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♪First sight with suspicion♪

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♪A test for two young hearts♪

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♪The road is rocky♪

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♪The world becomes silent
when you are by my side♪

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♪Have two pots of tea together♪

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♪The game of go is hard to settle♪

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♪Play the zither and hear the song♪

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♪Who is as beautiful as a painting♪

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♪Why look at the flowers
outside the window alone♪

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♪Have a peaceful life
and another summer passed away♪

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♪Hope we can stay together forever♪

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♪Appreciate the elegance together♪

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♪It was misty and rainy that day♪

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♪Hold the jade cup to you♪

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♪Let’s have a drink
and play the game of go♪

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♪But the wind blows outside the window♪

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♪It disturbs my dream♪

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♪It’s just a flash in the pan♪

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♪The flowers smother the window♪

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♪The leaves fly into the sky
with the cloud♪

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♪We will meet in the end
in the cloister♪

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♪We hold hands with tears in eyes♪

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♪You whisper to me under the moonlight♪

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♪We never have to part again♪

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=Rebirth For You=

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=Episode 3=

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Bai Su.

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Baoning.

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Qingke, Wendie, give us some space.

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(Warm Breeze and Pleasant View)
Baoning and I need to talk.

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(Warm Breeze and Pleasant View)
Yes, my lady.

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Why are you in disguise, Baoning?

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Where were you?

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Something fun was going on outside,

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so I sneaked out.

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You’d always let me know.

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Why not this time?

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And you’ve been sneaky lately.

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What exactly did you do?

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Nothing special.

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Baoning,

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since we first met at eight,

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we’ve been like sisters.

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I know you all too well.

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You can’t fool me.

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Fine, just keep it to yourself.

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I won’t come here

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and be a bother again.

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Wait.

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It’s better that you’re out of the loop.

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If you still think of me as your sister,

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then tell me

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what you’re working on.

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I can be of help,

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you know?

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(Funing Hall Prescription Record)

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Funing Hall Prescription Record?

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Where did you get it?

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I sneaked into the Imperial Hospital
and made a copy.

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(Eunuch Chazhan)
Zhao Yi said

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(Maid Xiao Rongniang)
Fang Yiru, a maid at the Funing Hall died,

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but I swear I saw her alive

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outside the palace just a few days ago.

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That didn’t make sense,

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so I visited the Imperial Hospital
to dig out her prescription

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but found nothing

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except that...

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Xiao Rongniang’s record.

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She got the finest
abortion prevention medicine.

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Abortion prevention medicine?

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I was wondering

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who that medicine was really for.

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When I saw Xiao Rongniang,

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she showed no sign of pregnancy.

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And she left the palace six months ago.

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All that could only mean one thing,

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that is, His Majesty asked Fang Yiru

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to pretend to be her
to get that medicine.

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And then

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he faked Fang Yiru’s death

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to get her out secretly for the baby.

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But

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I wouldn’t know that for sure
until I saw her.

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Baoning,

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even if His Majesty
manages to keep this baby,

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Empress Dowager Cao’s attitude aside,

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Court of the Imperial Clan
would never put

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a mysterious baby’s name
in the royal genealogy

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for the sake of the imperial bloodline.

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Even when you become the Empress,

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that child

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won’t pose a threat to you.

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I’m not marrying Zhao Yi!

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You two are childhood sweethearts.

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The court and the harem

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have both agreed that you,
the lineal daughter of the Jiang’s,

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are the best candidate for the position.

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We grew up together.

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That’s why I cannot marry him.

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He gave me all these things

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whether I liked them or not.

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I feel I’m already imprisoned

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before anything happens.

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And the marriage

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will only make things worse.

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But Grand Empress Dowager

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has always been
in favor of this marriage.

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Grandmother believed Zhao Yi

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truly loved me.

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But if she found out

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he already had a love child with a maid,

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she’d never marry me to him.

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Baoning,

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I couldn’t do much about my life,

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but

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I’ll do anything in my power

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to ensure your happiness.

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Listen, you have to burn

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this copy

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in case it falls into the wrong hands.

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Keep everything in your mind.

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I will.

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Check over there.

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Yes.

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Have you seen

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an opal bead about this big?

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Sorry, Young Master.

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I don’t recall seeing one.

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Is everything alright?

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Mr. Zhang!

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I’m surprised to see you in the palace.

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Mr. Zhao,

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I meant to ask you that.

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My father is Marquis Jinghai,
Commandant of Nanmin.

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I was invited to attend
Empress Dowager’s birthday celebration.

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Just now, when I was about to
pay respects to Her Highness,

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an opal bead of mine went missing.

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So, Mr. Zhang,

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you must be a palace guard.

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Long story.

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I’m Commandant of Bingzhou,
Li Changqing’s son,

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Li Qian.

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“Zhang Qian” was my pseudonym

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for the Machinist Contest

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to avoid identity controversy.

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Later, when I went at my father’s order

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to offer Empress Dowager
birthday congratulations,

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Her Highness was kind enough

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to appoint me third-level armed guard.

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So your real name is Li Qian.

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How about we catch up over drinks

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when you’re off-duty later?

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The second house on Sanli Lane

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is my residence in the capital.

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We have to take a rain check,

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but my door is always open to you.

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I’ll treat you to good food and drinks.

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Deal.

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I’ll visit you some other day.

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Please excuse me.

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Am I having more gray hair?

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I’m not getting any younger, am I?

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You’re always young, Your Highness.

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It’s just that you’re burdened

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with state affairs.

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Lately, court officials

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keep chanting that the flood in Zhejiang

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and the drought in Sichuan

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are heaven’s alerts

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because the Emperor

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has yet to take over the reins of power
or have any successors.

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It’s time for him
to take responsibility for the state.

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Aren’t they blatantly

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asking me to hand over the throne?

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Your Highness,

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she’s here.

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I, Song Xianyi,
pay respects to you, Your Highness.

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Are you aware

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why you’re summoned here?

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I am, Your Highness.

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I’m too weak and humble

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to give birth to His Majesty’s children,

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but you’re kind enough to keep me.

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I’ll attend to His Majesty’s every need.

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We see

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tons of smart or pretty girls

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come and go in here,

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but those who know the limits

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are very few.

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I swear my loyalty to you,
Your Highness.

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Min Zhou,

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take her to the Funing Hall.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Where did it go?

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Look here.

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Yes.

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What are you looking for?

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Young Master Zhao?

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What are you doing here?

