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[Palace of Devotion]
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[This drama is based on historical
data and legends]
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[The story and characters portrayed
are fictitious]
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[Episode 1]
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[It was the first year
of the Northern Song Dynasty.]
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[Following Emperor Taizu of Song,
Zhao Kuang Yin's death,]
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[His Majesty's younger brother,
Zhao Kuang Yi, assumed the throne]
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[and adopted the name of Zhao Guang Yi,]
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[thus becoming Northern Song's
second emperor.]
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[During his reign, he desired to
conquer the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.]
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[Twice he led his army,]
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[only to return with nothing]
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[but arrows in his flesh.]
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[As his wounds refused to heal,
he feared his days were numbered.]
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[The time had come
to anoint a crown prince]
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[to secure his empire's future.]
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Your Majesty.
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Bring it over.
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Your Majesty.
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The arrow wound has spread
to your meridian.
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But please don't worry.
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My dear minister, do you know?
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[Zhao Guang Yi, Emperor Taizong of Song
Second Emperor of Northern Song]
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Emperor Taizu once tried
to give me acupuncture.
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So I heard.
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Upon hearing my screams of pain,
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he began to prick himself
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so that he could share in my agony.
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[Wang Ji En, Head Eunuch]
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Emperor Taizu had a big heart.
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[Zhao Pu, Prime Minister]
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Not to mention an immense loyalty
for his brothers.
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The appointment of my successor
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must not wait.
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What are your thoughts on
the three princes?
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I dare not say.
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Fear not. You may speak your mind.
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In my humble opinion,
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the Eldest Prince possesses
a kind disposition
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and a big heart.
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However, he lacks the decisiveness
required to seize power.
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The Second Prince is valiant
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with the ambition to rule,
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but he is tactless.
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The Third Prince has the brains
and the brawn.
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Though he has shown little
interest in the throne,
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he cares deeply about the country
and its people.
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Much like you when you
were young, Your Majesty.
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He has the makings of a great emperor.
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What worries me
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isn't my three princes.
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The way I see it,
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according to the old rule,
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your powers should be passed on
to Duke Qin.
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However, given Duke Qin's
haughty demeanour,
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if he were crowned,
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it might displease the public.
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You mean...
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Take matters
into your own hands.
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And go against the
Empress Dowager's commandment?
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By heaven's order
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and the Emperor's decree,
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[Guo Xian, Grand Preceptor]
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whoever among the three princes
to first sire a son
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[Zhao Yuan Kan, Duke Xiang
Third Prince of Emperor Taizong]
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[Zhao Ting Mei, Duke Qin,
Fourth Brother of Emperor Taizong]
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shall be anointed as the
Crown Prince.
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[Pan Bo Zheng, Grand Protector]
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[Zhao Yuan Zuo, Duke Chu,
Eldest Prince of Emperor Taizong]
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[Zhao Yuan Xi,
Second Prince of Emperor Taizong]
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God bless the Emperor!
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[Xing Zhong He, Chief of Astronomy]
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[Wang Qin Ruo,
Left Counsellor Remonstrant]
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Rise, my dear subjects.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Father knew Yuan Kan's wife
was expecting a child.
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Now, he's offering the throne
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to the first prince to sire a son.
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Isn't it a little biased?
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Father has favoured Yuan Kan
since he was little.
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You know that.
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Then again,
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Father has broken the
Empress Dowager's commandment
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just so he could make Yuan Kan
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the Crown Prince.
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Preposterous.
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I'm kind enough
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to appoint you as the Crown Prince,
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yet you're so ungrateful.
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What are you afraid of?
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It may very well be
your god-chosen destiny.
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What choice do you have?
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I must admit that my erudition
is poor and my wisdom lacking.
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Besides, I have two older brothers.
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I can't undermine them.
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Your Majesty,
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General Pan Liang has urgent news
from Yunzhou.
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Send him in.
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[Pan Liang, Commander of the Army]
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Your Majesty, Yunzhou reported
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an attack by General Xiao Ta Lin of Liao
and a 50,000 strong battalion.
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The border is lost.
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He is now advancing south,
to Daizhou.
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Father, I beseech you
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to let me lead the defence.
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[Qian Yuan Gate]
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The Liao army is here! Run!
