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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 67

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I can make an oath to the heavens

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that I've never hurt the Fifth Prince, nor do I know of the evil deeds of Yongcheng.

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If I break my oath, may Mother of Lightning punish me, (T/N Leizi, married to Leigong, Lord of Lightning.)

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so I won't have a good ending.

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Royal Father, she..she's lying!

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She's a pretentious and heartless woman!

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Imperial Concubine Shun once warned me

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that the Empress can do anything just for her son!

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She wants to eliminate me and Fifth Little Brother to assist her own son!

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Royal Father, please believe me!

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I beg you!

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Fourth Prince, don't panic.

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We'll know the truth once the investigation is done.

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Your Majesty, the steward of the prince's dormitory

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has already checked the food of His Highness.

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The food has no poison. As for Miss Zhen'er,

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the Imperial Medical Academy can bear witness that she's indeed bedridden.

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And, Miss Zhen'er personally said that she never saw the Fourth Prince tonight.

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Impossible.

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This is impossible.

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Royal Mother clearly wanted to poison me.

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She wants to poison me.

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I heard it and saw it myself!

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Where is that eunuch?

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Jinzhong is missing.

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I've already ordered people to search the palace.

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I know now.

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It was you. It was you...!

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You arranged everything!

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Fourth Prince!

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Royal Mother...

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Why must you treat me like this?

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I treated you like my real mother!

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Why?

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I'm not your real son,

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so you're sending me to death.

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Could it be that in your heart

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I'm just a pawn that you can sacrifice anytime!

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Yongcheng,

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you've already committed a mistake. Are you still going to continue to be wrong?

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Fourth Prince, please act appropriately.

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Did I do wrong?

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What did I do wrong!

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I admit that I'm not talented,

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hence, I tried my best to work hard.

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But from Royal Father to our teachers,

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each one is praising Fifth Little Brother as being so intelligent.

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I know that I'm not the son of the Empress.

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Hence, I did my best to be filial.

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But in Royal Mother's heart,

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I still can't compare to the Twelfth Prince!

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Why?

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Why!

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I also didn't want to disappoint Royal Father.

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I also wanted to become Royal Mother's real son.

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But I'm not.

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I'm not!

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In your eyes,

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I'm just a jester.

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A jester!

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- Yongcheng.

- Your Highness, be careful.

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Why?

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Royal Mother, why must you treat me like this?

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Lock him up in the Imperial Clan Court.

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Your Majesty.

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Why?

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Why! Royal Mother!

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Fuheng, come in with me.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Highness the Empress, after such a huge thing has happened,

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His Majesty is also in a bad mood.

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If there's anything, just say it tomorrow.

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You think Yongcheng did it?

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Your Majesty, I don't know.

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You know.

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You just don't dare say it.

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Your Majesty, I believe that Fourth Prince was telling the truth.

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He indeed destroyed the old musket being used by the Fifth Prince,

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but he didn't touch the new musket borrowed from the musket camp.

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It may be that the injury of the Fifth Prince was indeed an accident.

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If there's no cause, there would be no effect.

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Maybe Yongcheng...didn't have any murderous intent.

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But he was narrow-minded and something mean.

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Also, he became another person's blade.

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Just one move and they were able to hurt my two sons.

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Good method.

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Good scheme.

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The stupidest is Yongcheng.

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With things being like this, even I can't save him.

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Let him behave in the Imperial Clan Court.

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Let him quietly repent on his mistake.

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Your Highness, Fourth Prince was slow-witted and ignorant, hence, committed a grave mistake.

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Now that the truth has been revealed and His Majesty has locked him up in the Imperial Clan Court,

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why are you still uneasy?

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Yongcheng's action was indeed exteremly stupid,

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but he still was raised by me.

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Now that he's involved with the injury of Fifth Prince,

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you think His Majesty will believe that I'm not involved?

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But His Majesty didn't say anything about it.

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A suspicion will not be a suspicion anymore if you ask about it.

