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♪I'm just a common man
under the sky♪

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♪Among all living beings,
they speak of my recklessness♪

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♪Above the sky, my heart yearns♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Curious about the greed in the world♪

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♪I tore the sky's curtain apart♪

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♪The powerful words♪

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♪Spilled this golden soup♪

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♪It is not very firm♪

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♪Standing here♪

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♪I set the rules that shackle me♪

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♪Learn to cure♪

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♪Eradicating the diseases of this land♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪I wanted to take things step by step♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Never want to be a confused fool♪

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♪I am just a common man♪

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♪Listening to the songs without dispute♪

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♪Yet I always see the lonely souls♪

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♪But I always rush ahead♪

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♪Leaving my scribbles behind
for future generations to study♪

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♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

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♪The justice gavel strikes
and releases countless burdens♪

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♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

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♪Time and space brought me
to another yellowed page♪

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♪Sunlight pierces through♪

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♪One comes and goes as one pleases♪

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♪My Go board holds both sides♪

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♪When I set the game, learn to see♪

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♪Don't be a sore loser♪

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♪So many lies and deceits♪

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♪I can see through every play♪

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♪May I live and die
with the sun♪

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=Guardians of the Dafeng=

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=Episode 28=

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It must've cost you a lot of money.

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(As expected.)

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(My future father-in-law is a Fighter
obsessed with martial arts.)

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(He shouldn't be hard
to get along with.)

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A hero deserves a treasured saber.

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How can it be measured by money?

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Thank you, Miss.

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Why?

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You lied to me!

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Xu Qi'an, I won't trust you ever again!

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Get out! Out!

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Leave me alone!

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I can't stay here anymore!

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Not anymore!

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My family betrayed me!

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Get out!

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Out!

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What a nice saber!

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You must be Miss Xu Lingyue.

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Your brother is right.

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You're gorgeous

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and elegant.

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You're flattering me, Simu.

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After thinking,

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I believe this is perfect for you.

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Isn't it

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the Whitening Cream from the Beauty Shop?

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It brightens and nourishes
the skin fantastically.

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Ms. Li gave me a jar.

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It was really good.

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I waited in line for days
but failed to get another one.

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Miss Simu,

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it's so sweet of you.

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I pulled some strings to get it.

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That's fine.

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Such cream is designed for beauties like her.

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I'll try it for you.

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Thanks. It's so thoughtful of you.

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(Unlike her mother, Miss Xu)

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(seems more sophisticated.)

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(That's good.)

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(I can't wait to know more about her.)

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Actually,

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I have another gift for you.

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Does it smell good?

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This is the latest book of poems.

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(Elegant Poems)
You may read it.

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(Top Men of the Dafeng 101)

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Thanks, Simu.

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Who's this curious little girl?

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I stopped by the Moon Resto on my way here

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and picked up goodies for you.

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Moon Resto!

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Moon Resto!

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Little one, thank Miss Wang first.

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Thank you, Miss Pretty.

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Eat up.

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I came in haste, underprepared.

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I apologize for the humble gifts.

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No, no, no. They're too nice!

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You're wonderful...

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You must be thirsty coming all the way here.

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I'm sorry for our humble abode
and poor treat.

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- Please bear with it.
- Yes.

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No, it's great.

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You have

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a beautiful house of class.

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After seeing you,

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I realized why Xinnian turned out talented,

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kind, and pure.

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That's also true.

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Other things aside,

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my son, Cijiu, has been

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studying hard for 18 years.

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He is a talent.

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Once he passes the Spring Exam,

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his... his future

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will be limitless.

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Xu Cijiu,

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your 18 years of handwork are futile.

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Your future

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is ruined.

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Now, you're a joke in the scholar circles.

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How foolish!

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How stupid!

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Why did I believe a liar?

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Or I wouldn't have ended up like this!

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If fate hadn't let Xu Xinnian

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be born...

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Xu Qi'an, say something to comfort me.

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Cijiu,

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let it go.

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Have some hot water.

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Hot water?

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Hot water?

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How foolish!

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How stupid!

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You're a fool, Xu Xinnian!

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Sorry,

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Xinnian was humiliated earlier

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because of me.

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Don't blame yourself, Miss.

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Cijiu's always been obedient,

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well-behaved,

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and calm.

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He'd never cross the line

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or cause others trouble.

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- Right?
- Yes, that's true.

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Are you sure he's fine?

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Of course!

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- Don't worry.
- He's fine.

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No need to worry!

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Don't worry!

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Alright then.

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If fate hadn't let Xu Xinnian

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be born,

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the Dafeng would still be

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in the dark!

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Cijiu,

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enough is enough.

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I'm tired. I need to sleep.

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Are you hanging yourself for real?

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Alright. Never mind.

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I'm sorry. Get down now!

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Leave me alone!

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You can't die! Get down!

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Let me die!

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- Knock it off!
- Leave me alone!

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Stop!

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- Let me die!
- I'm sorry...

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Xinnian is in his room.

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(Bright and Sunny)

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Xinnian!

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Don't kill yourself, Xinnian...!

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He's studying at this time.

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Let's not interrupt him.

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Come on.

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Miss Simu came all the way here.

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So what if he's studying?

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He can continue later.

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Is there dust in your eyes?

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- Xin...
- Let me die!

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He's been studious since childhood.

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Yes, that's right.

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"It's never too early to learn."

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It's better to

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let him focus on his study.

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Yes, she's right.

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I'd like to have a word with him.

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What do you think

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about this poem?

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This line is beautiful.

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Hello.

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What's up?

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- Nothing.
- Nothing.

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- Nothing.
- Nothing.

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Xinnian is busy with his study.

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Let's not

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disturb him.

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Sure.

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Hold on.

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I apologize for my father

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for what happened earlier.

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But I believe

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with your talent,

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one day,

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you'll enter the Cabinet

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and become a minister.

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You'll go up in the world

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and achieve your goals.

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I see you're studying.

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I won't disturb you.

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I'll

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come again another day.

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Sure. No problem.

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(Xinnian,)

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(I'm sure)

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(that after this,)

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(you'll fall for me.)

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♪Flowers in the yard♪

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♪Bloom and wither♪

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♪Time goes by♪

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♪The wind blows through hair under the eave♪

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Coward.

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♪Where is the one taking a break from♪

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♪Stars are outside the window♪

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What is

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this stone for?

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"My heart is like a stone.

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It can't be moved around."

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♪Words said every day♪

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I'm going to bed.

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Your Highness,

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how did it go?

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Yang Youde said Father was working

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and told me to go back.

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As the ruler of the state,

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he's always busy

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with state affairs.

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Father is mad at me

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and avoiding me.

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I just heard a joke from others.

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Would you like to hear it for fun?

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Got kicked out of the Personnel?

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Yes. Many people saw it.

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They said Xu Xinnian
covered his belly like a dead fish

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and couldn't move for a long while.

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How strange!

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Xu Qi'an is gallant and smart.

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How come his brother is so simple-minded?

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How dare he, a student,

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go to provoke

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the Prime Minister who'll decide his career!

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Your Highness,

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you probably don't know

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that he seems to admire

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Prime Minister Wang's daughter.

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That's why the Prime Minister fumed.

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Xu Xinnian is

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a top student at the Yunlu Academy.

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He's young and talented.

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Why was Wang Zhenwen mad?

