have no intention

560
00:27:37,703 --> 00:27:38,573
of attending it.

561
00:27:40,503 --> 00:27:41,893
Is Prince Qi not worthy

562
00:27:41,943 --> 00:27:43,783
of your attention?

563
00:27:44,093 --> 00:27:44,943
I don't yearn for life

564
00:27:44,983 --> 00:27:46,223
in a prominent family.

565
00:27:46,783 --> 00:27:48,293
I only want a normal life.

566
00:27:48,613 --> 00:27:51,703
Great! I expected nothing less
from my daughter!

567
00:27:52,093 --> 00:27:53,183
Did you hear that?

568
00:27:53,293 --> 00:27:54,263
See her temperament?

569
00:27:54,423 --> 00:27:55,853
No son of a prestigious family

570
00:27:55,983 --> 00:27:57,423
would dare mess with her.

571
00:28:08,333 --> 00:28:09,223
That cursed Long Dan.

572
00:28:09,223 --> 00:28:10,093
Why is he late?

573
00:28:15,703 --> 00:28:16,133
Aman.

574
00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:19,813
Aman.

575
00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:21,703
Stop right there!

576
00:28:22,423 --> 00:28:23,463
Miss Si doesn't want me to see you.

577
00:28:24,463 --> 00:28:25,423
Aman.

578
00:28:26,503 --> 00:28:27,893
Dear Aman.

579
00:28:28,703 --> 00:28:29,423
Please tell me

580
00:28:29,463 --> 00:28:30,373
how we can cheer

581
00:28:30,373 --> 00:28:31,533
Miss Si up.

582
00:28:32,263 --> 00:28:32,943
Chief is splitting firewood

583
00:28:32,943 --> 00:28:34,263
out of frustration every day.

584
00:28:34,703 --> 00:28:36,093
Now, there's enough firewood
to last until next year.

585
00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:37,373
He won't eat

586
00:28:37,533 --> 00:28:38,663
or sleep.

587
00:28:38,813 --> 00:28:40,333
He's lost so much weight.

588
00:28:40,373 --> 00:28:41,663
It pains me to see him like this.

589
00:28:42,663 --> 00:28:43,293
Please.

590
00:28:45,293 --> 00:28:46,463
He lied to Miss Si.

591
00:28:46,573 --> 00:28:47,023
He deserves it!

592
00:28:47,613 --> 00:28:48,943
You're an accomplice.
You deserve it too!

593
00:29:13,423 --> 00:29:14,503
Chief only made

594
00:29:14,533 --> 00:29:15,333
the same mistake

595
00:29:15,423 --> 00:29:16,533
that all men make.

596
00:29:16,983 --> 00:29:17,533
Why must Miss Jiang

597
00:29:17,573 --> 00:29:18,703
be so unforgiving?

598
00:29:18,783 --> 00:29:19,373
What?

599
00:29:19,783 --> 00:29:20,373
Long Dan!

600
00:29:20,373 --> 00:29:20,853
You know?

601
00:29:21,183 --> 00:29:22,023
Miss Si got invited

602
00:29:22,053 --> 00:29:23,093
to Prince Qi's banquet.

603
00:29:23,373 --> 00:29:23,983
She will see

604
00:29:24,183 --> 00:29:25,503
if every man in the world

605
00:29:25,663 --> 00:29:26,743
is like Mr. Yu!

606
00:29:27,783 --> 00:29:28,423
My Lady!

607
00:29:34,373 --> 00:29:36,093
I won't stop you. Go ahead.

608
00:29:36,423 --> 00:29:37,533
Fine, Long Dan!

609
00:29:37,663 --> 00:29:38,263
So be it!

610
00:29:38,463 --> 00:29:39,503
She can't go!

611
00:29:40,743 --> 00:29:42,533
Aman, time to go.

612
00:29:46,853 --> 00:29:47,813
They left.

613
00:29:58,503 --> 00:30:01,533
I said, "Don't go!"

614
00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:02,503
I thought it was "Go ahead."

615
00:30:06,833 --> 00:30:10,533
[Princess Royal's Mansion]

616
00:30:18,333 --> 00:30:18,743
Aunt.

617
00:30:20,853 --> 00:30:22,093
What is it this time?

618
00:30:26,943 --> 00:30:28,783
Aunt, did you know this?

