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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 66

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[ Chengqian Palace ]

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Li Yu, did you smell anything just now?

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About this...

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Didn't you smell something raw on the Empress? That medicine...

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Should I check the medicine?

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The Empress wants eternal youth. Yingluo was right.

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It's also human nature. No need to investigate.

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Yes.

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Your Highness, it's rare for His Majesty to be here.

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Why did you talk about unhappy things?

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The Fifteenth Prince is Noble Consort Ling's son.

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Why do you care about his progress?

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As for these two princesses, they have the support of the Empress Dowager.

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How could they not be married off?

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Why are you worried about this?

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I'm the Empress, the wife is the mother of the children from the concubines of the father.

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Even if there certain matters I shouldn't manage, I should manage them too.

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Or else in the future, if anything serious happens,

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I'll be the first person His Majesty will blame.

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Zhen'er. In the future, I'll take the placenta at night. Don't let anyone find out.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, stop moving.

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You are disturbing my sleep.

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Are you serving me

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or am I serving you?

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You have been asking this question for ten years.

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Aren't you tired of it?

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Do you know what the Empress said today?

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I didn't do anything.

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As for you...forget it if you are absurd.

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You even brought up the three children in an absurd way.

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You are provoking the older princes to be envious,

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all wanting to have a muddled mother like you

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who will lead them to be so unruly all day.

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Why aren't you asking me for forgiveness?

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Is the Empress blaming me

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for being indulgent with our children?

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They don't observe the etiquette and are unruly?

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You clearly knew that,

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and you are still doing this?

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Zhaohua and Zhaoyu are your daughters.

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Either they get married off for a marriage alliance or to win over a subject of yours.

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They will eventually be married off. This is a responsibility a royal princess can't shirk.

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I merely wanted them to have some short-lived happiness.

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How can this be wrong?

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Fine.

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I won't meddle with these two daughters

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but what about Yongyan?

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Ever since Great Qing came inside the Great Wall,

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what prince didn't start to study from 5 am to 3 pm when they were six years old, being well-versed in literary and fighting skills?

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Yongyan is my son.

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Who gives you the right to take him out and run about and neglect his studies?

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He's your son. He's also my son.

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I have the right to teach him what I want.

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You are really demanding and unreasonable.

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Stop there. Come back here.

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Give it to me. Give it to me.

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Give it to me. Give it to me.

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Come back here.

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Your Majesty, put me down. Put me down!

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Your Majesty...

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See? You had a hard fall.

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Who told you to be so headstrong? You deserved it.

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You just twisted your back, right?

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Look at how old you are. You are just like a child!

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Who told you to be rash? You deserved it!

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You are just like a child instead of me!

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You stood up and ran off.

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If it were someone else, I wonder how many times they would have been beheaded.

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I'm not afraid!

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If Your Majesty beheads me,

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you will think about me.

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When I have been beheaded,

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what should we do then? It's fine.

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Your Majesty can hang my head in front of the bed.

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When you are bored,

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I can still talk to you.

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I don't want your head. It's horrifying.

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Get up. Come to bed. Give me a rub.

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Why aren't you saying anything?

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When Yongyan was young, he was weak and always sick.

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The whole house would smell of medicines.

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When I saw that, my heart would break.

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Hence, whether the child becomes talented or not,

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it's not important at all.

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I merely want him to be well.

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I don't care about anything else.

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Among all your sons,

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Yongyan is not the most magnetic and smartest.

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I only want him to be the happiest and

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healthiest. That is good enough.

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Yongyan is a prince.

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I know.

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You were born street-smart.

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Naturally, you don't understand the difficulties of the Empress.

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A rich family can have an absurd child.

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The Imperial family must leave

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a good reputation in history.

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Yongyan is a good kid.

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Don't let him be uncultivated.

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To add further,

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everyone wants their sons to be outstanding.

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Don't you want that too?

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Your Majesty, haven't you been setting your sights on Fifth Prince?

