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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard,
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Examining love together with regret, both new and old.
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Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,
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Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.
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Story of Yanxi Palace
Episode 68
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I've already stayed at the prince manor for too long.
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I've really had my fill of it.
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Mother Ling says, if I still won't come out and face reality,
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she might just tear apart that prince manor.
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To leave me with no place to hide.
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As you know, Royal Father,
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Mother Ling is someone who does what she says she will.
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Yingluo is acting too recklessly indeed.
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Mother Ling said Royal Physician Ye is in Jiangnan.
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I want to go and find him. Perhaps,
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perhaps, my leg,
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still has hope.
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Alright.
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Good! You go too.
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Your father is very happy.
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That you can pull yourself together so fast.
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Royal Father, may you approve
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Royal Mother to come too. Will you?
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Royal Mother. Royal Mother.
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Greetings to 12th Prince.
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Royal Mother, greetings.
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Yongji.
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Royal Mother, Royal Father has approved.
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You can go along on the southern tour too.
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Royal Father consented. He did!
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Yongji, how are in such a wreck?
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Zhen'er, hurry and pour water.
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Yes.
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Mistress, Your Highness. How filial is 12th Prince?
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To be able to persuade His Majesty to change his mind.
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It wasn't me.
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I knelt for six hours outside the door and Royal Father wouldn't agree.
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But as soon as 5th Brother went, Royal Father changed his mind.
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Royal Mother, 5th Brother is so good.
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It was all thanks to 5th Brother this time.
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We need to thank him well.
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Thank him for what?
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What a loser you are.
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And to look so happy it at that!
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Go out.
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Royal Mother. Did Yongji do something wrong?
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Get lost!
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12th Prince, you should go out for now.
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Royal Mother. Everyone says you're ill.
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At first I didn't believe it, but now I see that,
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you really are sick.
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- 12th Prince! 12th Prince!
- Don't go after him.
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Your Highness.
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He knelt for six hours but that's less than one word from another.
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And he actually stands there looking so happy? How funny.
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How funny is that!
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Us mother and son, to His Majesty,
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we are nothing.
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We are nothing.
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15th Prince!
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Slower!
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15th Prince!
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Forgive me, 15th Prince.
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What's going on?
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Forgive me, 15th Prince. I deserve death.
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Alright, move aside.
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15th Prince, it's time to go to class.
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Sister Nalan, it's all my fault.
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This time, I beg pardon from you sincerely.
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We've been together for so long.
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In my heart, I've always respected you.
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Since you like Yongyan,
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let us look after him together in the future with no suspicion. Alright?
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By the way, the brush and ink you sent are truly great.
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Yongyan is so happy with them.
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He said, Master Liu at the academy is an ink fool.
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He loves to collect good inks stones and brushes.
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Today, he took it to show off the master especially.
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When I see Yongyan now,
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I am more delighted than seeing His Majesty.
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Would I harm him?
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In the future, don't you calculate me with your pettiness.
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Next time,
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you watch if I will forgive you.
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Yes, yes, yes. It's all my fault. I'll never dare again.
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I will peel an apple for you personally.
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You eat it and treat it as you've forgiven me.
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Consort Qing, 15th Prince suddenly fell very ill.
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He's been sent back to Yanxi Palace.
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Let's go.
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Don't be anxious. Let's ask what happened.
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Noble Consort Ling. How is Yongyan?
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He was fine in the morning. How is he ill so suddenly? Is he alright now?
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Noble Consort Ling, what did the royal physician say?
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The royal physician said Yongyan was poisoned.
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Poisoned?
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Show it to Consort Qing.
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The royal physician already verified.
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The bristles were soaked in poison.
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The prince has a habit. Before he starts to write,
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he likes to put the tip of the brush into his mouth to moisten it.
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Thankfully the prince is lucky and he only wrote halfway.
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And Master Liu saw and became fond of the brush so he took it to admire it.
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What did you do?
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What did I do?
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How dare you use such a poisonous hand! You knew very well Yongyan is my only hope.
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Why did you do this? Why?
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How can you regard me as such?
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I didn't do it. I really didn't do it.
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The weasel bristle brush and the ink stone were both from you!
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If it's not you, who would it be?
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Yes, I did gift the weasel brush and the ink stone.
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But I bought them at high price.
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I can swear to heaven. I really didn't do anything to them.
