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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 32]
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The divine memorandum is so well-written
and every word is a gem.
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It tells of Your Majesty's
contributions and virtues.
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Reading it gives off the feeling
like it's the wisdom from heaven.
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A virtuous king
is the good fortune of his people.
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Are you praising yourself
for your brilliant literary talent
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or singing me praise?
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I...I don't quite follow.
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Wang Qin Ruo, how dare you
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falsify the divine memorandum
and deceive your king?
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How should you be punished for that?
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I...
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Did you think I wouldn't recognize
the handwriting on the divine memorandum
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or
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that was your intention all along?
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Your Majesty.
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Indeed.
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I was the one
who forged the divine memorandum.
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You've got some nerve, Wang Qin Ruo.
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How dare you fool me
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and the rest of the world?
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I dare not.
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I wasn't sure
if this plan would work out.
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That's why
I dare not inform Your Majesty
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as I was afraid
it would add to the worry.
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Thank God for his blessings
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as well as the cooperation
from Your Majesty and fellow ministers.
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Also, not to forget...
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Not to forget
Virtuous Consort's vigilance
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and contribution for playing it by ear.
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You're right.
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Actually, as the Grand Tutor,
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how would Ping Zhong
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not recognize your handwriting?
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I'm sorry.
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I have committed a crime
and I deserve the death penalty.
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But I did all this to help
share Your Majesty's burden.
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But there's no escaping from the crime
of deceiving Your Majesty.
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Please give me my punishment.
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Tell me this first.
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What's with the red-crowned crane
and red jade?
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The red-crowned crane is a pet of mine.
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As for the red jade,
it's a family heirloom.
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You seemed pretty busy yourself
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although you haven't been coming
to the court.
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Get up.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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I also heard
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that you even tried
to drown yourself in some lake.
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I...
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I felt ashamed and had no reason to live
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when Your Majesty turned your back on me.
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When I tried to drown myself
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and in the moment of death,
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the free-flowing clear spring water
made me realize
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that the ancient sages' teachings
were based on the heavenly law.
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The Liaos are difficult to teach.
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Fortunately,
they still have the fear of gods.
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That is why
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Lord Wang used the so-called
heavenly ways
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to terrify the Liaos.
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That's right.
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Your Majesty.
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The key to success in my plan
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was Lord Xing.
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Me?
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Lord Wang.
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No one can tell for sure
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how much you and I have drunk.
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Here. Cheers.
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Lord Xing.
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Lord Wang.
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Good wine.
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How nice. How pleasant.
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Lord Xing, this is...
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Lord Xing, what are you doing?
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I left home in a hurry today
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and forgot to bring the drinking money.
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Lord Xing.
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We had a deal that it was my treat.
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If there isn't enough,
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just send someone back to get it.
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Chancellor Wang.
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Don't be silly.
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How can I let you pay for it?
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Right, Lord Wang.
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Have you heard the legend
of the Yellow Crane Tower?
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Yes.
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No!
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I have never heard of it.
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Great.
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It is said
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that during the Three Kingdoms period,
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Fei Wen Yi went to Xin's Restaurant
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-for a drink.
-Have a drink!
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Just like me,
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he left home in a hurry
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and forgot to bring his drinking money.
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So Fei Wen Yi told Xin,
the owner of the restaurant
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that he would draw him a yellow crane
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to show his sincerity.
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I'll draw...
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I'll draw one too.
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Crane is the incarnation of the immortal
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and the steed of the immortal.
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[So naturally,]
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[it becomes the best messenger
to convey the will of heaven.]
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[So I went to Huating,
the hometown of cranes,]
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[to buy dozens of cranes]
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[and trained them day and night.]
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Finally, it did the job.
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You're right.
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That explains
the sound of whistling bamboo
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at Qian Yuan Gate.
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That's right.
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You sure
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are quick-witted.
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As compared to Bi Gan's
Seven Apertures Mystical Heart,
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this is a whole different level.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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I'm flattered.
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You definitely deserve the praises.
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As long as Your Majesty doesn't blame me,
I...
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Since when did I say that?
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Forget it.
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This resolved the dispute with Liao.
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Both of you have rendered great service.
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It's all thanks
to Your Majesty's great blessings.
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-Thank you, Your Majesty.
-We dare not take credit for it.
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That's right.
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Yet, this couldn't be made public.
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I have to think about it again.
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Your Majesty.
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There's no need to worry
about such trivial matters.
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Come hell or high water,
we'll not hesitate
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to help share Your Majesty's burden.
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But there's something I have to say.
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Do tell.
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The red-crowned crane and divine
memorandum were my doing.
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But the auspicious sign from the above
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is no old wives' tale.
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Your Majesty.
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Zhoubo star, the auspicious star,
has appeared.
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Also, lately, many auspicious things
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and connected tree branches
have appeared in various state capitals.
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Your Majesty's virtue
is clearly remarkable
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which brings peace to Song.