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So what if he's a top student?

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There are plenty of them in the state.

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Xu Xinnian is

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of humble birth

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without an official post or title.

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He might be talented,

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but

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compared with Miss Wang,

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he's a worthless nobody.

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Is one's family background

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really that important?

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Of course.

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People should be matched
for marriage in our state.

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Miss Wang is the Prime Minister's daughter,

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while Xu Xinnian is

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a humble civilian.

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Other than him,

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even Mr. Xu, who's made great contributions,

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doesn't deserve her.

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness, I didn't mean that.

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I'm saying he's smart and resourceful.

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He's more than qualified

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00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:54,840
to be her match.

286
00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:58,080
Your Highness...!

287
00:13:01,790 --> 00:13:04,840
I've never had anything so flavorful.

288
00:13:05,630 --> 00:13:07,150
Was it made by a new Imperial Chef?

289
00:13:08,630 --> 00:13:09,550
No.

290
00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,430
It was seasoned

291
00:13:12,670 --> 00:13:13,670
with chicken powder

292
00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,840
to bring out the umami of the ingredients.

293
00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:17,960
Besides,

294
00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,600
the one who made such powder is...

295
00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:21,760
Xu Qi'an?

296
00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:24,960
Yes.

297
00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:26,840
Mother,

298
00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,360
he owns unmatched talent.

299
00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:29,430
He can write poems

300
00:13:29,550 --> 00:13:30,510
and solve cases.

301
00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,310
He was in charge of retrieving tax silver

302
00:13:33,310 --> 00:13:34,880
in Yunzhou.

303
00:13:36,150 --> 00:13:37,550
Such a rare talent

304
00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,080
is also my guest advisor.

305
00:13:39,510 --> 00:13:41,000
Shouldn't you

306
00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,790
reward him, Mother?

307
00:13:45,390 --> 00:13:47,200
I know what you're thinking.

308
00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,720
I'll advise your father to grant him

309
00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,550
a title of nobility when the time's right.

310
00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,240
Your father is

311
00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:55,910
aware of his contributions.

312
00:13:56,430 --> 00:13:57,720
He hasn't granted him a title

313
00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,720
because he must've had other plans.

314
00:14:00,150 --> 00:14:01,880
That's not up to us.

315
00:14:05,670 --> 00:14:07,030
I'd appreciate it

316
00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,390
if you'd put in a good word.

317
00:14:08,630 --> 00:14:09,550
Thank you, Mother.

318
00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:11,790
Let's eat.

319
00:14:11,910 --> 00:14:13,080
Eat up.

320
00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:14,510
(Xu Mansion)

321
00:14:14,510 --> 00:14:15,430
What are these?

322
00:14:15,790 --> 00:14:17,720
Wang Zhenwen was impeached by his rivals.

323
00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,390
Lord Wei asked you
to send those letters

324
00:14:19,390 --> 00:14:20,240
to the Personnel.

325
00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,360
What...?

326
00:14:27,020 --> 00:14:29,340
(Yao Lin of Revenue embezzled
thousands of liang of gold.)

327
00:14:32,510 --> 00:14:34,310
If such scandals were...

328
00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,150
I mean if such secret letters were leaked,

329
00:14:38,150 --> 00:14:40,880
who knows how many officials
in town would be found guilty?

330
00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,430
Looks like the official circles
will undergo great changes.

331
00:14:45,430 --> 00:14:47,630
Few have access to such secret letters.

332
00:14:47,630 --> 00:14:48,880
They wouldn't be leaked.

333
00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,510
Hadn't Lord Wei given the order,

334
00:14:50,510 --> 00:14:51,350
do you think

335
00:14:51,790 --> 00:14:53,240
you'd be allowed to read them?

336
00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,720
Will the Guardians help Prime Minister Wang?

337
00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,270
This is important.

338
00:15:05,270 --> 00:15:06,600
It's also a power struggle.

339
00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,240
Why did Lord Wei choose me?

340
00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,120
He said

341
00:15:09,390 --> 00:15:11,760
it'd only be convincing if you sent them.

342
00:15:14,910 --> 00:15:15,960
Here's the thing.

343
00:15:16,630 --> 00:15:18,080
Everyone in the capital knows

344
00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,360
Xu Xinnian was kicked out

345
00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,790
of the Personnel for Wang Simu.

346
00:15:20,790 --> 00:15:23,000
As his brother, you stood up

347
00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,030
to bring them together.

348
00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:26,880
You sneaked into the Guardians' archive
to steal the letters

349
00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,200
and gave them to Wang Zhenwen

350
00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:29,040
in order to

351
00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:30,880
patch things up with him.

352
00:15:35,270 --> 00:15:38,240
What a brilliant story Lord Wei made.

353
00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:40,480
He should've been a scriptwriter.

354
00:15:40,910 --> 00:15:41,880
Scriptwriter?

355
00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:42,910
It's urgent.

356
00:15:42,910 --> 00:15:44,150
I'm on it now.

357
00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:47,840
Wait.

358
00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,250
Are you going over like this?

359
00:15:51,270 --> 00:15:54,200
Do you think it's easy
to sneak into the archive?

360
00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,040
Hey,

361
00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:07,920
what are you doing?

362
00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,790
I knew it.

363
00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:15,200
You'd fall into my hands someday.

364
00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:17,920
What...?

365
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:26,840
How's he?

366
00:16:27,430 --> 00:16:28,790
You didn't break him, did you?

367
00:16:29,310 --> 00:16:30,150
No.

368
00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:31,080
He dodged my whip.

369
00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,910
He said he had a better story
to get it done more easily.

370
00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:41,790
It goes like this.

371
00:16:41,910 --> 00:16:43,760
You, Xu Xinnian, were kicked out

372
00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,790
of the Cabinet because of Wang Simu.

373
00:16:45,790 --> 00:16:47,430
In order to win over that girl,

374
00:16:47,430 --> 00:16:49,200
you sneaked into your brother's room

375
00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,270
to steal the letters

376
00:16:50,270 --> 00:16:52,200
and gave them to Wang Zhenwen

377
00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,760
to patch things up with him.

378
00:16:54,630 --> 00:16:55,470
Remember,

379
00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:56,960
let Miss Wang pass the letters.

380
00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,120
That'll work better.

381
00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,030
What a brilliant story you made.

382
00:17:02,870 --> 00:17:04,000
If that's the case,

383
00:17:04,310 --> 00:17:05,160
I'm on it now.

384
00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:06,000
Hold on.

385
00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:07,920
Are you going over like this?

386
00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,400
- What...?
- Do you think it's easy

387
00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,240
to steal the letters from your brother?

388
00:17:13,550 --> 00:17:14,590
You're meticulous.

389
00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,240
Choose one.

390
00:17:26,590 --> 00:17:27,430
Which one

391
00:17:28,070 --> 00:17:28,910
causes no pain?

392
00:17:29,510 --> 00:17:30,350
No one.

393
00:17:30,830 --> 00:17:32,590
The more the pain, the more the gain.

394
00:17:32,870 --> 00:17:33,710
The more the pain,

395
00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:34,920
the more the affection.

396
00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:36,760
Relax.

397
00:17:37,070 --> 00:17:39,030
I can control my strength.

398
00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,310
I won't break your veins or bones.

399
00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:47,600
This one it is.

