1 00:00:43,420 --> 00:00:44,619 May I ask, Your Grace, 2 00:00:44,780 --> 00:00:46,299 who exactly are you? 3 00:00:47,020 --> 00:00:48,140 And who are you? 4 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:45,500 This is the price you pay for hurting Xiangjiu. 5 00:02:47,819 --> 00:02:49,349 I deserve this, Your Grace. 6 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:51,000 In a momentary lapse, 7 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,300 I was led astray. 8 00:02:57,180 --> 00:02:57,900 Therefore, 9 00:02:58,360 --> 00:02:59,139 when Prince Fuying 10 00:02:59,139 --> 00:03:01,300 ordered me to accuse Your Grace of being a demon, 11 00:03:01,300 --> 00:03:02,620 I felt too ashamed 12 00:03:02,620 --> 00:03:03,659 to show up. 13 00:03:04,819 --> 00:03:05,699 If Your Grace 14 00:03:06,180 --> 00:03:07,539 is still angered by me, 15 00:03:07,979 --> 00:03:09,580 I'm willing to accept punishment. 16 00:03:09,580 --> 00:03:11,840 Was it Prince Fuying who instructed you? 17 00:03:15,060 --> 00:03:16,919 Who had Mao Jin transferred away? 18 00:03:18,719 --> 00:03:20,120 It was someone sent by Prince Fuying. 19 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,319 Who exactly was that? 20 00:03:22,659 --> 00:03:24,039 That I don't know. 21 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:25,800 For such a secret matter, 22 00:03:25,819 --> 00:03:26,960 Prince Fuying would surely entrust it 23 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,400 to someone he trusts. 24 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:30,759 It was Gao Wei. 25 00:03:31,599 --> 00:03:33,079 All the schemes Prince Fuying has plotted 26 00:03:33,079 --> 00:03:34,079 were carried out by Gao Wei. 27 00:03:34,079 --> 00:03:34,759 From now on, 28 00:03:35,079 --> 00:03:37,979 if you ever think of hurting Xiangjiu again, 29 00:03:38,159 --> 00:03:41,090 even if Xiangjiu pricks her finger picking flowers, 30 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:41,919 I 31 00:03:42,319 --> 00:03:44,360 will consider it your fault 32 00:03:44,599 --> 00:03:46,780 and will destroy you completely. 33 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:50,039 Your Grace. 34 00:03:51,199 --> 00:03:52,000 Can you 35 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:55,039 truly help Lian escape her suffering? 36 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:57,960 Xiangjiu's promise 37 00:03:58,919 --> 00:04:00,680 is my promise. 38 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:02,960 For Your Grace's boundless kindness, 39 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,360 I have no way to repay you. 40 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,599 Please accept my bow. 41 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:12,250 There's no need for thanks. 42 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:15,080 Xiangjiu is doing this to help Princess Consort. 43 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,680 It has nothing to do with you. 44 00:04:33,658 --> 00:04:35,540 Demon! 45 00:04:35,959 --> 00:04:36,319 Mao Jin! 46 00:04:36,319 --> 00:04:36,920 Le Ning! 47 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:37,480 Demon! 48 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:38,639 I saw a demon! 49 00:04:38,959 --> 00:04:40,519 Your master is a demon! 50 00:04:40,899 --> 00:04:41,980 Let's run away when we still can! 51 00:04:41,980 --> 00:04:42,379 Le Ning! 52 00:04:42,379 --> 00:04:43,220 Oh right, 53 00:04:43,220 --> 00:04:44,459 let's take Xiangjiu with us! 54 00:04:44,459 --> 00:04:45,379 Le Ning! 55 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,420 Are you really that afraid of demons— 56 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,490 even ones that have never hurt you? 57 00:04:52,300 --> 00:04:53,959 But they're demons. 58 00:04:53,959 --> 00:04:55,240 Whether they hurt me or not, 59 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:56,500 they're still demons. 60 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:58,800 What are you waiting for? 61 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:59,879 Let's go! 62 00:05:01,879 --> 00:05:03,139 I'm a demon myself too. 63 00:05:13,060 --> 00:05:14,300 So we really are family. 64 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:15,959 You're not afraid of me at all. 65 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,129 Why did you faint again? 66 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,800 Princess Consort has been suffering from stomach pain since this morning. 67 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:33,600 Come quickly and check on her! 68 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:34,920 Hurry! 69 00:05:53,540 --> 00:05:55,420 What's happening? Tell me! 70 00:05:56,658 --> 00:05:57,819 Congratulations, Your Highness! 71 00:05:57,819 --> 00:05:58,860 Congratulations, Your Highness. 72 00:05:58,860 --> 00:05:59,899 Her Highness Princess Consort 73 00:05:59,899 --> 00:06:01,259 is with child. 74 00:06:06,420 --> 00:06:07,860 I have an heir. 75 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:12,879 I have an heir! 76 00:06:12,879 --> 00:06:14,810 Congratulations, Your Highness! 77 00:06:14,879 --> 00:06:16,759 Our congratulations! 78 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,879 May Your Highness be blessed with a son at the first try, 79 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:21,339 and may our Muxi State flourish and prosper! 80 00:06:25,939 --> 00:06:26,740 Go away. 81 00:06:29,259 --> 00:06:31,220 That wretched woman is really something. 82 00:06:31,220 --> 00:06:32,819 His Highness beats her all the time, 83 00:06:32,819 --> 00:06:34,949 yet she still managed to get pregnant. 84 00:06:35,620 --> 00:06:37,139 This is bad. 85 00:06:37,779 --> 00:06:39,459 Now that Princess Consort's pregnant, 86 00:06:39,459 --> 00:06:41,579 there's no way she can be driven out. 87 00:06:47,339 --> 00:06:48,579 Doesn't that mean 88 00:06:48,860 --> 00:06:50,379 I won't be able to go to Fucang Palace after all? 89 00:06:50,379 --> 00:06:51,379 How could that be? 90 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:55,939 Attendant Mao, 91 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,060 what brings you here? 92 00:07:03,660 --> 00:07:06,259 News came that Princess Consort is with child. 93 00:07:06,620 --> 00:07:07,819 Master was worried about you 94 00:07:07,819 --> 00:07:09,879 and specially sent me to check on you. 95 00:07:11,019 --> 00:07:12,899 Why would His Grace worry about me 96 00:07:13,459 --> 00:07:15,920 just because Princess Consort's pregnant? 97 00:07:16,819 --> 00:07:18,079 You really don't know? 98 00:07:19,379 --> 00:07:21,910 How have you been treating Princess Consort? 99 00:07:22,139 --> 00:07:24,399 If Princess Consort gives birth to a boy, 100 00:07:25,220 --> 00:07:27,350 do you think you'll be able to survive? 