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I should ask you that.

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Wait.

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You don’t

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look like a maid.

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You’re sharp.

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The truth is

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I’m Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

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I sneaked out

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for the Machinist Contest

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and couldn’t risk exposing my identity.

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I knew something was off about you

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but I never expected

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to run into Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

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Don’t. Please rise.

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So,

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what are you looking for?

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I lost the opal bead on my jade pendant.

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The bead itself isn’t too valuable,

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but it belonged to my late mother.

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What does your bead look like?

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It’s shiny and dazzling.

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A dazzling bead?

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I...

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think I know where it is.

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Follow me.

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Let’s go.

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Young Master Zhao, carry me up.

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Are you sure? It’s too high.

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Come on! Hurry!

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But how did my bead

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end up in a crow’s nest?

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Be careful.

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Careful, Your Grace.

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Slowly.

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Be careful.

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Is it up there?

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Young Master.

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Are you alright, Your Grace?

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I’m fine.

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Young Master Zhao.

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Li Qian,

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thank you for your timely help.

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Look at us.

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We first met each other

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at the Machinist Contest

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and here we are in the palace.

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What a small world!

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Is this your bead?

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You really found it!

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That crow loves shiny objects.

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It once snatched away

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Bai Su’s earrings,

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and must’ve done the same

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to your bead.

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Thank you so much, Your Grace.

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You’re welcome.

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You also helped me a lot out there.

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Your Grace!

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Your Grace.

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There you are.

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His Majesty is in the Shoukang Palace.

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Grand Empress Dowager asks to see you.

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I see.

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I should go.

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Your Grace,

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am I going to see you again?

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Whenever you’re in the palace,

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come to Three Abodes of the East
in the Shoukang Palace.

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I will.

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Put the nest back.

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Yes, Your Grace.

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Who’d know

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Miss Jiang

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would turn out to be a princess?

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I know. Me neither.

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She’s fun

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regardless of her identity.

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- Grandmother.
- I promise.

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Baoning! Sit with us.

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I’m exhausted.

280
00:12:56,460 --> 00:12:57,700
Is she your new maid, Grandmother?

281
00:12:57,900 --> 00:12:58,730
No.

282
00:12:59,660 --> 00:13:03,490
Empress Dowager assigned her
to the Funing Hall.

283
00:13:06,140 --> 00:13:08,170
Song Xianyi, wait outside.

284
00:13:08,730 --> 00:13:10,050
You aren’t needed here.

285
00:13:12,020 --> 00:13:13,170
Yes, Your Majesty.

286
00:13:15,930 --> 00:13:18,700
What is Empress Dowager up to?

287
00:13:20,290 --> 00:13:21,410
Mother stuffed that woman

288
00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:23,850
into my hall as a lady-in-waiting,

289
00:13:24,170 --> 00:13:25,900
but Baoning is the only girl I love.

290
00:13:26,370 --> 00:13:27,700
As for that maid,

291
00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:29,930
she can stay and clean the yard.

292
00:13:32,530 --> 00:13:36,140
I know you’re loyal to Baoning, Yi.

293
00:13:37,850 --> 00:13:39,100
Your mother handpicked

294
00:13:39,220 --> 00:13:41,290
that girl for you.

295
00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:43,410
You should go and thank her.

296
00:13:44,260 --> 00:13:46,140
Did you check on her

297
00:13:46,730 --> 00:13:48,220
after that attempted assassination?

298
00:13:48,490 --> 00:13:49,530
I did.

299
00:13:50,140 --> 00:13:51,580
The assassin was killed on the spot

300
00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:53,050
and Mother remained safe.

301
00:13:58,970 --> 00:13:59,580
Baoning,

302
00:14:00,020 --> 00:14:02,170
they’ve sent me some Luban Locks.

303
00:14:02,340 --> 00:14:03,460
Would you like to take a look?

304
00:14:04,490 --> 00:14:05,410
Not interested.

305
00:14:07,370 --> 00:14:09,020
Aren’t those locks your favorites?

306
00:14:10,140 --> 00:14:11,900
Grand Mentor Xiong has given me
too much homework.

307
00:14:11,900 --> 00:14:12,530
I have no time.

308
00:14:14,340 --> 00:14:15,900
She’s still a child.

309
00:14:37,260 --> 00:14:38,170
Commandery Princess Jia’nan!

310
00:14:47,850 --> 00:14:48,730
Your Grace,

311
00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:51,100
I wonder if you could do me a favor.

312
00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:55,490
Like what?

313
00:14:56,340 --> 00:14:57,730
I borrowed a peacock feather
gold thread cape

314
00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:59,050
from someone

315
00:14:59,410 --> 00:15:00,730
but tore it by accident.

316
00:15:01,260 --> 00:15:02,530
I’m thinking

317
00:15:02,530 --> 00:15:04,370
maybe you know of
some embroidery shop in town

318
00:15:04,780 --> 00:15:06,170
where it can be fixed.

319
00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:08,340
How could we have knowledge

320
00:15:08,340 --> 00:15:09,610
of such a place outside the palace?

321
00:15:09,930 --> 00:15:11,290
Tailoring Service

322
00:15:11,290 --> 00:15:13,020
is to mend all our outfits.

323
00:15:13,340 --> 00:15:14,530
I’m afraid we don’t...

324
00:15:16,460 --> 00:15:17,610
I know one.

325
00:15:18,580 --> 00:15:19,460
Do you have the cape with you?

326
00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:21,220
I didn’t bring it

327
00:15:21,460 --> 00:15:22,660
because I’m on duty today.

328
00:15:24,930 --> 00:15:25,610
Alright.

329
00:15:26,610 --> 00:15:27,700
Get it ready

330
00:15:28,290 --> 00:15:29,610
tomorrow at 2:00 PM.

331
00:15:29,970 --> 00:15:30,930
I’ll have my stewardess

332
00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:32,260
pick it up from you.

333
00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:33,700
Thank you, Your Grace.

334
00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:34,970
I’ll be waiting for her tomorrow

335
00:15:34,970 --> 00:15:36,850
at Qingshi Lane.

336
00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:38,290
Baoning!

337
00:15:41,780 --> 00:15:42,730
Greetings, Your Majesty.

338
00:15:44,260 --> 00:15:44,900
Rise.

339
00:15:45,610 --> 00:15:46,530
Thank you, Your Majesty.

340
00:15:51,290 --> 00:15:52,050
Are you new?

