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Then...

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have you found your ferryman yet?

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Not yet.

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Don't worry.

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Take your time.

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You'll find him.

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{\an8}[Episode 8]

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{\an8}[Eternal Love of the Fox]

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{\an8}[From Now on, You'll Need an Umbrella]

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{\an8}[Ningshuang Palace]

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There's still a long way
across the courtyard.

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Then...

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what about you?

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Have you ever seen an animal
using an umbrella?

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Rain is just water to me.

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I'm not afraid of water.

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Then why did you ask me to
use an umbrella?

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I was afraid you'd catch a cold.

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Let me ask you!

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If

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you find your ferryman,

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will you ascend to heaven?

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Is there really nothing

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in this mortal world you care to stay for?

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There probably isn't

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much good food in the Heavenly Court,
is there?

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Seems so.

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Right?

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There certainly isn't any good food
in the Heavenly Court.

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Even if just for the food,

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you should remain here.

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Don't you think?

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Yes.

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You don't have to ascend?

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Yes.

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For the food here?

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For the food here.

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You...

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You...

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Take it!

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From now on,

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you'll

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need to use an umbrella.

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Bye!

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I didn't catch a cold.

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It's always good
to take preventive measures.

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Thank you for coming all the way here,
Guard Mao.

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It's nothing.

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I've got nothing else to do anyway.

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The weather has been cold lately.

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Be careful not to catch a chill.

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Remember to take your medicine on time.

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Thank you, Guard Mao.

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Look.

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Aren't they cute?

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I knitted this pair for Xiangjiu...

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They're really beautiful!

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Thank you, Miss Le Ning!

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They're just a little too small.

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That's because I made them for Xiangjiu.

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It doesn't matter.

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They'll stretch out if I wear them.

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Miss Le Ning, you're truly skilled
and clever.

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This is the best gift

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I've ever received in my life.

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Then...

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Then, I'll give them to you, Guard Mao.

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Miss Le Ning is skilled and clever,

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gentle and adorable.

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Unlike my master,

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who's always wearing a stern face

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and scolding me. How could he?

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He's really choosing her over me!

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Master...

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Why are you out here?

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Aren't you injured?

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I truly envy

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Qiaoru for having such a good, loyal dog.

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Master,

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what do you mean?

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I'm a loyal dog too.

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I was worried about your injuries,
so I specially

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went to the Imperial Medical Bureau
to get medicine for you.

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Master, please let me explain.

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It's a long story,

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but I'll t-try to

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m-make it short.

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But it's hard to explain...

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in just a few words.

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Mao Jin.

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I no longer plan to ascend.

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Not ascending?

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You've cultivated for thousands of years

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and endured so many tribulations.

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If it were me who met my ferryman,

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I'd have ascended long ago.

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Then I'd be ranked among the immortals,
standing alongside

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Lord Howling Celestial Dog,
the Supreme of our Canine Realm,

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guarding the South Heavenly Gate together.

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What glory

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and splendor that would be.

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That's where we differ.

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I

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don't cultivate to
join the ranks of immortals.

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I know.

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You're doing it for her.

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But you're running out of time.

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Your tribulations now occur once a month.

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Next will be every half month,

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then every week,

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then every three days,

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and finally, daily tribulations.

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Perhaps...

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I can endure all the tribulations.

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But I can't bear to
see you suffer like that.

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Then go find yourself a new master.

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What are you talking about?

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I'm a loyal dog.

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Not to mention you're still here—

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even if one day you ascend,

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I'll guard you
just like Xiaofu guarded Qiaoru.

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Don't forget,

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I'm a loyal dog.

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Hurry up.

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Ms. Xiang.

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Do you know

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how to

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avoid running into that thing at night?

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I'm not sure.

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Usually, it shows up in the courtyard.

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Last time it was at...

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Help me...

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Forget it, forget it!

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Stop talking!

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It's so creepy!

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Well...

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Let me show you something good.

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What's this?

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Then I...

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I'm telling you,

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this is Her Highness's secret treasure.