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Stop talking nonsense about state affairs.

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Everyone can see that.

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Why do you still need to hide this?

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Among the princes,

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Yongqi is the most outstanding.

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Among everyone, who's not convinced?

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Thus, just let go of Yongyan

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and let him grow up happily.

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Don't you have any ambitions?

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In other words,

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you are not outstanding.

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In any case, regardless of who the future Crown Prince is,

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I'm not afraid.

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As long as Your Majesty is healthy

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and lives a long life.

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With you here, you can protect Yongyan and me.

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I like hearing this.

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What's wrong?

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I just fell down on my back.

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Starting tomorrow, you are not allowed to disturb Yongyan when he's studying. Did you hear me?

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Over here?

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This New Year drawing looks nice. I like it.

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What is this?

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Sugared hazelnuts?

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We can eat hazelnuts too?

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Mother Noble Consort Ling, these sugared hazelnuts are for Ninth Sister.

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Look at you. Look at you.

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You are too biased.

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Not only do I not have anything,

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your younger sisters get way much less than Little Fifteenth.

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The Empress Dowager dotes on Seventh Princess and Ninth Princess.

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They have the best food and clothes

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but as for the Fifteenth Prince...

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Consort Qing and I dote on him.

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Consort Qing is considerate and thoughtful. She is good-natured.

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As for you...

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It's better that I don't have any expectations.

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What's wrong with me?

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What's wrong with you?

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Other than leading Fifteen Prince to run crazily everywhere,

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you even caused him to be reproached by Royal Father. What else have you done?

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Ever since His Majesty scolded me,

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I have never taken him to skip classes again.

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You love to hide the truth but I can understand.

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When Fifteenth Prince was young, he was in poor health.

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You let him run wildly for two years. There's nothing wrong with this.

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But he's a healthy child now.

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He can't foolishly continue to be like this.

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As a prince, if he's ignorant and incompetent, how will he get on with life in the future?

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He will blame you when he's older.

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In the future, I will take him with me to study.

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I understand.

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Isn't there a firearms demonstration today?

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You should go now.

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- About this...

- Leave all the gifts here.

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I will personally deliver these to them.

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- Really?

- Yes.

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Leave now.

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Look at how petty he is.

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I'm going to hide all these.

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No need.

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The gifts for the two Princesses and the Prince have been delivered.

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These are for you.

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Fifth Prince was teasing you just now.

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Fourth Prince.

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Royal Father sent Fifth Brother and I to Suzhou to complete a task.

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When I came back, I brought back many specialties.

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I would like to gift these to Royal Mother.

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Fourth Prince, you came at the wrong time.

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Since noon, Her Highness hasn't been feeling well. She's resting now.

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Did you call for the Imperial Physician?

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It's just an old illness. She will be fine after resting.

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When I'm back from the martial arts practice field, I'll visit her again.

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Twelfth Prince, although literary and martial arts are important

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but Her Highness hasn't been in good mood.

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If you have the time, you should visit her more often.

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With you keeping her company, she will be happy.

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Gugu Zhen, don't worry. I will remember this.

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Fourth Prince!

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Fourth Prince, wait for me.

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Fourth Prince! Fourth Prince, wait for me!

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- Jinzhong.

- Here.

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Do something for me.

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Royal Father values Yongji a great deal. (T/N Twelfth Prince)

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If something ugly happens to him,

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I will come forward immediately.

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When that happens, Royal Mother will look at me with respect.

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Are you happy now?

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When you do any task, I don't have to worry.

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Fourth Prince will hate Twelfth Prince even more.

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So what? Talking about Her Highness the Empress,

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the more Fourth Prince wants to gain her attention,

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the better it is for Her Highness.

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I really don't understand what you are trying to do!

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You will understand.

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You will understand my painstaking efforts soon.

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[ Weapons Storage ]

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It's done.

