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[Secret of the Three Kingdoms]
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[Episode 44]
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Are you cold?
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There's warm wine.
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I'll be fine after having some.
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Head inside quickly. Here.
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Here.
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"A beauty from afar arises"
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"with crescent brows
and clear large eyes."
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"By chance I meet her on the way,
whom I’ll love until I pass away."
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It's my greatest joy that
we can meet up in open sight.
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Nothing matters more than this.
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Since Cao Cao left for war,
the surveillance slackened a bit.
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I wonder how long this will last.
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A lifetime.
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Ying, when we've defeated Cao Cao
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I'll be sure to make it up to you
with a glamorous wedding.
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Defeating Cao Cao...
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will by no means be easy.
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Trust me.
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It will be accomplished
as long as I'm around.
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Today, in bliss we are.
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Tomorrow, forget not the times we shared.
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There's an urgent military report.
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Leave.
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What is it?
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Is it bad news?
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It's hard to tell.
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There's only so much one can do.
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Your Majesty.
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Are you cold?
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Look at your hands.
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They have turned pink.
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The entire garden of
plum blossoms has bloomed.
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I'll go and arrange the flowers first.
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Six months have crept by
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since Cao Cao went on
the expedition to Jiangdong.
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We used to spend each day in fear.
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I'd never felt that
time went by so quickly.
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Such tranquility... It seems that
we were already unaccustomed to it.
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I also find such tranquility
slightly unreal.
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But I do hope that Chancellor Cao
can return a bit later.
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Then I'll be able to keep you
company for a few more days.
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Your Majesty, the chancellor's
administrative official, Sima Yi
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seeks audience for an urgent matter.
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Zhong Da?
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He always says it's urgent.
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Why don't you spend
your days with him, then?
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Go on.
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Zhong Da.
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Cao Cao was totally defeated
at the Red Cliffs
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by the alliance army of
Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
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But the Imperial Secretariat
has yet to receive the military report.
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This is true.
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The scouts of the Imperial Secretariat
aren't as fast as my family's horses.
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This is absolutely accurate.
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The alliance army consists
of no more than 50,000 men.
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How could they defeat Cao Cao's
army of 100,000 some men?
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Although Cao Cao
outnumbers them in armed forces
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the northerners aren't
skilled in naval battle.
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There are strong winds in winter.
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Sun Quan and Liu Bei
had his battleships burned.
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He's now retreated to Jiangling.
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The casualties are still unknown.
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But there are bound to be many.
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How many heroes will be recorded
in history for this battle?
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Sun Quan and Liu Bei gained
a firm foothold from Cao Cao's defeat.
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The world will be chaotic
for yet another 20 years.
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However, it is still the people
who suffered the most in this battle.
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Yi He.
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Cao Cao is already 53 years old.
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It's impossible for him to
pacify the Jiangnan area.
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If he had figured this out sooner
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what do you think he would have done?
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I understand.
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Once there's no hope in
unifying the nation
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he'd focus solely on vying
against the imperial family for power.
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Perhaps then, he'd be willing to
be an emperor of a fragmented nation.
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You only collaborated with Cao Cao
in hopes of unifying the nation sooner.
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What about now?
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Do you regret stopping me
from killing Cao Pi then?
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Zhong Da, you managed to
escape death several times
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because of Cao Pi's efforts.
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Yi He, do you still place
any hope on the Cao family?
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We once fought together to defend Lulong.
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We're like brothers.
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Do you know who Cao Pi wishes
to get rid of the most?
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Cao Zhi.
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So many brothers kill one another
just to sit upon this throne.
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The emperor's throne might be spacious,
but only one man can sit on it.
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What if it were us?
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Would you fight over it with me?
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If I wished to vie for it,
how could anyone defeat me?
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It isn't that special.
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When Cao Cao returns...
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it's going to get foul and bloody again.
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Don't you forget that we're the most
powerful when we join hands.
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Yi He...
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You might not agree with my methods.
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What are you going to do?
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I will defeat the Cao family!
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Not only for your sake
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but also so that my beloved
can live under the sun.
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The officials of the Imperial Secretariat
will be here very soon.
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Your Majesty, deal with them properly.
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The good days are over.
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Greetings, Chancellor.
