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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 49]
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Your Highness, I apologise
on my sister's behalf.
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She entered the palace
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to persuade Duke Ji to
make a last-ditch attempt, right?
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Yes.
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Did she come on the Grand Tutor's orders?
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Yes.
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I believe so.
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She is a woman.
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Would she participate
in political affairs?
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My father was not sure
if the Emperor was fine.
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So he sent my sister here to find out
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before making his next move.
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Lord Cao.
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The Crown Prince and I
appreciate your honesty.
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Your Highness, the Crown Prince
is the chosen one.
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I'm just doing my job faithfully.
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You wanted to separate
Duke Ji and his wife
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in order to protect Duchess Ji.
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Too bad she was too consumed
by her obsession
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to realise what you've done for her.
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Your Highness, she had
a lapse of judgement.
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Please forgive her.
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I promised Duke Ji
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that I wouldn't hurt them.
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Naturally, I won't punish them.
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Besides, Lord Cao,
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the way you handle things
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makes me less worried
about the Cao family.
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Grand Tutor Cao
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should be thankful for
having a son like you.
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My father...
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The Grand Tutor is old.
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He's fallen ill recently.
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He should take a good rest
and enjoy his life.
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I'll send
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more guards to Cao Mansion.
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No one should disturb him
without a good reason.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Lord Cao, please rise.
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I will do my best
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in serving you and the Crown Prince.
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Lord Cao, you will have to
work hard for some time.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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[Qian Yuan Hall]
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The weather has changed.
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It's really an ill omen.
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Ever since the Emperor's death
was announced,
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the weather has been like this.
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Nature is mourning
the death of the Emperor.
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Greetings, Your Highness.
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Lord Su sent a sealed letter from
the front station
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by post horses.
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Your Highness.
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What did Lord Su say in the letter?
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The Emperor's casket
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will reach the capital tomorrow.
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[Qian Yuan Hall]
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Empress and Crown Prince.
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We have escorted the casket of
the Emperor back to the capital.
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Kneel down!
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Kneel down!
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Pay respect!
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[Da Qing Hall]
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Your Highness.
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Consort Chen has passed away.
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When did it happen?
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The royal tailor discovered it
when they sent the clothes over.
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I figured she passed away after noon.
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She's left as well.
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Your Highness.
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It's been ten years.
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It's been a decade.
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You learned that the Emperor was gone.
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So you went to see him,
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isn't that right?
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The Emperor has left me
and Shou Yi behind.
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Now you, too.
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You left without any hesitation.
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You two...
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You two were so cruel.
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Wan'er.
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Did you know,
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there were so many things that
I wanted to share with you?
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I was still looking forward
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to you leaving Yu Chen Palace.
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Together with Shou Yi and the Emperor,
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we'd sit at a table
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and have a meal
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as a family
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like the ordinary people.
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But now,
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my hope is gone.
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It's turned into regret.
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Your Highness, please stay strong.
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Your Highness.
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Should we get the handmaidens
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to change Consort Chen's clothes
and do her makeup?
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I'll do it myself.
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Get the dresses and accessories.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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I'm happy that both of you are pregnant.
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I don't know which one
of you got pregnant first
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and whether your children
will be boys or girls.
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Heaven has given a sign.
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I will give the jade pendants
to both of you.
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Sister, look.
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My court name and real name are on it.
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Is it all right for me
to call you "sister"?
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I have another younger sister now.
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Sister, look.
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Smile.
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Sister.
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Sister, I'll follow you wherever you go.
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I'll never go back on my word.
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Your Majesty, give me
another chance, all right?
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From now on,
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I'll spend the rest of my life here.
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We'll never see each other again.
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You said
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we'd never meet again in this life.
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It turned out that we never met again.
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The people are in white mourning dresses.
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It's a national mourning.
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Master, what's wrong? What happened?
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The Emperor.
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Hurry up, enter the city!
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[Spirit tablet of Emperor Zhenzong]
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We're going to discuss
the late Emperor's funeral.
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However, the Empress and the Crown Prince
are taking it lightly.
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Grand Tutor.
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I heard Consort Chen has passed away.
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I figure the Empress
has gone to her palace.
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You can invite Duke Ji here first.
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The Empress and the Crown Prince
are not here.
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Even if Duke Ji were here,
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there are many things we can't decide.
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For example, the will of the late Emperor
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and the matter of his successor.
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The late Emperor didn't leave any edict.
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At this critical moment,
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no matter what the reason is,
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the Empress
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should be here.
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She's being
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disrespectful to the late Emperor.