400
00:17:47,870 --> 00:17:49,030
It looks small.

401
00:17:49,030 --> 00:17:49,870
Sure.

402
00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:50,760
Good choice.

403
00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:52,720
One strike will

404
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,400
leave six holes in you.

405
00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,000
No.

406
00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:58,870
They won't heal quickly.

407
00:18:08,030 --> 00:18:08,870
This one.

408
00:18:09,270 --> 00:18:10,310
It's not too sharp,

409
00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,510
and it won't leave holes.

410
00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:12,720
That's better.

411
00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,240
It'll make your face swell.

412
00:18:15,550 --> 00:18:16,390
No.

413
00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:17,960
Simu is attracted

414
00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,510
to my good looks the most.

415
00:18:29,030 --> 00:18:29,960
Use this one then.

416
00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:31,270
It's bigger,

417
00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,640
but I can't take it. Just don't hit my face.

418
00:18:34,310 --> 00:18:35,960
The hammer is the best!

419
00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:36,920
One strike is enough.

420
00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,500
It'll break your head and cause bleeding.

421
00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:39,280
No, no, no!

422
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,790
Scholars can't be brain-damaged.

423
00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,000
Use this one instead.

424
00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,250
I won't make soup with it for Mother tonight.

425
00:18:46,270 --> 00:18:47,110
We aren't poor.

426
00:18:47,110 --> 00:18:48,030
We don't need it.

427
00:18:49,510 --> 00:18:51,030
- Are you sure?
- Yes.

428
00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:52,200
- No second thoughts?
- No.

429
00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:53,400
Let's do it.

430
00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:56,800
Here I come!

431
00:19:04,030 --> 00:19:05,200
Look, Miss.

432
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:07,920
Take this. Go ahead.

433
00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:16,600
Xinnian.

434
00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:19,080
Simu.

435
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,400
What happened to you?

436
00:19:21,830 --> 00:19:22,670
Nothing.

437
00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,270
I asked you out tonight

438
00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,070
to bring something to you.

439
00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,830
Please pass them to your father.

440
00:19:34,820 --> 00:19:36,820
(Censor Yuan's relative
stole others' properties.)

441
00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:39,380
(Yao Lin embezzled...)

442
00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:40,350
These...

443
00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:41,380
(Duke Cao took bribes.)

444
00:19:41,550 --> 00:19:42,640
Where did you

445
00:19:43,110 --> 00:19:44,440
get such secret letters?

446
00:19:44,870 --> 00:19:46,720
I took them from my brother.

447
00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:47,870
Your brother?

448
00:19:48,610 --> 00:19:50,140
Isn't he Lord Wei's right-hand man?

449
00:19:52,310 --> 00:19:53,150
Xinnian,

450
00:19:54,870 --> 00:19:55,710
you...

451
00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:58,440
Let me see.

452
00:20:00,070 --> 00:20:01,640
Did he beat you up?

453
00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:02,920
He didn't beat me.

454
00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,920
I hit...

455
00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:05,710
I fell.

456
00:20:06,510 --> 00:20:07,350
Tripped and fell.

457
00:20:11,270 --> 00:20:12,110
Does it hurt?

458
00:20:13,550 --> 00:20:14,390
Not at all.

459
00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,240
Simu...

460
00:20:20,830 --> 00:20:21,760
Xinnian...

461
00:20:23,270 --> 00:20:24,160
Simu...

462
00:20:31,070 --> 00:20:32,790
It hurts if you keep pressing it.

463
00:20:33,870 --> 00:20:35,160
Sorry, Xinnian.

464
00:20:56,350 --> 00:20:59,000
I went to the Judicial Review
and Censorate earlier

465
00:21:00,310 --> 00:21:01,870
to make them drop the charges,

466
00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:02,960
but

467
00:21:03,550 --> 00:21:05,870
State Duke Cao got there first.

468
00:21:06,350 --> 00:21:07,440
Minister Sun,

469
00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:10,400
I contacted Crown Prince's other supporters.

470
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:11,550
After hearing the news,

471
00:21:11,550 --> 00:21:13,200
they avoided me like the plague.

472
00:21:15,790 --> 00:21:16,640
Prime Minister Wang,

473
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,000
how about we yield to His Majesty

474
00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,720
on the delivery corvee?

475
00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,480
That corvee does more harm than good!

476
00:21:23,830 --> 00:21:25,160
I could yield,

477
00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,830
but the people would suffer.

478
00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:38,440
The worst situation is

479
00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,680
I'll retire.

480
00:21:43,550 --> 00:21:45,270
No, you can't, Prime Minister!

481
00:21:45,550 --> 00:21:47,200
You cannot do that, Prime Minister!

482
00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:48,310
Don't do that.

483
00:21:49,070 --> 00:21:50,200
If you retire,

484
00:21:50,510 --> 00:21:53,310
you'll play right into Duke Cao's hand.

485
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,920
It's not bad to step down now.

486
00:21:57,030 --> 00:21:59,110
Quitting at the peak of my career is

487
00:21:59,590 --> 00:22:01,440
better than ending up dishonorable.

488
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,270
Besides,

489
00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,350
I can make a comeback later.

490
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:07,870
Gentlemen

491
00:22:08,790 --> 00:22:11,550
should know when to quit to avoid harm.

492
00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,160
But officials should be remonstrative!

493
00:22:14,590 --> 00:22:15,870
As the Prime Minister,

494
00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,680
if I didn't say it, no one else could.

495
00:22:23,030 --> 00:22:23,870
Father,

496
00:22:24,030 --> 00:22:25,350
I need to talk to you.

497
00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:26,640
Miss Simu is

498
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:27,720
cultured and courteous.

499
00:22:28,870 --> 00:22:29,920
It must be important,

500
00:22:30,030 --> 00:22:31,590
or she wouldn't interrupt us.

501
00:22:32,830 --> 00:22:33,670
Come in.

502
00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:37,840
What is it?

503
00:22:38,350 --> 00:22:39,310
These things

504
00:22:39,310 --> 00:22:40,550
in my hand

505
00:22:40,830 --> 00:22:42,760
can help Father and the rest of you out.

506
00:22:48,140 --> 00:22:49,380
(Duke Cao took bribes.)

507
00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:56,460
(Trod on a five-year-old child.)

508
00:22:56,870 --> 00:22:57,960
With these letters,

509
00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:01,830
we have a chance to turn things around.

510
00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,640
Who gave you these letters?

511
00:23:05,790 --> 00:23:08,110
The one who you kicked out of the Personnel.

512
00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,480
He didn't hold a grudge

513
00:23:09,790 --> 00:23:11,870
but paid a huge price to obtain

514
00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:13,480
and send over these letters.

515
00:23:16,350 --> 00:23:17,480
His brother is

516
00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:19,480
Guardian Xu Qi'an.

517
00:23:21,820 --> 00:23:22,880
(Self-disciplined and Pure)

518
00:23:22,890 --> 00:23:23,760
She's grown up.

519
00:23:23,870 --> 00:23:24,710
Yes.

520
00:23:24,830 --> 00:23:26,920
When I saw her years back,

521
00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,640
she was a little girl.

522
00:23:29,030 --> 00:23:30,760
Thank you for remembering my daughter.

523
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,510
- Your Majesty...
- I heard

524
00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,510
your wife was sick and bedridden.

