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♫ One flower, one world; One leaf, one enlightenment ♫

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♫ The raindrops pattering against the banana leaves last night awoke me gently and gracefully. ♫

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♫ Continuously and closely, continuously and closely, intoxicated within the aromatic air ♫

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♫ Closely touching you, closely touching you. ♫

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♫ So many poetic lines were left behind inside of dreams ♫

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♫ The raindrops in front of the house drenched the spring clothing ♫

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♫ Pitter-pattering raindrops, pitter-pattering raindrops, sprinkling and trickling over the memories ♫

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♫ Entirely about you. Entirely about you. ♫

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♫ I desire to ride a fair wind to separate, but my heart can't escape ♫

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♫ Wanted us to be intertwined trees growing as one, wanted to enjoy the world together ♫

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♫ I'm having fun in the mortal world, a cherry blossom free against the sky horizon ♫

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♫ Playing you as a flute song, holding you prisoner within my embrace ♫

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Untouchable Lovers

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Episode 3

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Good morning, Your Highness.

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Since you are injured, you should be resting. Why are you here?

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I heard you wanted to take Huan Yuan out?

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The news is spreading fast...

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Correct, I do plan to take him out.

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Your Highness, Huan Yuan's identity is very sensitive.

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He should be under good control and surveillance.

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How?

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What's this? Poison?

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Taking one pill will make one feel fatigued for three days

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and unable to walk or run,

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let alone fight.

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In this case, you won't have to worry about Huan Yuan running away.

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Will this be harmful to one's body?

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Of course it'll harm him a bit. After three days on this, he'll need to stay in bed for half a month.

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But for Your Highness' safety, this is the only way.

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Did Huan Yuan offend you at one point?

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Huan Yuan's identity is special. Your Highness, even if you're reluctant,

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you shouldn't take the risk like this.

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Rong Zhi, since I sincerely want to take him out,

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why bother with this?

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Your Highness, you're being merciful by not doing something.

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But for your safety,

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I have no choice but to be the evil person.

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Menke Rong, you have paid such a visit to my place,

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what instructions do you have for me this early in the morning?

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I will be straightforward. I won't beat around the bush.

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I'll leave if you take this.

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If I don't take it?

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I don't like to force people, but that doesn't mean I won't do it at all.

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Special methods shall be taken in special times.

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I think you understand it more than anybody.

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Don't worry. It's not poison.

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It'll only prevent you from escaping after you take it.

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Why would I eat it?

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You're still worried, even though I'm already like this?

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Just in case.

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- Why are you here?

- Your Highness. I've been trapped in the Princess' mansion for a year.

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I've never had a chance to go out. Why don't you take me out for a walk as well?

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Please? Your Highness, I promise I will behave.

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- OK. Let's go then.

- Awesome!

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Honors the Virtuous and Values the Talented

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He Ji, the Prince Consort

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Greetings to Your Highness.

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Your Highness, have you recovered?

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You were sick a while ago.

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As your Prince Consort, I was too busy at work to visit you.

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I feel ashamed every time I think about it.

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I'm alright. If you're too busy, you don't have to visit me.

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I have Huan Yuan and Liu Sang to keep me company.

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That's great. I have something urgent to deal with.

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I'll visit Your Highness when I have time.

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Your Highness, I don't like the Prince Consort.

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Why don't you like him?

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I don't know why. I just don't like him.

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It's fine. I don't like him either.

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Your Highness, you're being too frank.

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I'm a princess. Whether I like him or not,

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nobody can question me.

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There are so many people.

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That young man in white is so handsome!

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Why are they looking at me?

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Look at that little boy, so cute.

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He is adorable!

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Accept a flower!

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- What are you doing?

- Just take the flowers!

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness!

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What's going on over there?

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Young man, don't run!

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Don't go! Take our flowers!

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Take our flowers!

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Don't go!

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Those are my chickens!

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My chickens!

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- Follow me.

- They're over there.

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Brother Huan, take those out from my back collar please.

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I'm Pei Shu.

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I guess the three of you seldom go out by yourselves?

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How did you know?