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Your Majesty. Fifth Prince's marksmanship skill is getting more brilliant.

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Yongji, how's your marksmanship?

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Royal Father, I still can't be compared with the Fifth Brother,

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but I have confidence that in less than six months,

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I can hit the bull's eye too.

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A human is most afraid of not having any drive. If you hit the bull's eye,

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I will gift you with that Weijie gun.

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Thank you, Royal Father. I will train diligently.

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Royal Father.

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Your marksmanship is not bad.

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It was just my good luck.

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Why do you say that?

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This is a flint-lock rifle

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and not a matchlock musket.

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If it was a musket, I'm afraid if I were to face the enemy, I wouldn't have hit him.

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Yongqi.

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When Emperor Kangxi wanted to conquer Guldan,

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the army used muskets and wasn't successful.

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The army barracks are now equipped with the matchlock muskets.

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They're more sophisticated than the weapons of the late Emperor.

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Unfortunately, between the muskets manufactured by us

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and the tribute of the flint-lock rifles from England, there is a marked difference.

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Both are firearms. What's the difference?

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The matchlock muskets need the lighting of the rope to ignite the gunpowder.

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When it rains, the rope will be wet and can't be lighted.

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When it's windy, the gunpowder will be blown away.

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How will we fight the war then?

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Fuheng, you even discussed this with him?

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The Prince is concerned about military matters. This is a good thing too.

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I was merely being honest.

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I didn't expect the Twelfth Prince to be able to draw inferences from this.

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Royal Father, may I be bold to say this?

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Our flint-lock pistols and rifles are all being kept among the Imperial family.

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It's a great pity.

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If we can promote the flint-lock guns extensively,

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we will be invincible on the battlefield.

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The flint-lock guns are currently being used by the royal family.

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They were tributes from the West.

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I was thinking of doing a mass production but it wasn't possible.

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Furthermore, the body of the flint-lock rifle is long

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and its embellishment is beautiful too. Is this suitable for use on a battlefield?

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Royal Father, nothing is impossible.

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We can give up the beautiful embellishments.

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We can hire a Western firearms engineer to remodel this.

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By the way, Royal Father, I just borrowed a matchlock musket from the musket barracks

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to test out the differences.

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Fine. Give it a try.

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Give it a try now.

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Yongqi!

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Big Brother!

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Medical Investigator Zhang, how's the Fifth Prince's injury?

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To answer Your Highness, I just stopped the bleeding of the Fifth Prince.

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His wound is very serious.

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He's...still unconscious.

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What will happen to him in the future?

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About this...

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I'm asking you a question.

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Answer honestly.

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To answer Your Majesty, when the musket was accidentally discharged,

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it harmed the meridian of his right leg.

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Even...even if his right leg recovers,

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it'll be hard to go back to the original state.

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You're saying that there would be a sequela in the Fifth Prince's leg injury?

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Can he still walk normally?

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Your Majesty, I will try my best to save Fifth Prince.

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It's just that, what man proposes, heaven disposes too.

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As for the rest, I dare not make any guarantee.

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You may rise.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Medical Investigator Zhang, is there really no other method?

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To answer Your Highness.

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In the musket barracks, there are many injuries from accidental discharges every year.

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It's a common occurrence to lose their lives.

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It's a blessing from heaven that the Fifth Prince will preserve his life.

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Moreover, the weather's getting hotter every day. It's easy for the wound to be infected.

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The priority is to take meticulous care.

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As for the rest, I really don't dare to make any guarantees.

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He's such a good child.

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It's really such a pity.

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Your Highness, everyone has gone to visit Fifth Prince today.

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You have always been close to him.

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Shouldn't you visit him? What are you doing here?

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Will visiting him help him to recover?

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Everyone only knows how to surround his bed and ask about his well-being.

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Other than annoying the sick patient, it's simply useless.

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Might as well do something useful.

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What are you trying to do?

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Your Highness the Noble Consort.

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Lord Fuheng.

