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♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

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♪Turning the clear waves red♪

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♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

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♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

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♪Sitting at home♪

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♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

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♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

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♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

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♪Dreams can shatter; Memories remain♪

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♪Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes♪

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♪In the deep red windows lies mundane dust♪

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=Are You The One=

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=Episode 39=

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Fresh crabs for sale.

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We've almost finished shopping.

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Big crabs, freshly caught.

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- Take a look.
- Wait a moment.

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Big crabs.

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The autumn crabs

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are quite plump now.

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Sir, Madam,

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do you want fish or crabs?

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You must be craving my crab roe rice.

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I'll cook tomorrow.

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Honey, you're trying hard

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to make me happy,

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so I must

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return the favor.

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- I'd like a basket of crabs.
- All right.

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These crabs were just caught.

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I want that one, the big one.

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Sure.

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- And this one too.
- Freshly caught.

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- See how lively they are.
- Thank you.

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Prince Sui's Sanjin Camp is moving.

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They'll reach Qingfeng Town

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by the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Troops are relaxed during the festival.

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If Qingfeng Town is attacked,

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the capital will lose its buffer zone.

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It might fall completely.

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Prince Sui has finally made his move,

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starting a rebellion.

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I suspect he's planned this

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since we went to the capital

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to investigate the chief instructor.

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Mid-Autumn Festival...

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Prince Sui is such a nuisance.

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Can't he let us enjoy the festival in peace?

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I rushed here from miles away,

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and you're hiding here

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whispering?

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Zhen, what brings you here?

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We wanted to celebrate

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the Mid-Autumn Festival with you, Miantang.

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You came at the perfect time.

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It wouldn't be lively without you.

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Delicious food.

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Let's have a drink together.

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The capital's roast duck

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truly is the best.

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Someone

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promised to cook today,

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but as soon as friends arrived,

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he abandoned his post.

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Maybe he's afraid

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his cooking skills aren't up to par?

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He was going to cook?

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Lord Huaiyang,

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aiming to be a kept husband?

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Why aren't you home celebrating

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with your mother?

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Why come here to join the fun

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and make me cook?

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Our Zhen's Porcelain

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is now the imperial kiln,

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chosen by the court.

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We must seize this opportunity.

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We've contacted the capital's

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largest porcelain shop

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and brought in

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new designs.

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We're waiting for the Mid-Autumn Festival

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to make our mark.

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Look,

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it's Mid-Autumn Festival again.

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We can't miss this chance.

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival,

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the more people, the livelier the market.

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It's good for business.

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You seem to forget,

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my husband used to run

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a failing porcelain business.

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He knows nothing about business.

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I forgot.

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My poor memories.

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What's this, honey?

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We have friends visiting from afar.

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Tonight, we should relax

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and forget about the troubling court affairs.

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It's in.

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I got it in.

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It went in.

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Go.

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- Lord Huaiyang is good.
- Not bad.

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Aim.

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A steady mind leads to a straight shot.

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So close.

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Aim for the mouth of the pot.

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Easy, easy.

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Get ready.

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Go.

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Not bad.

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Your turn.

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Go.

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Hey, no cheating.

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I'm not playing with them anymore.

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Then teach me the correct posture.

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- Honey.
- Let me show you.

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- Like this.
- Do you know

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what our opponent fears most now?

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What do they fear?

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Unexpected complications.

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He seems

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to have everything going his way,

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but if he makes one wrong move

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at a crucial moment,

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the next steps won't follow,

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the rhythm and arrangement

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will be disrupted,

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and all his efforts will be wasted.

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He won't get what he wants.

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Who are you referring to

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when you say "unexpected complications,"

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honey?

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The situation is worsening.

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There are few capable officials in the court.

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Even the Three Bureaus

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can no longer keep Prince Sui in check.

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If it comes to it,

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I'm willing to risk my life.

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But the Empress cannot be put in danger.

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What are your plans then,

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Your Majesty?

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In two days,

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I'll send the Empress

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to Yiqing Temple for prayers and meditation.

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I want you

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to take my letter

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and escort her safely

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to Xizhou...

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Your Majesty,

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a message from Chonghua Palace.

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I don't have time to go there.

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It's not to the palace.

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The Empress wants to have a drink with you

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in the Imperial Garden.

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Is Your Majesty's bold move

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meant to exclude me?

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It seems so.

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You've been avoiding me lately,

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yet you sent Eunuch Fu to tell me

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I'm going to Yiqing Temple for prayers.

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Do you think

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I'm afraid of death,

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after all we've been through together?

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- Xueji...
- I'm willing to cooperate.

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Just like when you helped me,

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rescuing me from the Shi family.

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You've had too much to drink.

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Indeed.

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The Empress and I are merely using each other.

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There's no need to go this far.

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- My Lord...
- I am the Emperor.

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I chose you as Empress

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only because you obey me without question.

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I have no feelings for you.

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I don't need you

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to display any deep affection here.

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Your only duty

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is to fulfill your role as Empress

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and obey my orders.

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Don't make me repeat myself.

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My Lord.

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We received some fresh fruit,

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and I remembered

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your favorite drink.

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I followed the recipe

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and prepared some fruit-infused beverages.

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And everyone in the mansion

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came asking for some.

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You are so thoughtful.

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Your Highness.

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Princess of Huaiyang.

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Isn't this the birthday gift

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Your Highness gave to Consort Xian?

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Why is it back?

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Consort Xian is grateful for the gift,

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but she finds the fragrance of the incense

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to be headache-inducing.

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She's unable to enjoy it,

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so she sent me

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to return it to Your Highness.

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Fine.

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If Consort Xian didn't like it,

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I can't impose on her.

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I wonder what gift

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would delight her.

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Consort Xian has recently taken a liking

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to various types of hairpins.