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I knew it by looking at your reaction a moment ago.

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You don't have to be afraid. They didn't have any evil intentions.

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No evil intentions?

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You don't know it.

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They were just trying to express their appreciation

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for a handsome young man.

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Since you ran away, they got triggered even more,

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so they're more crazy about chasing you.

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I heard when Pan An went out, (T/N Poet Pan Yue, third century CE, Chinese byword for most handsome man)

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there would be old women throwing fruits into his carriage.

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I thought that was exaggerated. Maybe it really happened.

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Don't think it's weird.

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In Jiankang, people like to admire the beautiful and handsome.

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It's not that crazy, but yet you hear so many accounts of bodyguards being killed trying to protect people.

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As long as you handle it well,

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you can avoid the chaos.

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I guess when you went out in the past, you had lots of people following you and protecting you.

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Those admirers wouldn't have had a chance to approach you.

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So in the future, don't go out on your own.

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I've learned a lot today.

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Well, I've been talking to you for a while, but I still don't know your names.

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I'm Yu Zichu.

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This is my elder cousin Ziyuan, and my little cousin Zisang.

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The three of you really look ravishing.

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It's not a surprise people run after you when they see you.

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May I ask where are you going? I can show you the route to avoid them.

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I heard at Pingding Mountain outside the town,

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the Shang-ssu Festival is common. (T/N cups are floated down a channel to recipients, who are required to compose a poem when the cup arrives)

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So I want to take them there to take a look.

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I'm also going there.

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Such a coincidence. Let me take you there.

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Your...

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Master, I've finally found you.

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Well, we should set off now.

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Follow me then.

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Here we are.

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Hurry up. I'll lead the way.

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Now I understand why you wanted to be here.

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There are so many handsome brothers here.

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Your Highness, are you going to bring them back as well?

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What?

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Brother Yue. Is it feasible to bring back so many people?

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What are you looking at? If you ever come into the Princess' Manor,

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you should call me "elder brother". (T/N if they are new menke, they rank behind those already present)

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Please don't be offended by a child's babble.

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That boy is funny.

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Liu Sang. Don't speak nonsense.

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I'm not here for handsome men.

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Then what are you here?

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They're all famous people from Jiankang.

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I heard Huan Yuan's good at writing poems, I'd like to take a look.

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See, did you notice that my face is smoother than before?

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Did you put makeup on your face?

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Correct. Of course, I need to prepare for an event like this.

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This is the "Peach Blossom Powder" that I bought from the Xin Lan shop for this event.

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The Peach Blossom Powder is very fine and smooth on your face, and it will last for a long time.

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If you don't believe me, give it a try.

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Then...what about those people?

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Did they put on the powder as well?

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Those fellows? More than half probably,

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because the powder will make their skin fair and smooth.

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Is it possible you weren't aware of this?

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Brother Zichu, I guess your family is from a remote place,

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so you don't know the fashion trends of Jiankang.

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A beautiful man should be pure, and have the skin as white as snow.

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Then one can be called a dreamy fellow.

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Oh my! I've told him many times, don't use the average powder.

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Such a disgrace.

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Brother Pei.

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What is that smell?

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Naturally, it's the fragrance to make the clothes smell better.

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This fellow has a hobby using a distinctive, different fragrance every day.

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One time when he was traveling,

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the bull despised his fragrance, threw him off, and ran away from him with the carriage!

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Brother Pei, stop stepping on my shadow.

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- Sorry. Sorry.

- Thanks.

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What is he doing?

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His shadow is so handsome in the sunshine.

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He's certainly enjoying his own shadow.

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Master Wang is here...

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- He's as handsome as they said.

- That's right!

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Wang Yizhi, of Langya

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Brother Yizhi. Brother Yizhi.

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"Wang Yizhi"? Which "Wang Yizhi"?

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How many "Wang Yizhi" are there in the world?

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Of course, we are talking about Wang Yizhi, from the Wang Family in Lang Ya.

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The Wang Family in Lang Ya is very prosperous. People from that family have had titles in the nobility, generation after generation.

