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You are on duty today.











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I'll have dinner ready











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and wait for you to come home.

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That's thoughtful.

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But I made plans
with Ding Zhi and the others

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to hear the new songs at Yunshao House.									

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But we...

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What about us?

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Things between us

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have changed.

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How have they changed?











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About what happened last night,


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I'll take responsibility.

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What happened between us
was by mutual consent.


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We both got what we wanted.

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If you take it seriously,

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you're the one who's mistaken.

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But we've already consummated...

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I will take responsibility
to the very end.

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For the rest of my life,

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there will only be you.									

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I've spent my life wandering
through pleasure houses.

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Never once have I cared									

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about preserving my chastity.

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Nor would I ever spend my life

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tied to one man over something
as trivial as virtue.

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It was just a brief encounter.

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Let's leave it at that.									

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=Blossoms of Power=














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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)

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=Episode 25=

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I have learned that
Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin

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spent the entire night drinking
at Yunshao House yesterday.

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They stayed in the same room.

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They didn't leave together
until this morning.

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Keep watching their movements.

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Find out the nature
of their relationship.

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If anything unusual comes up,

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report to me immediately.

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Yes.

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My Lord.

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You're investigating

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Young Master Bu and Vice Minister Cui?











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Rumors about

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those two have
been circulating for some time.

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But Cui Jinbai

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is well known
for his impeccable conduct.

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How could he become so close

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to a notorious playboy like Bu Shulin,











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and even move into his residence?

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I simply can't believe











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Vice Minister Cui

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would develop feelings











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for another man.

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That's hardly the only suspicious thing.

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The Crown Princess is known
for being aloof and reserved,

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yet she became close friends

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with that libertine Bu Shulin.

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Even the Crown Prince
allows the Crown Princess


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to associate so closely
with another man.

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Ever since Father intended for Bu Shulin

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to marry Princess Anling,

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he latched onto Cui Jinbai

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and single-handedly ruined the match.

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Bu Shulin is the only young master
of the Marquis of Shunan.

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Yet he's in no hurry to marry,

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and the Marquis
seems completely unconcerned.

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That makes no sense.

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My Lord,

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have you already formed a theory?

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What if									

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Bu Shulin

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isn't actually a man?

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If Bu Shulin were a lady,

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then everything that seems so strange

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would make perfect sense.

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My Lady,

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you truly are perceptive.

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If that's really the case,

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once Bu Shulin's identity
as a lady is exposed,


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the Marquis of Shunan will surely be
charged with deceiving the Emperor.

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If you expose the Marquis of Shunan,

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you'll have the best chance
of taking command of the Shunan army.

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You think so highly of me.

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I am truly gratified.

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As your wife,

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it's only natural for me
to ease your burdens.

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I am willing to do anything
for Your Highness.

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My Lady,

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have you already come up with a plan?

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The best way

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is to have His Majesty











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arrange a marriage for Young Master Bu.									

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What you said to Second Prince just now,

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could it be seen
as overstepping your place?

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I know I'm not blessed
with breathtaking beauty,

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nor do I come from a powerful family.

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Second Prince's heart
belongs to Shen Yingruo.

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I've never hoped

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to share some fleeting romance with him.

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Only in this way

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might I become

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someone he cannot do without.

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Greetings to Father and Grandmother.

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Rise.

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Father, Grandmother.

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I'm here with good news.

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Qingshu is expecting.

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- Good.
- Great.

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That is wonderful news indeed.

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If she gives birth
to the royal family's eldest grandson,

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that would truly be a blessing.


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Changmin,

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only after becoming a father

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will you understand
how difficult it is to raise a child.

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You should also start thinking about
your own future.

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Thank you for your guidance, Father.

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I have one more matter











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I'd like to discuss with you.

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Speak freely.

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I'd like to ask Father











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to arrange a marriage
for Young Master Bu.

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Has Young Master Bu
asked you to do this?

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Not at all.

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Recently,

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while reviewing cases at the Censorate,									

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I found that nearly half the pending
cases involve Young Master Bu.














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Some were for trampling crops
while riding recklessly.











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Others for drinking
and violating the curfew.

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He even got into street fights
with the sons of noble families.


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I was thinking,


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why not									

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find him a young lady
from a distinguished family?

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She could guide him with proper conduct

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and bring order to his household.

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The Crown Prince has arrived.

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Greetings to Father and Grandmother.

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Huayong, you're here.

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Rise.

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Huayong,

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your second brother














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has been worrying
about Bu Shulin's marriage.