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His Majesty didn't even give me any chance to explain. Isn't that obvious enough?

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That idiot Yongcheng.

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- Just because of his rashness, everyone is now suspecting me.

- Your Highness!

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Stop being noisy. You're making my head ache.

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Call for an Imperial physician.

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Now?

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Hurry! Go!

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Last night, around midnight, Chengqian Palace asked for Medical Investigator Zhang.

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I heard that the headache illness of Her Highness the Empress attacked again.

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Two hours later, when Medical Investigator Zhang has just returned to the Imperial Pharmacy, he got called back again.

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In my opinion, Her Highness the Empress seems gravely ill.

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No need to bother.

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Is there any news from the person you sent to Jiangnan?

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Since three years ago after Doctor Ye returned to his province, he has been travelling to provide medical care.

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Half a year ago, he settled in Hangzhou. I've already sent people to seek him.

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If I'd known that Yongqi would get hurt,

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I shouldn't have allowed Ye Tianshi to leave.

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Your Highness, even if you don't let him go,

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Doctor Ye would escape on his own.

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He had started to despise the life here in Forbidden City. Such a day would have come, sooner or later.

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No matter what, he must be found.

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I believe that he can save Yongqi.

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I surely will do my best.

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But the Fifth Prince and Fourth Prince successively have gotten into trouble.

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Fifteenth Prince...

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You're here.

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Didn't Your Majesty say that one should have a time for rest so he can live longer?

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Reading and correcting memorials throughout the night like this

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is too harming for the health.

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I knew that you'd come.

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Why?

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To seek justice for Yongqi.

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If you're still able to be calm until now,

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it's not like you then.

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When I walked in,

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I so wanted to take the memorials in your hand

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and fiercely throw them on the table.

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Then, ask you how you're going to punish Fourth Prince.

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Why did you change your mind?

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You're too tired.

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I can't bear to do it.

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I want to ask...

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Yongqi is a proud prince.

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Now that he has lost a wing,

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can you bear to see him collapse because of a setback?

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He didn't ask for justice from you,

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because he's kind.

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But I'm not.

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I want to seek it for him.

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But thinking about it again,

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for me, Fourth Prince is just an outsider.

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But for you, he's your biological son.

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Both are your flesh.

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No matter how you handle it, you'll be very upset.

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If it will be another person talking,

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she'll surely say that my sons are her sons.

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Only you can talk without reservations.

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You clearly know that those are fake words.

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Why do you still love to hear them?

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Because fake words are nice to hear, pleasant to the ears.

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But you know that our ten fingers are not equal in height.

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Towards a son that's not truly yours,

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how could you sincerely love him?

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You seem to be pertaining to something.

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I have no evidence.

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I dare not casually make accusations.

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But Chengqian Palace surely is connected with this matter.

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Your Majesty, within one day,

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you lost two outstanding sons.

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I sympathize for you.

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My heart aches for you. But I'm worried

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that the same unfortunate events might happen to Yongyan.

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Impossible.

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Are you that sure?

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I won't let anyone hurt Yongyan.

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Your Majesty, I believe you.

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But I don't believe her.

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[ Rong (This means "glory/honor/to thrive")]

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Li Yu.

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- Your Majesty.

- Order the Council of State to make a decree

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conferring the Fifth Prince as Prince Rong of the First Rank.

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One more thing, starting today, the Imperial bodyguards are to guard the Princes' Dormitory in shifts.

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Did you hear it clearly?

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, the Imperial Medical Academy sent a messenger to say

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that Her Highness the Empress has been having headaches since last night.

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She's gravely ill.

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Your Highness, have some tea.

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Has the Imperial Medical Academy sent the news out?

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They did. His Majesty has a huge court meeting today.

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He might be too busy.

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But he surely will come visit you once he's done with work.

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You still haven't fully recovered. Go back first and rest.

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There are other servants here in Chengqian Palace.

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Take good care of your own health.

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I'm fine.

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I'm not at ease to let others attend to Your Highness.

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Get the mirror. I want to comb my hair.