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They've always been powerful in the past century, despite the changes of dynasties and ruling families.

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They are considered the most powerful family right now.

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- Then who's he?

- The next head of the Wang Family is his uncle.

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His uncle planned to skip over his own son, and have him take over the baton of leadership.

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It's a pity that this Master Wang would rather spend his life

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in the mountains and rivers, than engaging in the society.

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He's a incredible man indeed.

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Brother Yizhi, this way, please.

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Your Highness, let's go up as well.

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Brother Xiao, take a seat please.

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Since everyone is now seated,

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the poetry event shall begin now.

Xiao Daocheng of Langling

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Do you see the cup of wine in my hand?

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In a little while, whoever finds this cup stopped behind his seat

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shall be punished to drink a cup of wine and write a poem.

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- Okay.

- Good.

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The poetry event now begins.

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Please don't stop behind me, don't stop behind me.

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I can't write a poem now.

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Can I ask my elder cousin, Yu Ziyuan,

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to answer the question for me?

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No problem. However, if he helps you,

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it should be two poems,

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and two cups of wine.

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That's great.

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I'll drink the wine,

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and my elder cousin will help me with the poems.

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I know you don't like me,

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but you're writing poems for yourself this time.

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Who's the person who's writing the poem?

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I don't know. I've never seen him before.

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"The seasons succeed one another. Time moves along in sequence. In a flash, the cycle repeats itself."

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"Appreciating the beauty of late spring, celebrating the fine weather."

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"Singing the song of that ancient rain dance, though times are different, yet feelings of happiness are the same."

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"By the call of great nature, friends are gathered in the mountains, to dispel all feelings of boredom."

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It's such a great poem!

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It showcases the essence of nature.

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Such a good poem.

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Great poem.

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I heard Her Highness took Huan Yuan out today.

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Yes.

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Why would Her Highness think so highly of Huan Yuan suddenly?

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Because Her Highness wants to use him.

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He's just a scholar with a little bit of literary talent.

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What can he accomplish? What a joke.

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Do you know who Huan Yuan is?

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I've heard some stories.

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He seems to be the offspring of the Huan Family who committed treason?

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For the Liu Dynasty, the Huan Family committed treason indeed.

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But Ji Fa destroyed the Shang Dynasty to establish the Zhou Dynasty.

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Liu Bang fought against the Qin Dynasty and established the Han Dynasty.

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The Sima Family usurped the throne and established the Jin Dynasty. To establish a new dynasty,

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one has to overthrow the previous dynasty.

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So who's not a traitor then?

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The winner becomes the king, and the loser becomes the criminal.

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If Liu Yu lost the war back then, the Huan Family would still be ruling the country now, (T/N Founder, Liu Song)

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and the Liu Family would have been wiped out. The legend of the Huan Family should have ended,

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but I see hope when I see Huan Yuan.

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So I think it's not wise to just focus on one family or a clan.

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We should look at the world by looking at the big picture. That way, we can see everything clearly.

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It's your turn.

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- How many poems has he written so far?

- That's the sixth one.

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But the music stopped every time when the cup arrived behind him.

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Too weird. It's way too weird.

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Master, why did the music stop every time when the cup arrived behind you?

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It's like he did it on purpose, to give me a hard time.

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Maybe he knew Princess Shanyin in the past?

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Since Huan Yuan's so talented,

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why would you just give him to the Princess?

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Let alone allowing her to take him out, and win over more people?

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Because I also need to use him.

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Huan Yuan is from the Huan family. It's very normal for him to be arrogant and proud of himself.

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It's not easy for the Princess to use him.

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In my opinion, the best approach is to suppress his personality

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and take away his arrogance, little by little.

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When everyone abandons him, I'll lend him a helping hand.

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When someone is desperate,

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he or she will even hold on to a stick or straw.

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Then...

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he will be mine.

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Impossible. It's impossible.

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- He's written twenty poems.

- Right.

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He must have written them before, and saved them for today.

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But the theme was decided here.

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- He's finished all of them.

- He's too fast.

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- It's even faster than writing a poem within seven steps.

- That's right!