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God is touched, and thus,
the auspicious signs from heaven.
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The Emperor who follows
the Mandate of Heaven says
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that His Majesty is divinely appointed
to care for his people
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and all nations for over a decade.
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All shall offer a libation to the gods
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with sincere hearts and blessings
shall be passed down for generations.
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The prophecy in the divine memorandum
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prophesied as many as three volumes
of auspicious signs.
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All shall respectfully receive the unusual
auspicious signs bestowed from above
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and thank the excellency of God
for the bestowal.
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To commemorate era name,
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the fifth year of Jingde is changed
to the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu,
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and thus the new inscription
of Xiangfu Yuanbao.
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The whole nation shall celebrate
and a general amnesty is granted to all.
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Long live Your Majesty!
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Your Highness, quickly get down here!
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-Your Highness!
-Your Highness!
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-Be careful!
-Your Highness!
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-Your Highness!
-Don't come near!
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-It's dangerous!
-Your Highness, it's too dangerous!
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-Shut up!
-Come down, Your Highness!
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I can't solve it!
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Your Highness, it's dangerous!
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Is that Duke Chu?
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Yes.
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Why is he standing
in such a dangerous place?
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I don't know.
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Your Highness!
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Be careful!
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This is...
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How could I forget?
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I think I was...
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Let me try.
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Your Highness, I can solve it.
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Let me try.
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That's impossible.
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How would Your Highness know
if I haven't tried?
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Pass it to me.
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Here.
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Your Highness, you're too far away.
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I can't reach.
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Come nearer.
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Be careful.
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Here.
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I have one condition.
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If I can solve it,
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Your Highness has to come inside.
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Promise me, and I'll do it.
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Sure, I promise.
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Solve it already.
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It's done.
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You did it!
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These dishes are prepared
based on your preferences.
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Father, Mother, try it.
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All right.
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-All right.
-Thank you.
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Mother, try it.
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Now that the Guo family has lost power,
everyone hits us when we're down
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and avoids us.
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But Your Highness actually took us
as your foster parents
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and prepared such a sumptuous feast.
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We're truly grateful for that.
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Father, you've overstated the case.
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We're a family now.
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I have been meaning
to invite both of you into the palace.
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But you've been ill
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for months.
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When I heard that you got better,
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I decided to invite you into the palace.
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Father.
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Do you feel better now?
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Yes, much better.
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I could recover so quickly
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all thanks to Your Highness
for sending people to look after me.
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I shall use this
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to give a toast to Your Highness.
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We're so happy
to have such a filial daughter
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who spares a thought for us.
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Don't mention it.
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I should be the one giving a toast
to both of you.
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It looks like I came just in time.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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-Greetings, Your Majesty.
-Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Rise, Father and Mother.
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This is a family dinner. Keep it casual.
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-All right. Take a seat, Your Majesty.
-Here.
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What brings Your Majesty here?
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Do you not welcome me?
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Take a seat.
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-Take a seat.
-Take a seat.
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-Add another set of cutlery.
-Yes.
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Did Her Highness make
this Orange-Flavoured Crab Meat?
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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I knew it.
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Father.
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Virtuous Consort
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made this dish based on Shu's method.
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I could tell with just a bite.
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But she's just so unfair.
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I had to beg her to make it for me.
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But today, she prepared a plate of it
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knowing that both of you are coming.
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All thanks to Her Highness
for not despising us
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and took us
as Her Highness's foster parents.
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Her Highness treats us like family.
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Although Qing Yi is gone,
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Your Highness made us feel
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like we have another daughter.
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-That's right.
-Just like our own.
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To me, you're like the late Empress.
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Yunying noodles are best for the elderly.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Your Majesty.
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Does Your Majesty intend
to make Her Highness the empress?
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What do you think
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about this god-daughter of yours?
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A woman of virtue
who lives up to the hype.
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00:15:30,150 --> 00:15:33,360
But if Your Majesty were to make
Her Highness the empress,
271
00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:35,660
it isn't the time yet.
272
00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,420
Her Highness has no children.
273
00:15:38,610 --> 00:15:40,720
Despite Her Highness's contributions,
274
00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,610
it might not be enough
to convince the officials.
275
00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,160
Once this proposal is put forward,
276
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it is likely to end in deadlock.
277
00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,960
It's better to come up
with a sure-fire plan.
278
00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:02,800
Your concerns
279
00:16:05,180 --> 00:16:06,340
make perfect sense.
280
00:16:06,940 --> 00:16:10,060
From the looks of it,
there's no rushing this matter.
281
00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:11,240
More haste, less speed.
282
00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,170
Here's a toast for you.
283
00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,740
Your Highness, although you're now
the Virtuous Consort
284
00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,160
and favoured by His Majesty,
285
00:16:24,730 --> 00:16:26,650
good times don't last long
286
00:16:26,850 --> 00:16:28,970
in the palace
287
00:16:29,210 --> 00:16:31,450
if you don't have children of your own.