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Noble Consort.

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This musket was personally borrowed by Fifth Prince's trusted aide from the musket barracks.

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This is the musket.

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The weight is eight jin. You won't be able to use it. (T/N 4 kg/roughly 10 US pounds)

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Come, let me try it for you.

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Watch this. If you want to discharge it,

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you only need to light the rope first.

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The soldiers on the battlefield will light the rope to ignite the gunpowder

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to ensure this gun can be fired without any hitches.

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Wait.

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I tried this musket on the battlefield.

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There won't be any problems.

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But when Yongqi lit the rope,

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it exploded. Isn't that so?

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Based on my speculation, when the wind blows on the sparks, it'll instantly ignites the ammunition belt on his body.

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That's how the accident occurred.

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Do you think it was really an accident?

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Yingluo.

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Noble Consort Ling. What the royal family always use,

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they're from the Imperial collection of regular flint-lock guns.

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These guns are mostly tributes from the West.

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They are more accurate than the muskets and even safer,

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but they were not promoted to the soldiers.

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What the soldiers are using, it's the less advanced gun.

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It's known as the matchlock musket.

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This kind of gun is extremely prone to accidents

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during the process of transporting and using it.

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Just for the accidents for this year,

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there were more than forty-six.

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More than half of the injured soldiers died.

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Compared to them, Fifth Prince was extremely lucky.

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How did the accidents occur?

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Eighty percent were from careless usage.

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Yongqi sticks to the old rules

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because he's very cautious when he does anything.

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Do you know how long he trained for today's trial?

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He started training six months ago.

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He wasn't impulsive at all.

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Are you sure it was six months?

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Yes.

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The new gun was received three days ago.

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Then what's the problem with

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the gun he's been using all this time?

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When Fifth Prince regains consciousness, immediately dispatch someone to Chengqian Palace to report.

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Yes, Your Highness the Empress.

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Greetings, Your Highness the Empress.

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The Fifth Prince was very diligent in going to Yanxi Palace.

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He had an accident and you are the last person to visit him?

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What was so important that

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it's so difficult for you to visit him?

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Of course, visiting a sick person is important,

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but capturing the perpetrator is more important.

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It was an accident.

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Your Highness, what makes you so sure?

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Noble Consort Ling. Regarding Fifth Prince's injury,

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I can understand that you don't feel good about it.

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But every year, there are many incidents with the muskets.

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You are saying that you want to capture the perpetrator.

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What is your intention?

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Your Highness the Empress, you are worrying too much. I'm merely mentioning it. What other intention would I have?

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I'm rushing to see the Fifth Prince. I won't delay you.

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Respectfully sending Her Highness the Empress off.

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Go outside and guard.

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Yes.

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Greetings, Your Highness the Noble Consort Ling.

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The Fifth Prince hasn't regained consciousness.

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Medical Investigator Zhang,

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please find someone to prepare pots of hot water and handkerchiefs.

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Supervise the palace staff.

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When the medicine has been prepared, bring it over immediately.

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Tell them to prepare new bed sheets.

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Yes.

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You are awake.

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I really can't hide anything from Mother Noble Consort Ling.

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Why did you pretend to sleep just now?

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Don't talk about this.

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My wives came here to cry.

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His Majesty's harem came to cry too.

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If I were to regain consciousness,

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won't they be crying in a darker and more chaotic manner?

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Even the bed will be blown away.

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Mother Noble Consort Ling, I know you will never cry.

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Don't disappoint me.

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Yongqi.

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Sorry.

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Mother Noble Consort Ling, it was just an accident.

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It's definitely not an accident.

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- Someone wants to...

- Mother Noble Consort Ling. I already said that

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it was an accident. Let it end here.

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But do you know,

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starting from today,

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your leg...

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I don't need them to tell me. I already know in my heart

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this leg is crippled now, I'm afraid.

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Don't you want to seek justice?

