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♪By the riverside♪

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♪I sow a seed of karma♪

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♪Forlorn fates intertwine♪

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♪Written in the stars♪

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♪Should your passion smolder out♪

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♪Will you give up on your ideal world?♪

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♪Our past can only be entrusted to memories♪

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♪I'm mooning over you♪

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♪Amidst loneliness♪

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♪Berthed in sleepless nights♪

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♪You're my desire♪

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♪That teems underneath♪

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♪I'm drowned in your beautiful eyes♪

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♪I'm mooning over you♪

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♪Next to the Three-life Stone♪

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♪I cross the Bridge of Forgetfulness♪

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♪Gazing at moonlit nights♪

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♪The moon appears brighter because of you♪

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♪Leaning against the tower, it returns my gaze♪

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♪Gazing at moonlit nights♪

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♪The moon appears brighter because of you♪

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♪Leaning against the tower, it returns my gaze♪

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[The Legend of Anle]
[Adapted from a novel by Xing Ling]

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[Episode 24]

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I waited for a marriage decree for ten long years.

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And now, they've chosen to announce it
during Empress Dowager's birthday celebration?

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It's merely a formality.

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His Majesty's decree has already been announced
to the whole country.

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It won't change

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because of Empress Dowager's
birthday celebration.

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Indeed,

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His Majesty's words are firm,

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and he won't go back on his decision.

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We've agreed on this.

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I won't do anything reckless.

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You can rest assured.

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I'll do what you say.

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I'm only doing

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what Di Ziyuan should do.

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In any case, everything is settled now.

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Before the conferment,
you should stay in the pavilion

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and await the day you become the Crown Princess.

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Miss Di,

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Empress Dowager requests
your presence at Jingxin Hall.

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Don't worry about me.

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It's not my first time meeting
the Empress Dowager.

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I know how to win her favor.

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[Crown Prince's Residence]

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It has been ten long years.

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Finally, it's coming to an end.

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Once I marry Di Cheng'en,

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everything will be settled.

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You can be Ren Anle.

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I'll be the Crown Prince of Jing.

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It's perfect

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that way.

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♪This never-ending journey♪

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♪Let's overthrow the world
and protect each other in the next life♪

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♪As promised, I will love only you♪

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♪May one hug be exchanged
for one hundred years of loneliness♪

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I'm the Crown Prince of Jing,

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carrying the responsibility of the country

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and fulfilling the ancestral decree

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by marrying the daughter of the Di family.

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♪We ride the waves of life together♪

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♪The fireworks light up the night sky♪

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♪My hair has turned as white as snow,
still waiting for you to look at me♪

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Ren Anle...

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♪If I don't survive this life,
I hope fate smiles upon you♪

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I promised you

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safety and happiness for life.

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♪No matter how long this life lasts,
my yearning for you lasts longer♪

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If only

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you could remain Ren Anle forever.

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♪May one hug be exchanged
for one hundred years of loneliness♪

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♪This is my life's true calling♪

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♪Even if the world crumbles
and we become strangers in the next life♪

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His Highness has locked himself in his room

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all day and all night.

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When will this end?

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Perhaps he'll come out on the day

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of the Crown Princess' conferring ceremony.

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His Majesty just announced

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that the conferring ceremony
of the Crown Princess

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will take place
during Empress Dowager's birthday celebration.

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It doesn't matter when it's announced.

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He won't mind.

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♪If I don't survive this life,
I hope fate smiles upon you♪

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Jili,

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do we have any alcohol?

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His Highness won't allow you to drink.

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♪No matter how long this life lasts,
my yearning for you lasts longer♪

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He doesn't like alcohol.

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But isn't he drinking excessively now?

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I only want to accompany him.

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♪I see lights in your eyes,
oh, my reason for being♪

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♪If I don't survive this life,
I hope fate smiles upon you♪

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His Highness has been disciplined
and self-restrained since childhood.

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He's only like this for a few days.

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When the sun rises tomorrow,

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he will be

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the highly respected Crown Prince once again.

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Oh, Jili.

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Do you think

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Anle and we will go our separate ways

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and never go back to how things were before?

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This matter is not for you and me to decide.

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My Lord,

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life is unpredictable.

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You'll understand later.

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[Ren's Residence]

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Young Lady.

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Young Lady.

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Young Lady...

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It's all right.

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When has she ever been quiet before?

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Only Young Lady knows me best.

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Young Lady,

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Official Luo asked me to tell you

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that everything is ready.

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He wants you to be at ease.

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I've always trusted him with his actions.

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We're the ones who are worried.

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For the Empress Dowager's birthday,

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many people have prepared gifts
since six months ago.

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I'm afraid my gift

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will appear too simple.

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I disagree.

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Young Lady, your gift is very significant.

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It might even overwhelm Empress Dowager.

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Put it in a box.

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Yes, Young Lady.

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Since the Emperor

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has promised to confer you as the Crown Princess,

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then I can only accept this matter.

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After the birthday banquet,

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you'll be the Crown Princess of the Han family.

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You must remember your place.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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I'll follow Your Majesty's teachings

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and prioritize the Crown Prince.

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I heard that you will narrate

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the crime of the Di family

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during the conferring ceremony.

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Yes.

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After the Di family's rebellion,

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I didn't deserve to have the Crown Prince.

