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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance grow pale and haggard,

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Examining love together with regret, both new and old.

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Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,

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Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.

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Story of Yanxi Palace

Episode 10

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There is only one possibility then.

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Fuheng raped Sister.

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Yingluo, you must not casually say such words.

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I directly asked him today

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if he knows A'Man.

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He said he doesn't, but his expression changed.

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Everything requires evidence. Do you have any?

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I'm sure that he knows my sister but he denied it.

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Doesn't that show the problem?

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What problem can that show?

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Yingluo, you clearly are a smart girl.

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How come when it comes to A'Man, you become irrational?

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Think about it.

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Maybe that jade pendant was just accidentally picked up.

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She couldn't find the owner, so she wasn't able to return it to him.

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Or maybe, Fuheng indeed knew your sister,

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but he had nothing to do with her death.

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If his conscience is clear,

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he should have been truthful with me.

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Covering it up

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clearly shows that he's guilty.

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Yingluo,

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can you stop being so stubborn?

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Momo, you said that Sister lost her virginity,

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but persistently refused to name the man.

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Other than the Emperor, the only men in this palace are the Imperial guards.

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If it was the Emperor, she was then favored. Why wouldn't she say it?

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It can only be an Imperial guard.

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On the outside, Sister looked gentle.

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But inside, she was very tough.

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If she suffered humiliation, she surely would seek justice.

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She didn't say it,

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not because she didn't want to,

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but she didn't dare say it.

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She was afraid to bring trouble to her family, to Father and I.

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Who could make her be that scared?

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Only a powerful and high-ranking Fuheng.

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He is the precious and noble Young Master of the Fuca Clan.

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He's the biological brother of the Empress. He's a trusted aide of His Majesty. A future Imperial court official.

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How can he bear having such a scandal?

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This is the reason why Sister was killed.

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Okay.

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But all this is just your deductions.

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You dare say that I have no basis at all?

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Very well.

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Even if your deductions are true,

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tell me then,

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- what do you plan to do?

- A life for a life.

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Paying for one's debts

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follows heaven's law and earth's principle.

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Yingluo, you know the background of Fuheng.

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Acting rashly is surely a moth flying into the flame.

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Your sister painstakingly cared for you.

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Was it just to let you kill yourself?

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You...

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Calm down first, and think about it.

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Is it Yingluo?

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Come in.

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Help me grind the ink.

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Yes.

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This is the accounting book of the selling of stocks by the Imperial Household Department.

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Why is Your Highness selling the stocks kept in the Imperial Household Department?

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The six stockrooms are full of accumulated items from the past reigns.

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I ordered them to transfer these items to Chongwen Gates and sell them.

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All the money earned will be donated to the Virtuous Hall

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to provide for those homeless orphans.

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Your Highness, shouldn't the Virtuous Hall of the capital be funded by the state treasury?

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The country is so vast. There is drought here, flood there. How can you have so much money?

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Her Highness Empress suggested that the Virtuous Hall be revived and the funding will be shouldered by the Imperial Household Department.

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But the Imperial Household Department kept delaying it.

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They kept saying that their funding isn't enough, that they are in dire circumstances.

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Hence, Her Highness decreed that the old stocks in the storage room be sold

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and the usage of each palace be reduced, so we could come up with the fund.

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The intention was initially good, but people are complaining.

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They said that Her Highness is just fishing for fame and all the money is ending up with Changchun Palace.

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Helping out the poverty-stricken is a good thing.

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Why won't Your Highness just tell them the truth and instead opt to bear their criticisms?

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If people can see your good desires, then that's not true kindness.

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When a person is in a high position, he should help the poor.

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He should do his best to give out all possible aid.

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This should have been a matter of course.

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Letting everyone know that you've done a good thing, announcing it left and right,

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is not a true good deed.

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If people can see your good desires, then that's not true kindness.

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Your Highness, I'm not that well-educated.

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However, I find this saying very reasonable.

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I'll continue grind the ink for you.

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You're just kissing up!

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Mingyu, I ordered you to Yonghe Palace to check on the health status of Noble Lady Yu.

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Did you pass the task to other people again?

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I dare not.