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Changmin has always
been strict with himself,

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yet remarkably
considerate toward others.

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I agree with Second Brother.

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It wasn't until after I married
that I realized

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a man only truly matures

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once he has a family.

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Well said.

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The Marquis of Shunan has only one heir,
Young Master Bu.

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I've also been thinking									

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it's time he married,

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so the Marquis' family line
may continue.

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How about this?


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Mother, I'll trouble you
with this matter.

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Choose a young lady from
a distinguished family to be his wife.


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What do you think?

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Rest assured.

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It's time we found him a virtuous wife











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to keep him in line.

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- Thank you, Father, Grandmother.
- Thank you, Father, Grandmother.














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Changmin already suspects
that Bu Shulin is a lady.














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He plans to expose it
through an arranged marriage.














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We must act before they do

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and find Lin a marriage.

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But finding a bride
who can conceal Lin's identity

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and never betray her

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is no easy task.

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Your Highness.

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An invitation has arrived
from Prince Ning's Mansion.

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It's for Fourteenth Prince's
seventh birthday banquet.











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Prince Ning has invited
Lady Song of Bright Deportment











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to host a banquet at his residence.














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Young Master Bu
is also among the guests.

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(Prince Ning's Mansion)									

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- Greetings, Your Highnesses.
- Greetings, Your Highnesses.

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Let's go see the birds later.

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Be sure to come soon.

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All right.

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Let's go.

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Mother.

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(Xiao Changhong, Fourteenth Prince)
I want to feed the birds.

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(Xiao Changhong, Fourteenth Prince)
Changmin's residence

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(Xiao Changhong, Fourteenth Prince)
has many rare birds.

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(Lady Song of Bright Deportment)
All right.

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(Lady Song of Bright Deportment)
But you mustn't run around,

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(Lady Song of Bright Deportment)
or you might get hurt.									

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Take Fourteenth Prince to see the birds.

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Watch over him carefully.

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Yes.

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Prince Ning. Princess Consort Ning.














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Thank you for holding
Changhong's birthday banquet.














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It's been arranged so grandly.

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I truly appreciate it.











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You're too kind, Lady Song.

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Changhong is the youngest of the princes

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and exceptionally bright.

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Not only is he dearly loved by Father,











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but all of us brothers
are fond of him as well.


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His birthday banquet
has always been held in the palace.

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This year, I thought
we'd do something different.

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If there's anything lacking,

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I hope you'll forgive us.

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Not at all.

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Changhong is delighted.									

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This way, everyone.














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Your Highness, slow down.

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Slow down, Your Highness.

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- Changhong!
- Be careful!

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Changhong, you're here.									

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Look! The birds are so beautiful.

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Look! It's eating.

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Miss, shall we go over there?

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Sure.

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Slow down.

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Be careful.

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Help!

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Fourteenth Prince
has fallen into the water!

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Help!

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Changhong!

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- Changhong!
- Help!

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Fourteenth Prince
has fallen into the water!

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Help!

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Your Highness, something has happened.











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Fourteenth Prince accidentally
fell into the water.














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How is he now?

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He's fine. Young Master Bu
has already rescued him.














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Prince Ning.

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What happened?

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Changhong accidentally
fell into the water.

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What?

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Don't panic, Lady Song.									

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Fortunately, Young Master Bu was nearby.

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He has already rescued Changhong.

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The Imperial Physician
is examining him now.

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Take me there at once.











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Lead the way.

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Yes.

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Physician Zhou.


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Is Changhong all right?									

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Your Highness,

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Fourteenth Prince only caught a chill.











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He's out of danger.














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Thank heavens.

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Changhong is fine.

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00:15:02,016 --> 00:15:03,200
Where is Young Master Bu?

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It's all my fault.

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I was only thinking about Changhong.

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Where is Young Master Bu now?

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00:15:09,250 --> 00:15:11,590
Young Master Bu is changing
in a side room at Wancui Garden.

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I hope he hasn't caught a chill either.									

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Physician Zhou.


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Come with me to check on him.

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Yes.

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Young Master Bu.

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Are you in there?

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00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:28,670
Young Master Bu.

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I've brought the Imperial Physician.

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Are you all right?

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Could something have happened?

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Quick.











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Get up.									

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This...									

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Young Master Bu, you...									

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Please don't misunderstand.

266
00:16:01,270 --> 00:16:02,670
I was changing just now.

267
00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,440
She insisted on barging in
and throwing herself into my arms.

268
00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:06,840
Isn't that Fifth Young Lady Yu,


269
00:16:07,150 --> 00:16:09,510
Second Prince's wife's younger cousin?