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Fortunately, His Majesty
and Your Majesty showed mercy.

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I am grateful for your grace.

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I'm willing to atone for the Di family's sins

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and make amends.

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Very well.

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I hope you will behave appropriately
in the future.

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Or else...

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I shall keep it in mind.

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You can leave after this incense burns out.

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Also,

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copy these scriptures.

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Mister, bring alcohol to this table.

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All right.

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[Zhang Jian, Marquis Zhongyi's former general]

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I am a homeless person.

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I'm afraid I can't afford
to pay for your alcohol, Miss Linlang.

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Please enjoy your drinks.

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Since I'm buying you a drink,

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you'll definitely be able to pay for it.

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I'm afraid what you want me to pay

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isn't for this jar of alcohol, right?

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So tell me what you want.

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Deputy General Zhang,

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do you still remember

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what happened ten years ago on Qingnan Mountain?

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I indeed

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cannot afford this drink of yours.

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Deputy General Zhang,

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are you willing

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to continue living aimlessly like this?

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An aimless life and survival

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is better than being dead.

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What is so funny?

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You were once a brave and skilled warrior

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who moved freely across battlefields,

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and you know the true meaning
of camaraderie the best.

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Or else you would have chosen to rise to success

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instead of retiring willingly

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after the Qingnan Mountain incident.

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You neither want to betray your superiors
nor feel unworthy of your comrades.

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That's why you made this choice.

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I know.

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Even if you were disheartened for a moment,

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your passion

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remains.

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[Crown Prince's Residence]

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Your Highness, wake up.

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Official Ren is here.

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Your Highness.

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What did you say?

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Official Ren is here.

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What did you say?

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Ren Anle is here.

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Ren Anle is here?

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Yes.

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Your Highness,

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are you seeing her in this state?

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You're right.

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I can't let her see me like this.

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Tell Official Ren that I'll be right there.

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Anle, calm down.

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His Highness will be here soon.

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I'm not anxious.

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Why is he not here?

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Jili, what did His Highness say?

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My apologies, Official Ren.

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His Highness is not well
because he has been busy lately.

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So he'll be here a little later.

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It's all right. I can wait.

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Anle, are you hungry?

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I'll go and get you something to eat.

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Let me make you some tea first.

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I won't let you wait too long.

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Official Ren,

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what brings you here at this late hour?

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Forgive me for disturbing your rest,
Your Highness.

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No matter.

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Your Highness.

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Anle.

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Do you have to speak so formally?

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Wen Shuo,

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don't you still have some books left to memorize?

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I won't disturb you then.

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Your Highness,

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I'll go and keep an eye on the young lord.

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What's this?

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I heard the Crown Princess' conferring ceremony

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will be held during the Empress Dowager's
birthday celebration.

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I'm afraid that I might confuse the gift
for Empress Dowager

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with this one.

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So I brought it to you first.

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It's a shame.

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It was such a beautiful jade fan.

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I humbly offer this gift,

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wishing Your Highness
and Di Cheng'en a harmonious

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and happy life together.

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Thank you,

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Official Ren, for your thoughtfulness.

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Bring it on the day

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of the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration.

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What do you really mean by this?

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Nothing.

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Are you and Luo Mingxi

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planning something
during the birthday celebration?

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Your Highness, you're joking.

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It's the Crown Princess' conferring ceremony.

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What can we do?

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We can only watch from the sidelines, that's all.

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You know that's not what I meant.

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Are you...

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Are you planning to regain your identity
as Di Ziyuan?

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You've known this all along, haven't you?

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I'm Di Ziyuan.

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Anle.

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I call you Ren Anle

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because you can keep being Ren Anle.

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I'm afraid it's hard for me

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to do what you wish.

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Listen to me.

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Di Ziyuan is Di Cheng'en now.

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If you act recklessly,

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it's deceiving the Emperor
no matter how you explain it.

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Not to mention...

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Not to mention
that you're the daughter of a criminal.

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Criminal?

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So the Di family

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00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,280
has always been the criminals to you.

275
00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:23,840
You have never trusted us at all.

276
00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:25,640
There is strong evidence supporting this claim.

277
00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,560
If so, I am determined to reveal the truth!

278
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,200
So you were planning

279
00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:38,920
to clear your name
during Empress Dowager's birthday celebration.

280
00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,680
I never intend to hide this matter from you.

281
00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:48,280
Should I be glad that you didn't hide it from me

282
00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,160
or should I be sad
that you're telling me about this?

283
00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,040
This matter is putting me
in a difficult situation.

284
00:18:01,060 --> 00:18:02,060
Han Ye,

285
00:18:04,940 --> 00:18:06,540
the Di family has never been traitorous

286
00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:09,060
nor involved in the rebellion.

287
00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:13,000
The reason I can share this with you

288
00:18:13,820 --> 00:18:15,980
is because I trust the Crown Prince of Jing.

289
00:18:17,060 --> 00:18:18,300
I only believe in evidence.

290
00:18:18,740 --> 00:18:19,980
And I will provide it for you.

291
00:18:21,260 --> 00:18:23,060
If this ten-year-old case

292
00:18:23,620 --> 00:18:24,420
remains unresolved,

293
00:18:24,420 --> 00:18:26,500
have you considered the consequences?