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He's writing poems continuously. In addition, the poems are very delicate and elegant,

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without any repetitive sentences. Have you ever seen anyone like this?

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Such a nobody from nowhere

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dares to pretend to be a famous writer?

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Look.

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You're such a good person. Why would you obey an evil person?

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Brother Xiao. Brother Xiao!

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Don't go!

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Maybe he's Princess Shanyin's enemy?

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Brother Zichu. Although Brother Xiao was being cold,

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he's not an unreasonable person.

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Have you wronged him in the past?

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Have I? I don't remember.

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- Huan Yuan!

-Brother Huan!

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- Huan Yuan!

- Brother Huan, move quickly aside!

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What are you doing?

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Is writing poetry so important that you are willing to lose your life?

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Don't you have a lot of experience?

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Then let me ask you. This word, how do you read it?

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It's "fool"! The fire was burning you, and you didn't even know!

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- Why aren't you speaking?

- Brother Zi Chu!

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Have you become blind?

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Brother Zi Chu...

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if you do not know things, then be quiet.

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Being unflappable in the face of danger is a trait of being respectable.

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Brother Ziyuan has always been cool and collected,

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it is not something an uncultured person like you would know.

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You think I am uncultured?

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Seeing such a small thing, and making a huge fuss! Uncultured! Too uncultured!

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So based on your logic, if you were on fire, you would not move?

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Of course! That year Xie An was caught in a huge storm out at sea, (T/N: Jin Dynasty statesman)

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the wind was so strong, and the waves crashed violently.

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Only he retained his composure all the way,

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that is why he had the reputation of the most distinguished and admirable person of Jiangzuo.

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If he hadn't had such a calm composure, how could he help the empire settle down!

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Brother Zichu, you...

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You are too shallow!

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You..!

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Uncultured. This person is so uncultured!

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His standards are mediocre and he cannot write poetry. Why did you come here?

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An embarrassment. Such a pity Brother Ziyuan has such a bumpkin of a cousin,

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- with no skills in academics and art.

- What smell is that?

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- Awful!

- The foul smell of being shallow.

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- Let's go. I cannot take the air here.

- Let's go.

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- Hey, don't leave!

- Let's go.

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That's interesting. Very interesting.

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What do you mean?

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If you're asking me, who do I ask?

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Brother Huan, just now when there was a fire, the Princess was so anxious.

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She treats you so well.

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Your Highness, are you not happy?

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If you are unhappy outside, then let's return home.

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Are you unhappy because of the people just now?

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If I were to see them again, I'd hit them!

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What do those people have to do with me?

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What about them can make me unhappy?

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But they called you uncultured.

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Do you also think so?

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Your Highness sincerely cared for Brother Huan.

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How could you become uncultured because of that?

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Don't tell me it's required that we stand there unfeelingly and watch his robe burn up?

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What do the comments of others have to do with me?

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I thought that Your Highness would be unhappy because of their criticisms.

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After all, those people are famous scholars.

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Wearing a wide robe, tying a belt,

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wiping on some fragrant powder, and being able to write two or three poems, that's already being a famous scholar?

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Xie An indeed was unconventional, but he accomplished official merits.

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He could be idle, but also capable to do real official matters.

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But what about these people?

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Just have the bearing, but not the courage.

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Only know to make arrogant speeches here all day.

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What's respectable about people like those?

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Why then is Your Highness still bothered by them?

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Because I wanted to know if any of them here really cared about the citizens.

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Anyone who's willing to do actual things for the citizens.

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Your Highness, I'm hungry. I want to eat something.

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Let's go.

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- It's more or less time.

- Time for what?

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Probably...assassins.

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Your Highness, be careful!

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Princess! Leave first!

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Watch her.

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You want to assassinate the Princess?

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No. There is someone else who wants to kill her.

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Who?

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Huan Yuan.

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Don't worry. It's not poison.

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Letting you take it will make you weak and unable to run away.

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Let's go.

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Do you know why Shen Guangzuo was the first person to shift his loyalty?

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Because he and Huan Yuan had made a scheme. First, he would shift his loyalty,

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so he can escape out of this cage and get a good official post.