101 00:07:28,620 --> 00:07:29,699 That's true. 102 00:07:30,579 --> 00:07:31,860 So what should I do? 103 00:07:32,740 --> 00:07:33,980 You work for Master. 104 00:07:34,339 --> 00:07:35,139 Surely Master 105 00:07:35,459 --> 00:07:37,699 has planned a way out for you. 106 00:07:43,339 --> 00:07:44,019 This... 107 00:08:25,980 --> 00:08:26,839 Your Highness, 108 00:08:27,420 --> 00:08:28,399 please have some ginseng soup. 109 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:29,639 It helps stabilize the pregnancy. 110 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:30,699 Just leave it here. 111 00:08:30,839 --> 00:08:32,139 I'd like to speak with 112 00:08:32,139 --> 00:08:33,740 His Highness alone for a bit. 113 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,320 Your Highness, I'll take my leave. 114 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:44,120 Okay. 115 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:49,679 From now on, 116 00:08:50,039 --> 00:08:51,480 focus on nourishing the pregnancy 117 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,679 and give me a fair, chubby son. 118 00:08:54,399 --> 00:08:56,259 Father will surely be overjoyed, 119 00:08:56,919 --> 00:08:57,679 and you'll 120 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:00,399 have good days ahead as well. 121 00:09:00,419 --> 00:09:01,980 So I'll only have good days 122 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,639 if I bear you a son? 123 00:09:08,279 --> 00:09:09,720 Isn't your life now 124 00:09:10,279 --> 00:09:11,480 good enough? 125 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:12,700 If it weren't for me, 126 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:13,919 you'd probably still be living out in the countryside 127 00:09:13,919 --> 00:09:15,779 as some backwater village woman. 128 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,139 I often think about it too. 129 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:21,480 If it weren't for you, 130 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,200 I would probably be living a peaceful, happy life 131 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,960 with the one I love, 132 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,559 raising children together. 133 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:32,480 The one you love? 134 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:34,720 Other than me, 135 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,679 you dare have someone else you love? 136 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:43,279 Says you. 137 00:09:44,399 --> 00:09:46,529 Even your own father doesn’t love you. 138 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,159 What makes you think you're worthy of having someone you love? 139 00:09:50,159 --> 00:09:51,019 Prince Fuying, 140 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:53,759 I want to divorce you. 141 00:10:01,940 --> 00:10:02,860 Dream on! 142 00:10:03,059 --> 00:10:04,320 Even if it means death, 143 00:10:04,899 --> 00:10:06,539 we will never divorce. 144 00:10:07,139 --> 00:10:09,000 Since you love hitting me so much, 145 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:12,240 this time, 146 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,019 I'll let you have your way. 147 00:10:26,220 --> 00:10:27,019 Are you insane? 148 00:10:27,019 --> 00:10:28,259 Yes, I am insane. 149 00:10:29,980 --> 00:10:32,220 Ever since I married you, 150 00:10:32,980 --> 00:10:34,299 I've gone mad. 151 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:39,179 Only a madwoman would marry someone who raped her. 152 00:10:39,419 --> 00:10:41,139 What you care about most 153 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,200 is your image in your father's eyes. 154 00:10:44,639 --> 00:10:46,779 From this moment on, 155 00:10:47,620 --> 00:10:49,580 all your efforts 156 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:52,139 will be completely wasted. 157 00:10:52,139 --> 00:10:53,340 You think 158 00:10:54,279 --> 00:10:56,080 you can destroy me? 159 00:11:02,259 --> 00:11:03,460 You unfilial wretch! 160 00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:05,379 Lian! 161 00:11:06,220 --> 00:11:07,419 You unfilial wretch. 162 00:11:08,659 --> 00:11:09,399 Are you all right? 163 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:10,120 Father. 164 00:11:14,860 --> 00:11:15,659 Father. 165 00:11:16,159 --> 00:11:16,960 Father. 166 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:18,639 Father. 167 00:11:18,899 --> 00:11:19,639 Listen to me. 168 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:21,809 It's not what it looks like. 169 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,299 Please hear me out. 170 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:24,120 Father, 171 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:25,919 His Highness forced me to drink the ginseng soup. 172 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:27,000 When I refused, 173 00:11:27,299 --> 00:11:28,899 he flew into a rage. 174 00:11:29,799 --> 00:11:30,820 You unfilial wretch. 175 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:32,259 She's carrying a child, 176 00:11:32,299 --> 00:11:33,779 and you dare to hit her? 177 00:11:36,220 --> 00:11:37,019 Your Majesty, 178 00:11:37,059 --> 00:11:39,659 there's something off with this ginseng soup. 179 00:11:43,039 --> 00:11:45,240 You actually tried to poison our child? 180 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:48,759 No, 181 00:11:49,639 --> 00:11:50,519 I didn't. 182 00:11:50,759 --> 00:11:51,559 Father, 183 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,519 I didn't do it. 184 00:11:53,139 --> 00:11:54,340 This ginseng soup... 185 00:11:54,779 --> 00:11:56,639 I wasn't the one who brought it in. 186 00:11:56,899 --> 00:11:57,899 It was Yuan Xiang. 187 00:11:58,220 --> 00:11:59,019 Yuan Xiang! 188 00:12:02,639 --> 00:12:04,019 No, no, no. 189 00:12:04,039 --> 00:12:04,919 Stop making those fart-like noises 190 00:12:04,919 --> 00:12:05,740 and speak! 191 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:07,620 It wasn't me. 192 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:13,559 You unfilial wretch! 193 00:12:13,919 --> 00:12:15,960 What else do you have to say? 194 00:12:16,139 --> 00:12:17,139 It wasn't me. 195 00:12:17,299 --> 00:12:20,179 You even tried to poison your own flesh and blood. 196 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,639 You've always called me lowborn. 197 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:25,450 I thought you were just dissatisfied with me. 198 00:12:26,220 --> 00:12:27,940 I never imagined 199 00:12:28,340 --> 00:12:30,279 you could be so cruel. 200 00:12:39,220 --> 00:12:41,220 Don't listen to her nonsense. 201 00:12:42,539 --> 00:12:43,559 You venomous woman! 