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I just came back from Yonghe Palace.

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Noble Lady Yu is still like before.

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Always crying all day. Frequently wakes up in the middle of the night.

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She has grown so thin. I couldn't even recognize her anymore.

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Didn't His Majesty visit her?

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His Majesty is busy with state affairs. How could he still have time for her?

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It's easy to obtain a priceless treasure, but it's hard to find a man who loves you.

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Too bad, Noble Lady Yu isn't Consort Dong'e. (T/N "Consort Xian" - of the Shunzhi Emperor)

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And where will we find another Emperor Shizu? (T/N Qianlong's great-grandfather, first Qing Emperor to rule over all of China)

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Your Highness, His Majesty treats you so well.

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How come you're also making that kind of rueful comment?

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I'm really muddled.

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Look at what I have said.

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But the words of Mistress aren't wrong too.

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In the past, when Consort Dong'e died, Emperor Shizu got very ill because of it.

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He didn't mind converting into a monk. But a hopeless romantic like that

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will never exist again.

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Emperor Shizu was so infatuated with Consort Dong'e.

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It is indeed worthy to be envied.

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But looking it at another aspect, it will become completely different.

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What do you know?

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Let her speak. I want to hear it.

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I dare not say.

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Say it. I will forgive you for any crime.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Her Highness the Empress will surely be happy if she learns that you're here.

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- I'll go inform her now.

- No need.

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I'm here to chat with the Empress. You may all take your leave.

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Yes.

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When Consort Dong'e died, Emperor Shizu became inconsolably brokenhearted.

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He cancelled Imperial court meetings for five days and burned two Imperial palaces and thousands of pieces of jewelry.

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He also ordered the execution of thirty palace servants.

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Towards Consort Dong'e,

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it was indeed fortunate to have met such an infatuated Emperor.

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But for those thirty palace servants, they also had their loved ones and family.

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They were also human lives.

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Moreover, just for Consort Dong'e, Emperor Shizu disregarded millions of citizens.

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The political and military officials, the ordinary citizens, they all would rather the Emperor be heartless—

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How preposterous!

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Who allowed you to presumptuously comment about Emperor Shizu?

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Your crime is punishable by death a thousand times over.

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- Men!

- Your Majesty, please calm down.

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It was I who allowed her to talk bluntly, and didn't see it right to suddenly take it back.

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In behalf of Yingluo, I humbly apologize.

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I beg Your Majesty to forgive her.

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Yingluo, hurry and apologize to His Majesty.

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I admit my mistake.

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You didn't finish, right? Come, continue speaking.

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I want to hear what treacherous words you still have to say.

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- Tell me.

- Yingluo.

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Speak!

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Your Majesty, Emperor Shizu once left an edict admitting all his crimes.

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He mentioned that he treated Consort Dong'e too well.

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He wasn't able to stop his love with virtue, and felt regretful about it.

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Earlier, I just repeated the words of Emperor Shizu.

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Then you blaming Emperor Shizu for letting those palace servants be buried with her, did I hear that wrong?

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Your Majesty, of course, you can't be mistaken.

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But...Emperor Kangxi has already given a decree (T/N next Qing Emperor after Shunzhi, grandfather of Qianlong)

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prohibiting the act of burying servants with their masters.

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From then on, there is no more practice of burying live people with the dead.

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So this means you also repeated the words of Emperor Shengzu? (T/N Emperor Kangxi)

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My mouth is dumb.

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I wasn't able to narrate it well, hence, led to a misunderstanding.

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Okay. Let me ask you then. You said earlier

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that the citizens would rather the emperor be heartless. What does that mean?

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I heard that Your Majesty will wake up at the mao hour (3 to 5 am) every day.

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During the summer season, the sky isn't bright yet.

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During the winter season, that's only just after the fifth night watch hour.

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When there is a military operation on the western frontier, whenever there are military reports,

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even if it arrives at midnight, Your Majesty would still call the Grand Ministers of State over to discuss it.

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Grand Ministers of State would be on duty every five to six days.

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That's quite a toiling task.

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The more Your Majesty, who is like that every day, every year.

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Your diligence is worthy to be admired and praised.

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But Your Majesty is busy with state affairs.

