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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow 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 14

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Yingluo. Your elbow keeps shaking.

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How can you write well?

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My hand, whenever it picks up the brush,

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the elbow just wants to shake subconsciously.

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Your Highness, if I put my elbow on the table and practice?

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I think that's--

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No.

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When you practice calligraphy, you must overcome that.

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If you can't pass this barrier, how can you improve?

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Continue.

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Yes.

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Yingluo, what are you doing?

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Help! Someone come!

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Yingluo, what's got you in such despair!

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What's so serious that you want to commit suicide?

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Yingluo, what's wrong?

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Yingluo, are you crazy?

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Committing suicide in the palace is a grave crime!

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If you don't want to live, don't implicate us!

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When did you ever see someone hanging themselves to die...

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with such a low loop?

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Then...then what were you doing?

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The Empress is teaching me to write.

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I must overcome the shaking-elbow obstacle.

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But my hand starts to tremble when it leaves the table top.

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I thought about it,

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and got the idea that I can put my hand into the loop and use the strength of the rope to steady my hand.

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When I get used to it later on,

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I can leave the loop and do it on my own.

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Wow, you only just started not long ago.

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You've practiced writing so many words already!

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Diligence can make up for being clumsy.

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I am just a bit dumb and I'm getting a late start.

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So I have to come up with a trick.

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Zhenzhu, you should see clearly next time.

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I know. Just that shouting earlier.

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My heart almost leaped out.

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- It's true.

- All done spectating?

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You people aren't like her.

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You don't have the mistress's favor, teaching you to write personally.

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Hurry and go work.

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Let's go.

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Yingluo, how many pages are here?

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About one hundred and fifty pages, I think.

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- Yingluo.

- Zhenzhu, are you deaf?

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Wei Yingluo, don't think you can make the mistress like you, so you're that mighty.

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Be careful of climbing too high. You might fall and die!

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Climb high and mighty for a while.

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- That's better than putting in all your might but still can't climb up.

- You!

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But you should hope that I can climb even higher

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but never fall down,

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or else the first one I squash

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will be you, who's staring up at me from below.

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Alright. I know you're a sharp tongue.

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I can't beat you in words. I'll just see how much longer your contentment lasts!

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- I sprayed it so finely.

- Mine's more fine.

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Right, Sister?

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Yingluo.

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Look. Yingluo, you're back?

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Yingluo?

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Yingluo?

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What's wrong with her?

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Erqing. Mistress favors Wei Yingluo so much now.

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She doesn't see her for a second and she's anxious to find her.

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I told you she's calculating and you wouldn't believe me.

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Now not to mention me,

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you're about to lose a spot to stay too!

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Alright, Mingyu.

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Mingyu.

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Yingluo seemed worried.

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I found out how Yingning really died.

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I'll wait for you tonight at the Imperial Garden at san geng hour (11pm-1am).

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[ 27, 29 ]

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What's wrong, Fuheng?

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Prince Yi of the First Rank seems to be seeing Qingxi quite often lately.

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Qingxi is hoping to be promoted soon.

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What's strange about him making connections with Prince Yi of the First Rank?

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It's not strange for Qingxi to want to go up the ranks.

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What's strange is...why would Prince Yi of the First Rank lower himself?

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[ Noon ]

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Yingluo, do you have a problem?

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None.

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You still say there's none.

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Look at the word 'noon' you wrote. It's one stroke less.

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Your Highness, I...

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If you're tired, then go back early to rest.

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If you're not focused, you won't be able to learn well.

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I'm fine.

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Then focus on learning.

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Yes.

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Your Highness,

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I indeed have to attend to something. I want to ask for a leave.

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Leave?

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Wei Yingluo.

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Let go of me!

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Come help! A thief!

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Stop! Don't run!

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Help!

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Hit him! It's him! Hit!

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It's him!

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Stop!

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I'm an Imperial guard of the Gate of Heavenly Purity! What are you all trying to do?

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This is the Inner Palace! Why is an Imperial guard of the Gate of Heavenly Purity not doing his duty there

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and instead come to the Imperial Garden? This is a grave crime!

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Hit him! Hit him hard!

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Hit!

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Stop!

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Continue hitting him!

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Stop!

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Are you all blind? I'm right here!

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Rise.

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What's going on here?

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It's her, Wei Yingluo.

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She secretly invited me to meet here in the Imperial Garden. She wants to seduce me!

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Seduce you?