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What they wanted to take away wasn't my leg.

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It was Royal Father's attentive care and pampering.

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They won't let me have the position of the Emperor of Great Qing.

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No matter how much Royal Father dotes on me,

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he will never use the decorum of the Great Qing as a bet.

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The people behind this took a big risk,

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and spared no effort to fight. Who are they doing this for?

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If we investigate this, I fear we will drag my younger brothers into this.

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Royal Mother said,

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she wants me to be an upright person.

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But when I was lying in bed and couldn't move,

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my heart was full of malicious intentions.

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I hate the person behind this, the accident and envy my healthy brothers!

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Thus, starting from today,

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I won't be able stand normally next to them again.

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I will never be the pride of Royal Father again!

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But I can't pursue this matter.

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I can't investigate this.

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Because the result of what is found

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will be unacceptable to Royal Father and the Great Qing Empire.

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He has already lost a son.

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He can't lose another.

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Your Majesty, take your time to eat.

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Your Highness, you are here.

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His Majesty has been writing memorials for the entire day. He hasn't taken any rest.

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Please persuade him.

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Your Majesty, have a sip of water.

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Your Majesty, take care of your health.

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Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?

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I'm fine.

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I know that

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you are very sad about Fifth Prince's injury.

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It was an accident, no one wanted it to happen.

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Now that it has happened, Your Majesty should try to get over it

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lest you show your expression in front of the Fifth Prince.

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He will find it even more unbearable.

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What you said, I know this in my heart...

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but it's impossible.

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That's right. Yongqi is a very well-behaved child.

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Good at literature and martial arts, intelligent and outstanding.

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If Heaven wants to punish him this way,

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it's a pity.

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That's right.

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It's a pity.

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A great pity.

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Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?

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Your Majesty, why are you looking at me this way?

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It's nothing. I'm tired.

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Let me help you to your bed to rest.

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I have a lot of unread memorials. You can go back now.

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Your Majesty.

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Just go back.

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I'm taking my leave.

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Chief Steward Li.

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May Your Highness the Empress give me your instructions?

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When His Majesty is having his meal, prepare a bowl of clear duck broth.

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I will remember this.

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Don't let him work too late. You must persuade him.

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Yes.

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Fourth Prince, what's wrong with you?

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Tell me. What's going on with Yongji?

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The musket accidentally discharged. It was an accident.

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Every year because of this, there are many casualties among the soldiers.

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If you want me to say it, Fifth Prince was unlucky in being shot.

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- If this was an accident, why did Royal Father detain all the Princes in the palace?

- This...

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Royal Father definitely suspects something!

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Fourth Prince, will we be discovered for what we have done?

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Look at the situation now and you are still dare to spout nonsense!

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Fourth Prince, why are you so furious?

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Fourth Prince.

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Miss Zhen, did Royal Mother tell you to come?

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Something so major happened today.

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Fourth Prince, you probably haven't been eating well.

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Her Highness the Empress is worried about you and instructed me to deliver this meal to you

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to fill up your stomach.

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It's still Royal Mother who dotes on me the most.

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Of course.

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- What are you still doing here? Aren't you leaving?

- Yes.

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Do you still want to irritate the Fourth Prince and make him angry?

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Did Royal Mother want you to relay any message to me?

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Did she say when I can return to the manor?

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Fourth Prince, it's His Majesty's order for all the princes to remain in the Forbidden City. Please keep calm.

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Did you tell Royal Mother that

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I want to visit Fifth Brother?

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Fourth Prince, why don't you have a good meal today?

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As for the other matters, let's talk again tomorrow.

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Royal Mother still remembered that I love eating glutinous rice balls with wine?

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Of course, Her Highness the Empress thinks of you.

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Do you still remember that my throat was a bit narrow when I was little?

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I wasn't able to swallow the glutinous rice balls.

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Royal Mother then asked you to personally cook

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and make glutinous rice balls that are smaller than the usual.