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Give me back my land!
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[Northern Song Dynasty, year one.]
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[Disasters raged on,]
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[aggravating the fear that had
been gripping the court.]
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[The future was bleak.]
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Wan'er!
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[Guo Qing Yi, Duchess Xiang]
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Wan'er!
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Madam!
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Madam!
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Madam!
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[Li Wan'er, Duke Xiang's Maidservant]
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Madam, are you alright?
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Nanny! Nanny!
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[Nanny Wang, Duke Xiang's Nanny]
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I'm here. What is it?
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Madam. Madam.
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She's going into labour.
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Get some water, quickly.
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Father!
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Father!
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-Your Highness!
-Your Highness!
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Find the Emperor!
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I'm over here.
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Somebody save me.
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Somebody!
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Your Majesty.
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Ting Mei.
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Your Majesty.
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Ting Mei, is that you?
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It is I.
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Madam.
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Madam, you have a child.
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It's a boy.
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Look.
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Here, Wan'er.
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Here.
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Father!
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Father! It is I, Yuan Xi!
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I'm here to save you!
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I'm over here.
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Father!
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Over here!
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Here, hold him.
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-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
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-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
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-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
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-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
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God bless the Emperor!
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Rise, my subjects.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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In the face of disaster,
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you came to my rescue.
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For that, I'm most grateful.
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Henceforth, the court will be closed
for three days,
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so that all of you may stay home
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and look after your wives and families.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty, during his confrontation
with the Liao army, the Third Prince
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[met with an earthquake.]
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Your Highness!
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Your Highness!
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He's dead.
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I failed to save him.
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I deserve to be punished.
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Ting Mei, no need to struggle.
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Every man has his time.
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So it was fate that our brother died?
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Looks like we won't live to see the day.
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All I ask is that you tell me the truth,
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so that I can rest in peace.
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In order to seize the throne,
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I killed our brother.
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For the throne,
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I forged a commandment
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in Mother's name.
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Today, we lay buried beneath the palace
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as a punishment for my sins.
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If I ever make it out alive,
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I'll anoint De Zhao as the Crown Prince.
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Madam.
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Madam.
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Madam.
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His Highness is still alive.
In fact, he's just returned.
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What did you say?
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He's alive?
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Where is he?
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He's back.
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He's right outside the gate.
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[Duchess Qin]
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My dear, I was concerned about
your health, so I had the servants
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bring you some medicine.
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Your Highness, why are you so angry?
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Seat the guest.
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I'm afraid my servant's
tea-making skills aren't up to scratch.
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The Emperor's tea is now ruined.
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Many apologies.
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And I thought something was troubling you,
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hence the outburst.
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I've just escaped death.
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I couldn't be more thankful.
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Why should I be angry?
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God blesses Song
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and watches over the Emperor.
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I owe my luck to the Emperor.
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If god truly blesses Song,
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why would a disaster
befall the royal family?
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What do you mean?
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Duke Xiang, in an extraordinary
act of courage,
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risked his life and went into battle.
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He's the prime candidate
for Crown Prince.
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Yuan Zuo and Yuan Xi are just outside.
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They'll surely save us.
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At this point,
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don't count on your two sons.
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Right now, everybody knows
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that you're going to choose
the Third Prince as your successor.
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Yuan Zuo and Yuan Xi must
feel indignant towards you.
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And now, you're stuck here.
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Who knows what those
two princes are thinking of?
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Your Highness.
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Father isn't even dead yet,
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and here you are making a commotion.
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Your Highness.
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Not dead?
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You know full well that if Father dies,
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the throne
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will belong to you.
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Now you're pretending
to search for him.
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I think
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you're not searching for Father
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but his royal seat!
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I'm over here!
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Over here!
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Heave!
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Father! I'm coming for you!
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Save the Emperor!
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[Liu E, Shu Commoner]
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Since you're new here,
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let me get you up to speed.
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His Highness has many royal relatives.
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Let's start with the closest.
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His Highness has two brothers.
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Duke Chu, the eldest,
and Duke Xu, the second eldest.
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He also has a younger brother
named Zhao Yuan Fen.
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He's very young and is seldom seen.
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Then there's an uncle
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who's quite the celebrity in the capital.
