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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 61]
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It's my first day in the palace.
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I'm willing to serve you and the Emperor,
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and obey your teachings.
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Save it.
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The Empress Dowager doesn't approve
of making you the Noble Consort.
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You made the Emperor disregard
the Empress Dowager's objection
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and make you a concubine.
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I'll have to
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learn from you instead.
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Qing Wu!
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Don't be mean towards Ru'er.
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Please have tea, Your Majesty.
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No!
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Wretched woman!
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-Qing...
-Your Majesty!
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Who would've thought this would happen
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when the Empress and the Noble Consort
have just entered the palace?
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As the Empress,
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Qing Wu, you even hit the Emperor.
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I didn't mean it.
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Please forgive me, Empress Dowager.
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Since this took place
at your Imperial Harem,
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it's up to you to decide
what to do, Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty, please forgive me.
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I won't do it again.
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I won't do it again.
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Get up first, you two.
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As the Empress, you're reckless.
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That's not what the head
of the Imperial Harem should do.
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Since it's your first offence,
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you'll be grounded for
a month as punishment.
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Return to your palace
to reflect on your mistake.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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I'm sorry.
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I'll return to my palace right away
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and never do it again.
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The Noble Consort was innocent.
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She was frightened.
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It makes me uneasy.
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She'll be given 20 bolts
of silk as compensation.
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Thank you for your
generosity, Your Majesty.
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One is rewarded,
while the other is punished.
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Punishment and reward
must be given appropriately.
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You two must remember this.
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You are the Empress,
and you are the Noble Consort.
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Since you've entered the palace,
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you should stand united
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to assist the Emperor together.
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Don't cause trouble anymore.
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You may leave.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Which part was hit?
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Let me take a look.
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Does it still hurt?
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No, I'm fine now.
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As the Emperor,
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you're of noble status.
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You'd never suffered this before.
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How could Guo Qing Wu slap you?
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You have never liked her anyway.
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I thought
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you were going to dethrone
her as the Empress
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out of spite.
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You're right.
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I was so angry just now
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that I thought of dethroning
Qing Wu immediately.
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However, I received good
news from Jiaozhi today.
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Guo Chong Xin defeated the enemies
who trespassed our borders.
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He has recovered Qinzhou,
Lianzhou, Yongzhou,
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all three prefectures.
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He'll return in triumph very soon.
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I can't possibly welcome my father-in-law
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and the army who returns in triumph
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with the news of the Empress's demotion.
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The Emperor
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has to take the overall
situation into consideration.
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You handled the matter
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in a thoughtful manner indeed.
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Your Majesty, it's all my fault
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that you are grounded.
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That's what I hate the most about you.
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You keep acting pitiful
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and trying to charm the Emperor.
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Your Majesty, that isn't my intention.
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I know what you're thinking.
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You want the Emperor to
remove my title as the Empress
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so that you can be the Empress, right?
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Let me tell you.
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It'll never happen.
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Your Majesty, you misunderstood.
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The Imperial Court will be peaceful
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once we have the Guo and
Cao families under control.
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Only now do I fully understand
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your intentions, Mother.
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The Cao family has Cao Li Yong,
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whereas the Guo family has Guo Chong Xin.
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One is a civil officer, while
another is a military officer.
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They're
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the pillars I've saved for
you at the Imperial Court.
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They're talented strategists and advisers.
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However, each monarch
has his own set of ministers.
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You will have to select
talents on your own
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to fill the seats of the Imperial Court.
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To ensure Song's everlasting stability
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and prosperity,
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it's necessary to have young
talents joining the Imperial Court
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and be given important positions.
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Right now, I have Su Ming Yun,
Fan Zhong Yan,
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Ouyang Xiu, Lu Yi Jian, Di Qing,
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Wen Yan Bo, Yan Shu and the others,
who are loyal and talented.
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All of them can be trusted
for important positions.
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I'll promote them one by one.
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Don't worry, Empress Dowager.
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I trust your judgement.
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Now that you're all grown up,
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you resemble your father even more.
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[Da Qing Gate]
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The Emperor and the
Empress Dowager have arrived.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Greetings, Empress Dowager.
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Rise.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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As expected, Officer Guo gained victory
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in the battle against Jiaozhi's
general, Ly Thuong Kiet.
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As a result, their troops have
retreated from Song's border.
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I'll now confer on you the title
of Commissioner of Privy Council
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and 20,000 taels worth
of silver and fabric.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Minister of the Judicial Court,
Cao Li Yong, come forward.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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From today onwards,
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you'll be appointed as Vice Counsellor.