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You have no time to care about the Imperial harem. It can't be helped for the Imperial consorts to feel lonely.

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It shows that to be a wise emperor, you must have affection

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to the nation, to the citizens, and can only be heartless to your consorts.

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Your Majesty, I am dumb.

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Did I say anything wrong?

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You're right.

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Great love is indeed heartless.

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His Majesty is a wise emperor that's diligent with governing the nation.

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Your Majesty, please drink tea.

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Aren't you going to hurry and leave? Are you waiting to be caned?

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Thank you for Your Majesty's grace!

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Wait.

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This voice and manner of speaking, how come I keep finding it very familiar the more I listen to it?

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I remember. You are—

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Quickly go out and kneel.

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Stop annoying His Majesty here.

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Your Majesty, please calm down. Yingluo is a very intelligent and quick-witted servant.

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She has helped me a lot.

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May Your Majesty forgive her on my behalf.

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Empress, I have seen that person.

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A month ago, she's still a lowly palace maid.

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In less than a month, she's already in Changchun Palace.

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She even earned your trust. It shows that this person harbors evil intentions and unfathomable motives.

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Empress, how could you have such a person at your side?

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As her mistress,

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I know very well her character.

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I'm willing to vouch for her.

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Empress, being overly-generous

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is nurturing a tiger to invite calamity.

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Replying to Your Majesty, you mustn't doubt the people you use or don't use the people you doubt.

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I believe in her character.

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Yingluo surely isn't like the person that Your Majesty describes.

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For the sake of Empress, I forgive you today.

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If you dare to make clever talks, show ingratiating manner, or show off your smartness again,

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I'll take off your head.

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Your Majesty, please forgive me.

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Turn around.

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Go to the Office of Careful Punishment and ask for twenty hits of the cane.

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Your Majesty... I didn't do anything wrong.

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The person I asked you to find is just wobbling right under your eyes.

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However, you never noticed her. Are you blind?

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She...is that servant who scratched the itch of the spiritual tree?

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Thirty.

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Your Majesty, it was just twenty earlier. How come it became thirty?

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Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It was all your fault!

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You...I'm remembering you! Your Majesty!

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Get up.

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What's wrong? What just happened?

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I spoke without hesitation and His Majesty heard it.

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Control your mouth from now on.

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You even dared to make fun of His Majesty. Be careful of inviting trouble. Got it?

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Your Highness the Empress, you heard what His Majesty said.

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That Wei Yingluo should be kicked out of Changchun Palace as soon as possible,

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so that she won't bring you trouble.

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I know about His Majesty's personality the most.

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If he loves something, he will desire for it to live. If he hates something, he will want it dead.

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Once he develops prejudice against someone, he would become very harsh towards him.

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Wei Yingluo risked her life to save Noble Lady Yu even though they are not related in any way.

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A character like that is very hard to come by.

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I will never drive her away.

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Your Highness.

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Okay already. I have made my decision. Say no more.

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness, I got news from outside the palace that Eldest Young Master contracted a noxious illness in prison.

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Madam said that you must think of ways to send silver out.

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Silver?

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Every year, I only have three hundred taels of palace allowance.

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Deducting those we spent for food, clothes, and other needs, I've sent more than half back home already.

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Your Highness, it isn't easy to be a capital official.

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Master has always been upright and clean.

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More than half of his salary must sustain the expenses in the manor.

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Last time, when the Ministry of Justice went there to search and confiscate items, they took away the remaining money.

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Right now, the manor has exhausted all its savings. Master has been going left and right to borrow money from his colleagues.

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However, Master has offended a lot of officials when he was still in office.

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These people not throwing stones at him when he's already down is already quite generous of them.

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Madam has run out of ideas already, so she wrote you a letter.

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Zhen'er, go with me to the Imperial Household Department.

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Your Highness, why are you going there?

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I'll ask if I can advance my allowance for next year. Let's go.

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Your Highness Consort Xian, for this matter, it's not that I don't want to help you,

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I just can't do it.

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Her Highness the Empress once said that if we encounter any urgent matter, we can request for a six months' advance in our allowance.

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We just need to personally make the request.