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Duke Qin is the Emperor's
younger brother.
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Wan'er,
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that's quite a mouthful.
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How can she remember it all?
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[Alright.]
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[We'll keep it to just
Duke Xiang's household, then.]
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[The Duke is about to become
the Crown Prince.]
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[The Duchess, who presently
manages the household,]
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[will become the Empress
who oversees the empire.]
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[And this household will become
a little palace.]
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The Duchess holds the power.
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No one
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can ever supersede her.
273
00:15:34,770 --> 00:15:36,720
The Duchess comes from
a prestigious family.
274
00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,730
Or she wouldn't
have become a duchess.
275
00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,110
Obeying the Emperor,
276
00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,140
managing the royal household,
277
00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:43,670
aiding the Duke.
278
00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:46,860
Do any of these things
sound easy to you?
279
00:15:47,230 --> 00:15:48,930
If it were an ordinary woman,
280
00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,480
abilities aside,
281
00:15:52,090 --> 00:15:55,310
even if she could win His Highness' heart,
282
00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,600
once the honeymoon is over,
283
00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,240
she's bound to be cast aside.
284
00:16:00,780 --> 00:16:03,160
Miss, you seem like a smart girl.
285
00:16:04,010 --> 00:16:06,750
You should know how to earn
your place in this household.
286
00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,030
I got it.
287
00:16:09,270 --> 00:16:10,620
But why did the Duchess
288
00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,880
allow new girls into the Duke's household?
289
00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,410
The Duchess is the Duke's lawfully
wedded wife.
290
00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:16,900
She's a virtuous lady.
291
00:16:18,570 --> 00:16:20,570
She's been telling His Highness
to take in another concubine,
292
00:16:20,670 --> 00:16:21,850
so they'll have more children
293
00:16:22,350 --> 00:16:24,080
to liven things up.
294
00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:26,710
Is it hurting again?
295
00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,410
You're bleeding again.
296
00:16:31,490 --> 00:16:32,410
Hold on.
297
00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,120
Help me.
298
00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:35,790
Help me.
299
00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,210
Don't move.
300
00:16:38,050 --> 00:16:39,030
Child,
301
00:16:39,150 --> 00:16:40,620
you're having a miscarriage.
302
00:16:48,460 --> 00:16:50,250
What woman in the world
303
00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,250
would lay another woman
304
00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,800
at her husband's bed?
305
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,700
Every girl hopes to grow up
306
00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,220
and try out for court lady.
307
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,390
Selections are held every
spring and fall.
308
00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:02,070
They would get in shape
309
00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,340
for the fall selection
310
00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,720
in hopes of entering the palace
and marrying a royalty.
311
00:17:24,829 --> 00:17:27,029
I've examined her yesterday.
312
00:17:27,349 --> 00:17:29,190
She's had a baby before.
313
00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,480
Probably some village girl
that His Highness brought in
314
00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,760
as a servant for the household.
315
00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,450
You don't have to worry.
316
00:17:43,070 --> 00:17:50,400
♫ The crescent moon shines
upon the land ♫
317
00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:59,860
♫ How many families rejoice
and how many grieve? ♫
318
00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:10,520
♫ How many couples are united? ♫
319
00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:19,920
♫ How many are wandering out there? ♫
320
00:18:54,790 --> 00:18:58,110
You brought our child into this world
despite the chaos in the capital.
321
00:18:59,350 --> 00:19:00,470
I'm grateful to you.
322
00:19:03,790 --> 00:19:05,430
Now that we have Lin'er,
323
00:19:05,690 --> 00:19:08,120
according to the Emperor's decree,
324
00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,520
you'll become the Crown Prince.
325
00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,240
If I hadn't led our army,
326
00:19:13,850 --> 00:19:15,120
even if I'm anointed,
327
00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,870
I'd still have trouble garnering
the court's support.
328
00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,240
Do you love
329
00:19:25,710 --> 00:19:29,110
that girl you brought back
from your campaign?
330
00:19:29,770 --> 00:19:31,370
For a commoner like her
331
00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,480
to enter a duke's household
is a great blessing.
332
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,720
Why don't we keep her as a maid?
333
00:19:40,890 --> 00:19:42,610
I'll take her to Father.