288
00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,360
It's not that I don't want to.
289
00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,480
Truth be told,
290
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,680
when I had Ji'er,
291
00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,280
my health and vital energy were affected.
292
00:16:46,850 --> 00:16:49,130
Now that I'm rather advanced in age,
293
00:16:49,710 --> 00:16:51,670
it's hard to get pregnant again.
294
00:16:53,170 --> 00:16:55,140
Your Highness is such a kind person.
295
00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:58,750
Judging from your facial features,
Your Highness will surely be blessed.
296
00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,990
Your Highness will surely have a son.
297
00:17:08,150 --> 00:17:09,270
Eat up.
298
00:17:09,569 --> 00:17:10,240
All right.
299
00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:12,680
Here. Mother, eat up.
300
00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,839
The ethics of proper dressing.
301
00:17:26,250 --> 00:17:29,930
Childhood learning begins with the attire.
302
00:17:30,220 --> 00:17:30,960
Sheng'er.
303
00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,560
Learning proper dressing comes first,
followed by sensibility and reasoning.
304
00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:35,920
Got it?
305
00:17:36,610 --> 00:17:38,730
Greet the teacher.
306
00:17:38,810 --> 00:17:39,620
Stand up.
307
00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,160
First bow.
308
00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,200
Teach me how to read.
309
00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:49,100
Second bow.
310
00:17:49,490 --> 00:17:51,700
Teach me how to behave with integrity.
311
00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,360
Third bow.
312
00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,350
Never to be forgotten.
313
00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,010
Enlightenment ceremony.
314
00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,000
Third.
315
00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:11,680
Fifth.
316
00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:13,680
Sheng'er.
317
00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:18,080
All right.
318
00:18:24,530 --> 00:18:27,970
Sixth, it's your turn.
319
00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:36,170
He's the most mischievous one.
320
00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,080
But he's also my favourite.
321
00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:43,640
All right.
322
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,160
First writing ceremony.
323
00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,000
Sixth.
324
00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:52,760
Hold your brush nicely.
325
00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,070
Hold it slightly downward.
326
00:18:56,070 --> 00:19:00,990
One stroke to the left and another
to the right is the character "ren".
327
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,150
Here, take a look at my writing.
328
00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:06,510
[Man]
329
00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:27,760
Zhao Yun Sheng.
330
00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,880
What's the matter? Being naughty again?
331
00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,130
I...I'm going to get the ruler.
332
00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:38,080
Father.
333
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,760
Sixth, sit down. Sit up straight.
334
00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,080
Greetings, Your Majesty.
335
00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:50,040
Greetings, Your Majesty.
336
00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:51,520
Rise.
337
00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:53,270
Grand Tutor.
338
00:19:53,770 --> 00:19:56,370
Teaching my fellow nephews
the first writing ceremony?
339
00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,560
Yes, Your Majesty.
340
00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,720
Which child is he?
341
00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:05,840
Sixth.
342
00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:07,640
Here, greet your uncle.
343
00:20:07,980 --> 00:20:09,260
Greetings, Uncle.
344
00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:11,220
You're all grown up now.
345
00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,200
He has reached school age now.
346
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:15,800
Where are the rest of my nephews?
347
00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,480
Come forward. Let me take a look.
348
00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:24,240
Yes.
349
00:20:25,030 --> 00:20:26,530
Yuan Fen, you're truly blessed.
350
00:20:27,690 --> 00:20:28,610
Thank you, Your Majesty.
351
00:20:28,690 --> 00:20:30,290
But shouldn't there be six of them?
352
00:20:30,700 --> 00:20:31,680
Why are there only five of them?
353
00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:32,560
Your Majesty.
354
00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,320
Yun Huai has always been in poor health.
355
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:35,520
He caught a cold
356
00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,390
and is resting now
after taking the medicine.
357
00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,240
My nephews seem to be talented.
358
00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,880
I believe they must do pretty well
in their studies.
359
00:20:46,540 --> 00:20:47,580
Who's going to start first?
360
00:20:48,010 --> 00:20:49,940
Tell me what you've learned.
361
00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:53,840
Your Majesty, they're pretty slow-witted
362
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:54,820
and are slow learners.
363
00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:55,840
They'd better not.
364
00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,310
You're being too modest.
365
00:20:58,410 --> 00:20:59,770
The children of a well-educated man
366
00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,240
like you can't be bad.
367
00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:03,520
Besides, there's the Grand Tutor too.
368
00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:05,670
He was my first teacher
369
00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:07,830
and also the teacher
who has taught You'er.
370
00:21:08,330 --> 00:21:09,610
With extra guidance,
371
00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,720
his students can't be bad.
372
00:21:13,370 --> 00:21:14,230
But...
373
00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,230
Your Highness,
since His Majesty has made the request,
374
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,640
let the children say a thing or two.
375
00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,160
Third, you first.
376
00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,240
Uncle.