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How come you're saying now that you can't do anything?

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Your Highness, there's something that you don't know. The new Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Household Department,

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Lord Gao, has just taken office.

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He ordered the sealing and inventory of all warehouses.

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During this period, no one is allowed to open the warehouses.

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Even if His Majesty needs something,

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we still have to wait for the high officials of the Imperial Household Department

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and the other managers to gather

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before the warehouses can be opened.

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When then will you be finished with your inventory?

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That's hard to say.

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The Imperial Household Department has six Imperial warehouses namely, silver, ceramics, leather, fabrics, clothes, and tea.

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A complete inventory would at least take two months,

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or at most six months.

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Aren't you joking with Consort Xian?

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It's an urgent need to begin with, who could wait for that long?

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Your Highness, I'm just following orders.

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- May Your Highness be magnanimous and forgive me.

- You...

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Forget it, Zhen'er. Do not make it hard for Eunuch Liu.

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Let's go.

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Her Highness Noble Consort said that she wants the best leather for the horse armor of Xueqiu.

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- Is it ready now?

- Yes.

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For the orders of Her Highness the Noble Consort, how could I dare delay it?

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Yesterday, I immediately opened the warehouse and chose the best leathers for her.

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Please carefully choose.

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What a scoundrel.

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He couldn't open the warehouse for you, but he can do it for Noble Consort Gao.

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What the hell? I will go argue with him.

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Forget it, Zhen'er. Do not make additional trouble.

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Now that the new Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Household Department is the father of Noble Consort Gao,

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it is just normal that they would be biased towards her.

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Your Highness! Xueqiu is just a dog of Noble Consort Gao.

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Could it be that in their eyes, the mistress of Chengqian Palace couldn't even compare to...

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Your Highness, sorry. I deserve to die.

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I said the wrong words. Sorry.

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Let's go. I will think of another way.

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The early spring air is quite chilly. You have to accompany His Majesty every day.

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Sometimes you have to guard for several hours at night.

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You must wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold.

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Sister, don't worry, I will be more careful.

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You don't know how to take care of yourself.

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The weather is getting colder. If you keep being like this, I will tell Father and Mother

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to get you a wife.

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Sister.

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Okay already. I know that you have your own stand. I won't force you.

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But, if you have any lady that you like, tell me.

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I'll go ask His Majesty to betroth her to you.

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If you keep being like this, I'm not coming back next time.

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Got it. Leave now.

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I will take my leave.

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Young Master!

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Young Master, please wait!

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Yingluo.

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Young Master, you said last time that it was improper.

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What about this distance?

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Is this proper now?

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What do you need from me?

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- This is for you.

- What is it?

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Her Highness the Empress keeps saying

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that she's worried that you'll feel cold when you stand by the gates.

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But men are different from women and would usually not use a little warmer.

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I then asked for a hog bladder from the kitchen

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then placed warm water inside it

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and sealed it with a rope.

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If you put it inside your clothes, it can keep you very warm.

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Hog bladder?

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I washed it very cleanly. I guarantee that it's not dirty.

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- If you don't believe it, you can smell it.

- No need. I'm not cold.

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Young Master, you don't want it?

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Fine then. I'll go back and report it to Her Highness the Empress. Let's just see what she'll say.

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Okay already. I'll take it. Don't tell the Empress.

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Then, Young Master, will you use it?

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I will use it.

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If that's the case, I'm at ease.

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Young Master, take care.

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Thank you.

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Fuca Fuheng,

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even though I cannot kill you now,

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I must at least vent some of my anger.

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Fuheng, what time is it already?

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The chilling wind inside the Forbidden Palace is still so strong.

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It's blowing right onto my neck.

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Is it? It's rather warm.

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Warm? How warm?

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What are you hiding in your clothes?

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- Let me see.

- It's nothing.

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Let me have a look.

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- Wow

- Give it back.

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What is this, it's so warm.

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Hailancha, give it back!

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You call yourself a brother? You don't even share the nice things with me.

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This thing doesn't look very special.

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But it's very thoughtfully made.

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It doesn't look as if it was made by a man.

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- Tell me, is it a servant girl who's offering her love again?

- There isn't one.