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It's true. I . . .
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I know it. It was your incompetence in caring after him.
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But you want to push off the blame on me here.
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Alright, Lu Wanwan.
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What kind of a mother are you?
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If it were me looking after Yongyan,
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this would've never happened.
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I have not looked after him well indeed.
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But you who had poisoned him,
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don't you think about getting out of this one. Let's go!
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Go with me to His Majesty to testify.
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- Let's go.
- I'm not going.
- Go!
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- I didn't do it.
- Enough!
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Let go.
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Yongyan is still resting.
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You two want to wake the kid?
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Consort Qing, you lost composure.
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How many years have I been in the palace?
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I finally got a son after so much trouble.
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If someone dares to touch Yongyan,
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I will seek their life!
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Why don't you use that brain and think about it?
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I gifted you the brush and the ink and if something happened, could I escape implication?
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Someone framed me, clearly.
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Right! That is a framing.
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Brush and ink were only touched by you and me. Who would frame?
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5th Prince was met with misfortune.
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And 4th Prince was sent to a Imperial Clan Court.
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If Yongyan was gone too,
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shut your mouth! Yongyan is fine.
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I'm just saying, in case.
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If 15th Prince also loses the strength to fight.
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Who would benefit?
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It's 12th Prince!
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12th Prince.
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Great. They harm one and another.
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Now, they've dragged me into it too.
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No. This time, I must go to His Majesty and lodge a complaint on her.
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Lodge a complaint? Where is your evidence?
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Brush and ink were gifted by you.
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How is that linked to Empress? No cause and no proof.
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How will you confront Empress?
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Then . . . I can't just sit and be framed like this.
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Yingluo. Consort Shu is right.
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We can't just sit idly about this.
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You all be quiet.
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This matter has too many slip-ups.
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It doesn't seem to be Empress's conduct.
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The one with best reason to harm Yongyan in Forbidden City,
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is the empress. If it's not her, who would it be?
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Think about it.
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First, 5th Prince first met with misfortune.
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Then 4th Prince was exposed. And now, Yongyan is poisoned.
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These incidents in a row happened all too smoothly.
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Empress always conducts herself prudently and cautiously.
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She would have no need to rush to invite suspicion.
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Wei Yingluo.
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If someone tried to offend you in the past,
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you would poke a hole in the sky.
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Now, you're a noble consort.
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And you're so easily scared of wolf and tiger already.
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I think you're getting more and more useless.
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You won't go, is that right? If you don't go, I'll go.
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Even if His Majesty knows and doesn't do anything,
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I still need to let Empress know!
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Consort Shu. Don't rough up the grass to warn the snake.
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Consort Shu! Consort Shu!
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Empress still hasn't hit the target. Will she act again?
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Shoukang Palace
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Greetings, Empress Dowager.
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Greetings, Your Highness Empress.
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Empress Dowager, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave.
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Empress Dowager suddenly called me for an audience. May I ask for what reason?
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When Rongyin left,
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Emperor was so heart broken.
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He kept delaying naming a new empress.
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It was me who reminded him
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that you are dignified and virtuous.
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Qualified to be a motherly model of the empire. Do you still remember?
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I won't dare forget that it was you who helped my promotion.
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Kneel.
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I told you to kneel!
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I don't know what mistake have I done that made you so mad.
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May Empress Dowager enlighten me.
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If you stayed contented with your lot,
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focused in managing the inner palace, I would have stayed quiet
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about the other things.
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But never thought
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that you've grown tired of being an empress.
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Always just giving importance on 12th Prince.
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Are you planning to continue with your success
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and progress further?
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Empress Dowager, I dare not even think of such treacherous act.
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Don't know who is the one instigating behind my back.
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This is groundless accusation and slander.
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I've devoted all my attention in taking care of the inner place and attending to you.
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I never had any disloyalty.
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If a person doesn't stay contented,
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he would become insatiable.
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Kneel here for an incense time so you could be more awake.
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Empress Dowager, even if I've done any mistakes,
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allow me to defend myself.
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Right now, I just want you to remember one thing.
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An empress has the duty of taking care of the royal descendants.
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From now on, if anything bad happens to any princes or princesses,
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no matter who did it,
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I will punish you for neglect of duty.
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Your Highness, be careful.
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[Shoukang Gate]
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Regarding 15th Prince getting poisoned,
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Empress Dowager and His Majesty are filled with a lot of misunderstandings.