334
00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,280
He'll decide her fate.
335
00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,040
It's been a long day. Get some rest.
336
00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,080
Greetings, Madam.
337
00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:20,780
Get up.
338
00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:21,880
Thank you, Madam.
339
00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,470
Duke Xiang told me last night
340
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,790
that you saved his life
341
00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,480
and I should treat you well.
342
00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,480
I've prepared for you
ten rolls of silk,
343
00:20:31,770 --> 00:20:32,980
1,000 taels of silver
344
00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:35,520
and a pair of mutton-fat jade bangles
345
00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:36,950
as a token of my appreciation.
346
00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:40,610
When I saved Duke Xiang,
347
00:20:40,750 --> 00:20:42,340
I wasn't aware of his status.
348
00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:44,990
Nor did I expect to be rewarded.
349
00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:47,550
I suggest you accept
Madam's gifts.
350
00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,800
You'll be set for life with these gifts.
351
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,240
You can live a comfortable life
in the capital.
352
00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:54,560
I don't deserve it.
353
00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:57,650
Please keep your gifts.
354
00:21:01,070 --> 00:21:03,040
Braving the elements, I birthed a son
355
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,090
and helped His Highness secure
his seat as the Crown Prince.
356
00:21:07,130 --> 00:21:09,730
Yet His Highness doesn't seem
the least bit happy.
357
00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:12,490
He hardly visited my room
in the last few days.
358
00:21:12,670 --> 00:21:14,320
His Highness is about to assume
the throne
359
00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,270
and preside over an empire,
360
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:17,960
and you will be his Empress.
361
00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,200
Even if he no longer loves you,
362
00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:21,850
there's still the child.
363
00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,990
He'll be your bastion for life.
364
00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:25,930
What do you have to worry about?
365
00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,940
Miss, you're up?
366
00:21:37,620 --> 00:21:38,820
It's cold here at night.
367
00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,540
Don't sleep here.
368
00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,150
Sleep in the bed with me.
369
00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,710
That's not a good idea.
370
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,360
Why not?
371
00:21:45,770 --> 00:21:48,380
Please, come in.
372
00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,280
There are rules in this household.
373
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,600
Maidservants aren't supposed to sleep.
374
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,400
Just lie down here.
375
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,760
I can't sleep anyway.
I'll keep you company.
376
00:21:56,900 --> 00:21:58,060
Come on.
377
00:21:59,820 --> 00:22:00,860
Is something
378
00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,490
keeping you up?
379
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,280
I don't know when I'll see him again.
380
00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:07,130
Have some porridge.
381
00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:20,590
Where are you from?
382
00:23:23,780 --> 00:23:25,020
I'm from Shu.
383
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,320
But the war
384
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,060
took my home away.
385
00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:40,600
♫ The crescent moon shines
upon the land ♫
386
00:23:42,270 --> 00:23:50,270
♫ How many families rejoice
and how many grieve? ♫
387
00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,590
♫ How many couples are united? ♫
388
00:23:55,590 --> 00:23:58,190
[Old Lady]
389
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:11,440
♫ How many are wandering out there? ♫
390
00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,860
Don't kill me!
391
00:24:34,620 --> 00:24:36,280
[Xiao Ta Lin, Grand General of Liao]
392
00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:37,080
Go!
393
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,030
Granny, the Liao soldiers are coming.
394
00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,480
Run, child. Run!
395
00:24:44,390 --> 00:24:45,200
It's too late.
396
00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:48,000
Open up!
397
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,220
Granny, go.
398
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:50,320
You go.
399
00:24:50,430 --> 00:24:51,030
Go now!
400
00:24:51,110 --> 00:24:52,070
You go.
401
00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,350
I want to wait for my son.
402
00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,990
I want to wait for my grandson.
403
00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:58,920
Granny.
404
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,240
Granny.
405
00:25:00,490 --> 00:25:01,340
Granny!
406
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:02,590
Run!
407
00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:03,630
Granny!
408
00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,660
I want to wait for my grandson.
409
00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,280
I want to wait for my son.
410
00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:13,840
Granny!
411
00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:16,240
Open up.
412
00:25:39,020 --> 00:25:40,270
Come to Dongjing with me.
