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[The Promise of Chang'an]
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[Episode 52]
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You do not care whether or not His Majesty wants this.
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If you truly think like this, is it fair to His Majesty?
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He does not even get a say on his marriage matters.
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He cannot even have thoughts of his own.
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If you continue to do things on your own whim, I fear that your life will not be nice.
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King of Xi Qi, it seems like you have mostly finished saying what you wished to say.
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You have insulted me enough,
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but I would like to remind you. Do you truly think that the marriage between His Majesty and the Princess would be happy?
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If I rejected him, would he like your daughter?
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To tell the truth, I do not want to be some consort in a harem,
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but if I want to follow the person I love,
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I will follow him to the ends of the earth
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and share his feelings with my own. These are my thoughts, my answer.
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You—
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Ruoxuan.
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Your Majesty.
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King of Xi Qi. What matters have you come to talk to me about?
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Today, I went to visit the King of Xin An's daughter, Dong Ruoxuan.
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She is just a daughter of a lowly minister who surrendered,
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yet she dared to belittle my Xi Qi's prestige.
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I tried to convince her not to seduce Your Majesty,
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and pledge some personal promise of love.
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She strongly refused to accept.
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This Dong Ruoxuan...
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You seem to be in really low spirits recently.
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Earlier, I saw that you liked this garden very much, so I specially brought you here today.
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Let us see if there is anything that will make you happy.
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Our Princess hasn't wanted to eat or drink, so she's lost more weight.
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What is the noise in this garden?
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Perhaps it is two dogs.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Ruoxuan. I came to find you.
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Then you two may speak. I am hungry.
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Xiao Linzi, Chunyu, let's go.
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Ruoxuan. I know of your heart.
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I will not forcibly interrogate you again.
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No matter what you say, I will not let go.
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Let us stop lying to ourselves, okay?
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I know that you suffered,
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so from now on, we will never part from each other.
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Pour tea for the King of Xi Qi.
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Yes.
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Empress Dowager, the promise that the former emperor once swore.
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Does Great Sheng admit it or not?
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How could we go back on our promise?
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T-then why do you not immediately give my daughter the title of Empress?
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Why are you hosting some sort of selection?
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King of Xi Qi, there are things you do not understand.
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Ever since his childhood, His Majesty
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had most matters decided for him by the regent.
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After becoming the sole ruler, he started to be very against having others decide things for him.
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The selection is a way to give him a way out.
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It also saves his reputation.
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Then what if His Majesty chooses someone else?
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King of Xi Qi, you have so little faith in your own family's princess!
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Now, I have already gotten people to ask about His Majesty's feelings.
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Within the major princesses, His Majesty does not hold special affection for any.
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Is this true?
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For the affairs of the children,
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you were so anxious to visit His Majesty. You made too big a deal out of nothing.
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Your Majesty, how long has it been since you slept properly?
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Now that you've got what you wished, shouldn't you take a good sleep?
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I am just too happy. I cannot sleep.
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I have worries that keep me awake.
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What is wrong?
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Your Majesty, how about you tell the Empress Dowager?
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If you can't, then you can tell Auntie Ling at least.
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Don't wait till the day of selection, then there will definitely be trouble.
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I can't tell them. It's useless anyway to tell.
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If Mother finds out about this,
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Who knows, Ruoxuan may not even get to be in the selection.
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It's clear that Princess Situ will become the empress.
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The selection is only to keep your dignity.
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You can't pretend not to know and arbitrarily make Princess Ruoxuan as the empress.
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There'll be trouble if you do it this way.
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But I can't mistreat Ruoxuan either.
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For Ruoxuo, I must do everything I can
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and give her the gold headdress.
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Besides, what the emperor says is done. Who can stop me?
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As for Xi Qi,
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if I have to, I'll just confer Xitu Zhen as Imperial Noble Consort.
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That shouldn't be too degrading the King of Xi Qi's dignity, right?
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If Xi Qi still isn't satisfied and wants me, I'll beat them in a battle.
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I just don't believe that Xi Qi's people aren't tired of wars.