525
00:23:35,790 --> 00:23:38,720
She was feeling a bit unwell.

526
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,310
Thanks for your concern.

527
00:23:40,830 --> 00:23:42,240
- Youde.
- Yes.

528
00:23:42,310 --> 00:23:43,160
Have someone

529
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,720
send a Golden Pill from the Treasure Sect

530
00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,310
to Prime Minister Wang's mansion.

531
00:23:47,590 --> 00:23:48,550
Thank you, Your Majesty.

532
00:23:49,070 --> 00:23:50,160
Your Majesty, I...

533
00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,000
Well,

534
00:23:51,270 --> 00:23:52,760
let's chat another day.

535
00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:53,600
Yes.

536
00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,440
(Duke Cao...)
Walk him out.

537
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:57,280
Yes.

538
00:23:59,740 --> 00:24:02,380
(Overreached himself by stealing
national funds and tributes.)

539
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:12,240
Your Majesty,

540
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:13,760
I'll take my leave.

541
00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:23,790
This morning, in court,

542
00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:25,720
His Majesty changed his mind.

543
00:24:27,590 --> 00:24:29,760
He rejected Prime Minister Wang's resignation

544
00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:31,510
and exonerated him.

545
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,110
My guess is

546
00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:34,720
those secret letters

547
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,760
are about State Duke Cao.

548
00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,920
He's Father's trusted follower

549
00:24:40,110 --> 00:24:41,760
who's never joined any parties.

550
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,310
He only takes orders from Father,

551
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,310
so he's remained powerful all these years.

552
00:24:46,870 --> 00:24:48,110
This time,

553
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,720
Wang Zhenwen must've found dirt on him,

554
00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,310
forcing Father to compromise.

555
00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,160
Whether the impeachment against Wang

556
00:24:56,310 --> 00:24:57,870
is serious or not,

557
00:24:58,350 --> 00:24:59,920
Father is sharp enough to tell.

558
00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,270
That was to make an example of Wang

559
00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:04,070
to warn others.

560
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:05,870
Prime Minister Wang

561
00:25:06,310 --> 00:25:08,400
turned the tide overnight.

562
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,400
That was unexpected, though.

563
00:25:13,550 --> 00:25:14,390
Your Majesty!

564
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:15,840
Your Majesty!

565
00:25:17,830 --> 00:25:18,670
Your Majesty,

566
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,560
Wang Zhenwen...

567
00:25:19,870 --> 00:25:21,510
How did he acquire those secret letters?

568
00:25:25,350 --> 00:25:26,190
Wei Yuan.

569
00:25:26,310 --> 00:25:27,150
Yes.

570
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:28,240
It must be him.

571
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:29,320
Youde.

572
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,310
Yes, Your Majesty.

573
00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,030
I'm tired.

574
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:33,920
Help me to rest.

575
00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:35,350
- Yes.
- Your Majesty,

576
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,640
Wei Yuan is colluding with court officials.

577
00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:38,550
We must stop him.

578
00:25:38,550 --> 00:25:40,160
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

579
00:25:41,350 --> 00:25:43,240
Mind your own business.

580
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,400
Had Lord Wei interfered,

581
00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,830
His Majesty wouldn't have done nothing.

582
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,440
Father knows him too well.

583
00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:58,680
Lord Wei cares about the people.

584
00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,800
His goal

585
00:26:00,070 --> 00:26:01,160
isn't to rise in court.

586
00:26:01,550 --> 00:26:02,440
His ambition

587
00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,350
isn't to gain power.

588
00:26:30,790 --> 00:26:33,510
I didn't believe the Guardians
could supervise officials.

589
00:26:34,070 --> 00:26:36,270
Turns out, your people are really good.

590
00:26:37,830 --> 00:26:40,030
We're simply serving the court.

591
00:26:41,270 --> 00:26:43,550
Why did the Guardians

592
00:26:43,550 --> 00:26:44,550
help me?

593
00:26:46,870 --> 00:26:48,350
Grains are eight wen per jin.

594
00:26:48,350 --> 00:26:49,870
(Grains are eight wen per jin.)

595
00:26:49,870 --> 00:26:51,720
Brown rice, 12 wen per jin.

596
00:26:53,590 --> 00:26:55,350
Rice, 18 wen per jin.

597
00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,870
At this time two years ago,

598
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,870
paddy rice was only four wen per jin.

599
00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:07,030
Brown rice was six wen per jin.

600
00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:09,760
Lord Wei,

601
00:27:10,830 --> 00:27:12,310
if you want to talk about prices,

602
00:27:12,310 --> 00:27:13,350
go to my place.

603
00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:15,960
We can discuss them all night.

604
00:27:17,590 --> 00:27:18,760
This year,

605
00:27:19,350 --> 00:27:21,160
prices have shockingly doubled.

606
00:27:23,590 --> 00:27:25,400
The past few years have been eventful.

607
00:27:26,590 --> 00:27:27,640
With war in the North

608
00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,000
and droughts in the South,

609
00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,400
the Treasury has almost been emptied.

610
00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:35,680
Despite huge pressure from the Palace,

611
00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,550
I didn't raise this year's farm tax.

612
00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,720
But that didn't change anything.

613
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:45,510
In times of peace,

614
00:27:45,790 --> 00:27:46,760
prices are low.

615
00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:48,790
In times of chaos,

616
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,000
farmland is abandoned.

617
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,000
Roads are blocked.

618
00:27:51,070 --> 00:27:52,070
Prices rise.

619
00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,790
As powerful officials,

620
00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:56,270
we're concerned about the people,

621
00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:57,280
but

622
00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,400
we can't imagine how hard their lives are.

623
00:28:00,350 --> 00:28:03,240
There are people struggling in poverty
in the capital.

624
00:28:03,870 --> 00:28:05,070
In this world,

625
00:28:05,070 --> 00:28:06,590
how many civilians

626
00:28:07,270 --> 00:28:09,790
would be ground like rice

627
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:11,840
but

628
00:28:12,870 --> 00:28:14,110
suffer in silence?

629
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,550
You're benevolent and selfless.

630
00:28:22,110 --> 00:28:23,640
I was narrow-minded.

631
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:32,870
Prime Minister Wang.

632
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:35,830
After you, Lord Wei.

633
00:28:53,830 --> 00:28:54,920
I helped you

634
00:28:55,930 --> 00:28:57,590
because I saw

635
00:28:57,870 --> 00:28:59,640
that facing overwhelming pressure

636
00:29:00,220 --> 00:29:01,440
and His Majesty's wrath,

637
00:29:02,410 --> 00:29:03,920
you held on to your principles

638
00:29:04,550 --> 00:29:06,110
and spoke for the people.

639
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:07,560
That's why

640
00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:10,920
I'm entrusting this huge task to you.

641
00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,030
Lord Wei,

642
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:15,830
what is it?

643
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,440
The Witcher's Sect is rampant in the North,

644
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:19,590
slaughtering civilians.

645
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,350
I'll

646
00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:23,310
petition His Majesty

647
00:29:23,730 --> 00:29:25,160
to attack that sect soon.

648
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:27,560
Then

649
00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:30,030
I can only rely on you

650
00:29:30,940 --> 00:29:32,760
to safeguard the court

651
00:29:34,110 --> 00:29:35,510
and the Dafeng.

652
00:30:10,820 --> 00:30:14,380
(...the people.)