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Her Highness Empress isn't able to defend herself no matter what she says. She has suffered so much grievances.
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Think about it. Even if Mistress Empress indeed would make a move,
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why would she time it when Fifth Prince has just gotten hurt?
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Of course, this is just a thief framing someone else as the thief.
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Noble Consort Ling.
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People would say that even an evil tiger won't eat his own children.
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But she's more sinister than an evil tiger!
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She actually used 15th Prince to set up a trap.
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Noble Consort Ling kept pressing hard.
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Her Highness Empress has no more room to retreat to.
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She doesn't know what else to do.
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I surely will talk with Royal Brother again.
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Talk? Prince, no matter how much you try to convince him,
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will it work?
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His Majesty is venting his anger on Her Highness Empress.
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He surely won't make 12th Prince as the Crown Prince.
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Once 15th Prince ascends to the throne,
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would he let Empress and her son go?
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What you mean is...
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Prince, do you still remember the previous Acting Regent King?
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Scoundrel!
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You want me to follow Dorgon in acting as a regent and monopolizing the government's power?
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That is rebelling!
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Prince, don't speak as such.
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Don't speak?
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You disloyal and unfilial servant.
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You should be immediately dragged out and sliced into pieces.
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Prince, stay at this door and shout
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that I, Yuan Chunwang, is scheming to rebel.
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You!
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Crazy!
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If our discussion earlier gets out,
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my death is not to be pitied.
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But Prince, I'm just a servant.
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Even if my master succeeds in obtaining power, I'm just a useless being.
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I will never be able to man the court and overturn clouds and rains.
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Prince, I risked danger to give you such an advice
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not for myself.
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I'm doing this for Her Highness Empress.
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I'm doing this for your sake.
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No. I can't.
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I will never do it.
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My words end here. May Prince take care of yourself.
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Prince, do you want to be a hero of the Aisin-Gioro clan
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or a dog just getting trampled on?
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You decide.
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Lord Fuheng.
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Prince He of the First Rank, His Majesty has made clear orders
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to strictly prohibit the eunuch of the inner palace in having close interaction with high court officials.
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I don't need to remind you that, right?
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Lord Fuheng, you probably are having some misunderstanding.
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I gifted 12th Prince a parrot that can talk.
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Chief Steward Yuan just came to thank me in his command.
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Whether it's just a misunderstanding, you know it very well.
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If I bump into it again, I can only enforce the law accordingly.
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Hope you can understand.
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You yourself isn't clean, so what right do you have
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to lecture me?
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What did you say?
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Those fishy secrets between you and Noble Consort Ling,
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you think people don't know?
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Hongzhou, stop spouting lies.
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What?
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Angry now?
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You've been guarding me for so long, wasn't it all because you're afraid that I'll harm her?
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Too bad. She hasn't put any importance on you.
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She's just focused on clambering over the dragon and following the phoenix (fawning the powerful), continue on her rise in position.
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Because of what you said, you looked guilty.
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Why would I feel guilty?
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Before, I never suspected it. But rethinking it now,
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there is indeed a talking parrot in Chengqian Palace.
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It doesn't seem to have been gifted to 12th Prince.
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Prince He of the First Rank is doing acts to cover your true intentions.
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If you're not guilty, what could it be then?
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How dare you!
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Hongzhou, you're using force right inside the palace. Do you want to die?
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I so want to see who's the one who doesn't want his life.
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[Internal Right Gates]
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Stop!
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- Your Majesty.
- Greetings, Your Majesty.
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How are your injuries?
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Hongzhou, what is this place?
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You are getting more and more unruly.
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Your Majesty, I—
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Your Majesty, Prince He of the First Rank and I just had a sudden whim
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of exchanging some fighting stances.
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Exchanging stances?
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I was excessively reckless.
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I almost hurt Lord Fuheng.
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You're exchanging fighting stances not in the practice arena,
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but here at an the important office of the Council of State.
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Fuheng, as the head of the Council of State,
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you openly fought with another person.
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I'm punishing you to have no salary for half a year. Do you accept your punishment?
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I accept it.
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You! Come in with me.
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Respectfully sending off Your Majesty.
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I didn't punish you in public because I took into account of the dignity of the Aisin-Gioro family.
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Go and punish yourself at the residence of the clan.