413
00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,360
From now on,
414
00:25:45,170 --> 00:25:47,040
you won't be homeless
or miserable anymore.
415
00:25:48,310 --> 00:25:49,780
Back in Yunzhou,
416
00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,410
I didn't know he was a duke.
417
00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,900
I treated him as an ordinary folk.
418
00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,080
He asked me to come with him,
419
00:25:56,270 --> 00:25:57,430
and here I am.
420
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:00,960
If I knew it'd be like this,
421
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,270
I wouldn't have come here.
422
00:26:04,460 --> 00:26:07,260
But you get to wear the finest clothes
and eat the best food
423
00:26:07,340 --> 00:26:08,430
in the Duke's household.
424
00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,200
I'd rather live on tea and rice
425
00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:11,800
if it means having true love.
426
00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,680
He doesn't have to be a blue blood,
427
00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,880
and I don't have to be a duchess
or a concubine.
428
00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,800
We'll be like an ordinary couple,
429
00:26:20,360 --> 00:26:23,240
staying by each other's side
until our hairs turn grey.
430
00:26:23,350 --> 00:26:26,430
My sister said the same thing once.
431
00:26:26,510 --> 00:26:27,910
Where is she now?
432
00:26:27,990 --> 00:26:30,350
She's gone.
433
00:26:30,430 --> 00:26:32,350
That year, Liao decided to
attack with full force.
434
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,130
Both my sister and her husband
were killed.
435
00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,710
I have a little brother.
436
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,710
But he's been missing ever since.
437
00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,960
Wouldn't it be great
if I can call you "sister?"
438
00:26:45,050 --> 00:26:46,050
Of course.
439
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,020
I could use a sister, too.
440
00:26:49,930 --> 00:26:52,150
Sister, let me show you a place.
441
00:26:52,230 --> 00:26:53,230
Where?
442
00:27:06,380 --> 00:27:08,860
Look, Sister. That's the palace.
443
00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,080
And this is His Highness' manor.
444
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,520
His study room is over there.
445
00:27:13,770 --> 00:27:14,890
Since his campaign,
446
00:27:14,980 --> 00:27:16,620
he's been pouring over
executive policies,
447
00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,360
often-times late into the night.
448
00:27:18,510 --> 00:27:19,910
No one's allowed inside.
449
00:27:22,410 --> 00:27:24,330
Isn't Duke Xiang's compound big?
450
00:27:24,650 --> 00:27:25,640
When I'm free,
451
00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,960
I'd fly kites there.
452
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,170
Don't be afraid. Come.
453
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,720
Madam, there's no need to
be concerned.
454
00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,030
In a royal family,
455
00:27:44,110 --> 00:27:46,680
these things are bound to happen.
456
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,200
Cheer up.
457
00:27:49,230 --> 00:27:51,110
In this entire household,
458
00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,990
you're the only one who can
soothe my heart.
459
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:52,480
Did you sleep well?
460
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,100
Today, I'll present you to Father
at the court.
461
00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:00,620
I'll ask him to give you a title.
462
00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:04,280
I don't care about that.
463
00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:06,920
Just promise me
464
00:29:08,410 --> 00:29:11,520
we'll always be together.
465
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:14,540
I promise.
466
00:29:15,780 --> 00:29:18,100
We'll be together, always.
467
00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:38,280
Bring it over.
468
00:29:38,350 --> 00:29:39,000
Okay.
469
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,010
Come on.
470
00:29:42,230 --> 00:29:43,630
-Take it easy.
-Okay.
471
00:29:43,710 --> 00:29:44,800
Come on. Be careful.
472
00:29:45,180 --> 00:29:46,000
Slowly.
473
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,150
Take a rest.
474
00:29:53,210 --> 00:29:55,730
I bid you greetings, Father.
475
00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:56,630
Rise.
476
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:57,870
Thank you, Father.
477
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,040
Bring my grandson over to me.
478
00:30:01,830 --> 00:30:04,100
It's been a while since there were
children in the palace.
479
00:30:04,350 --> 00:30:05,830
Let me hold him.
480
00:30:15,410 --> 00:30:17,010
It is I, your grandfather.
481
00:30:17,090 --> 00:30:19,490
Why are you crying?
