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I'm Huo Xiangjiu.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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How long have you been serving His Grace?

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Your Highness,

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not long.

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His Grace is quite strict.

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Should you ever suffer any grievances,

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feel free to speak to me—

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I shall see that justice is done.

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I have long heard of Your Highness's
kindness and benevolence.

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Seeing you today,

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I can confirm
that reputation is well-deserved.

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Heaven itself shows mercy—

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girls

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are meant to be cherished.

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Your Highness is so considerate.

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I imagine

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the Princess Consort

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must be living a most blissful life.

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What about you?

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Do you wish for such happiness?

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Well,

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who would not wish for happiness?

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I can grant you that happiness.

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Your Highness—

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Your Highness Prince Fuying,

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I still have duties to attend
to at His Grace's side.

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I'll take my leave now.

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I don't know why,

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but the first time I saw you

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at the family banquet,

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something stirred in my heart.

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From that day on,

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I've been thinking of you day and night.

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{\an8}[Episode 5]

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That's why

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I summoned you today—

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to ease this longing,

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if only a little.

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Got it back at last!

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No wonder

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the Bai Clan of Bronze County

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has fallen into decline.

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You can't expect ivory
from a dog's mouth.

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A dog, yes—

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a loyal dog.

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A Chinese Pastoral Dog, to be precise.

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{\an8}[The Chinese Pastoral Dog, commonly
known as the Pastoral Dog,]

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Get up—

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{\an8}[is a product of thousands of years of
agrarian society among the Han Chinese,]

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this is the master's quarters.

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{\an8}[and is often regarded as a living fossil
of Chinese history and culture.]

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How dare you lie here?

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If your master hasn't said a word,
why are you so worked up?

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Typical—acting tough just
because you have someone backing you.

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Well, obviously!

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If a dog doesn't rely on its master,

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who else would it rely on—a pig?

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Enough arguing.

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Where's Huo Xiangjiu?

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Y-Your Highness must be jesting.

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The Princess Consort is
virtuous and gracious—

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how could someone as crude as me

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ever compare to her?

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The Princess Consort and I were married

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only because fate played its tricks.

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If one truly had a choice,

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who wouldn't choose
to marry the one they love?

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It must be Heaven showing me mercy—

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bringing you

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before me.

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If you're willing,

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I can have you transferred
to the Eastern Palace.

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What do you say?

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Thank you for Your Highness's favor.

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I will report this

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to His Grace

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once I return

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to the palace,

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and then inform Your Highness.

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I only want to know—

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are you willing to come
to the Eastern Palace?

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As long as

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His Grace permits it,

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I would naturally—

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Why do I need his permission

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to do anything?

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Is it that even you, a lowly maid,

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believe Feng Mochen stands above me?

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No,

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Your Highness, you misunderstand.

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Please calm down, Your Highness.

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Today,

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You will remain here.

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-Let's see what Feng Mochen can do to me.
-Put me down!

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Your Highness—

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put me down!

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Your Highness.

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You take great pride in your virtue.

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If word of you taking liberties
with a palace maid

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were to reach Father,

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it would not bode well for you.

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How could anything
that happens in the Eastern Palace

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possibly reach Father's notice?

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But…

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Get lost!

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Stop!

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As the Princess Consort,

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how dare you speak to your own husband,
His Highness, in such a manner?

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It's obvious that His Highness

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has spoiled you far too much.

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Your Highness,

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please allow me
to teach her a proper lesson.

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Move it!

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Let's go!

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I was rude just now.

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Please forgive me, Your Highness.

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It's all right.

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I believe you come
from a respectable family.

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If Prince Fuying has set his sights
on you,

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your days here

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will not be easy.

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You can't stay in this palace any longer.

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Take this—
it should serve as travel money.

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Find a way to escape the palace
as soon as you can.

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We've never met before,

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yet you've already saved me.

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How could I possibly accept such
valuable jewelry from you as well?

