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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard,
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Examining love together with regret, both new and old.
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Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,
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Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.
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Story of Yanxi Place
Episode 26
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If he likes me, what can I do?
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If not because you were shameless and actively seduced him,
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will he like you?
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Mingyu,
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if he doesn't like you, go find him.
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Why seek me to pay for it?
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But you know very well
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that even if you seek Fuheng, you won't be happy about it.
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If you come here, you still can verbally attack me and get a little pride back.
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Then, aren't you just bullying someone weak through another way?
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What are you doing?
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Have you forgotten my temper?
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You dare behave atrociously in my room?
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Painful!
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I didn't press too hard. Why are you shouting?
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My bone is about to break.
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Quickly let my hand go!
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I hurt my hand earlier.
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You even held my hand.
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You're really a bad woman.
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It's very painful!
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- What are you doing?
- Stop shouting.
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Your hand isn't fractured, just sprained.
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Lighter!
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I'm massaging it for you.
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Wei Yingluo, are you deliberately seeking vengeance on me?
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I learned a few massaging techniques from Doctor Ye.
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It's exactly for treatment of sprains.
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If your bone indeed got damaged, I won't have any way to help you.
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Mingyu, if Fuheng doesn't like you, go look for someone else.
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Fuheng isn't the only man in this world.
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It's because you know that he likes you, hence, you can say that fearlessly.
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All men in this world are as stupid as him, actually liking an evil woman like you.
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Yes...
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I'm an evil woman.
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Do you want me to massage this for you still?
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You indeed should massage it for me!
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Who told you to steal the man I love?
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Only if two people like each other can you say that your lover got stolen.
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What you have is just unilateral love.
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You even had the nerve to come here and scold people?!
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Don't be happy too early. There are so many people who likes Imperial Guard Fuca.
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You will sooner or later invite trouble.
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This is not a pig's hoof. Can't you do it lightly?!
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Don't move your right hand these next few days.
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I'm going to practice writing now.
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No. My hand seems to have gotten better.
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Massage it for a while more.
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I'm practicing my writing already.
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Massage it a little more.
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- Massage it for a while more.
- No, I don't want to.
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It's painful.
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- I'm no massaging.
- Massage it a while more.
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Is it still painful?
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I feel better.
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Erqing.
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Imperial Guard Fuca, you're here.
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I'll go inform Her Highness.
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Thank you.
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Young Master.
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Young Master, can't you see me?
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Young Master.
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Did you sprain your neck?
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Imperial Guard Fuca, Her Highness is inviting you in.
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What did you say?
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Empress, I said I want to marry Yingluo.
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Fuheng, Yingluo has a very strong personality.
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Will she be willing to become your concubine?
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I fear that in less than a year, the Fuca Family will turn upside down.
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Looks like sister knows the personality of Yingluo better than me.
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Since that's the case, why would you say that I'm going to take her in as a concubine?
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You mean...
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I'm going to welcome her into our family with eight lifted sedans,
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marry her as my main wife.
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Fuca Fuheng, do you know what you're saying?!
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I know.
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The Wei family is just an Imperial Household Department booi family. But I'm confident that I'll be able to convince father and mother
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to allow me to marry her.
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Father is a very traditional person.
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Would she allow you to marry a woman from incompatible family background?
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Isn't there still you?
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After saying so much, you're scheming on me.
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I will never forget that my parents gave birth and raised me.
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I will also not argue with them just because of my marriage matters.
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That's being unfilial.
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But to ask me to marry and have children, I must marry a person that I love.
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Or else, I will never marry anyone.
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I'd rather be single forever.
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Sister, this isn't being willful and rash. It's also not taking advantage to coerce you.
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I just want to tell you my thoughts.
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You should know me. Since I'm able to say it,
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I then surely will do it.
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Even...I can help you convince father and mother,
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but Yingluo is still currently an attendant maid in the inner palace. What do you plan to do then?
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I will come up with a way.
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Fuheng,
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Yingluo will wake up early and sleep late just to practice writing.