202 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:44,759 You unfilial wretch! 203 00:12:47,980 --> 00:12:51,139 You've disappointed me beyond measure. 204 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:53,480 Father. 205 00:12:54,519 --> 00:12:55,720 Guards! 206 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:58,919 Father, 207 00:12:59,539 --> 00:13:00,919 it's not what you think. 208 00:13:00,919 --> 00:13:02,000 They're framing me! 209 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,639 Lock this unfilial wretch up 210 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,740 and place him in confinement to reflect on his actions. 211 00:13:05,740 --> 00:13:07,539 Without my order, 212 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,620 he is not to take a single step outside! 213 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:10,679 How could I possibly do such a thing? 214 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:11,559 Please hear me out. 215 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:12,200 Father! 216 00:13:12,659 --> 00:13:13,860 Hear me out! 217 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:14,799 Let go of me! 218 00:13:14,980 --> 00:13:16,419 They're framing me! 219 00:13:16,539 --> 00:13:17,519 Father! 220 00:13:18,220 --> 00:13:19,659 They're setting me up! 221 00:13:19,659 --> 00:13:20,580 Father! 222 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:21,600 Chief Steward Sun. 223 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:22,200 Yes, Your Majesty. 224 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,980 Quickly summon the imperial physician to check on Lian. 225 00:13:24,980 --> 00:13:25,460 Yes. 226 00:13:25,779 --> 00:13:26,580 Father, 227 00:13:27,419 --> 00:13:28,480 there's something 228 00:13:28,940 --> 00:13:30,870 I need to speak with you privately. 229 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,840 You still want a divorce? 230 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:44,639 Years ago, 231 00:13:44,779 --> 00:13:46,379 I fell from a cliff, 232 00:13:46,379 --> 00:13:48,000 and you saved me. 233 00:13:49,019 --> 00:13:52,139 Without knowing who I was, 234 00:13:52,139 --> 00:13:54,580 you took care of me attentively. 235 00:13:56,019 --> 00:13:58,779 I saw you were virtuous and kind, 236 00:13:59,299 --> 00:14:02,299 and I thought you'd make an excellent wife and mother. 237 00:14:02,460 --> 00:14:04,980 So I deserved to marry your son? 238 00:14:06,159 --> 00:14:07,559 What kind of talk is that? 239 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,779 Virtuous and kind, 240 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:11,889 excellent wife and mother— 241 00:14:12,740 --> 00:14:13,860 if these fine qualities 242 00:14:13,860 --> 00:14:15,659 are the source of my misfortune, 243 00:14:16,620 --> 00:14:18,279 then I'd rather not have them. 244 00:14:19,139 --> 00:14:20,399 Misfortune? 245 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:22,629 Have you really been 246 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:25,419 living in such pain all these years? 247 00:14:25,419 --> 00:14:27,799 You keep saying you care about me 248 00:14:28,580 --> 00:14:30,440 and treat me as your own daughter. 249 00:14:31,539 --> 00:14:33,259 But if you truly care so much, 250 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:36,340 how could you not know how I've been living? 251 00:14:36,539 --> 00:14:39,799 You knew that Prince Fuying raped me back then, didn't you? 252 00:14:42,620 --> 00:14:44,100 I'm sure you did. 253 00:14:44,899 --> 00:14:46,899 And yet you never once brought it up. 254 00:14:47,419 --> 00:14:48,539 That was all in the past... 255 00:14:48,539 --> 00:14:49,820 You may have moved on, 256 00:14:50,940 --> 00:14:52,120 but I haven't. 257 00:14:52,620 --> 00:14:54,980 But you're carrying our family's child. 258 00:14:57,059 --> 00:14:58,919 Since when did the child in my womb 259 00:14:59,700 --> 00:15:01,740 become yours? 260 00:15:10,460 --> 00:15:11,419 Lian. 261 00:15:11,980 --> 00:15:12,779 Lian, 262 00:15:12,860 --> 00:15:14,019 when did you enter our household? 263 00:15:14,019 --> 00:15:14,779 Father, 264 00:15:15,580 --> 00:15:16,980 there's no one else here. 265 00:15:17,779 --> 00:15:19,779 There's no need to pretend anymore. 266 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:28,779 You're smarter than I thought. 267 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,059 Father, you only lose your memory at critical moments. 268 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:34,440 How about this? 269 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,360 Since you're pregnant, 270 00:15:36,399 --> 00:15:37,059 I 271 00:15:37,059 --> 00:15:38,500 won't argue with you. 272 00:15:38,879 --> 00:15:40,000 As for divorce, 273 00:15:40,679 --> 00:15:42,100 do not bring it up again. 274 00:15:43,559 --> 00:15:44,700 And as for Prince Fuying, 275 00:15:44,700 --> 00:15:46,379 I'll discipline him. 276 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:48,679 If you fear he may hurt you again, 277 00:15:48,879 --> 00:15:50,320 I'll have him 278 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,850 confined to the Cold Palace 279 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,850 and bar him from returning to the Eastern Palace. 280 00:15:55,039 --> 00:15:55,720 Father, 281 00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:58,970 I want to ask you one more question. 282 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,299 If you can answer it, 283 00:16:01,639 --> 00:16:03,039 I'll agree to your terms. 284 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,120 But if you cannot, 285 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,559 you must allow me to leave. 286 00:16:12,519 --> 00:16:15,049 Why did you castrate my brother Song Yicheng? 287 00:16:15,179 --> 00:16:17,500 He dared to harass Ningshuang. 288 00:16:17,860 --> 00:16:18,820 Was I wrong to do so? 289 00:16:18,820 --> 00:16:20,299 And if he had raped Ningshuang, 290 00:16:20,299 --> 00:16:21,740 how would you have dealt with him, Father? 291 00:16:21,740 --> 00:16:24,139 I'd definitely have had him torn to pieces! 292 00:16:24,919 --> 00:16:26,679 When your daughter is raped, 293 00:16:27,919 --> 00:16:30,039 you tear the man to pieces; 294 00:16:31,639 --> 00:16:33,559 but when your son rapes someone, 295 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,320 you make her marry him. 296 00:16:39,879 --> 00:16:40,919 Don't you think 297 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,159 your shamelessness and hypocrisy are no less than Prince Fuying's? 298 00:16:50,059 --> 00:16:52,659 Tomorrow, I will leave the palace openly and with dignity. 