270
00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:11,790
Brother-in-law, I...

271
00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:26,790
Bu Shulin!

272
00:16:27,670 --> 00:16:28,440
Outrageous!

273
00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:30,600
This is absolutely outrageous!

274
00:16:31,270 --> 00:16:31,870
Your Majesty,

275
00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:33,600
I was framed.

276
00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,510
After I rescued Fourteenth Prince,

277
00:16:35,510 --> 00:16:37,520
I was taken to Wancui Garden
to change my clothes.

278
00:16:37,536 --> 00:16:38,480
But for some reason,

279
00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:41,240
I suddenly felt feverish
and my mind became clouded.

280
00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,030
Then Fifth Young Lady Yu burst in

281
00:16:43,030 --> 00:16:44,360
and insisted on sleeping with me.

282
00:16:44,688 --> 00:16:46,270
I fought with all my strength to resist,

283
00:16:46,510 --> 00:16:47,440
but unfortunately,

284
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,750
my body would not obey me.

285
00:16:48,750 --> 00:16:49,870
She almost had her way.

286
00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:51,600
Fortunately, everyone arrived in time.











287
00:16:52,030 --> 00:16:52,750
Otherwise,

288
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,200
I could never have cleared my name.














289
00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:55,910
Nonsense!

290
00:16:56,144 --> 00:16:57,720
You're highly skilled in martial arts.











291
00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:59,550
How could a mere weak lady

292
00:16:59,550 --> 00:17:01,550
strip off your clothes?									

293
00:17:02,030 --> 00:17:02,750
Father,									

294
00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,720
Young Master Bu is telling the truth.

295
00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:06,720
When Prince Ning forced the door open,











296
00:17:07,070 --> 00:17:09,240
I smelled
a strange fragrance in the room.

297
00:17:09,504 --> 00:17:11,480
It was the scent
of Three-Leaf Nine-Blade Herb.


298
00:17:12,550 --> 00:17:14,350
What does that
have to do with this matter?

299
00:17:14,550 --> 00:17:16,400
The scent of Three-Leaf Nine-Blade Herb									

300
00:17:16,510 --> 00:17:18,110
can cloud one's mind and arouse desire.									

301
00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,480
Come to think of it,

302
00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:20,880
Fifth Young Lady Yu














303
00:17:21,350 --> 00:17:22,680
is Changmin's sister-in-law.

304
00:17:27,590 --> 00:17:28,790
Your Highness,

305
00:17:29,510 --> 00:17:30,790
what exactly

306
00:17:31,110 --> 00:17:32,270
do you mean by that?

307
00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:38,590
If Fifth Young Lady Yu











308
00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:41,030
had consummated
the marriage with Bu Shulin,

309
00:17:41,510 --> 00:17:43,160
then you and Bu Shulin











310
00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:44,440
would have become family.

311
00:17:49,030 --> 00:17:50,030
Changmin,

312
00:17:51,550 --> 00:17:53,000
how do you explain this?

313
00:17:59,310 --> 00:17:59,960
Father,

314
00:18:00,510 --> 00:18:02,350
I never intended to use this

315
00:18:02,350 --> 00:18:04,304
to win over the Marquis
of Shunan's household.

316
00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,590
Please allow me some time.

317
00:18:07,590 --> 00:18:09,070
I will uncover the truth

318
00:18:09,070 --> 00:18:10,848
and give Young Master Bu an explanation.

319
00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:12,480
Very well.

320
00:18:13,270 --> 00:18:13,790
I

321
00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,720
allow you to prove your innocence.

322
00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,310
Work with the Chief Minister
and the Chief Justice

323
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,880
to investigate this matter together.

324
00:18:23,070 --> 00:18:24,030
Thank you, Father.

325
00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:30,140
(Contemplating the Pine Breeze)

326
00:18:31,376 --> 00:18:32,590
Greetings, Young Master Bu.

327
00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:15,790
Remarkable.

328
00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,550
It's truly remarkable.











329
00:19:18,030 --> 00:19:18,960
Xihe,

330
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,960
where did you find such a treasure?














331
00:19:22,270 --> 00:19:23,310
His name is Shen Shijiu.

332
00:19:23,328 --> 00:19:24,790
He serves in the Northwestern Army.














333
00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:26,790
When my brother came to the capital,

334
00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,550
I saw that his build and appearance














335
00:19:28,550 --> 00:19:29,880
were eighty percent like yours,


336
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:31,590
so I kept him in the capital.

337
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,400
But he looks exactly like me.