377
00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,640
I shall recite "The Great Learning"
378
00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:33,720
that the teacher has taught yesterday.
379
00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:34,840
That's great.
380
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,880
What the Great Learning teaches
is to manifest one's bright virtue,
381
00:21:38,970 --> 00:21:40,410
to revitalize the people,
382
00:21:40,490 --> 00:21:42,170
and to rest in the highest excellence.
383
00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,520
Knowing where to stop provides focus,
384
00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,680
having focus enables calmness,
385
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,950
a calm demeanour
brings about tranquillity,
386
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,880
a tranquil mind
allows for clear deliberation,
387
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:52,880
clear deliberation leads
to the attainment of wisdom.
388
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,880
There are foundations and ramifications.
Everything has a beginning and an end,
389
00:21:57,020 --> 00:22:00,140
Knowing what comes first and after
takes one closer to knowing the way.
390
00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:03,720
Those in the past who wanted to manifest
their bright virtue to all in the world
391
00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:06,320
first governed their states well.
392
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,160
[When you have stability,
you can be tranquil.]
393
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,760
[When you are tranquil,
you can be at ease.]
394
00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:12,800
Father!
395
00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:14,840
Come here.
396
00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:17,860
How was it?
397
00:22:19,740 --> 00:22:21,020
Every day at this hour,
398
00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:22,240
he'll start to lose focus
399
00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,880
and expect your return
when the bell falls.
400
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:25,640
Really?
401
00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:26,720
No.
402
00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,080
You miss me, right?
403
00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,040
But I have learned
"The Great Learning" by heart now.
404
00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:32,430
Recite it for me.
405
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,840
What the Great Learning teaches
is to manifest one's bright virtue,
406
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,600
to revitalize the people,
407
00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,080
and to rest in the highest excellence.
408
00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,200
[Knowing where to stop provides focus,]
409
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,630
[having focus enables calmness.]
410
00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,090
To ensure personal probity,
one must maintain a just mind,
411
00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,640
a just mind should hold
only sincere intentions,
412
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,070
upholding sincere intentions requires one
to attain and accumulate wisdom...
413
00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:56,440
That will do.
414
00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,390
The extension of knowledge...
415
00:22:58,540 --> 00:22:59,160
That's enough!
416
00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,080
lies in the investigation of things.
417
00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:02,560
Yuan Fen.
418
00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,920
Yun Rang, well done.
419
00:23:08,470 --> 00:23:09,930
The extension of knowledge
lies in the investigation of things.
420
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,120
What does it mean?
421
00:23:13,110 --> 00:23:15,870
"Wu" refers to all things.
422
00:23:16,870 --> 00:23:20,510
"Ge" means to arrive.
423
00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:21,940
The extension...
424
00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:22,960
That will do.
425
00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:29,380
What child are you?
426
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,120
I'm the eldest, Zhao Yun Ning.
427
00:23:32,390 --> 00:23:34,630
Bow and greet your uncle.
428
00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:37,680
Uncle.
429
00:23:38,290 --> 00:23:39,150
Forego the formalities.
430
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:40,880
I see the bow in your hand.
431
00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,160
Do you love archery?
432
00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:43,800
Yes, I love archery.
433
00:23:43,970 --> 00:23:45,970
Why don't I show you?
434
00:23:46,150 --> 00:23:46,990
Sure.
435
00:23:49,930 --> 00:23:51,970
How about shooting the wild goose?
436
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,400
Yun Ning, don't talk big.
437
00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:56,880
Grandfather, don't underestimate me.
438
00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,760
Father, I told you to make me
a new bow.
439
00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:15,760
But painting is all you know.
440
00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,520
You never take my words to heart.
441
00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,360
Behave yourself.
442
00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:24,360
That's all right.
443
00:24:25,270 --> 00:24:27,150
It's good if you enjoy horse-riding
and archery.
444
00:24:27,470 --> 00:24:28,390
In a few days,
445
00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,640
I will give you a golden bow.
446
00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:32,720
For real?
447
00:24:32,850 --> 00:24:33,970
An emperor doesn't go back on his words.
448
00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:36,800
But you have to learn how to ride
and shoot
449
00:24:37,220 --> 00:24:38,760
as well as reading books
on the art of war.
450
00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:40,820
When you grow up,
451
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,720
expand the territory for Song.
452
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,760
At that time, I will make you a general.
453
00:24:46,050 --> 00:24:47,740
Sure! I want to be a general!
454
00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,400
But I don't like reading books
on the art of war.
455
00:24:51,710 --> 00:24:53,150
Don't spew nonsense.
456
00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,890
Sheng'er, don't cry. Sheng'er.
457
00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:58,720
What's with him?
458
00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:00,480
Your Majesty.
459
00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:01,480
This is Yun Yu, my fourth son.
460
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,960
He's usually very timid.
Please bear with it.
461
00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:04,120
-Give it back to me!
-Stop fighting.
462
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,240
-It's mine! Give it back!
-Stop fighting.