299 00:16:52,659 --> 00:16:54,700 If you insist that you're in the right, 300 00:16:54,700 --> 00:16:56,620 then have the guards come and stop me. 301 00:16:56,620 --> 00:16:59,019 But if you still consider me your daughter, 302 00:17:00,179 --> 00:17:01,580 then grant me my freedom. 303 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:34,059 Your Grace. 304 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:35,839 You really must save me this time. 305 00:17:35,839 --> 00:17:37,000 I can never 306 00:17:37,319 --> 00:17:39,319 return to the Eastern Palace again! 307 00:17:44,579 --> 00:17:45,380 Your Grace? 308 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:49,960 I have two questions for you. 309 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,359 Answer them truthfully, 310 00:17:51,799 --> 00:17:53,000 and I'll let you stay. 311 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,160 Please ask away, Your Grace. 312 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,480 I work for Your Grace now. 313 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:57,559 I will tell you everything I know 314 00:17:57,559 --> 00:17:58,559 without reservation. 315 00:17:58,559 --> 00:17:59,279 Where did Prince Fuying 316 00:17:59,279 --> 00:18:00,839 hide 317 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:02,690 Huo Xiangjiu's father? 318 00:18:05,039 --> 00:18:07,079 I really don't know about this. 319 00:18:07,559 --> 00:18:10,019 It probably wasn't Prince Fuying who did it. 320 00:18:10,039 --> 00:18:12,519 I heard Prince Fuying talking with Lord Gongsun. 321 00:18:12,519 --> 00:18:15,849 Prince Fuying seemed to think it was Lord Gongsun who did it. 322 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:17,380 Is that truly so? 323 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:19,680 If I speak even a single word of falsehood, 324 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,140 may I die a horrible death. 325 00:18:21,279 --> 00:18:22,680 I've already offended Prince Fuying. 326 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,339 If it was really him who did it, 327 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:25,759 why would I cover for him? 328 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:31,799 The second matter. 329 00:18:33,519 --> 00:18:36,180 Why did you steal datura from Ningshuang Palace 330 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,000 to poison Princess Consort? 331 00:18:38,759 --> 00:18:40,319 Princess Consort once had a miscarriage, 332 00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:42,250 and datura can cause miscarriage. 333 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:45,960 Princess Ningshuang is the only one in the palace who grows datura. 334 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,000 The time when datura went missing from Ningshuang Palace 335 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,130 was close to when Princess Consort had the miscarriage. 336 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,319 You're wronging me, Your Grace! 337 00:18:53,319 --> 00:18:54,359 I only know 338 00:18:54,559 --> 00:18:56,240 Princess Consort had a miscarriage. 339 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:57,960 How would I know about da... 340 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,259 That da-whatever? 341 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,079 My father's disappearance has something to do with you? 342 00:19:01,079 --> 00:19:03,599 Why are you bringing up your father's disappearance again? 343 00:19:03,599 --> 00:19:05,559 I really don't know anything! 344 00:19:05,559 --> 00:19:07,559 She probably doesn't know anything. 345 00:19:07,559 --> 00:19:08,720 Then what you just said... 346 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:09,720 Just testing her. 347 00:19:15,859 --> 00:19:17,519 You almost scared me to death. 348 00:19:17,980 --> 00:19:18,940 Your Grace, 349 00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:20,670 that was really mean of you. 350 00:19:20,740 --> 00:19:23,460 How could you scare me with something like that? 351 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:24,700 My poor heart 352 00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:25,740 was pounding so hard that 353 00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:27,619 it almost jumped out of my chest. 354 00:19:29,819 --> 00:19:30,660 Your Grace. 355 00:19:31,259 --> 00:19:32,619 How about 356 00:19:33,140 --> 00:19:33,980 letting me 357 00:19:34,539 --> 00:19:36,299 serve you tonight? 358 00:19:42,740 --> 00:19:43,539 Mao Jin. 359 00:19:44,299 --> 00:19:45,700 Take her to bathe Xiaofu. 360 00:19:49,220 --> 00:19:50,019 Your Grace, 361 00:19:50,140 --> 00:19:51,380 who is Xiaofu? 362 00:19:51,819 --> 00:19:54,339 Your... Grace... 363 00:19:54,740 --> 00:19:55,460 Jin, 364 00:19:55,579 --> 00:19:56,099 don't drag me. 365 00:19:56,099 --> 00:19:57,230 I can walk by myself. 366 00:19:57,299 --> 00:19:58,859 Your Grace! 367 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:05,019 So 368 00:20:05,259 --> 00:20:06,579 you've suspected all along 369 00:20:06,579 --> 00:20:09,240 that datura was related to Lian's miscarriage? 370 00:20:11,339 --> 00:20:12,220 I'm not sure. 371 00:20:12,859 --> 00:20:13,819 I only know that 372 00:20:13,819 --> 00:20:15,259 the missing datura, 373 00:20:15,619 --> 00:20:17,019 Princess Consort's miscarriage, 374 00:20:17,019 --> 00:20:19,680 those two torn pages from the Ganquan Register, 375 00:20:20,339 --> 00:20:22,269 and your father's disappearance— 376 00:20:22,859 --> 00:20:23,789 all these things 377 00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:26,319 seem to be connected somehow. 378 00:20:26,319 --> 00:20:29,119 There really isn't any scent of datura in the Eastern Palace? 379 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:30,250 Mao Jin has checked. 380 00:20:30,519 --> 00:20:31,980 There's definitely none. 381 00:20:32,039 --> 00:20:33,519 It's probably been too long, 382 00:20:33,519 --> 00:20:34,849 and the scent has faded. 383 00:20:39,619 --> 00:20:41,279 I'll go there again tomorrow. 384 00:20:43,519 --> 00:20:46,460 Did His Majesty agree to Princess Consort's divorce? 385 00:20:46,460 --> 00:20:47,359 I don't know. 386 00:20:49,180 --> 00:20:51,160 His Majesty trusts you so much. 387 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,319 Why don't you talk to him again? 388 00:20:54,140 --> 00:20:55,539 This doesn't concern me. 389 00:20:57,460 --> 00:20:58,299 Feng Mochen! 390 00:20:59,619 --> 00:21:01,480 What's wrong with you these days? 391 00:21:01,779 --> 00:21:03,900 Why are you so cold to me? 392 00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:10,950 I've always been like this. 393 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:42,440 Feng Mochen 394 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,759 has suddenly become very cold toward me. 395 00:21:48,420 --> 00:21:50,700 All men are the same. 396 00:21:50,859 --> 00:21:52,819 He's probably just grown tired of you 397 00:21:52,819 --> 00:21:54,750 after being around you for so long. 398 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,759 Why are you sighing? 