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If Your Highness could bestow upon her

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a set of red hairpins,

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Consort Xian would be deeply grateful.

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How dare you.

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Those red hairpins are extremely valuable.

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There's only one set in the palace.

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How dare you, a mere maid,

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speak so boldly?

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I am simply conveying

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Consort Xian's preferences.

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Whether Your Highness chooses

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to bestow the gift is entirely up to you.

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Your Highness,

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a gift must touch the heart
to be truly appreciated.

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Why not grant

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Consort Xian her wish?

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(Virtuous and Disciplined)

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Your Majesty.

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Didn't I send someone to tell you?

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I'm swamped

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with memorials today,

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no time to accompany you.

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It's my birthday.

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Even if you're busy with state affairs

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and can't come to Jingyang Palace,

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now that I'm here,

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can't you just spare a glance

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at me?

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Your Majesty,

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please dine with me

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before attending to the affairs.

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I haven't even had my birthday noodles yet.

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Can you dress up like this

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just because

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it's your birthday?

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I recall you praising

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my elaborate hairstyle and hairpins,

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so...

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Is the golden hairpin set

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something you're allowed to wear

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with your rank?

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The Empress

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bestowed them upon me.

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The Empress gave them to you,

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so you can wear them every day

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and flaunt your status in the palace?

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Fu Yushen.

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Consort Xian,

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please remove them.

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It's my birthday today.

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No matter the occasion,

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you cannot overstep

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the Empress's protocol.

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After all,

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Qi has only one Empress.

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Is that so?

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Then what about

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all the affection

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you showed me before?

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Take them off.

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Your Highness.

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News from the palace,

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Consort Xian has fallen out of favor.

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She's completely heartbroken now.

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Why not seize this opportunity

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to ask her

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to help us?

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It would increase our chances of success.

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Yun'er is blinded by love,

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repeatedly acting recklessly.

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There's no telling what she might do.

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She's no longer of use.

285
00:16:29,421 --> 00:16:31,841
I only hope she can behave herself

286
00:16:32,371 --> 00:16:34,441
and not ruin my plans.

287
00:16:36,341 --> 00:16:37,181
Yes, Your Highness.

288
00:16:44,301 --> 00:16:46,081
You have beautiful skin.

289
00:16:46,421 --> 00:16:47,981
It makes this hairpin

290
00:16:47,981 --> 00:16:49,391
shine even brighter.

291
00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:55,021
Your Highness.

292
00:16:59,371 --> 00:17:00,221
Madam,

293
00:17:00,221 --> 00:17:01,821
please take your time.

294
00:17:01,821 --> 00:17:03,301
I'll leave you be.

295
00:17:03,301 --> 00:17:04,911
Excuse me.

296
00:17:05,221 --> 00:17:06,121
All right.

297
00:17:16,571 --> 00:17:19,281
Your Highness, Consort Xian
was turned away by His Lordship.

298
00:17:25,761 --> 00:17:32,761
(Prince Sui's Mansion)

299
00:17:40,091 --> 00:17:41,421
- Take care.
- Thank you.

300
00:17:41,421 --> 00:17:42,841
Is Consort Xian allowed to enter?

301
00:17:43,421 --> 00:17:45,091
Please return. His Highness said

302
00:17:45,091 --> 00:17:46,471
today isn't a day for family visits.

303
00:17:47,771 --> 00:17:48,711
Consort Xian is...

304
00:17:50,461 --> 00:17:51,471
Young lady.

305
00:17:56,381 --> 00:17:57,911
Are you the shopkeeper

306
00:17:58,051 --> 00:17:59,001
of Treasure as Desired?

307
00:18:00,181 --> 00:18:01,571
I'd like to have a word,

308
00:18:01,571 --> 00:18:02,761
please.

309
00:18:05,771 --> 00:18:06,611
Your Highness.

310
00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:09,801
Am I allowed to come home?

311
00:18:10,221 --> 00:18:11,061
No.

312
00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:13,571
But I just met the shopkeeper
of Treasure as Desired.

313
00:18:13,571 --> 00:18:14,801
He gave me this box

314
00:18:15,051 --> 00:18:16,221
and said Princess of Sui

315
00:18:16,221 --> 00:18:17,801
chose the jewelry for you

316
00:18:18,011 --> 00:18:19,951
and you should open it yourself.

317
00:18:26,461 --> 00:18:28,761
It seems the Princess still cares for you.

318
00:18:51,921 --> 00:18:54,681
(Great Fortune)

319
00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:57,671
To witness the dragon fall from the sky...

320
00:19:00,531 --> 00:19:01,561
Where is the shopkeeper?

321
00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:02,841
He left.

322
00:19:11,861 --> 00:19:14,121
If you wish to witness the dragon's fall

323
00:19:14,381 --> 00:19:15,561
and the changing of the world,

324
00:19:17,091 --> 00:19:18,471
you must

325
00:19:19,011 --> 00:19:20,521
take action yourself.

326
00:19:37,701 --> 00:19:38,621
Back to the palace.

327
00:19:38,621 --> 00:19:39,461
Yes, Your Highness.

328
00:19:46,621 --> 00:19:47,571
Consort Xian,

329
00:19:47,571 --> 00:19:48,631
Empress of the kingdom.

330
00:19:49,301 --> 00:19:51,861
- Concubine Yan sent it a few days ago.
- Consort Xian, Empress of the kingdom.

331
00:19:51,861 --> 00:19:53,151
I'll take it away immediately.

332
00:19:53,381 --> 00:19:54,261
- Wait.
- Consort Xian,

333
00:19:54,331 --> 00:19:55,521
Empress of the kingdom.

334
00:21:21,901 --> 00:21:23,431
I really

335
00:21:24,251 --> 00:21:27,231
like this melody.