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I spoke bluntly to you and you failed in seducing me, so you got mad.

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Why don't you look in the mirror first? You think you're even worthy?

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You gathered people to hit others!

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Your Highness, I've already informed you about her secretly asking me to meet.

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You must be my witness. Strictly punish this shameless palace maid.

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You all heard it? Arrest her!

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I'm a personal maid attendant of Her Highness the Empress.

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Without permission from the Empress, who dares to touch me?

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Now that things are like this, you still don't know to repent on your mistakes?

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If you're not secretly meeting Qingxi, why would you appear here?

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It's san geng hour.

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Don't tell me that you're here to look at the scenery?

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Give it to me!

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Have you seen it clearly?

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It's getting hotter by the day now,

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Mistress can't stand the smell of the anti-mosquito herbs.

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I‘m thus collecting tuberose, but stumbled onto him.

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He deserved all the beating!

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If I were truly having a tryst, why would I bring so many people?

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Do I need spectators?

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I don't want to hear your excuses.

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Tell it to the Office of Careful Punishment.

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Take her away!

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What are you all doing in the middle of the night!

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Fuca Fuheng, you're not on duty today.

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What are you doing here?

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The Emperor just finished the military matters and is spectating the moon in the Imperial Garden.

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He invited me for a game of chess.

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Do I need your permission for this?

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I just started enjoying the tranquility which was quickly disrupted.

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His Majesty is here.

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This servant girl is in fact secretly meeting a guard.

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I caught her in the act and wanted to take her to the Office of Careful Punishment.

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I shall not disturb His Majesty with this.

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Take her away.

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Wait!

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His Majesty is in the pavilion ahead.

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If you have something to say, say it to His Majesty.

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I rarely have the opportunity for a game of chess and you ruined it.

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Is this the Imperial Garden or a food market?

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What are you yelling about?

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Why is it you again.

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Your Majesty, I don't want to disturb your mood either.

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It was Fuheng who took us here,

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he wanted you to be the arbitrator over this small matter.

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I can handle this myself.

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His Majesty, if it's an inner palace matter, the Empress should handle it.

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But a guard of the Qianqing Gate is involved here.

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Please be the judge of this matter, your Majesty.

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- Your Majesty.

- I'm not deaf!

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If you were able to handle it, would you be here at all?

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What going on, tell me.

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Your Majesty, this servant girl tried to seduce me.

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I refused several times, but she kept insisting.

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While I was on duty today, she wanted to meet me in the Imperial Garden around san geng hour.

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I knew that the relationships are forbidden between the servant girls and the guards.

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I thus reported the matter to the Prince Yi of the First Rank.

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He was furious. Because the matter impacts the palace's morality, it shouldn't be handled lightly.

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He instructed me to wait for her.

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To catch her in the act, then to reinforce the positive morality.

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She wanted to meet with you?

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Your Majesty. The majority of the guards within the Forbidden Palace are of noble birth and have a bright future.

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They easily catch the attention of some flirtatious ones.

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I'm very strict with my subordinates.

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I once gave them three orders and five explanations strictly prohibiting this matter. (T/N repeated the order)

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The guards strictly abide by this rule and do not dare to break it.

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Wei Yingluo is a servant girl from the Changchun Palace,

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she knows no shame and treads on the rule over and over again.

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He already refused her numerous times.

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But she doesn't let him go.

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I know that the guards can't leave their posts without permission,

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but in order to persecute this negative morality,

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I felt obligated to take the risks and set this trap to lure her in.

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If a servant girl breaks the rule, the inner palace should be handling the matter.

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Since when is it okay for the Prince to take over?

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If this gets out, we'd be ridiculed.

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We are the guards of the Qianqing gate who are responsible for all security matters.

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We are charged with inspection duties within the Forbidden Palace.

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Your Majesty, Qingxi is involved here therefore this isn't to be handled by any other person.

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You could get the Office of Careful Punishment to handle it.

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Wei Yingluo is the close servant of the Empress.

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If Her Highness wants to shelter her, who would dare to touch her.

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Your Majesty, I stated this clearly already,

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I wanted to fetch some tuberose for Her Highness to make a scented pouch.

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Her Highness was thoughtful and sent some eunuchs along with me.

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If it were a tryst, why would I bring this many people?

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That's...because I refused you.

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You wanted meet with me in the Imperial Garden and had people in ambush nearby.

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You brutally hit me like I was a thief.