399 00:21:58,039 --> 00:22:00,119 At worst, just find someone else. 400 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,720 Three-legged toads are hard to come by, 401 00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:04,460 but two-legged foxes... 402 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,240 They aren't easy to find either. 403 00:22:09,279 --> 00:22:10,079 Xiangjiu! 404 00:22:11,279 --> 00:22:12,000 Le Ning? 405 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:12,880 Xiangjiu, 406 00:22:13,079 --> 00:22:14,160 quick, run! 407 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,359 Your Highness, 408 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:16,160 let's run! 409 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:17,240 What happened? 410 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,740 We've fallen into a den of demons. 411 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,019 Lord Feng and Mao Jin are both demons. 412 00:22:25,859 --> 00:22:27,519 They really are demons! 413 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:29,099 One is a fox, 414 00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:30,299 and the other's a dog. 415 00:22:31,579 --> 00:22:33,099 What, can they eat you? 416 00:22:33,380 --> 00:22:34,710 That's quite possible. 417 00:22:36,099 --> 00:22:38,059 Have you ever seen foxes and dogs 418 00:22:38,099 --> 00:22:39,220 eating people? 419 00:22:39,579 --> 00:22:40,940 I, on the other hand, 420 00:22:41,099 --> 00:22:42,900 have seen plenty of people eat foxes and dogs. 421 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:43,539 Right. 422 00:22:44,420 --> 00:22:46,019 There are also people who eat monkeys, 423 00:22:46,019 --> 00:22:47,059 cats, 424 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:48,900 and even turtles. 425 00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:49,740 Stop, stop. 426 00:22:51,339 --> 00:22:52,779 We just want to tell you that 427 00:22:52,779 --> 00:22:54,960 some humans are scarier than them. 428 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,039 Yeah. 429 00:22:56,039 --> 00:22:57,099 That's different. 430 00:22:57,339 --> 00:22:58,839 They've become spirits. 431 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:01,819 I've become a spirit too. 432 00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:03,670 What kind of spirit are you? 433 00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:08,970 A beautiful spirit. 434 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:10,259 Your Highness, 435 00:23:10,259 --> 00:23:11,319 at a time like this, 436 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,039 you're still joking with me? 437 00:23:16,839 --> 00:23:17,960 Le Ning. 438 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:19,200 Let me ask you, 439 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,400 have they ever harmed you? 440 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,619 Well, they haven't. 441 00:23:22,619 --> 00:23:23,680 On the contrary, 442 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,339 they've helped 443 00:23:25,339 --> 00:23:28,339 Princess Ningshuang and Princess Consort Song Lian. 444 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:31,400 That's true. 445 00:23:31,839 --> 00:23:34,039 Why not try a different perspective? 446 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:35,200 Think about it. 447 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,500 If your friends include not just humans 448 00:23:37,799 --> 00:23:39,220 but also demons, 449 00:23:39,220 --> 00:23:41,819 wouldn't your life be more interesting? 450 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:46,400 Can I really think of it that way? 451 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,599 Of course you can. 452 00:23:47,599 --> 00:23:48,299 As they say, 453 00:23:48,299 --> 00:23:50,519 "a fixed mindset only leads to dead ends, 454 00:23:50,519 --> 00:23:53,079 while a new perspective opens new paths." 455 00:23:54,759 --> 00:23:56,279 That does make some sense. 456 00:23:58,960 --> 00:23:59,619 Xiangjiu. 457 00:24:00,099 --> 00:24:02,180 What's it like having a fox as a lover? 458 00:24:05,740 --> 00:24:07,819 You should know, being with Mao Jin. 459 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,440 Don't talk nonsense. 460 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,559 Mao Jin and I are family. 461 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:12,960 The one I fancy 462 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,759 is Attendant Bai Yu. 463 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,960 That man is completely worthless. 464 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,480 No looks to speak of, 465 00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:21,920 no wisdom whatsoever, 466 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,119 just a complete fool. 467 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,240 You little devil. 468 00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:25,619 He's just an ordinary man. 469 00:24:25,619 --> 00:24:26,960 Why do you fancy him? 470 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:28,000 I think he's quite nice. 471 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:28,920 That's all an illusion. 472 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:29,420 Compared to Mao Jin, 473 00:24:29,420 --> 00:24:30,140 he's worlds apart. 474 00:24:30,140 --> 00:24:30,559 Really? 475 00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:31,960 I find him quite amusing. 476 00:24:37,380 --> 00:24:38,619 Is that so? 477 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:41,400 I am a princess. 478 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:42,859 Princesses never lie. 479 00:24:43,420 --> 00:24:44,660 Just set your heart on Mao Jin. 480 00:24:44,660 --> 00:24:45,789 You won't regret it. 481 00:24:46,099 --> 00:24:47,339 Even though you're a princess, 482 00:24:47,339 --> 00:24:49,380 you can't dictate who others like. 483 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,400 I consider Le Ning my good friend, 484 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,529 so of course I want what's best for her. 485 00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:55,539 Your Highness, 486 00:24:55,539 --> 00:24:56,619 you're so kind. 487 00:25:00,940 --> 00:25:01,779 Xiangjiu. 