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At that time, the people will only say that the King of Xi Qi
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wages trouble for his daughter's sake and ignores the overall situation.
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Dowager Consort, is there anything?
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Qirong isn't young anymore.
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He should marry too.
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He is too shy to plead with Empress Dowager himself.
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As the mother, I have to come for him.
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Please don't say that.
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Which princess does Qirong like?
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It is the King of Xin An, Dong Yizhi's daughter.
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Ruoxuan?
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Yes, that's her. Qirong is stubborn.
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He doesn't even listen to me sometimes.
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This Princess Ruoxian looks gentle and quiet,
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but Qirong likes to listen to her words.
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For me... I am only wishing
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for Qirong to find an educated girl who knows etiquette.
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Someone who can restrain him and let him mature and work hard
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to become a good helper in the future. Won't this be something good?
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It does seem to be a good thing.
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It's just that Ruoxuan...
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This Princess Ruoxuan, even though she cannot match Princess Situ,
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but she has her own advantages.
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Empress Dowager was originally thinking
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that she can become His Majesty's consort.
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I really can't speak up about this then.
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Empress Dowager, just consider that I never spoke.
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If it's something who is already arranged,
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there shouldn't be any other thoughts.
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It's just that this kid, Qirong,
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he doesn't have a good fate.
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I'll go back and tell him. He'll just feel bad for awhile
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and it'll all pass.
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Qirong really likes Ruoxuan?
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Yes.
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Otherwise, he wouldn't have pleaded with me to ask you.
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[Chang Yun Hall]
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We respectfully wish for the health and fortune of Your Majesty and Empress Dowager.
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You may all rise.
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Thank you, Empress Dowager.
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Empress Dowager, Your Majesty.
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These five princesses are the five finalists.
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Your Majesty, who do you think can be the empress?
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Then bestow her this gold headdress.
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I don't dare to arbitrarily decide. Mother, please decide.
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I understand your filial piety.
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Didn't we already discussed previously?
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Yes.
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Whoever His Majesty chooses, I'm sure will also be who I like.
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Your Majesty!
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Once the gold headdress is bestowed,
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she will be Great Sheng's empress.
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Do you remember your agreement with me?
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Mother, I remember.
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I appreciate Mother's understanding.
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Your Majesty!
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I can tell that your health is not good enough.
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Do not miss the time of appointing an Empress.
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I will make the announcement in your place.
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Your Majesty.
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No matter who declares it, the result is still the same.
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The daughter of the King of Xi Qi. Situ Zhen.
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She is dignified and magnanimous and is well behaved.
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She will receive the golden headdress.
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Congratulations, Princess Situ.
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Thank you for your grace, Empress Dowager.
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Miss Xiao and Miss Chang
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will become Consorts Shu and De.
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Congratulations, two princesses.
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Thank you for your grace, Empress Dowager.
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Ruoxuan.
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Your Majesty still doesn't know?
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Empress Dowager betrothed Princess Ruoxuan to the Seventh Prince.
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I feel so happy for the Seventh Prince.
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He is marrying such a perfect Consort.
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I will first take my leave.
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Mother Queen. I know I was wrong. I am begging you, return Ruoxuan to me!
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Qiyuan, it is not that I will not help you.
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Right now, the ship has already sailed. Nobody can help you.
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But I cannot disappoint Ruoxuan!
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We promised our lives to each other!
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You promised your lives? When did such a thing happen?
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This Ruoxuan only came to the palace a few days ago.
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To reply to Empress Dowager, the truth is...
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The truth is that His Majesty met Princess Ruoxuan outside of the palace long ago.
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When she still did not know of His Majesty's identity, they already fell in love.
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Look at this. I have become blind!
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I was left in the dark for so long.
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You two are so impressive, keeping this a secret from me so well.
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Mother Queen, this is not the fault of Ruoxuan!
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She was not sure of her feelings. She never wanted to enter the palace and kept evading me,
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but only after the King of Xi Qi threatened her
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did she become brave enough to face her heart.