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Second, find a chance to implement an assassination plot.

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The first thing that Shen Guangzuo did after leaving the Princess' Manor

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was to gather assassins to seek revenge on the Princess.

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This is also Huan Yuan's last scheme.

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A scheme that he wouldn't use unless pushed to the wall.

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The Princess attending the gathering is his best chance.

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Master, you've seen through it from the start?

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Shen Guangzuo isn't stupid.

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How could he have leaked the secret without assessing the situation first?

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He was too pressed that day, so different from his usual demeanor.

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I couldn't help but to have suspicions.

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Does Master plan to help Huan Yuan

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or stop him?

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I want to use this assassination.

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The Princess planned for Huan Yuan to submit to her, but Huan Yuan would rather burn precious jade and stone together. (T/N Chinese idiom: destroy all things indiscriminately)

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I want to be that golden huangque. (T/N European siskin, a style of yellow finch.)

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Before providing help to Huan Yuan, I want to give him some threat first.

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Let him know that he will never be able to defeat me.

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Your Highness, let me protect you!

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Let go!

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I'm not letting go!

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Princess!

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Huan Yuan, believe in me.

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Don't let go.

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Yue Jiefei!

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Brother Hua!

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Hua Cuo, Menke

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Your Highness, Your Highness!

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Your Highness, are you alright?

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Look at your hand.

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I'm fine.

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Earlier, did someone come to help us?

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It's Brother Hua.

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It's Brother Hua who saved us, and then he left.

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Who?

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It's Hua Cuo. His health is bad.

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After helping us, he went back to recuperate.

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That person who is gravely ill and requires precious medicines to sustain his life?

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That's right.

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It would be great if I'm as good as Brother Hua.

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Liu Sang is not bad either. You were able to block one assassin today.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Good thing Brother Rong told me to bring a dagger today.

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Or else I wouldn't have been able to help Your Highness, even if I wanted to.

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Rong Zhi?

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Hua Cuo, you're back.

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The tea is still hot.

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Your Highness.

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Princess' Manor

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Why did you save me?

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Huan Yuan, I took you out today

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because I wanted to get on your good side, and decrease your enmity towards me.

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If possible, I hope you can be used by me.

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But the situation got out of control.

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I wasn't saving you. I was saving a person who was in danger.

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If Hua Cuo came late, you and I would have fallen off the cliff.

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At that point, would you still pull on my hand?

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I don't know.

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It's not really your will that dictates what you will do when at the juncture of life and death.

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Maybe at that moment, I'd let go of your hand

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because of fear of death. I can't really say.

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But...

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at least at that moment earlier,

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I really didn't want to let go.

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I believe you.

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We're already people who have almost died together.

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I should be frank with you.

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Huan Yuan, I want to discuss a deal with you.

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What deal?

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Do something for me for half a year.

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Of course, I won't be letting you accompany me to recite and make poems all day, to idly pass the time away.

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Be a canary that's locked inside my manor.

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I want you to showcase your talent.

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After six months, I'll arrange a

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clean family background, brand-new identity for you, and give you your freedom back.

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Are you willing to accept...

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this deal?

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Why?

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Because I need an able and trustworthy aide.

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But Huan Yuan, listen well.

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You must offer me your utmost loyalty.

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This is my most basic request.

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if you are unable to do it, just treat it as if I've never said these things.

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I've betrayed you.

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I know.

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I even, at one point, wanted to kill you!

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I know.

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Why then are you still asking me to help you?

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Because I locked you up, that's why you hated me.

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But now, I'm willing to give you your freedom. Your hatred now has lost its reason.

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Also, I believe in your talent.

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I am more willing to believe a person that almost died with me.

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That's why, Huan Yuan. Are you willing to accept my goodwill?

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I'll wait for your answer. Think about it well.

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There's no rush.

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Okay, I am agreeing to it.

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It's a deal then. Palm to palm as our oath.

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If the progress is smooth, maybe soon

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you'll be able to completely regain your freedom.

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Greetings to Your Highness!

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What's going on?