341
00:15:54,050 --> 00:15:55,580
I don’t remember seeing you before.

342
00:15:56,820 --> 00:15:57,580
Your Majesty,

343
00:15:57,730 --> 00:15:58,610
I’m Li Qian,

344
00:15:58,900 --> 00:16:01,290
the son of Commandant of Bingzhou.

345
00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:03,020
Empress Dowager recently promoted me

346
00:16:03,020 --> 00:16:04,660
to third-level armed Imperial Guard.

347
00:16:06,780 --> 00:16:08,610
Baoning, do you know him?

348
00:16:08,610 --> 00:16:10,410
How could I cross paths
with a humble guard?

349
00:16:10,660 --> 00:16:11,490
He’s a new face,

350
00:16:11,490 --> 00:16:12,780
so I stopped and asked him.

351
00:16:13,020 --> 00:16:15,050
Turns out, he was the one
who saved Empress Dowager.

352
00:16:16,490 --> 00:16:18,020
Your Majesty, Your Grace,

353
00:16:18,490 --> 00:16:19,490
I have to continue the patrol.

354
00:16:19,780 --> 00:16:20,700
Good day.

355
00:16:26,490 --> 00:16:27,050
Baoning,

356
00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:30,170
they’ve set the table
at the Imperial Garden.

357
00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:31,900
Would you care to dine with me?

358
00:16:32,340 --> 00:16:34,220
Here we go.

359
00:16:36,970 --> 00:16:37,580
Your Majesty,

360
00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:39,700
it’s a lovely day.

361
00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:41,780
Do you mind if I join you two?

362
00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:54,560
(Efficient and Harmonious)

363
00:16:56,370 --> 00:16:57,020
Your Grace.

364
00:17:02,260 --> 00:17:03,700
I was expecting to see your stewardess.

365
00:17:03,700 --> 00:17:04,930
What brings you here?

366
00:17:05,170 --> 00:17:06,220
You knew I’d come.

367
00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:07,460
Let’s go.

368
00:17:17,380 --> 00:17:18,170
Is it funny?

369
00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:22,500
You figured I’d be here

370
00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:23,580
but you didn’t even bring a stool.

371
00:17:27,620 --> 00:17:28,220
Get on it.

372
00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:44,820
You saw it through

373
00:17:44,820 --> 00:17:46,820
that mending my cape was only an excuse.

374
00:17:47,580 --> 00:17:49,050
Why did you still come?

375
00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:51,220
Weren’t you afraid it’d be a trap?

376
00:17:52,890 --> 00:17:54,650
You had leverage on me

377
00:17:54,650 --> 00:17:56,010
but kept it to yourself

378
00:17:56,010 --> 00:17:57,410
and came straight to me.

379
00:17:57,620 --> 00:17:58,820
Clearly, you want something from me.

380
00:17:58,820 --> 00:17:59,890
Why should I be afraid?

381
00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:01,700
You’re indeed insightful.

382
00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:04,220
So, what do you want?

383
00:18:06,340 --> 00:18:08,740
I want The Book of Supreme Weapons.

384
00:18:12,890 --> 00:18:13,700
Too bad,

385
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:15,220
that one

386
00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:16,740
from the Machinist Contest is fake.

387
00:18:19,700 --> 00:18:21,820
But if anyone
had access to the real copy,

388
00:18:22,890 --> 00:18:24,460
that’d be me.

389
00:18:26,050 --> 00:18:27,740
Do you mean it’s in the palace?

390
00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:30,770
Let’s cut a deal.

391
00:18:31,460 --> 00:18:32,700
I have a task for you.

392
00:18:32,860 --> 00:18:33,770
Get it done

393
00:18:33,770 --> 00:18:34,820
and the real book is yours.

394
00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:35,890
Sounds fair.

395
00:18:38,650 --> 00:18:40,100
What’s the task?

396
00:18:44,050 --> 00:18:44,980
Find a person for me,

397
00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,100
a former maid at the Funing Hall,

398
00:18:47,250 --> 00:18:48,290
Fang Yiru.

399
00:18:48,980 --> 00:18:50,410
I need to know if she’s alive.

400
00:18:50,860 --> 00:18:51,930
If she is,

401
00:18:51,930 --> 00:18:52,770
give me her whereabouts.

402
00:18:55,620 --> 00:18:56,860
I’ll have my people get into it

403
00:18:57,340 --> 00:18:58,100
and let you know

404
00:18:58,460 --> 00:18:59,580
if anything turns up.

405
00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:04,800
(East Warmth Chamber)

406
00:19:04,820 --> 00:19:06,770
The reigning Emperor

407
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:10,220
is obsessed with Baoning.

408
00:19:10,820 --> 00:19:12,820
His two predecessors
were also loyal to their love.

409
00:19:13,010 --> 00:19:15,740
They’re a rarity!

410
00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:16,820
I’ll take that.

411
00:19:17,460 --> 00:19:18,050
I won!

412
00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:19,980
She’s in luck

413
00:19:20,130 --> 00:19:21,740
and on a winning streak.

414
00:19:24,410 --> 00:19:25,220
Good.

415
00:19:25,220 --> 00:19:25,930
Stewardess Meng,

416
00:19:25,980 --> 00:19:26,530
that’s yours.

417
00:19:28,130 --> 00:19:29,620
Greetings, Your Highness.

418
00:19:32,380 --> 00:19:33,250
Baoning,

419
00:19:33,620 --> 00:19:35,650
what did you bring us this time?

420
00:19:36,010 --> 00:19:37,410
It’s a hand-cranking fan I made.

421
00:19:37,930 --> 00:19:38,700
Do you have the ice cubes?

422
00:19:38,820 --> 00:19:39,930
Yes, Your Grace.

423
00:19:40,890 --> 00:19:41,930
I’ll put them in.

424
00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:50,010
You’re into such machines

425
00:19:50,650 --> 00:19:52,740
just like the late emperor.

426
00:19:53,890 --> 00:19:54,820
Grandmother,

427
00:19:55,650 --> 00:19:56,860
I heard he had

428
00:19:56,860 --> 00:19:59,050
The Book of Supreme Weapons.
Do you know anything about it?

429
00:20:01,220 --> 00:20:03,130
The Book of...

430
00:20:05,010 --> 00:20:06,050
Yes, I remember it.

431
00:20:06,620 --> 00:20:09,460
Back then, Empress Dowager Cao

432
00:20:09,460 --> 00:20:12,010
learned that he wanted that book

433
00:20:12,290 --> 00:20:14,770
and managed to get it for him.