294
00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:28,500
All I've ever wanted to do in my life

295
00:18:28,500 --> 00:18:30,140
is to clear the Di family's name.

296
00:18:35,500 --> 00:18:36,380
Very well.

297
00:18:39,620 --> 00:18:42,140
In that case, you may leave.

298
00:18:55,540 --> 00:18:56,500
Han Ye,

299
00:19:03,660 --> 00:19:04,540
take care.

300
00:19:37,180 --> 00:19:38,500
Farewell,

301
00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:42,700
and I wish you the best.

302
00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:00,760
[Crown Prince's Residence]

303
00:20:05,540 --> 00:20:07,540
Why are you waiting for me in this cold weather?

304
00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:09,580
I came to tell you the good news.

305
00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:11,580
Linlang found an old acquaintance,

306
00:20:12,180 --> 00:20:13,540
Zhang Jian, who was once a guard

307
00:20:13,540 --> 00:20:14,580
that fought alongside Gu Yunnian ten years ago.

308
00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:16,540
He is willing to testify
in favor of the Di family.

309
00:20:16,820 --> 00:20:17,660
Indeed,

310
00:20:18,060 --> 00:20:19,460
the truth buried under the dust

311
00:20:19,460 --> 00:20:21,140
will eventually come to light.

312
00:20:22,540 --> 00:20:23,660
With Zhong Hai and Zhang Jian,

313
00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:25,700
the conferment of the Crown Princess,
the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet,

314
00:20:26,060 --> 00:20:26,900
and us,

315
00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:29,900
the Jing imperial family

316
00:20:30,180 --> 00:20:33,300
might undergo significant changes
a few days later.

317
00:20:39,420 --> 00:20:40,580
Do you feel reluctant?

318
00:20:45,260 --> 00:20:47,020
I am Di Ziyuan and he is Han Ye.

319
00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:49,900
Fate has separated us by eighty thousand lives.

320
00:20:51,460 --> 00:20:52,900
We are destined not to be together.

321
00:20:57,420 --> 00:20:57,940
Ziyuan,

322
00:20:58,660 --> 00:20:59,260
rest assured.

323
00:20:59,660 --> 00:21:01,180
I will accompany you to win this battle.

324
00:21:04,580 --> 00:21:05,460
We'll do this together.

325
00:21:13,660 --> 00:21:14,540
(Han Ye,)

326
00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:16,300
(I once said)

327
00:21:17,060 --> 00:21:18,300
(that I would grant you anything)

328
00:21:19,140 --> 00:21:20,340
(you wished for.)

329
00:21:20,420 --> 00:21:21,580
(Your Highness, don't forget.)

330
00:21:21,660 --> 00:21:23,460
Wherever I am, all worries are gone.

331
00:21:24,860 --> 00:21:25,340
Ren Anle,

332
00:21:26,060 --> 00:21:27,260
thank you for everything you've done.

333
00:21:28,540 --> 00:21:29,300
No need for thanks.

334
00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,420
I said I would fulfill

335
00:21:31,540 --> 00:21:32,700
whatever you desire.

336
00:21:33,780 --> 00:21:35,060
(That's because I know)

337
00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,060
(one day,)

338
00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:40,420
(I will destroy everything in your life.)

339
00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:53,120
[Crown Prince's Residence]

340
00:22:04,780 --> 00:22:06,940
Today is Empress Dowager's birthday banquet
and the Crown Princess' conferment.

341
00:22:07,540 --> 00:22:08,660
I supposed the selection of the Crown Princess

342
00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:10,900
is considered settled now.

343
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:17,580
Having spent so much time with Anle,

344
00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:19,820
it's hard

345
00:22:20,580 --> 00:22:21,820
to part ways just like that.

346
00:22:25,540 --> 00:22:27,180
You and she need not be so distant
from each other.

347
00:22:29,060 --> 00:22:30,260
Regardless of how things are between me and her,

348
00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:32,900
you can treat her like a sister.

349
00:22:35,540 --> 00:22:36,060
All right.

350
00:22:57,770 --> 00:23:00,900
[Memorial Tablet of Late Father Di Yongning]

351
00:23:29,420 --> 00:23:30,700
(Finally,)

352
00:23:32,580 --> 00:23:34,060
(the day I've been waiting for has arrived.)

353
00:23:37,060 --> 00:23:37,820
Official Luo.

354
00:23:38,180 --> 00:23:40,900
It's time, we should leave now.

355
00:23:42,940 --> 00:23:44,580
Today's banquet

356
00:23:45,580 --> 00:23:48,020
should be the liveliest event

357
00:23:48,420 --> 00:23:50,140
in the history of Jing since its founding.

358
00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,420
[Wanshou Hall]

359
00:23:58,420 --> 00:24:02,660
Your Majesty, may you live long
and be in good health.

360
00:24:02,660 --> 00:24:03,540
Your Majesty,

361
00:24:03,540 --> 00:24:04,820
I specifically sent someone

362
00:24:04,820 --> 00:24:06,420
to search for the coral tree in the South Sea

363
00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:10,020
to wish you good health and prosperity.

364
00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:12,900
It's not easy to obtain
such a large piece of coral.

365
00:24:13,420 --> 00:24:14,660
You are so thoughtful.

366
00:24:15,300 --> 00:24:17,940
It is my blessing to be able
to serve Your Majesty with all my heart.