653
00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:19,240
Looking up,

654
00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:21,720
one can face the heavens.

655
00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:22,920
Look down,

656
00:30:23,270 --> 00:30:24,870
one won't disappoint the people.

657
00:30:30,110 --> 00:30:30,950
Sir,

658
00:30:31,070 --> 00:30:32,960
Silver Gong Guardian,
Xu Qi'an, came to see you.

659
00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:35,160
(Personnel)
Without permission,

660
00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,000
the Guardians can't enter the Personnel.

661
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,200
You should leave.

662
00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:39,640
Hold on.

663
00:30:39,830 --> 00:30:41,160
I'm Xu Qi'an,

664
00:30:41,270 --> 00:30:42,440
Xu Xinnian's elder brother

665
00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:44,340
- Greetings.
- and a Silver Gong Guardian.

666
00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:45,550
Silver Gong!

667
00:30:46,270 --> 00:30:48,510
Lord Wei sent me here for investigation.

668
00:30:48,590 --> 00:30:50,440
You... Did I not make myself clear?

669
00:30:50,830 --> 00:30:51,960
I'll say it again.

670
00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:53,480
The Personnel is off-limits.

671
00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,100
Without His Majesty's edict, the Guardians

672
00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:56,270
aren't allowed in.

673
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:57,830
Please leave.

674
00:30:59,110 --> 00:30:59,950
Sir,

675
00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:01,350
do us a favor

676
00:31:01,590 --> 00:31:02,440
and let us in.

677
00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:04,240
Do you a favor?

678
00:31:04,310 --> 00:31:05,150
Alright.

679
00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:06,330
Fine. Close the gate.

680
00:31:06,350 --> 00:31:07,190
Hey...

681
00:31:08,790 --> 00:31:09,720
My hand...

682
00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:13,030
- Never mind.
- Let me go!

683
00:31:13,030 --> 00:31:14,030
I have other plans.

684
00:31:19,270 --> 00:31:20,550
You're too slow.

685
00:31:20,550 --> 00:31:21,680
I've waited for a while.

686
00:31:22,030 --> 00:31:23,000
It occurred to me

687
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,480
that I shouldn't have worn my uniform

688
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,640
to work with a civilian.

689
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:26,830
It wouldn't be of help.

690
00:31:28,110 --> 00:31:30,110
What's Wang Zhenwen doing?

691
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,090
A drop in need shall be returned
with a spring in deed, no?

692
00:31:33,110 --> 00:31:34,200
Look at that petty official.

693
00:31:34,510 --> 00:31:35,640
As low-ranking as he is,

694
00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,350
he's so bureaucratic.

695
00:31:37,510 --> 00:31:38,350
By the way,

696
00:31:38,510 --> 00:31:39,760
why did you stop me just now?

697
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:40,680
Had you let me go,

698
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,260
I would've turned that place upside down!

699
00:31:42,510 --> 00:31:43,350
Calm down.

700
00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,110
I've sent a message

701
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:46,640
to ask Miss Wang for help.

702
00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:47,480
Really?

703
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:49,840
Fine.

704
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:50,760
I'm off.

705
00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:52,760
Where are you going?

706
00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:53,680
Let's talk.

707
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:54,620
About what?

708
00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:56,020
If I need you, I'll send Su Su over.

709
00:31:58,440 --> 00:31:59,510
Have you paid?

710
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:02,760
Sir,

711
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:03,870
put it on my tab.

712
00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:04,870
Sure.

713
00:32:13,550 --> 00:32:14,390
Hey, little boy.

714
00:32:14,590 --> 00:32:15,510
Give me my pouch.

715
00:32:15,510 --> 00:32:17,000
Your pouch? Can you prove it?

716
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,830
Finders keepers.

717
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,030
A gold sunflower seed is in it

718
00:32:22,030 --> 00:32:23,480
with the character "Zhi".

719
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:24,440
Open it and look.

720
00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:26,830
Give it back!

721
00:32:27,870 --> 00:32:29,760
- Give it to me.
- What are you doing?

722
00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:31,160
- Picking a fight?
- It's mine.

723
00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:32,350
- Do you know me?
- Give it

724
00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:33,350
- Don't push me.
- back.

725
00:32:33,350 --> 00:32:34,920
- It's my pouch.
- It's not yours.

726
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:35,790
It's mine.

727
00:32:35,790 --> 00:32:37,000
It's my pouch.

728
00:32:37,070 --> 00:32:40,310
(Mu Nanzhi)
How did you know a gold sunflower seed

729
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,480
was in it with the character "Zhi"?

730
00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:44,310
It's my pouch.

731
00:32:44,310 --> 00:32:45,680
Of course I know.

732
00:32:45,790 --> 00:32:47,000
Your pouch?

733
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,720
There's a character "Zhi",

734
00:32:50,070 --> 00:32:52,550
but it's not on a gold sunflower seed.

735
00:32:57,030 --> 00:32:59,580
(Pig.)
(It says "Pig".)

736
00:33:00,030 --> 00:33:01,070
I knew it.

737
00:33:01,070 --> 00:33:02,590
No wonder I was so unlucky

738
00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,160
that I lost a pouch every time I hung out.

739
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,400
So all those pouches

740
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,270
were taken by you, pig!

741
00:33:14,070 --> 00:33:14,910
(Looks like)

742
00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:16,440
(she's that unlucky victim.)

743
00:33:16,790 --> 00:33:18,590
Miss, he stole your pouch.

744
00:33:18,590 --> 00:33:20,720
- I saw everything.
- Really?

745
00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,030
You have to believe me.

746
00:33:22,030 --> 00:33:23,310
He even beat me.

747
00:33:23,790 --> 00:33:24,680
You little liar!

748
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:25,520
What's wrong?

749
00:33:25,870 --> 00:33:27,350
Whose pouch is it?

750
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:31,270
I get it.

751
00:33:32,110 --> 00:33:33,440
You two are

752
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:34,870
setting me up

753
00:33:34,870 --> 00:33:36,760
in public in broad daylight.

754
00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,110
You're partners in fraud, right?

755
00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:39,870
Let's go to the authorities.

756
00:33:39,870 --> 00:33:40,710
Are you coming?

757
00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:41,630
No.

758
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,200
- Yes or no?
- I didn't say anything.

759
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,550
I saw nothing.

760
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:46,270
Stop it.

761
00:33:46,350 --> 00:33:47,240
Your partner ran away.

762
00:33:47,350 --> 00:33:48,350
Will you go with me?

763
00:33:48,790 --> 00:33:49,630
I...

764
00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,510
I... I'll let it slide this time.

765
00:33:53,310 --> 00:33:54,200
But next time,

766
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,110
I'll make you pay!

767
00:34:00,510 --> 00:34:01,680
I made it.

768
00:34:02,030 --> 00:34:03,470
Here you go, 600 liang.

769
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,000
Thanks.

770
00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:17,620
(Looking up, one can face the heavens...)

771
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:20,270
Your writing has further improved, Father.

772
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:22,990
It can literally be seen from the back.

773
00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:24,270
How powerful.

774
00:34:26,430 --> 00:34:27,470
You wrote,

775
00:34:27,910 --> 00:34:29,600
"Looking up, one can face the heavens.

776
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,450
Looking down,
one won't disappoint the people."

777
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,270
But that's not how you've been acting lately.