336
00:21:28,461 --> 00:21:29,981
The Empress meticulously selected

337
00:21:29,981 --> 00:21:30,981
both the music and the dishes

338
00:21:30,981 --> 00:21:32,391
for this banquet.

339
00:21:32,901 --> 00:21:33,741
I wouldn't dare

340
00:21:34,221 --> 00:21:35,601
to steal the credit.

341
00:21:37,051 --> 00:21:39,361
I'm grateful for Your Majesty's kindness.

342
00:21:40,811 --> 00:21:42,471
I will diligently fulfill my duties.

343
00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:44,281
It was no trouble at all.

344
00:21:46,091 --> 00:21:46,931
Very well.

345
00:21:47,051 --> 00:21:49,711
His Late Majesty often said

346
00:21:49,901 --> 00:21:51,421
that a harmonious marriage

347
00:21:51,421 --> 00:21:53,761
is a rare and precious gift.

348
00:21:55,571 --> 00:21:57,151
Dear relatives,

349
00:21:57,291 --> 00:22:00,391
you are the important figures of Qi.

350
00:22:00,731 --> 00:22:03,231
As we gather for the Mid-Autumn Festival,

351
00:22:03,381 --> 00:22:05,141
I wish you all

352
00:22:05,141 --> 00:22:07,521
abundance, peace,

353
00:22:08,251 --> 00:22:11,041
and happy families.

354
00:22:19,051 --> 00:22:21,661
Thank you, Your Highness.

355
00:22:21,661 --> 00:22:22,521
All right.

356
00:22:22,811 --> 00:22:24,041
Please

357
00:22:24,291 --> 00:22:25,281
be seated.

358
00:22:31,421 --> 00:22:33,151
The Grand Empress Dowager is right.

359
00:22:34,981 --> 00:22:36,461
A harmonious marriage

360
00:22:36,651 --> 00:22:37,751
is a precious gift.

361
00:22:38,491 --> 00:22:40,001
I'm not good with words,

362
00:22:41,301 --> 00:22:42,321
but my heartfelt wishes

363
00:22:42,831 --> 00:22:44,251
are in this toast.

364
00:22:46,381 --> 00:22:47,321
Your Majesty,

365
00:22:48,051 --> 00:22:49,231
I wish you

366
00:22:50,331 --> 00:22:51,711
a long

367
00:22:52,861 --> 00:22:54,121
and peaceful reign.

368
00:23:01,251 --> 00:23:02,471
Thank you, Consort Xian.

369
00:23:11,771 --> 00:23:13,001
Empress,

370
00:23:13,771 --> 00:23:15,631
there's no need for a grand celebration

371
00:23:15,941 --> 00:23:17,801
for my birthday this year.

372
00:23:18,381 --> 00:23:20,421
I will go to Yiqing Temple

373
00:23:20,421 --> 00:23:22,521
to offer incense and pray for blessings.

374
00:23:30,421 --> 00:23:32,951
Princess of Huaiyang,
why are you staring at me?

375
00:23:34,621 --> 00:23:36,981
I find your elaborate accessories

376
00:23:36,981 --> 00:23:38,621
and makeup today

377
00:23:38,621 --> 00:23:39,951
quite appealing.

378
00:23:45,771 --> 00:23:48,041
Seeing you so happy

379
00:23:48,291 --> 00:23:49,151
makes me happy

380
00:23:49,531 --> 00:23:51,361
genuinely.

381
00:23:59,421 --> 00:24:01,221
Your Majesty!

382
00:24:01,221 --> 00:24:02,531
- What's wrong?
- Brother!

383
00:24:02,531 --> 00:24:04,051
- Your Majesty!
- Brother!

384
00:24:04,051 --> 00:24:05,361
Summon the physician!

385
00:24:05,571 --> 00:24:06,951
Quickly, summon the physician!

386
00:24:07,091 --> 00:24:08,731
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!

387
00:24:08,731 --> 00:24:10,321
- Your Highness!
- Summon the physician!

388
00:24:10,531 --> 00:24:11,761
Summon the physician now!

389
00:24:12,011 --> 00:24:13,181
Someone, help.

390
00:24:13,181 --> 00:24:14,081
Silence!

391
00:24:19,571 --> 00:24:21,561
No one who attended the banquet

392
00:24:22,011 --> 00:24:24,381
may leave today.

393
00:24:24,381 --> 00:24:25,571
I've tested all the food

394
00:24:25,571 --> 00:24:26,981
with silver needles,

395
00:24:26,981 --> 00:24:28,001
and there's no reaction.

396
00:24:28,251 --> 00:24:29,561
As you instructed,

397
00:24:29,771 --> 00:24:30,771
I brought back the utensils

398
00:24:30,771 --> 00:24:32,531
used by His Majesty

399
00:24:32,531 --> 00:24:33,801
and the Empress.

400
00:24:36,861 --> 00:24:37,841
Your Highness,

401
00:24:38,421 --> 00:24:40,361
may I examine them?

402
00:24:40,981 --> 00:24:41,821
Permission granted.

403
00:24:59,141 --> 00:25:00,281
Colored lacquer?

404
00:25:00,421 --> 00:25:01,711
What is that?

405
00:25:02,181 --> 00:25:03,661
Your Highness,

406
00:25:03,661 --> 00:25:05,321
there's colored lacquer in the pot.

407
00:25:05,621 --> 00:25:07,561
Colored lacquer flakes off when heated.

408
00:25:08,221 --> 00:25:09,121
If the poison

409
00:25:09,291 --> 00:25:11,321
was sealed within the lacquer,

410
00:25:11,701 --> 00:25:13,871
it wouldn't be detected
during the initial inspection.

411
00:25:14,331 --> 00:25:16,001
But once the liquor is warmed,

412
00:25:18,981 --> 00:25:20,811
the poison would be released invisibly

413
00:25:20,811 --> 00:25:22,001
in front of everyone.