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I heard

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it was left
by the former Emperor of Muxi State.

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I only let you see it

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because you're smart.

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Shocking...

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Shocking...

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and thrilling.

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Is this something
you people are allowed to look at?

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Quickly prepare the water

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so Her Highness can bathe soon.

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Yes,

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-Madam Chen.
-Get the bucket!

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Hurry!

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Your Majesty,

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are you still thinking about
the Princess Consort's matter?

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Divorce.

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My son wants to divorce his wife.

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If this news gets out,

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we'll become the laughingstock
of the common people.

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Please don't worry about it.

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I'm sure
the Princess Consort must have spoken

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in a moment of confusion.

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You want a divorce?

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Dream on.

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Father will never agree to it.

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I know.

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I just want Father to understand that

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if he truly wants to help me,

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letting me divorce is the best way.

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You...

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will never escape my grasp
in this lifetime.

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What are you laughing at?

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Laughing at how pitiful you are.

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Besides keeping me trapped,

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you can't do anything else.

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Father has decreed that

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if you hit me again,

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it will be considered
the same as hitting him.

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You're so pitiful.

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You can't even hit me now.

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What else can you do?

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You'll see

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how I take everything.

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A ghost!

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Madam Chen!

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{\an8}[Ningshuang Palace]

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Last night,

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why couldn't I see that thing?

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If Old Fox had been there,

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he would definitely have seen it.

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That stinking old fox,

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always hanging around me
whether there's a reason or not,

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but at the crucial moment,
he's nowhere to be found.

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It's not nice to speak ill of others
behind their backs.

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Am I hallucinating?

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True.

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How would he dare to appear openly

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in Ningshuang Palace?

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Why wouldn't I dare?

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What?

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On the orange.

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You've turned into a moth?

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I'm a butterfly.

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You should've appeared earlier.

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You have no idea.

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Last night,

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Princess Ningshuang's bathwater
suddenly turned blood red.

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It must be that thing
causing trouble again.

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I was outside the door all night.

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I didn't see anything unusual

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entering or leaving
Princess Ningshuang's chamber.

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That's impossible.

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Unless...

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that thing

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has been inside
Princess Ningshuang's chamber all along.

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I'm going to bring fruit
to Princess Ningshuang now.

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Come with me and take a look.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Your Highness?

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This is strange.

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Nothing unusual here.

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Please f-f-forgive me, Your Highness!

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What are you doing,

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Huo Xiangjiu!

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Huo Xiangjiu,

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do you have a death wish?

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Where did this moth come from?

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Catch it!

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Where did that moth come from?

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It flew away!

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Anything that dares harm Your Highness,

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I'll make it...

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disappear.

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My nurse,

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you're so powerful.

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He...

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Your Highness,

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she is so kind.

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She's crying over just a butterfly.

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Huo Xiangjiu,

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why are you crying?

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He wasn't an ordinary butterfly.

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My nurse killed a butterfly,

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not your husband.

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He wasn't an ordinary butterfly!

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He...

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He...

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He flew away.

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He f-flew away...

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You just said

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he wasn't an ordinary butterfly.

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What do you mean?

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I...

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00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:14,039
I...

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I once

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heard a story like this.

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There was a pair of lovers

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who loved each other desperately.

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But the woman's family

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kept blocking them at every turn

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and wouldn't let them be together.

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In the end...

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those two lovers
were driven to desperation.

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They both died for love

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and turned into a pair of butterflies,

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flying away.

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Ever since,

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whenever I see butterflies,

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I think of this story.

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You simpleton,

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you actually believe a story like that?

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Yes!

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I

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lack common sense.

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People can be treacherous.

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In the future,

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you should be more careful.

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Yes.

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Thank you, Madam Chen.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Your Highness,

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let's go.

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We should go pay respects to
the Old Madam.

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I don't want to go.

286
00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,980
Why are you acting like a child again?

287
00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:25,930
Every time I go,

288
00:18:26,059 --> 00:18:27,640
she shuts me out.

289
00:18:28,279 --> 00:18:29,799
Why should I humiliate myself?