619
00:30:29,423 --> 00:30:31,333
Jin just came back
from the Southern Frontier

620
00:30:31,373 --> 00:30:32,613
without telling anyone.

621
00:30:33,423 --> 00:30:34,463
He is working with an alias

622
00:30:34,503 --> 00:30:35,573
at the Capital Administration Office.

623
00:30:36,943 --> 00:30:39,093
I was told even the Marquis of Changxing

624
00:30:39,423 --> 00:30:40,463
was brought down by him.

625
00:30:41,533 --> 00:30:42,293
Could it be

626
00:30:42,293 --> 00:30:43,223
Father's order?

627
00:30:44,293 --> 00:30:45,983
What is Father's stance

628
00:30:45,983 --> 00:30:47,053
regarding Jin?

629
00:30:47,503 --> 00:30:48,983
Is it going to affect my position

630
00:30:49,183 --> 00:30:49,853
as the Crown Prince?

631
00:30:49,853 --> 00:30:51,133
Calm down.

632
00:30:51,613 --> 00:30:52,943
You are the Crown Prince.

633
00:30:53,743 --> 00:30:55,333
You must stay composed.

634
00:30:56,293 --> 00:30:58,373
Aunt, how can I not panic?

635
00:30:59,853 --> 00:31:02,093
Father was never pleased with me.

636
00:31:02,373 --> 00:31:03,093
I only

637
00:31:03,503 --> 00:31:04,533
became the Crown Prince

638
00:31:04,533 --> 00:31:05,423
because I was
the late Empress' only son.

639
00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:06,503
Zhang and I have been

640
00:31:06,743 --> 00:31:07,533
on equal footing for years.

641
00:31:07,573 --> 00:31:08,703
Well...

642
00:31:10,023 --> 00:31:10,983
Now, his brother, Jin,

643
00:31:10,983 --> 00:31:11,783
made a sudden return.

644
00:31:12,263 --> 00:31:12,613
He...

645
00:31:12,943 --> 00:31:14,333
He is bound to be even more powerful.

646
00:31:14,813 --> 00:31:15,813
Relax.

647
00:31:17,053 --> 00:31:18,983
Yu Jin returned to Ling'an

648
00:31:18,983 --> 00:31:20,223
without His Majesty's order.

649
00:31:20,573 --> 00:31:23,663
His Majesty is just covering for him

650
00:31:24,573 --> 00:31:26,333
due to fear of impeachment.

651
00:31:28,703 --> 00:31:29,263
Really?

652
00:31:31,893 --> 00:31:33,223
Why would I lie to you?

653
00:31:34,373 --> 00:31:34,893
Sit.

654
00:31:38,263 --> 00:31:39,293
Having said that,

655
00:31:40,503 --> 00:31:43,023
he and Prince Qi have the same mother.

656
00:31:43,533 --> 00:31:46,463
The Red Plume Cavalry respects him.

657
00:31:47,133 --> 00:31:48,223
He is a threat.

658
00:31:49,053 --> 00:31:49,893
You are right, Aunt.

659
00:31:50,183 --> 00:31:51,223
I will be cautious.

660
00:31:53,133 --> 00:31:54,943
Aunt, I wouldn't know what to do

661
00:31:55,293 --> 00:31:56,293
without you.

662
00:31:56,743 --> 00:31:58,023
How sweet of you to say so.

663
00:31:59,813 --> 00:32:00,423
Mother?

664
00:32:00,743 --> 00:32:02,533
It's rude to yell.

665
00:32:03,533 --> 00:32:04,943
Mingyue is still innocent

666
00:32:05,663 --> 00:32:06,373
like a child.

667
00:32:07,023 --> 00:32:07,983
Lang, you're here too.

668
00:32:09,423 --> 00:32:09,983
Mother.

669
00:32:11,133 --> 00:32:12,133
Have you heard?

670
00:32:12,503 --> 00:32:14,223
Prince Qi is throwing a banquet

671
00:32:14,333 --> 00:32:15,893
to welcome the Seventh Prince's return.

672
00:32:17,943 --> 00:32:19,663
What's the big deal?

673
00:32:20,463 --> 00:32:22,023
I heard that Prince Qi invited

674
00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:23,093
many noble ladies of Ling'an.

675
00:32:24,263 --> 00:32:25,743
I suppose the banquet
is merely a facade.