434
00:20:15,170 --> 00:20:17,890
As a result, she won his heart over

435
00:20:18,130 --> 00:20:20,010
and secured her position in the harem.

436
00:20:20,170 --> 00:20:21,100
I see.

437
00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:22,250
Let’s play.

438
00:20:22,250 --> 00:20:23,410
Your turn. Come on.

439
00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,180
(Efficient and Harmonious)
Take a look!

440
00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:26,280
Fresh flowers!

441
00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:28,400
Flowers!

442
00:20:29,870 --> 00:20:31,380
Cheap and fresh!

443
00:20:31,380 --> 00:20:32,220
Bai Su.

444
00:20:32,500 --> 00:20:34,740
(Bai Su’s Mother)
You grew up with Princess in the palace

445
00:20:34,740 --> 00:20:36,860
and you’ve turned 18 this year.

446
00:20:36,980 --> 00:20:38,530
It’s time for you to get married.

447
00:20:38,980 --> 00:20:40,820
Marquis Jin’an’s son, Cai Yuan,

448
00:20:40,980 --> 00:20:43,700
is a nice and well-educated young man.

449
00:20:44,290 --> 00:20:45,010
Would you like

450
00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:47,460
your father to set you two up?

451
00:20:49,580 --> 00:20:50,380
I’m asking you.

452
00:20:52,250 --> 00:20:54,100
Why bother?

453
00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:56,340
My marriage

454
00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:58,770
is up to you anyway.

455
00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:11,580
Take it slow.

456
00:21:11,980 --> 00:21:13,170
You don’t act like a princess at all.

457
00:21:15,220 --> 00:21:17,290
Are you sure she’s there?

458
00:21:17,620 --> 00:21:18,890
Locating a maid

459
00:21:19,410 --> 00:21:20,620
is child’s play.

460
00:21:29,980 --> 00:21:30,890
Use this.

461
00:21:38,010 --> 00:21:39,530
I meant to give you my handkerchief,

462
00:21:39,820 --> 00:21:41,130
but that’d be too intimate.

463
00:21:48,770 --> 00:21:49,410
Sir.

464
00:21:51,050 --> 00:21:52,380
She’s one of us.

465
00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:53,930
Have a seat.

466
00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:58,890
Sir, Miss,

467
00:21:59,650 --> 00:22:01,100
the one in that house

468
00:22:01,460 --> 00:22:03,010
is good-looking

469
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,010
and she’s showing,

470
00:22:05,010 --> 00:22:07,890
probably in her second trimester.

471
00:22:08,290 --> 00:22:09,340
She’s showing already?

472
00:22:09,930 --> 00:22:10,930
Is she there alone?

473
00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:13,010
She’s with two maids

474
00:22:13,410 --> 00:22:14,500
and four guards.

475
00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:16,580
The four of them

476
00:22:16,580 --> 00:22:19,220
are watching the walls
and the yard all day

477
00:22:19,580 --> 00:22:20,930
in case of any infiltration.

478
00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:24,100
I have to see for myself.

479
00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:29,500
What’s inside?

480
00:22:42,170 --> 00:22:44,220
I bet this place is Fang Yiru’s hideout.

481
00:22:45,650 --> 00:22:46,250
I’m going in!

482
00:22:47,930 --> 00:22:48,860
Why did you stop me?

483
00:22:51,580 --> 00:22:52,220
Your Grace,

484
00:22:53,050 --> 00:22:54,460
a maid from the Funing Hall

485
00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:55,170
is pregnant

486
00:22:55,410 --> 00:22:57,250
and staying in a guarded residence.

487
00:22:57,740 --> 00:22:58,770
What’s the explanation for that?

488
00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:02,890
You’ve connected the dots?

489
00:23:09,010 --> 00:23:10,890
His Majesty is
having a secret love child.

490
00:23:11,700 --> 00:23:13,220
Why are you sticking your nose into it?

491
00:23:22,340 --> 00:23:24,530
He and I are childhood sweethearts.

492
00:23:24,980 --> 00:23:27,100
He promised he’d only love me forever.

493
00:23:28,580 --> 00:23:29,700
Besides, Grandmother already

494
00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:31,460
betrothed me to him a few days ago.

495
00:23:32,770 --> 00:23:34,410
All we need is Empress Dowager’s edict
to make it official.

496
00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:36,340
But now,

497
00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:39,130
a maid could be bearing his child.

498
00:23:40,010 --> 00:23:41,340
I wouldn’t believe that

499
00:23:41,980 --> 00:23:43,340
until I see it with my own eyes.

500
00:23:52,770 --> 00:23:53,700
But we’re dealing with

501
00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:54,740
a highly sensitive matter

502
00:23:55,220 --> 00:23:56,700
involving His Majesty.

503
00:23:57,980 --> 00:23:59,220
If I help you,

504
00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,290
our whole family might be at risk.

505
00:24:02,980 --> 00:24:04,340
You’re worrying too much!

506
00:24:05,620 --> 00:24:07,100
I am the Empress-to-be, remember?

507
00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:08,700
That woman is merely a humble maid.

508
00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:10,050
Should anything happen,
I would take full responsibility.

509
00:24:13,050 --> 00:24:15,500
Come on! Don’t you want that book?

510
00:24:23,740 --> 00:24:25,010
Your wish is my command.

511
00:24:25,890 --> 00:24:27,530
So, do you have any ideas to get me in?

512
00:24:30,650 --> 00:24:32,050
That place is guarded.

513
00:24:32,530 --> 00:24:34,010
We need a thorough plan

514
00:24:34,820 --> 00:24:36,100
to get inside.

515
00:24:37,050 --> 00:24:38,290
We can say she’s having an affair

516
00:24:38,460 --> 00:24:39,500
and drag her out.

517
00:24:39,860 --> 00:24:40,980
There’re only a handful of people there.

518
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:42,010
They won’t be too big a problem

519
00:24:42,010 --> 00:24:43,050
except for those guards.

520
00:24:49,290 --> 00:24:50,980
They must be so highly skilled

521
00:24:51,580 --> 00:24:53,290
that His Majesty entrusts
that maid to them.

522
00:24:54,380 --> 00:24:55,770
Your plan

523
00:24:56,170 --> 00:24:57,340
would only spook them

524
00:24:57,500 --> 00:24:58,740
and escalate the situation.