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I believe that you must have
heard about the Battle of the Red Cliffs.
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Victory and defeat are common in battles.
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Chancellor,
you needn't be overly worried.
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I might've been
defeated at the Red Cliffs
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but it caused no damage to
our fundamental armed forces.
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However, now that the tripartite
division of China has been confirmed
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it's inevitable that there will be
years of frequent battles ahead.
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I wish to appoint an heir among my sons.
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When I'm away at war, my heir can
then act as the vice chancellor.
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The two of you are my confidants.
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I'd like to know your opinions.
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Second Young Master is skilled
in both civil and military affairs.
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His talent is unparalleled.
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He truly is very outstanding.
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However, Fourth Young Master
is attractive and physically fit.
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He has a great strength of character.
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He's also full of enthusiasm and fervor.
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He very much takes after the chancellor.
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He's so remarkably outstanding
that he stands out from all others.
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What about you, Prefect Xun?
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I share a similar opinion
to that of Duke Cui.
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Both young masters each
have their own strengths.
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However, in terms of
magnanimity and generosity
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I would say that Young Master
Zi Jian has the advantage.
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Zi Jian is still young.
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If I choose to abolish my elder son
and appoint the youngest...
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it might cause some dispute.
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I don't have any children.
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I've adopted my late brother's
daughter as my own.
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Now that she is of marriageable age
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I'd be happy to marry her
to Fourth Young Master
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if the chancellor doesn't object to it.
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Duke Cui is the leading scholar
of the Hebei gentries.
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If so, there's no need to
worry about any public dispute.
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Good!
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I'll order my men to pay
a visit immediately
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to see to the proposal of marriage.
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Why do you wear your hair
differently every day?
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I dream of a snake every night
that coils itself in a different shape.
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I just style my hair according
to what I saw in my dreams.
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Should I get you a doctor
for having such weird dreams?
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This is quite good.
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Snakes are even warmer than humans.
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For half a day, I've seen you
styling your hair and then undoing it.
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Who are you dressing up for?
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For myself.
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Have you greeted Mother today?
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- I have.
- What did she say?
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Zhi is engaged.
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Mother said to have you congratulate him.
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He's engaged?
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Who is he engaged to?
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He's engaged to
Master of Writing Cui's niece.
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Why didn't you inform me sooner
of such an important matter?
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You didn't ask.
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Get dressed.
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We're going to Mother's.
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You can go alone.
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I don't want to see you fighting back
disappointment like a hypocrite.
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Tell me.
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Why should I be disappointed?
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You're jealous of your brother
for marrying a noble lady
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but you can only marry a sinned woman.
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You find yourself another step
farther away from being the heir.
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I already witnessed the brothers
of the Yuan family fight to be the heir--
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That's enough!
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You're so cold and sarcastic every day.
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What is it that you want?
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Look at me.
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Look at me!
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There's nothing new to look at.
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Whenever Yuan Xi felt
as if he were dumb
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he would have the same expression as you
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and act just like you.
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This makes you resemble him all the more.
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If it weren't that
I was once fond of you...
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What is it that I want?
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I want freedom.
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I want to recite poems with you.
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The newlyweds, ascend the steps!
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The newlyweds, cleanse!
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The newlyweds, enter the hall!
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The newlyweds, take your seats.
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Eat from the same plate!
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Serve wine!
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Drink the nuptial wine!
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The newlyweds, bow to each other!
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Bow in gratitude to the parents!
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Bow in appreciation to
the friends and guests!
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The ceremony is concluded!
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Mother, look how happy Zhi is today.
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Marriage is the most important
matter in one's life.
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Your fourth brother
has married a virtuous lady
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so he surely is happy about it.
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Both your second and fourth
brothers are married now.
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I wonder who you will be married to.
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I don't want to get married.
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I'll just keep Father and Mother
company all my life.
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We'd like to wish Fourth Young Master
and Young Madam
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conjugal bliss and harmony.
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Thank you, Prefect Xun.
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We wish you conjugal bliss and harmony!
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Thank you, gentlemen!
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It's my youngest son's wedding.
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Thank you for attending
and offering your kind wishes.
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I have even more good news to share.
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I'd like to use this opportunity
to announce it to the officials.
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The imperial decree is made.