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I can't accept it.

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Don't stand on ceremony.

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Take it and leave through the back gate.

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Try to get out of the Eastern Palace
first—then make your plans.

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You're truly kind, Your Highness.

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Should the opportunity ever arise,

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I will repay your kindness.

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It was nothing.

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Go, quickly.

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{\an8}[Eternal Love of the Fox]

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Y-Your Highness.

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Where do you think
you're going, little girl?

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I...

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Didn't you say yourself

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that earning my favor

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was a blessing

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gained over many lifetimes?

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What now?

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You're ready to throw

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that blessing away so soon?

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Your Highness,

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I-I just remembered something urgent.

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I'll come back later to serve you.

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No need to wait until later—

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do it now.

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Y-You dare hurt His Highness?

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I'll fight you!

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Your Highness—help!

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Just as I thought—you are different.

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That only makes me

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want you even more.

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Who would have thought
that Prince Fuying,

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famed for his benevolence,
would turn out to be such a man?

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Deal with him—properly.

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It wasn't me…

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Your Highness, save me!

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Your Highness!

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We haven't even seen
where Xiangjiu went yet—

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why did you cut it off?

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Then go find her yourself.

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What use are you?

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You're completely useless!

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A total waste!

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Trash...

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Let me tell you a secret—

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don't tell anyone.

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I hear His Highness Prince Fuying

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got beaten up by a woman.

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Relax.

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I'd rather die than tell anyone.

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Let me tell you a secret—

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I heard…

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His Highness Prince Fuying…

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was crippled by a woman.

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Relax.

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I won't say a word.

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Wait—

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let me tell you a secret.

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Don't tell anyone.

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His Highness Prince Fuying…

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has been beaten by a woman

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and his manhood is gone for good.

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That serious?

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I'd better find somewhere

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to lie low—fast.

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Who are you?

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{\an8}[Eunuch Management Office]

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That's a lot of silver.

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Third Uncle,

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you've mobilized so many people

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in the palace just to look
for a mere palace maid.

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If the Chief finds out,

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we'll be up to our necks in it!

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Look, my dear nephew,

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she's no ordinary palace maid.

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She's tied to my happiness

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for the rest of my life.

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The rest of your life…
You mean down there?

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She's your future third aunt.

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Third Aunt?

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Listen up, everyone.

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This woman is someone

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I hold very dear.

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Whoever finds her first

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will get all this gold and jewelry.

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Find her!

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Give it to me!

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Hold on, let me look first.

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Let go!

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Is anyone there?

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Anyone?

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Is anyone there?

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Anyone?

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Is there anyone at all?

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I can't just hide like this—

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I'll starve.

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Who's there?

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Who?

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Don't scare me—

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I was wrong.

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Your Highness,
please spare me.

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You gave me a fright.

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Who are you?

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You've been hoarding this much food?

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Look,

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we're both in the same boat—
fellow strays.

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So how about this—

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we split it

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fifty-fifty.

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That way, neither of us

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has to be alone.

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I'm doing this for your own good,
you know.

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Eating too much at night
isn't good for you.

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Got it?

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All right then—
I won't stand on ceremony.

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May misfortune stay away,

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evil spirits be banished,

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good fortune shine upon all,

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and auspicious energy always remain.

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Don't worry—

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I'll be back very soon.

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What was that thing just now—

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the one trailing black smoke?

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It seems

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there are other evil spirits
lurking in the palace.

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Judging by its moves,

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it was no weaker than me.

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This place really

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has all kinds of demons and beasts…

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I'd better find my father

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and get out of this hellhole.

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Oh—by the way,

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did you cast a spell

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to make me hallucinate just now?

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What hallucination?

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What do you mean, "what hallucination?"

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How could you not know?

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If you don't tell me,
how would I know?

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You shouldn't need me to tell you.

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Otherwise, what was the point
of cultivating for a thousand years?