463
00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,040
Yuan Fen, stop them.
464
00:25:08,670 --> 00:25:10,870
Knock it off! Stop fighting!
465
00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:12,480
All right now.
466
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:13,420
Don't fight.
467
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,040
Don't fight.
468
00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:16,000
Don't fight.
469
00:25:17,180 --> 00:25:19,660
Apologies. That's how things are
around here. We got used to it.
470
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:20,670
Knock it off.
471
00:25:21,340 --> 00:25:23,190
Why are you crying? Stop crying.
472
00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,160
Stop crying already.
473
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,360
Don't cry anymore.
474
00:25:28,370 --> 00:25:29,130
Yuan Fen.
475
00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,320
I've been longing to have a son
476
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,880
but it just never happened.
477
00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:35,330
But right here...
478
00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,120
Having too many of them
isn't necessarily a good thing.
479
00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:44,560
They are just some spoiled kids.
480
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:45,760
I'm sorry Your Majesty had to see this.
481
00:25:53,610 --> 00:25:57,530
Your seventh son, Chan'er,
is a smart kid.
482
00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:00,370
Virtuous Consort
is especially fond of him.
483
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,520
She takes care
of his everyday life herself.
484
00:26:03,970 --> 00:26:06,850
Chan'er is blessed to be loved
485
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,050
and pampered by Her Highness.
486
00:26:09,590 --> 00:26:11,440
She really loves this kid.
487
00:26:12,410 --> 00:26:14,890
They seem to really click.
488
00:26:15,270 --> 00:26:18,790
How about letting Chan'er
stay in the palace
489
00:26:18,870 --> 00:26:20,270
to keep her company?
490
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:21,640
What do you think?
491
00:26:25,410 --> 00:26:27,580
Whatever Your Majesty says.
492
00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,840
That's great.
493
00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:55,680
Your Majesty.
494
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:11,480
Missing Ji'er?
495
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:26,760
Ying'er.
496
00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:28,520
I'm all right.
497
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,840
I sewed this for Your Majesty myself.
498
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:42,100
All right.
499
00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:51,610
Brown and yellow
500
00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,120
seem to go well together.
501
00:27:56,490 --> 00:27:58,150
Anything that you've sewn yourself
502
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,120
is surely the best.
503
00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:03,920
Take a seat.
504
00:28:10,370 --> 00:28:13,010
I went to Yuan Fen's place today
505
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,480
and met his sons.
506
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,960
But none of them seems like a smart kid.
507
00:28:21,550 --> 00:28:23,340
Duke Ji hides his light under a bushel
508
00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,640
and doesn't like showing off
and invite trouble.
509
00:28:27,630 --> 00:28:29,590
I bet he deliberately
510
00:28:30,510 --> 00:28:32,110
neglected his sons' education.
511
00:28:33,660 --> 00:28:34,900
Regardless,
512
00:28:36,020 --> 00:28:39,660
my nephews will never amount to much
513
00:28:40,260 --> 00:28:41,580
or live up to the hype.
514
00:28:45,620 --> 00:28:47,180
So I was thinking
515
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,400
if we should send Chan'er back.
516
00:28:54,290 --> 00:28:55,130
Ying'er.
517
00:28:56,740 --> 00:28:58,540
Do you want to have another child?
518
00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:04,480
Your Highness.
519
00:29:06,650 --> 00:29:08,390
Did His Majesty say anything
520
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:14,120
about keeping Chan'er in the palace
to keep Virtuous Consort company?
521
00:29:16,770 --> 00:29:17,770
Yes.
522
00:29:20,350 --> 00:29:24,110
Did His Majesty mention
how long it would take?
523
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:29,480
No.
524
00:29:30,620 --> 00:29:33,300
At first, I wanted to ask His Majesty
525
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,040
when I could bring Chan'er home.
526
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,320
I never thought that
His Majesty would suggest it.
527
00:29:40,410 --> 00:29:41,530
Your Highness.
528
00:29:44,010 --> 00:29:47,950
Perhaps, it's a good thing.
529
00:29:49,810 --> 00:29:51,730
How is that a good thing?
530
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,350
Your Highness, think about it.
531
00:29:56,210 --> 00:29:58,160
His Majesty has no children.
532
00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,340
Chan'er is Your Highness's son
533
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,840
who's also the son
of His Majesty's closest family.
534
00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,070
What other reasons can there be
535
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,000
for keeping him
and raising him in the palace?
536
00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:16,570
Father, you're saying...
537
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:23,920
That's not possible.
538
00:30:27,230 --> 00:30:28,920
One way or another,
539
00:30:30,290 --> 00:30:32,970
we need a crown prince
to succeed the throne.
540
00:30:33,710 --> 00:30:35,290
His Majesty has no children.
541
00:30:36,250 --> 00:30:38,490
Adopting his brother's son
and passing the throne to him
542
00:30:38,910 --> 00:30:40,240
isn't uncommon
543
00:30:41,290 --> 00:30:44,020
in history.