367
00:24:18,060 --> 00:24:20,060
I wish Empress Dowager endless longevity

368
00:24:20,420 --> 00:24:21,580
and blessings.

369
00:24:22,580 --> 00:24:23,340
Your Majesty,

370
00:24:23,660 --> 00:24:26,060
this box of pearls complements
your embroidered robe perfectly.

371
00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:29,420
Look how round and full each pearl is.

372
00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:32,300
Excellent.

373
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,680
I pray that Your Majesty
has good fortune and a long life.

374
00:24:47,180 --> 00:24:49,020
I haven't read many books,
so I only know these two lines.

375
00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:50,340
I hope Your Majesty won't mind it.

376
00:24:52,780 --> 00:24:54,340
I've also prepared a gift for you.

377
00:24:54,540 --> 00:24:56,180
It may not be a valuable item.

378
00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:58,300
But I heard Your Majesty
appreciates Buddhist scriptures.

379
00:24:58,300 --> 00:24:59,820
So I hand-copied a scroll,

380
00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:01,820
hoping Your Majesty can read it
in your leisure time.

381
00:25:02,420 --> 00:25:04,180
This gift may be modest.

382
00:25:04,540 --> 00:25:06,180
But I pray for blessings

383
00:25:06,300 --> 00:25:07,660
and prosperity for Your Majesty.

384
00:25:08,940 --> 00:25:10,140
You're thoughtful.

385
00:25:11,260 --> 00:25:12,060
Accept it.

386
00:25:24,460 --> 00:25:25,180
Ren Anle,

387
00:25:26,780 --> 00:25:28,300
today is Empress Dowager's
birthday celebration

388
00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:30,260
and the Crown Princess' conferment.

389
00:25:30,660 --> 00:25:32,060
Nothing must go wrong.

390
00:25:33,660 --> 00:25:35,060
Your Majesty, you can rest assured.

391
00:25:35,460 --> 00:25:37,060
About you and the Crown Prince...

392
00:25:37,940 --> 00:25:39,660
Regarding that,

393
00:25:40,460 --> 00:25:42,140
we're not fated to be together.

394
00:25:42,580 --> 00:25:43,820
I'm glad you understand that.

395
00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:45,820
Please rest assured, Your Majesty.

396
00:25:46,660 --> 00:25:49,140
I won't do anything like snatching the groom.

397
00:26:24,700 --> 00:26:26,020
(Today is the day.)

398
00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:27,300
(After today,)

399
00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:29,340
(I'll be the Crown Princess.)

400
00:26:59,340 --> 00:26:59,980
Summon

401
00:27:00,300 --> 00:27:02,060
Di Cheng'en!

402
00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:28,860
Today is Empress Dowager's birthday banquet,

403
00:27:29,580 --> 00:27:31,980
I wish Your Majesty

404
00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:35,340
abundant blessings and good health.

405
00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:36,940
That's thoughtful of you.

406
00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:50,820
I, Di Cheng'en,

407
00:27:51,860 --> 00:27:54,980
am a descendant of the Di family,
a daughter of a criminal,

408
00:27:55,980 --> 00:27:57,460
and was originally considered a dead person.

409
00:27:57,740 --> 00:28:00,700
It's because of His Majesty
and Her Majesty's grace

410
00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:02,980
that I survived until this day.

411
00:28:03,620 --> 00:28:05,180
On this day of the Empress Dowager's
birthday celebration,

412
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:06,460
I, Di Cheng'en,

413
00:28:07,980 --> 00:28:10,180
am willing to confess my wrongs

414
00:28:10,940 --> 00:28:15,100
as the daughter of the Di family
and express my gratitude for your benevolence.

415
00:28:23,940 --> 00:28:25,220
The Di family is innocent!

416
00:28:28,460 --> 00:28:29,180
Preposterous!

417
00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:30,980
Who dares to make a commotion?

418
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:48,700
Your Majesty,

419
00:28:51,860 --> 00:28:53,740
this humble subject, Zhong Hai,
pays respects to Your Majesty.

420
00:28:54,060 --> 00:28:54,860
Zhong Hai,

421
00:28:55,820 --> 00:28:58,180
isn't the case of the Zhong family
already settled?

422
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:01,340
I just granted you the reward
for loyalty and righteousness.

423
00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:02,940
Why have you come forward?

424
00:29:03,620 --> 00:29:04,580
Your Majesty,

425
00:29:05,340 --> 00:29:06,300
I'm not here

426
00:29:06,340 --> 00:29:08,460
for the Zhong family's case.

427
00:29:11,220 --> 00:29:11,980
Your Majesty,

428
00:29:13,060 --> 00:29:14,860
the Di family's army is not a rebel force.

429
00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:16,980
They have been wronged.

430
00:29:24,460 --> 00:29:25,100
Zhong Hai,

431
00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:28,100
what nonsense are you talking about?

432
00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:30,380
Every word I say is true

433
00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:31,620
because

434
00:29:32,860 --> 00:29:34,980
I am a former servant of the Di family!

435
00:29:39,220 --> 00:29:40,620
The Di family's army has been wronged.

436
00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:42,980
We were framed!

437
00:29:43,860 --> 00:29:44,740
Today,

438
00:29:44,980 --> 00:29:47,060
I am here to plead their case!

439
00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:48,300
That's groundless.