488 00:25:02,319 --> 00:25:04,200 What about your situation with Lord Feng? 489 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,400 What do you plan to do? 490 00:25:09,319 --> 00:25:10,200 I don't know. 491 00:25:14,220 --> 00:25:15,019 Tomorrow, 492 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:16,079 I'll first 493 00:25:16,079 --> 00:25:17,599 escort Song Lian out of the palace, 494 00:25:17,599 --> 00:25:18,460 then we'll see. 495 00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:22,380 Will it go that smoothly? 496 00:25:24,099 --> 00:25:26,579 Life is never that smooth. 497 00:25:27,259 --> 00:25:28,180 It's just 498 00:25:28,940 --> 00:25:30,500 one hurdle after another, 499 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:32,029 but we get through them all. 500 00:25:32,299 --> 00:25:33,759 The road ahead is long, 501 00:25:34,079 --> 00:25:35,599 but also bright! 502 00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:41,660 Take my sedan chair 503 00:25:41,660 --> 00:25:43,279 to leave the palace today. 504 00:25:43,279 --> 00:25:45,220 I'd like to see who dares to stop you. 505 00:25:45,220 --> 00:25:46,180 Thank you for your help this time. 506 00:25:46,180 --> 00:25:47,180 Don't mention it. 507 00:25:47,519 --> 00:25:48,380 Back then, 508 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:49,839 you helped me the same way. 509 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:51,529 Ningshuang, 510 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:52,799 thanks a lot. 511 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:55,980 Stop the carriage. 512 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:00,920 Princess Ningshuang's sedan chair 513 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:01,799 is leaving the palace. 514 00:26:01,799 --> 00:26:02,400 Today, 515 00:26:02,420 --> 00:26:03,680 without His Majesty's token, 516 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,740 no one is allowed to leave the palace. 517 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:07,609 Get out of my way! 518 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:08,980 Please forgive us, Your Highness. 519 00:26:08,980 --> 00:26:10,640 We're just following orders. 520 00:26:16,599 --> 00:26:17,599 Mochen, 521 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,359 am I wrong? 522 00:26:21,799 --> 00:26:23,599 It depends on your perspective. 523 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,240 From what perspective 524 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,480 am I not wrong? 525 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,519 A villain's. 526 00:26:34,619 --> 00:26:35,740 You 527 00:26:35,900 --> 00:26:37,859 always say such hurtful things. 528 00:26:38,940 --> 00:26:41,180 How could Miss Xiangjiu tolerate this? 529 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:44,099 I don't talk to her like this. 530 00:26:46,519 --> 00:26:47,500 However, 531 00:26:49,299 --> 00:26:50,579 now I have to be. 532 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,400 Are you trying to 533 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,779 force me to break in? 534 00:27:00,039 --> 00:27:01,400 If Your Highness insists on this, 535 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,529 we'll have no choice but to offend you! 536 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:10,480 What's the right thing to do? 537 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:14,799 Do you know 538 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:17,559 why I've stayed by your side for so long? 539 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:21,359 A long time ago, 540 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:23,890 you were once a good person. 541 00:27:31,319 --> 00:27:32,240 Eat this, Miss. 542 00:27:33,759 --> 00:27:34,440 Please. 543 00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:39,559 Go ahead. 544 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:54,359 You know what to do. 545 00:27:58,259 --> 00:27:59,059 Ningshuang, 546 00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:00,299 forget it. 547 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:01,720 Let's go back. 548 00:28:01,940 --> 00:28:02,660 No way. 549 00:28:02,940 --> 00:28:04,180 We've come all this way. 550 00:28:04,180 --> 00:28:05,859 We can't just go back like this. 551 00:28:05,859 --> 00:28:06,839 Are you guys trying to 552 00:28:06,839 --> 00:28:07,740 force me to get physical with you? 553 00:28:07,740 --> 00:28:09,539 Here comes His Majesty's order! 554 00:28:10,079 --> 00:28:11,880 Here comes His Majesty's order! 555 00:28:12,539 --> 00:28:13,559 Here comes... 556 00:28:15,519 --> 00:28:17,319 Here comes His Majesty's order! 557 00:28:18,940 --> 00:28:19,940 Here comes His Majesty's order! 558 00:28:19,940 --> 00:28:20,740 Let them pass! 559 00:28:22,539 --> 00:28:23,339 Let them pass. 560 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:31,359 Your Highness. 561 00:28:32,019 --> 00:28:34,680 His Majesty asked me to deliver a message to you. 562 00:28:35,079 --> 00:28:36,339 His Majesty instructed 563 00:28:36,339 --> 00:28:37,670 that you need not kneel. 564 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:39,099 Just one sentence: 565 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,799 may the rest of your life be well. 566 00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:47,119 With so many people seeing you off, 567 00:28:47,119 --> 00:28:47,920 I'll bid you farewell 568 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:49,000 here. 569 00:28:49,460 --> 00:28:50,259 Ningshuang. 570 00:28:50,759 --> 00:28:51,559 Thank you. 571 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:29,519 Mochen. 572 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,000 You've changed. 573 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,359 You never liked meddling in other people's business. 574 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,960 There's no such thing as "other people's business." 575 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:42,960 What we call "other people's business" 576 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,960 is just trouble that hasn't happened to us yet. 577 00:29:46,839 --> 00:29:49,480 If you're so eager to find your father, 578 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,759 why meddle in other people's business? 579 00:29:54,140 --> 00:29:55,720 That flower spirit 580 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,420 will soon 581 00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:59,539 vanish into nothing. 582 00:30:01,180 --> 00:30:03,640 Why bother doing something pointless? 583 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:07,880 There's no such thing as "other people's business." 584 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:09,180 What we call "other people's business" 585 00:30:09,180 --> 00:30:13,240 is just trouble that hasn't happened to us yet. 586 00:30:15,799 --> 00:30:17,099 How I wish 587 00:30:18,799 --> 00:30:20,400 someone could help me too. 588 00:30:33,180 --> 00:30:34,460 Gongsun Hao. 589 00:30:35,559 --> 00:30:36,359 Lian! 590 00:30:39,660 --> 00:30:40,640 Are you all right? 