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You are clearly holding a grudge because of the unrequited love.

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How is that only nonsense comes out when you open your mouth!

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Do you know how to spell "shameless"?

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Enough.

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Clearly no one wants to back down, I don't want to hear your arguments.

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Is there any proof?

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Your Majesty, I have proof.

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Your Majesty, this is the letter she had someone brought to me.

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Please take a look.

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Take a look yourself!

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Between 11 pm and 1 am tonight, meet me at the east gate of the Imperial Garden, see you. By Yingluo.

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- Take her away!

- Your Majesty...

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Your Majesty, I didn't write this letter.

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I heard you are are studying calligraphy with the Empress.

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But your writing is very crooked, it's extremely ridiculous.

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Who are you trying to fool?

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I also have proof.

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What is this?

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Her Highness is very kind and teaches me calligraphy herself.

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I'm not very bright, but I know my place.

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I dare not waste Her Highness' efforts.

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I have been practicing intensively for over a month now.

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I tried different practicing methods.

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To compare the progress to see if I've advanced,

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I especially numbered the sheets I've written.

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But this afternoon, I discovered that page 28 has disappeared.

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These are page 27 and earlier.

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These are from page 29 and later.

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Only page 28 has gone missing.

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Someone must have stolen my writing and wanted to frame me.

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Maybe you made it up.

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May I ask you on what kind of paper is this letter is written?

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This is regular rice paper for practicing calligraphy.

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Your Majesty, I have limited income. I dare not waste rice paper.

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That's why I've been using snippets of toilet paper.

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In other words, white cotton paper.

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But this letter is not.

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Your Majesty, the letter supplied by Qingxi,

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is written on a white, tightly-woven paper without much texture.

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This paper is a product of Jing County in Anhui.

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This is of the highest quality.

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Her papers are just white cotton papers, normally used for making toilet papers.

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If you don't believe me, you can search the western room in Changchun Palace.

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See if you can find a top-quality paper there from Anhui?

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Therefore, some one must have stolen my writing and tried to mimic my style.

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The goal was to frame me but they didn't notice the difference in paper quality.

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Maybe you did it to avoid suspicion.

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Who says there's no top-quality paper to be found in Changchun Palace?

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I dare not speak boldly,

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but according to Her Highness,

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these one hundred fifty pages show my daily progression.

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You were afraid that I'd find out, so you didn't take the newest one.

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You only took from the middle.

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Page 28 from one month ago.

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You can compare it to my recent writings and you'll see a difference.

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You bastard, how dare you to frame her!

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Your Majesty, looks like Qingxi has been lying all along.

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It must been him!

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Prince Yi of the First Rank, are you now saying

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Qingxi of the Qi family failed to seduce me and therefore is framing me?

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Imperial Guard from Qi family, did you hear it loud and clear?

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Prince Yi of the First Rank failed to frame me and wants to throw you aside.

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If you don't speak the truth now, no one can save you later.

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Your Majesty, Prince Yi of the First Rank threatened me and wanted to frame Wei Yingluo!

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I don't know his motives.

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Everything was instructed by him.

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I can swear to the heavens!

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Hongxiao, as a distinguished Prince of the First Rank, you dare to do a trick like this?

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Don't you have any shame?

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Your Majesty, please calm down.

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You must easily believe the words of this dog-like thing.

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He's just dragging me down because he was unable to implicate Wei Yingluo.

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Your Majesty, when I learned that my writing was missing,

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I immediately reported it to Her Highness the Empress.

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With Her Highness' permission, I brought men to capture the person who caused this mess.

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But I never expected that this matter will involve Prince Yi of the First Rank.

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After all, I've been living deep in the inner palace.

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I have never met Prince of the First Rank, so how could I have offended him?

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Prince Yi of the First Rank, may I ask why you slander me?

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I told you already that all this is the act of Qingxi!

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I just got deceived by him. Don't make unfounded accusations!

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After thinking about it, Prince Yi of the First Rank doesn't seem to be targeting just me.

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Perhaps he wants to drag Changchun Palace down too?

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The Empress manages the six palaces and holds a revered status.

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There must be someone coveting her position who wants to use this to destroy her reputation.

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What's worse than a close attendant of the Empress having illicit affair with a man from the outside?

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Having such a crime, you're going to doubt the ability of the Empress to manage the six palaces.

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Even use this chance to make things difficult for her, and then take away her power!

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I said already that this is just a misunderstanding.

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It's not as scary as you said.