290
00:18:29,799 --> 00:18:31,839
The Old Madam isn't so firm anymore.

291
00:18:31,859 --> 00:18:33,460
She should see you this time.

292
00:18:34,140 --> 00:18:34,819
Come on,

293
00:18:34,940 --> 00:18:36,799
let me help Your Highness change.

294
00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:55,519
Third Uncle,

295
00:18:55,660 --> 00:18:56,500
time to eat.

296
00:18:59,059 --> 00:18:59,859
Third Uncle,

297
00:19:00,109 --> 00:19:01,839
there's news about Third Aunt.

298
00:19:03,099 --> 00:19:03,900
What?

299
00:19:04,099 --> 00:19:05,299
Someone saw her

300
00:19:05,299 --> 00:19:07,430
swatting moths at Ningshuang Palace.

301
00:19:08,460 --> 00:19:09,589
Ningshuang Palace?

302
00:19:10,539 --> 00:19:12,539
That wily fox was telling the truth.

303
00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:14,220
Don't go,

304
00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:14,980
Third Uncle!

305
00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:16,420
We're about to go on duty.

306
00:19:16,420 --> 00:19:18,180
You're never around
when the Chief is here.

307
00:19:18,180 --> 00:19:19,480
Don't make things difficult for me
this time,

308
00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:20,420
please?

309
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:24,009
Once I find your Third Aunt,

310
00:19:24,009 --> 00:19:25,470
I'll give you all the money.

311
00:19:25,470 --> 00:19:26,710
It's not about money!

312
00:19:26,779 --> 00:19:28,119
You're my real uncle.

313
00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:30,549
How about this?

314
00:19:30,950 --> 00:19:32,470
Eat before you go.

315
00:19:33,009 --> 00:19:33,730
Right.

316
00:19:35,079 --> 00:19:38,220
Xiangjiu can't get anything good to eat
at Ningshuang Palace.

317
00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:39,609
I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen
to get her some food.

318
00:19:39,609 --> 00:19:40,079
Well...

319
00:19:40,190 --> 00:19:41,589
there's food right here!

320
00:19:44,380 --> 00:19:45,339
Is that woman

321
00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,319
more tempting than the food?

322
00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,740
I really want to go to Ningshuang Palace
to see Xiangjiu.

323
00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:54,740
It's been so long.

324
00:19:55,009 --> 00:19:56,369
I miss her so much.

325
00:19:56,819 --> 00:19:57,619
Alright.

326
00:19:58,809 --> 00:20:00,470
I'll arrange it for you later.

327
00:20:00,940 --> 00:20:02,259
Then you have to hurry!

328
00:20:19,980 --> 00:20:20,779
Chef Xue!

329
00:20:21,619 --> 00:20:23,019
Make me some delicacies.

330
00:20:24,019 --> 00:20:25,480
I need to take them with me.

331
00:20:35,019 --> 00:20:36,130
It's him...

332
00:20:37,319 --> 00:20:38,599
Attendant Bai.

333
00:20:51,269 --> 00:20:52,390
Mutt?

334
00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,380
Rare to see you alone.

335
00:20:55,079 --> 00:20:56,000
Trash.

336
00:20:56,250 --> 00:20:57,130
You? As if!

337
00:20:57,569 --> 00:20:58,450
You demon,

338
00:20:58,990 --> 00:21:00,349
how arrogant.

339
00:21:02,109 --> 00:21:03,200
Attendant Bai.

340
00:21:05,390 --> 00:21:07,420
How dare you dine in the Imperial Kitchen?

341
00:21:07,420 --> 00:21:08,750
Do you have a death wish?

342
00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,000
I'm going to teach you a lesson now

343
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,200
on behalf of Chief Steward Sun!

344
00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:13,039
Bai Yu, Bai Yu!

345
00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:14,480
Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai.

346
00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:15,539
This way, this way.

347
00:21:16,710 --> 00:21:18,230
Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai?

348
00:21:18,809 --> 00:21:19,740
Can we settle our grudges

349
00:21:19,740 --> 00:21:21,539
without involving anyone else?