525
00:25:01,250 --> 00:25:02,500
We can set the place on fire.

526
00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:03,580
We can’t do that!

527
00:25:04,010 --> 00:25:05,340
If the fire started to spread,

528
00:25:05,410 --> 00:25:06,500
Offices of the Five Wards

529
00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:07,170
would all arrive immediately.

530
00:25:20,340 --> 00:25:21,250
I think I got something...

531
00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:25,770
What are you doing?

532
00:25:26,290 --> 00:25:26,860
Fire!

533
00:25:27,050 --> 00:25:27,620
Fire!

534
00:25:28,530 --> 00:25:29,650
- Let’s go!
- Fire!

535
00:25:30,130 --> 00:25:30,700
Fire!

536
00:25:31,290 --> 00:25:32,530
Fire! It’s on fire!

537
00:25:32,770 --> 00:25:33,820
Fire!

538
00:25:34,980 --> 00:25:36,010
- Go, go, go!
- Put out the fire!

539
00:25:36,010 --> 00:25:37,410
Put it out!

540
00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:38,530
Hurry!

541
00:25:39,130 --> 00:25:39,820
Go, go, go!

542
00:25:39,820 --> 00:25:40,860
That’s Fang Yiru.

543
00:25:40,860 --> 00:25:42,250
Get water here! Now!

544
00:25:42,820 --> 00:25:43,740
Come here! Over here!

545
00:25:44,050 --> 00:25:45,700
- Yes!
- More water! Come on!

546
00:25:45,980 --> 00:25:46,700
Got it.

547
00:25:47,340 --> 00:25:48,290
If it comes to Grandmother’s ears

548
00:25:48,290 --> 00:25:49,820
that Zhao Yi has a secret child,

549
00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:52,250
she’ll definitely cancel our marriage.

550
00:25:53,050 --> 00:25:54,620
But I can’t simply

551
00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:55,620
lay the facts in front of her.

552
00:25:56,740 --> 00:25:57,380
Your Grace.

553
00:25:58,650 --> 00:25:59,130
Your Grace!

554
00:26:00,890 --> 00:26:01,620
Don’t you think

555
00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:03,100
that’s a reckless move?

556
00:26:03,580 --> 00:26:04,740
- Come on!
- Coming!

557
00:26:04,740 --> 00:26:05,890
It’s working, isn’t it?

558
00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:07,380
You said it yourself

559
00:26:07,380 --> 00:26:08,410
that place is guarded

560
00:26:08,890 --> 00:26:10,410
by trained soldiers.

561
00:26:10,700 --> 00:26:12,380
They’d fight the fire right away.

562
00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:13,820
It’s a small yard.

563
00:26:14,010 --> 00:26:15,500
No one will get hurt.

564
00:26:17,820 --> 00:26:20,820
She’s really something.

565
00:26:21,770 --> 00:26:22,890
She’s special.

566
00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:31,500
We’ve arrived, sir.

567
00:26:43,620 --> 00:26:44,340
Your Grace...

568
00:26:46,580 --> 00:26:47,860
Thanks for everything.

569
00:26:50,530 --> 00:26:51,980
Are you leaving already?

570
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:55,580
Oh, that book, right?

571
00:26:57,340 --> 00:26:58,220
I’ll give it to you.

572
00:26:58,220 --> 00:26:59,380
You have my word.

573
00:27:00,220 --> 00:27:02,170
Grandmother told me

574
00:27:02,460 --> 00:27:04,290
Empress Dowager
had given it to the late emperor.

575
00:27:04,770 --> 00:27:05,740
She must’ve taken it back

576
00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:06,860
after his death.

577
00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:09,250
It won’t be easy to track it down

578
00:27:10,290 --> 00:27:11,250
but I’ll find a way

579
00:27:11,250 --> 00:27:11,980
to get to her

580
00:27:11,980 --> 00:27:12,930
to obtain that book for you.

581
00:27:14,220 --> 00:27:15,010
Thank you, Your Grace.

582
00:27:16,130 --> 00:27:17,050
Don’t mention it.

583
00:27:29,290 --> 00:27:29,930
You’re right, Grandmother.

584
00:27:29,930 --> 00:27:30,580
Grandmother!

585
00:27:31,530 --> 00:27:32,130
Baoning.

586
00:27:32,770 --> 00:27:34,100
What’s the rush, Grandmother?

587
00:27:34,530 --> 00:27:35,930
There’s good news of course.

588
00:27:36,290 --> 00:27:37,500
You’ll find out in a minute.

589
00:27:42,890 --> 00:27:44,530
My respects, Mother.

590
00:27:45,250 --> 00:27:45,860
Have a seat.

591
00:27:46,130 --> 00:27:47,010
Thank you, Mother.

592
00:27:49,530 --> 00:27:50,380
My respects, Your Highness.

593
00:27:51,460 --> 00:27:52,220
Greetings, Mother.

594
00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:53,890
I’m here

595
00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:57,050
to discuss Yi’s marriage with you.

596
00:28:01,500 --> 00:28:02,500
I understand.

597
00:28:03,170 --> 00:28:03,980
Mother,

598
00:28:04,740 --> 00:28:06,530
the Emperor still hasn’t recovered

599
00:28:06,740 --> 00:28:07,620
from the previous drowning accident.

600
00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:09,290
I thought we should wait

601
00:28:09,860 --> 00:28:11,650
until he made a full recovery.

602
00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:16,500
Also, I’m too busy with state affairs

603
00:28:16,860 --> 00:28:18,820
to spare time for his marriage.

604
00:28:19,290 --> 00:28:23,250
In that case,

605
00:28:24,290 --> 00:28:25,620
I’ll make the decision

606
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:27,380
for you

607
00:28:28,740 --> 00:28:31,010
by marrying Baoning to Yi.

608
00:28:33,930 --> 00:28:34,460
Mother,

609
00:28:35,290 --> 00:28:36,620
the Emperor’s marriage

610
00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:39,500
concerns the entire state.

611
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:41,980
We better not

612
00:28:42,410 --> 00:28:43,650
make a hasty decision.

613
00:28:44,650 --> 00:28:47,740
Thorough consideration is preferred.

614
00:28:49,340 --> 00:28:51,380
He’s old enough to marry.

615
00:28:51,820 --> 00:28:53,740
Actually, his marriage

616
00:28:54,250 --> 00:28:56,010
is long overdue.