676
00:32:26,133 --> 00:32:27,703
He is actually matchmaking
for the Seventh Prince.

677
00:32:28,853 --> 00:32:30,333
There are plenty of men
from the royal family.

678
00:32:31,373 --> 00:32:32,263
You never seemed

679
00:32:32,423 --> 00:32:33,573
so interested in any of them.

680
00:32:40,293 --> 00:32:41,133
Lang.

681
00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:42,533
Mother.

682
00:32:43,853 --> 00:32:45,373
Perhaps you haven't heard.

683
00:32:45,853 --> 00:32:46,783
When I fell

684
00:32:47,373 --> 00:32:49,023
into the Jinshui River that day,

685
00:32:49,743 --> 00:32:51,293
it was the Seventh Prince who saved me.

686
00:32:52,293 --> 00:32:52,983
Your point being?

687
00:32:55,783 --> 00:32:56,423
Therefore,

688
00:32:58,463 --> 00:32:59,423
I want to...

689
00:33:00,093 --> 00:33:01,463
You're in love with Yu Jin?

690
00:33:06,293 --> 00:33:08,503
I can grant you anything else,

691
00:33:08,853 --> 00:33:10,703
but you cannot be with Yu Jin.

692
00:33:12,853 --> 00:33:13,783
Why not?

693
00:33:14,503 --> 00:33:16,053
Just because you have a feud
with Imperial Concubine Xian,

694
00:33:16,423 --> 00:33:17,423
and I'm not allowed

695
00:33:17,423 --> 00:33:18,813
to marry the man I love?

696
00:33:19,853 --> 00:33:20,783
He is a prince

697
00:33:20,783 --> 00:33:22,373
destined for a life of misfortune.

698
00:33:22,783 --> 00:33:23,423
He is not worthy

699
00:33:23,423 --> 00:33:24,613
of your affection.

700
00:33:26,223 --> 00:33:27,223
Mingyue, you're of age now.

701
00:33:28,183 --> 00:33:30,023
It's time to talk about marriage.

702
00:33:30,983 --> 00:33:31,943
I already have

703
00:33:32,573 --> 00:33:34,373
a few candidates lined up for you.

704
00:33:34,613 --> 00:33:35,463
I'll tell you about them.

705
00:33:35,573 --> 00:33:36,133
I don't care.

706
00:33:36,463 --> 00:33:37,423
I only want the Seventh Prince.

707
00:33:39,783 --> 00:33:40,263
Aunt.

708
00:33:40,853 --> 00:33:42,093
Mingyue is but a young girl.

709
00:33:42,373 --> 00:33:44,093
It's normal for her to be lovestruck.

710
00:33:44,573 --> 00:33:45,133
Besides,

711
00:33:45,503 --> 00:33:46,293
Jin grew up

712
00:33:46,423 --> 00:33:47,893
at the frontier.

713
00:33:48,373 --> 00:33:49,663
He's not close with Prince Qi

714
00:33:50,023 --> 00:33:51,373
and Imperial Concubine Xian.

715
00:33:51,783 --> 00:33:53,223
If he marries Mingyue,

716
00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:54,423
we can use him

717
00:33:54,613 --> 00:33:55,133
to grow

718
00:33:55,133 --> 00:33:55,983
our own influence.

719
00:33:57,703 --> 00:33:59,093
How many times do I have to say it?

720
00:33:59,943 --> 00:34:00,983
Mingyue must not get involved

721
00:34:00,983 --> 00:34:02,263
with the power struggles!

722
00:34:02,973 --> 00:34:03,623
Crown Prince,

723
00:34:04,453 --> 00:34:05,223
did you forget?

724
00:34:07,373 --> 00:34:08,143
You are right, Aunt.

725
00:34:08,783 --> 00:34:09,543
I'll keep it in mind.

726
00:34:10,063 --> 00:34:10,543
Guard!

727
00:34:12,492 --> 00:34:12,893
Yes, ma'am.

728
00:34:13,492 --> 00:34:15,012
Before Prince Qi's banquet ends,

729
00:34:15,583 --> 00:34:17,182
watch the Princess closely.

730
00:34:17,492 --> 00:34:18,492
She must not go outside.

731
00:34:18,893 --> 00:34:19,262
Yes, ma'am.

732
00:34:19,893 --> 00:34:21,492
Your Highness, please.