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Grand Tutor.
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Please mind your words.
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Urge the Empress.
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Yes.
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This is your favourite colour.
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I think you'd be happy
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to meet the Emperor in this dress.
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Your Highness.
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Lord Kou wants to see
you outside the palace.
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Lord Kou?
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Kou Zhun?
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Exactly.
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He's here to pay his last
respects to the Emperor.
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Allow him to enter the palace.
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Yes.
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I am back.
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-Master.
-Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty, I am back.
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I am late.
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I am late.
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Your Majesty, we parted many years ago.
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I moaned and worried day and night.
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I didn't get to bid farewell
to you face-to-face.
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I was worried that your work
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was affecting your health.
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But I never thought this would happen.
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No, I did not.
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You and I used to look
each other in the eye.
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But now, we're separated forever.
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Your Majesty.
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It turns out that everything is fated.
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I still remember when you and I first met,
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you were the energetic Duke Xiang.
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All I had was courage.
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Fortunately, I met you
and was taken in by you.
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We shared weals and woes.
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We defeated the Liao army
on the battlefield.
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We had a great friendship.
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We drank from the same jug.
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No mountain is as high as the sky.
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You were my sky.
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You were my ruler.
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You were also my confidant.
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A loyal subordinate does not
follow the herd and seek favour.
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A martyr is never afraid of death.
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I did give you advice despite your anger.
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I once disobeyed you.
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Your punishments and rewards
were blessings to me.
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You demoted and
promoted me four times.
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I was favoured one moment
and demoted the next.
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I desired to help you vanquish evil.
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I was willing to devote
my life to doing that.
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I'd repay you at all costs.
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The journey was arduous.
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By carriages and boats, I travelled
several times back and forth.
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My sandals were broken.
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Now I've come to
the end of our relationship.
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Your Majesty.
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When I received the edict of recall,
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I was trembling.
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The journey was long.
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I was sick and old.
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I was afraid I couldn't make it
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and would be unworthy of your sympathy.
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Also, I feared that
I'd die in another city
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and be buried there instead.
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However, you were magnanimous.
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I didn't plan to ask for
a chance to start anew.
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I only wished that our friendship
would remain intact.
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Who would have thought
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that my old friend would leave the world?
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I didn't get
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to see you for one last time.
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[Spirit tablet of Emperor Zhenzong]
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Your Majesty.
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I had so many plans
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to discuss with you.
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I had a lot of things
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to suggest to you.
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There are nine layers of heaven.
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I want to send the blue bird to find you.
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The road to the afterworld is long.
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I am willing to walk alongside you.
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Your Majesty, wait for me!
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Wait for me!
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Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Highness.
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The imperial physician
has checked on Lord Kou.
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He was extremely sad
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and emotional.
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That's why he collapsed. He's all right.
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Let the imperial physician
take care of him.
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Yes.
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Mother.
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Sister-in-law.
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Your Highness.
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Duchess Ji suddenly
suffered from abdominal pain.
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Why would she have abdominal pain?
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I have no idea.
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Send an imperial physician there at once.
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Duke Ji!
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Lord Cao.
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Monarchy and seniority come first.
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Duke Ji
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is neglecting his duty
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at the late Emperor's funeral.
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Actually, the Duke Ji's presence
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doesn't really matter.
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Si Qi!
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Si Qi!
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Your Highness.
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What happened?
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I'm much better.
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Imperial physician.
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You must keep Duchess Ji
and my child safe.
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I'll do my best.
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Your Highness.
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You shouldn't be here now.
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Si Qi.
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You have been with me for so many years.
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Don't you know
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what I care and want?
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What's more,
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does it matter where I am?
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I heard
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that my father entered the palace.
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That won't change anything.
284
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You look so weak now.
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I can't bear to see you like this.
286
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I'm unable to consider anything else.
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To me,
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you and our children are more
important than anything else.
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I only blame myself for my incompetence.
290
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I'm unable to help you.
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Instead, I'm a burden to you.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Si Qi, don't move.
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I know.
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I know.
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Your Highness, we hope
you and the Crown Prince
298
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will stay strong for the late Emperor.
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The country must have an emperor.
300
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The new emperor has to be enthroned
soon to take charge of the affairs
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and arrange the burial
of the late Emperor.
302
00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,280
Chancellor Wang, you're right.
303
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The late Emperor did not leave
an edict about the successor.
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Should we, the officials,
305
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,240
draft the edict of enthronement together?
306
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The late Emperor did not
leave an edict? Says who?