778
00:34:38,950 --> 00:34:40,680
What do you mean?

779
00:34:40,990 --> 00:34:42,350
What's your point?

780
00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,040
Let me be clear.

781
00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,520
If you're here for that Guardian Xu,

782
00:34:47,950 --> 00:34:48,790
don't bother

783
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,310
to say it.

784
00:34:50,370 --> 00:34:51,210
Why?

785
00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:52,790
Do you feel guilty?

786
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:55,040
Father,

787
00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:56,720
you know

788
00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,390
you owe the Xu Family.

789
00:34:58,790 --> 00:35:00,200
If you keep avoiding them,

790
00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:01,640
can you face the heavens?

791
00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:02,680
Won't you disappoint them?

792
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,910
The Xu brothers

793
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,990
are in cahoots.

794
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:09,600
Mu,

795
00:35:09,830 --> 00:35:11,520
you're a clever girl.

796
00:35:11,990 --> 00:35:14,720
You weren't fooled
by their ruse of self-injury, were you?

797
00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:18,950
You're right, Father.

798
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:20,470
I saw through

799
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,270
Xinnian's silly trick,

800
00:35:23,270 --> 00:35:24,760
but I also saw

801
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,390
he went this far for me.

802
00:35:27,870 --> 00:35:29,200
He was sincere.

803
00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:31,560
Although he played a trick,

804
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:32,990
he made me happy.

805
00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:34,080
I wouldn't mind.

806
00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:37,350
Besides, he did so

807
00:35:37,430 --> 00:35:39,200
to change your opinion on him.

808
00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:40,790
To change my opinion,

809
00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:45,200
he has to pass the Spring Exam first.

810
00:35:45,390 --> 00:35:46,680
That won't happen soon.

811
00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:48,520
Father, you haven't told me

812
00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,080
why you refuse to help the Xu Family.

813
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,120
If you're so ungrateful,

814
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,160
won't others look down on the Wang Family?

815
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,240
The Personnel is off-limits.

816
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,120
Ever since I became
the Vice Minister there 14 years ago,

817
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,160
not one Guardian has been
allowed in the archive.

818
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:09,910
No exceptions since the Dafeng was founded.

819
00:36:13,790 --> 00:36:14,630
Well,

820
00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:17,270
they don't

821
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:18,990
have to go inside.

822
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:24,910
Y-Y-You...

823
00:36:24,910 --> 00:36:28,160
Some chicken soup you made.

824
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:34,040
Alright, I'm full.

825
00:36:36,350 --> 00:36:37,190
Take this.

826
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:40,760
This Healing Powder is fantastic

827
00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:42,950
and extremely rare.

828
00:36:44,350 --> 00:36:45,190
Father,

829
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,270
who is it for?

830
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:49,560
Your injured admirer, Xu.

831
00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:00,360
Mr. Chu.

832
00:37:01,430 --> 00:37:02,600
I'm late. My apologies.

833
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:06,180
Sorry to keep you waiting.

834
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:07,950
How did it go?

835
00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:11,990
Don't get me started.
A geezer fooled us.

836
00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:14,080
Good liquor!

837
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:16,950
This 30-year-old liquor

838
00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:18,200
tastes rich and strong.

839
00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:19,870
Let's set aside the troubles.

840
00:37:20,310 --> 00:37:21,150
Why not

841
00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,990
indulge in drinks?

842
00:37:23,870 --> 00:37:24,910
- Cheers!
- Cheers!

843
00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:31,920
Here we go.

844
00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:36,920
Ouch!

845
00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,720
Bear with it.

846
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:43,040
Easy!

847
00:37:43,790 --> 00:37:44,630
Just stop.

848
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:45,520
It's nothing serious.

849
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:46,360
I'm fine.

850
00:37:46,390 --> 00:37:47,640
Nothing serious?

851
00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:50,430
I only hit you once.

852
00:37:50,430 --> 00:37:51,720
How come you were badly injured?

853
00:37:51,910 --> 00:37:53,430
Who left all those scratches?

854
00:37:54,790 --> 00:37:56,790
I hit myself a few more times.

855
00:37:59,870 --> 00:38:01,910
But I was badly injured for nothing.

856
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:04,910
We didn't get to see Prime Minister Wang.

857
00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:08,950
I made a bad plan.

858
00:38:08,950 --> 00:38:10,200
Let me put more powder on you.

859
00:38:10,350 --> 00:38:11,190
Don't bother.

860
00:38:12,430 --> 00:38:13,950
I realized something yesterday.

861
00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:16,270
With Prime Minister Wang's experience,

862
00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:17,990
he must've seen through

863
00:38:18,310 --> 00:38:20,040
our silly trick instantly.

864
00:38:20,950 --> 00:38:22,430
I should go back to study.

865
00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:23,520
That's the right path.

866
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,080
No need to be in a rush.

867
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:27,400
I am!

868
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:30,390
All those means of trickery you taught me

869
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,430
would only backfire.

870
00:38:32,870 --> 00:38:35,120
Who knows when I can see Simu again?

871
00:38:35,990 --> 00:38:36,870
Right now,

872
00:38:37,790 --> 00:38:39,240
only if I pass the Spring Exam

873
00:38:39,390 --> 00:38:40,520
and gain an official rank

874
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,600
will I be able to see her again.

875
00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:43,440
Fine. Alright.

876
00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:45,720
You should leave, Ningyan.

877
00:38:45,870 --> 00:38:47,080
I don't want to see you again.

878
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:48,160
Wait, Cijiu,

879
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,200
I can explain it.

880
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:50,600
- Go away!
- Or I can spin it.

881
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:51,640
- Ningyan, Xinnian.
- No.

882
00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:52,600
There you are.

883
00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:53,910
I'm here to tell you

884
00:38:53,910 --> 00:38:54,870
that Miss Wang came.

885
00:38:54,870 --> 00:38:56,240
Mother is with her now.

886
00:38:59,310 --> 00:39:00,560
Which Miss Wang?

887
00:39:00,870 --> 00:39:02,680
Who else could it be?

888
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:05,720
Cijiu wrote all these

889
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,470
when he was a child.

890
00:39:07,850 --> 00:39:09,940
(Idle fathers raise spoiled children.)
Look, frogs.

891
00:39:09,940 --> 00:39:11,300
(Lazy teachers make wild students.)

892
00:39:11,300 --> 00:39:14,520
His cursive style looks free and easy.

893
00:39:14,990 --> 00:39:16,830
Even the characters he wrote in childhood

894
00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:19,350
look adorable.

895
00:39:19,350 --> 00:39:20,760
Yes, they are.

896
00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:22,350
So adorable.

897
00:39:25,310 --> 00:39:26,390
There's more.

898
00:39:26,390 --> 00:39:28,310
Check this out.

899
00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,560
At Cijiu's 100-day birthday,

900
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:35,310
we hired an artist to draw our family.

901
00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:38,790
You're as young and beautiful
as before, Mrs. Xu.

902
00:39:38,790 --> 00:39:39,640
Yes.

903
00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:41,150
Look.

904
00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:42,950
Cijiu was crying.

905
00:39:42,950 --> 00:39:45,310
I was so worried. I didn't know why

906
00:39:45,470 --> 00:39:47,160
until later.

907
00:39:47,310 --> 00:39:48,350
You know why he cried?