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You'll assume the position immediately.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Official Cao and Official Guo,
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you two have assisted in
state affairs for many years.
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At the same time, you're also
related to the royal family.
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In the future, you two
should work together.
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Be friendly to each other
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in assisting the Emperor.
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-Yes, Your Majesty.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
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Dear officials,
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now that peace reigns
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and the borders are secured,
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the Emperor has reached the legal age
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to handle state affairs.
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I'm
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very glad.
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I'll choose an auspicious date to
return political power to the Emperor.
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I'll return
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to the Imperial Harem.
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Empress Dowager!
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Empress Dowager, wake up!
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Mother!
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Empress Dowager!
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Mother.
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Empress Dowager.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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How is my mother's illness?
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Your Majesty,
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the Empress Dowager has taken her medicine
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and is feeling better.
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She's resting right now.
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Your Majesty,
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the Empress Dowager told me to tell you
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not to worry.
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You should visit her another day.
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Did my mother really say that?
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Yes.
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In that case,
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I won't disturb her.
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Let her recuperate with peace of mind.
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I'll handle the state affairs on my own.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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That's enough. I'm not drinking anymore.
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Your Majesty,
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I stopped the Emperor from
visiting, as per your order.
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The Emperor has returned to his palace.
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Noted.
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You have been keeping
your illness from the Emperor.
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I think
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it's better to let the Emperor know.
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You're right, Jing Zong.
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I also think
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it's time to tell the Emperor about it.
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I'm leaving
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the palace tomorrow.
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You're leaving the palace?
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You haven't fully recovered.
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Where are you going?
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I'm thinking of recuperating
at Jinming Pond,
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free from Imperial Court matters.
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In the future,
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the Emperor may visit me at Jinming Pond.
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Wang Jian,
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my mother wishes to meet me
at Jinming Pond today.
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Do you know what it is about?
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Your Majesty,
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Yi Qin told me
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the Empress Dowager left the palace
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to stay at Shui Xin Palace
beside Jinming Pond.
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She missed you very much.
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When she heard you
had no appointment today,
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she invited you here.
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Greetings, Mother.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Take a seat, Your Majesty.
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Mother, you've been
recuperating here recently.
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How are you feeling?
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Your Majesty,
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the Empress Dowager is doing well.
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It's very quiet here,
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just the way she likes it.
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The only thing is
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recently, she's been
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eating a lot less than usual.
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My mother has been eating less
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because she hasn't recovered
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from the illness.
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I'll go to the Imperial Pharmacy later
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and inquire about it.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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What's wrong with you, Mother?
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Your Majesty, don't blame
the imperial physicians.
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It's not that they're incapable.
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They've done their best.
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Mother, it's all my fault.
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The Empress Dowager has been ill
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since you left the palace last time.
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In fact, she was severely ill.
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Not to mention she had to attend the
Imperial Court meetings.
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The Empress Dowager had been holding on
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without telling you about it.
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Before every Imperial Court meeting,
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she'd ask me to dress her up,
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or else she wouldn't see the officials.
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Your Majesty, Zhang Jing Zong and I
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were the only ones
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who had seen the Empress Dowager's visage.
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In the past, my greatest concern
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was that you would hold
a grudge against me
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and be angry with me.
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Now that you understand
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my intentions,
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I can finally let it go.
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It's my fault, Mother.
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I'm not a filial son.
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Shou Yi.
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Shou Yi.
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Shou Yi, you're a grown-up now.
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You're capable of ruling Song.
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I can rest assured.
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Pass my edict.
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From today onward,
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I'll return political power
to the Emperor.
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The Emperor has full control
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over all affairs of the Imperial Court.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Wang Jian.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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I order you to announce to the people
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to find capable physicians
to treat my mother.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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The imperial physician has given me
a diagnosis.
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There's no cure for my illness.
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This is my destiny.
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Mother.
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I've been administering state affairs
as a regent for 12 years.
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Now that you're ruling the state,
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starting from now,
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you will have to make your own decisions.
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Mother, do you have any other wishes?
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I'll fulfill them for you.
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00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:54,880
I
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only have one wish.
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I wish to visit the
Imperial Ancestral Temple
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to pay my respects to your late father.
283
00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:21,560
There're so many things
284
00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,160
which I want to tell him.
285
00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:28,920
According to the ancestral system,
286
00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,920
members from the Imperial Harem aren't
allowed at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
287
00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:40,120
Forget it.
288
00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:42,800
Don't worry, Mother.
289
00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:45,400
I'll definitely fulfil your wish.