733
00:34:23,262 --> 00:34:24,373
No fair!

734
00:34:29,932 --> 00:34:31,412
Aunt, Mingyue is immature.

735
00:34:31,742 --> 00:34:32,492
She didn't mean it.

736
00:34:33,143 --> 00:34:33,972
Don't be upset.

737
00:34:34,293 --> 00:34:35,143
I'll go talk to her.

738
00:34:45,813 --> 00:34:47,222
Yu Jin,

739
00:34:49,103 --> 00:34:50,972
the Seventh Prince...

740
00:34:55,412 --> 00:34:55,853
Mingyue?

741
00:34:56,373 --> 00:34:56,813
Mingyue?

742
00:34:57,623 --> 00:34:58,453
What are you doing here?

743
00:35:00,703 --> 00:35:02,013
You should stay in the room

744
00:35:02,013 --> 00:35:03,013
for my mother's lecture.

745
00:35:03,373 --> 00:35:04,143
Why are you out here?

746
00:35:05,743 --> 00:35:07,263
I hate to see women cry.

747
00:35:07,853 --> 00:35:09,103
Besides, you're my sister.

748
00:35:09,933 --> 00:35:11,813
Mother was too mean.

749
00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:17,183
Since I am grounded,

750
00:35:17,453 --> 00:35:18,543
you can attend it for me.

751
00:35:18,543 --> 00:35:19,013
Please.

752
00:35:20,183 --> 00:35:22,103
Lang, please do me the favor.

753
00:35:22,103 --> 00:35:22,853
Fine.

754
00:35:23,493 --> 00:35:24,263
I will ruin

755
00:35:24,583 --> 00:35:25,783
the banquet for you.

756
00:35:34,563 --> 00:35:38,463
[Prince Qi's Mansion]

757
00:35:39,663 --> 00:35:41,183
The world must have gone mad.

758
00:35:41,453 --> 00:35:42,293
Even a nobody can enter

759
00:35:42,293 --> 00:35:43,493
Prince Qi's Mansion.

760
00:35:44,453 --> 00:35:45,223
I want to see it.

761
00:35:45,743 --> 00:35:47,853
The invitation could be fake.

762
00:35:47,933 --> 00:35:48,563
[Ji Fanghua, the third daughter]

763
00:35:48,583 --> 00:35:49,333
[of the Duke of Anguo]
Nonsense!

764
00:35:49,543 --> 00:35:50,743
It was Princess Consort Qi

765
00:35:50,743 --> 00:35:52,103
who sent Miss Jiang the invitation.

766
00:35:54,543 --> 00:35:55,263
What are you doing?

767
00:35:55,493 --> 00:35:56,973
Even the servant is insolent.

768
00:35:57,263 --> 00:35:58,623
Looks like your whole family

769
00:35:58,663 --> 00:35:59,703
has no manners.

770
00:36:00,013 --> 00:36:00,623
Today,

771
00:36:00,973 --> 00:36:02,583
I shall teach her a proper lesson.

772
00:36:02,893 --> 00:36:03,543
You just resent me

773
00:36:03,543 --> 00:36:04,853
because I annulled my engagement

774
00:36:05,183 --> 00:36:06,183
with your brother.

775
00:36:06,453 --> 00:36:07,583
And you are taking it out on her.

776
00:36:07,783 --> 00:36:08,493
What a joke.

777
00:36:09,143 --> 00:36:10,293
It was my brother

778
00:36:10,703 --> 00:36:12,333
who was unwilling to marry
a jinx like you.

779
00:36:13,333 --> 00:36:15,493
Let's not dwell on the past.

780
00:36:15,503 --> 00:36:17,803
[Kou Lingbo, the granddaughter
of Grand Preceptor Kou]

781
00:36:19,853 --> 00:36:20,663
Let me have a look.

782
00:36:27,493 --> 00:36:29,583
Princess Consort Qi is my cousin.

783
00:36:30,013 --> 00:36:31,453
This is not her handwriting.

784
00:36:32,373 --> 00:36:34,813
She does raise some suspicion.

785
00:36:38,183 --> 00:36:39,223
I knew it.

786
00:36:39,703 --> 00:36:41,703
Why would Prince Qi invite a girl

787
00:36:41,893 --> 00:36:43,493
from a humble family?