414
00:25:23,811 --> 00:25:24,911
I don't know.

415
00:25:25,141 --> 00:25:26,431
I don't know.

416
00:25:26,861 --> 00:25:29,231
You warmed and poured the liquor.

417
00:25:29,941 --> 00:25:31,841
How dare you deny it?

418
00:25:32,331 --> 00:25:33,731
Mercy, Your Highness.

419
00:25:33,731 --> 00:25:35,181
Mercy, Your Highness.

420
00:25:35,181 --> 00:25:36,861
Who arranged

421
00:25:36,861 --> 00:25:38,291
today's banquet?

422
00:25:38,291 --> 00:25:39,841
Your Highness,

423
00:25:40,221 --> 00:25:42,051
the Empress personally supervised

424
00:25:42,051 --> 00:25:43,361
all arrangements

425
00:25:43,491 --> 00:25:45,671
for the palace banquet.

426
00:25:46,251 --> 00:25:49,081
She likely appointed Head Chef Qiu

427
00:25:49,491 --> 00:25:51,041
from the Imperial Kitchen as well.

428
00:25:51,621 --> 00:25:53,281
The Empress herself is poisoned

429
00:25:53,461 --> 00:25:54,621
and in danger now.

430
00:25:54,621 --> 00:25:56,081
How could she possibly harm His Majesty?

431
00:25:57,291 --> 00:25:58,711
You're right.

432
00:26:00,491 --> 00:26:02,051
But this servant

433
00:26:02,051 --> 00:26:03,521
wouldn't dare commit

434
00:26:03,731 --> 00:26:04,981
such treason

435
00:26:04,981 --> 00:26:06,761
without someone's orders.

436
00:26:12,381 --> 00:26:13,221
Speak.

437
00:26:13,731 --> 00:26:15,231
I'll confess.

438
00:26:15,571 --> 00:26:16,431
I will.

439
00:26:16,941 --> 00:26:17,781
I was indeed

440
00:26:18,421 --> 00:26:20,951
instructed by someone.

441
00:26:21,291 --> 00:26:22,391
Is that person

442
00:26:23,491 --> 00:26:25,471
present now?

443
00:26:27,091 --> 00:26:28,081
Your Highness,

444
00:26:29,181 --> 00:26:31,951
I can't hide it any longer.

445
00:26:35,421 --> 00:26:36,801
Years ago,

446
00:26:37,091 --> 00:26:39,081
you had an affair with His Majesty

447
00:26:39,661 --> 00:26:41,391
but failed to become Empress.

448
00:26:42,461 --> 00:26:43,631
Driven by jealousy,

449
00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:45,151
you sought revenge.

450
00:26:45,901 --> 00:26:47,911
She is skilled in porcelain-making

451
00:26:48,381 --> 00:26:50,121
and has secretly crafted a pot

452
00:26:50,861 --> 00:26:54,001
coated with colored lacquer
containing poison.

453
00:26:56,421 --> 00:26:57,471
Are you accusing

454
00:26:59,981 --> 00:27:01,561
Princess of Huaiyang?

455
00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:03,131
How dare a servant like you

456
00:27:03,131 --> 00:27:05,361
frame Princess of Huaiyang?

457
00:27:06,731 --> 00:27:08,081
Do you have any evidence?

458
00:27:08,531 --> 00:27:09,431
Your Highness,

459
00:27:10,221 --> 00:27:11,631
I know

460
00:27:11,771 --> 00:27:13,191
I shouldn't expose you,

461
00:27:13,771 --> 00:27:16,231
but poisoning His Majesty

462
00:27:17,091 --> 00:27:19,431
is an unforgivable crime.

463
00:27:20,141 --> 00:27:21,321
I can only...

464
00:27:22,861 --> 00:27:23,841
I can only...

465
00:27:28,731 --> 00:27:29,571
It's...

466
00:27:35,251 --> 00:27:36,431
Guards.

467
00:27:36,811 --> 00:27:39,801
Arrest the treacherous Liu Miantang.

468
00:27:40,051 --> 00:27:40,891
Hold.

469
00:27:43,181 --> 00:27:44,121
Princess of Huaiyang,

470
00:27:45,491 --> 00:27:47,671
did you do this?

471
00:27:48,661 --> 00:27:49,841
Your Highness,

472
00:27:50,771 --> 00:27:51,671
I did not.

473
00:27:52,861 --> 00:27:54,121
That's strange.

474
00:27:54,811 --> 00:27:56,671
If she hadn't orchestrated this,

475
00:27:57,181 --> 00:27:58,281
how could this servant

476
00:27:58,771 --> 00:28:00,461
have risked her life

477
00:28:00,461 --> 00:28:01,671
to frame her?

478
00:28:02,461 --> 00:28:04,181
Does Consort Xian mean

479
00:28:04,181 --> 00:28:05,181
that whoever commits suicide

480
00:28:05,181 --> 00:28:06,561
is telling the truth?

481
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:09,331
Then what's the point of Qi's laws,

482
00:28:09,331 --> 00:28:11,361
the Ministry of Justice,
and the Court of Judicial Review?

483
00:28:12,141 --> 00:28:14,151
Wouldn't all those
wrongly accused prisoners

484
00:28:14,381 --> 00:28:15,841
just need to line up

485
00:28:16,091 --> 00:28:17,841
and jump off Xuande Gate

486
00:28:18,381 --> 00:28:19,801
to prove their innocence?

487
00:28:20,141 --> 00:28:22,051
Death for truth.

488
00:28:22,051 --> 00:28:23,801
Is that how it works?

489
00:28:25,941 --> 00:28:27,521
My point is,

490
00:28:28,221 --> 00:28:30,521
there's no witness left to testify.