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I don't cultivate
to read other people's minds.

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Then why do you cultivate at all?

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Don't you know why I cultivate?

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If you don't say it,
how would I know?

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Even if I don't say it,
you should still know.

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Y-You…

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what kind of person are you?

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Are you even a man?

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Strictly speaking,

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I'm not even human.

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Wait—

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why are you

281
00:18:06,539 --> 00:18:08,180
in such a hurry to leave?

282
00:18:09,009 --> 00:18:09,769
And tell me,

283
00:18:10,269 --> 00:18:13,069
what brought you
to the Cold Palace all of a sudden?

284
00:18:13,940 --> 00:18:16,250
{\an8}[What? Everything is just an illusion?]

285
00:18:14,299 --> 00:18:15,559
Just passing through.

286
00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,799
The Cold Palace is so remote—
how did you even…

287
00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:23,920
Wow, the Blank Divine Scripture.

288
00:18:27,670 --> 00:18:29,109
Are you staying here?

289
00:18:29,980 --> 00:18:30,779
What?

290
00:18:31,940 --> 00:18:33,500
Suit yourself if you want to stay.

291
00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:34,970
I'm heading back to Fucang Palace.

292
00:18:34,970 --> 00:18:35,849
Wait—

293
00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:37,799
are you saying

294
00:18:37,859 --> 00:18:39,720
I can go back to Fucang Palace too?

295
00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:41,920
That's great!

296
00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,359
I was just worrying about Qiaoru.

297
00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,160
If I don't deal with her soon,
she'll vanish into nothingness.

298
00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:46,799
But…

299
00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,279
I messed up.

300
00:18:51,609 --> 00:18:53,470
I hit Prince Fuying.

301
00:18:55,279 --> 00:18:58,210
I'm afraid he'll go to Fucang Palace
to come after me.

302
00:19:00,910 --> 00:19:02,769
Prince Fuying is nothing but a...

303
00:19:04,319 --> 00:19:05,720
Why are you swearing...

304
00:19:06,980 --> 00:19:08,440
None of your... business.

305
00:19:11,599 --> 00:19:12,700
Wait for me!

306
00:19:22,589 --> 00:19:23,390
Hey, Glutton.

307
00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:28,099
Since we're both strays in the same boat,

308
00:19:28,180 --> 00:19:29,900
do you want to come back
to Fucang Palace with me?

309
00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:31,170
There's plenty of good food there.

310
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:31,630
Come on—

311
00:19:36,039 --> 00:19:36,759
let's go!

312
00:19:37,890 --> 00:19:39,809
If you don't move, I'm leaving!

313
00:19:46,839 --> 00:19:47,640
All right.

314
00:20:04,799 --> 00:20:05,599
Third Uncle,

315
00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,220
aside from Ganquan Palace,

316
00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,769
we've pretty much searched
the whole palace—

317
00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:13,160
but we still can't find Third Aunt.

318
00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,599
Why haven't you
searched Ganquan Palace?

319
00:20:16,599 --> 00:20:17,930
Are you out of your mind?

320
00:20:18,250 --> 00:20:19,900
That's His Majesty's sleeping quarters.

321
00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:21,089
Sneaking in there in the dead of night—

322
00:20:21,089 --> 00:20:23,420
we'd be gambling with more than our lives.

323
00:20:27,839 --> 00:20:28,819
Where are you going?

324
00:20:28,819 --> 00:20:29,750
Ganquan Palace.

325
00:20:31,410 --> 00:20:32,289
Third Uncle,

326
00:20:32,319 --> 00:20:35,339
maybe you should
consider
picking someone else as my third aunt.

327
00:20:35,339 --> 00:20:36,019
Hold on—

328
00:20:36,650 --> 00:20:39,650
if the Chief finds out
we've been to Ganquan Palace...

329
00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:40,640
Third Uncle,

330
00:20:41,059 --> 00:20:41,980
wait for me!