307
00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,800
The late Emperor left a verbal edict.
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"Crown Prince Zhao Zhen,"
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00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,000
"my first son, the Crown Prince
of the country,"
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"is benevolent, filial,
smart, and intelligent."
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"He can be enthroned before my casket."
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"However, he's still young."
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"Handling the general affairs and
maintaining law and order"
314
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"are the duties of the mother."
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"The Empress will be conferred
the title of Empress Dowager."
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"She'll also be partly in
charge of military affairs."
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00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:11,560
Lord Su.
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00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,440
Do you have a witness
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for your so-called verbal edict
from the late Emperor?
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00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,600
The late Emperor's words
321
00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:23,920
entered my ears.
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00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,720
Would I have the guts
to pass a fake edict?
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00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:29,600
So,
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00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,000
these are one-sided claims by Lord Su.
325
00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:34,720
It's hard to tell whether it's true.
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Empress and Crown Prince.
327
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,960
We may not have a verbal edict
from the late Emperor,
328
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,640
but the Crown Prince is the rightful
successor to the throne.
329
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,880
I don't dare to object.
330
00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,800
However, the Crown Prince
is much too young.
331
00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:54,040
We should choose
virtuous officials to assist him.
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00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,440
Grand Tutor, do you mean
333
00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,840
you're not going to obey
the late Emperor's will?
334
00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,000
Are you opposing the Empress Dowager's
right to be the regent
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00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,120
because you want
that position for yourself?
336
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,360
Grand Tutor, the new emperor is young.
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00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,280
I hope you won't harbour
any ulterior motives.
338
00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,840
Lord Su, why don't you get to the point?
339
00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:16,840
I'm just afraid that you,
340
00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:18,840
in your warped sense of loyalty,
341
00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,280
might imitate Guan Yu
in the Three Kingdoms,
342
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,200
whose allegiance lay
elsewhere despite his location.
343
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,520
Are you still clinging onto
the old royal system?
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00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,240
To Song,
345
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,760
the Zhao royal family
346
00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,680
and the late Emperor,
347
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,320
I've been loyal. Heaven
and earth bear witness to that.
348
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,920
Everything I do and say is
for the country's good.
349
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,080
The throne has been passed on
from one generation to the next.
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00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,920
I have no selfish thoughts!
351
00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:45,400
Great.
352
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,000
What a selfless statement!
353
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,280
Whether the Empress Dowager or someone
else acts as regent for the new emperor,
354
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,560
as a subject of Song
355
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,440
and the tutor of the late Emperor,
356
00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,680
am I in no place to give any advice?
357
00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:07,080
Should I allow you, Lord Su,
to call the shots instead?
358
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:08,960
Lord Su.
359
00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,840
You're trying so hard to make
the Empress Dowager the regent.
360
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,920
I'm afraid you're the one
harbouring ulterior motives.
361
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,080
I almost forgot.
362
00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,600
Lord Su should call
the Empress "sister-in-law".
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00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:26,520
Grand Tutor.
364
00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:28,520
Lord Su.
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00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,320
Please stop arguing.
366
00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,720
As officials,
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00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:34,000
you're rebuking
368
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,800
and questioning each other
before the late Emperor's casket.
369
00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,320
How can the Emperor rest in peace?
370
00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,280
[Spirit tablet of Emperor Zhenzong]
371
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:45,680
In my opinion,
372
00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,520
whether the Empress Dowager becomes
the regent as Lord Su suggested,
373
00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,880
or the Grand Tutor does,
374
00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:53,680
it should be for the sake
of the new emperor
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00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,480
and Song.
376
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,200
Your Highness, before
the late Emperor passed away,
377
00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:01,680
he'd allowed you and the Crown Prince
378
00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:03,160
to attend the Imperial Court meetings.
379
00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,040
The Empress Dowager has great talent
380
00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:06,480
and the ability to assist the government.
381
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:07,600
I believe
382
00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,600
the late Emperor would've wanted
her as the regent.
383
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:11,440
Your Highness.
384
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,160
You and the Crown Prince
are mother and son.
385
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:14,320
I also believe
386
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,600
the late Emperor would've
entrusted the Crown Prince to you.
387
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,720
I think the Empress Dowager
should be the regent.
388
00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,000
I second it.
389
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,920
The Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince
have spent much time together.
390
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,000
They are closer to each other
391
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,120
than either of us.
392
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,520
She's naturally the best candidate
393
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,240
to guide the Crown Prince
in court affairs.
394
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:37,400
All of you
395
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,280
are the pillars of Song.