788
00:36:45,333 --> 00:36:46,373
I'm sorry,

789
00:36:46,893 --> 00:36:48,143
but I never heard of any masters

790
00:36:48,493 --> 00:36:49,813
who would write their own invitations

791
00:36:50,543 --> 00:36:51,933
to the guests.

792
00:36:52,293 --> 00:36:52,783
Indeed!

793
00:36:53,063 --> 00:36:54,543
Even a humble family like ours

794
00:36:54,703 --> 00:36:56,743
would ask the servant to write it.

795
00:36:57,143 --> 00:36:57,583
You!

796
00:37:02,493 --> 00:37:03,813
Lingbo can't be wrong.

797
00:37:04,223 --> 00:37:05,333
Do you know Princess Consort Qi

798
00:37:05,663 --> 00:37:06,543
better than her?

799
00:37:06,933 --> 00:37:07,663
I don't.

800
00:37:08,103 --> 00:37:09,013
But since Her Highness

801
00:37:09,013 --> 00:37:10,143
invited me here,

802
00:37:10,413 --> 00:37:11,703
she must have her reasons.

803
00:37:11,893 --> 00:37:12,813
If you two insist on

804
00:37:12,973 --> 00:37:14,373
stopping me from entering the mansion,

805
00:37:14,543 --> 00:37:16,103
I need to give Her Highness
a clear explanation.

806
00:37:16,893 --> 00:37:18,263
Otherwise, Her Highness might think

807
00:37:18,663 --> 00:37:19,663
I am being rude.

808
00:37:22,263 --> 00:37:23,933
Please relay a message for me.

809
00:37:24,373 --> 00:37:25,263
Tell them

810
00:37:25,413 --> 00:37:26,743
I was stopped by these two ladies,

811
00:37:27,263 --> 00:37:28,703
so I can't attend the banquet today.

812
00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:29,813
Yes.

813
00:37:30,933 --> 00:37:31,333
Wait.

814
00:37:32,543 --> 00:37:34,063
Go inside if you want.

815
00:37:34,333 --> 00:37:35,063
I'm not afraid of you.

816
00:37:35,893 --> 00:37:38,103
Lingbo is
from the Grand Preceptor Kou's Mansion.

817
00:37:38,453 --> 00:37:39,813
Her uncle is the Left Chanceller.

818
00:37:40,583 --> 00:37:41,333
You're from

819
00:37:41,373 --> 00:37:42,373
a fifth-rank count's family.

820
00:37:42,583 --> 00:37:43,413
You'll only

821
00:37:43,853 --> 00:37:45,263
embarrass yourself sitting next to her.

822
00:37:45,813 --> 00:37:47,263
Being born into nobility means nothing

823
00:37:47,743 --> 00:37:48,813
if even a commoner

824
00:37:49,143 --> 00:37:51,103
speaks more reasonably than you.

825
00:37:51,493 --> 00:37:52,543
Aman, let's go.

826
00:37:52,783 --> 00:37:53,183
Yes, Miss.

827
00:38:16,743 --> 00:38:17,263
Everyone,

828
00:38:18,143 --> 00:38:20,373
we are here to welcome
my brother,

829
00:38:20,413 --> 00:38:21,413
Yu Jin's grand return.

830
00:38:22,063 --> 00:38:22,973
Welcome home.

831
00:38:23,333 --> 00:38:24,293
Let's raise a toast for him.

832
00:38:24,853 --> 00:38:25,543
- Yes!
- Cheers.

833
00:38:25,933 --> 00:38:27,543
The Crown Prince arrives.

834
00:38:32,103 --> 00:38:34,813
- Greetings, Your Highness.
- Greetings, Your Highness.

835
00:38:36,413 --> 00:38:36,853
Why

836
00:38:37,623 --> 00:38:39,453
did you invite all your brothers

837
00:38:40,013 --> 00:38:41,413
except me?

838
00:38:44,453 --> 00:38:45,663
It's just a few of us

839
00:38:46,013 --> 00:38:47,333
having a simple dinner.

840
00:38:47,703 --> 00:38:48,623
Am I not

841
00:38:49,183 --> 00:38:50,293
your brother?

842
00:38:50,933 --> 00:38:52,743
Your Highness is a busy man.

843
00:38:53,013 --> 00:38:54,543
I wouldn't dare trouble you.