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Emperor Brother, Fuheng is just an outsider.
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As for us, we grew up together.
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We studied together. I'm your biological brother.
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Beating up Neqin, insulting the clan
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and even dared to tamper with military equipment.
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If you weren't my biological brother, I wouldn't have repeatedly been lenient with you.
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Emperor Brother.
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Hongzhou.
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Since young, you grew up under the knees of the Empress Dowager.
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I regarded you has having been born from the same mother and entrusted you with an important post.
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But as for you,
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you conducted a grand funeral for the living in the He mansion.
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Those were minor disturbances.
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For the past two years, you even dared to invite the civil and military officials,
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sat on the coffin and laughed out loud.
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You were wild, arrogant and took the law into your own hands.
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You wanted to tell everyone
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of hidden pain in your heart, resentment and the unfairness!
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You wanted everyone in the kingdom tknow that you have received unfair treatments. Isn't that so?
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Emperor Brother, conducting a funeral for the living was merely just for fun.
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You didn't do it to vent yourself. It was pretending to be absurd.
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You used the live funeral as cover up to secretly commit a crime.
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Emperor Brother, I can swear to heaven.
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I didn't do such a devious deed.
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The Imperial censures against you are piling up like a mountain!
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If I didn't keep covering up for you,
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you...!
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Hongzhou, remember this.
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This is the last time.
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If you dare to touch my limit again,
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don't blame me for disregarding our brotherhood.
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Starting from today, I will speak and act cautiously.
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Your Majesty, please forgive me.
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Empress Dowager, do you still remember
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when I squeezed myself into a cabinet?
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Everyone thought something bad happened to me and panicked.
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You were six years old then.
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Everyone was jumping up and down the whole day.
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You caused your mother to panic and she almost fainted.
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It's just a cabinet and
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you could even curled up in there.
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Wasn't it just to skip classes?
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I remember that Emperor Brother, in order to cover up for me,
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he was punished with me.
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Your Royal brother was beaten and punished many times because of you
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but you simply refused to mend your ways.
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What are you talking about that making you so happy?
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Greetings, Emperor Brother.
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The older and younger brothers have become cautious towards each other.
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I'm not used to seeing this.
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Why are you so free today to come to Shoukang Palace to chat with the Empress Dowager?
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I already know about the matter.
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Emperor, Hongzhou is now sincere about his mistake.
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Spare him on my account.
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You are sincere in admitting your mistake?
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Emperor Brother.
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Those thousand of mistakes were due to my absurdity.
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Starting from today, if I commit a mistake again,
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I request Your Majesty to personally issue the death sentence
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and flog me to death.
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I won't ask for clemency.
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Emperor.
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You are close relatives
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with deep feelings.
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When the late Emperor passed away, I repeatedly advised you
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to take good care of Hongzhou.
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Did you forget that?
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Whatever happened in the past, I will let bygones be bygones.
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Let's be close again just like in the past.
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Okay?
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Emperor Brother.
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Enough.
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It's already in the past.
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No one is allowed to mention this again.
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Emperor Brother,
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There will be thousands of people going for the Southern tour.
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It's extremely complex. The subordinates are doing a sloppy job.
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I understand the kind intention of the Empress Dowager.
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Why not let me have the authority to do it?
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I will guarantee the Empress Dowager that the journey will be smooth sailing.
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I'm happy that you have this good intention.
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Assist the Internal Affairs Department with the preparations then.
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I'm going there now.
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Empress Dowager, Your Majesty. I'm taking my leave.
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Hongzhou. Hongzhou!
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Look at how old he is now.
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He still do whatever he wants.
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Royal Mother, what I previously discussed with you,
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what do you think about it?
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Imperial Noble Consort is equal to Vice Empress.
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The Empress is still here.
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Rushing to establish an Imperial Noble Consort,
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I fear it's inappropriate.
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I...
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want to use Noble Consort Ling to manage the harem.
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It doesn't need the establishment of an Imperial Noble Consort to manage the harem.
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When the Empress was Consort Xian,
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she also managed the affairs of the palace.
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Emperor, what's going on?
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Mishaps keep happening to Yongji.
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I think the Empress is bad at management.
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It's hard not to be blamed.
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I think it's still better to replace the person in managing the harem.
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It's more appropriate.
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Emperor, you are suspicious about what happened to Yongji?
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There is no concrete evidence.