440
00:29:49,940 --> 00:29:50,700
Zhong Hai,

441
00:29:51,460 --> 00:29:53,060
the Di family's army acted

442
00:29:54,060 --> 00:29:55,220
without permission.

443
00:29:56,220 --> 00:29:58,100
The truth is clear.

444
00:29:58,820 --> 00:30:00,380
How can you say they were framed?

445
00:30:01,220 --> 00:30:02,380
We didn't act without orders.

446
00:30:03,340 --> 00:30:04,780
We only set out to Qingnan Mountain

447
00:30:04,780 --> 00:30:06,220
after receiving the order.

448
00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:08,060
At that time,

449
00:30:08,820 --> 00:30:11,100
we received orders
to provide reinforcement to Qingnan City.

450
00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:13,060
We dared not delay.

451
00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:14,820
We traveled a long journey day and night

452
00:30:14,820 --> 00:30:16,300
to reach the foot of Qingnan Mountain.

453
00:30:17,860 --> 00:30:19,620
But when we arrived,

454
00:30:20,180 --> 00:30:21,380
we noticed that the Northern Qin Army seemed

455
00:30:21,380 --> 00:30:23,380
to have known about our whereabouts.

456
00:30:23,860 --> 00:30:25,300
They had already set up an arrow formation,

457
00:30:25,860 --> 00:30:26,820
forcing us

458
00:30:27,660 --> 00:30:28,860
to retreat through the narrow passage

459
00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:30,940
facing Qingnan City and seek reinforcement.

460
00:30:33,060 --> 00:30:34,100
But little did we know

461
00:30:36,700 --> 00:30:37,980
(that just after passing through the passage,)

462
00:30:38,580 --> 00:30:40,100
(we fell into an ambush
by the guards of Qingnan City)

463
00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:42,860
(before we could figure out the situation.)

464
00:30:43,340 --> 00:30:44,220
(At that time,)

465
00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:45,860
(it was very dark.)

466
00:30:46,380 --> 00:30:47,980
(We couldn't see how many people)

467
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,580
(or arrows there were.)

468
00:30:49,820 --> 00:30:51,460
(All we could hear was the sound
of arrows showering on us like rain.)

469
00:30:51,860 --> 00:30:53,100
(There was no place to hide.)

470
00:30:53,340 --> 00:30:55,060
We're the Di Troops!

471
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:57,460
(We shouted that we were from the Di Troops.)

472
00:30:57,860 --> 00:30:59,340
(But no one paid any attention to us.)

473
00:30:59,740 --> 00:31:01,620
(The arrows were released without stopping.)

474
00:31:02,300 --> 00:31:03,980
(My fellow comrades all died.)

475
00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:06,580
(The mountain was covered in their blood.)

476
00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:09,460
Run!

477
00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:06,100
(I was fortunate to escape death)

478
00:32:06,340 --> 00:32:08,220
(because I was under the bodies
of my fellow soldiers.)

479
00:32:10,980 --> 00:32:11,740
Your Majesty,

480
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:13,700
we are not rebels.

481
00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:15,980
We have not betrayed the Jing State.

482
00:32:16,980 --> 00:32:18,580
The Di Troops are innocent.

483
00:32:18,700 --> 00:32:19,980
We are innocent!

484
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:22,220
Marquis Jing'an was innocent!

485
00:32:22,980 --> 00:32:23,700
Your Majesty,

486
00:32:24,220 --> 00:32:25,980
my fellow comrades died in vain.

487
00:32:26,340 --> 00:32:27,580
We were wronged!

488
00:32:27,820 --> 00:32:29,300
Please investigate this matter thoroughly,
Your Majesty.

489
00:32:29,340 --> 00:32:31,500
Your Majesty, please investigate this matter.

490
00:32:49,460 --> 00:32:50,180
Your Majesty,

491
00:32:50,700 --> 00:32:53,220
I have something to ask Zhong Hai.

492
00:32:55,980 --> 00:32:56,740
Go ahead.

493
00:33:04,740 --> 00:33:05,340
Zhong Hai,

494
00:33:05,780 --> 00:33:08,100
none of the eighty thousand soldiers
of Di Troops survived.

495
00:33:08,580 --> 00:33:10,340
Now, you claim to be
a former servant of the Di family,

496
00:33:10,820 --> 00:33:13,340
bringing up old grievances in public.

497
00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:15,100
But, Zhong Hai,

498
00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:16,820
you are already a criminal.

499
00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,200
Your words are merely yours alone
and without proof.

500
00:33:22,220 --> 00:33:23,460
How can we be convinced?

501
00:33:33,060 --> 00:33:33,820
Your Majesty,

502
00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:36,460
I disagree with His Highness.

503
00:33:37,180 --> 00:33:38,220
Zhong Hai is a criminal

504
00:33:38,380 --> 00:33:40,220
who has managed to live peacefully
for so many years.

505
00:33:40,300 --> 00:33:41,940
Why would he suddenly come forward now

506
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:44,100
and get involved in this mess?

507
00:33:44,980 --> 00:33:46,820
Moreover, treason is a serious crime.

508
00:33:47,180 --> 00:33:48,940
If there is no injustice,

509
00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:50,740
why would he step forward?