338
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,992
I thought I was looking into a mirror.











339
00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,830
I asked Physician Xie
to use his bone-sculpting technique

340
00:19:39,904 --> 00:19:42,272
to alter his face,
from eighty percent resemblance

341
00:19:42,304 --> 00:19:43,160
to a perfect match.














342
00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:45,790
The Crown Prince
also used Tagara Incense

343
00:19:46,070 --> 00:19:47,830
to make his voice sound like yours.














344
00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,160
From now on,
Shen Shijiu will stay by your side


345
00:19:51,510 --> 00:19:53,790
to learn your way of speaking,

346
00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,790
your handwriting, and your mannerisms.











347
00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,200
If anyone ever tries to expose you,














348
00:19:58,400 --> 00:19:59,680
he'll prove useful.














349
00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:01,590
Thank you, Xihe,

350
00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,110
for thinking of everything.

351
00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:07,270
Shen Shijiu,

352
00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,070
you must study well.

353
00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,200
You must not make a single mistake.














354
00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,480
One careless slip,

355
00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:14,880
and it will mean utter ruin.

356
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:17,440
Yes.

357
00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:19,480
You may leave.

358
00:20:28,110 --> 00:20:28,790
Lin,

359
00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,070
have you made up your mind

360
00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:32,310
about you and Cui Jinbai?

361
00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:37,400
Careful with it.

362
00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:42,300
(Marquis of Shunan's Manor)

363
00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,920
I've imposed on you these past few days.

364
00:20:59,750 --> 00:21:00,790
Today, I'll take my leave.

365
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,440
You're too polite.

366
00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,680
You'll always be welcome here.

367
00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:08,720
Vice Minister Cui,

368
00:21:08,752 --> 00:21:10,070
you're welcome back anytime.

369
00:21:10,590 --> 00:21:12,350
For a drink or a song.











370
00:21:18,750 --> 00:21:19,880
Thank you for taking me in.

371
00:22:15,620 --> 00:22:20,380
(Marquis of Shunan's Manor)

372
00:22:28,620 --> 00:22:31,900
(Court of Judicial Review)

373
00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:35,960
Please see the truth, Vice Minister Cui.

374
00:22:36,270 --> 00:22:38,830
I have never admired Young Master Bu,

375
00:22:39,350 --> 00:22:42,030
nor did I ever use
an aphrodisiac against him.

376
00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,510
That day, I was drugged as well


377
00:22:46,030 --> 00:22:47,270
and lost consciousness.									

378
00:22:47,510 --> 00:22:49,440
When I awoke,
I was already in that room.

379
00:22:49,830 --> 00:22:51,880
Please uncover the truth,
Vice Minister Cui,

380
00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,590
and clear my name.

381
00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:55,590
Fifth Sister,

382
00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,310
your elder sister is my wife.

383
00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,510
I've always treated you
as my own sister.

384
00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:03,400
But in this matter,














385
00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,480
the evidence is conclusive.

386
00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,550
Only by confessing truthfully

387
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,480
can Vice Minister Cui

388
00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:11,270
show leniency.

389
00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:12,680
Fifth Young Lady Yu,

390
00:23:13,424 --> 00:23:14,790
after learning that my residence

391
00:23:14,790 --> 00:23:16,960
would be hosting Fourteenth Prince's
birthday banquet,











392
00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,310
you begged me repeatedly
to let you enter the manor,

393
00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,920
just to catch a glimpse
of Young Master Bu from afar.

394
00:23:23,270 --> 00:23:24,270
It's my fault as well.











395
00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,270
I softened for a moment									

396
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:27,480
and agreed to your request.

397
00:23:27,830 --> 00:23:28,960
Nonsense!

398
00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,110
When did I ever tell you
I admired Young Master Bu?














399
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,200
You were the one who invited me
to the birthday banquet.

400
00:23:35,264 --> 00:23:37,200
I only accepted
out of respect for Second Prince.

401
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,960
I couldn't very well refuse.

402
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,590
Vice Minister Cui,

403
00:23:55,270 --> 00:23:57,000
every word I've said is the truth.

404
00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,640
I haven't uttered a single lie.


405
00:23:59,550 --> 00:24:02,680
Please see the truth, Vice Minister Cui.

406
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,550
Did you find any other clues

407
00:24:04,550 --> 00:24:05,720
in Fifth Lady Yu's room?

408
00:24:06,992 --> 00:24:08,416
Reporting to you, My Lord,

409
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,928
we found a box of incense made
from Three-Leaf Nine-Blade Herb

410
00:24:11,070 --> 00:24:13,830
hidden in a secret compartment
in Fifth Young Lady Yu's bedroom.