350
00:21:22,039 --> 00:21:24,529
I'm the 30th-generation descendant
of the Bai Clan of Bronze County.

351
00:21:24,529 --> 00:21:27,930
Eliminating demons
and upholding righteousness is my duty.

352
00:21:28,049 --> 00:21:29,210
You side with evil

353
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,769
and assist in wicked deeds.

354
00:21:30,809 --> 00:21:32,349
I'll take you down right now.

355
00:21:32,349 --> 00:21:32,829
Bai Yu,

356
00:21:33,150 --> 00:21:33,869
do you know

357
00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:34,769
who she is?

358
00:21:34,799 --> 00:21:35,930
Who cares who she is?

359
00:21:40,339 --> 00:21:43,779
She's Huo Xiangjiu's close friend.

360
00:21:55,710 --> 00:21:56,380
Is it good?

361
00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:58,990
Not good.

362
00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:00,180
Don't be afraid.

363
00:22:01,829 --> 00:22:02,630
Mao Jin.

364
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:04,799
How can you let her eat

365
00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:06,400
in such a smoky, dirty place?

366
00:22:08,519 --> 00:22:09,650
If you want to eat...

367
00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:13,660
let's find a proper place.

368
00:22:14,869 --> 00:22:15,859
No one comes here.

369
00:22:15,859 --> 00:22:17,480
From now on, when it's mealtime,

370
00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:18,180
Miss Le Ning,

371
00:22:18,180 --> 00:22:19,859
you can bring your food here to eat.

372
00:22:19,859 --> 00:22:21,779
The Imperial Kitchen is
full of smoke and fire.

373
00:22:21,779 --> 00:22:23,890
If your lotus-like face becomes darkened
by the smoke,

374
00:22:23,890 --> 00:22:25,220
Xiangjiu will blame me.

375
00:22:26,559 --> 00:22:27,160
Come on.

376
00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:28,759
Eat more.

377
00:22:32,339 --> 00:22:33,940
This is "Spread Your Wings."

378
00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,440
"Smooth Sailing."

379
00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,180
"Heart-Stirring."

380
00:22:40,519 --> 00:22:41,720
And "Swift Running!"

381
00:22:42,180 --> 00:22:43,579
Alright, that's enough!

382
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:44,279
Mr. Bai,

383
00:22:44,410 --> 00:22:45,759
don't you have other matters to attend to?

384
00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:46,890
You should go ahead.

385
00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,960
My business was to
bring some food for Xiangjiu.

386
00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,339
But Miss Le Ning is
Xiangjiu's good friend.

387
00:22:52,339 --> 00:22:53,640
Taking good care of Miss Le Ning

388
00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:54,519
will definitely make Xiangjiu very happy

389
00:22:54,519 --> 00:22:55,579
when she finds out.

390
00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:56,640
Attendant Bai,

391
00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,720
are you going to bring food to Xiangjiu?

392
00:22:58,720 --> 00:22:59,359
Yes.

393
00:23:00,220 --> 00:23:01,900
I miss her so much.

394
00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:03,140
Attendant Bai, I wonder

395
00:23:03,140 --> 00:23:05,140
if you could take me to see Xiangjiu.

396
00:23:05,339 --> 00:23:06,970
Let me go scout things out first.

397
00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:07,910
If it won't cause trouble,

398
00:23:07,910 --> 00:23:09,109
I'll take you with me.

399
00:23:12,130 --> 00:23:13,279
I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen first

400
00:23:13,279 --> 00:23:15,210
to prepare some food for Xiangjiu.

401
00:23:15,309 --> 00:23:16,109
Mao Jin,

402
00:23:16,609 --> 00:23:18,259
take good care of Miss Le Ning for me.

403
00:23:18,259 --> 00:23:19,250
If there's any negligence,

404
00:23:19,250 --> 00:23:20,380
I'll have your head.

405
00:23:30,650 --> 00:23:32,619
He's so considerate.

406
00:24:08,509 --> 00:24:09,720
Can't see me...