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- Really?

- There isn't any one.

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In this case, I don't care any more. Lend it to me for a while to warm up a little.

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- I'm freezing to death.

- Give it to me!

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- Let me borrow it for a bit.

- Give it back!

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- Give it back!

- Ouch!

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Hailancha!

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Yingluo, Guard Fuca is waiting by the water well behind the palace.

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He said he has questions for you.

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What deep grudge do you hold against me for you to harm me so?

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What are you saying?

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I was just messing with you.

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Who knew you were this fast.

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It really scared me!

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Even if it was a joke,

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you hurt someone, was it a misunderstanding as well?

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Don't move.

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- What are you doing?

- I wanted to see if you are hurt.

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It's not me, it's Hailancha.

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He took the pouch from me and got burned.

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It's good that you didn't get hurt.

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I was too impatient.

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I probably didn't close the opening securely enough.

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The guard you just mentioned, is he okay?

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It's not a big problem, but the burn is rather deep.

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You... really didn't know?

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Young Master,

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I can't foresee the future.

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How could I have known?

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Perhaps I'm overthinking.

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You are really not hurt?

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Let me see.

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Stay there!

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Why are you so afraid of me?

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I told you, a woman shouldn't do this.

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You are still suspecting me, aren't you?

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- I believe you.

- Let me take a look, then.

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I really do believe you.

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Young Master, is this decent?

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My apologies.

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You face seems to be blushing.

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Are you feeling unwell somewhere?

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- Shall I take a look?

- No need.

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Young Master, put some ice in the pouch.

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It will be cooling during the summer days.

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Fuheng, you are lucky.

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Next time, you won't be this lucky.

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Exchange the medicine every three days, the wound can't be in contact with water, do you remember?

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Imperial Physician, I understand.

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- Thank you, Imperial Physician.

- Thank you.

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What kind of luck is this.

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Bad luck came out of nowhere.

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You shouldn't have robbed my warming pouch.

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What warming pouch, it's obviously gunpowder!

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I'm thick-skinned and yet I'm badly burned like this.

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If it were you, Young Master Fuca, you'd lose a layer of skin.

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Are you saying that I'm not as good as you?

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Do you want to put it to the test?

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Ouch, it hurts...

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That's why people say "the most unbearable thing is the grace of a beautiful woman".

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This kind of alluring blessing isn't for me, I can't bear it.

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What are you rambling about. She's just caring.

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Caring?

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Why is no one caring for me?

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Although this thing blew up,

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but I must impartially say this, its handling process is very complicated.

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One must also use a hemp rope to secure the opening.

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It's at least two evenings' work.

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She did this for you,

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if it's not love, what else could it be?

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Nonsense.

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I wager, the girl who made it for you,

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has her eyes on you!

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Shut your mouth.

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Where are you going? Don't go.

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Let me borrow the pouch again in the summer!

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You've been selecting for two hours now, is there any one you like?

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What's wrong Manager Liu, are you unhappy?

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I dare not be.

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Don't you worry, Lord Gao is

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Noble Consort Gao's father.

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We are thus Noble Consort Gao's house servants.

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The dog of our master is like our brother.

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We mustn't let our brother wear a bad fur.

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Manager Liu, I didn't expect you to be a funny one.

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You are smiling so my effects weren't in vain.

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Manager Liu, what was Consort Xian doing here?

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She wants to apply for her allowance in advance for the coming year.

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Your Highness, what are you doing?

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Those are your favorite pieces of jewelry.

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These are important but not as important as Changshou's life.

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Take them and find someone to bring them pass the Gate of Divine Might.

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Find an pawnshop and exchange them for money.

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Your Highness, you mustn't do this.

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If I say it's okay, it will be okay.

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Don't waste any time, hurry and leave.

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No, wait.

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Your Highness, what's wrong?

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This matter is utterly important, I'll go myself.

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Really?

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Looks like Consort Xian is very short of money indeed.

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Keep an eye on the Chengqian Palace.

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Yes.

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Is this one reliable?

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Normally the eunuchs going in and out the Gate of Divine Might cannot take anything with them.