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Your Highness, you're currently sick.

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Once you've recovered, I'll do your hair and makeup.

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Go get it.

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Stop right there.

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Look at you. Why are you dressed so plainly?

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You want to anger Her Highness the Empress?

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What then should I do?

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Look at how beautiful this flower is.

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I think it would be great to put it in your hair.

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Look at how pretty it is.

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When Her Highness the Empress sees it later, her mood will get better.

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Once her mood is better, her illness will also heal faster.

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Be careful of not letting Miss Zhen'er see us. I'll get scolded by her.

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Say it. What does she usually scold you about?

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Chief Steward Yuan, don't you know it? Miss Zhen'er has banned us from talking or smiling at you.

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As if we're going to eat you.

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Zhen'er, am I really old?

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Of course not. Your face is still as beautiful as before.

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But look here. I can't hide it anymore.

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- Your Highness.

- And the wrinkles at the corners of my eyes.

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Look. Look.

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Your Highness, there's none. I can't see anything.

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How come even you are lying to me?

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How come you are also lying to me?

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Your Highness, I'm not.

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It's all psychological. You're really as beautiful as before.

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Your Highness the Empress, it's time for your medicine.

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Just put it down.

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Your Highness, the Imperial physician said that you must take it while it's hot.

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Who are you trying to allure?

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Your Highness the Empress, I...I...

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Your Highness the Empress, I dare not do it again! I'll never do it again!

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What has happened?

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Your Majesty.

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Empress, your servants made you angry?

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Okay already. Aren't you sick?

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Just rest.

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Leave now.

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Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace.

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Empress, these are just trifling matters.

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Don't harm your health.

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You surely know why I'm in a bad mood

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and venting it on a servant.

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Even if you don't say it, you suspect me.

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Even if I've made an oath, you still didn't believe me.

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You think that I've schemed to harm Fifth Prince and framed it on Yongcheng.

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Your Majesty, think about it. Whenever Yongcheng would have headaches or fevers before,

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when did I not guard him all night?

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Whenever he recovered, I would be the one falling sick.

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I exerted so much effort on him and only got grudges in return.

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Can we only blame that human affection isn't enough?

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Your Majesty, I don't care if others misunderstand me.

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Your Majesty must believe me, okay?

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- Call for the Imperial physician!

- Your Majesty, I'm not sick.

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I'm very lucid right now, Your Majesty!

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- Your Majesty.

- Ask the Imperial Medical Academy to check on Empress.

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Yes.

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- Drag that lowly bitch out and cane her thirty strokes.

- Your Highness.

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A palace maid shouldn't put on thick make-up to compete for attention and beauty.

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She broke the rules. If I don't punish her, who else will follow the rules?

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Yes.

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His Majesty just wouldn't believe me.

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Zhen'er,

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I indeed treated Yongjing better than Yongcheng, (T/N the Thirteenth Prince, second natural son, who died young)

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but I was still sincere towards him.

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Why must he bite me back?

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Are human hearts really that rapacious?

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There's something fishy about this whole thing.

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I must give it a good thinking through.

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But my head is really painful.

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Your Highness, no matter how big the matter is,

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let's just talk about it next time. You should have a good rest for now.

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Chief Steward Yuan, you made me suffer!

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Yunxiang, Her Highness the Empress instructed me to fetch you.

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Your Majesty.

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Have you found him?

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I've ordered people to search the whole Forbidden City, but couldn't find Jinzhong.

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But...we found a female corpse in a well.

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I've already ordered people to drag her up. This corpse is badly battered.

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It was so morbid to look at.

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Have you found out who she is?

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- Palace maid Yunxiang.

- Who?

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Your Majesty, have you forgotten? She was the palace maid in Chengqian Palace

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that got punished.

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Your Highness the Empress, pig trotters become glue-like after cooking for a long time.

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Put it on your face every night, and then wash it off in the morning with water used to wash soybeans.

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The wrinkles will then completely disappear.

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It's gone.

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They are really gone.