617
00:28:56,820 --> 00:28:59,290
By postponing it again,

618
00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:02,170
the public might speculate

619
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:06,220
if you have ulterior motives.

620
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,250
I wouldn’t dare, Mother.

621
00:29:12,860 --> 00:29:14,290
You’re mistaking it.

622
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:18,820
Baoning is perfect for Yi

623
00:29:19,620 --> 00:29:21,410
and Yi loves her dearly.

624
00:29:21,930 --> 00:29:23,130
They make a wonderful couple.

625
00:29:23,460 --> 00:29:24,980
I certainly

626
00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:26,650
have no objections to their marriage.

627
00:29:28,530 --> 00:29:29,820
Meanwhile,

628
00:29:29,930 --> 00:29:33,500
my birthday is coming in ten days.

629
00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:38,380
We can get into the details after that.

630
00:29:40,860 --> 00:29:42,770
Enough is enough.

631
00:29:43,650 --> 00:29:45,410
How much longer should we wait?

632
00:29:59,700 --> 00:30:00,290
Mother,

633
00:30:01,860 --> 00:30:04,250
Baoning’s birthday is in three days.

634
00:30:04,820 --> 00:30:06,770
Can we announce the betrothal edict then

635
00:30:07,410 --> 00:30:09,130
and make good things come in pairs?

636
00:30:12,930 --> 00:30:13,740
Mother,

637
00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:15,740
isn’t it correct

638
00:30:16,170 --> 00:30:19,650
that Princess Yong’an died the same day?

639
00:30:20,250 --> 00:30:22,890
Wouldn’t the announcement
be disrespectful to her?

640
00:30:24,700 --> 00:30:26,500
Yong’an is Baoning’s mother.

641
00:30:27,130 --> 00:30:28,700
She’d want

642
00:30:29,130 --> 00:30:31,010
nothing more

643
00:30:31,010 --> 00:30:33,770
than a good husband for her daughter.

644
00:30:38,820 --> 00:30:40,620
You’re right, Mother.

645
00:30:57,460 --> 00:30:58,340
Your Grace,

646
00:30:58,410 --> 00:31:00,820
it’s going to rain for a while.

647
00:31:00,820 --> 00:31:02,290
Let me go back to fetch the umbrella

648
00:31:02,290 --> 00:31:03,220
for you.

649
00:31:04,620 --> 00:31:05,580
Alright.

650
00:31:13,890 --> 00:31:15,700
As much as we’re engaged,

651
00:31:16,050 --> 00:31:17,460
the wedding can wait.

652
00:31:17,820 --> 00:31:19,700
But Zhao Yi insists on rushing it.

653
00:31:20,980 --> 00:31:22,700
Now that Empress Dowager
has signed off on it,

654
00:31:22,820 --> 00:31:24,050
what else could I do?

655
00:31:34,930 --> 00:31:36,770
You almost scared me to death!

656
00:31:37,170 --> 00:31:38,620
I could punish you for that.

657
00:31:39,770 --> 00:31:41,290
Why are you here alone, Your Grace?

658
00:31:42,650 --> 00:31:43,700
Can’t I?

659
00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:45,010
It’s safe.

660
00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:48,130
If so,

661
00:31:48,530 --> 00:31:50,290
why did you add enchanting incense

662
00:31:50,620 --> 00:31:51,980
to this perfume ball?

663
00:31:56,740 --> 00:31:59,340
That’s for bad men outside.

664
00:32:03,530 --> 00:32:04,650
Give it back.

665
00:32:05,460 --> 00:32:07,010
Try and grab it.

666
00:32:25,130 --> 00:32:26,700
You haven’t changed a bit.

667
00:32:28,380 --> 00:32:30,820
You even put on
the flexible chain and the thorn.

668
00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:33,340
Now, it looks like

669
00:32:33,340 --> 00:32:35,860
a real weapon, don’t you think?

670
00:32:37,130 --> 00:32:38,100
Baoning.

671
00:32:39,980 --> 00:32:41,740
Your maids are here, Your Grace.

672
00:32:41,980 --> 00:32:43,130
I should go.

673
00:32:44,010 --> 00:32:44,860
Good night.

674
00:32:48,820 --> 00:32:49,770
Baoning.

675
00:32:50,130 --> 00:32:51,340
Good evening, Bai Su.

676
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:05,720
(Gao Miaorong)

677
00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,520
(Li’s Mansion)

678
00:33:19,290 --> 00:33:20,220
You’re back, Qian!

679
00:33:22,050 --> 00:33:22,820
Miaorong!

680
00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:24,530
What are you doing in the capital?

681
00:33:29,820 --> 00:33:31,930
I was waiting for you in Bingzhou,

682
00:33:31,930 --> 00:33:34,010
and then I heard
you saved Empress Dowager Cao

683
00:33:34,170 --> 00:33:36,930
and you were given
a post in the capital,

684
00:33:37,220 --> 00:33:38,620
so I asked for your father’s approval

685
00:33:39,380 --> 00:33:40,700
to come here.

686
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,440
(Learning to be Good is Difficult)

687
00:33:48,220 --> 00:33:49,530
Sir, Miss Gao.

688
00:33:49,890 --> 00:33:50,930
Every room in the mansion

689
00:33:51,050 --> 00:33:52,290
has been scented by mugworts

690
00:33:52,410 --> 00:33:53,740
as you asked.

691
00:33:53,740 --> 00:33:55,250
Good. Thank you.

692
00:33:55,340 --> 00:33:56,130
Qian,

693
00:33:59,050 --> 00:34:00,980
the mansion remains in good condition,

694
00:34:01,340 --> 00:34:02,930
but it was empty for too long

695
00:34:03,380 --> 00:34:04,580
and it smelled damp.

696
00:34:05,220 --> 00:34:05,980
I had them

697
00:34:05,980 --> 00:34:07,930
use mugworts to dry the rooms.

698
00:34:08,410 --> 00:34:09,380
I figured

699
00:34:09,460 --> 00:34:11,740
busy men like you two

700
00:34:12,170 --> 00:34:14,250
wouldn’t have time for chores.

701
00:34:14,730 --> 00:34:15,860
That’s so thoughtful of you.

702
00:34:16,180 --> 00:34:16,940
Thank you.

703
00:34:17,210 --> 00:34:18,210
No problem.

704
00:34:19,250 --> 00:34:19,900
By the way,

705
00:34:20,140 --> 00:34:22,290
I also made lotus seed soup.