331
00:20:41,980 --> 00:20:43,670
Third Uncle!

332
00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,049
This is the roster
of all the palace staff.

333
00:20:49,779 --> 00:20:51,880
I remember her name is Qiaoru.

334
00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,220
We can go through these lists

335
00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:57,269
and find any maids with Ru in their names.

336
00:20:57,269 --> 00:20:57,799
Go ahead.

337
00:21:01,750 --> 00:21:03,410
You expect me to do this alone?

338
00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:05,680
You said you'd help her.

339
00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,130
I never said I would.

340
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:08,759
Are you even human?

341
00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:09,759
Nope.

342
00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:16,039
At this rate,

343
00:21:16,069 --> 00:21:17,220
when am I ever

344
00:21:17,390 --> 00:21:19,009
going to finish?

345
00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,039
Mochen...

346
00:21:27,990 --> 00:21:28,869
Feng Mochen!

347
00:21:36,970 --> 00:21:37,769
♪ Mochen ♪

348
00:21:38,460 --> 00:21:39,259
We're all

349
00:21:39,930 --> 00:21:41,049
brothers here.

350
00:22:19,519 --> 00:22:22,400
I've got one here—Han Yuru,

351
00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,799
from the Bureau of Works.

352
00:22:24,099 --> 00:22:25,359
Han Yuru?

353
00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,079
I've got another—Xiao Rusi,
from the Bureau of Bathing.

354
00:23:32,710 --> 00:23:36,509
Why does his face
keep appearing in my mind?

355
00:23:36,950 --> 00:23:38,329
What is going on?

356
00:24:28,759 --> 00:24:30,259
That flower spirit

357
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:33,000
will fade into nothingness
in just a few days.

358
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,680
Why bother doing something pointless?

359
00:24:38,339 --> 00:24:40,539
What in the world is ever truly trivial?

360
00:24:40,940 --> 00:24:42,460
What we call trivial

361
00:24:42,980 --> 00:24:44,150
is simply a difficulty

362
00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:46,750
that hasn't happened to us.

363
00:24:59,759 --> 00:25:00,329
Third Uncle,

364
00:25:00,329 --> 00:25:00,990
get inside.

365
00:25:01,059 --> 00:25:01,920
I'll hold it up.

366
00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:03,880
It's fine.

367
00:25:04,039 --> 00:25:04,880
Easy, easy…

368
00:25:09,660 --> 00:25:12,180
You're pulling my ears off!

369
00:25:12,319 --> 00:25:14,519
Chief, please calm down.

370
00:25:14,519 --> 00:25:16,460
You two wretches!

371
00:25:16,559 --> 00:25:20,039
Sneaking to Ganquan Palace
in the dead of night

372
00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:21,200
and clambering through windows—

373
00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,920
are you trying to spy on His Majesty?

374
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,240
Chief, we wouldn't dare.

375
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,819
We're here to look for someone.

376
00:25:26,819 --> 00:25:27,819
Look for someone?

377
00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,039
Who?

378
00:25:29,420 --> 00:25:30,150
An assassin.

379
00:25:32,950 --> 00:25:33,750
An assassin.

380
00:25:36,539 --> 00:25:37,299
Chief,

381
00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:39,579
we were worried
about His Majesty,

382
00:25:39,609 --> 00:25:41,710
so we came specifically
to search for the assassin.

383
00:25:41,710 --> 00:25:44,329
You clambered through windows
to look for an assassin?

384
00:25:44,329 --> 00:25:45,289
Fine.

385
00:25:45,579 --> 00:25:47,059
Then clamber—now.

386
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,119
Keep clambering

387
00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:50,720
until I see an assassin.

388
00:25:52,529 --> 00:25:53,700
Start clambering—now!

389
00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:55,279
Chief, please calm down—

390
00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:57,059
please!

391
00:25:57,059 --> 00:25:57,940
Easy, Third Uncle—

392
00:25:57,940 --> 00:25:59,099
easy.