510
00:33:59,340 --> 00:34:00,300
Your Majesty,

511
00:34:00,580 --> 00:34:02,860
I believe there's something suspicious
about this case.

512
00:34:03,220 --> 00:34:04,460
It requires further investigation.

513
00:34:05,620 --> 00:34:06,700
What more is there to investigate?

514
00:34:07,220 --> 00:34:08,740
The Crown Prince's words are reasonable.

515
00:34:09,180 --> 00:34:11,740
No one can neither verify this person's identity

516
00:34:12,460 --> 00:34:14,700
nor his words.

517
00:34:15,860 --> 00:34:17,940
Today is my birthday celebration.

518
00:34:18,580 --> 00:34:20,980
We can't tolerate this traitor causing trouble.

519
00:34:22,820 --> 00:34:23,460
Guards,

520
00:34:24,300 --> 00:34:25,940
take Zhong Hai away.

521
00:34:27,580 --> 00:34:28,340
Your Majesty.

522
00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:29,860
Your Majesty,

523
00:34:30,340 --> 00:34:32,860
Zhong Hai may be a former soldier
of the Di family.

524
00:34:33,220 --> 00:34:34,460
But he dares to come forward

525
00:34:34,460 --> 00:34:36,460
and bring up old matters now.

526
00:34:36,700 --> 00:34:38,860
There must be something fishy about this.

527
00:34:39,180 --> 00:34:41,100
I implore Your Majesty to think it over.

528
00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:43,340
Your Majesty,

529
00:34:43,740 --> 00:34:44,980
I have a different opinion

530
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:47,580
from the Grand Chancellor of the Right.

531
00:34:48,700 --> 00:34:51,220
As they say, the authorities
are often blinded by their position.

532
00:34:51,820 --> 00:34:52,580
Perhaps

533
00:34:53,220 --> 00:34:56,340
they think they were innocent.

534
00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:58,460
Let me go! Your Majesty!

535
00:34:58,740 --> 00:34:59,460
Your Majesty,

536
00:34:59,740 --> 00:35:01,460
someone can prove my innocence!

537
00:35:01,940 --> 00:35:02,980
He's right outside.

538
00:35:03,460 --> 00:35:04,340
Please, Your Majesty.

539
00:35:04,580 --> 00:35:06,100
Please let him enter.

540
00:35:10,980 --> 00:35:11,700
Your Majesty.

541
00:35:12,420 --> 00:35:14,260
Since someone can vouch for Zhong Hai's words,

542
00:35:14,660 --> 00:35:16,140
why not question him openly?

543
00:35:16,620 --> 00:35:17,620
Crown Prince,

544
00:35:18,180 --> 00:35:20,100
how can you really believe this traitor's words?

545
00:35:20,980 --> 00:35:21,700
Grandmother,

546
00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:24,940
we must clarify
now things have come to this point.

547
00:35:38,220 --> 00:35:41,340
I, Zhang Jian, pay my respects to Your Majesty.

548
00:35:41,980 --> 00:35:42,860
Your Majesty,

549
00:35:43,220 --> 00:35:46,220
this person seems to be Gu Yunnian's guard.

550
00:35:46,460 --> 00:35:47,100
Yes.

551
00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:48,620
But ten years ago,

552
00:35:48,660 --> 00:35:51,100
I was Gu Yunnian's deputy general.

553
00:35:51,980 --> 00:35:54,980
Ten years ago, we were ordered
to ambush the Northern Qin Army.

554
00:35:55,220 --> 00:35:58,420
But in reality, we were ambushing the Di Troops.

555
00:36:09,380 --> 00:36:10,140
Your Majesty,

556
00:36:10,660 --> 00:36:13,100
I have committed a serious crime.

557
00:36:14,660 --> 00:36:17,300
Zhang Jian, please tell us in detail.

558
00:36:21,420 --> 00:36:22,580
Your Majesty.

559
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:27,240
Ten years ago, Gu Yunnian called together
a group of men

560
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:29,620
to go to the narrow pass of Qingnan Mountain,

561
00:36:29,740 --> 00:36:31,500
claiming it was to ambush the Northern Qin Army.

562
00:36:31,820 --> 00:36:33,700
I was one of them.

563
00:36:34,140 --> 00:36:34,900
That night,

564
00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:37,460
he ordered us to guard mountain foot
and block the entrance.

565
00:36:38,220 --> 00:36:40,180
He ordered that any enemy trying to break in,

566
00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:42,420
regardless of what they said,

567
00:36:42,620 --> 00:36:45,340
should be ignored and killed on the spot.

568
00:36:46,620 --> 00:36:47,500
That day,

569
00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:48,700
it was very dark.

570
00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:50,860
We couldn't see the situation
on the mountain clearly.

571
00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:52,700
But logically,

572
00:36:52,980 --> 00:36:54,700
the only people that could come down
from Qingnan Mountain

573
00:36:54,900 --> 00:36:56,660
were the Northern Qin Army.

574
00:36:57,460 --> 00:36:59,100
With the military order we received,

575
00:36:59,460 --> 00:37:00,700
we shot and killed

576
00:37:00,980 --> 00:37:02,820
all the troops that came down

577
00:37:03,740 --> 00:37:05,460
from the mountain that night.

578
00:37:16,620 --> 00:37:17,300
Zhang Jian,

579
00:37:17,900 --> 00:37:18,900
as you said,

580
00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:21,880
you couldn't tell who they were
because it was dark.