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But the ones who know the way know how to get past the guards,

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Zhao Qing is Qianqing Palace's lead administrative palace eunuch.

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Considering that he has control over the group, he can be trusted to find creative methods to carry things out.

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They are here.

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Greetings to the Consort.

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No need.

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Take the bag, and sell the things inside.

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Take out twenty percent according to the rules.

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Those are Your Highness' things, we dare not.

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Taking these things out of the palace isn't without risks. You earned this money.

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But I want to say this.

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When the things leave your hands and enter the pawnshop,

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you mustn't mention anything about Chengqian Palace.

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You mustn't use my title to push the merchants around.

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The sum should be as much as it's meant to be. Otherwise, I won't let you off easily.

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Don't worry, Your Highness, I understand.

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How great is your daring!

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How dare you to steal from the palace!

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How can Consort Xian who is respected by all do such a thing?

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Greetings to Your Highness the Noble Consort.

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You scoundrel! You dare to steal from the palace?

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Haven't I taught you?

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Did you forget everything?

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Master?

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Noble Consort, all the fault

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is due to this scoundrel!

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Opened his eyes wide at the sight of profit, and saw profit and forgot morality! (T/N two idioms back to back)

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I saw that he was suspicious and followed him here.

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Then I discovered this! It's all due to the lack of discipline!

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Please forgive us.

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No, it wasn't like this!

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Noble Consort, it wasn't my idea!

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If you don't shut your mouth, you'll have to worry about your head!

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Consort Xian, it's all my fault. I was blinded by wealth.

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if you didn't stop me here, I'd be committing a grave mistake.

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Zhen'er, this...

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Noble Consort, it was all my fault.

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I was collaborating with him in the dark.

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It doesn't concern my master one bit!

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Until my master discovered something was wrong,

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she secretly followed me and discovered everything.

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- Please don't misunderstand my master!

- Zhen'er.

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Your Highness. It was all my fault!

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I deserve the punishment of death.

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I deserve the punishment of death!

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Consort Xian.

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These two slaves, behind your back,

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stole items from Chengqian Palace.

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Is that so?

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Yes, we did it.

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Your Highness, I know you have a good heart

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but with regards to the stolen items,

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I'm at fault. Please do not plead for mercy on my behalf.

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I deserve to die.

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Zhen'er.

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Did you hear how considerate she is?

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Confess your crime to Her Highness the Noble Consort now!

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It's not that way at all, Your Highness! They are lying!

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- Confess your crime now!

- I didn't commit any crime!

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You are still not confessing? Confess your crime now.

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I didn't commit any crime.

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Still quibbling?

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- You are doubly guilty.

- I'm not guilty.

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- Confess your crime now.

- I'm not guilty.

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Enough.

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Your Highness.

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These two slaves committed evil deeds.

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How should we handle this? We will listen to your punishment.

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Stealing items from the palace

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is a major crime.

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Just drag them to the Office of Careful Punishment

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to be caned a hundred times.

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This was not my idea. I'm not guilty. I'm not guilty!

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- Your Highness!

- Let go of your hand.

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Zhen'er didn't steal anything from the Chengjian palace.

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I told her to do that.

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Regarding your action,

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why did you do that?

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I was short of money and sold my jewelry.

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Consort Xian, Consort Xian.

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Are you confused?

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Your jewelry? Since when do you have any jewelry?

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These were given to you by His Majesty.

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I didn't touch any of the palace rewards.

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My mother prepared these for me before I entered the residence of His Majesty before he ascended to the throne.

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None of these are from the palace. I'm short of money now

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and used them to trade for money. What's wrong with this?

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If anyone were to find out about this,

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they will be astonished.

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Consort Xian of the Great Qing dynasty

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is that poor.

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Such shabby jewelry,

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how much can you trade them for?

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This is my business.

- Your business?

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If this is your business, naturally, I will not ask any questions.

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But you should know there are rules in the Forbidden City.

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Stealing items from the palace

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is a major crime.

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Regardless of who the jewelry belongs to, as long as they leave the palace,

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they belong to the palace.

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The eunuch took these via the Shengwu Gate to peddle them.

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This is smuggling.

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It's theft!

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Noble Consort, my younger brother

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who was in prison is very ill.