393
00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,079
Getting handsy, are you?

394
00:26:55,140 --> 00:26:57,599
Then you'll get a taste
of your own medicine.

395
00:27:00,859 --> 00:27:01,819
Your face is

396
00:27:02,220 --> 00:27:03,619
so smooth—

397
00:27:03,910 --> 00:27:05,269
how do you manage that?

398
00:27:06,829 --> 00:27:07,950
I was born this way.

399
00:27:08,589 --> 00:27:11,069
I really want to beat you up.

400
00:27:12,299 --> 00:27:12,900
You should

401
00:27:13,220 --> 00:27:14,019
put your hand

402
00:27:15,269 --> 00:27:16,670
back now, shouldn't you?

403
00:27:17,759 --> 00:27:18,640
What's wrong?

404
00:27:19,039 --> 00:27:20,799
A mighty Nine-Tailed Fox—

405
00:27:21,180 --> 00:27:22,539
are your paws

406
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,480
really that fragile?

407
00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,480
I'm just worried your hand will get tired.

408
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:30,279
Oh yeah?

409
00:27:30,450 --> 00:27:32,049
Then let's see

410
00:27:32,069 --> 00:27:33,750
who gets tired first.

411
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,349
Fine. Let's see.

412
00:27:36,859 --> 00:27:38,539
My hand's underneath—I won't get tired.

413
00:27:38,539 --> 00:27:39,400
I won't either.

414
00:27:51,390 --> 00:27:52,569
Then let’s see who gives in first.

415
00:27:52,569 --> 00:27:54,180
Bring it on.

416
00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,660
Are you really that competitive?

417
00:28:20,369 --> 00:28:21,849
I'm learning from humans.

418
00:28:23,579 --> 00:28:24,509
All right, then—

419
00:28:24,630 --> 00:28:26,589
if you dare, don't let go.

420
00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:42,180
Today,

421
00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:43,549
we'll go through these rosters
one by one

422
00:28:43,549 --> 00:28:45,960
and check everyone with "Ru"
in their names—

423
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,119
see who's missing.

424
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:48,559
Leave that

425
00:28:48,559 --> 00:28:50,000
to Mao Jin.

426
00:28:52,019 --> 00:28:52,740
Then

427
00:28:52,740 --> 00:28:53,670
where's Mao Jin?

428
00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,119
{\an8}[Imperial Kitchen]

429
00:28:59,599 --> 00:29:01,359
Xiangjiu has offended His Highness.

430
00:29:01,359 --> 00:29:02,799
Now that she has His Grace's protection,

431
00:29:02,799 --> 00:29:04,079
I can finally rest easy.

432
00:29:04,079 --> 00:29:05,990
Otherwise, I'd be too worried to eat.

433
00:29:05,990 --> 00:29:07,799
Miss Le Ning, you're truly kind-hearted,

434
00:29:07,799 --> 00:29:09,400
always caring about others.

435
00:29:10,539 --> 00:29:12,900
Back then, I came to Muxi State
to seek refuge with relatives,

436
00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:15,359
never expecting them
to sell me to a brothel.

437
00:29:16,119 --> 00:29:17,450
They nearly succeeded.

438
00:29:17,910 --> 00:29:19,509
Luckily, I met Xiangjiu.

439
00:29:19,630 --> 00:29:20,960
We'd never met before,

440
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,650
yet she wasn't afraid of danger.
She stepped in and saved me,

441
00:29:23,650 --> 00:29:25,089
sparing me that fate.

442
00:29:26,339 --> 00:29:27,220
I didn't expect

443
00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:28,440
Huo Xiangjiu

444
00:29:28,759 --> 00:29:30,359
to be so loyal and honorable.

445
00:29:31,279 --> 00:29:32,079
Don't worry.

446
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,319
As long as Master is here,

447
00:29:33,319 --> 00:29:34,849
nothing will happen to her.