407
00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:20,670
Can't see me...

408
00:24:29,210 --> 00:24:32,069
Where are Xiangjiu
and Princess Ningshuang going?

409
00:24:38,799 --> 00:24:39,759
Gongsun Hao.

410
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,079
This is the palace, not your home.

411
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,200
Don't think that just because your dad

412
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,680
has great power in court,
you're something special.

413
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,960
I am the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

414
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,299
the Princess Consort's own brother,

415
00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,089
and the future Imperial Uncle.

416
00:24:54,869 --> 00:24:58,119
As the old saying goes,
"A brother-in-law is like half a son."

417
00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:58,750
No.

418
00:24:58,779 --> 00:25:00,420
It's "A son-in-law is like half a son."

419
00:25:00,420 --> 00:25:00,960
No.

420
00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,619
It's "The Crown Prince is
like half my son."

421
00:25:03,619 --> 00:25:05,809
The Crown Prince is like half my brother!

422
00:25:05,809 --> 00:25:07,369
I don't care who your dad is.

423
00:25:07,579 --> 00:25:09,220
In this domain,

424
00:25:09,349 --> 00:25:11,680
even bird droppings that fall from the sky

425
00:25:11,779 --> 00:25:13,509
must answer to our Song family!

426
00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,049
Did you hear what I said?

427
00:25:27,220 --> 00:25:28,839
Why are you in such a hurry?

428
00:25:29,059 --> 00:25:30,670
Are you rushing to your next life?

429
00:25:30,670 --> 00:25:32,130
Why are you in such a hurry?

430
00:25:32,789 --> 00:25:33,670
Sorry, sir.

431
00:25:37,190 --> 00:25:38,529
Did you understand

432
00:25:38,759 --> 00:25:40,000
what I just told you?

433
00:25:40,579 --> 00:25:41,380
I heard it.

434
00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,900
When your superior speaks to you,
you respond with "understood."

435
00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:46,519
Come on,

436
00:25:46,730 --> 00:25:47,650
say it.

437
00:25:48,390 --> 00:25:49,190
Understood.

438
00:26:12,299 --> 00:26:14,910
{\an8}[Kunning Palace]

439
00:26:23,140 --> 00:26:24,599
-Greetings, Your Highness,
-Greetings, Your Highness,

440
00:26:24,599 --> 00:26:25,500
-Madam Chen.
-Madam Chen.

441
00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:26,759
Go quickly and announce our arrival,

442
00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:28,599
and say that Princess Ningshuang
and Madam Chen

443
00:26:28,599 --> 00:26:30,200
are here to pay respects to the Old Madam.

444
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:31,440
The Old Madam has ordered

445
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,900
that she will only see you today,
Madam Chen.

446
00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:36,329
I knew it'd be like this.

447
00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:37,289
I shouldn't have come.

448
00:26:37,289 --> 00:26:38,440
Please wait, Your Highness.

449
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:39,400
Give me a moment.

450
00:26:39,460 --> 00:26:41,259
Let me speak to the Old Madam.

451
00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:44,599
Don't trouble yourself anymore.

452
00:26:44,599 --> 00:26:46,200
If she truly wanted to see me,

453
00:26:46,380 --> 00:26:48,180
why would she give such an order?

454
00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:50,339
Since we're already here,

455
00:26:50,339 --> 00:26:51,990
what's the rush to leave?

456
00:26:52,009 --> 00:26:53,119
Let me persuade the Old Madam

457
00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:53,960
to see you.

458
00:26:53,980 --> 00:26:56,109
If it still doesn't work, we'll leave.

459
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,319
Your Highness,

460
00:26:58,319 --> 00:27:00,319
please listen to me.

461
00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,089
If you keep being this willful,

462
00:27:03,089 --> 00:27:04,730
I really will get angry.

463
00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,220
Alright, alright.

464
00:27:07,369 --> 00:27:08,569
Don't be angry.

465
00:27:08,599 --> 00:27:10,200
I'll wait here.

466
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,559
But let me be clear—

467
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,799
I'll only wait for half an hour.