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He needs money for treatments.

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Hence, I'm forced to sell my jewelry.

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I didn't violate any intent of the palace.

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Could you be magnanimous

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and let me go out to sell the jewelry. Regard this as saving a person's life.

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I will always remember your kindness.

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So to say...

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Consort Xian, you are begging me?

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Yes, I'm begging you.

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If one wants to beg,

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she must have the right attitude. Isn't that so?

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Fine.

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Today, I, Hoifa-Nara Shushen...

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- Your Highness.

- Kneel.

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beg Noble Consort to be magnanimous.

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Fine. Since you have put it this way,

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I'm not devoid of feelings.

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From today, we sisters

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are compatriots who will help each other.

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Noble Consort, these are two different matters.

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I won't participate in the strife in the harem. I won't do that.

582

So to say, you won't follow my lead.

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I'm ungrateful and incapable. I'm not fit to be your assistant.

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Fine.

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I can only handle this according to the rules of the palace then.

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Noble Consort, these are my personal belongings.

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These are not considered stolen goods from the palace.

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How will you handle this?

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Hence, I'm

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going to destroy these smuggled goods

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according to the rules.Take action.

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Don't, Noble Consort.

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These are her favorite items.

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Don't!

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- Zhen'er.

- These are her...

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Zhen'er. Forget about it.

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Let's go back.

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Say "Royal Father".

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- Royal Father.

- Royal Father.

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- Royal Father.

- Royal Father.

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Your son repectfully greets Royal Father.

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You are a prince. Understand? Yongcheng.

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Look at me.

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Your son respectfully greets Royal Father.

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Wish him: "Long live the Emperor, long live, long live, long live the Emperor".

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I have already taught you many times. You are a prince. Understand?

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You must say this, "Your son respectfully greets Royal Father".

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Your son respectfully greets Royal Father.

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If you do this again, I'm going to be angry.

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Your Highness.

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Fourth Prince is still young. You can slowly teach him.

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You are still young. Carry him out.

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Come. Wet nurse.

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So disappointing.

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- Carry him out.

- Yes.

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He's still young and only two years old.

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He can't even speak clearly.

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Thinking of when Second Prince was at his age,

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he could recite the Snow Poem to His Majesty. He was smart and witty.

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Your Highness, it's said that those whom the gods love die young.

621

Second Prince's talent was too outstanding.

622

He will die prematurely. In contrast,

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our Fourth Prince may not be a great talent

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but he's healthy. He will be blessed in the future.

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Your words make sense.

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By the way, I told him to check the movements at Yonghe Palace. How is it?

627

His Majesty treats Noble Lady Yu very well.

628

He's taking her for a stroll in the garden tomorrow.

629

The Imperial Physician already said her health has improved.

630

Her Highness the Empress is such a busybody.

631

If Noble Lady Yu gives birth to a smart and witty child,

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Yongcheng won't have a place then.

633

Your Highness, are you saying...

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Ashuang, I think the weather will be great tomorrow.

635

It has been a long time since we invited Noble Lady Yu to the garden.

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♫The Forbidden Palace's walls surround them, feeling like a good place to reside.♫

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♫As the walls sever the setting sun's rays, they lose their past dreams as it grows cold.♫

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♫Decaying leaves cover the neglected shuttered window, that remembers the cold winds of twenty harvests.♫

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♫ Knowing only how to go with the flow and pass the years.♫

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♫Unmarried and hopeful, the heavy, dark gates are locked, ♫

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♫Cultivated and proud, gem-like beauties, and yet somehow♫

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♫Flowers who stay may endure breakage, causing them ask to change their karma♫

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♫Can not an empty branch give them a carefree place to rest upon?♫

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♫Longing to be together with him, separated as the illumination in the western window declines,♫

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♫At leisure to be melancholy, also perplexed and worried about it all.♫

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♫Who will pity her, and record her lifetime full of misery?♫

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♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫

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♫Longing to be together with him, separated as the illumination in the western window declines,♫

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♫At leisure to be melancholy, also perplexed and worried about it all.♫

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♫Who will pity her, and record her lifetime full of misery?♫

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♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫

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♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