448
00:29:35,319 --> 00:29:37,119
Will His Grace really protect her?

449
00:29:37,119 --> 00:29:38,039
Of course.

450
00:29:38,140 --> 00:29:41,140
She's the ferryman who will help
His Grace transcend.

451
00:29:41,180 --> 00:29:42,019
Ferry what?

452
00:29:42,220 --> 00:29:43,019
What man?

453
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,079
It's nothing.

454
00:29:47,339 --> 00:29:48,220
She'll be fine.

455
00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:50,299
Eat up.

456
00:29:51,660 --> 00:29:52,720
You should eat too.

457
00:29:55,339 --> 00:29:58,470
Look at your hair—
you're practically undernourished.

458
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,779
This probably isn't even enough for you.

459
00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:06,130
I'd better not eat.

460
00:30:50,009 --> 00:30:50,809
Huo Xiangjiu,

461
00:30:51,250 --> 00:30:53,849
how could you put your hand
on my master's face?

462
00:30:53,849 --> 00:30:55,299
You have no sense of propriety at all.

463
00:30:55,299 --> 00:30:56,059
Mao Jin,

464
00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:58,839
I haven't seen you all day.

465
00:30:59,319 --> 00:31:00,920
What have you been busy with?

466
00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,319
I…

467
00:31:06,269 --> 00:31:09,269
went to look
for free-range chickens for you, Master.

468
00:31:13,059 --> 00:31:16,000
These chickens probably never knew

469
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,599
they were so desirable,
even till the very end.

470
00:31:18,859 --> 00:31:19,839
The chickens in the palace

471
00:31:19,839 --> 00:31:21,240
aren't very nutritious,

472
00:31:21,769 --> 00:31:23,029
so I specifically went out

473
00:31:23,029 --> 00:31:25,559
to find some free-range ones
for you, Master.

474
00:31:28,740 --> 00:31:29,920
Huo Xiangjiu,

475
00:31:30,650 --> 00:31:32,400
how can you have no sense of propriety?

476
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,220
This meal was specially prepared
for my master.

477
00:31:34,220 --> 00:31:37,619
If you want to eat, you'll have
to have my master's leftovers.

478
00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:44,259
Well…

479
00:31:44,529 --> 00:31:46,759
it's all Chef Xue's fault.

480
00:31:46,779 --> 00:31:48,690
He's been ill these past few days
and still hasn't recovered.

481
00:31:48,690 --> 00:31:51,690
The other cooks only know
how to make these two dishes.

482
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,319
Guard Mao, who serves directly
beside His Grace,

483
00:31:55,319 --> 00:31:56,980
sent me to sample His Grace's dishes.

484
00:31:56,980 --> 00:31:58,529
Anything prepared for His Grace

485
00:31:58,529 --> 00:31:59,890
is free for me to eat.

486
00:32:02,690 --> 00:32:03,490
Mao Jin.

487
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,000
What is it, Master?

488
00:32:10,309 --> 00:32:11,690
You're really something else.

489
00:32:11,690 --> 00:32:12,490
Of course.

490
00:32:12,859 --> 00:32:14,700
I'm a loyal dog

491
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,400
through and through.

492
00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:17,640
Here's a list.

493
00:32:17,670 --> 00:32:18,549
Take it

494
00:32:18,769 --> 00:32:19,650
and see

495
00:32:19,759 --> 00:32:21,049
which palace maid
is missing from the list.

496
00:32:21,049 --> 00:32:22,029
What does this mean?

497
00:32:22,029 --> 00:32:23,430
Just go when you're told.

498
00:32:23,470 --> 00:32:24,670
Why all the nonsense?

499
00:32:26,130 --> 00:32:27,369
You wretched maid!

500
00:32:27,410 --> 00:32:28,950
How dare you speak to me like that?

501
00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:29,750
How dare you!