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Just to win a game, she practiced with needles for 8 hours
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A person with such patience and determination,
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could be so ruthless to herself.
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The more towards others.
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If one day, you became unfaithful to her.
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Sister, I understand what you're saying.
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I sincerely like her.
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I'm willing to accept her everything.
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Her good. Her bad.
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The intensity of her love and hate.
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The clear distinction of gratitude and grudge for her.
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I never casually make promises.
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But if I marry Wei Yingluo, I will forever treat her well.
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I will never break her heart.
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Fuheng, have you asked Yingluo?
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Is she willing to marry you?
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Even if her heart is an ice, I will sincerely warm it.
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One day, I will obtain her heart.
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Aren't you ignoring me?
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Just because I ignore, can't you active approach me instead?
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I clearly was the one first one to talk to you earlier.
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But Young Master, it was you who won't say anything.
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Let me ask you, what day is it today?
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What day?
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Daughter's Day!
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Is the Double Seven just Daughter's Day?
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What else?
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You think about it yourself.
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It is Daughter's Day.
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- Erqing.
- Mingyu.
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Your hand isn't well yet. Why are you doing these sewing work?
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I brought you some medicine. Apply it to your hand and massage it.
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Once the hematoma is gone, it will be fine.
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Yingluo has massaged it for me.
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It's now better. No need to apply anymore medication.
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When did you and Yingluo become close friends?
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She even massaged your hand. Could it be she feels guilty?
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Thinking about it carefully, even without Wei Yingluo,
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Imperial Guard Fuca never said that he likes me.
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Going to her to cause some trouble is because I couldn't admit defeat.
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It was so embarrassing.
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Yingluo is smart and has good judgment. She surely will be cunning and crafty.
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With a simpleton like you,
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I fear that you'll just suffer.
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If you could give up now, that would be better.
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Actually, I would frequently think this.
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We all are palace maids, but she was born with a good fate.
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Not only does she frequently receive the protection of Her Highness Empress, once she marries...
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...Imperial Guard Fuca, she'll become the wife of a powerful official.
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She'll then become different from us.
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Marry Imperial Guard Fuca? How is that possible?
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Why not? Her Highness dotes on her so much.
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Of course, she won't let her suffer any grievances.
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With Her Highness backing her up, the Fuca Family will surely not object.
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The two of us...
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...don't have such good fate.
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Erqing, your talent and appearance are both outstanding.
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Your grandfather was the minister of the Ministry of Justice and a councilor.
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You are far superior than the usual xiunv.
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But too bad...
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Bordered Yellow, Plain Yellow, and Plain White banner's booi servants
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are all directly the subordinate of His Majesty.
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Their promotion will be farther than the eight banner clans.
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But the seal of being an Imperial Household Department booi
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will never be erased.
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Although in terms of official ranking, my grandfather was superior than others,
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when he bumps into these banner commanders on the streets,
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he still must get down his carriage to bow at them, assist them up their horses.
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That is the eight banner rules of Qing Empire.
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As for me, I initially wanted to receive a grace of being spared from serving.
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But father was incompetent and didn't get it.
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I could only follow the law and enter the palace to be a servant.
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Having no chance to get out of this predicament.
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You can't be sure about that. If one day, His Majesty develops a liking for you,
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not only will you become an imperial consort,
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your family would even get a chance to get promoted.
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That way, Wei Yingluo will be inferior to you.
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Mingyu, don't say such nonsense!
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If you keep saying nonsense, I'll hit your mouth.
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I'm wrong...
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I'm just joking.
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Don't worry. You've been loyally serving Empress.
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She surely will find you a good husband.
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You're still talking. If you keep saying such things,
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I will never bother you again.
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Jeez, Erqing.
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Help! Her Highness Empress has fainted!
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Congratulations, Your Majesty! Empress is pregnant.
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Are you speaking the truth?
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This concerns the imperial descendant. How could I dare make casual remarks.
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Your Majesty, Her Highness is already more than 2 months pregnant.
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Congratulations, Your Highness Empress.
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Empress, did you hear it?