482
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:21,040
Hush, Lin'er.
483
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,050
Hush, baby. Hush.
484
00:30:23,230 --> 00:30:25,160
Hush, Lin'er.
485
00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:27,980
My grandson sure is cranky
to see me.
486
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,230
Perhaps this is a bad sign?
487
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,000
Don't cry, Lin'er.
488
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,550
Hush, Lin'er. Hush.
489
00:30:35,110 --> 00:30:36,590
Good boy, Lin'er.
490
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,550
Madam, may I?
491
00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:42,330
Your Majesty.
492
00:30:46,050 --> 00:30:52,930
♫ The crescent moon shines
upon the land ♫
493
00:30:53,430 --> 00:30:57,040
♫ How many families rejoice ♫
494
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:00,960
Who is this?
495
00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,590
I, Liu E, bid you greetings, Your Majesty.
496
00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:06,560
Father,
497
00:31:07,170 --> 00:31:08,750
during my campaign against the Liao army,
498
00:31:09,140 --> 00:31:11,160
I was heavily injured in an earthquake.
499
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,840
It was Liu E who saved my life.
500
00:31:13,220 --> 00:31:14,860
I'd like to accept her into
my household.
501
00:31:15,190 --> 00:31:16,360
With your kind permission,
502
00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:18,190
I'd like you to grant her a title.
503
00:31:19,290 --> 00:31:20,030
Rise.
504
00:31:20,110 --> 00:31:21,000
Thank you, Your Majesty.
505
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:22,590
We're in the wake of a great disaster.
506
00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,520
Now is not the time to be having weddings.
507
00:31:26,270 --> 00:31:28,590
Seeing Liu E pacifying the baby
508
00:31:28,670 --> 00:31:30,510
gave me an idea.
509
00:31:30,630 --> 00:31:33,390
I suggest a celebration
for the birth of my grandson.
510
00:31:33,470 --> 00:31:35,230
You'll accompany Lady Guo and Liu E
511
00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:37,350
with the baby in her arms
to Qian Yuan Gate
512
00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:39,350
as the people confer their wishes.
513
00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:40,830
After the ceremony,
514
00:31:40,950 --> 00:31:43,190
you'll be able to marry Liu E.
515
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:44,690
Thank you, Father.
516
00:31:48,180 --> 00:31:49,760
At the Emperor's mere whim,
517
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,080
I have to parade Lin'er in public
518
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,940
as they bestow their blessings on him.
519
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,580
There might be a plague
after that disaster.
520
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,170
Us adults will be fine.
521
00:31:57,560 --> 00:31:58,880
But a little baby?
522
00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,760
I just don't feel safe
bringing him out.
523
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,840
His Majesty sees a great future
in his grandson.
524
00:32:03,970 --> 00:32:06,670
He wants him to be blessed
by the people's love,
525
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,710
so that he grows up
to become a benevolent ruler.
526
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,080
But for some reason,
527
00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:12,990
I just have a bad feeling.
528
00:32:13,230 --> 00:32:14,990
My heart's been thumping
since this morning.
529
00:32:15,470 --> 00:32:17,150
And my eyelids keep twitching.
530
00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,120
Madam, His Highness won't
be sleeping over tonight.
531
00:32:20,190 --> 00:32:22,470
You and the baby should turn in.
532
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:29,950
Father has acknowledged you today.
533
00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:30,600
Soon,
534
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,070
I'll be able to marry you and take
you back to my residence.
535
00:32:35,150 --> 00:32:36,710
I don't care about that.
536
00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,990
Two hairs interlocked in matrimony,
two lives intertwined in love.
537
00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:44,470
That day,
538
00:32:44,990 --> 00:32:48,110
as our life and death converged
in that ravine,
539
00:32:49,610 --> 00:32:50,670
I knew,
540
00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:53,700
and I silently wished,
541
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,670
that I could spend the rest
of my life with you.
542
00:33:10,350 --> 00:33:12,660
The sea has calmed
and the river has cleared.
543
00:33:13,140 --> 00:33:15,980
The central plains shine
with hope once again.