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What's scary is not my guess,

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but the person who masterminded all this.

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They want to punish me, drag Changchun Palace down,

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vilify Her Highness Empress, and even make a disturbance in the whole inner palace.

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Your Majesty, don't easily believe the rubbish said by Wei Yingluo.

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It's because I easily believed the words of Qingxi.

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The Empress and I never had any grudges between us, and I even admire her character.

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How could I dare destroy her reputation? May Your Majesty investigate this well.

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Your Majesty, I'm innocent.

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Her Highness the Empress is being wronged!

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The whole Changchun Palace is being wronged!

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All of you, shut up!

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Qingxi, you casually framed a palace maid of Changchun Palace.

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You indeed are not worthy to be an Imperial guard of Qianqing Palace.

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You are to be caned one hundred times, removed from your post, and be under investigation.

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Your Majesty, I'm innocent!

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It was all Prince Yi of the First Rank who forced me to do it!

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I'm innocent, Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty...!

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I'm innocent, Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

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As for you,

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this rubbish is still considered calligraphy?

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You still have the nerve to say there is improvement every day?

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I find it hard to bear for the Empress.

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It took strenuous efforts to be convinced.

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Go back now

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and copy it a hundred times. If you don't complete it, you are not allowed to rest!

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- Your Majesty.

- Dismissed!

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Leave now.

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Your Majesty is wise and not biased.

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I believe Your Majesty's judgement is divine.

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You dare to intimidate me?

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Your Majesty, Wei Yingluo has suffered.

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She spoke in haste and doesn't know what she's talking about. May Your Majesty calm your anger.

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- Get out of here now!

- Yes.

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Hongxiao.

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Your Majesty, I'm being falsely-accused. It's the truth!

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"Falsely accused"? "Falsely accused"!

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Do you know the origin of the "iron cap" you are wearing? (T/N the first Prince Yi)

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The Thirteenth Prince racked his brains for Great Qing

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and dedicated his life to his Royal Brother in exchange for it. (T/N Emperor Yongzheng, aka 4th Prince Yinzhen)

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Your conduct should be the same as that Thirteenth Prince's as his first generation descendant,

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you should be loyal

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and responsible.

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But as for you, you are full of resentments every day

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and blame me for not giving you the opportunity.

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Why don't you think about what you have done?

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A palace maid, an Imperial Guard and a secret tryst!

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What do you take the Forbidden City for?

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Who do you think you are?

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I must interrogate you on this laughable joke of a case. Why!

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Because it's embarrassing.

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It's embarrassing! Do you know that?

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You embarrassed the Thirteenth Prince! You embarrassed the Aisin-Gioro clan!

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Your Majesty, I know my mistake! I know my mistake, Your Majesty!

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- Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Prince Yi was momentarily confused.

- Your Majesty.

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On behalf of the Elder Prince Yi, please forgive him.

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Speak. Who established ties with you?

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If you don't speak, I will punish you severely.

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Your Majesty, I personally saw Prince Yi

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meeting with Noble Lady Jia of Chuxiu Palace.

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Hongxiao.

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Your Majesty.

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Director of Rites Jin Jian and I have always been close.

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Because Noble Lady Jia was demoted from Imperial Concubine to Noble Lady status

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and it was all deemed as done by Palace Maid Yingluo, a secret revenge was thus plotted.

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I thought Wei Yingluo was just a palace maid and an easy task so I accepted it.

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I was confused. I know my mistake.

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I know my mistake! I know my mistake, Your Majesty.

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- Li Yu.

- Your servant is present.

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Go to Chuxiu Palace now and issue an edict.

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Don't take away my child.

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Noble Lady Jia, this is His Majesty's intention.

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Don't make it hard for us. Give me the child...

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No.

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Yongcheng is my son.

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Why is His Majesty taking him away?

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Why is His Majesty doing this to me?

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I want to see His Majesty. I'm going to see His Majesty now!

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Noble Lady, others don't know what's going on.

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You should know what's going on.

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What did I do wrong?

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Ashuang has already explained everything. Tell us what you did wrong

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that you must provoke Prince Yi of the First Rank to get into trouble?

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Once the incident provokes him, wouldn't you implicate yourself?

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She's just a palace maid. How would I want her life?

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Mother.

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I suffered for ten months of being pregnant for His Majesty.

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Having him didn't bring me any merits, but hardship instead!

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Your Majesty, how could you do this to me?