908
00:39:48,990 --> 00:39:50,470
He wet his pants!

909
00:39:51,270 --> 00:39:52,560
Stop looking at it!

910
00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:53,640
Xinnian.

911
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:55,560
Miss Wang.

912
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,390
Why are you so nervous?

913
00:39:57,390 --> 00:39:58,680
She's our guest.

914
00:39:58,950 --> 00:39:59,930
There's my sister-in-law.

915
00:40:00,270 --> 00:40:01,910
- When did you come?
- Don't say that!

916
00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:03,560
It's rude.

917
00:40:03,720 --> 00:40:04,600
How offensive.

918
00:40:05,270 --> 00:40:06,110
Here I am.

919
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:07,870
You know what?

920
00:40:08,130 --> 00:40:08,990
Just now, he feared

921
00:40:08,990 --> 00:40:10,310
he couldn't see you again

922
00:40:10,310 --> 00:40:11,720
and decided to study even harder.

923
00:40:11,870 --> 00:40:13,080
And now, there you are.

924
00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:14,390
He's all shy and timid.

925
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:15,400
Xu Cijiu,

926
00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,790
do scholars like you never mean what you say?

927
00:40:19,310 --> 00:40:20,470
Don't listen to them.

928
00:40:21,430 --> 00:40:22,760
Did they lie?

929
00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:29,520
Not exactly.

930
00:40:32,220 --> 00:40:33,080
Ningyan,

931
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:34,310
can we have a word

932
00:40:34,310 --> 00:40:35,390
in private?

933
00:40:35,720 --> 00:40:36,560
Sure.

934
00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:39,560
My father said

935
00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:41,680
the archive is off-limits.

936
00:40:41,950 --> 00:40:44,080
Outsiders can't get in without permission.

937
00:40:44,430 --> 00:40:47,040
But the rainy season has come.

938
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:48,270
It's humid.

939
00:40:48,270 --> 00:40:49,870
All those files in the archive

940
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,310
can't get wet or moldy.

941
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:53,910
All of them

942
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:55,560
will be moved to the backyard

943
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,270
to be dried.

944
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,830
I've made arrangements.

945
00:41:01,990 --> 00:41:03,790
My carriage will take you to the backyard.

946
00:41:03,790 --> 00:41:05,120
Someone will wait for you there.

947
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:07,520
Thank you for your assistance.

948
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:09,640
You're a lucky man, Xinnian.

949
00:41:13,720 --> 00:41:14,600
Xinnian,

950
00:41:14,990 --> 00:41:16,270
let me check your face.

951
00:41:25,470 --> 00:41:26,310
It's fine.

952
00:41:27,830 --> 00:41:28,670
"It's fine."

953
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:35,390
Ningyan,

954
00:41:36,430 --> 00:41:38,830
don't you have things to attend to?

955
00:41:40,310 --> 00:41:42,640
Go ahead. Hurry up.

956
00:41:43,270 --> 00:41:44,270
Yes, sure.

957
00:41:44,270 --> 00:41:45,350
I'm going.

958
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:47,880
Aunt,

959
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,310
did you wash my Guardian uniform?

960
00:41:51,310 --> 00:41:52,720
Where did you put it? I need it.

961
00:41:53,790 --> 00:41:55,470
- I have to go.
- Help me find it.

962
00:41:55,470 --> 00:41:56,560
How many times have I said

963
00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:57,430
it was made of silver

964
00:41:57,430 --> 00:41:58,720
and not washable?

965
00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:00,520
Why did you wash it?

966
00:42:05,790 --> 00:42:06,760
They've left.

967
00:42:12,980 --> 00:42:14,180
(Xu Mansion)

968
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:15,040
Ningyan,

969
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:16,350
let me ask you something.

970
00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,830
You were talking about

971
00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,520
going somewhere off-limits.

972
00:42:23,790 --> 00:42:25,470
Miss Wang's family

973
00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:27,270
must be powerful, right?

974
00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:29,240
You're so sharp, Aunt.

975
00:42:29,390 --> 00:42:31,200
His father is a court official.

976
00:42:31,430 --> 00:42:32,560
Is he

977
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:34,160
high-ranking?

978
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:36,080
He's fine.

979
00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:37,870
How high is that?

980
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:41,390
- Take Uncle as an example.
- Sure.

981
00:42:41,470 --> 00:42:43,080
He's an Imperial Guard

982
00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:44,160
of...

983
00:42:47,270 --> 00:42:48,240
the 7th Rank.

984
00:42:48,350 --> 00:42:49,600
You know that.

985
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:51,310
I do. Go on.

986
00:42:51,470 --> 00:42:54,240
Her father is above him...

987
00:42:56,830 --> 00:42:57,760
by six ranks.

988
00:42:58,240 --> 00:42:59,160
Is that clear?

989
00:43:02,350 --> 00:43:03,390
Let's go, sir.

990
00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:04,720
Make the horse go faster.

991
00:43:10,470 --> 00:43:11,350
Does it hurt?

992
00:43:12,390 --> 00:43:13,640
Such scratches

993
00:43:13,950 --> 00:43:15,120
aren't worth mentioning.

994
00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:20,430
Xinnian,

995
00:43:21,430 --> 00:43:23,640
do you know who gave me this?

996
00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:28,430
My father

997
00:43:28,990 --> 00:43:31,520
gave me such powder made by the Palace.

998
00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:33,680
He's

999
00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:36,720
agreed to help your family in secret

1000
00:43:36,950 --> 00:43:38,640
and allowed me to see you.

1001
00:43:39,310 --> 00:43:40,640
You're so smart.

1002
00:43:40,910 --> 00:43:41,790
Do you know

1003
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:43,310
what that means?

1004
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:50,390
I'll study assiduously

1005
00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:52,120
to gain an official rank.

1006
00:43:53,270 --> 00:43:55,040
I won't let you and your father down.

1007
00:43:56,270 --> 00:43:57,160
Then...

1008
00:43:57,720 --> 00:43:58,560
Then I will...

1009
00:44:00,310 --> 00:44:01,240
I've put powder on it.

1010
00:44:01,240 --> 00:44:02,240
Don't touch it.

1011
00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,600
♪Chasing the south wind
through a quiet garden♪

1012
00:44:06,870 --> 00:44:09,290
♪Among all the worldly sights♪

1013
00:44:09,430 --> 00:44:10,430
Simu...

1014
00:44:13,240 --> 00:44:14,270
Xinnian...

1015
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:21,200
Simu...

1016
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:23,680
Xinnian...