411
00:24:14,310 --> 00:24:16,070
We also found
a portrait of Young Master Bu.

412
00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,310
The incense?

413
00:24:19,590 --> 00:24:20,480
The portrait?

414
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,440
How could these be in my room?

415
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,200
It was you!

416
00:24:30,270 --> 00:24:31,960
You framed me!

417
00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:32,400
You...











418
00:24:33,830 --> 00:24:35,510
Have you lost your mind?

419
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,240
You've gone completely mad.

420
00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:38,480
Don't touch me!


421
00:24:39,750 --> 00:24:41,240
Now that it's come to this,

422
00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,270
my parents have cast me aside
like a worthless rag.














423
00:24:45,376 --> 00:24:47,110
They no longer care
whether I live or die.

424
00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,920
What more is there for me to say?

425
00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:55,880
Stop her!

426
00:24:59,270 --> 00:25:00,440
Have you lost your mind?

427
00:25:02,750 --> 00:25:05,680
I know you've come fully prepared today

428
00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,200
to frame me.

429
00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:09,310
Then I'll use my own life

430
00:25:09,310 --> 00:25:10,680
to prove my innocence.











431
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,510
The wicked

432
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:14,960
will meet a bad end.

433
00:25:56,310 --> 00:25:57,680
Princess Anling, please step aside.














434
00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:00,200
The path is so wide.

435
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:01,790
Isn't there enough room for you to pass?

436
00:26:02,350 --> 00:26:03,070
How dare you!

437
00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:05,000
You dare block my way?











438
00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,790
Princess Consort Ning is pregnant.

439
00:26:06,790 --> 00:26:08,256
She isn't able to move about easily.

440
00:26:08,304 --> 00:26:09,872
Princess Anling, please step aside.














441
00:26:10,550 --> 00:26:11,880
She looks perfectly fine to me.

442
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,130
What's inconvenient about her?

443
00:26:13,168 --> 00:26:13,632
Move aside.

444
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:15,830
Princess!

445
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:16,880
Princess!

446
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,070
The Princess is bleeding!

447
00:26:20,510 --> 00:26:21,350
Gu Qingshu!

448
00:26:21,350 --> 00:26:23,088
How dare you let your maid injure me!

449
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:24,200
What happened?

450
00:26:27,830 --> 00:26:28,550
Sister-in-law.

451
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:38,240
You came at the perfect time.

452
00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:39,830
Princess Consort Ning has gone too far.									

453
00:26:39,904 --> 00:26:41,408
I've never had any grievance with her.











454
00:26:41,410 --> 00:26:43,760
Yet the moment we met today,
she not only forced me to give way.

455
00:26:43,776 --> 00:26:45,376
She even let her maid shove me.


456
00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:47,070
Greetings, Crown Princess.

457
00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,720
You've misunderstood, Princess.


458
00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,590
There are bottomless lakes
on both sides.

459
00:26:52,768 --> 00:26:55,160
Ruyi feared the Princess
and I might bump into each other.

460
00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:56,700
She only wanted both sides to give way.									

461
00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,320
So neither side would be inconvenienced.

462
00:26:58,330 --> 00:27:00,390
Who would've thought
the Princess would take offense,

463
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,550
insist on pushing forward,

464
00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:03,240
and nearly run into me?									

465
00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:06,440
Is what she says true?











466
00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:09,880
But...











467
00:27:10,350 --> 00:27:12,550
She clearly forced me to give way.

468
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,200
Princess Anling was the one at fault.

469
00:27:16,304 --> 00:27:18,448
You should apologize
to Princess Consort Ning.

470
00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:19,240
I...

471
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:27,270
I was too rash.


472
00:27:27,344 --> 00:27:29,104
Please forgive me, Second Sister-in-law.

473
00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,590
We're family. There's no need
to stand on ceremony.














474
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,790
Please don't take it to heart, Princess.

475
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,960
The Princess was indeed out of line.

476
00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,240
But Princess Consort Ning's maid

477
00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:39,920
showed no regard for rank.

478
00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,030
Those who serve
their masters should be loyal.

479
00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:45,960
But they mustn't see only
their own master.

480
00:27:47,830 --> 00:27:49,000
I was foolish.

481
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,590
I never meant to offend the Princess.

482
00:27:50,590 --> 00:27:52,064
I beg Your Highness for forgiveness.

483
00:27:52,310 --> 00:27:53,000
Execute her.