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After so many years, I still love your cooking the most.

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Wait!

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What's wrong?

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What's wrong?

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That...I think that

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glutinous rice balls with wine is too filling.

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Why don't you taste other food first?

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This duck is not bad. Taste this first.

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Gugu Zhen, what's going on?

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Fourth Prince, I can't bear to...I can't bear to!

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What are you saying!

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That glutinous rice balls with wine has lethal poison in it. You mustn't eat it!

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Say that again?

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Eliminate the Fifth Prince first, then you.

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Who then will still become the rival of the Twelfth Prince?

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Royal Mother wants to kill me?

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She...

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She actually wants to kill me.

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Your Majesty, Her Highness the Empress especially ordered us

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to prepare a duck broth for you.

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Li Yu.

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Go send someone to search for famous doctors in the capital who can cure the Fifth Prince.

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Even those Western people who know how to treat people

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can give it a try.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, Lord Fuheng seeks an audience.

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- Your Highness the Empress.

- Tell me!

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Your Highness the Empress.

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Your Highness the Empress, what can't be said in an amicable manner?

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Don't you have a cold?

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Quickly go back and rest. You don't have any business here!

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Your Highness.

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Tell me. What have you done?

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Mistress, without your orders,

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I dare not do anything.

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You have done quite a lot without permission.

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After your first time doing it, you think I still will trust you?

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Say it. What is your involvement

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in Fifth Prince's matter?

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Mistress, I'm just a dog by your side.

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If you don't give the order,

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a dog won't go biting people.

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Your Highness the Empress, I believe that Yuan Chunwang wouldn't dare do such a thing.

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He isn't that bold!

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Other than you, who else would dare touch the Fifth Prince?

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What do you know?

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I dare not say it.

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It's already at this time. What else can't you dare say? Speak!

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Mistress, this person is actually

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someone you can easily guess.

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Who is it?

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Fourth Prince.

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- Zhen'er!

- Call the Imperial physician! Quickly call the Imperial physician!

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What did you say?

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I've investigated the latest in and out records of the Weapons Storage Office.

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I discovered that four days ago, the trusted eunuch of Fourth Prince, Jinzhong, once went to the Weapons Storage Office.

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He used the excuse of looking for a bow and stayed there for an hour.

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Afterwards, the musket that Fifth Prince usually uses got damaged.

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The Prince had no choice but to borrow a new gun

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from the musket camp.

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Your Majesty, this matter has grave implications.

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I dare not act on my own.

549

I can only ask for your decision on how to handle it.

550

Have all the people in the Weapons Storage Office died already?

551

How come they didn't report such a huge matter?

552

The Imperial Armory handles the weapons for Imperial and official use. They has always been very strict.

553

It's just that for the past month,

554

the armor for troop review are being shaken out and dried.

555

The whole Imperial Armory is busy making the preparations.

556

In addition...

557

In addition, this matter concerns the Fourth Prince.

558

No one dare to talk about it, no one dares to meddle. Am I right?

559

Scoundrel!

560

The trusted eunuch of Fourth Prince felt that this is a grave matter.

561

He was afraid of being held responsible for it in the future, hence, he came here to tell me this secret.

562

He said that he was ordered by Fourth Prince to enter the Weapons Storage Office.

563

Now, they want to confound the enemies with a dangerous move

564

and bite you instead.

565

- Fourth Prince, you cannot trespass in here.

- Get lost!

566

I have an urgent matter and must immediately see Royal Father!

567

Royal Father! I have an urgent matter!

568

- Please see me!

- You cannot do this. You are of noble status, but what about our lives.

569

- Royal Father! Get lost!

- I beg you!

- Unruly!

570

What was my usual teaching?

571

After doing such a treacherous act, you have the nerve to cause a ruckus here in Yangxin Palace?

572

Who was the one who did a treacherous act?

573

We still don't know.

574

What are you saying?

575

Fourth Prince, what do you mean?