544
00:30:57,450 --> 00:30:59,690
Is Your Majesty suggesting
that I adopt Chan'er?
545
00:31:04,490 --> 00:31:09,010
Perhaps, I'm not blessed
546
00:31:10,710 --> 00:31:11,950
and destined to have no sons.
547
00:31:12,030 --> 00:31:12,870
Your Majesty.
548
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:15,640
Let me finish.
549
00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,360
I'm not greedy for the throne,
550
00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:26,690
but even with the old royal system
to pass on the throne,
551
00:31:26,770 --> 00:31:27,970
Yuan Fen and his sons
552
00:31:28,050 --> 00:31:29,700
aren't cut out to be an emperor.
553
00:31:30,470 --> 00:31:31,590
Back then,
554
00:31:32,370 --> 00:31:36,090
Emperor Taizu ended the chaotic Five
Dynasties and reunified the territories.
555
00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,880
Emperor Taizong made great efforts
to fight from all four quarters.
556
00:31:42,290 --> 00:31:43,740
I can't let Song
557
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,200
be ruined in my hands.
558
00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:52,850
Lately,
559
00:31:56,330 --> 00:32:00,020
I've been getting very frequent headaches.
560
00:32:02,190 --> 00:32:03,230
So I
561
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:05,760
have to start grooming
562
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,120
a qualified successor
563
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,040
to succeed the throne
as soon as possible.
564
00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:12,660
Chan'er is still young.
565
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,450
If he was sent back
to Duke Ji's Residence,
566
00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:18,240
perhaps,
567
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,710
he might turn out to be a good-for-nothing
like those other six kids.
568
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,970
But if he grows up in the palace
since young,
569
00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:30,100
you and I can both raise him ourselves.
570
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:31,680
Someday,
571
00:32:31,930 --> 00:32:34,330
he'll make a great crown prince
of Song.
572
00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:37,810
To have Your Majesty entrust me
with this,
573
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,400
I truly am grateful.
574
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:45,920
The mother of my crown prince...
575
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,100
should be you.
576
00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,800
I understand where Your Majesty
is coming from.
577
00:33:02,970 --> 00:33:04,570
But still, I think
578
00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:08,890
we shouldn't rush into adoption.
579
00:33:13,330 --> 00:33:14,770
I still hope
580
00:33:16,350 --> 00:33:18,480
Your Majesty will have your own bloodline.
581
00:33:29,150 --> 00:33:30,740
His Majesty has another ulterior motive
582
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,920
behind this move.
583
00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:40,060
His Majesty wants to appoint the empress.
584
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,040
Empress?
585
00:33:45,830 --> 00:33:47,370
To educate a prince,
586
00:33:49,350 --> 00:33:50,950
there must be a stepmother.
587
00:33:52,250 --> 00:33:55,090
His Majesty loves Virtuous Consort deeply.
588
00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:58,360
It's known to all.
589
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,090
Didn't His Majesty tell you
590
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,930
that he wanted to keep Chan'er
in the palace to accompany Her Highness?
591
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:09,590
This speaks for itself.
592
00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:14,679
From the looks of it,
593
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:19,520
the only one in the entire Imperial Harem
qualified to compete for the position
594
00:34:21,170 --> 00:34:22,560
is none other than Virtuous Consort.
595
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:30,139
It looks like I have to go along
with His Majesty this time.
596
00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:41,770
[Qian Yuan Gate]
597
00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:48,920
Your Majesty.
598
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,520
It's been a while
since Empress Guo's passing.
599
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,389
The Main Palace is left vacant.
600
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,400
Your Majesty,
please appoint a new empress.
601
00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:58,810
It's mainly because the affairs
of the Imperial Harem
602
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,520
can help pacify public sentiment.
603
00:35:01,910 --> 00:35:03,260
In your opinion,
604
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,760
who in the Imperial Harem
can be the empress?
605
00:35:09,220 --> 00:35:10,620
I think
606
00:35:10,990 --> 00:35:13,750
the Virtuous Consort is kind,
gentle, and virtuous.
607
00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,600
Her Highness
can be the mother of the nation.
608
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:16,900
Your Majesty.
609
00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:18,880
I don't think it's appropriate.
610
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,640
Despite having both integrity and talent
611
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,240
and has made great contributions to Song,
612
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,480
Her Highness hasn't given birth to a
royal offspring since entering the palace.
613
00:35:26,810 --> 00:35:28,770
If Her Highness is made the empress
without careful consideration,
614
00:35:28,890 --> 00:35:30,530
I'm afraid it'll be hard
to convince the masses.
615
00:35:30,990 --> 00:35:31,990
Without careful consideration?
616
00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:34,970
Chancellor Kou, you're wrong.