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Greetings, Your Highness the Empress.

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Mistress, this is a bird gifted by Prince He of the First Rank.

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Doesn't it look exactly the same as that one before?

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It's exactly the same.

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Okay. My Fuqi is back.

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Your Highness the Empress, Yunxiang jumped into a well and committed suicide.

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What did you say?

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Chief Steward Li sent men to search the whereabouts of Eunuch Jinzhong.

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They discovered a shoe around the well in the western palace, so men were ordered to dredge the well.

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They then discovered the corpse of Yunxiang.

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His Majesty already knows?

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Yes.

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Bitch. Bitch!

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Bitch! Bitch!

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Useless bastard! Why do you say such inauspicious things this early in the morning?

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Take it away. Here.

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How come they appeared again?

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There were clearly none earlier!

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- Zhen'er!

- Your Highness!

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- Zhen'er!

- Your Highness!

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Look. There were clearly none earlier!

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Your Highness! I'll prepare it again right away.

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Self-deceiving... self-deception...

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When beauty is gone, it's gone.

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Even if another is brought back, it's not the same as the last one.

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Look at this face of mine.

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It can never return to how it was twenty years ago.

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Get out.

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All of you, get out!

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Let go of my hand!

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Her Highness the Empress was so hurt. How could you do such a thing?

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What did I do?

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Let me ask you, how did Yunxiang die?

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Her Highness the Empress punished her. She was so short-sighted and committed suicide.

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Who doesn't get punished here in the palace?

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Why would she commit suicide just for a mere thirty strokes of flogging?

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Zhen'er! Zhen'er...

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You said that you will support and trust me.

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Have you forgotten?

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I didn't forget.

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But the misunderstanding of His Majesty towards Her Highness is getting worse.

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Are you really helping her?

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Of course.

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Only by doing this

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can make Her Highness see the real colors of His Majesty.

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Only by doing this

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- can we make Her Highness break free from her own illusions.

- But—

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There are no "buts".

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Zhen'er, think about the current situation.

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The Fifth Prince is now useless. The Fourth Prince is the mastermind.

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How old is the Fifteenth Prince right now?

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The only one with the chance to be the throne successor

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is our Twelfth Prince.

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I didn't betray my promise.

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I'm fulfilling it!

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I have been helping our Mistress the Empress.

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But Her Highness is currently in more and more pain.

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She has a mental illness. If we continue to agitate her like this, she'll break down.

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She won't.

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Zhen'er, Her Highness the Empress is stronger than you think.

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She's smarter than I am.

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She surely will know

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that everything I'm doing now is for Her Highness' own sake,

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for our Twelfth Prince.

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Zhen'er, believe me.

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You must believe me!

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I...

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believe you.

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I heard that she got maltreated.

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Out of a moment of anger, she jumped into the well and committed suicide!

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Maltreated?

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I heard that she just got punished with thirty strokes of flogging.

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Consort Qing, a palace maid committing suicide is a grave crime.

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Her family will get implicated.

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If not because she suffered intolerable torture, how could one commit suicide for a measly thirty strokes of flogging?

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Although palace maids are servants,

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they shouldn't be punished so casually.

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Moreover, it now led to a life lost.

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If this matter gets out,

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what kind of place has the Forbidden City become?

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How can the Empress still govern the servants?

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Empress Dowager, the palace maid committing suicide because of being maltreated

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is just a rumor that is groundless.

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Everyone saw the wounds on that palace maid.

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You can't fake that.

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Empress Dowager, Her Highness the Empress is ill, that's why her personality has changed drastically.

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Ill?

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In my opinion, what Her Highness the Empress has is a mental illness.

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Empress Dowager, Her Highness the Empress is here.

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Greetings to the Empress Dowager.

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No need for formalities.

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Greetings, Your Highness the Empress.

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How come you're all here?

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Is there any good happening?

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We've just talked about your getting sick and were planning to visit you.

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Never expected that you'd come now.

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Looking at your complexion, you don't seem sick at all.