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Your Majesty, I heard it.
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I will have another son with you.
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I'm too happy.
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Your Majesty, don't be happy too soon.
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We still don't know if it's a prince or a princess.
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No, it surely will be a little prince.
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The heaven took away Yonglian
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It then will surely return me another son.
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I'm going reward every people here in Changchun Palace.
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No, I'm going to reward everyone in Forbidden City.
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Your Majesty, you must not.
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If you celebrate in such grand manner,
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you might counter the good blessing of the child.
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Right. I mustn't harm my son's blessings.
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You all listen well. Starting today, take good care of Empress.
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If you dare be careless and let the empress suffer any harm,
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I'll have you all answer for it.
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- Yes!
- Yes.
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Stop.
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Greetings, Your Highness Noble Consort.
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Consort Xian seems to be in a rush. Where are you going?
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Replying to Noble Consort, I'm going to Changchun Palace to congratulate Her Highness Empress.
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If I remember it right,
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your mother has just died not long ago.
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Yes.
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Your mother and little brother died.
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You actually still have the mood to congratulate other people?
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This patience of yours is really making me look at you in another light.
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Being filial should be with sincerity.
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Practicing filial piety while your parents are alive
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is being filial. Practicing filial piety
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once your parents are dead is what people call as fake filial.
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Moreover, I've already entered the palace. I can't anymore mourn for my mother.
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That would be a great disrespect towards the imperial family.
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But in my heart, I will forever remember her.
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Hearing your manner of speaking,
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are you holding a grudge against me?
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I dare not.
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Since Consort Xian can discern between true filial and fake filial,
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how come you can't discern between true kindness and fake kindness?
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What do you mean?
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You think about it yourself.
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Go.
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Greetings, Your Highness Consort Xian.
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How is the health of Her Highness Empress?
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Her Highness Empress is very healthy. May Your Highness be at ease.
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However, being unable to treat your little brother on time last time,
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I then later heard that your brother unfortunately died.
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I feel quite regretful.
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Your Highness, please contain your grief.
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To examine and treat Changshou?
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I was ordered by Her Highness Empress
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to go to the the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
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But afterwards, don't know for what reason, I got called back.
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If I was able to treat your little brother on time,
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maybe, he still had the chance to survive.
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Stop saying it.
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Your Highness Consort Xian.
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I'm going to greet Her Highness Empress now.
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You can leave.
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Yes.
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You don't know, but even though His Majesty didn't make any grand celebration,
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he has been all smiles for the past days.
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I've never seen His Majesty that beaming with happiness.
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Since the establishment of the Qing Empire, not one direct descendant has inherited the throne.
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His Majesty has always had the intention of making his direct son the crown prince. Now--
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Here. The reason His Majesty is happy,
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is because the heaven cruelly took away
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our eldest son before.
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Now, it's bestowing us another prince
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to make up for it. However, I think
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that it's good regardless if it's a boy or a girl.
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Whether he'll be the future crown prince, I also don't care.
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As long as he can grow up safely and healthily,
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I don't have any other request.
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Yes... What you said is right.
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I was too happy earlier and said the wrong words.
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May Your Highness Empress forgive me.
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No. You always do things very satisfactorily.
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It's just that there is one thing that's always been bothering me.
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It makes me very upset.
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That day you told me that the younger brother of Consort Xian
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is gravely ill. I immediately sent the imperial physician to the prison of the Ministry of Justice to check him.
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But afterwards, I thought that it seems inappropriate.
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I was afraid that others will criticize
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and think that I'm bribing an imperial consort for an ulterior motive.
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Hence, I called back the imperial physician
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and changed it into bestowing her gold.
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I felt then that it's better to make that reward take a more official path,
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so that she can be useful to me in the future.
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His Majesty has always praised Her Highness Empress as being virtuous, magnanimous, and selfish.
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In my opinion,
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she's the best in angling for fame and unrivaled in being pretentious.
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She surely could have sent the imperial physician to save someone, yet she had to change it into bestowing gold.
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It might look like she's helping,
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but in reality it was just going in circle
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to let everyone see how virtuous she is.