491
00:28:32,181 --> 00:28:33,521
Physician Song has returned.

492
00:28:36,461 --> 00:28:37,941
Your Highness.

493
00:28:37,941 --> 00:28:38,871
Well?

494
00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:41,011
His Majesty and the Empress

495
00:28:41,011 --> 00:28:42,471
have indeed been poisoned.

496
00:28:42,861 --> 00:28:45,361
They were likely poisoned with aconite.

497
00:28:45,771 --> 00:28:47,571
It's a potent poison

498
00:28:47,571 --> 00:28:49,151
that destroys the internal organs.

499
00:28:49,381 --> 00:28:52,281
We've done everything we can,

500
00:28:52,461 --> 00:28:53,711
but His Majesty and the Empress

501
00:28:54,011 --> 00:28:55,091
haven't shown

502
00:28:55,091 --> 00:28:57,471
any signs of improvement.

503
00:28:57,941 --> 00:28:59,251
Now,

504
00:28:59,251 --> 00:29:00,091
all we can do

505
00:29:00,861 --> 00:29:02,711
is wait.

506
00:29:05,701 --> 00:29:06,631
Physician Song,

507
00:29:06,941 --> 00:29:08,731
the servant who poisoned them
has committed suicide.

508
00:29:08,731 --> 00:29:09,611
Please examine her.

509
00:29:09,611 --> 00:29:10,801
Is there any chance she's still alive?

510
00:29:11,861 --> 00:29:13,391
Allow me to check.

511
00:29:26,901 --> 00:29:27,871
Your Highness,

512
00:29:28,181 --> 00:29:30,331
this criminal only fainted

513
00:29:30,331 --> 00:29:31,771
from external injuries.

514
00:29:31,771 --> 00:29:32,611
The wound

515
00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,041
isn't fatal.

516
00:29:37,011 --> 00:29:38,571
She confessed

517
00:29:38,571 --> 00:29:40,531
that Princess of Huaiyang was behind this.

518
00:29:40,531 --> 00:29:41,501
Testimony alone isn't enough

519
00:29:41,501 --> 00:29:43,081
to prove the guilt.

520
00:29:43,571 --> 00:29:44,471
Your Highness,

521
00:29:44,981 --> 00:29:48,381
may I examine the liquor pot?

522
00:29:48,381 --> 00:29:49,221
Permission granted.

523
00:30:01,901 --> 00:30:02,841
It's wolf's-bane.

524
00:30:04,221 --> 00:30:05,151
Your Highness,

525
00:30:06,181 --> 00:30:07,911
the residue in this pot is indeed

526
00:30:08,051 --> 00:30:09,461
the poison that afflicted

527
00:30:09,461 --> 00:30:10,461
His Majesty and the Empress:

528
00:30:10,461 --> 00:30:11,361
wolf's-bane.

529
00:30:12,291 --> 00:30:13,131
Commander Zhou.

530
00:30:13,251 --> 00:30:14,091
Please.

531
00:30:14,221 --> 00:30:16,181
Get me some bowls of potash water.

532
00:30:16,181 --> 00:30:17,021
Yes, sir.

533
00:30:17,571 --> 00:30:18,501
The toxic powder

534
00:30:18,501 --> 00:30:19,661
of wolf's-bane

535
00:30:19,661 --> 00:30:21,621
is extremely fine, light,

536
00:30:21,621 --> 00:30:23,361
and easily transferred.

537
00:30:23,491 --> 00:30:24,741
Ordinary soap and water

538
00:30:24,741 --> 00:30:27,051
can't remove it completely.

539
00:30:27,051 --> 00:30:27,981
But potash water,

540
00:30:27,981 --> 00:30:29,261
as I mentioned,

541
00:30:29,261 --> 00:30:32,251
counteracts wolf's-bane.

542
00:30:32,251 --> 00:30:33,491
When they react,

543
00:30:33,491 --> 00:30:35,841
it will present a turmeric color.

544
00:30:36,981 --> 00:30:38,051
This way,

545
00:30:38,051 --> 00:30:39,331
we can easily determine

546
00:30:39,331 --> 00:30:41,221
who else here

547
00:30:41,221 --> 00:30:42,561
has touched the poison.

548
00:30:47,091 --> 00:30:47,931
All right.

549
00:30:49,051 --> 00:30:51,471
Everyone present today,

550
00:30:51,901 --> 00:30:53,091
dip your hands

551
00:30:53,091 --> 00:30:55,361
in the potash water.

552
00:30:55,531 --> 00:30:57,221
If your fingers turn yellow,

553
00:30:57,221 --> 00:31:00,361
you are suspected of assassinating His Majesty.

554
00:31:01,381 --> 00:31:02,221
I'll go first.

555
00:31:12,981 --> 00:31:14,321
Look,

556
00:31:14,461 --> 00:31:15,841
Princess of Huaiyang is innocent.

557
00:31:34,011 --> 00:31:34,911
Your Highness,

558
00:31:35,091 --> 00:31:37,281
this criminal's fingers turned yellow.

559
00:31:38,461 --> 00:31:39,671
Go on.

560
00:31:53,531 --> 00:31:54,371
Your Highness,

561
00:31:54,861 --> 00:31:56,001
I am innocent.

562
00:32:08,941 --> 00:32:10,631
What are you waiting for, Consort Xian?

563
00:32:11,061 --> 00:32:12,041
Your Highness,

564
00:32:13,571 --> 00:32:15,091
this method can't prove

565
00:32:15,091 --> 00:32:16,601
her innocence.

566
00:32:16,941 --> 00:32:18,091
What if the mastermind

567
00:32:18,091 --> 00:32:19,381
didn't touch the powder?

568
00:32:19,381 --> 00:32:21,561
We're dealing with attempted regicide.