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I will not suspect anyone.
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The Empress is definitely sick.
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I can't count on a sick person to manage the harem.
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It's still better for her to recuperate in peace.
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Prince He.
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Hongzhou was clueless.
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I forgot the snuff bottle that was rewarded to me by Empress Dowager.
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Why are the faces so solemn after I have just left?
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What happened?
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Leave now.
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Just manage the Southern tour well and I will be very grateful.
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I'm really leaving now.
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Establishing an Imperial Noble Consort is just like letting the Empress become a mere figure head.
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What will the civil and military officials think?
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How will the commoners criticize us?
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Emperor, this must be carefully considered.
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Carefully consider this again.
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Royal Mother is circumspect.
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I will go according to your opinion.
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We will discuss this again when we are back from the Southern tour.
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Greetings, Your Highness.
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Mistress, there is news from Prince He.
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Prince He said that,
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His Majesty has the intention to establish Noble Consort Ling as Imperial Noble Consort Ling.
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What did you say?
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His Majesty wants to establish Noble Consort Ling as Imperial Noble Consort Ling.
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No. This can't be.
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Impossible.
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I'm the Empress of Great Qing.
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Why would the Great Qing want to establish an Imperial Noble Consort?
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Mistress, I have always thought that in the Great Qing,
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other than Empress Xiaoxian and Madam Dong E,
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if the Noble Consort is gravely ill and difficult to heal,
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granting the title of Imperial Noble Consort is to show consolation.
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If there is no Empress in the Forbidden City,
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by establishing an Imperial Noble Consort as a replacement to manage the harem,
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it means that there is no Empress in place.
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What other reasons could there be to establish an Imperial Noble Consort?
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His Majesty also said...
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What did he say?
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His Majesty also said that
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you are seriously ill and must take care to recuperate well.
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His Majesty wants to completely remove your power.
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If this information goes out,
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what will the civil and military officials think? What will the commoners of Great Qing think?
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They will think that Your Highness has committed an unpardonable sin.
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Your Highness will be deprived of your glories.
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When will it be?
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When will it be officially established?!
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When he's back from the Southern tour.
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- Yuan Chunwang.
- Here.
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Relay a message to Prince He on my behalf. Say that...
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Mistress, look at the time now!
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Noble Consort Ling is going to take over your power.
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Mistress, you must not hesitate any longer.
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Tell Hongzhou,
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no matter what, I must see him today.
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I will abide.
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Why?
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Hongli, why must you do this to me?
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Why?!
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Your brother greeting Your Highness the Empress.
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This Empress seat is already just in name.
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Empress.
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Can you help me?
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How do you wish me to help you?
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These last ten years,
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I have managed the harem earnestly without committing any grave wrongs.
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Yet His Majesty blames me and distances himself from me so much.
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And he's carrying out the installation of Imperial Noble Consort.
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That is all illogical.
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Now you are Prince He of First Rank that everyone respects.
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If His Majesty wishes to install Imperial Noble Consort,
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but the imperial clansmen and high ranking military and scholarly ministers join hands to oppose,
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then His Majesty can't just carry it out stubbornly either.
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Even now.
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You still hold out hope for him?
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Hongli's methods are unyielding.
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Our only hope,
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it's to remove and replace.
512
00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:28,760
What are you saying?
513
00:35:30,890 --> 00:35:34,570
I said, remove and replace.
514
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,370
You're crazy.
515
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,230
Treat it as I never came today.
516
00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:46,790
All these years, how have you treated him?
517
00:35:46,790 --> 00:35:49,870
Why can't we rebel him?
518
00:35:49,870 --> 00:35:53,160
Why can't we go after all that we deserve?
519
00:35:56,470 --> 00:35:58,520
What do you want to do?
520
00:36:01,710 --> 00:36:03,590
Kill him.
521
00:36:04,190 --> 00:36:05,660
You . . .
522
00:36:05,660 --> 00:36:08,520
You've lost all your reason.
523
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,740
He's the emperor! This is scheming a revolt!
524
00:36:11,740 --> 00:36:15,620
Even if I am mad, I'm mad because he pushed me into it.
525
00:36:21,670 --> 00:36:23,830
After the return from southern campaign,
526
00:36:24,950 --> 00:36:26,560
you.
527
00:36:28,190 --> 00:36:31,340
You will become just a puppet.