396
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,800
How can you allow a woman to take charge?
397
00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:48,400
A woman is usurping the men's power.
398
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,440
A disaster is imminent!
399
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:52,320
Grand Tutor.
400
00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:56,000
If the throne is lost and
the ruler is changed,
401
00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,080
all of you
402
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,480
will go down in history as Song's sinners.
403
00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:05,440
Grand Tutor Cao.
404
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:08,280
You worry too much.
405
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:14,480
Empress Dowager, are you seriously
going to be the regent?
406
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,600
No way!
407
00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:19,520
Master.
408
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,240
Lord Kou.
409
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,000
Your Highness, with all due respect,
410
00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,840
I once had a discussion
with the late Emperor
411
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,560
about letting the Crown Prince
412
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,120
have his coming-of-age ceremony
in advance,
413
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:40,840
so that he could join
the Imperial Court meetings.
414
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,240
My purpose
415
00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:48,320
was to prevent the Empress Dowager
from participating in politics.
416
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:49,360
Lord Kou.
417
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,240
The late Emperor issued an order later
418
00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,440
to allow both of them to attend
Imperial Court meetings together.
419
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,080
It's all because Grand Preceptor Guo
made a stink about it,
420
00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,320
leading a group of students
to write a memorial.
421
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:05,080
Also, the likes of Lord Su
fanned the flames
422
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:06,360
and fooled the Emperor.
423
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,800
Also, the late Emperor was sick.
424
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,600
If the treacherous officials
425
00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:20,000
hadn't framed me in front
of the late Emperor
426
00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,360
and forced me out of the capital,
427
00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,800
I would never
428
00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,639
have allowed the late Emperor
429
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,679
to make such a decision.
430
00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,960
Your Highness, I firmly believe that
431
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:36,000
the late Emperor must have left an edict.
432
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,120
Your Highness, you were with the Emperor.
433
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,600
I believe you know his physical
434
00:34:42,679 --> 00:34:45,080
and mental condition the best.
435
00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:46,480
I believe that
436
00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:50,199
before the late Emperor performed
the Feng Shan ritual,
437
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:56,199
he must've felt that
his end was approaching
438
00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:00,160
and made an arrangement.
439
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:02,520
Shouldn't the Crown Prince's enthronement,
440
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,720
especially the officials assisting him,
441
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,240
be subject to the edict
of the late Emperor?
442
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,200
Should it be decided
443
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,000
among a few officials in private?
444
00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,800
What about the Emperor's authority?
445
00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,240
What about rules and customs?
446
00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:21,080
Lord Kou.
447
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,280
If you're right
448
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,200
about the late Emperor leaving an edict,
449
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,040
it'd have been entrusted
to a reliable person.
450
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,800
However, no one in the palace knows.
451
00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:37,520
All the places where the edict
could be kept,
452
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,080
including his chamber, the Imperial Study,
453
00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,000
Wen De Hall and even here, Da Qing Hall,
454
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,640
have been searched thoroughly
under my lead.
455
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:45,960
Nothing was found.
456
00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:48,160
The Grand Tutor
457
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:51,360
doubted my words. Now you, too?
458
00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:53,320
However, the fact is
459
00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,720
the late Emperor did
leave a message to me.
460
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:58,840
I wouldn't say I was trusted
461
00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:00,640
by the late Emperor
more than any of you here,
462
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:01,280
but
463
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,320
the late Emperor was wise.
464
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,240
He knew I'd be more
dedicated than anyone else
465
00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:08,600
in supporting the Crown Prince's
enthronement
466
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:11,000
and the Empress Dowager's
position as the regent.
467
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,960
Lord Su, you're dedicated to your family.
468
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:20,440
However, I'm dedicated
to the late Emperor.
469
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:21,400
Lord Kou.
470
00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,040
Must you misconstrue my words?
471
00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:26,080
Enough.
472
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,720
I'm not an ignorant child.
473
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,160
You can't fool me
474
00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:32,960
with mere words.
475
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,600
Lord Kou, are you insisting
476
00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,160
on looking for an edict
that most likely does not exist?
477
00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:39,680
You said it yourself.
478
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:41,960
It may not exist.
479
00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,320
That means it may exist.
480
00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:48,360
Your Highness.
481
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,120
I'd like to meet
482
00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:54,080
Zhang Jing Zong, the eunuch
483
00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:55,720
who served the late Emperor.
484
00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,120
Greetings, Your Highness.
485
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,320
Eunuch Zhang, you may rise and speak.