569
00:32:21,731 --> 00:32:23,521
We must explore every possibility.

570
00:32:24,091 --> 00:32:25,531
Consort Xian,

571
00:32:25,531 --> 00:32:26,531
if you have the time

572
00:32:26,531 --> 00:32:27,471
to cast suspicions,

573
00:32:27,901 --> 00:32:29,471
why don't you

574
00:32:29,901 --> 00:32:31,141
dip your hand in the water

575
00:32:31,141 --> 00:32:32,431
and see?

576
00:32:32,771 --> 00:32:33,841
Or

577
00:32:34,461 --> 00:32:35,631
are you afraid?

578
00:32:39,381 --> 00:32:40,231
Consort Xian,

579
00:32:41,701 --> 00:32:43,711
your hands.

580
00:32:47,421 --> 00:32:48,601
Show them.

581
00:32:53,701 --> 00:32:54,671
Your Highness,

582
00:32:54,811 --> 00:32:56,801
her fingers turned yellow.

583
00:32:57,461 --> 00:32:58,901
Arrest her.

584
00:32:58,901 --> 00:32:59,741
Aye.

585
00:32:59,941 --> 00:33:00,781
It was her.

586
00:33:01,181 --> 00:33:03,861
Arrest everyone from Jingyang Palace

587
00:33:03,861 --> 00:33:05,711
and take them to the dungeons.

588
00:33:06,251 --> 00:33:08,711
Take her to the Cold Palace.

589
00:33:08,941 --> 00:33:10,801
His Majesty shall interrogate her personally

590
00:33:11,181 --> 00:33:12,601
after he awakens.

591
00:33:12,981 --> 00:33:13,821
She will be executed

592
00:33:13,901 --> 00:33:15,041
afterward.

593
00:33:15,181 --> 00:33:16,021
Aye.

594
00:33:16,251 --> 00:33:17,291
Your Highness,

595
00:33:17,291 --> 00:33:18,901
the Empress was too deeply poisoned

596
00:33:18,901 --> 00:33:19,901
to recover.

597
00:33:19,901 --> 00:33:20,741
A moment ago,

598
00:33:20,901 --> 00:33:21,841
she passed away.

599
00:33:26,011 --> 00:33:27,871
Shi Xueji is dead?

600
00:33:35,051 --> 00:33:36,841
She's dead.

601
00:33:37,421 --> 00:33:38,981
Take her away.

602
00:33:38,981 --> 00:33:40,711
Shi Xueji is dead.

603
00:33:41,661 --> 00:33:42,871
She's dead.

604
00:33:43,291 --> 00:33:45,191
Shi Xueji is dead.

605
00:33:46,491 --> 00:33:48,151
Shi Xueji is dead.

606
00:33:48,421 --> 00:33:50,761
She's dead.

607
00:33:52,621 --> 00:33:53,471
Your Majesty.

608
00:33:56,221 --> 00:33:57,081
Your Majesty.

609
00:33:58,251 --> 00:33:59,091
Your Majesty.

610
00:33:59,531 --> 00:34:01,091
I used a golden elixir

611
00:34:01,091 --> 00:34:02,841
to stabilize His Majesty's meridians.

612
00:34:03,051 --> 00:34:05,521
But the poison has seeped deep down.

613
00:34:05,941 --> 00:34:07,461
Whether he can pull through

614
00:34:07,461 --> 00:34:09,001
depends on God's mercy.

615
00:34:12,691 --> 00:34:13,561
Your Majesty.

616
00:34:16,261 --> 00:34:17,101
Mother.

617
00:34:18,531 --> 00:34:19,371
Mother.

618
00:34:20,741 --> 00:34:23,001
What happened to His Majesty?

619
00:34:23,941 --> 00:34:25,271
Mother.

620
00:34:34,611 --> 00:34:36,601
How dare you ask?

621
00:34:37,491 --> 00:34:40,881
It's all thanks to your adopted daughter.

622
00:34:44,461 --> 00:34:46,261
Don't be angry, Mother.

623
00:34:46,261 --> 00:34:47,981
Don't be angry, Mother.

624
00:34:47,981 --> 00:34:48,921
Mother.

625
00:34:50,091 --> 00:34:52,081
Don't be angry, Mother.

626
00:34:57,381 --> 00:34:59,751
Don't be angry, Mother.

627
00:35:02,611 --> 00:35:05,601
Your Majesty.

628
00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:12,191
Your Majesty.

629
00:35:16,691 --> 00:35:19,631
Our kingdom needs a ruler.

630
00:35:20,691 --> 00:35:22,631
Your Majesty.

631
00:35:29,881 --> 00:35:31,961
(Landownership Papers)

632
00:35:31,981 --> 00:35:34,001
I've searched the entire capital,

633
00:35:35,331 --> 00:35:38,481
only to discover the traitor is my son.

634
00:35:43,581 --> 00:35:45,441
What a disgrace to our family.

635
00:35:46,221 --> 00:35:48,831
How shameful.

636
00:35:52,741 --> 00:35:56,481
Duke, where are you going?

637
00:35:57,781 --> 00:36:00,831
I'm going to tie him up.

638
00:36:01,131 --> 00:36:03,631
And then what?

639
00:36:05,341 --> 00:36:07,001
Report it to the court?

640
00:36:08,011 --> 00:36:09,381
My brother-in-law will be executed

641
00:36:09,381 --> 00:36:11,211
and the Guo family be destroyed?

642
00:36:11,211 --> 00:36:12,821
The reputation of your family

643
00:36:12,821 --> 00:36:14,271
will be ruined in an instant?

644
00:36:16,611 --> 00:36:18,461
My brother-in-law is your only son,

645
00:36:18,461 --> 00:36:20,121
and he has no offspring.