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I only had minor headaches a few days ago.

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Medical Investigator Zhang did some acupuncture on me and I feel much better now.

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People eat, so it's just natural that they get sick.

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If one is ill, they should get treated.

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Empress, you are the model of the six palaces.

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You must take good care of your health.

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You mustn't conceal your ailment and refuse to see a doctor.

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I'm very grateful for your concern, Empress Dowager.

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Look at this robe. I just had it tailored last month.

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Upon wearing it today, it actually is a half inch tighter.

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I have become quite fat.

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That's good then.

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I even got worried that because of your ailment,

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you wouldn't be able to accompany the Emperor on his southern trip.

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Now that you've fully recovered, there won't be a problem then.

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Yes.

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I was even worried before that I might ruin the pleasure of Empress Dowager and His Majesty.

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Now that I'm well, I surely will accompany and attend to Empress Dowager.

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It's too hot during the day.

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Tell the palace maid to not indulge the princesses too much in wanting to have fun.

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They should assist them to afternoon nap earlier.

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Zhaohua loves that "Eight Treasures Duck" a lot. (T/N a stuffed duck that's then basted and roasted)

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Tell the chef to make one again today.

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Don't put in chestnuts and glutinous rice,

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so the children won't crave too much. It would be hard to stop them.

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Yes.

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No.

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It's better to bring the two princesses with us.

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I'm not at ease to leave them here in the Forbidden City by themselves.

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Empress Dowager, Zhaohua and Zhaoyu are usually very naughty.

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His Majesty intentionally planned to left them behind so that the momo here in the palace can teach them some palace rules.

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For children that young,

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always asking them to follow the rules. You're making them dumb from the restrictions.

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What are rules?

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What I make are the rules.

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Let me see who dares to say that the children from Shoukang Palace

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are unruly.

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Empress Dowager, the two princesses are young.

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Especially Zhaoyu.

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When she joined us on the Mulan Hunt last year, she developed a severe illness upon returning.

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The southern trip is an arduous journey.

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His Majesty was afraid that the two princesses might not get used to the local food and water,

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hence, especially had them stay.

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Fine.

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I'm going to let Gugu Zhao and Gugu Zhou both stay behind too,

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and then choose four more nimble senior palace maids to attend to them.

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If anything bad happens,

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I'll have them answer to me!

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May Empress Dowager not worry. We all will surely meticulously attend to them.

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Empress Dowager, will we pass by Suzhou and Hangzhou in our southern trip this time?

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In this southern trip,

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His Majesty mainly wants to visit the river works and sea defense.

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Naturally, we will be following the river flowing downward.

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[ Shoukang Palace ]

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Noble Consort Ling!

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Noble Consort Ling!

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There's a saying among the commoners

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that if you're able to bear to part with your child, you're able to catch the wolf.

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You bearing to part with your children is really so worthwhile.

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Even if you can bear to part,

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- do you have any child to part with?

- Hey, you...

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Sister Consort Shu, I still don't know how to use the fragrant hair oil that you gifted me last time.

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I've said it so many times.

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You must dip your hair in the fragrant oil and chrysanthemum flowers simultaneously.

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Demonstrate it to me personally.

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Your Highness the Empress, please stay.

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Noble Consort Ling, do you need something?

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Your Highness, are you sick?

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I've already explained it very well.

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You already know the answer, but you still asked.

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Are you that looking forward to me getting sick?

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Your Highness, you misunderstood me.

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After observing you earlier,

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there is indeed something wrong with your complexion. I just want to warn you

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that if you are really sick,

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you should stay in the Forbidden City and focus on recuperating.

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Traveling by boat and carriages is quite exhausting.

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It won't be good for your illness.

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I'm very healthy. No need for you to worry, Noble Consort Ling.

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Your Highness, why must you meddle if the Empress will go along on the southern trip or not?

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All the children will be left in the Forbidden City.

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If she stays, I won't be at ease.

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Hence, she must go with us.