591 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:41,619 I'm fine. 592 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,059 What's this about? 593 00:30:47,900 --> 00:30:48,500 You... 594 00:30:49,420 --> 00:30:51,740 If you hadn't lent us a hand, Miss Xiangjiu, 595 00:30:51,740 --> 00:30:52,500 Lian and I 596 00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:54,839 would never have been reunited. 597 00:30:55,599 --> 00:30:56,680 I even 598 00:30:57,119 --> 00:30:58,880 hurt you before. 599 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:00,599 I'll never forget 600 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:01,480 your 601 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:02,680 great kindness. 602 00:31:03,079 --> 00:31:03,460 Get up quickly. 603 00:31:03,460 --> 00:31:04,799 Please rise. 604 00:31:10,660 --> 00:31:11,799 I missed my chance 605 00:31:11,799 --> 00:31:12,720 once before. 606 00:31:13,119 --> 00:31:13,920 This time, 607 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:16,180 I won't miss it again. 608 00:31:25,259 --> 00:31:26,200 Lord Gongsun? 609 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,319 So you've chosen this path after all. 610 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,039 Father, 611 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:33,839 please grant us your blessing. 612 00:31:33,839 --> 00:31:35,039 Don't call me Father! 613 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:36,839 I have no son like you! 614 00:31:38,079 --> 00:31:39,359 Since you were young, 615 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:40,839 I've taught you 616 00:31:40,839 --> 00:31:42,240 each generation must be more ruthless than the last. 617 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:43,500 But what have you done? 618 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,240 For this woman, 619 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:48,769 you've abandoned your bright future! 620 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:55,900 Our ancestors 621 00:31:56,700 --> 00:31:58,430 were farmers for generations. 622 00:31:59,359 --> 00:32:01,960 Until your great-grandfather's generation, 623 00:32:02,599 --> 00:32:05,460 when we moved to the city to weave mats and sell shoes 624 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,880 so your grandfather could study. 625 00:32:10,759 --> 00:32:12,400 Our Gongsun family 626 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:18,380 climbed step by step to where we are now. 627 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,819 As long as you marry Princess Ningshuang 628 00:32:22,819 --> 00:32:24,349 and become a royal consort, 629 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,599 our Gongsun descendants 630 00:32:26,599 --> 00:32:28,559 will carry royal blood. 631 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,799 We'll no longer be called 632 00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:32,759 lowly peddlers and servants! 633 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:34,599 Yet you, 634 00:32:35,799 --> 00:32:38,039 for this woman, 635 00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:40,539 have betrayed the hard-earned achievements 636 00:32:40,539 --> 00:32:42,359 by generations upon generations 637 00:32:42,359 --> 00:32:43,700 of our Gongsun family! 638 00:32:46,420 --> 00:32:47,500 Lord Gongsun, 639 00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:50,029 do you despise your own bloodline so much? 640 00:32:50,859 --> 00:32:53,319 Does being descended from peddlers and servants 641 00:32:53,319 --> 00:32:54,640 bring you such shame? 642 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:55,359 Silence! 643 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,200 Without your instigation, 644 00:32:59,119 --> 00:33:01,799 he wouldn't have become like this. 645 00:33:05,980 --> 00:33:07,900 And you, you wretched woman. 646 00:33:07,900 --> 00:33:09,539 I warned you 647 00:33:09,539 --> 00:33:11,779 not to seduce my son, 648 00:33:11,779 --> 00:33:13,779 but you refused to listen. 649 00:33:15,079 --> 00:33:17,440 Even after I had His Highness rape you, 650 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,240 you still wouldn't let go. 651 00:33:19,759 --> 00:33:20,890 What are you saying? 652 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:24,380 So that incident 653 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:25,720 was your doing? 654 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:26,799 That's right. 655 00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:29,019 His Highness's poisoning 656 00:33:29,019 --> 00:33:30,779 was my doing. 657 00:33:31,059 --> 00:33:31,980 However, 658 00:33:33,259 --> 00:33:34,420 it was your brother 659 00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:37,359 who brought him to your door. 660 00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:44,140 She's the woman your son loves most in this life. 661 00:33:44,339 --> 00:33:46,940 How could you have brought yourself to do this? 662 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,119 So what if she is? 663 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,480 She ruined our family. 664 00:33:51,180 --> 00:33:51,900 I 665 00:33:54,180 --> 00:33:56,299 must destroy you with my own hands. 666 00:34:00,500 --> 00:34:01,019 Father. 667 00:34:02,339 --> 00:34:04,200 You're not taking revenge on her. 668 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,039 You're taking revenge on me. 669 00:34:08,579 --> 00:34:10,639 Since you want to destroy me so badly, 670 00:34:11,579 --> 00:34:12,780 I'll grant your wish. 671 00:34:16,780 --> 00:34:17,659 Gongsun Hao! 672 00:34:21,679 --> 00:34:22,019 Hao! 673 00:34:22,019 --> 00:34:23,059 Gongsun Hao! 674 00:34:23,380 --> 00:34:23,820 Gongsun Hao! 675 00:34:23,820 --> 00:34:24,280 Le Ning, 676 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:25,199 fetch a doctor! 677 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,079 I'm on my way! 678 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:26,559 Gongsun Hao! 679 00:34:26,559 --> 00:34:27,079 Hao! 680 00:34:27,739 --> 00:34:29,659 Gongsun Hao! 681 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:30,960 I'm sorry. 682 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:34,400 Hao! 683 00:34:34,599 --> 00:34:35,519 I... 684 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,900 Gongsun Hao! 685 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,159 Hao... 686 00:34:53,380 --> 00:34:54,340 Old Fox. 687 00:34:58,159 --> 00:34:59,400 Old Fox! 688 00:35:00,460 --> 00:35:01,699 Slow down. 689 00:35:02,099 --> 00:35:03,059 Old Fox! 690 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:05,599 Old Fox! 691 00:35:06,940 --> 00:35:08,920 You don't think he'll eat me, do you? 692 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:09,599 I will. 693 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:15,920 Stop scaring her. 694 00:35:17,039 --> 00:35:19,440 Lian didn't want to implicate Gongsun Hao, 695 00:35:19,820 --> 00:35:21,480 so she returned to the palace. 