706
00:34:23,010 --> 00:34:25,050
You should have some.

707
00:34:25,290 --> 00:34:26,620
It’s good for your health.

708
00:34:30,660 --> 00:34:31,180
Sir,

709
00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:32,970
Miss Gao is sweet and caring.

710
00:34:37,250 --> 00:34:38,340
Miaorong is like my sister.

711
00:34:38,580 --> 00:34:39,690
We grew up together

712
00:34:40,180 --> 00:34:41,290
and we’re closer than others.

713
00:34:41,860 --> 00:34:42,530
Let’s go.

714
00:34:56,380 --> 00:34:57,770
Greetings, Your Highness.

715
00:34:58,340 --> 00:35:00,340
Tongxin pays respects to you,
Your Highness.

716
00:35:02,210 --> 00:35:03,140
Rise.

717
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:05,320
(District Princess Qingyi Han Tongxin)

718
00:35:05,340 --> 00:35:06,290
Thank you, Your Highness.

719
00:35:07,580 --> 00:35:09,820
Do you like the palace, Tongxin?

720
00:35:10,380 --> 00:35:11,140
I do.

721
00:35:11,770 --> 00:35:13,180
I love

722
00:35:13,450 --> 00:35:14,770
everything in here.

723
00:35:16,580 --> 00:35:19,690
Would you like to move in

724
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,490
to keep the Emperor

725
00:35:22,970 --> 00:35:24,420
and me company?

726
00:35:30,250 --> 00:35:31,010
Tongxin,

727
00:35:31,660 --> 00:35:34,770
Lord Jian and I need to talk.

728
00:35:35,340 --> 00:35:37,100
Why don’t you

729
00:35:37,180 --> 00:35:38,100
go and pay respects to the Emperor?

730
00:35:39,420 --> 00:35:40,730
Yes, Your Highness.

731
00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:49,450
Your Highness.

732
00:35:50,660 --> 00:35:53,290
Commandery Princess Jia’nan
being the Empress

733
00:35:53,290 --> 00:35:54,490
is already a done deal,

734
00:35:55,010 --> 00:35:58,140
which will bring the Jiang’s

735
00:35:58,380 --> 00:35:59,900
and the Emperor even closer.

736
00:36:00,180 --> 00:36:03,100
Then you’ll have to
hand over the throne.

737
00:36:04,450 --> 00:36:05,490
Under this circumstance,

738
00:36:06,180 --> 00:36:07,530
I need to plant someone

739
00:36:07,530 --> 00:36:10,100
close to the Emperor.

740
00:36:10,940 --> 00:36:12,770
Your Highness, are you saying...?

741
00:36:14,380 --> 00:36:17,380
I watched
District Princess Qingyi grow up

742
00:36:17,860 --> 00:36:19,450
and she’s your granddaughter.

743
00:36:20,490 --> 00:36:23,970
If I appoint her Noble Consort,

744
00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:26,290
Grand Empress Dowager

745
00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:28,530
will have to accept her.

746
00:36:29,450 --> 00:36:31,100
I appreciate your kind offer,
Your Highness,

747
00:36:32,340 --> 00:36:33,210
but Tongxin

748
00:36:33,380 --> 00:36:35,860
is naughty and unruly

749
00:36:36,210 --> 00:36:39,340
with little discipline at home.

750
00:36:39,860 --> 00:36:43,050
A consort is way above her level.

751
00:36:43,820 --> 00:36:46,490
She might not be
the right person for you.

752
00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,940
You’re being too modest, Lord Jian.

753
00:36:49,580 --> 00:36:51,490
She’s good enough.

754
00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:52,660
Besides,

755
00:36:53,380 --> 00:36:55,210
I wouldn’t have been able to

756
00:36:55,420 --> 00:36:56,620
rule the state

757
00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,770
without your support, right?

758
00:36:59,660 --> 00:37:01,290
And the marriage alliance

759
00:37:01,530 --> 00:37:03,820
will further strengthen our bond.

760
00:37:04,210 --> 00:37:05,690
Your Highness, it’s...

761
00:37:05,690 --> 00:37:06,450
Why?

762
00:37:07,210 --> 00:37:10,450
You don’t like the idea of it?

763
00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,560
(Qinzheng Hall)

764
00:37:15,580 --> 00:37:16,340
Your Majesty,

765
00:37:16,660 --> 00:37:18,380
in order to have more

766
00:37:18,730 --> 00:37:20,530
cultivable land in our state,

767
00:37:21,340 --> 00:37:22,490
we’ve been building irrigation works

768
00:37:22,820 --> 00:37:24,180
and opening up wasteland vigorously,

769
00:37:24,660 --> 00:37:28,530
including terraced fields,
wetland, sand and farmland.

770
00:37:28,530 --> 00:37:29,820
Up to now,

771
00:37:30,490 --> 00:37:33,450
our arable land has reached

772
00:37:33,450 --> 00:37:36,250
over 3,125,200 hectares in total.

773
00:37:41,580 --> 00:37:43,860
Is this the right way
to Cousin Yi’s Qinzheng Hall?

774
00:37:44,140 --> 00:37:45,420
I’ve asked around.

775
00:37:45,420 --> 00:37:46,490
It’s right ahead.

776
00:37:49,180 --> 00:37:50,180
Double-check now

777
00:37:50,490 --> 00:37:51,820
and see if I look alright.

778
00:37:53,690 --> 00:37:55,900
You look perfect, my lady.

779
00:37:55,970 --> 00:37:57,900
I’m sure His Majesty will like you.

780
00:37:58,100 --> 00:37:58,900
Let’s go.

781
00:38:01,290 --> 00:38:02,490
Isn’t that District Princess Qingyi?

782
00:38:02,620 --> 00:38:04,660
Are they going to see His Majesty, too?

783
00:38:05,010 --> 00:38:06,340
They’ve never come before.

784
00:38:06,450 --> 00:38:07,180
Whatever.

785
00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:16,680
(Qinzheng Hall)

786
00:38:17,730 --> 00:38:18,580
Tell His Majesty

787
00:38:18,690 --> 00:38:19,690
that I’m here to see him.

788
00:38:21,250 --> 00:38:22,250
And you’re...?

789
00:38:22,450 --> 00:38:23,820
I’m District Princess Qingyi,

790
00:38:23,820 --> 00:38:24,820
Lord Jian’s granddaughter

791
00:38:24,970 --> 00:38:25,940
and His Majesty’s cousin.