617
00:35:35,670 --> 00:35:39,030
In addition
to extending His Majesty's bloodline,
618
00:35:39,110 --> 00:35:41,350
an empress has to be
the motherly model of the nation,
619
00:35:41,530 --> 00:35:43,890
helps to propagate the imperial influence,
honourable,
620
00:35:43,970 --> 00:35:45,650
capable of leading the imperial consorts,
621
00:35:45,730 --> 00:35:47,330
and known for her virtues
throughout the land.
622
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,030
May I ask
623
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:51,740
who else besides Virtuous Consort
624
00:35:51,820 --> 00:35:53,120
is capable of picking up the mantle?
625
00:35:56,230 --> 00:35:57,110
Your Majesty.
626
00:35:57,750 --> 00:36:00,350
The Noble Consort is the head
of all the imperial consorts
627
00:36:00,830 --> 00:36:04,110
and has been with Your Majesty
the longest time.
628
00:36:04,190 --> 00:36:06,750
In terms of virtues, Her Highness
can rival Virtuous Consort
629
00:36:06,830 --> 00:36:07,710
and has the capability.
630
00:36:07,790 --> 00:36:10,550
Also, Her Highness has given birth
to Princess Shou An.
631
00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:13,030
In my opinion, Noble Consort
632
00:36:13,310 --> 00:36:15,950
makes a better candidate
for the position.
633
00:36:16,550 --> 00:36:17,830
I second the motion.
634
00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:19,520
It's still not appropriate.
635
00:36:20,070 --> 00:36:23,690
Noble Consort too hasn't given birth
to royal offspring.
636
00:36:24,150 --> 00:36:25,150
Chancellor Kou.
637
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,120
In the entire Imperial Harem,
638
00:36:27,790 --> 00:36:30,230
no consorts have given birth
to royal offspring.
639
00:36:30,470 --> 00:36:33,510
Or make the one who's most likely to give
birth to royal offspring as empress?
640
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:34,480
Your Majesty.
641
00:36:34,550 --> 00:36:36,750
I think Lady Beauty
makes a better candidate
642
00:36:36,830 --> 00:36:37,870
given her good looks.
643
00:36:37,950 --> 00:36:40,470
Lord Ding, you might as well recommend
the Noble Lady.
644
00:36:40,550 --> 00:36:42,910
At least, Her Highness has given birth
to Princess Shou Kang.
645
00:36:42,990 --> 00:36:45,150
Perhaps, Her Highness
is more likely to conceive again.
646
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,330
Lord Pan, that's not right.
647
00:36:50,190 --> 00:36:51,030
Your Majesty.
648
00:36:51,310 --> 00:36:52,910
The Noble Lady isn't suitable.
649
00:36:53,030 --> 00:36:54,510
Her Highness is a foreigner.
650
00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:58,150
Your Majesty,
please reconsider this matter.
651
00:36:58,240 --> 00:36:59,120
Your Majesty.
652
00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:00,630
I think
653
00:37:00,850 --> 00:37:03,120
the one who first gives birth
to a royal offspring
654
00:37:03,180 --> 00:37:04,590
should be made the empress.
655
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,460
But right now, we haven’t heard
656
00:37:09,550 --> 00:37:11,620
of any imperial consorts
who is showing signs of pregnancy.
657
00:37:11,870 --> 00:37:15,560
Are we going
to leave this position vacant?
658
00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:17,350
Don't forget.
659
00:37:17,470 --> 00:37:19,740
It's been almost half a year
660
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:22,750
since the consorts
entered the palace lately.
661
00:37:22,830 --> 00:37:24,730
None are pregnant as of late.
662
00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:29,990
I'm afraid it isn't likely
to have a royal offspring any time soon.
663
00:37:30,550 --> 00:37:31,530
Grand Tutor.
664
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,350
Are you trying to blame me
and insinuate that I'm incompetent?
665
00:37:34,870 --> 00:37:36,310
I...I dare not.
666
00:37:36,390 --> 00:37:37,230
Dare not?
667
00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:38,720
Calm down, Your Majesty.
668
00:37:38,820 --> 00:37:41,260
The Grand Tutor said that
for the sake of our nation.
669
00:37:41,340 --> 00:37:43,660
After all, the royal offspring
is the foundation of one.
670
00:37:43,790 --> 00:37:46,190
Just now, the Grand Tutor meant to say...
671
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,840
that he was hoping Your Majesty
would go for consort selection.
672
00:37:50,590 --> 00:37:51,430
Your Majesty.
673
00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:53,670
I think that's a great idea.
674
00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:55,870
A consort selection adds
to the number of concubines
675
00:37:55,950 --> 00:37:58,950
and increases the chances
of conceiving a royal offspring.
676
00:38:00,110 --> 00:38:02,830
Your Majesty, I, too, think
that this is feasible.
677
00:38:02,910 --> 00:38:03,830
Your Majesty.
678
00:38:04,350 --> 00:38:05,630
There are too few concubines.
679
00:38:06,550 --> 00:38:09,830
Indeed, Your Majesty
should have more concubines
680
00:38:10,350 --> 00:38:11,950
to help extend the bloodline.