468
00:27:15,799 --> 00:27:16,079
Alright,

469
00:27:16,079 --> 00:27:16,680
it's settled then.

470
00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,119
Half an hour it is.

471
00:27:18,319 --> 00:27:19,240
Don't leave.

472
00:27:19,539 --> 00:27:20,740
Wait for my good news.

473
00:27:38,509 --> 00:27:40,910
That is the girl
who defied Brother Fuying.

474
00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,440
She's right here.

475
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,440
After searching high and... and...

476
00:27:45,009 --> 00:27:45,599
Seize her!

477
00:27:45,599 --> 00:27:46,240
Go!

478
00:27:52,930 --> 00:27:54,730
I am Princess Ningshuang.

479
00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:56,569
What do you think you're doing?

480
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:00,130
You're Princess Ningshuang.

481
00:28:00,829 --> 00:28:02,970
I am the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

482
00:28:02,970 --> 00:28:05,029
the Princess Consort's own brother,

483
00:28:05,519 --> 00:28:06,619
the future

484
00:28:06,890 --> 00:28:07,819
Imperial Uncle,

485
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,660
and the Captain
of the Eastern Palace Guard.

486
00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:12,819
This woman

487
00:28:12,819 --> 00:28:14,589
has offended my brother-in-law.

488
00:28:14,589 --> 00:28:16,420
She is a wanted criminal of the court.

489
00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:17,549
I'm taking her away!

490
00:28:27,529 --> 00:28:28,680
People from my Ningshuang Palace

491
00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,880
are not yours to mess with—

492
00:28:31,220 --> 00:28:33,019
not even for the Crown Prince.

493
00:28:38,329 --> 00:28:39,529
Put away your swords!

494
00:28:39,730 --> 00:28:40,529
All of you!

495
00:28:42,279 --> 00:28:44,769
I'm just carrying out orders
for the Crown Prince.

496
00:28:44,769 --> 00:28:45,529
Besides,

497
00:28:45,619 --> 00:28:47,259
I'm the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

498
00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:48,859
and you're his sister.

499
00:28:49,099 --> 00:28:51,099
We're relatives, after all.

500
00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:52,170
This is called...

501
00:28:52,549 --> 00:28:54,630
we've turned off our own.

502
00:28:56,420 --> 00:28:57,220
I mean...

503
00:28:57,220 --> 00:28:58,859
we've turned over our own!

504
00:28:59,859 --> 00:29:01,019
We're family,

505
00:29:01,019 --> 00:29:01,420
Your Highness,

506
00:29:01,420 --> 00:29:02,180
aren't we?

507
00:29:02,259 --> 00:29:04,839
We won't even be placed
in the same ancestral hall after death.

508
00:29:04,839 --> 00:29:06,500
What kind of relatives are we?

509
00:29:06,900 --> 00:29:08,599
Your Highness really has a sense of humor.

510
00:29:08,599 --> 00:29:10,200
I can also crack skulls open.

511
00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:11,279
Want to try?

512
00:29:11,579 --> 00:29:12,380
No, no! Don't!

513
00:29:12,420 --> 00:29:13,279
Weapons are dangerous!

514
00:29:13,279 --> 00:29:14,619
Take it easy, Your Highness.

515
00:29:14,619 --> 00:29:15,819
Get out of here.

516
00:29:16,339 --> 00:29:17,599
Tell the Crown Prince:

517
00:29:17,779 --> 00:29:19,740
Huo Xiangjiu works for me,

518
00:29:19,859 --> 00:29:22,259
and don't you dare
lay a finger on my people.

519
00:29:23,069 --> 00:29:24,910
If you provoke me,

520
00:29:25,460 --> 00:29:27,940
I'll take every single person
from your Eastern Palace

521
00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:29,980
and slaughter them one by one.

522
00:29:34,059 --> 00:29:35,680
Your Highness, by doing this,

523
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,609
you're opposing the Crown Prince.

524
00:29:38,220 --> 00:29:39,759
Then go back and ask him

525
00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:41,660
if he dares to be my enemy.