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The brush and inkstone I gifted Yongyan

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are rare treasures in this world.

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How come I have never saw him using them?

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Yongyan is still very young.

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I'm afraid that he'll break such precious items.

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Sister Nalan, why are you looking at me like that?

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You think I'll harm Yongyan. Am I right?

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Sister Nalan, it's not like what you think.

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It's just that Xuande inkstone is really a rare precious item. (T/N Xuande is a specific green striated rock)

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You indeed think that I'll harm that child!

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The clothes, toys, and even just the brush and inkstone

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that I've gifted, you never used any of them! You!

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You totally are gauging the heart of a gentleman with your own mean measure.

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Sister.

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I indeed am not on good terms with Noble Consort Ling.

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I keep saying harsh words to her.

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My fate is bad. I can't bear children as well as Wei Yingluo.

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She has three adorable children, but what about me?

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I only had one Tenth Prince,

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but wasn't able to preserve him.

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But Yongyan... He's adorably silly.

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I saw him stumble until he could walk, babble until he could talk.

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I also feel happy when he does!

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Moreover, what do you treat the Forbidden City as?

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Would I dare harm a prince?

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You think I would risk the head of my whole Nalan Clan?

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I haven't gone insane to that level!

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Sister Nalan!

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Your Highness, be careful.

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I must have hurt the heart of Sister Consort Shu.

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Your Highness, you were only thinking for the sake of Fifteenth Prince.

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Her Highness Consort Shu will understand.

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I was overthinking too much.

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- When we go back, take that brush and inkstone out.

- Okay.

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Your Majesty, Her Highness the Empress is here.

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Let her in.

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Respectfully greeting Your Majesty.

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Rise.

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What's wrong? Why do you look so pale?

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I'm fine.

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I'm just here to let you check the list of the Imperial consorts

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accompanying Your Majesty on the southern trip.

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Aren't you sick, Empress?

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Just let Noble Consort Ling handle this matter.

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Your Majesty, I'm the Empress.

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For a big matter like the southern trip, even if I'm gravely ill and unable to get up from bed,

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I still must help Your Majesty handle it properly

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to be counted as fulfilling my duties.

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Empress, for the southern trip, just stay here in the Forbidden City to recuperate.

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Don't go with us anymore and suffer exhaustion from the travel. Your illness might get worse.

526

I'm not sick!

527

As the Empress, I should join this trip

528

to attend to Empress Dowager. This is basic filial piety and etiquette.

529

If Your Majesty insists to make me stay,

530

I can only remove my hairpin and earrings,

531

be a maidservant, and attend to Empress Dowager along the way.

532

Your Majesty, can you endure letting me do such a thing?

533

You clearly are sick.

534

Why must you force it?

535

This trip southward following the river flow will be thousands of li long. (T/N 1 li = .5 km/.31 US mile)

536

What if you collapse from illness midway?

537

Your Majesty and Empress Dowager will both not be here in the Forbidden City, and I'll be left behind by myself.

538

What will the court officials discuss about it? What will the citizens say?

539

Looks like what Empress is putting importance to isn't filial piety.

540

Even more so, it is not proper etiquette.

541

It is your dignity and prestige as Empress.

542

No. My dignity is also the Qing Dynasty's decorum and rules.

543

Does Your Majesty want the whole empire to know

544

- that I've become just a display, a burden?

- Empress.

545

I'm going. I must go!

546

Empress, I'm thinking for your sake.

547

You keep misunderstanding me.

548

How come you've become like this?

549

It's not I who have misunderstood you.

550

It's Your Majesty who keeps misunderstanding me.

551

I've made my decision.

552

You'll stay in the Forbidden City. Go back.

553

Your Majesty, this is my first time contrdicting you.

554

No matter how mad you get, I must persist with my stand.

555

Empress.

556

I will take my leave.

557

Your Highness the Empress, you haven't eaten for a day.

558

At least eat something.

559

Your Highness, just let the matter of not going with the southern trip go.

560

Can't you just stay in the Forbidden City and recuperate?