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Shut up!
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Your Highness, I just feel unfair for your sake.
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Life and death is destined. Riches and honor depend on the heaven.
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Everything has already been fated.
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He's destined to have such a trial.
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How could you be blamed for it?
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Moreover, that time, it was me who persistently stopped you,
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hence, you called back the imperial physician.
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Even if the heaven will blame anyone, it should blame me.
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This matter has been suppressed in my heart for a long time.
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I feel that I've wronged Consort Xian.
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I want to...personally apologize to her.
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Your Highness, you must not!
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Now, Consort Xian isn't anymore frowning and grieving. She has focused all her energy in caring for Fourth Prince.
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Why must you touch this matter that pains her at this time?
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Your Highness, you're now pregnant. You mustn't overthink and worry.
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Just focus on nursing your health.
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Hailancha, where is Fuheng?
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Replying to Your Majesty, Imperial Guard Fuca went to congratulate Her Highness Empress.
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He's quite diligent in going to Changchun Palace.
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Other than visiting Empress, does he have anyone he likes over there?
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Your Highness, you got sharp eyes. I dare not hide it from you.
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But, this is a private matter.
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It's better that you ask Fuheng yourself.
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There's nothing that I can't know.
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Yes... If His Majesty will want to support it, you also will.
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When did you start to dare speak with me in profound cryptic words?
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Quickly tell him to come back and see me.
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Yes.
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Your Highness Empress is currently having her afternoon nap.
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I fear that Young Master might need to wait very long.
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I'll leave now.
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Wait!
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Young Master, what instructions do you still have?
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Have you figured out the thing I've told you to think?
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I didn't study much and lacks experience.
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Even if I broke my brain from thinking, I still couldn't understand why you're mad.
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If you haven't figured it out, then keep thinking about it.
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Wei Yingluo, I'm very mad at you right now.
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Don't talk to me.
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Young Master, you're really mad?
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I initially meticulously made a fragrance pouch
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to give to someone.
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But from the looks of it now, I won't be needing this anymore.
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Where's the fragrance pouch?
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Young Master, this act of yours doesn't seem to be appropriate with etiquette.
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Where's the fragrance pouch?
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Young Master, you're really mad at me just for one fragrance pouch?
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The Double Seven Day is when Girl Weaver and Cowherd meet.
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I hope to receive a fragrance pouch from the woman I love. Is there something wrong with that?
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Who?
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Who is the person you love?
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I'm accepting the fragrance pouch.
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You can't take it back anymore.
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Or else, I'll complain about you to Empress.
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I'll say that you're not loyal with your love, dallied with me and then abandoned me.
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Dallying and then abandoning shouldn't be used to describe a lady.
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Young Master, don't bully me for not being well-educated.
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Yingluo, I actually didn't come today to visit sister, but to see you.
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I have an important thing to tell you.
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I know that you're a person who holds too much in your heart.
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But I hope that one day, you can cast aside those obsessions of yours and find your own happiness.
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Before that happens, I will always guard by your side.
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Wait until your heart opens up to me.
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Imperial Guard Fuca, you're finally back.
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His Majesty has been waiting for you. Please hurry up.
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You also have seizures?
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I did a big favor for you.
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Imperial Guard Fuca.
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Censon Shen Shifeng, complained about Minister Laibao of the Ministry of Justice.
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He said that he's very sincere and honest without sufficient practice.
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He's not right for the complex work in the Ministry of Justice.
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Fuheng, what do you think?
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When Laibao was working for the Ministry of Works, he was very diligent in his work and has attained good comments.
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Although he's currently not yet used to the work in the Ministry of Justice,
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with his usual diligence, for him to completely be in control of the Ministry of Justice
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is just a time problem.
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I think you should give him a chance.
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How dare you.
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You are defending because of your self interest.
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It's too detestable.
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Your Majesty, I don't understand what you meant by self interest.
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Fine, enough.
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Stop pretending to be clueless in front of me again.
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I know you very well.
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If you really don't like it, you will always go to the inner court.