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Mother Queen. Please fulfill our wish.
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What? The King of Xi Qi
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threatened Princess Ruoxuan? This is too...
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Yes. Auntie, you dote on me most.
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Help me beg Mother Queen!
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Your Majesty, do not be like this.
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Naming an Empress is a huge national matter.
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I cannot say much.
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Mother Queen, as long as you are willing to return Ruoxuan to me,
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then I will do anything you wish!
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Princess.
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How come none of you take my difficulties into account?
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Today, you have caused matters to get to this degree.
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What about Consort Dowager Qiao and them?
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People must not become untrustworthy.
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The words you say, the messes that you make.
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What if Qirong is not willing?
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That is exactly opposite.
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Qirong was the one who asked Consort Dowager Qiao to bring this matter to my attention.
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Your Majesty, how about we just fulfill the Seventh Prince's wish?
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But Ruoxuan is not a dessert, she's not a product!
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She's a person! She's the person I love!
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Qiyuan!
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You are Great Sheng's emperor.
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You have unparalleled power and respect.
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Because of that, you should have
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more tolerance and acceptance than commoners do.
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Mother Queen, must you exchange that for my happiness?
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This result was not bad.
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Ruoxuan, though you are not my biological daughter,
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I have treated you quite well, no?
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If you really got chosen into the palace,
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then if we wanted to meet again, it would be difficult.
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Now that things are like this, it is quite good.
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I heard your father say that the Seventh Prince is a respected nobleman.
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As long as you get married, you will immediately get his manor.
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By then, you will be the most respected noble in the manor.
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It is better than being forced to bow down to every single person you come across in the palace.
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Is that not true?
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Your father also truly thought this through from your angle.
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He just hopes that you will be well.
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However, he is not willing to send you into the palace
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in order to gain the affections of the nobles.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty, I made you your favorite soup from childhood.
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Drink some, okay?
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His Majesty has not eaten or drank anything all this time.
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His sanity has already been compromised.
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How could we go down like this? Have you summoned the imperial physicians?
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His Majesty does not allow it.
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He keeps yelling to let him out.
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Auntie, beg the Empress Dowager.
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What kind of time is this, how could you still be in the mood to embroider flowers?
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Princess!
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Princess Ruoxuan, I heard some big news just now.
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What news would make you this anxious? Speak slowly.
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His Majesty was put on lock down by the Empress Dowager.
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He will not eat or drink.
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How could this be?
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I think there is no way this has nothing to do with the King of Xi Qi.
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His Majesty! His Majesty surely just found out about this.
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He and the Empress Dowager fought.
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How is he now?
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Do not worry. Tomorrow,
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I will get people to look into it.
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His Majesty and I are in different places, but we both suffer as one.
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What did we do wrong
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to deserve being treated like this?
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Perhaps this is fate.
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His Majesty and I
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are deeply in love... but not destined enough.
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Mingyu. Is this the wedding plan sent by the Celebration Department?
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I see how deep in thought you are. Have you run into problems?
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Besides Qiyuan, what else could possibly trouble me so?
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Mingyu, there are words I have kept in my heart.
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I cannot keep them there without feeling uneasy.
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It was supposed to be a happy occasion,
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Why must it become something so bleak?
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His Majesty wants Princess Ruoxuan. If you give her, then wouldn't everything be solved?
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You make it sound easy.
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Then how could I talk to Qirong and the Consort Qiao?
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All these years, I tolerated that mother and son.
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Was that not just for Qiyuan?
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Consort Dowager Qiao really is something.
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- She does not even understand where the limits are.
- Didn't she say?
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It was a presumptuous request.
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Since it was presumptuous, then she never should have said it to begin with.
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There is also that King of Xi Qi. He is so repetitive.
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He keeps fearing I will aggrieve his family's girl.
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If this Ruoxuan becomes nominated as a Consort,
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it seems as if the harem will not be able to have tranquility.
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I suddenly remembered
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that the moment the King of Xi Qi left,
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Consort Dowager Qiao came in right away.
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Do you think that such a coincidence could exist in this world?