290
00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,080
We mustn't go against
the ancestral system.
291
00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:56,160
I don't want you to be in a dilemma.
292
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,800
Mother, I'll return to the palace
right now to consult the officials.
293
00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:07,400
I'll make a move first.
294
00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,920
The Emperor's appearance and behaviour
295
00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:26,200
resemble his late father even more now.
296
00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:58,760
Ming Yun, do you remember these puppets?
297
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Dragon Princess and the Dragon Pearl.
298
00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,360
Of course I remember.
299
00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,280
Back then, when Empress Guo
came to fly kites with you,
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00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,320
I was the one who stopped her.
301
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,280
My mother made the clothes
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00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,480
of these puppets.
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00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:21,760
That day, Shou Kang and I were playing
out the story of "Bo Le Judging Horses."
304
00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:26,000
My mother told me there'd be
a coming-of-age ceremony
305
00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,760
which would turn a playful
child into an Emperor.
306
00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,120
My mother had contributed so much.
307
00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:33,360
That's why I
308
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,880
wish to do something for her.
309
00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,000
What do you want to
do for the Empress Dowager?
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00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,440
I want to let her pay her respects
at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
311
00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,240
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is a place
for one to worship the royal ancestors.
312
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Members from the Imperial Harem
aren't allowed to visit the place.
313
00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,880
If you wish to do so,
314
00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,760
the elderly officials might
step in again and stop it.
315
00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,920
It's the Empress Dowager's last wish.
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I must fulfil it.
317
00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,040
Ming Yun, please think of a way.
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00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,240
Your Majesty,
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I have a treasure to present.
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00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:19,720
Let him in.
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00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:27,640
Greetings, Your Majesty.
322
00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,760
Your Majesty, look,
323
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,840
the Emperor specially
ordered the royal tailor
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00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:35,920
to make this headgear,
325
00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,000
which resembles an Emperor's crown,
326
00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,120
but it has ten tassels
at the front and back.
327
00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,240
That's how it differs from
the Emperor's crown.
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00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,000
This is...
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The Emperor also issued a decree
330
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,640
for royal tailors to make
a ceremonial dress for you.
331
00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,800
It's also different from the Emperor's.
332
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,640
After putting on the ceremonial dress,
333
00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,200
you'll enjoy an equal rank as the Emperor,
334
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,320
yet avoid being suspected for
proclaiming yourself an Emperor.
335
00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:13,640
That way,
336
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,800
you will be able to enter
the Imperial Ancestral Temple
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00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:16,800
to pay your respects to the late Emperor.
338
00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:34,720
Shou Yi
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00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,040
has indeed grown up.
340
00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:17,200
Father,
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00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:19,920
my mother is here to see you.
342
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,160
[Spirit Tablet of Emperor Zhenzong]
343
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,000
[Spirit Tablet of Song's Prince,
Zhao You]
344
00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,760
[Spirit Tablet of Song's Prince, Zhao Ji]
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00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:35,800
Shou Yi,
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00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,360
pay your respects to your brothers.
347
00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:44,560
Brothers,
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00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,240
I'm Shou Yi. I'm here
to pay my respects to you.
349
00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:02,240
Back then,
350
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,120
your father and I
351
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,160
met each other on the war-torn outskirts
of Xingzhou.
352
00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,240
At that time,
353
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,240
the refugees and I
354
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,400
were pursued by Liao's troops.
355
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,200
In that dire moment,
356
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:30,440
it's as if your father
descended from the sky.
357
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,280
He led the soldiers
358
00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,520
to save me and the people.
359
00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:44,400
Back then, your father
360
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,160
was a hot-blooded
361
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,480
young man.
362
00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,360
He looked very handsome.
363
00:27:58,360 --> 00:27:59,480
Back then, my father
364
00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,440
was about the same age as me now
365
00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,520
and he's already fighting a battle.
366
00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,720
Since then,
367
00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,200
your father and I have been
in love with each other.
368
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,000
We promised
369
00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,600
to be in love forever in our lifetime.
370
00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,280
After returning to the capital,
371
00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:32,720
I realised that
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00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,200
the man I fell in love with
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00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,600
was a prince of the nation.
374
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,760
What I didn't realise was that,
375
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,440
later on,
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00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,440
I had to go through so much tribulation.
377
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,920
I had no title or position
outside the palace,
378
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,000
and I almost died in several instances.
379
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,040
Somehow, I survived.
380
00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:11,560
15 long, hard years went by
381
00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,400
before I got to enter the palace.
382
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,400
Mother, you've gone through a lot.