502
00:32:46,490 --> 00:32:47,890
Go, and be quick about it.

503
00:32:56,559 --> 00:33:09,289
{\an8}[Fucang Palace]

504
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:14,359
I'm done for.

505
00:33:15,759 --> 00:33:17,160
I've fallen out of favor.

506
00:33:33,829 --> 00:33:35,349
Has Gao Wei assembled

507
00:33:36,539 --> 00:33:38,599
all the guards at the Eastern Palace?

508
00:33:42,890 --> 00:33:45,339
Your Highness was the one
who made advances on her first.

509
00:33:45,339 --> 00:33:46,670
If this matter blows up,

510
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,730
it will only put Your Highness
at a disadvantage.

511
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,039
I made advances on her?

512
00:33:52,710 --> 00:33:54,039
And who's going to prove that—

513
00:33:54,039 --> 00:33:54,839
you?

514
00:33:56,089 --> 00:33:57,779
Everyone in the Eastern Palace saw it—

515
00:33:57,779 --> 00:33:59,380
she tried to assassinate me.

516
00:33:59,619 --> 00:34:00,660
I let my guard down

517
00:34:00,660 --> 00:34:01,660
and didn't dodge in time—

518
00:34:01,660 --> 00:34:03,299
that's why she managed
to get the upper hand.

519
00:34:03,299 --> 00:34:04,180
Your Highness,

520
00:34:04,380 --> 00:34:06,569
why do you always speak up for outsiders?

521
00:34:06,569 --> 00:34:08,300
Prince Fuying is your husband.

522
00:34:13,059 --> 00:34:13,639
Brother Fuying!

523
00:34:13,639 --> 00:34:15,880
-His Highness is resting. Be quiet.
-Don't stop me.

524
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:16,920
His Highness is not available
to see you.

525
00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,019
Why are you stopping me?

526
00:34:18,019 --> 00:34:18,949
Brother Fuying!

527
00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:19,639
Lian!

528
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:20,500
Watch out!

529
00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:21,179
Brother Fuying!

530
00:34:21,179 --> 00:34:21,980
Don't stop me.

531
00:34:21,980 --> 00:34:22,860
Brother Fuying!

532
00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:24,420
His Highness is not available
to see you.

533
00:34:24,420 --> 00:34:25,500
What do you mean he's not available?

534
00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:27,760
I'm the Crown Prince's brother-in-law—

535
00:34:27,969 --> 00:34:30,530
the Princess Consort's own brother!

536
00:34:30,659 --> 00:34:32,480
I'm the future Imperial Uncle!

537
00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:33,619
I'm here to deliver bad news—

538
00:34:33,619 --> 00:34:35,610
to report a death to my sister
and brother-in-law.

539
00:34:35,610 --> 00:34:37,070
How can he be unavailable?

540
00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:37,980
Lian.

541
00:34:40,059 --> 00:34:41,119
Lian!

542
00:34:41,559 --> 00:34:43,880
Our father...

543
00:34:49,309 --> 00:34:50,579
What happened to Father?

544
00:34:50,579 --> 00:34:51,699
On his

545
00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,280
wedding night…

546
00:34:51,750 --> 00:34:53,420
{\an8}[Song Yicheng, Song Lian's brother]

547
00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:56,239
Father passed away.

548
00:35:05,199 --> 00:35:06,280
Before he died,

549
00:35:06,639 --> 00:35:08,570
I was the one he worried about most.

550
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:10,559
He even instructed you—

551
00:35:11,260 --> 00:35:11,980
told you—

552
00:35:12,010 --> 00:35:13,940
to arrange an official post for me.

553
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:16,820
There’s no suitable position
for you here in the palace.

554
00:35:16,820 --> 00:35:17,679
Go back for now.

555
00:35:17,789 --> 00:35:18,670
-Later on, I...
-No, no, no.

556
00:35:18,670 --> 00:35:19,800
Don't send me away yet.