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To Ruoxuan
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and Qiyuan, this is hard to bear. For you as well.
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How could I bear it?
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Otherwise I would not have delayed it for so long.
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I was also forced to make this decision.
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There is no use dwelling on it.
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Then we still must find a plan.
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Right now, His Majesty's condition is very scary.
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Now, I just hope that after his marriage,
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when Qiyuan starts to build his harem of Consorts,
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he will forget
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the love he had when he was young.
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Then Mingyu, what about you?
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All these years have passed,
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but have you ever forgotten the love you shared with the Prince of Yan back then?
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It is precisely because I walked down that road before
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that I know
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the pain of loving too deeply
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and the bitterness of goodbyes.
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So I do not want Qiyuan to be like me.
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But we still need to come up with a plan.
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A plan?
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Right now, how could we satisfy Qirong?
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If we deal with it badly, he will cause us endless trouble.
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Empress Dowager, take a look.
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Now there are many sons and daughters of noblemen
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who have reached the age of marriage.
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They all wish for you to arrange their marriages.
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All of them are so beautiful.
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Qirong, it is perfect timing. You should come take a look as well.
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Seventh Prince.
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They truly are all beauties.
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They deserve to ask Empress Dowager to find them a match.
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However...
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However what?
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However, in my heart, I already have Princess Ruoxuan.
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She is the kindest. Those around her cannot even compare.
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I heard that the Empress Dowager made you look at the portraits of multiple women.
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Yes. The Empress Dowager has the time to think about marriage matters for others,
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but she will not quickly arrange me and Ruoxuan to be paired together.
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Could some mishap have occurred?
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Mingyu, the Consort Qiao has arrived to greet you.
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She came so quickly.
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She must have come to talk of Qirong's marriage matters.
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Then what do we do?
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Tell her
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that my health is not good today. Skip the greeting today.
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She hid from me?
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Looks like there really is something going on.
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Huang Yuan and I met in the outside world.
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But I am Huang Yuan, Huang Yuan is I.
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My feelings for Huang Yuan
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started and ended outside of the palace.
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You think that His Majesty's marriage to the Princess would be happy?
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The truth is that I do not want to enter the harem as some consort,
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but to chase the person I love, even if he were at the ends of the earth,
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I would still be with him.
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This golden headdress is given to Great Sheng's future empress.
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Do you remember the discussion we had?
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I do remember. I thank you for your reminder.
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Your Majesty! I can tell that your health is not in the best condition.
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Do not miss the important naming of the empress.
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I will make the call in your place.
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Ruoxuan, you did not sleep all night again.
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Lingyi, help me give this to His Majesty.
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This is...?
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Xiao Linzi secretly came to tell me
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that His Majesty was trapped in the palace.
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He does not eat or drink.
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What?
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No wonder.
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According to His Majesty's personality, if he could,
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he would surely have coming this morning.
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In these days, I have been thinking every day
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that even though we are not destined to be together, I still do not want him to be in trouble.
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For him, I must make him lose feelings for me.
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If I do not untie this knot,
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then I am afraid to even think about what else he would do.
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You have really thought it through?
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Since our destinies are like this, we must bear it.
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Since there is no hope, it would be better to drop this love.
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Okay. I will help you.
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Your Majesty.
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Get out.
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Your Majesty, yesterday you said you wanted to eat desserts from the south.
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I specially asked for the recipe and assigned people to make them for you.
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How about you try some?
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I cannot stomach it.
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Your Majesty, perhaps after you hear the origins of it,
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you will have an appetite!
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The main ingredient of this dish is Liangfeng.
(cold jelly)
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They were made of lotus and peach blossom petals.
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It is called "Smiling Spring Breeze'.
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"Smiling Spring Breeze"?
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I do not know where she went.
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Yet the peach blossoms continue to bloom in...
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the smiling spring breeze?
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Where did these dessert recipe come from?
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Your Majesty, the chef who gave me this recipe...
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Her... Her name is Qian Licao.
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Qian Licao?