696 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,179 Don't you find it strange? 697 00:35:26,219 --> 00:35:27,340 No matter how hard 698 00:35:27,340 --> 00:35:28,659 Princess Consort tries, 699 00:35:28,659 --> 00:35:30,300 she always ends up back here. 700 00:35:31,380 --> 00:35:33,780 It seems someone doesn't want her to leave. 701 00:35:34,159 --> 00:35:35,039 I don't understand. 702 00:35:35,039 --> 00:35:36,380 Can you be more direct? 703 00:35:36,380 --> 00:35:39,539 Master, 704 00:35:39,539 --> 00:35:40,699 I found it! 705 00:35:42,699 --> 00:35:43,679 I found it! 706 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:44,639 Master, 707 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,340 fortunately you sent me to search the Eastern Palace again. 708 00:35:47,340 --> 00:35:48,619 I really found it. 709 00:36:04,619 --> 00:36:06,280 There's no scent left at all. 710 00:36:06,659 --> 00:36:08,260 It seems to have withered for quite some time. 711 00:36:08,260 --> 00:36:10,920 Could this be the one Princess Ningshuang lost? 712 00:36:11,340 --> 00:36:12,460 The stem is solid. 713 00:36:13,260 --> 00:36:15,119 It seems to have grown naturally, 714 00:36:15,340 --> 00:36:18,139 rather than being transplanted here when mature. 715 00:36:19,659 --> 00:36:22,300 I thought only Ningshuang could grow these in the palace. 716 00:36:22,300 --> 00:36:23,559 Then who planted this? 717 00:36:23,579 --> 00:36:24,880 If someone planted it, 718 00:36:25,420 --> 00:36:26,880 why is no one tending to it? 719 00:36:32,139 --> 00:36:33,869 There's another possibility. 720 00:36:34,219 --> 00:36:36,750 Someone might have planted it accidentally. 721 00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:37,860 You mean 722 00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:39,639 someone accidentally 723 00:36:39,820 --> 00:36:42,019 dropped datura seeds here? 724 00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:43,000 Yes. 725 00:36:43,900 --> 00:36:45,900 Since it was planted accidentally, 726 00:36:46,260 --> 00:36:49,139 even that person didn't know flowers would grow, 727 00:36:49,380 --> 00:36:51,710 which explains why no one is tending to it. 728 00:37:02,179 --> 00:37:02,739 Master, 729 00:37:03,139 --> 00:37:04,539 there's a strange smell! 730 00:37:15,679 --> 00:37:17,280 That's impressive. 731 00:37:34,139 --> 00:37:35,340 My father's clothes! 732 00:37:35,860 --> 00:37:37,590 These are my father's clothes! 733 00:37:38,659 --> 00:37:40,119 These belong to my father! 734 00:37:40,420 --> 00:37:41,679 Then whose is this one? 735 00:37:44,460 --> 00:37:45,239 Gongsun Hao. 736 00:37:54,980 --> 00:37:55,710 Who's there? 737 00:37:57,739 --> 00:37:58,420 Hao? 738 00:38:00,460 --> 00:38:02,699 Why are you still awake so late? 739 00:38:02,739 --> 00:38:04,539 Especially with your injuries. 740 00:38:09,099 --> 00:38:10,900 Lian has returned to the palace. 741 00:38:12,059 --> 00:38:13,059 That's good. 742 00:38:13,739 --> 00:38:14,460 From now on, 743 00:38:14,739 --> 00:38:16,860 stay away from her completely. 744 00:38:17,780 --> 00:38:18,579 Hao. 745 00:38:19,539 --> 00:38:20,800 Obey my arrangements. 746 00:38:22,019 --> 00:38:24,380 Once you control the palace guards 747 00:38:24,860 --> 00:38:26,659 and marry Princess Ningshuang, 748 00:38:29,619 --> 00:38:31,440 our Gongsun family 749 00:38:31,599 --> 00:38:34,219 will rise to prominence. 750 00:38:39,179 --> 00:38:41,260 Father, you really lack ambition. 751 00:38:41,619 --> 00:38:43,219 Rising to prominence 752 00:38:46,179 --> 00:38:47,340 is enough for you? 753 00:38:49,940 --> 00:38:51,219 I want my son 754 00:38:51,940 --> 00:38:53,199 to become the Emperor. 755 00:38:57,699 --> 00:38:58,900 What did you just say? 756 00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:01,579 The child Princess Consort is carrying 757 00:39:02,099 --> 00:39:03,860 is mine. 758 00:39:09,380 --> 00:39:10,519 You... 759 00:39:11,219 --> 00:39:13,139 How dare you! 760 00:39:13,460 --> 00:39:15,780 When did you become so timid, Father? 761 00:39:17,820 --> 00:39:19,539 What you did before 762 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:21,420 suits my wish perfectly. 763 00:39:28,380 --> 00:39:28,980 Father... 764 00:39:30,380 --> 00:39:32,380 Father, how can you look at your son like that? 765 00:39:32,380 --> 00:39:34,300 Isn't this what you've always wanted? 766 00:39:34,300 --> 00:39:35,780 Haven't you taught me since childhood 767 00:39:35,780 --> 00:39:37,960 that each generation must be more ruthless than the last? 768 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,090 Actually, I'd learned this as a child. 769 00:39:40,099 --> 00:39:40,820 You just 770 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,119 never noticed it. 771 00:39:45,820 --> 00:39:46,619 What's 772 00:39:47,340 --> 00:39:48,300 your next move? 773 00:39:54,559 --> 00:39:55,559 Next... 774 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:04,480 The story continues with 775 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:06,639 my failed suicide attempt, 776 00:40:06,639 --> 00:40:08,280 still pining for Lian. 777 00:40:08,639 --> 00:40:09,280 And you, Father, 778 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:10,360 to break my obsession, 779 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,289 will attempt suicide to wake me up. 780 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:13,130 From then on, 781 00:40:13,159 --> 00:40:15,400 kind-hearted Lian will feel even more guilty toward me. 782 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,159 She will raise our child well, 783 00:40:18,340 --> 00:40:19,400 who'll eventually 784 00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:21,739 take the Emperor's throne. 785 00:40:39,639 --> 00:40:41,239 And our Gongsun family 786 00:40:42,159 --> 00:40:43,760 will reach its peak 787 00:40:44,860 --> 00:40:46,619 in my generation. 788 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:51,880 I... 789 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,920 I'm your father! 790 00:41:02,780 --> 00:41:03,219 You... 791 00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:04,420 Father. 792 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:07,519 You are a successful father. You taught me since childhood 793 00:41:07,519 --> 00:41:10,719 that each generation must be more ruthless than the last. 794 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:11,599 And I 795 00:41:12,260 --> 00:41:13,679 did it.