557
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,179
I haven't even had a proper talk
with Brother Fuying.

558
00:35:22,179 --> 00:35:23,110
Brother Fuying,

559
00:35:23,199 --> 00:35:23,860
why are you

560
00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:24,639
taking medicine?

561
00:35:24,639 --> 00:35:25,440
Song Yicheng,

562
00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:26,260
this has nothing to do with you.

563
00:35:26,260 --> 00:35:27,059
Leave at once.

564
00:35:28,139 --> 00:35:29,860
He's my own brother-in-law—

565
00:35:29,889 --> 00:35:31,420
how could this have nothing to do with me?

566
00:35:31,420 --> 00:35:32,239
Brother Fuying,

567
00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,449
who did this to you?
Tell me—I'll skin them alive!

568
00:35:34,449 --> 00:35:35,849
Stop making such a scene.

569
00:35:41,559 --> 00:35:42,489
Brother Fuying,

570
00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:44,699
I've said it before—

571
00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:47,820
you really should have kept me
by your side to serve you.

572
00:35:47,820 --> 00:35:49,719
Otherwise, if someone bullies you,

573
00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:51,219
who's there to look out for you,

574
00:35:51,219 --> 00:35:52,019
right?

575
00:35:52,699 --> 00:35:53,579
Think about it—

576
00:35:53,869 --> 00:35:56,349
how did Liu Bang conquer
the realm back then?

577
00:35:57,699 --> 00:36:01,099
Didn't he have Fan Kuai,
his brother-in-law, backing him up?

578
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,440
Brother Fuying,
just let me stay with you please.

579
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,460
As the saying goes—

580
00:36:12,210 --> 00:36:14,019
family sticks together in battle…

581
00:36:14,019 --> 00:36:15,619
runs together,

582
00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,360
rings together,

583
00:36:18,969 --> 00:36:20,320
roars together—

584
00:36:21,309 --> 00:36:22,239
no, forget it!

585
00:36:22,269 --> 00:36:23,400
You know what I mean.

586
00:36:25,949 --> 00:36:27,710
We'll stand shoulder to shoulder,

587
00:36:27,710 --> 00:36:29,460
watch each other's backs,
and face everything together.

588
00:36:29,460 --> 00:36:30,460
Brother Fuying,

589
00:36:30,489 --> 00:36:31,909
keep me by your side.

590
00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:33,099
If anyone dares

591
00:36:33,119 --> 00:36:34,239
lay a hand on you,

592
00:36:34,269 --> 00:36:35,820
I, Song Yicheng, will step in first.

593
00:36:35,820 --> 00:36:37,130
For you, Brother Fuying,

594
00:36:37,130 --> 00:36:39,190
I'd risk my life without hesitation.

595
00:36:43,119 --> 00:36:43,920
Very well,

596
00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:47,840
Song Yicheng.

597
00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:51,679
You'll stay with me.

598
00:36:52,420 --> 00:36:53,949
Thank you, Brother Fuying.

599
00:37:40,639 --> 00:37:43,380
Mao Jin has verified
all the palace maids on the list.

600
00:37:43,380 --> 00:37:45,889
Only one is unaccounted for—
Xin Qiaoru

601
00:37:45,909 --> 00:37:47,909
from the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau.

602
00:37:48,659 --> 00:37:50,489
The Imperial Wardrobe Bureau?

603
00:37:52,179 --> 00:37:56,300
Could Qiaoru's death be connected
to the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau?

604
00:38:00,250 --> 00:38:01,050
Hey, Old Fox.

605
00:38:31,710 --> 00:38:33,280
By order of the Crown Prince:

606
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,440
seize the assassin

607
00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:35,920
Huo Xiangjiu.

608
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:37,559
Anyone who disobeys

609
00:38:37,559 --> 00:38:38,639
will be killed on the spot!

610
00:38:38,639 --> 00:38:42,539
Kill! Kill! Kill!