646
00:36:20,571 --> 00:36:22,131
Even I, as his in-law,

647
00:36:22,131 --> 00:36:23,631
can't bear the thought.

648
00:36:26,381 --> 00:36:27,601
Without a witness,

649
00:36:28,421 --> 00:36:29,651
how can we expose

650
00:36:29,651 --> 00:36:31,341
Prince Sui's heinous crimes

651
00:36:31,341 --> 00:36:33,311
and restore peace to the court?

652
00:36:35,011 --> 00:36:35,921
Duke,

653
00:36:37,981 --> 00:36:40,121
His Majesty is ill
and unable to hold court today.

654
00:36:40,901 --> 00:36:43,301
This is unprecedented.

655
00:36:43,301 --> 00:36:44,421
I'm afraid

656
00:36:44,421 --> 00:36:46,861
the palace is in turmoil.

657
00:36:46,861 --> 00:36:49,341
If Prince Sui seizes this opportunity

658
00:36:49,341 --> 00:36:50,691
to strike,

659
00:36:50,691 --> 00:36:51,961
we'll have no chance

660
00:36:53,931 --> 00:36:56,441
to take him down.

661
00:37:17,781 --> 00:37:18,621
Father.

662
00:37:23,211 --> 00:37:24,051
Father.

663
00:37:35,571 --> 00:37:36,411
Kneel.

664
00:37:39,261 --> 00:37:40,151
Kneel.

665
00:37:56,981 --> 00:37:57,831
Your Highness,

666
00:37:57,981 --> 00:37:59,211
our scouts have news.

667
00:37:59,211 --> 00:38:01,531
The Sanjin Camp has reached Mount Wuling.

668
00:38:01,531 --> 00:38:02,631
But a landslide occurred,

669
00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:04,311
and they had to detour through Feihu Pass.

670
00:38:04,611 --> 00:38:07,261
They won't reach the capital within ten days.

671
00:38:07,261 --> 00:38:08,151
It doesn't matter.

672
00:38:08,781 --> 00:38:09,631
Sit.

673
00:38:10,301 --> 00:38:11,311
Thank you, Your Highness.

674
00:38:12,821 --> 00:38:14,401
Liu Yu has been poisoned.

675
00:38:15,491 --> 00:38:18,151
The Imperial Medical Institute predicts
he won't survive five days.

676
00:38:19,171 --> 00:38:22,351
Regardless of Yun'er's motive
for poisoning him,

677
00:38:23,381 --> 00:38:24,231
she...

678
00:38:24,381 --> 00:38:26,151
she's done me

679
00:38:29,011 --> 00:38:31,561
a favor anyway.

680
00:38:32,381 --> 00:38:34,001
With Liu Yu gone,

681
00:38:34,531 --> 00:38:36,151
who in Qi

682
00:38:36,301 --> 00:38:37,261
is more qualified

683
00:38:37,261 --> 00:38:39,751
to claim the throne than me?

684
00:38:50,011 --> 00:38:50,961
What's wrong?

685
00:38:51,341 --> 00:38:52,271
Don't you like it anymore?

686
00:38:55,381 --> 00:38:56,481
I do.

687
00:38:57,421 --> 00:38:59,441
I just don't know

688
00:39:00,781 --> 00:39:02,081
when I'll get to eat it again.

689
00:39:07,821 --> 00:39:08,831
Xingzhou,

690
00:39:10,211 --> 00:39:11,711
I'll be with you.

691
00:39:14,421 --> 00:39:15,311
Whether

692
00:39:16,301 --> 00:39:17,671
we succeed or fail,

693
00:39:18,341 --> 00:39:20,121
I'm prepared.

694
00:39:21,261 --> 00:39:22,151
Even if

695
00:39:22,901 --> 00:39:24,481
it's a narrow escape

696
00:39:25,941 --> 00:39:27,671
or we'll face death,

697
00:39:28,741 --> 00:39:30,151
as long as you want

698
00:39:30,821 --> 00:39:32,631
the food I cook,

699
00:39:33,491 --> 00:39:36,081
I'll cook for you

700
00:39:36,211 --> 00:39:37,831
no matter what.

701
00:39:43,901 --> 00:39:44,921
Eat up.

702
00:39:49,491 --> 00:39:51,521
Is this how you comfort someone?

703
00:39:52,051 --> 00:39:53,561
Now I lost my appetite.

704
00:40:02,421 --> 00:40:04,561
The Cold Palace is heavily guarded.

705
00:40:04,821 --> 00:40:06,791
But Consort Xian
had been laughing maniacally,

706
00:40:07,011 --> 00:40:09,521
it's impossible to meet her privately
without attracting attention.

707
00:40:10,011 --> 00:40:12,561
I thought I wouldn't be able to get any info,

708
00:40:12,691 --> 00:40:13,601
but then

709
00:40:13,981 --> 00:40:15,961
Consort Xian jumped into a well.

710
00:40:16,571 --> 00:40:18,151
Is it suicide or execution?

711
00:40:19,091 --> 00:40:20,301
The official story is

712
00:40:20,301 --> 00:40:21,961
that she committed suicide out of guilt.

713
00:40:22,381 --> 00:40:23,351
But Yanchi said

714
00:40:23,571 --> 00:40:25,631
Zhou Cuo's man pushed her.

715
00:40:27,011 --> 00:40:28,881
The well has been sealed off now.

716
00:40:29,011 --> 00:40:30,901
So her body won't be seen in a while.

717
00:40:30,901 --> 00:40:31,831
What a pity.

718
00:40:32,421 --> 00:40:33,341
I initially wanted

719
00:40:33,341 --> 00:40:34,961
to spare her life.

720
00:40:36,491 --> 00:40:37,671
After Liu Yu's death,

721
00:40:37,821 --> 00:40:38,831
she'd be posthumously honored.