581
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,460
How did you recognize

582
00:37:23,740 --> 00:37:25,260
that they were the Di Troops?

583
00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:28,140
When we were collecting the bodies,

584
00:37:29,140 --> 00:37:31,180
we discovered the troops we ambushed and killed

585
00:37:31,660 --> 00:37:34,100
were all wearing the Di Troops' armor.

586
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:39,720
I've committed a crime, and I am guilty!

587
00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:47,500
Zhang Jian,

588
00:37:48,140 --> 00:37:48,900
keep talking.

589
00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:01,380
After that,

590
00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:03,420
I became more suspicious about the situation.

591
00:38:04,580 --> 00:38:05,940
But at that point,

592
00:38:06,220 --> 00:38:08,700
I had to let it go.

593
00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:11,140
Unexpectedly,

594
00:38:11,140 --> 00:38:13,660
the next day, Your Majesty issued a decree,

595
00:38:13,900 --> 00:38:17,380
ordering all the garrison troops
to persuade the Di Troops to surrender first

596
00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:18,860
before executing them.

597
00:38:19,060 --> 00:38:21,180
They chose death over betrayal.

598
00:38:23,340 --> 00:38:25,140
Does such a treacherous army exist?

599
00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:28,700
Your Majesty's decree

600
00:38:28,980 --> 00:38:30,980
made me even more suspicious.

601
00:38:31,460 --> 00:38:34,220
I also believed that I had killed
the enemy from Northern Qin.

602
00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:37,360
They were only wearing the Di Troops' armor.

603
00:38:37,860 --> 00:38:38,660
But

604
00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:41,820
the days went by

605
00:38:42,140 --> 00:38:43,380
as we guarded the border.

606
00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:46,900
Yet, the Di Troops never came and attacked.

607
00:38:47,740 --> 00:38:48,980
Instead, we received news

608
00:38:49,420 --> 00:38:50,740
of the eighty thousand Di Troops

609
00:38:51,500 --> 00:38:52,860
being ambushed and killed
by Northern Qin's cavalry

610
00:38:52,860 --> 00:38:55,300
at the foot of Qingnan Mountain.

611
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:56,900
It was then

612
00:38:57,100 --> 00:38:58,980
that I finally realized

613
00:38:59,140 --> 00:39:01,820
that we had indeed killed the Di Troops.

614
00:39:02,460 --> 00:39:05,060
We have wronged the eighty thousand soldiers.

615
00:39:05,420 --> 00:39:06,580
This grave sin

616
00:39:07,060 --> 00:39:10,340
is unforgivable.

617
00:39:15,660 --> 00:39:16,340
Zhang Jian,

618
00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:18,900
your words

619
00:39:19,460 --> 00:39:21,500
could cause a huge uproar in the Jing State

620
00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:22,900
and shake the whole country.

621
00:39:23,940 --> 00:39:25,700
Can you take responsibility
for what you just said?

622
00:39:29,380 --> 00:39:30,340
Your Highness,

623
00:39:31,180 --> 00:39:33,300
every word I said is true.

624
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:35,180
I wouldn't dare to utter a single lie.

625
00:39:36,420 --> 00:39:37,900
The heavens and earth can bear witness to it.

626
00:39:46,140 --> 00:39:46,860
Very well.

627
00:39:52,380 --> 00:39:52,900
Zhang Jian,

628
00:39:53,780 --> 00:39:54,820
as you said,

629
00:39:55,140 --> 00:39:56,020
back then,

630
00:39:56,180 --> 00:39:57,420
you were just involved in a night battle

631
00:39:57,420 --> 00:39:58,900
where you couldn't distinguish
between friend and foe.

632
00:39:59,660 --> 00:40:00,900
Could you determine

633
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:03,740
whether the Di Troops
had conspired with the Northern Qin

634
00:40:03,820 --> 00:40:05,460
and then fell out which led
to being ambushed and killed?

635
00:40:06,100 --> 00:40:07,620
Or if they were caught in a trap
set by the Northern Qin

636
00:40:07,820 --> 00:40:09,340
after entering the Northwest?

637
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:11,300
These two scenarios are plausible.

638
00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:13,420
Can you clarify that?

639
00:40:18,940 --> 00:40:20,900
(The reason I can share this with you)

640
00:40:20,900 --> 00:40:23,140
is because I trust the Crown Prince of Jing.

641
00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:24,660
I only believe in evidence.

642
00:40:30,180 --> 00:40:31,660
Your Highness, you have a point.

643
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:33,180
I indeed

644
00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:36,220
can't tell what the situation was like
at that time.

645
00:40:37,020 --> 00:40:37,740
Very good.

646
00:40:38,380 --> 00:40:39,500
You didn't try to deceive us.

647
00:40:40,260 --> 00:40:41,260
Let me put it another way.

648
00:40:41,940 --> 00:40:43,180
Even if what you said is true,

649
00:40:43,980 --> 00:40:45,620
that the Di Troops
were accidentally killed by you,

650
00:40:45,780 --> 00:40:47,540
it is possible that Gu Yunnian

651
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:50,740
mistakenly believed
that the Northern Qin intended to attack the city.

652
00:40:51,020 --> 00:40:52,940
So he led the troops to battle

653
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:54,260
and accidentally killed the Di Troops.