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Since Menke Rong is injured, Hua Cuo is guarding his quarters and won't let us in.

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But for all the financial needs of this manor,

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we must first get a permission form from Menke Rong before we can get the money.

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Also, the mid-month accounting of the books,

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the salaries of the manor's workers,

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and the renovations of the western garden, he's needed for all of these.

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Also, the manor's signature seal is with him.

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Okay. Okay. Go back first.

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Very soon, a new person in charge will come.

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Yes.

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Greetings to Your Highness.

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- What is that?

- A medicinal soup for Menke Rong.

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Okay already. You can leave.

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I'll bring it to him.

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Hua Cuo...

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your standing guard like that is really not a good plan.

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You can't really stop him from entering forever, right?

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If not because I am ill, and therefore unable to fight excessively,

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I surely would stab that person who harmed you a thousand times.

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Daring to offend the Princess is a grave crime to begin with.

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I'm the person who harmed him.

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If not because the Princess stopped me,

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I would have exerted more force and killed him.

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And I was thinking about who could it have been.

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You wouldn't dare to fight me head-on

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and instead hurt Ah Zhi, who doesn't know martial arts at all. (T/N affectionate form for family or friend)

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Your sect is producing more and more "promising disciples". (sarcastic)

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I got exposed to the wind this morning and developed a fever.

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Hua Cuo insisted on wrapping me up like this.

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I have embarrassed myself.

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If you're hurt, you should just lie down.

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If you keep acting like it's nothing, your injury will just worsen.

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He's also thinking for your sake.

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But with such thick blanket, won't it press on your injury?

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Your Highness the Princess, hope you can control the dog by your side.

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Don't let him out to randomly bite people.

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Or else, if he accidentally gets killed,

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that would be bad.

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This is a medicinal soup I brought for you. Drink it while it's hot.

502

Thanks, Your Highness.

503

Hey, you two,

504

you're destroying my garden.

505

I was worried about Your Highness' safety today, so I asked Hua Cuo to protect you.

506

Hua Cuo used to be part of Jianghu, so his personality is a bit unrestrained. (T/N Wulin, world of pugilists)

507

If he was disrespectful, hope Your Highness can forgive me.

508

It's fine.

509

But, I have something I want to ask you.

510

What is it?

511

Why did you remind Liu Sang to bring his dagger,

512

as if you knew from the start what would happen?

513

When you're outside, it's better to be sure.

514

- Really?

- Yes.

515

Seeing as how you're gravely injured,

516

I'll then ask someone to temporarily manage the household matters on your behalf.

517

Your Highness, Rong Zhi has always done his best in doing his work.

518

Why are you covertly removing his power?

519

Hua Cuo, don't be disrespectful.

520

Did I say anything wrong? Every day you exhaust your mind for her.

521

Now, you just got slightly hurt, and she's removing your power.

522

A woman like that is too cruel.

523

Hua Cuo.

524

You're not angry?

525

I'm not.

526

- Really?

- It's true.

527

You were very disrespectful yesterday.

528

What if I'm not only going to remove your power,

529

but also kill you to vent my anger?

530

As long as Your Highness wants it, I will fulfill it for you.

531

Then hand over the manor signature seal.

532

I will immediately send people to deliver it to him.

533

You know to whom I'm giving this?

534

Other than Huan Yuan, there's no second choice.

535

Okay.

536

Since I've achieved my goal,

537

I won't disturb you from resting any longer.

538

Yue Jiefei, let's go.

539

Yes.

540

Yue Jiefei.

541

Your Highness.

542

How much do you know about Hua Cuo? Tell it all to me.

543

Hua Cuo used to be part of Jianghu.

544

His "Rolling Flower Sword Technique" is quite famous. (T/N Mythical martial arts move)

545

He used to be very close with a young lad whose surname is "He".

546

They were jointly called "Flower Hurts, Crane Cries". They were inseparable for a time.

547

Three years ago, don't know for what reasons, they separated.

548

Afterwards, Hua Cuo got severely injured, and was saved by Rong Zhi.

549

He hid him here in Your Highness' manor, and used medicines to preserve his life.