528
00:36:31,340 --> 00:36:33,840
Treated as fish flesh by others all day long.
529
00:36:36,570 --> 00:36:37,960
Only Yongji.
530
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,310
Yongji is still a prince no matter what.
531
00:36:40,310 --> 00:36:42,640
Even if he can't ascend the throne,
532
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,450
My life today.
533
00:36:44,450 --> 00:36:47,340
It's Yongji's tomorrow.
534
00:36:50,540 --> 00:36:53,660
Yongji will be more wretched than me. Do you know that?
535
00:36:54,710 --> 00:36:56,400
Shushen.
536
00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:04,230
The time of the southern campaign is our best time to make our move.
537
00:37:04,230 --> 00:37:08,490
For you. For 12th Prince.
538
00:37:08,490 --> 00:37:13,060
You need to think about what I said thoroughly.
539
00:37:33,070 --> 00:37:34,850
Empress.
540
00:37:37,290 --> 00:37:41,250
Your Highness, you've been distracted all day.
541
00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:43,300
What's happened?
542
00:37:44,490 --> 00:37:45,860
Nothing.
543
00:37:45,860 --> 00:37:47,960
You say it's nothing,
544
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,340
but I've served Your Highness for so many years.
545
00:37:50,340 --> 00:37:53,980
I've never seen you looking so anxious and distracted.
546
00:37:55,730 --> 00:37:59,120
Just earlier, I've suddenly gained,
547
00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,050
an opportunity to stand back up.
548
00:38:02,050 --> 00:38:04,440
Your Highness, you mean . . .
549
00:38:05,610 --> 00:38:08,820
Prosperity to Your Majesty. Prosperity to Your Majesty.
550
00:38:13,590 --> 00:38:18,180
A small mind makes not a gentleman, and a real man lacks not in venom.
551
00:38:19,060 --> 00:38:22,830
Desperate times need desperate measures.
552
00:38:32,830 --> 00:38:37,000
Zhen'er. How many times have I told you?
553
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,240
You stop doing those chores.
554
00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:43,080
These chores can be left for the lower servants.
555
00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,200
I am willing.
556
00:38:49,420 --> 00:38:53,480
Our Empress really said that?
557
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,350
Empress, has she really made up her mind?
558
00:38:56,350 --> 00:38:58,810
To cooperate with Prince He?
559
00:39:00,260 --> 00:39:02,870
Our mistress, you know,
560
00:39:02,870 --> 00:39:06,030
she needs your help to push her a bit.
561
00:39:07,140 --> 00:39:09,390
Me?
562
00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:12,740
Zhen'er, help me from Empress's jewelry box,
563
00:39:12,740 --> 00:39:15,260
fetch out an item.
564
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:45,320
Lord Fuheng. Is there an urgent matter today?
565
00:39:46,940 --> 00:39:51,730
Usually when you see me, you'd just nod and leave.
566
00:39:51,730 --> 00:39:54,630
But today you saw me from afar.
567
00:39:54,630 --> 00:39:57,260
And you came up to me especially.
568
00:39:57,260 --> 00:40:00,400
So I can see that there's urgent matter.
569
00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,320
I am about to go to battle.
570
00:40:04,830 --> 00:40:07,310
Aren't you supposed to escort His Majesty to the southern tour?
571
00:40:07,310 --> 00:40:11,130
Two days ago, Myanmar soldiers launched a fierce surprise attack.
572
00:40:11,130 --> 00:40:13,450
Now they're pressing us at Simao City.
573
00:40:13,450 --> 00:40:15,840
They intend to take away 12 autonomous prefectures.
574
00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,890
His Majesty has ordered me to leave for battle right away.
575
00:40:18,890 --> 00:40:22,820
To help Yungui governor in war efforts. I leave tomorrow.
576
00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:24,790
So suddenly?
577
00:40:24,790 --> 00:40:27,060
May we talk in private, Noble Consort?
578
00:40:38,450 --> 00:40:40,540
You have to watch out for Prince He.
579
00:40:41,330 --> 00:40:42,830
Prince He?
580
00:40:42,830 --> 00:40:45,280
A few days ago, he and I had a fight exchange.
581
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,700
Today at royal court, he disregarded our past enmity.
582
00:40:47,700 --> 00:40:49,640
And recommended me to His Majesty.
583
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,240
Why did you fight?