722
00:40:39,011 --> 00:40:39,901
She would

723
00:40:39,901 --> 00:40:41,881
have died with dignity.

724
00:40:43,741 --> 00:40:44,791
With this turn of events,

725
00:40:45,461 --> 00:40:46,521
Cui Xingzhou

726
00:40:47,211 --> 00:40:48,671
will sure to make a move.

727
00:40:48,861 --> 00:40:50,601
Anything new about him?

728
00:40:51,211 --> 00:40:52,261
He must

729
00:40:52,261 --> 00:40:53,601
have heard some news.

730
00:40:54,131 --> 00:40:55,231
Our scouts reported

731
00:40:55,381 --> 00:40:57,831
that his aide has rushed to Zhenzhou overnight.

732
00:40:59,981 --> 00:41:01,001
All bark and no bite.

733
00:41:01,861 --> 00:41:03,381
With his biggest supporter gone,

734
00:41:03,381 --> 00:41:04,881
he's at his wit's end

735
00:41:05,461 --> 00:41:06,791
and can only go to Zhenzhou

736
00:41:07,211 --> 00:41:08,441
for reinforcements.

737
00:41:14,651 --> 00:41:15,981
- Duke Qing.
- Duke Qing.

738
00:41:15,981 --> 00:41:16,821
Your Highness.

739
00:41:19,531 --> 00:41:21,151
- You...
- Duke Qing.

740
00:41:21,821 --> 00:41:22,661
Your Highness,

741
00:41:23,211 --> 00:41:25,491
I know I've chosen
a different path than you,

742
00:41:25,491 --> 00:41:26,461
but this time,

743
00:41:26,461 --> 00:41:28,601
I'm truly desperate.

744
00:41:30,461 --> 00:41:31,711
Please, Your Highness,

745
00:41:32,011 --> 00:41:33,791
save my son.

746
00:41:53,341 --> 00:41:54,601
How is His Majesty?

747
00:41:56,741 --> 00:41:58,121
Still consciousness.

748
00:41:58,571 --> 00:41:59,911
What do the imperial physicians say?

749
00:42:00,211 --> 00:42:01,791
They're tight-lipped.

750
00:42:02,741 --> 00:42:04,401
The Grand Empress Dowager
stayed up all night

751
00:42:04,781 --> 00:42:06,081
and isn't feeling well.

752
00:42:06,261 --> 00:42:07,441
She's returned to Yongshou Palace.

753
00:42:08,941 --> 00:42:09,781
I need

754
00:42:09,941 --> 00:42:11,831
to stay by His Majesty's side.

755
00:42:12,651 --> 00:42:14,091
If you're exhausted,

756
00:42:14,091 --> 00:42:15,041
you may leave first.

757
00:42:29,531 --> 00:42:30,791
Fellow officials,

758
00:42:32,691 --> 00:42:34,001
it's been quite eventful lately.

759
00:42:35,051 --> 00:42:36,881
The Grand Empress Dowager

760
00:42:37,781 --> 00:42:40,671
has personally appointed me as regent.

761
00:42:41,861 --> 00:42:42,701
Therefore,

762
00:42:43,531 --> 00:42:44,441
I shall

763
00:42:45,131 --> 00:42:47,271
remain here and attend to His Majesty.

764
00:42:48,131 --> 00:42:51,041
For all military and state affairs,

765
00:42:51,551 --> 00:42:53,231
submit them to me

766
00:42:53,901 --> 00:42:55,671
and I shall present them
to the Grand Empress Dowager.

767
00:42:55,821 --> 00:42:57,441
I have a memorial.

768
00:43:05,781 --> 00:43:07,781
It concerns the foundation of our country.

769
00:43:07,781 --> 00:43:09,091
It's urgent

770
00:43:09,091 --> 00:43:10,441
and must be reported immediately.

771
00:43:12,941 --> 00:43:14,231
Proceed, Duke Qing.

772
00:43:14,611 --> 00:43:16,521
Lord Zhang from Chancellery,

773
00:43:19,091 --> 00:43:21,081
Censor-in-Chief, Lord Jiang,

774
00:43:22,611 --> 00:43:24,711
and Surveillance Commissioner Zhong

775
00:43:25,491 --> 00:43:26,521
shall accuse

776
00:43:26,901 --> 00:43:29,081
Lord Huaiyang, Cui Xingzhou.

777
00:43:45,922 --> 00:43:52,152
♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

778
00:43:53,152 --> 00:43:59,272
♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

779
00:44:00,262 --> 00:44:06,512
♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

780
00:44:07,642 --> 00:44:10,882
♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

781
00:44:11,222 --> 00:44:15,802
♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

782
00:44:16,402 --> 00:44:23,062
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

783
00:44:23,812 --> 00:44:27,182
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

784
00:44:27,472 --> 00:44:30,802
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

785
00:44:30,982 --> 00:44:37,752
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

786
00:44:38,132 --> 00:44:44,902
♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

787
00:44:45,402 --> 00:44:51,812
♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

788
00:44:52,652 --> 00:44:59,062
♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

789
00:44:59,642 --> 00:45:06,262
♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

790
00:45:07,062 --> 00:45:10,482
♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

791
00:45:10,482 --> 00:45:15,582
♪There are many more♪

792
00:45:15,962 --> 00:45:22,682
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

793
00:45:23,252 --> 00:45:26,882
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

794
00:45:26,882 --> 00:45:30,282
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

795
00:45:30,282 --> 00:45:37,192
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

796
00:45:37,482 --> 00:45:44,332
♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

797
00:45:44,702 --> 00:45:48,282
♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

798
00:45:48,282 --> 00:45:51,392
♪Year after year♪

799
00:45:53,122 --> 00:45:57,422
♪For many years to come♪

800
00:45:57,422 --> 00:46:02,422
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