1017
00:44:24,180 --> 00:44:26,900
♪How to express my longing poetically♪

1018
00:44:26,900 --> 00:44:29,380
♪I once read poems by Lu and Bai♪

1019
00:44:29,540 --> 00:44:31,740
♪But even Li Bai couldn't portrait you♪

1020
00:44:31,740 --> 00:44:33,020
♪I flipped through pages♪

1021
00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:34,330
♪Took all the words I could♪

1022
00:44:34,340 --> 00:44:36,820
♪Only to realize
that love is a mysterious fate♪

1023
00:44:36,820 --> 00:44:38,060
♪I am still just a disciple♪

1024
00:44:38,220 --> 00:44:40,380
♪Can't compare to true love♪

1025
00:44:40,380 --> 00:44:42,460
♪I'd use the rivers as ink♪

1026
00:44:42,460 --> 00:44:44,980
♪To write about my longing for you♪

1027
00:44:44,980 --> 00:44:47,580
♪If we meet but do not truly know each other♪

1028
00:44:47,580 --> 00:44:49,900
♪We'd better pretend that we'd never met♪

1029
00:44:50,220 --> 00:44:52,300
♪Every day, I hide my longing for you♪

1030
00:44:52,300 --> 00:44:55,260
♪How can I express my feelings to you♪

1031
00:44:55,740 --> 00:44:58,220
♪I want this bronze mirror to be magical♪

1032
00:44:58,220 --> 00:45:00,860
♪So that I can see Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun♪

1033
00:45:00,860 --> 00:45:03,380
♪Alas, I can only see you among all beauties♪

1034
00:45:03,380 --> 00:45:04,460
♪Words may lack proof♪

1035
00:45:04,460 --> 00:45:06,220
♪But I've seen it; don't deny it♪

1036
00:45:06,740 --> 00:45:07,940
♪From now on, in this world♪

1037
00:45:07,940 --> 00:45:09,340
♪Nothing matters more to me♪

1038
00:45:09,340 --> 00:45:10,540
♪Mastering the 36 strategies♪

1039
00:45:10,540 --> 00:45:12,180
♪Unfolding the scroll, I write your name♪

1040
00:45:12,180 --> 00:45:13,540
♪The heavens bear witness for me♪

1041
00:45:13,540 --> 00:45:14,860
♪The mountains move for you♪

1042
00:45:14,860 --> 00:45:17,140
♪My heart is only for you
with no more exceptions♪

1043
00:45:17,140 --> 00:45:20,180
♪Thousands of words♪

1044
00:45:20,180 --> 00:45:22,580
♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪

1045
00:45:22,580 --> 00:45:25,540
♪Thousands of thoughts as the preface♪

1046
00:45:25,540 --> 00:45:27,740
♪Half a poem still depicts my feelings♪

1047
00:45:27,740 --> 00:45:30,620
♪Thousands of simple words make a poem♪

1048
00:45:30,860 --> 00:45:33,260
♪To express my devotion to you♪

1049
00:45:33,500 --> 00:45:35,860
♪All the scenes in this world♪

1050
00:45:35,860 --> 00:45:38,580
♪Are beautiful because of you♪

1051
00:45:38,580 --> 00:45:41,220
♪Clouds and stars♪
♪I study extensive classics♪

1052
00:45:41,220 --> 00:45:43,860
♪I wander with wind♪
♪Only your level stands out♪

1053
00:45:43,860 --> 00:45:46,740
♪Perfectly matched love and you♪
♪If I were to fly or move♪

1054
00:45:46,740 --> 00:45:49,300
♪In the smallest of dust♪
♪My dear, I'll do anything for you♪

1055
00:45:49,300 --> 00:45:51,900
♪Thousands of words♪

1056
00:45:52,220 --> 00:45:54,580
♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪

1057
00:45:54,580 --> 00:45:57,380
♪Thousands of thoughts as the preface♪

1058
00:45:57,540 --> 00:45:59,740
♪Half a poem still depicts my feelings♪

1059
00:45:59,740 --> 00:46:02,580
♪Thousands of simple words make a poem♪

1060
00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:05,420
♪To express my devotion to you♪

1061
00:46:05,580 --> 00:46:07,780
♪All the scenes in this world♪

1062
00:46:07,780 --> 00:46:10,180
♪Are beautiful because of you♪

1063
00:46:10,180 --> 00:46:12,810
♪If we meet but do not truly know each other♪

1064
00:46:12,810 --> 00:46:15,130
♪We'd better pretend that we'd never met♪

1065
00:46:15,450 --> 00:46:17,520
♪Every day, I hide my longing for you♪

1066
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:20,460
♪How can I express my feelings to you♪

1067
00:46:20,940 --> 00:46:23,430
♪I want this bronze mirror to be magical♪

1068
00:46:23,430 --> 00:46:26,070
♪So that I can see Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun♪

1069
00:46:26,070 --> 00:46:28,610
♪Alas, I can only see you among all beauties♪

1070
00:46:28,610 --> 00:46:29,660
♪Words may lack proof♪

1071
00:46:29,660 --> 00:46:31,440
♪But I've seen it; don't deny it♪

1072
00:46:31,940 --> 00:46:33,150
♪From now on, in this world♪

1073
00:46:33,150 --> 00:46:34,550
♪Nothing matters more to me♪

1074
00:46:34,550 --> 00:46:35,750
♪Mastering the 36 strategies♪

1075
00:46:35,750 --> 00:46:37,380
♪Unfolding the scroll, I write your name♪

1076
00:46:37,380 --> 00:46:38,740
♪The heavens bear witness for me♪

1077
00:46:38,740 --> 00:46:40,090
♪The mountains move for you♪

1078
00:46:40,090 --> 00:46:42,370
♪My heart is only for you
with no more exceptions♪

1079
00:46:42,370 --> 00:46:45,380
♪Thousands of words♪

1080
00:46:45,380 --> 00:46:47,810
♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪

1081
00:46:47,810 --> 00:46:50,750
♪Thousands of thoughts as the preface♪

1082
00:46:50,750 --> 00:46:52,960
♪Half a poem still depicts my feelings♪

1083
00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:55,850
♪Thousands of simple words make a poem♪

1084
00:46:56,070 --> 00:46:58,480
♪To express my devotion to you♪

1085
00:46:58,730 --> 00:47:01,070
♪All the scenes in this world♪

1086
00:47:01,070 --> 00:47:03,780
♪Are beautiful because of you♪

1087
00:47:03,790 --> 00:47:06,450
♪Clouds and stars♪
♪I study extensive classics♪

1088
00:47:06,450 --> 00:47:09,090
♪I wander with wind♪
♪Only your level stands out♪

1089
00:47:09,090 --> 00:47:11,960
♪Perfectly matched love and you♪
♪If I were to fly or move♪

1090
00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:14,510
♪In the smallest of dust♪
♪My dear, I'll do anything for you♪

1091
00:47:14,510 --> 00:47:17,120
♪Thousands of words♪

1092
00:47:17,430 --> 00:47:19,780
♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪

1093
00:47:19,780 --> 00:47:22,590
♪Thousands of thoughts as the preface♪

1094
00:47:22,750 --> 00:47:24,940
♪Half a poem still depicts my feelings♪

1095
00:47:24,940 --> 00:47:27,810
♪Thousands of simple words make a poem♪

1096
00:47:28,090 --> 00:47:30,650
♪To express my devotion to you♪

1097
00:47:30,780 --> 00:47:32,990
♪All the scenes in this world♪

1098
00:47:32,990 --> 00:47:35,580
♪Are beautiful because of you♪

1099
00:47:35,580 --> 00:47:38,510
♪Thousands of words♪
♪How to express my longing poetically♪

1100
00:47:38,760 --> 00:47:41,100
♪For you, I can become Li Bai♪
♪I once read poems♪

1101
00:47:41,100 --> 00:47:44,040
♪Thousands of words♪
♪But even Li Bai couldn't portrait you♪

1102
00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:46,430
♪All the scenes in this world♪
♪I'd use the rivers as ink♪

1103
00:47:46,430 --> 00:47:50,160
♪Are beautiful because of you♪
♪To write about my longing for you♪