681
00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:16,590
But there isn't any conflict between this
and the appointment of empress.
682
00:38:18,350 --> 00:38:20,870
That's right.
We can first appoint an empress
683
00:38:21,110 --> 00:38:25,110
and the new empress shall preside over
the consort selection for Your Majesty.
684
00:38:25,510 --> 00:38:27,270
Your Majesty, I think...
685
00:38:27,350 --> 00:38:28,710
Shut up, all of you!
686
00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:30,640
Apologies, Your Majesty.
687
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:31,770
All of you...
688
00:38:31,950 --> 00:38:33,630
The empress is my concern.
689
00:38:33,710 --> 00:38:35,470
As to whom to appoint,
690
00:38:35,830 --> 00:38:37,210
it's all up to me!
691
00:38:37,470 --> 00:38:38,710
Say no more!
692
00:38:38,790 --> 00:38:40,590
But appointing the empress
isn't the royal family's affair.
693
00:38:40,670 --> 00:38:42,110
-I said, shut up!
-Your Majesty.
694
00:38:42,190 --> 00:38:43,790
I won't hear it! Dismiss!
695
00:38:44,950 --> 00:38:46,830
Dismiss!
696
00:39:00,670 --> 00:39:01,950
This is nice.
697
00:39:04,870 --> 00:39:06,310
Listen to it. Here!
698
00:39:07,270 --> 00:39:08,870
You have to listen to it.
699
00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:10,870
You listen to it.
700
00:39:10,950 --> 00:39:12,790
Your Highness, go gently.
701
00:39:14,390 --> 00:39:15,220
Your Highness.
702
00:39:15,310 --> 00:39:17,590
Why don't you try this?
703
00:39:18,270 --> 00:39:19,350
This is interesting.
704
00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:21,510
-Jing Zong.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
705
00:39:21,590 --> 00:39:22,550
You're dismissed.
706
00:39:22,630 --> 00:39:23,390
Yes.
707
00:39:23,470 --> 00:39:24,510
This is nice to hear.
708
00:39:24,590 --> 00:39:27,030
It's nice. Look.
709
00:39:27,110 --> 00:39:28,490
Go gently, Your Highness.
710
00:39:28,910 --> 00:39:31,150
-Your Highness!
-Look. Is it fun?
711
00:39:31,230 --> 00:39:32,270
Go gently, Your Highness.
712
00:39:32,350 --> 00:39:34,160
-Your Highness.
-Why don't we exchange?
713
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:35,790
Let's exchange.
714
00:39:36,990 --> 00:39:38,230
Go gently, Your Highness.
715
00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:39,910
Go gently, Your Highness.
716
00:39:39,990 --> 00:39:41,460
-Let's exchange.
-Go gently.
717
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:42,520
Your Majesty.
718
00:39:47,190 --> 00:39:47,990
Your Highness.
719
00:39:48,710 --> 00:39:49,990
Your Highness.
720
00:39:50,550 --> 00:39:51,950
No, Your Highness.
721
00:39:52,150 --> 00:39:53,030
Listen.
722
00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,200
Your Highness, you can't do that.
723
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:56,890
Here, Your Highness.
724
00:40:00,430 --> 00:40:01,190
This.
725
00:40:01,270 --> 00:40:02,630
Do you want me to play with you?
726
00:40:06,030 --> 00:40:07,270
How do we play?
727
00:40:07,450 --> 00:40:08,650
Spin it.
728
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:10,600
Spin it.
729
00:40:15,990 --> 00:40:17,190
That's right.
730
00:40:17,270 --> 00:40:17,990
Like this?
731
00:40:18,070 --> 00:40:18,910
Go faster.
732
00:40:20,510 --> 00:40:22,030
Well done!
733
00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:23,960
Your Highness.
734
00:40:24,670 --> 00:40:26,040
Your Highness, play this instead.
735
00:40:27,590 --> 00:40:29,150
Look.
736
00:40:40,110 --> 00:40:42,030
I'm really envious
737
00:40:43,510 --> 00:40:45,110
to see you being so carefree.
738
00:40:46,350 --> 00:40:48,310
Being an emperor, it's just so...
739
00:40:56,870 --> 00:40:58,070
Do you think
740
00:40:59,790 --> 00:41:01,350
being an emperor
741
00:41:02,110 --> 00:41:04,310
has to be this exhausting?
742
00:41:09,030 --> 00:41:10,830
All the officials
743
00:41:11,790 --> 00:41:15,200
want to decide for me and call the shots.
744
00:41:16,150 --> 00:41:17,590
All of them think
745
00:41:18,070 --> 00:41:20,310
they are doing it for the nation
746
00:41:20,990 --> 00:41:22,870
and talk about all the state affairs.
747
00:41:25,030 --> 00:41:26,290
Listening to their disputes
748
00:41:29,190 --> 00:41:30,790
really gives me a headache.
749
00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:36,680
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