526
00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:43,380
Alright,

527
00:29:43,410 --> 00:29:45,710
I'll go back and relay your message.

528
00:29:48,779 --> 00:29:49,640
I take my leave.

529
00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:51,339
Let's go!

530
00:29:52,180 --> 00:29:52,880
Stop!

531
00:29:55,740 --> 00:29:56,380
Your Highness,

532
00:29:56,380 --> 00:29:57,779
what else may I do for you?

533
00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:58,720
Get lost.

534
00:30:00,140 --> 00:30:01,460
Attendant Bai!

535
00:30:11,259 --> 00:30:12,859
Greetings, Your Highness.

536
00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:14,779
Get over here.

537
00:30:14,839 --> 00:30:15,970
Yes, Your Highness.

538
00:30:20,460 --> 00:30:21,539
Attendant Bai,

539
00:30:21,539 --> 00:30:22,940
how have you been lately?

540
00:30:23,940 --> 00:30:25,460
Thanks to Your Highness's grace,

541
00:30:25,460 --> 00:30:26,299
I'm very well.

542
00:30:29,380 --> 00:30:30,660
You're doing well,

543
00:30:30,779 --> 00:30:31,980
but I'm not.

544
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:35,519
Then...

545
00:30:38,940 --> 00:30:40,279
Shall we summon the imperial physician?

546
00:30:40,279 --> 00:30:41,240
You're sick.

547
00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:41,599
Yes,

548
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:42,839
this servant is sick.

549
00:30:45,799 --> 00:30:47,529
Why are you carrying a food box?

550
00:30:49,839 --> 00:30:52,900
Chief Steward Sun ordered me
to bring it to His Majesty.

551
00:30:53,460 --> 00:30:54,039
Open it.

552
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:04,640
What?

553
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:05,839
My father can eat it,

554
00:31:05,839 --> 00:31:07,160
but I can't?

555
00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,519
Your Highness can.

556
00:31:09,519 --> 00:31:10,119
Of course.

557
00:31:18,519 --> 00:31:20,359
Can't I eat it?

558
00:31:22,839 --> 00:31:23,640
No, no.

559
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:24,700
What...

560
00:31:24,779 --> 00:31:25,740
What I mean is,

561
00:31:25,779 --> 00:31:27,180
if Your Highness eats too much,

562
00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:28,740
it might upset your digestion.

563
00:31:28,740 --> 00:31:30,500
You're just afraid that if I eat them,

564
00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:32,960
you won't be able to
report back, aren't you?

565
00:31:33,220 --> 00:31:35,220
I'll make things difficult for you.

566
00:31:35,220 --> 00:31:36,019
Ms. Xiang,

567
00:31:36,019 --> 00:31:37,819
share the food with everyone.

568
00:31:37,910 --> 00:31:39,190
Come, Xiangjiu.

569
00:31:40,339 --> 00:31:40,859
Eat.

570
00:31:45,619 --> 00:31:46,220
Come on,

571
00:31:46,220 --> 00:31:47,119
everyone, have some.

572
00:31:47,119 --> 00:31:47,759
Come on.

573
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:49,809
Why are you smiling?

574
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:51,700
No.

575
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,319
I just...

576
00:31:54,519 --> 00:31:56,079
Seeing Your Highness makes me happy.

577
00:31:56,079 --> 00:31:57,880
Whenever I see Your Highness, I'm happy!

578
00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,079
I'm extremely happy.

579
00:31:59,109 --> 00:31:59,680
So I...

580
00:32:01,809 --> 00:32:03,490
Are you flirting with me?

581
00:32:07,210 --> 00:32:08,809
How shameless!

582
00:32:22,089 --> 00:32:24,619
Thank you for saving me today,
Your Highness.

583
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:27,640
I didn't do it to save you.

584
00:32:28,319 --> 00:32:29,119
It's just

585
00:32:29,140 --> 00:32:31,259
that you're from my Ningshuang Palace.

586
00:32:31,259 --> 00:32:33,789
If the people from the Eastern Palace
harmed you,

587
00:32:33,789 --> 00:32:35,309
wouldn't I lose face?