576

Mistress, don't you see? The Fourth Prince is doing desperate acts because of being pushed to the limit.

577

Just to clear his name,

578

he's actually biting you.

579

Arrest him.

580

Royal Father! Royal Father, save me!

581

Royal Father! Royal Father!

582

Royal Father, save me!

583

Royal Father, Royal Mother wants to kill me!

584

Your Majesty, Yongcheng is crazily making a ruckus out here in Yangxin Palace.

585

He's now even slandering me.

586

Out of nowhere, why would I kill him?

587

Royal Father, tonight,

588

I stayed in the princes' dormitory.

589

Zhen'er who works by Royal Mother's side brought me food.

590

That glutinous rice balls with wine has poison in it!

591

Royal Mother harmed Fifth Prince and is now harming me!

592

Royal Father, save me!

593

Fourth Prince, if the glutinous rice balls are poisoned,

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how come you're able to be here safely?

595

Zhen'er felt guilty and told me the truth.

596

Fourth Prince, what are you saying?

597

That's impossible.

598

Miss Zhen'er is already bedridden from sickness.

599

All of Chengqian Palace knows this.

600

My Mistress the Empress even invited an Imperial physician to check her.

601

How is it possible that she went to your place to poison you?

602

The poisonous food is in the prince's dorm!

603

I was afraid that someone would destroy the evidence

604

so I especially had people watch it!

605

If Royal Father doesn't believe me, you can just have it investigated.

606

If that is still not enough,

607

invite Zhen'er to come here!

608

Li Yu.

609

Yes.

610

Yongcheng, answer me first.

611

Has Jinzhong gone to the Weapons Storage Office?

612

I'm asking you!

613

Yes.

614

I indeed sent him to the Weapons Storage Office, but that was to—

615

The Fourth Prince sent your servant to destroy the musket of the Fifth Prince.

616

Am I right?

617

Royal Father, I indeed sent my servant

618

to destroy the firearm that he usually uses.

619

But that is just because of a moment of anger. I wanted him to embarrass himself in front of you.

620

I never thought of harming his life!

621

Royal Father, I destroyed his old weapon,

622

but Fifth Little Brother got hurt from the newly-delivered musket!

623

I never touched it!

624

It was Royal Mother. It was she who wanted to harm Fifth Little Brother. It must be her!

625

A bunch of rubbish.

626

Your Majesty, I never thought that the son that I personally raised

627

would bite me back

628

just to clear his name. I feel so hurt.

629

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630

Forgetting Each Other

631

♫It's very likely that recalling vivid images will throw me into upheaval,♫

632

♫The past graceful, concerning passions have gone only into hibernation.♫

633

♫Along with my lord, my original aspirations are now distant, the promises and wishes to accompany each other♫

634

♫Are proof of yearning endured, trembling in the endless night.♫

635

♫How true our feelings were, even though our fate was shallow,♫

636

♫Hearts locked away in dark halls from the light, difficult to find and recover.♫

637

♫Other people envy my splendid, bright clothing, the warmth beside my pillow, (T/N the love of her lord)♫

638

♫Then turning round sigh admiringly, through wet tears in somber-colored robes.♫

639

♫Who clearly would cling to a moment of being in love and inseparable?♫

640

♫The end of passion becomes merely a sentimental entanglement.♫

641

♫If one uses separation to cut away the bindings,♫

642

♫Forgetting one another is also difficult in the depths of one's dreams.♫

643

♫Who clearly would still cling to these deep feelings and desire them again,♫

644

♫And give free rein to this state of mind over and over in their dreams?♫

645

♫Glory and splendor give shelter to appearing to forget the pain,♫

646

♫From dreams awakening after a time, with nothing new to worry about.♫

647

♫Treating them like smoke dissipating, ashes flying away, cold hoarfrost under the moonlight...♫

648

♫All the memories of love, memories of hate....♫

649

♫All the memories completely vanish.♫