484
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:53,400
Yes.

485
00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:57,960
Spare me, Your Highness!

486
00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,400
Please spare me, Your Highness!


487
00:27:59,510 --> 00:28:00,880
Spare me, Your Highness!

488
00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:02,880
Princess Consort Ning, save me!


489
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:03,510
Sister-in-law...

490
00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:04,700
Please spare me, Your Highness!


491
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,768
It's getting late.
You should head back now.

492
00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:08,750
Yes.

493
00:28:09,110 --> 00:28:10,830
Mercy, Your Highness!

494
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:19,590
Help!

495
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:21,830
Save me!

496
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:23,830
Princess Consort Ning.











497
00:28:41,030 --> 00:28:42,160
Thank you, Your Highness.

498
00:28:43,030 --> 00:28:43,790
Thank me?

499
00:28:46,550 --> 00:28:48,110
If not for Your Highness's reminder,

500
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:49,480
I wouldn't have realized

501
00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,110
that keeping such a reckless servant

502
00:28:51,110 --> 00:28:52,000
by my side

503
00:28:52,270 --> 00:28:53,720
would bring endless trouble.

504
00:28:54,750 --> 00:28:56,200
Your Highness is far more farsighted

505
00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:57,720
than I could ever hope to be.

506
00:28:58,830 --> 00:29:00,240
A reckless servant?














507
00:29:02,070 --> 00:29:03,270
You're far too modest.











508
00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:05,400
Under your guidance,

509
00:29:06,110 --> 00:29:07,720
this servant became














510
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,480
quite adept at harming others.

511
00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:13,920
I don't understand
what Your Highness is talking about.									

512
00:29:14,270 --> 00:29:15,160
Still pretending?

513
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,350
Shall I recount everything you've done,									

514
00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,110
one by one?

515
00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:22,750
What have I done?

516
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,510
I have no idea what you mean.

517
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:25,550
Very well.

518
00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,110
Let me refresh your memory.

519
00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:30,350
To win the Empress Dowager's favor,














520
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,310
you gained Hu Yingrao's trust.

521
00:29:32,750 --> 00:29:33,920
You used vervain

522
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:35,640
to make her break out in a rash.

523
00:29:36,270 --> 00:29:37,790
Then you seized the chance to perform.











524
00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:39,960
You created

525
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,240
a touching tale of two devoted sisters.									

526
00:29:42,304 --> 00:29:44,820
Then you deliberately presented
the Empress Dowager with roses,


527
00:29:44,830 --> 00:29:46,270
keeping her awake at night.

528
00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:47,240
After that,

529
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,880
you gave her a scented sachet
to help her sleep.

530
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,110
What a perfectly staged performance.

531
00:29:53,310 --> 00:29:56,240
You ordered Young Master Wen
to assassinate Prince Ning.

532
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,030
Hu Yingrao died saving Prince Ning.














533
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,350
Even in death,
she paved the way for you,

534
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,510
allowing you to climb step by step

535
00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:05,240
to the rank of imperial consort.

536
00:30:07,350 --> 00:30:09,350
You held Fourteenth Prince's
birthday banquet

537
00:30:09,790 --> 00:30:11,480
and set a trap for Young Master Bu.














538
00:30:12,030 --> 00:30:13,960
You drove Fifth Young Lady Yu

539
00:30:14,310 --> 00:30:15,590
to take her own life.

540
00:30:16,070 --> 00:30:17,550
Everyone connected to it

541
00:30:17,750 --> 00:30:19,160
was silenced by you.

542
00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:20,830
Yet you alone walked away unscathed.

543
00:30:21,790 --> 00:30:22,640
Gu Qingshu,

544
00:30:23,310 --> 00:30:24,550
everything you've done











545
00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:26,550
was made possible by this maid.


546
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,350
Her death today


547
00:30:28,830 --> 00:30:30,310
is of her own making.

548
00:30:32,590 --> 00:30:34,750
I don't know
how I've offended Your Highness,

549
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,880
for Your Highness
to judge me so harshly.

550
00:30:41,790 --> 00:30:42,920
You may deny it,

551
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:44,640
but you should know














552
00:30:45,270 --> 00:30:46,880
everything you've done,									

553
00:30:47,510 --> 00:30:49,270
once brought before His Majesty,

554
00:30:50,110 --> 00:30:51,750
will only lead to your own death.

555
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,110
I know what Your Highness is capable of.

556
00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,640
But you'd better hurry,									

557
00:31:01,110 --> 00:31:02,200
because									

558
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,000
I'll soon be the mother
of the dynasty's eldest grandson.