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Noble Lady, you are just pretending to be dumb.

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You framed Wei Yingluo.

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You violated a prohibition on a palace maid who's close to Her Highness.

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This is publicly slapping Her Highness' face!

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Don't even talk about Changchun Palace. Even His Majesty

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will not spare you.

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It's not like this. You...

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I...

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I was forced to do it, Gonggong Li.

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Noble Lady Jia, who did you say it was who forced you to do it?

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Your servant respectfully greets the Noble Consort.

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Li Yu, I'm the head of Chuxiu Palace.

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Noble Lady Jia committed a mistake and can't raise Fourth Prince.

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He should be given to me.

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How can he be sent to Consort Xian?

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To answer Your Highness the Noble Consort,

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this was His Majesty's intention.

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His Majesty said that Noble Lady Jia is staying at Chuxiu Palace.

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He fears that Fourth Prince will be under bad influence.

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He should stay far away from here.

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Be good.

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Come, let me take a look.

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Come here.

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Your Highness! Your Highness!

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Let me take a look.

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Stop crying.

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My heart breaks when I look at you.

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Forbidden City is huge.

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Even if it's at Chengqian Palace,

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I will still get you.

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Your Highness...

- Be good and go.

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Your Highness! Your Highness!

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Yongcheng! Yongcheng!

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- I'm taking my leave.

- Yongcheng.

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- Yongcheng! My son!

- Shut up!

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Yongcheng.

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Useless brat.

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Your crying is very annoying.

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His Majesty is merely giving you a warning

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by sending Fourth Prince to Chengqian Palace.

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He didn't say you can't visit him.

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Your Highness the Noble Consort...

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Noble Consort.

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If you have the time to be sad, why don't you think about

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how to get your son back?

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Noble Consort.

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Noble Consort, do you intend to adopt Fourth Prince?

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If I want a child, I can give birth to one.

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Why would I want to raise a stupid child?

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You are...

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It has been many years.

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Noble Lady Jia has done quite a lot of tasks for me.

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She knows too much

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but as long as Fourth Prince is here,

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she won't be able to turn anything upside down.

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You are wise. Now that Fourth Prince has been taken away,

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will he still be able to return?

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This will depend on how capable Noble Lady Jia is.

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Your Highness the Empress, please spare me!

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- Take him out.

- Your Highness!

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Your Highness, please spare my life.

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Your Highness.

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I didn't expect

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there would be a planted spy in Changchun Palace.

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Since the lychee was last destroyed,

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I have always felt there was a planted spy in Changchun Palace.

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We were waiting for him to take actions.

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Who knew they would be so impatient

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and actually took risks again.

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Poor Fourth Prince.

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He's very young

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and he left his mother's side.

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Blame Noble Lady Jia for reaping what she has sowed.

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If she didn't harbor evil intentions and sought revenge,

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how could she have been separated from her son?

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No matter what, His Majesty by doing this

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is also giving you face.

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His Majesty didn't have the intention to uphold justice.

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What did you say?

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Towards Noble Lady Jia,

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His Majesty is angry. She used evil tactics

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to harm the reputation of Changchun Palace.

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At the same time, His Majesty doesn't want Fourth Prince to be with a narrow-minded mother

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who uses evil tactics.

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From the beginning until now,

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my being falsely-accused and justice,

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His Majesty has never taken them into consideration.

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- Yingluo.

- If His Majesty really wanted to seek justice,

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why did he let her off that lightly and took away the Fourth Prince?

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Noble Lady Jia is the mother of Fourth Prince.

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By doing this, His Majesty is giving Fourth Prince some dignity.

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Even if this is the case,

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what about Prince Yi?

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Prince Yi is the younger patrilineal cousin of His Majesty.

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- How could His Majesty...

- Your Highness.

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You know it very well too. Isn't that so?

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I'm just a humble palace maid.

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Don't even talk about having suffered a bit.

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Even if I lose my life, His Majesty doesn't even care.

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His Majesty is furious.

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He blames Prince Yi for participating in the disputes in the inner palace.

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It's an embarrassment and the Aisin-Gioro clan has lost its dignity.

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That's why Noble Lady Jia was disposed of.

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As for Prince Yi, he's still relaxed and happy.

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Prince Yi is the son of the Thirteenth Prince, the Emperor's uncle.

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He's the famous and prestigious Prince Yi of the First Rank of Great Qing.

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His Majesty can't blame him.