544
00:33:17,540 --> 00:33:20,740
However, the flood
at the Yellow River
545
00:33:21,220 --> 00:33:24,940
has caused the people of Henan
much distress
546
00:33:25,230 --> 00:33:26,640
and suffering.
547
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:31,720
Go ahead.
548
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,530
An assassin! Guards!
549
00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:57,320
Madam...
550
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,040
Take the child.
551
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,640
Take the child.
552
00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:04,870
Quickly.
553
00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:06,150
Guards.
554
00:34:26,570 --> 00:34:27,360
Nanny.
555
00:34:28,170 --> 00:34:29,290
Where has Liu E
556
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:30,600
taken Lin'er?
557
00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,240
Why aren't they back yet?
558
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,510
Madam, you're injured.
559
00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,110
Here, take this medicine.
560
00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:37,669
Where did Liu E go?
561
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,040
It's been so long.
562
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,640
Wan'er, did you send
a search team?
563
00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:43,249
Where is my child?
564
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:46,510
Nanny.
565
00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,390
Where has Liu E taken my Lin'er?
566
00:34:48,900 --> 00:34:50,260
Why are you all so quiet?
567
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,030
Madam.
568
00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,240
The Little Prince isn't coming back.
569
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:58,710
What?
570
00:34:58,950 --> 00:35:00,190
The Little Prince...
571
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,650
Miss, do you know where
Duke Xiang's residence is?
572
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,620
He was killed outside the palace.
573
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:18,000
My child.
574
00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:19,990
Madam.
575
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,190
-Madam.
-Madam.
576
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:24,330
Madam!
577
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:26,000
Wan'er.
578
00:35:30,910 --> 00:35:32,120
It wasn't Sister.
579
00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:34,380
She would never do such a thing.
580
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:35,430
Sister?
581
00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:37,830
Are you worried about Liu E?
582
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,080
Madam asked me to look after
Sister the other night.
583
00:35:42,170 --> 00:35:43,450
I fell asleep.
584
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:44,600
She was ill,
585
00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,430
yet she got up and covered me
in her clothes.
586
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:47,720
Nanny, you know what?
587
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:49,520
She even invited me into her bed
588
00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:50,960
and kept me company through the night.
589
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,670
I was but a maidservant,
590
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,280
yet she treated me so kindly.
591
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:56,800
Sister has the heart of a Buddha.
592
00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,280
She wouldn't hurt anyone.
593
00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:00,830
Nanny, will you do Sister a favour
594
00:36:00,910 --> 00:36:02,110
and talk to Madam?
595
00:36:02,190 --> 00:36:04,800
This isn't something we can
talk her out of.
596
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,560
Wan'er, it's her fate.
597
00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:09,280
Nanny.
598
00:36:11,720 --> 00:36:12,710
What should I do?
599
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:14,400
My lord.
600
00:36:15,220 --> 00:36:17,040
My lord, I'm innocent.
601
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:18,570
I didn't kill the child.
602
00:36:19,240 --> 00:36:20,290
Liu E is innocent.
603
00:36:20,370 --> 00:36:21,250
Preposterous!
604
00:36:21,330 --> 00:36:23,250
I've chosen you as the Crown Prince
605
00:36:23,330 --> 00:36:24,890
so that you may one day rule
the country.
606
00:36:24,970 --> 00:36:26,980
How can you be so blind?
607
00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,760
Lady Guo is the daughter
of Mr Guo's first wife.
608
00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,680
The favourite daughter
609
00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:33,120
of the prolific Guo Han Lin.
610
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:36,280
With her on your side, you'll
have the scholars' support.
611
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:37,230
With her on your side,
612
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,870
you'll have the civil officials' backing.
613
00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:43,280
But now, because of a peasant girl
from Shu,
614
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,480
you've neglected an already frustrated
Lady Guo.
615
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:46,820
Lady Guo has a family.
616
00:36:47,970 --> 00:36:49,150
Liu E doesn't.
617
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:51,390
I'm all she has.
618
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,540
It was I who brought her
to Dongjing City.
619
00:36:55,550 --> 00:36:59,630
How can I let her die
because of a monstrous accusation?
620
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,130
Since you're so sincere,
621
00:37:03,990 --> 00:37:06,120
I'll grant her a peaceful death.
622
00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:08,160
By poisoned wine.