383
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,040
At that time,
384
00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,760
your father wasn't after the throne.
385
00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:36,760
He even thought
386
00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:42,720
about eloping with me
387
00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:45,200
and leaving the palace and the capital.
388
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,120
However, I knew
389
00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,440
he was destined to assume the throne.
390
00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,200
It was his responsibility.
391
00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,120
He should not
392
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,920
and could not avoid it.
393
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,840
Thus, I stayed by his side,
394
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:15,120
and together, we witnessed the changes
which took place in the Imperial Court
395
00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,280
as well as the personnel.
396
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,280
I'd been looking after you
397
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:30,360
ever since your father passed away.
398
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,640
Now you're all grown up
399
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:45,720
and capable of being Song's ruler,
Shou Yi.
400
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,120
After taking up the reins,
I realised that,
401
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:53,880
as the Emperor,
402
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,720
I have to live up to the
expectations of many,
403
00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:00,360
namely my father,
404
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:03,880
you,
405
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,760
the officials of the Imperial Court,
406
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,320
as well as
407
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,280
the people of Song.
408
00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,960
I dare not falter for even a second.
409
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:23,000
Shou Yi, you'll be a good Emperor
410
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,920
just like your father.
411
00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:41,240
I have some words
412
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,200
to say to your father alone.
413
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,720
All of you may leave first.
414
00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,280
Yes, Mother.
415
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,520
I'll wait outside the hall.
416
00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,080
Shou Yi ascended the throne
417
00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:34,760
since you passed away.
418
00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,080
Throughout the past 12 years,
419
00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,840
I ended fights between parties,
420
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,920
built state-level schools,
421
00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:47,440
established Public Opinion Agency,
422
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:49,800
allowed officials to voice their opinion,
423
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,200
removed Ding Wei,
424
00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,040
and stabilised the Imperial Court.
425
00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,680
What I've left for Shou Yi
426
00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:08,440
is an efficient government
and people who are at peace.
427
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:12,800
I
428
00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,400
didn't let you down.
429
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:51,480
Shou Yi is your son.
430
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,480
He is Wan'er's son
431
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,000
as well as mine.
432
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:08,040
Your Majesty, you and Wan'er
passed away one after another,
433
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:15,800
and I am the only family Shou Yi has.
434
00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:21,960
Not long after you passed away,
435
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,000
Shou Yi ascended the throne.
436
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:28,760
The Emperor was very young
437
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,480
and experienced officials were in power.
438
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,719
I had no other choice.
439
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,120
In order to protect Shou Yi,
440
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,000
I could only be a regent.
441
00:34:46,199 --> 00:34:47,360
For your sake
442
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:51,360
and even more so, the sake of Song,
443
00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:53,800
Cao Jian,
444
00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:55,960
Ding Wei
445
00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,280
and Wang Qin Ruo
446
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,840
would do anything
447
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,920
to get me abdicated.
448
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,560
Grand Tutor!
449
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,160
They told the people
450
00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:25,200
to stop me from following
in Empress Wu's footsteps
451
00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,520
to rule the nation.
452
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:38,760
I never expected
453
00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,840
you thought of me that way as well.
454
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,680
You left with Wan'er a decree
written on a piece of yellow silk.
455
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:08,960
I know
456
00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:15,600
how imperial power can corrupt a person.
457
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:18,920
Approaching imperial power
458
00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,120
will only end up being enticed by it.
459
00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:27,840
I used my authority with care
460
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:33,560
and got rid of enemies in
order to protect myself.
461
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:36,800
Duke Qin,
462
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:39,760
Duke Chu,
463
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:42,520
Duke Xu,
464
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:44,480
Duke Ji,
465
00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:46,800
Cao Jian,
466
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:48,640
and Ding Wei.
467
00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:53,040
Each of them succumbed
468
00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:56,920
to their own inner demons.
469
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:03,320
In the past 12 years,
470
00:37:05,720 --> 00:37:08,720
I've also cautiously
471
00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:11,720
trodden on thin ice.
472
00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,520
It's not that I was after the throne.
473
00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,000
It's because
474
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:32,440
I had to guard Song for your sake,
475
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:37,480
because
476
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,920
I'm Shou Yi's mother.
477
00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:46,160
Your Majesty,
478
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,440
the Empress Dowager has not come out yet..
479
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:50,800
I'm worried
480
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,760
the Empress Dowager might
have collapsed.
481
00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,840
I've protected Shou Yi
482
00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:25,000
like how I did when I was by your side.
483
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:00,040
Mother!
484
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:05,560
Mother.
485
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,560
[End of Episode 61]
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