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If one day,

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what if he really commits a major mistake?

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Miss Yingluo! Put it down.

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Aren't you Miss Yingluo? Where are you going?

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Her Highness the Empress instructed me to deliver some items to Yonghe Palace.

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Chief Steward Wu, this is...

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Kunning Palace has two offering ceremonies day and night. Every three months, there's a major ceremony.

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Tomorrow is the major offering ceremony day.

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His Majesty is rewarding the Imperial Bodyguards and the high officials some meat to share the blessings.

510

Eat meat to share the blessings?

511

An old rule. You'll see it tomorrow.

512

Chief Steward Wu, you must be joking.

513

I'm always in Changchun Palace. It's rare to have a chance to come out and walk around.

514

I don't even know major events like this.

515

Before, Her Highness the Empress was unwell.

516

His Majesty especially allowed Her Highness the Empress to not attend.

517

Now that she's better,

518

how could she not attend a major offering ceremony to eat some meat?

519

Not only Her Highness the Empress, other Imperial Consorts will get a share too.

520

I won't talk to you anymore. I must hurry. Please send my regard to the Empress.

521

Sister Erqing!

522

Yingluo, you're back so quickly.

523

Her Highness the Empress is inside, waiting for your updates.

524

- Sister Erqing. Let me ask you about something.

- What is it?

525

I heard that Her Highness the Empress is preparing to attend the offerings for the god in Kunning Palace.

526

Is this matter true?

527

I'm actually worrying about this matter.

528

That offered meat may sound nice,

529

but it's just boiled in water and actually tasteless.

530

Sometimes much of it is still raw.

531

Her Highness the Empress has never liked eating such things.

532

One time, she had a stomach upset because of it.

533

If Her Highness the Empress doesn't like to eat it, can she just not eat it?

534

She can't. It symbolizes blessings.

535

Whoever refuses it, that's being disrespectful to the ancestors and the gods.

536

One time, an official vomited it

537

and got caned eighty times.

538

That severe?

539

Sister Erqing, can you take me with you?

540

I've never seen an offering ceremony in Kunning Palace.

541

That event is not that nice to see. You're sure you want to go?

542

Go! Take me with you!

543

Your eye is having cramps?

544

No. There's a beautiful palace maid looking for you.

545

Look. Can you see it?

546

Didn't you monitor Prince Yi of the First Rank because of her?

547

Now, she personally came to thank you.

548

I'll be back very soon.

549

Why did you come here?

550

I have something to ask.

551

You want to ask why I was in the Imperial Garden that day?

552

I discovered that Prince Yi of the First Rank is frequently meeting Qingxi.

553

Hence, I closely monitored them.

554

I discovered that Qingxi was secretly monitoring Changchun Palace,

555

that's why I became suspicious.

556

Afterwards, Qingxi especially changed the day of his shift, so I concluded that they are making their move.

557

So that's why you deliberately lured His Majesty there?

558

Looks like the two of us are very much fated.

559

Or else, why would the heavens let Young Master come to my side

560

during the times that I need help the most?

561

Young Master, thank you.

562

Young Master, thank you.

563

No need to thank me.

564

Wei Yingluo!

565

I'm a distinguished iron-cap prince of the Qing Dynasty.

566

You're just a lowly palace servant.

567

So what if you complained to His Majesty about me?

568

What can you do to me?

569

Why are you glaring at me like that? I'm so afraid.

570

So what if you've got connections with Fuheng?

571

A servant is a servant. You won't be able to be shown to others.

572

One day, I will be pinching your head off.

573

I will tell you what the meaning is of superior and subordinate, honorable and lowly.

574

What's the meaning of high and low, noble and cheap.

575

Young Master.

576

- You all leave first.

- Yes.

577

Why are you here?

578

Waiting for you.

579

You need anything?

580

This is...

581

Spiced salt?

582

I heard that the offering meat is just half-cooked and flavorless.

583

There's usually people who vomit and get punished. I then especially prepared some spiced salt.

584

Just rub it on when someone isn't looking and you'll be able to take the meat in.

585

Yingluo, this is inappropriate.

586

Just secretly hide it in your sleeve.

587

There are so many people that time. Who would notice?

588

I'll treat it that you've accepted it.

589

Her Highness the Empress is still looking for me. I must leave now.

590

Serve the meat!

591

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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.♫

595

♫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?♫

600

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

601

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

602

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

603

♫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,♫

605

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

606

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

607

♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫

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♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