(T/N: This implies it is Dong Ruoxuan. The chinese characters for "Qian Licao" put together make a "Dong")
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What else did Qian Licao say?
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Your Majesty, there is another dessert you have not even tried yet.
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I will get it for you now.
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This dessert is called the Eight Treasures Dumpling.
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You must slowly, deliberately evaluate it.
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When I eat, I hate it most when others are nearby! Especially you!
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Get out!
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You two, just leave.
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His Majesty is in the Hall. Do you really expect him to grow wings and fly out?
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[It's over for this lifetime, hope to reconnect in the next life.]
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Your Majesty, what is wrong?
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Princess Ruoxuan. What did she say?
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What does it mean
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It's over for this lifetime,
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hope to reconnect in the next life.]
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Could it be...
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that even Ruoxuan plans to give me up?
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Your Majesty! Listen to me.
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Right now, everything is set in stone.
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Empress Dowager has considered this thoughtfully before coming to you several times to persuade you.
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Perhaps... Perhaps Princess Ruoxuan thinks the same.
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That would be why she abandoned her own feelings even though it hurt her.
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Your Majesty, do not continue contradicting the Empress Dowager.
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Wash hands.
(Cleanse the hands to show cleansing the hearts to be pure.)
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Your Majesty.
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We have already gotten married.
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Everything Your Majesty wanted,
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I have already fulfilled.
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I am tired. I will rest.
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Greetings, Mother Queen.
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Please rise.
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Thank you, Mother Queen.
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Empress, now that you lead the harem.
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You must be like an Empress.
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Set an example for the harem.
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- Mother Queen, are you not aware? His Majesty, he—
- Enough.
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These days have been very hectic, and you are tired.
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Go back to rest.
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I will take my leave.
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You may all leave as well.
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For the first three days,
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I used the law to force His Majesty to live with her.
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This was to give him decency
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and to send Xi Qi a message.
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In the future, it is up to her.
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But I heard, for the past three days, His Majesty never unbuttoned the clothes.
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Look. If I had not restrained her earlier,
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she would have complained to me in front of everyone.
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If this got out, we would be a laughingstock.
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I was able to force His Majesty to marry her,
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but how could I control their living situation?
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Romantic feelings, in the end,
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are created by oneself.
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Your Majesty, the day is darkening.
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- Are we going to Feng Huan Hall or...
- We are not going anywhere.
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Yes.
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Right, I heard that a servant girl was beat up in Feng Huan Hall.
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That servant girl's name seemed to have been Rou'er.
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Your Majesty, last night His Majesty asked Rou'er to serve him.
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What? He asked her to serve him?
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I heard that this morning, she was given presents and even got her own side hall.
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Fine.
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His Majesty is purposefully doing this for me to watch. He wants to infuriate me.
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He is doing this to tell everyone
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that in his eyes,
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a respected, noble Empress like myself is worse than a lowly servant girl?
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Princess, do not think like this.
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If I do not, then what am I supposed to think?
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Go inform Xi Qi
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that I am stuck in the palace alone, suffering left and right.
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Yes.
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Mingyu. Eat some sweets.
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Yes.
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If we were talking of love,
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I of course want His Majesty to follow his heart's desire.
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However, all matters must be done reasonably.
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If His Majesty is so impulsive,
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then the ancestral rules, the governmental affairs,
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wouldn't they all become a mess?
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But when we talk about impulsiveness, the blame cannot be placed solely on His Majesty.
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How could we just hit him?
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These days, it is true that Her Majesty was humiliated many times,
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but the way she does this is truly out of line.
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Mingyu. This Empress...
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What if she complains to the King of Xi Qi of her unhappiness?
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There is the old saying that
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all matters must be dealt with reasonably.
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Back then, His Majesty delayed for so long, refusing to get married.
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It is true that the fault lies in us.
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Now, it is his daughter at fault.
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Because of Xi Qi's backing,
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she thinks she can be above everyone and care of nothing.
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She thinks she can disrespect everyone!
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Within society, every single thing
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can be replaced by others. Only being a good human
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is something that must be done by oneself.