654
00:40:55,540 --> 00:40:57,460
There are countless possibilities,

655
00:40:57,460 --> 00:40:59,380
and it's not enough to prove
it was a deliberate murder.

656
00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:01,220
Your Majesty,

657
00:41:01,620 --> 00:41:02,620
Gu Yunnian

658
00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:04,940
ambushed and killed the Di Troops

659
00:41:05,220 --> 00:41:06,980
because he received a secret letter
from the capital.

660
00:41:18,180 --> 00:41:18,780
Zhang Jian,

661
00:41:19,940 --> 00:41:22,380
how can you tell that the letter
was from the capital?

662
00:41:23,020 --> 00:41:24,180
And how can you be sure

663
00:41:24,460 --> 00:41:26,260
that Gu Yunnian ambushed
and killed the Di Troops

664
00:41:26,500 --> 00:41:27,900
because of that letter?

665
00:41:28,940 --> 00:41:30,540
I'm not sure

666
00:41:31,460 --> 00:41:33,740
about the content of the letter.

667
00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:35,500
Zhang Jian,

668
00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:38,020
you were merely a guard.

669
00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:40,860
How dare you speak such reckless words!

670
00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:42,740
What secret letter?

671
00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:44,340
It's all nonsense!

672
00:41:46,020 --> 00:41:48,380
Who else knows about this matter,

673
00:41:48,860 --> 00:41:51,940
and who else witnessed it with you?

674
00:41:55,700 --> 00:41:58,420
Indeed, only I saw it.

675
00:41:59,460 --> 00:42:00,460
As for the letter,

676
00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:03,500
Gu Yunnian had already burned it back then.

677
00:42:06,420 --> 00:42:07,420
Outrageous!

678
00:42:08,340 --> 00:42:09,620
I think

679
00:42:10,460 --> 00:42:12,620
you are clearly lying!

680
00:42:12,860 --> 00:42:13,460
No!

681
00:42:13,900 --> 00:42:15,180
I'm not lying.

682
00:42:15,260 --> 00:42:17,340
Everything I said is true.

683
00:42:17,460 --> 00:42:19,700
I implore His Majesty and Empress Dowager
to investigate this matter.

684
00:42:34,380 --> 00:42:34,940
Your Majesty,

685
00:42:35,660 --> 00:42:37,540
since this matter involves Gu Yunnian,

686
00:42:37,940 --> 00:42:39,260
why not bring him here

687
00:42:39,620 --> 00:42:41,100
and let him confront Zhang Jian face-to-face?

688
00:42:42,780 --> 00:42:43,700
Permitted.

689
00:42:44,020 --> 00:42:44,860
Emperor,

690
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,120
do you also believe in this barbarian's words?

691
00:42:50,860 --> 00:42:51,700
Your Majesty,

692
00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:54,540
as the Crown Prince said earlier,

693
00:42:55,140 --> 00:42:56,860
this matter has come to a point

694
00:42:57,020 --> 00:42:58,820
where we must confront it head-on.

695
00:43:27,580 --> 00:43:30,980
♪If I bet my all on it desperately♪

696
00:43:30,980 --> 00:43:34,940
♪I know my heart will be uneasy♪

697
00:43:35,500 --> 00:43:42,260
♪I give up on my light and hide it under a bushel♪

698
00:43:43,060 --> 00:43:46,460
♪You're the moon in my heart♪

699
00:43:46,620 --> 00:43:50,620
♪I can't dream to own you♪

700
00:43:51,020 --> 00:43:58,380
♪But I'm willing to forsake my life for you♪

701
00:43:59,020 --> 00:44:02,460
♪I'd go the distance for you♪

702
00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:06,300
♪May the light stay with you♪

703
00:44:06,420 --> 00:44:08,420
♪Romance aside♪

704
00:44:08,460 --> 00:44:14,220
♪I fight for your destiny alongside you♪

705
00:44:14,700 --> 00:44:18,060
♪You're my dream from the bygone youth♪

706
00:44:18,180 --> 00:44:22,180
♪Arriving at the end of my life♪

707
00:44:22,460 --> 00:44:26,060
♪I bear no regrets.
But when we reunite in our next life♪

708
00:44:26,220 --> 00:44:30,660
♪Will you still remember me?♪

709
00:44:46,260 --> 00:44:49,060
♪I've concealed my yearning for you♪

710
00:44:49,180 --> 00:44:53,420
♪And guarded your smile♪

711
00:44:53,700 --> 00:45:01,060
♪Please don't leave me in oblivion
when we part ways♪

712
00:45:01,540 --> 00:45:04,940
♪I'd go the distance for you♪

713
00:45:05,060 --> 00:45:08,900
♪May the light stay with you♪

714
00:45:09,140 --> 00:45:11,140
♪Romance aside♪

715
00:45:11,220 --> 00:45:16,820
♪I fight for your destiny alongside you♪

716
00:45:17,420 --> 00:45:20,700
♪You're my dream from the bygone youth♪

717
00:45:20,860 --> 00:45:24,860
♪Arriving at the end of my life♪

718
00:45:25,180 --> 00:45:28,820
♪I bear no regrets.
But when we reunite in our next life♪

719
00:45:28,900 --> 00:45:38,020
♪Will you still remember me?♪