561

His Majesty has visited the south three times.

562

There were always Imperial consorts and high ministers accompanying him.

563

It shows you're in his good graces, and more importantly, it's a show of one's dignity.

564

Do you believe that if I'm not on the list of Imperial consorts accompanying him this time,

565

all the officials will surely discuss

566

if I'm gravely ill to the point of dying?

567

Or have I committed an unpardonable mistake,

568

causing His Majesty to dislike me?

569

Your Highness, don't speak such inauspicious words.

570

Zhen'er, I'm not fighting just to join a southern trip

571

or just venting my discontent.

572

I'm striving to preserve the honor and dignity of being the Empress of the Great Qing Dynasty.

573

Twelfth Prince.

574

Royal Mother still refuses to eat?

575

- I'll go urge her.

- Twelfth Prince,

576

you should be at Shangshufang studying at this time. (T/N The "Upper Study", where the princes meet their tutors)

577

If Her Highness the Empress sees you, she'll get mad again.

578

But...

579

Quickly go. Go on.

580

In the presence of the Twelfth Prince.

581

Twelfth Prince, my Mistress the Empress hasn't taken in any food or water until now.

582

If His Majesty still insists on making her stay in the palace to recuperate, I fear that...

583

Royal Father is also just thinking for her sake.

584

Isn't it good for her to stay behind and recuperate?

585

Twelfth Prince, do you know why my Mistress the Empress insists on going on this southern trip?

586

She's thinking for your sake.

587

- For me?

- Think about it.

588

The Fifth Prince is currently recuperating. The Fourth Prince is currently being punished.

589

The whole Forbidden City is in troubled times.

590

At this critical moment,

591

His Majesty refuses to let Her Highness the Empress accompany him on his southern trip.

592

Associating everything together will surely affect your future.

593

So my Mistress the Empress is being very persistent.

594

For this southern trip, she must go!

595

But regarding His Majesty, you're the only one she can rely on, Twelfth Prince.

596

Come.

597

The Twelfth Prince is currently rushing to Yangxin Palace.

598

Immediately go to the manor of Prince Rong of the First Rank to seek help.

599

Twelfth Prince, when His Majesty heard that you didn't go to Shangshufang,

600

he was already very angry.

601

Your kneeling here now, won't that just add oil to the fire?

602

May Chief Steward Li relay a message to Royal Father.

603

I'm dumb-witted. I can't think of another way to help Royal Mother.

604

May Royal Father consider my sincere intentions and allow Royal Mother to accompany him on his trip.

605

Twelfth Prince, you...are making things difficult for me.

606

Chief Steward Li, I beg you.

607

Don't... What is my status?

608

I can't bear any begging from you, Young Master.

609

How about this? Just wait here. I'll go inform His Majesty now.

610

Twelfth Prince, drink some water now.

611

Tell him to go back to Shangshufang!

612

Your Majesty.

613

Get lost!

614

Yes.

615

Your son respectfully greets his Royal Father.

616

Yongqi? Quickly rise!

617

Sit.

618

Thank you, Royal Father.

619

Royal Father, Yongji is still a child.

620

It's good that he is filial.

621

He's using that narrow-minded filial piety to blackmail me.

622

It's really too absurd.

623

Royal Father, are you stopping Royal Mother from going with the southern trip

624

because of me?

625

Yongqi, this matter has nothing to do with you.

626

The Empress is sick.

627

I hope that she can stay behind and nurse her health.

628

The southern trip is mostly by boat.

629

There are Imperial physicians also accompanying the trip.

630

Royal Father, just allow Royal Mother to go despite her illness.

631

The scenery of Jiangnan is very beautiful. Not only does Royal Mother want to see it,

632

even I want to see it.

633

You?

634

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635

Forgetting Each Other

636

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

637

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

638

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

639

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

640

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

641

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

642

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

643

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

644

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

645

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

646

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

647

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

648

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

649

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

650

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

651

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

652

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

653

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

654

♫All the memories completely vanish.♫