588
00:32:37,119 --> 00:32:38,119
Regardless,

589
00:32:38,420 --> 00:32:41,279
I still must thank Your Highness
for saving my life.

590
00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,240
Why does

591
00:32:44,019 --> 00:32:45,880
the Crown Prince want to kill you?

592
00:32:56,950 --> 00:32:58,470
You work for Feng Mochen.

593
00:33:00,619 --> 00:33:03,089
You schemed your way into my palace—

594
00:33:03,119 --> 00:33:04,180
what are you after?

595
00:33:06,259 --> 00:33:08,190
Please forgive me, Your Highness!

596
00:33:08,539 --> 00:33:09,500
They say that

597
00:33:09,730 --> 00:33:12,480
when the Old Madam was giving birth
to Princess Ningshuang,

598
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:13,880
she almost died.

599
00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,599
So she came to resent the Princess,

600
00:33:15,599 --> 00:33:16,400
and as a result,

601
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,519
she sent her to be raised
by her senior maid,

602
00:33:18,519 --> 00:33:19,720
Madam Chen.

603
00:33:20,279 --> 00:33:22,160
When the Princess grew up,

604
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,000
she often went to Kunning Palace
to pay her respects.

605
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:24,920
But the Old Madam

606
00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,400
refused to see her even once.

607
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:27,359
As time went by,

608
00:33:27,359 --> 00:33:31,289
she naturally grew close to Madam Chen
and came to resent the Old Madam.

609
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:35,339
Your Highness,

610
00:33:37,740 --> 00:33:40,339
would you like to reconcile with
the Old Madam?

611
00:33:42,740 --> 00:33:43,940
What's that to you?

612
00:33:46,789 --> 00:33:47,910
I...

613
00:33:48,619 --> 00:33:50,339
lost my mother at a young age,

614
00:33:51,059 --> 00:33:54,119
so I know the pain of being separated
from one's mother.

615
00:33:54,339 --> 00:33:55,180
Therefore,

616
00:33:55,789 --> 00:33:58,309
I wish to help Your Highness

617
00:33:58,420 --> 00:34:00,019
and the Old Madam reconcile.

618
00:34:01,450 --> 00:34:02,930
Such grand words,

619
00:34:02,990 --> 00:34:03,990
Huo Xiangjiu.

620
00:34:05,470 --> 00:34:08,110
Since you came to work in my palace,

621
00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:11,380
not a single word from your mouth
has been true.

622
00:34:12,980 --> 00:34:15,980
I despise those who deceive me.

623
00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:19,739
Anyone who dares deceive me

624
00:34:20,139 --> 00:34:21,820
deserves no mercy!

625
00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:34,119
You know... martial arts?

626
00:34:47,460 --> 00:34:49,019
As expected of someone

627
00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:51,320
sent by Feng Mochen.

628
00:34:52,469 --> 00:34:53,809
Please forgive me, Your Highness!

629
00:34:53,809 --> 00:34:54,539
This servant

630
00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:55,849
truly only wanted

631
00:34:56,260 --> 00:34:58,090
to help Your Highness and the Old Madam

632
00:34:58,090 --> 00:34:59,260
reconcile

633
00:34:59,570 --> 00:35:01,030
and restore family bonds.

634
00:35:01,420 --> 00:35:04,219
A person who's ignored her child
for over 20 years—

635
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,530
why would I want to reconcile with her?

636
00:35:08,789 --> 00:35:11,150
No matter your intentions,

637
00:35:11,539 --> 00:35:14,139
if your mind isn't on your duties,

638
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,570
they're ill intentions.

639
00:35:17,300 --> 00:35:19,920
Put away those schemes of yours

640
00:35:20,380 --> 00:35:21,940
and get out of my palace.

641
00:35:22,300 --> 00:35:23,730
From now on,

642
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,179
you are forbidden to set foot here again.

643
00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:27,789
Otherwise,

644
00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:31,199
even Feng Mochen won't be able to
save you.