584
00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:55,670
I saw personally a meeting between Yuan Chunwang and Prince He.
585
00:40:56,390 --> 00:41:00,180
Prince He was furious from the humiliation and resorted to physical act.
586
00:41:01,580 --> 00:41:03,310
I understand now.
587
00:41:09,540 --> 00:41:11,580
Thank you for your consideration.
588
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:17,110
Lord Fuheng. And I wish you a smooth journey.
589
00:41:17,110 --> 00:41:19,140
May you win victoriously.
590
00:41:22,580 --> 00:41:24,680
Is there anything else?
591
00:41:27,240 --> 00:41:31,700
These years, small and big battles.
592
00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:34,340
You won them all.
593
00:41:34,340 --> 00:41:37,370
Everyone says you're a lucky general.
594
00:41:37,370 --> 00:41:40,820
His Majesty is only full of praises as well.
595
00:41:42,380 --> 00:41:46,980
This time, it won't be an exception either, of course.
596
00:41:48,230 --> 00:41:51,340
I will await the great news of your great victory.
597
00:41:52,710 --> 00:41:54,700
Thank you for trusting me.
598
00:41:59,180 --> 00:42:00,640
Yingluo.
599
00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:08,240
Take care.
600
00:42:16,980 --> 00:42:17,970
Xiao Quanzi.
601
00:42:17,970 --> 00:42:19,790
Your Ladyship.
602
00:42:19,790 --> 00:42:23,310
Go take my badge and leave the palace right away, and investigate a person for me.
603
00:42:23,310 --> 00:42:25,750
Your Ladyship, the southern tour is in three days.
604
00:42:25,750 --> 00:42:27,200
If I leave now,
605
00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:29,340
I'm afraid I won't be back in time to serve you.
606
00:42:29,340 --> 00:42:32,200
After you find out, you rush to join us.
607
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:36,770
Tell others your family member is ill and I allowed you to leave to visit.
608
00:42:36,770 --> 00:42:38,350
Yes.
609
00:43:52,780 --> 00:43:57,000
Mistress. It's time to attend the banquet.
610
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:07,920
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611
00:44:10,530 --> 00:44:16,730
Forgetting Each Other
612
00:44:18,230 --> 00:44:24,130
♫It's very likely that recalling vivid images will throw me into upheaval,♫
613
00:44:24,130 --> 00:44:31,060
♫The past graceful, concerning passions have gone only into hibernation.♫
614
00:44:31,060 --> 00:44:37,900
♫Along with my lord, my original aspirations are now distant, the promises and wishes to accompany each other♫
615
00:44:37,900 --> 00:44:45,480
♫Are proof of yearning endured, trembling in the endless night.♫
616
00:44:45,480 --> 00:44:51,600
♫How true our feelings were, even though our fate was shallow,♫
617
00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:58,350
♫Hearts locked away in dark halls from the light, difficult to find and recover.♫
618
00:44:58,350 --> 00:45:05,290
♫Other people envy my splendid, bright clothing, the warmth beside my pillow, (T/N the love of her lord)♫
619
00:45:05,290 --> 00:45:12,030
♫Then turning round sigh admiringly, through wet tears in somber-colored robes.♫
620
00:45:12,030 --> 00:45:19,080
♫Who clearly would cling to a moment of being in love and inseparable?♫
621
00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:25,740
♫The end of passion becomes merely a sentimental entanglement.♫
622
00:45:25,740 --> 00:45:32,600
♫If one uses separation to cut away the bindings,♫
623
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:39,520
♫Forgetting one another is also difficult in the depths of one's dreams.♫
624
00:45:39,520 --> 00:45:46,470
♫Who clearly would still cling to these deep feelings and desire them again,♫
625
00:45:46,470 --> 00:45:53,290
♫And give free rein to this state of mind over and over in their dreams?♫
626
00:45:53,290 --> 00:46:00,150
♫Glory and splendor give shelter to appearing to forget the pain,♫
627
00:46:00,150 --> 00:46:07,430
♫From dreams awakening after a time, with nothing new to worry about.♫
628
00:46:09,270 --> 00:46:16,070
♫Treating them like smoke dissipating, ashes flying away, cold hoarfrost under the moonlight...♫
629
00:46:16,070 --> 00:46:20,490
♫All the memories of love, memories of hate...♫
630
00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:31,450
♫All the memories completely vanish.♫