792
00:38:26,290 --> 00:38:27,010
My lady,

793
00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:29,010
I’m afraid His Majesty is occupied.

794
00:38:29,010 --> 00:38:30,210
Now isn’t a good time.

795
00:38:30,660 --> 00:38:32,580
Empress Dowager
is handling state affairs.

796
00:38:32,730 --> 00:38:33,730
What’s left for His Majesty to work on?

797
00:38:33,730 --> 00:38:34,820
My lady,

798
00:38:34,900 --> 00:38:36,140
you cannot

799
00:38:36,660 --> 00:38:37,860
barge into His Majesty’s office.

800
00:38:38,210 --> 00:38:40,490
Don’t lecture me, you lowlife eunuch!

801
00:38:41,940 --> 00:38:42,770
My lady,

802
00:38:43,180 --> 00:38:44,770
His Majesty is too busy

803
00:38:44,940 --> 00:38:46,180
to be disturbed.

804
00:38:46,940 --> 00:38:48,380
I came all the way into the palace.

805
00:38:48,450 --> 00:38:49,210
I demand to see him

806
00:38:49,210 --> 00:38:50,530
one way or another!

807
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:52,620
You can’t go in, my lady!

808
00:38:53,290 --> 00:38:54,140
Bad cricket!

809
00:38:54,140 --> 00:38:55,450
Why isn’t he listening to you?

810
00:38:55,690 --> 00:38:57,100
Greetings, Your Majesty.

811
00:38:57,820 --> 00:38:59,290
Is this what he’s busy with?

812
00:39:00,180 --> 00:39:01,450
Cricket fighting?

813
00:39:01,820 --> 00:39:02,940
Like that’s important.

814
00:39:05,450 --> 00:39:06,140
Du Sheng,

815
00:39:06,380 --> 00:39:07,450
I said

816
00:39:07,730 --> 00:39:08,970
not to send anyone in, no?

817
00:39:09,210 --> 00:39:09,900
I’m sorry. I...

818
00:39:10,340 --> 00:39:10,900
Your Majesty,

819
00:39:11,580 --> 00:39:12,900
I’m Tongxin. Do you remember me?

820
00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:14,380
I first met you

821
00:39:14,380 --> 00:39:16,770
at the Imperial Hunting Ground at 10.

822
00:39:20,010 --> 00:39:21,490
Yes, I guess.

823
00:39:21,900 --> 00:39:22,530
Your Majesty,

824
00:39:23,250 --> 00:39:25,860
Empress Dowager summoned
me and my grandfather to the palace.

825
00:39:26,010 --> 00:39:27,820
While they’re discussing state affairs,

826
00:39:28,620 --> 00:39:30,860
I’m here to pay respects to you.

827
00:39:31,420 --> 00:39:31,820
You...

828
00:39:31,820 --> 00:39:32,530
Your Majesty,

829
00:39:32,820 --> 00:39:34,140
she’s Lord Jian’s granddaughter,

830
00:39:34,450 --> 00:39:35,450
District Princess Qingyi.

831
00:39:36,420 --> 00:39:37,050
Baoning.

832
00:39:38,180 --> 00:39:39,050
What brings you here?

833
00:39:40,180 --> 00:39:41,860
Grandmother said
you’re still having a cold

834
00:39:42,180 --> 00:39:43,860
and asked her kitchen

835
00:39:43,860 --> 00:39:45,010
to make ginseng chicken soup.

836
00:39:45,010 --> 00:39:46,250
It’ll make you sweat and feel better.

837
00:39:47,940 --> 00:39:49,530
You’re into cricket fighting,
Your Majesty.

838
00:39:53,210 --> 00:39:55,660
Who’s he?

839
00:39:58,290 --> 00:39:59,660
A cricket fighting master

840
00:39:59,660 --> 00:40:00,860
(Agriculture in Mu’an)
I hired from the outside.

841
00:40:01,290 --> 00:40:02,940
Is there a problem?

842
00:40:03,380 --> 00:40:05,100
This book is for administration.

843
00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:07,660
Why is it in Zhao Yi’s place?

844
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:10,770
Hey, you, show me how to play it.

845
00:40:14,010 --> 00:40:14,770
My lady,

846
00:40:14,940 --> 00:40:16,970
please don’t poke the cricket.

847
00:40:16,970 --> 00:40:19,010
That girl is Lord Jian’s granddaughter,

848
00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:20,900
so she’s on Empress Dowager’s side.

849
00:40:21,730 --> 00:40:23,420
She can’t see this book.

850
00:40:23,970 --> 00:40:26,450
That girl is
as annoying as she could get.

851
00:40:27,180 --> 00:40:28,210
A prank would be fun.

852
00:40:29,820 --> 00:40:31,140
You’re doing good.

853
00:40:37,290 --> 00:40:38,490
District Princess Qingyi,

854
00:40:39,490 --> 00:40:41,450
is that a cricket

855
00:40:41,450 --> 00:40:43,380
on your shoulder?

856
00:41:07,380 --> 00:41:12,160
♪Like the bright remote place♪

857
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:16,780
♪Like the white frost♪

858
00:41:17,380 --> 00:41:21,520
♪Sway in the morning mist♪

859
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:26,700
♪Yearn for the warm place in my dream♪

860
00:41:26,900 --> 00:41:31,900
♪The joyful time♪

861
00:41:31,910 --> 00:41:36,500
♪Becomes yellow now♪

862
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:41,600
♪Lost on the road♪

863
00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:45,580
♪Forgot my direction♪

864
00:41:48,140 --> 00:41:53,310
♪Forgive me
for being young and frivolous♪

865
00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:57,500
♪I didn’t know what lovesickness is♪

866
00:41:58,180 --> 00:42:03,170
♪It took me years to appreciate it♪

867
00:42:03,170 --> 00:42:06,700
♪The time we spent together♪

868
00:42:07,300 --> 00:42:12,800
♪Even the fate closes every window♪

869
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:16,780
♪You are still a beam of light♪

870
00:42:16,780 --> 00:42:22,560
♪I’m facing the light
and hope is ahead♪

871
00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:26,180
♪Like it never bloomed♪

872
00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:51,770
♪Even the fate tries to stop us♪

873
00:42:51,770 --> 00:42:55,020
♪I’ll still be here♪

874
00:42:55,780 --> 00:43:01,440
♪Missing you until my hair turns white♪

875
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:07,300
♪I’ll still comb your hair♪