559
00:31:32,580 --> 00:31:36,340
(East Palace)

560
00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:50,830
Greetings, Crown Princess.

561
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:53,830
No need for formalities.

562
00:31:54,176 --> 00:31:55,664
Please, have a seat.

563
00:31:58,350 --> 00:31:59,880
I've come unannounced today

564
00:32:00,070 --> 00:32:01,510
because there's a marriage

565
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,880
I'd like to ask
Your Highness to arrange.

566
00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:08,880
I've loved the Crown Prince
for many years,

567
00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:10,550
but I also know


568
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,110
the Crown Prince

569
00:32:12,350 --> 00:32:13,510
doesn't love me.

570
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,160
I've come today


571
00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:17,400
not to pursue the Crown Prince,


572
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,550
but to ask Your Highness
to arrange a match.

573
00:32:20,550 --> 00:32:22,200
I'm willing to marry Young Master Bu.

574
00:32:24,830 --> 00:32:26,110
I've long known


575
00:32:26,590 --> 00:32:27,590
Young Master Bu


576
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,310
is a lady.

577
00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:33,720
When I was ten,


578
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,480
I got lost at the Lantern Festival

579
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,350
and was saved by Young Master Bu.

580
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,880
We were in a private room then.


581
00:32:40,016 --> 00:32:41,880
Young Master Bu
thought I was unconscious,

582
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,030
so she let down her guard.

583
00:32:43,232 --> 00:32:44,510
She took off her outer robe

584
00:32:45,070 --> 00:32:46,200
and let down her hair.











585
00:32:47,030 --> 00:32:48,400
Young Master Bu saved my life,

586
00:32:48,750 --> 00:32:50,920
so I've kept this secret

587
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:53,550
and never told anyone.











588
00:32:56,350 --> 00:32:58,350
Since you already know
Young Master Bu's identity,

589
00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:00,880
why do you still wish to marry her?














590
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,830
Yesterday, Prince Ning
went to see my aunt

591
00:33:04,270 --> 00:33:06,510
and asked her to find Young Master Bu

592
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,240
a young lady with no parents
and no one to rely on.














593
00:33:10,830 --> 00:33:12,160
Quite a clever plan.

594
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,000
With no one to rely on,									

595
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,510
she'd be easier for them to control,

596
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,270
with nowhere to turn.

597
00:33:18,750 --> 00:33:19,590
I know











598
00:33:20,070 --> 00:33:22,110
Your Highness is close
to Young Master Bu

599
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,200
and will surely protect her.

600
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,000
Why not let me

601
00:33:26,790 --> 00:33:28,350
protect this secret?

602
00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:30,350
In this world,

603
00:33:30,790 --> 00:33:32,640
there's no one more suitable than I am.									

604
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,680
If you marry into Young Master's Manor,									

605
00:33:36,550 --> 00:33:37,550
from this day on,

606
00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,720
wealth and honor will be yours.


607
00:33:39,888 --> 00:33:41,790
Young Master Bu
and the Marquis of Shunan

608
00:33:41,790 --> 00:33:43,552
will both be forever grateful to you.

609
00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:46,590
Your younger brother will also receive
the finest education.

610
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:48,350
When he comes of age,

611
00:33:48,590 --> 00:33:51,160
Young Master Bu will pave
a bright future for him as well.

612
00:33:51,550 --> 00:33:53,110
But the price you'll have to pay

613
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,030
is never being able to spend your life
with your true husband,

614
00:33:56,030 --> 00:33:58,400
sharing a lifelong, loving marriage.

615
00:33:59,110 --> 00:34:00,590
I want to protect Young Master Bu,

616
00:34:01,070 --> 00:34:03,160
but I don't want
to ruin someone else's life.

617
00:34:03,904 --> 00:34:06,200
Your wish to repay your debt
of gratitude is admirable,

618
00:34:06,790 --> 00:34:08,920
but you must think it through carefully.

619
00:34:09,510 --> 00:34:10,670
Don't act on impulse.

620
00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:22,840
After our conversation today,

621
00:34:23,550 --> 00:34:25,440
I truly admire Your Highness.

622
00:34:25,670 --> 00:34:26,960
I finally understand

623
00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,150
why the Crown Prince is devoted to you,									

624
00:34:31,150 --> 00:34:33,280
and why the two of you
can stand side by side.

625
00:34:38,460 --> 00:34:41,700
(Clarity and Serenity)











626
00:34:53,550 --> 00:34:54,230
Your Highness,

627
00:34:55,110 --> 00:34:56,800
has your poison flared up again?