623
00:37:08,230 --> 00:37:09,000
Father!
624
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,000
Please reconsider, Father!
625
00:37:13,020 --> 00:37:14,740
If you plead for Liu E,
626
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,110
His Highness will be grateful to you.
627
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:20,820
Not to mention reinforce your
reputation of benevolence.
628
00:37:21,230 --> 00:37:23,150
Could it be that she's not the culprit?
629
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:24,830
His Highness said
630
00:37:25,230 --> 00:37:27,230
only by keeping Liu E alive
631
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:28,880
will the truth come to light.
632
00:37:29,390 --> 00:37:32,230
Madam, I think you should listen to him.
633
00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:34,430
You should pay a visit to the palace.
634
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,830
I received a command token
from Father's messenger.
635
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,390
Pass it to Su Yi Jian.
636
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:43,190
Ask him to save Liu E.
637
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:44,950
I know Su Yi Jian.
638
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,590
When he first came to the capital,
he had few connections
639
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,080
and would often reach out
to His Highness.
640
00:37:49,190 --> 00:37:50,710
He is a grateful man.
641
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,910
You won't regret letting him
take care of this matter.
642
00:37:54,950 --> 00:37:56,790
Sir, this is a matter of grave importance.
643
00:37:56,870 --> 00:37:57,860
I'm counting on you.
644
00:37:58,320 --> 00:37:59,450
No need to thank me.
645
00:38:00,940 --> 00:38:02,820
That's all from my mistress.
646
00:38:03,100 --> 00:38:03,360
[Su Yi Jian, Civil Official]
647
00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:04,870
Tell your mistress and Lord Guo
648
00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:06,000
that I'll try my best.
649
00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,430
Okay. Here's the command token.
Keep it safe.
650
00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:10,330
I'll leave Liu E's matter to you.
651
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,740
-Farewell.
-Wait.
652
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:13,160
What's her name?
653
00:38:13,230 --> 00:38:14,040
Liu E.
654
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:15,590
The person I'm saving is Liu E?
655
00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:16,470
Precisely.
656
00:38:17,550 --> 00:38:18,260
Alright.
657
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:19,790
Alright, miss. I got it.
658
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,000
Farewell, sir.
659
00:38:39,790 --> 00:38:42,180
My dear, I'll find the real culprit.
660
00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,670
I beseech you, Your Majesty.
661
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,200
Please forgive Ms Liu.
662
00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:54,390
You're pleading for Liu E?
663
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,240
My husband is a loyal man.
664
00:38:56,720 --> 00:38:59,640
Besides, he owes his life to Ms Liu.
665
00:38:59,720 --> 00:39:01,550
Looks like Guo Han Lin has raised
666
00:39:01,670 --> 00:39:03,430
a daughter with the heart of a Buddha.
667
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:05,440
Too bad she's blind to wickedness.
668
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:08,680
Father, I beg you to reconsider.
669
00:39:08,790 --> 00:39:11,710
You have a dutiful and virtuous wife
by your side,
670
00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:13,110
yet you don't cherish her.
671
00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:16,000
Instead, you're bewitched by a girl
of dubious origin.
672
00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:17,140
Save your breath.
673
00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:18,610
The sentence has been passed.
674
00:39:18,710 --> 00:39:19,240
Father!
675
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:19,960
-Your Majesty!
-Father!
676
00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:21,040
Go back.
677
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:22,280
Father...
678
00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:29,240
Don't worry, Your Highness.
679
00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:31,360
Father has figured out a plan.
680
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,560
He'll try to save Ms Liu.
681
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:37,090
Thank you, my dear.
682
00:39:47,230 --> 00:39:49,600
Okay. It's time.
683
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:50,800
Let's go.
684
00:40:54,420 --> 00:40:55,300
Guards.
685
00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:00,400
Bury her outside.
686
00:41:00,510 --> 00:41:01,280
Yes.
687
00:41:13,670 --> 00:41:15,320
Your Highness. Madam.
688
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:16,680
I was too late
689
00:41:16,790 --> 00:41:18,430
to save Liu E.
690
00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:22,480
Madam.
691
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,470
A decree by the Emperor!
692
00:41:28,420 --> 00:41:32,220
[End of Episode 1]
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