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But...
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Erqing, the palace maid with the Empress, has a nice temperament.
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Mingyu is rather good at adapting.
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There's still another
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which is hard to say.
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Thus, if you fancy Erqing, I can totally understand.
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Don't worry. I will raise the status of her family and won't disgrace your family.
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Your Majesty, I'm not interested in Erqing.
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I'm defending Laibao only because he's indeed a useful subject.
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It's not Erqing?
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Could it be Mingyu then?
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It's not.
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Don't tell me you fancy Wei Yingluo?
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Your Majesty, I won't hide this from you. It's Wei Yingluo.
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Outrageous!
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I really love Miss Yingluo. Your Majesty. please grant my wish.
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You!
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I knew it. This woman is greedy, vain, bold and reckless.
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I gave you the opportunity to visit the Empress and she deliberately seduced you.
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Your Majesty, I sincerely love her but she has never profess anything.
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She has never overstepped herself too.
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If you want to blame anyone, just blame me instead.
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It has nothing to do with Wei Yingluo.
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Nothing to do with her?
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Fuheng.
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With your family background, you should find a renowned woman to be your wife.
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This Wei Yingluo not only was born from a bondservant family,
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She is also a bold and reckless woman with evil designs.
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Fuca Fuheng, in marrying wife, you should choose a virtuous one. If I marry an immoral woman to you,
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It will bring misfortunes in your life.
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Listen carefully.
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No matter which woman among the eight banners you like, I can bestow her to you for marriage.
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- Except her. She won't do.
- Your Majesty.
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Imperial Guard Fuca, His Majesty is in the midst of anger. Don't annoy him.
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It won't do any good for Miss Yingluo.
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Your Majesty, I know Wei Yingluo better than you.
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Since I have decided, I won't give up that easily.
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I'm taking my leave.
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Your Majesty, cool down.
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Doesn't he think that Wei Yingluo is the best?
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I'm going to let him personally witness
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what kind of woman she is.
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If His Majesty fancies you one day and take you as his Imperial Concubine, your family's status will be raised.
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Wei Yingluo can't be compared to you then.
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Greetings...
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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You!
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I'm guilty. Your Majesty, please do not be angry.
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I was a bit dizzy just now.
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What's wrong with you?
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I was with the Empress last night
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and didn't sleep.
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I was a bit absent minded just now.
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Your Majesty, please don't be angry.
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Forget it. You can leave.
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Find dry clothes and hand them over to Li Yu. I want to change my clothes.
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Yes.
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Your Majesty.
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I looked for Li Yu for a long time
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and couldn't find him.
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Hence, I came to help you change your clothes.
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Tell Wei Yingluo to come in.
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Your Majesty.
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Didn't you hear what I said?
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His Majesty clothes are wet.
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Deliver this to him.
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Only the junior enunch and Li Yu can help His Majesty to change his clothes.
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Why must I go?
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It's his idea. Who would dare to question him?
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Go now.
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Your Majesty, your clothes are here.
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Your Majesty.
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Wei Yingluo.
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I told you to help me change my clothes
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and you told someone else to do it. You are really brave.
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Get in here now.
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Sister Yingluo, His Majesty wants you to go in.
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Your Majesty.
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Change my clothes.
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Yes.
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Your Majesty.
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Tell me.
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You approached Fuheng. What are you trying to do?
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Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean.
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Stop pretending.
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I've seen through your beautiful face from the start.
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Fuheng comes from a line of noble ancestors
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and is an important and wealthy person.
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You deliberately approached him.
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Isn't it to extricate yourself from slavery
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to become a wife of a noble person?
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But don't forget
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Fuheng is my younger brother-in-law and from the Fuca tribe.
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He's my trusted aide.
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I will never permit a woman like you
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to have any relationship with the Fuca family tribe.
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I have never thought of climbing up the social ladder.
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I don't understand where you got this idea from.
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I don't understand.
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From the beginning, you detested me.
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Why?
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Because you...are unruly and
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disgusting.