486
00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:07,600
Thank you, Your Highness.
487
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,240
Your Highness, my lords,
488
00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:17,400
I've never heard the late Emperor mention
489
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,720
or seen him write
490
00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:23,040
a will.
491
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:26,760
As for the verbal edict
mentioned by Lord Su,
492
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,040
I'm not sure about it.
493
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:32,640
However,
494
00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,520
since I've served him for so long,
495
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,880
based on what I know about him,
496
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:38,960
I think
497
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,800
the late Emperor had felt
that his end was approaching
498
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:44,560
before he went to Mount Tai.
499
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:50,280
Your Highness, I was right.
500
00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:54,000
The late Emperor must have left an edict.
501
00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:56,440
This edict must be found.
502
00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,800
Everything after his death
503
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,200
must be executed in
accordance to his will,
504
00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,200
especially the matter of the regent.
505
00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,880
We will obey his will, be it having you
as the regent
506
00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,560
or someone else to assist the new emperor.
507
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:11,600
Your Highness.
508
00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,880
I agree with Lord Kou.
509
00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,080
Lord Kou, based on what you've said,
510
00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:19,720
you are against the idea of the
Empress Dowager being the regent
511
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:20,840
just because
512
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,640
we didn't have the late Emperor's will.
513
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:24,040
And I thought
514
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,360
you had
515
00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,120
the late Emperor's funeral
516
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:31,080
and the matter of regency in mind.
517
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,600
Am I not considering it?
518
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:35,280
Lord Kou.
519
00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:37,840
Is it because
520
00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,160
you didn't get to see the late Emperor
one last time
521
00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:42,680
that you come up with
such ridiculous ideas?
522
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,640
Enough, gentlemen.
523
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,080
Don't try to stop me.
524
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:50,200
I'll surely find the edict.
525
00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:53,400
Your Highness.
526
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:56,760
Eunuch Zhang, please think carefully.
527
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,440
Before the late Emperor passed away,
528
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,600
especially before he went Mount Tai
for the Feng Shan ritual,
529
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,120
did he do anything unusual?
530
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:06,280
Anything unusual?
531
00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,240
He didn't do anything unusual.
532
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,880
Before the late Emperor went to Mount Tai,
533
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,320
he'd been to Consort Chen's chamber.
534
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,120
Is this considered unusual?
535
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,040
Consort Chen?
536
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,560
Yes.
537
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,200
The late Emperor was very
likely to have left the edict
538
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:39,000
to Consort Chen, who had been
staying in the cold palace.
539
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:42,280
Lord Su, you once said
540
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:43,640
that you went to everyone in the palace
541
00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,360
to ask about the edict.
542
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,520
Did it include Consort Chen?
543
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:50,200
Lord Kou.
544
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,400
Consort Chen passed away yesterday.
545
00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:58,800
Consort Chen has passed away?
546
00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,200
Now of all times.
547
00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:07,360
This is even more suspicious.
548
00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:09,520
Maybe
549
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,800
the edict is in her palace.
550
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,240
Your Highness, please allow me
to search her room.
551
00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:45,920
My lord, we can't find it.
552
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:46,800
Keep searching.
553
00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,280
Search under the bed, above the beams
and inside the utensils.
554
00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:50,000
Yes.
555
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,120
If we don't let Lord Kou
search this place thoroughly,
556
00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:59,880
all logic would fall on deaf ears.
557
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,000
Is Lord Kou making a scene
558
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,480
because of grief?
559
00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:04,760
Are they looking for the edict?
560
00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:05,640
They're messing around!
561
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,840
Lord Su, since you know that,
562
00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:10,320
why don't you let him get it
out of his system?
563
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:11,720
Besides,
564
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:13,520
Lord Kou's search
565
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,000
will also shut those who
question the edict
566
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:16,920
of the late Emperor up.
567
00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:18,320
Am I right?
568
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:20,600
Lord Cao, you're not worried at all.
569
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,640
We must follow the edict
of the late Emperor.
570
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,960
If the edict was put in water,
it would have been ruined.
571
00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:39,440
Can you be smarter?
572
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:40,960
Yes, Chancellor Wang.
573
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:47,080
Lord Kou, we can't find it.
574
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:50,400
Search again.
575
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:52,520
Have you searched every place carefully?
576
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,280
It must be there somewhere!
577
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,040
Don't just look at what's in front
of your eyes.
578
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,040
Look at the inconspicuous
579
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:01,280
and the hidden parts.
580
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:02,880
That's the most important!
581
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:07,600
[End of Episode 49]
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