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Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has arrived.
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Sixth Brother.
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You're here?
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Why are you spending all day and night working?
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- Let us go hunt.
- You may go yourself.
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00:41:00,450 --> 00:41:03,520
What's wrong? You fought with Sister-in-Law again?
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Let me just say. You two have been married for only two months,
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yet you fight like cocks every single day.
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It is as if you are fighting to see who will eat the other first.
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Lighten up. Let us go.
483
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I really am not going. You go ahead.
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Seventh Prince, the imperial instructor is arriving later to teach.
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His Majesty actually cannot leave.
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You are reading and writing documents all day.
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Think back to when we were young. So carefree and comfortable.
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From what I see, you are still carefree and happy.
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Yes! The manor you gave me is being renovated brilliantly.
490
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It is just that...
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It is just that I cannot get married yet. It is infuriating.
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What is wrong?
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After the selection last time,
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Ruoxuan got sick.
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She says it is wind chill, but it has not gotten better.
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I ask people to greet her every morning,
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I sent over physicians and medicines,
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but she refuses to see the imperial physicians.
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I do not know if she has taken the medicine either.
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Many times, I went personally to go see her,
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but I did not even get to see her face.
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Sixth Brother, do you think
503
00:42:22,030 --> 00:42:25,110
I did anything inappropriate?
504
00:42:26,330 --> 00:42:30,480
Your Majesty, do not worry about the Seventh Prince's matters.
505
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,190
Hasn't everyone had an insignificant illness and been in a bad mood over it?
506
00:42:34,190 --> 00:42:37,130
Princess Ruoxuan is the future Princess Consort.
507
00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:39,630
Of course she has great fortune and health.
508
00:42:41,450 --> 00:42:45,630
Yes. Sixth Brother. You do not need to feel worried for me.
509
00:42:45,630 --> 00:42:48,290
Just wait to drink my celebratory wine!
510
00:42:48,290 --> 00:42:51,060
I will take my leave now.
511
00:43:03,970 --> 00:43:12,020
[The Promise of Chang'an]
512
00:43:12,020 --> 00:43:22,010
Timing and subtitles brought to you by Impossible Promises @ Viki.com
513
00:43:25,020 --> 00:43:30,630
"Falling Fate" - Singer: Li Yugang
514
00:43:30,630 --> 00:43:37,430
♫ Who is swaying at dusk on the riverbank
by the gently fluttering willows? ♫
515
00:43:37,430 --> 00:43:44,030
♫ That beauty dances between
the clouds and the rippling moonglade ♫
516
00:43:44,030 --> 00:43:49,980
♫ Dancing lightly like the startled birds and
your graceful face is like delicate blooms ♫
517
00:43:49,980 --> 00:43:57,410
♫ Longing in the wind,
with glistening eyes looking toward the ripples ♫
518
00:43:57,410 --> 00:44:04,060
♫ I could not take my eyes off such a sight to behold ♫
519
00:44:04,060 --> 00:44:10,710
♫ It seems brief, my adoration for you has been for years ♫
520
00:44:10,710 --> 00:44:16,550
♫ You come or go as you please,
my soul is being led by dreams of you ♫
521
00:44:16,550 --> 00:44:25,360
♫ These are foolish and infuriating times,
I still wish we could be together forever ♫
522
00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:32,090
♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫
523
00:44:32,090 --> 00:44:39,010
♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫
524
00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:45,320
♫ As the snow scatters in the wind,
as the clouds shield the moon ♫
525
00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:47,560
♫ As I have to be drunk to sleep through the night ♫
526
00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:52,420
♫ Like you, the paper I write on is full of melancholy ♫
527
00:44:52,420 --> 00:44:58,660
♫ Destiny leads you into my life,
times of great changes separate us ♫
528
00:44:58,660 --> 00:45:05,630
♫ My tears fall and fill the curtained carriage along the way ♫
529
00:45:05,630 --> 00:45:12,370
♫ This homeward journey, this boundless life ♫
530
00:45:12,370 --> 00:45:19,990
♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫
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