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Your Majesty, your are kind towards
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Mingyu and Erqing.
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Is it because I'm not respectful enough
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that you detest me?
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Other slaves
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adhere strictly to the rules, duties and status.
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I'm happy to reward them.
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You are the only one,
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who is disrespectful from the start till the end.
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You overstepped all the rules.
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If the Empress didn't stop me,
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I would have burned and scattered your ashes.
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If you wanted to climb up the social ladder,
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isn't it easier to approach me?
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I can give you everything.
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Thank you, Your Majesty, for your affections.
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I'm a slave without any good blessings. I dare not make friends with a person of higher social standing.
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Say that again.
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I'm a slave without any good blessings.
503
00:40:59,180 --> 00:41:01,600
- I dare not make friends with a person of higher social standing.
- You!
504
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:17,400
Yingluo, because of the Empress,
505
00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,480
I will not touch you.
506
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,400
But I need to warn you.
507
00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:24,190
Starting from today,
508
00:41:24,190 --> 00:41:26,600
stay far away from Fuheng and the Fuca family tribe.
509
00:41:50,500 --> 00:41:52,770
What was that sound just now?
510
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:54,590
His Majesty was here.
511
00:41:54,590 --> 00:41:57,600
I accidentally wet his clothes.
512
00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:01,000
Yingluo went to serve him. She...
513
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:10,400
Your Highess, I have been refraining from saying something.
514
00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,600
I wonder if I should tell you.
515
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,800
You have been with me for many years.
516
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:19,410
Is there anything that can't be said?
517
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,200
Your Highness, you are with child now.
518
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,600
Someone is not law-abiding.
519
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:28,600
Your Highness, you should be more vigilant.
520
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,840
Are you referring to Yingluo?
521
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:39,200
She definitely wouldn't.
522
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,340
Yingluo naturally wouldn't.
523
00:42:43,340 --> 00:42:45,200
Although she entered the palace only for a short period of time,
524
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:49,000
I can tell that she's very loyal to you.
525
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:51,440
How could she be disloyal?
526
00:42:53,340 --> 00:42:55,980
What are you trying to say?
527
00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,600
Although Yingluo is not disloyal,
528
00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:03,600
inevitably, others will readily create troubles.
529
00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:07,800
Your Highness, if you are sincere about promotion,
530
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:10,830
why don't you recommend Yingluo to His Majesty
531
00:43:10,830 --> 00:43:13,400
to receive his favors?
532
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,600
She's also from Changchun Palace
533
00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:20,410
and under your care.
534
00:43:20,410 --> 00:43:23,300
She can also become your assistant.
535
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:33,070
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536
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:42,720
♫Softly falling into the hollow of my palm,♫
537
00:43:45,300 --> 00:43:54,470
♫Resting frozen in the center of my palm.♫
538
00:43:56,100 --> 00:44:05,640
♫Our meeting across past incarnations was inevitable,♫
539
00:44:07,100 --> 00:44:16,540
♫Joined together, deeply experiencing and holding onto the end of happiness.♫
540
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:27,250
♫Though plainly given words of discouragement,♫
541
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:38,140
♫Pretending to hear nothing but exhortation.♫
542
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:49,000
♫ Endless tears, believing it cannot be true,♫
543
00:44:51,000 --> 00:45:00,300
♫ In this life, being born under an unlucky star.♫
544
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:07,600
♫ I hear the sound of the snow slowly falling♫
545
00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:12,400
♫ Though I close my eyes, it's impossible to stop the vision.♫
546
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:18,800
♫ Nothing you can do about being approached, not being inconsistent in love,♫
547
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:23,800
♫ Though merely holding onto it from the outside, prone to this sort of circumstance.♫
548
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:29,300
♫ I hear the sound of the snow slowly falling♫
549
00:45:29,300 --> 00:45:34,200
♫ As though you are holding me closely, and speaking sweetly.♫
550
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:42,000
♫ Opening your eyes to a sky filled with merciless snow falling,♫
551
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:50,500
♫ Who, after suffering this loss for a lifetime, is fond of this scene?♫