844
00:39:04,583 --> 00:39:05,063
Sit.

845
00:39:05,583 --> 00:39:06,063
Take a seat.

846
00:39:11,373 --> 00:39:12,333
Jin, you are here too.

847
00:39:13,063 --> 00:39:13,543
Your Highness.

848
00:39:14,333 --> 00:39:14,853
Prince Qi,

849
00:39:15,223 --> 00:39:16,453
I must fault you for this.

850
00:39:17,013 --> 00:39:18,263
Why didn't you inform me?

851
00:39:18,853 --> 00:39:19,543
Well...

852
00:39:19,973 --> 00:39:21,103
It was my oversight.

853
00:39:21,583 --> 00:39:22,623
Please forgive me.

854
00:39:23,853 --> 00:39:24,453
Jin,

855
00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:25,853
we are meeting

856
00:39:26,063 --> 00:39:27,263
for the first time,

857
00:39:27,703 --> 00:39:29,263
but make yourself at home.

858
00:39:29,583 --> 00:39:30,493
Yes, Your Highness.

859
00:39:31,973 --> 00:39:33,293
I heard about your return.

860
00:39:33,743 --> 00:39:34,583
I was going to take our brothers

861
00:39:34,703 --> 00:39:36,183
to have a drink with you.

862
00:39:37,183 --> 00:39:37,933
However,

863
00:39:38,183 --> 00:39:39,973
you still haven't regained
your title and mansion.

864
00:39:40,663 --> 00:39:41,783
We don't have a proper place

865
00:39:42,453 --> 00:39:43,333
to drink.

866
00:39:46,183 --> 00:39:46,973
We can have a drink anywhere.

867
00:39:48,063 --> 00:39:48,973
It's all about the people,

868
00:39:50,063 --> 00:39:50,663
not the place.

869
00:39:56,543 --> 00:39:57,973
In that case,

870
00:39:58,623 --> 00:40:01,413
since all that matters
is the people we are with,

871
00:40:02,063 --> 00:40:02,853
it'd be wrong

872
00:40:02,853 --> 00:40:04,373
for us to not make Jin

873
00:40:05,063 --> 00:40:06,333
have a wonderful night.

874
00:40:06,583 --> 00:40:07,413
Isn't that right?

875
00:40:07,893 --> 00:40:08,853
- Yes.
- Lang is right.

876
00:40:09,493 --> 00:40:10,263
Today, we shall drink

877
00:40:10,453 --> 00:40:11,933
to our hearts' content with Jin.

878
00:40:12,583 --> 00:40:13,853
I really appreciate the thought,

879
00:40:14,293 --> 00:40:15,223
Your Highness.

880
00:40:15,743 --> 00:40:18,223
But, I don't partake of alcohol.

881
00:40:18,623 --> 00:40:21,853
I'll raise a toast to you
with tea instead.

882
00:40:22,103 --> 00:40:23,413
That's my fault.

883
00:40:23,703 --> 00:40:24,973
Come on, bring some tea over.

884
00:40:29,223 --> 00:40:30,143
I was told

885
00:40:30,373 --> 00:40:32,013
your Red Plume Cavalry
never lost a battle.

886
00:40:33,013 --> 00:40:33,893
A fearsome warrior like you

887
00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:36,453
can certainly handle a cup of liquor.

888
00:40:55,933 --> 00:40:56,853
Your Highness.

889
00:40:57,973 --> 00:41:00,333
The eight of us don't get to

890
00:41:00,663 --> 00:41:02,103
gather around all the time.

891
00:41:02,263 --> 00:41:03,973
Whether it's tea or liquor,

892
00:41:04,293 --> 00:41:05,813
the bond we share with our brothers

893
00:41:06,223 --> 00:41:07,813
will stay strong.

894
00:41:09,013 --> 00:41:10,143
If it makes no difference,

895
00:41:10,623 --> 00:41:11,783
why must he drink tea?

896
00:41:12,493 --> 00:41:13,183
What if I insist

897
00:41:13,663 --> 00:41:14,493
on seeing how much liquor

898
00:41:14,493 --> 00:41:15,663
Jin can handle?

899
00:41:21,583 --> 00:41:22,263
Jin,

900
00:41:23,623 --> 00:41:24,373
go ahead.

901
00:41:27,973 --> 00:41:29,933
You are persistent, Lang.