628
00:34:58,230 --> 00:34:59,840
Yunhuai has spared no effort.

629
00:35:02,070 --> 00:35:02,920
Don't worry.

630
00:35:09,590 --> 00:35:10,920
Tian Yuan told me

631
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,590
the treatment

632
00:35:13,190 --> 00:35:14,110
is very painful.

633
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,070
It's nothing.

634
00:35:18,550 --> 00:35:19,880
To me,











635
00:35:20,550 --> 00:35:21,550
it's nothing at all.

636
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,000
Being able to see you for one more day











637
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:28,480
is already a blessing.











638
00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:21,320
Ever since you added
the delicate qionghua blossoms,

639
00:37:21,630 --> 00:37:23,630
this medicine
has become much easier to take.

640
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:35,040
The braided cord you asked for
on Chinese New Year's Eve.

641
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,320
I wove mugwort and calamus into it.














642
00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:45,670
They say

643
00:37:45,712 --> 00:37:47,392
wearing a mugwort and calamus charm














644
00:37:47,710 --> 00:37:50,400
can ward off evil, avert misfortune,
and bring longevity.

645
00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:55,630
So this braided cord

646
00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:58,550
was specially made for me by you?

647
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,070
It was specially made for you.

648
00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,880
May everything go smoothly for you.














649
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,136
May illness and misfortune
be driven away.

650
00:38:11,728 --> 00:38:13,552
May you enjoy a long and healthy life.











651
00:38:47,670 --> 00:38:49,230
Is Your Highness feeling unwell again?











652
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,590
Don't you think today's
fragrance is rather special?

653
00:38:52,070 --> 00:38:53,550
It has a cool and refreshing scent.














654
00:38:54,030 --> 00:38:55,030
Indeed.

655
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,800
It's called Moonlit Cool Fragrance.














656
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,550
Xihe blended it herself.

657
00:39:04,352 --> 00:39:06,710
Qionghua is also known
as the Beauty Beneath the Moon.











658
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,768
That's why she named it
Moonlit Cool Fragrance.


659
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,030
Xihe also said

660
00:39:10,030 --> 00:39:11,510
this fragrance is for me alone.


661
00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:13,510
She wants

662
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,030
me to be surrounded by her scent.

663
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:21,030
Your Highness,

664
00:39:21,030 --> 00:39:22,760
there's nothing
you won't say these days.

665
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:26,288
I'll take my leave.














666
00:40:01,550 --> 00:40:02,760
Why does it smell so bloody?

667
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:05,760
It's a pregnancy pulse.									

668
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:06,760
Since when?

669
00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:08,030
I've decided to marry.











670
00:40:08,030 --> 00:40:10,480
I'll find a lady who won't expose
my identity and marry her.

671
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:11,880
This cup of tea


672
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:13,710
is to sever all ties between us.

673
00:40:14,190 --> 00:40:16,110
Dispatch our most elite men

674
00:40:16,150 --> 00:40:17,510
at once to capture Bu Shulin.

675
00:40:17,510 --> 00:40:19,510
♪How can you be so wonderful?♪

676
00:40:23,950 --> 00:40:26,890
♪I've hidden so many words♪


677
00:40:27,510 --> 00:40:30,310
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪


678
00:40:31,180 --> 00:40:38,150
♪So never uncover♪











679
00:40:38,340 --> 00:40:40,700
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

680
00:40:41,830 --> 00:40:44,560
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

681
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:50,860
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

682
00:40:52,620 --> 00:40:55,440
♪Every answer I gave♪

683
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:59,090
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

684
00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:03,250
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

685
00:41:03,510 --> 00:41:06,820
♪How hard it truly was?♪

686
00:41:09,790 --> 00:41:13,230
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪									

687
00:41:14,220 --> 00:41:16,550
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪


688
00:41:17,820 --> 00:41:23,580
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪











689
00:41:24,990 --> 00:41:28,120
♪It's a shame I never could♪

690
00:41:28,570 --> 00:41:31,580
♪Give you a moon in return♪


691
00:41:31,690 --> 00:41:38,330
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

692
00:41:38,330 --> 00:41:42,000
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

693
00:41:42,870 --> 00:41:45,630
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

694
00:41:46,070 --> 00:41:49,200
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

695
00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:55,590
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

696
00:41:56,990 --> 00:42:00,540
♪You'll never♪

697
00:42:00,820 --> 00:42:10,290
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪











698
00:42:36,460 --> 00:42:39,940
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)