550

Then it means that Hua Cuo is not really my menke,

551

and is Rong Zhi's?

552

You could say so.

553

Hua Cuo only listens to Rong Zhi's orders.

554

Being able to control the signature seal of the Princess' Manor on one hand,

555

make connections with a Jianghu warrior on another,

556

and even able to make my maidservant follow his every word,

557

this Rong Zhi can't be ignored.

558

- Your Highness.

- Your Highness, the Prince Consort is here.

559

Greetings to Your Highness.

560

His Majesty loves the sword Your Highness gave him yesterday.

561

He recalled that it was a long time since he saw Your Highness, so he wants an audience with you.

562

Sure. I'll just slightly adorn myself and enter the palace with you.

563

Mingyu Pavilion

564

Have you memorized the palace rules and Liu Chuyu's interests?

565

I've memorized them.

566

Didn't you say that you'll make your move once you've fully controlled the Princess' Manor?

567

But the Pavilion Master ordered me to make my move when I get the chance.

568

What if...what if you fail?

569

How come you look more nervous than I am?

570

Zhu Que, we grew up together.

571

In doing missions, you were always my partner.

572

But on normal days, you are just my little sister.

573

How about I beg the Pavilion Master

574

not to let you carry out such a dangerous mission?

575

Fen Dai!

576

You must know that I used to be a beggar who had nothing.

577

If not because of the Pavilion Master, I'd have already died on the streets.

578

That's why, to repay him for saving me,

579

for the citizens of the world,

580

we must use all means, and find a chance to kill that muddled emperor.

581

Moreover,

582

other than me, no one else can approach Liu Ziye.

583

But Princess Shanyin is Liu Ziye's biological sister.

584

What if he sees through your disguise upon entering the palace, it's hard to imagine the consequences.

585

Hua Cuo, why are you trespassing into the Princess' quarters?

586

If I'm going to kill anyone, I won't come in such an open and upright manner.

587

There is an item that I must personally hand to the Princess. I must see her in person.

588

What item? Let me see it first.

589

Get lost.

590

What are you two doing!

591

If you don't put down your swords, both of you can leave my manor!

592

Take it.

593

Get lost!

594

What does this mean?

595

I have a feeling that we'll know once I enter the palace.

596

This Rong Zhi is really unusual.

597

Making him stay here is just hidden trouble.

598

How about we think of a way to drive him out of your manor?

599

No. This person is hiding a lot of secrets,

600

and they are related to Princess Shanyin. I want to know them.

601

Since you're entering the palace alone, you must be extra careful.

602

Don't worry.

603

- Drink some.

- So outstanding.

604

If Your Highness feels unwell, why don't we just return to the manor?

605

No. No. If I don't enter the palace, I fear that His Majesty might blame you.

606

Even if I have to endure the punishment of His Majesty,

607

I can't neglect your health.

608

The Princess is here!

609

His Majesty has been waiting for a long time. He already has become impatient. This way, Your Highness.

610

Your Highness.

611

Where is His Majesty?

612

He's in the garden. I'll take you there.

613

- Lead the way then.

- Yes.

614

Your Highness the Prince Consort, please wait here.

615

Your Highness, I'll just wait for you here.

616

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Supreme Audience Hall

618

♫ If life is like first meetings ♫

619

♫ It would be better to yearn more than meet ♫

620

♫ The misty rain of Jiangnan is so short-lived (idiomatic phrase, literally "night-blooming cactus blooms once")

621

♫Even while it's raining, it drizzles continuously ♫

622

♫ If we will see each other often in life ♫

623

♫ What must we do so we won't get fed-up with looking at each other? ♫

624

♫ At this day last year, It's the same sky ♫

625

♫ But the faces are different ♫

626

♫ I'd really like to see you again ♫

627

♫ Confess to you all my regrets in parting with you ♫

628

♫ Drawing a circle in the air ♫

629

♫ Praying that love will never change ♫

630

♫ I so want to rub my face against yours ♫

631

♫ Being greedy about your every moment ♫

632

♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫

633

♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫

634

♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫

635

♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