902
00:41:30,663 --> 00:41:31,813
Then I shall gladly comply.

903
00:41:53,663 --> 00:41:56,373
When I joined the Red Plume Cavalry,

904
00:41:56,663 --> 00:41:58,293
as a way to keep my mind sharp,

905
00:41:58,853 --> 00:41:59,853
I took an oath of duty.

906
00:42:00,933 --> 00:42:02,103
Should I drink,

907
00:42:02,583 --> 00:42:04,583
I shall be punished by military law.

908
00:42:05,183 --> 00:42:07,263
I wonder what His Majesty will think

909
00:42:07,703 --> 00:42:09,293
when he finds out about this.

910
00:42:10,453 --> 00:42:10,933
Never mind.

911
00:42:12,663 --> 00:42:15,413
I wouldn't dare go against
Your Highness' order.

912
00:42:15,853 --> 00:42:17,293
Lang, to your health.

913
00:42:21,453 --> 00:42:23,183
Yu Jin, was that a threat?

914
00:42:23,453 --> 00:42:24,263
I wouldn't dare.

915
00:42:25,413 --> 00:42:27,333
I'm merely doing what you demand.

916
00:42:27,543 --> 00:42:28,493
I'm risking my life for you.

917
00:42:31,223 --> 00:42:32,453
Don't take it seriously, Jin.

918
00:42:33,143 --> 00:42:34,143
I was messing with you.

919
00:42:34,603 --> 00:42:38,333
[The End of Episode 24]

920
00:42:39,763 --> 00:42:41,623
♪Through endless twists♪

921
00:42:42,063 --> 00:42:45,923
♪In the mundane world♪

922
00:42:46,963 --> 00:42:49,283
♪The breezy wind blows♪

923
00:42:49,533 --> 00:42:53,243
♪The heart grows tender and bitter♪

924
00:42:54,083 --> 00:42:56,443
♪I ask the Sun♪

925
00:42:56,953 --> 00:43:00,123
♪If the light has taken root♪

926
00:43:00,203 --> 00:43:02,773
♪As it prospers♪

927
00:43:03,543 --> 00:43:07,893
♪Our love story writes itself♪

928
00:43:10,123 --> 00:43:13,333
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

929
00:43:13,783 --> 00:43:17,363
♪After countless challenges,
we are still us♪

930
00:43:18,083 --> 00:43:19,853
♪Our inseparable souls♪

931
00:43:20,123 --> 00:43:24,323
♪Can weather all storms♪

932
00:43:24,523 --> 00:43:27,923
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

933
00:43:28,123 --> 00:43:31,813
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

934
00:43:32,263 --> 00:43:33,933
♪Our blissful time together♪

935
00:43:34,243 --> 00:43:38,473
♪Will lead us♪

936
00:43:38,733 --> 00:43:42,693
♪To the sea of stars♪

937
00:43:47,763 --> 00:43:50,063
♪Our destined paths♪

938
00:43:50,323 --> 00:43:53,653
♪The years will hold♪

939
00:43:53,903 --> 00:43:56,403
♪A light shines at the tunnel's end♪

940
00:43:57,363 --> 00:44:01,523
♪Where happy endings will transcend♪

941
00:44:01,973 --> 00:44:05,363
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

942
00:44:05,623 --> 00:44:09,463
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

943
00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:11,503
♪Our blissful time together♪

944
00:44:11,763 --> 00:44:16,113
♪Will lead us to what we desire♪

945
00:44:16,303 --> 00:44:19,703
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

946
00:44:19,893 --> 00:44:24,053
♪Through frost-kissed trails,
and starry space♪

947
00:44:24,303 --> 00:44:26,163
♪Moon-silvered dreams♪

948
00:44:26,293 --> 00:44:30,703
♪On love's embrace♪

949
00:44:30,903 --> 00:44:34,353
♪Hearts bound as one,
through time's soft grace♪

950
00:44:34,423 --> 00:44:38,773
♪Love's tide guides,
beyond our mortal space♪

951
00:44:41,523 --> 00:44:43,703
♪A moment kept with your embrace♪

952
00:44:43,823 --> 00:44:51,383
♪Where blooms have found their place♪

953
00:44:51,383 --> 00:44:56,383
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954
00:44:51,383 --> 00:45:01,383
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