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Zi Jian, receive the decree.
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The youngest son, Zi Jian, contributed
to defending the people of Lulong.
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He's conferred as
the Marquis of Pingyuan.
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- Thank you, Your Majesty!
- Thank you, Your Majesty!
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Thank you, Father!
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Fourth Young Master, congratulations
to you on the double bliss.
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You should drink to that!
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The youngest son was
conferred instead of the older one.
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Duke Cao is a hero of his times.
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However, when it comes to family
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he is still blinded by
his own preference.
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Zhong Da, do you know
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how Zi Jian's marital bond with
the Cui family came about?
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Duke Cui is a leader in
the Hebei Commandery.
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By tying this marital bond,
Duke Cao not only wins over Hebei
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but also promotes the reputation
of the Fourth Young Master.
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It kills two birds with one stone.
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Why wouldn't he do so?
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His Majesty was assisted by
Duke Cui in Hebei several times.
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How could Duke Cui not report
to His Majesty about
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tying this marital bond with our family?
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If His Majesty is pleased with
this arrangement
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I'm afraid Duke Cao might not
have consented to it.
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His Majesty and Zi Jian
survived the battle at Lulong.
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It's only natural that
he has expectations for Zi Jian.
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His Majesty had a say in both
my marriage and my brother's.
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His Majesty and the empress arrive!
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Greetings, Your Majesty!
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Greetings, Your Highness!
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Do rise.
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Fourth Young Master and Miss Cui
have just gotten married.
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I've come with the empress
to congratulate you.
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Thank you, Your Majesty!
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The empress made this belt herself.
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As the ancient poem goes
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"A pair of gorgeously
colored mandarin ducks"
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"cut out to make
a quilt of joyous union."
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"One touches its countenance longingly."
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"As the hem is bound,
so your bond will not break."
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How could we trouble the empress
with such intricate embroidery?
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Your Highness, you have such deft hands.
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The mandarin ducks were embroidered
as if they could come to life.
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Your Majesty. Your Highness.
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Please have a seat.
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Mother, you didn't know about this,
but when we were in Lulong
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Her Highness sewed an emperor's
imperial gown overnight
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and that helped resolve the crisis.
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It was because Fourth Young Master
commanded the army well.
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You flatter me!
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Your Highness, don't you think that
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Her Highness was the one
who turned the tide?
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Definitely.
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The empress ranked first in
the previous battle for her merits.
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Your Majesty, all you do is tease me.
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I should thank Your Majesty.
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You put yourself in danger
to save two of my children.
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I should die thousands of
times over for that.
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00:28:00,231 --> 00:28:04,637
Chancellor, you pacified
the Wuhuan Tribe for Great Han.
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You're my meritorious subject.
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It's Fourth Young Master's wedding.
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Why would you speak words
of such ill luck?
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I should be punished for it.
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Here!
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty, please have a seat.
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You're the chancellor's preferred heir.
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The chancellor won't like it
if you're too close to His Majesty.
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00:28:46,025 --> 00:28:49,050
You must be wary of that.
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00:28:59,590 --> 00:29:02,817
Why is the younger sister upset
that her brother has gotten married?
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Your Majesty.
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What has upset you?
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Tell me.
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I might be able to help you.
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As the chancellor's daughter,
I'm well fed and clothed.
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Your Majesty, what do you think
I could be upset about?
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It's been known that all young girls
have their own troubles.
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It says so in this poem
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"The girls' hearts are sad and heavy."
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"Will their young lord return?"
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Your Majesty.
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I'm sorry.
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I've misbehaved.
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Your Majesty is actually right.
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Actually...
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I've actually been fond of Your Majesty.
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Miss Cao, are you fond of me as
you're fond of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi?
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Your Majesty, you needn't worry.
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I've heard that my father tried
to force you to marry me.
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Although I'm fond of you
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I don't want you to be forced
into marrying me.
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You can just be like
an older brother to me.
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You're right.
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The empress is indeed
the only woman I love.
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Even if you were to stay by my side
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I'm afraid I would only do you wrong.
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Your Majesty is right.
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It doesn't seem to be that bad
now that I've said it out loud.
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You'll understand when you get older.
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Such romantic feelings
will go away really quickly.
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00:31:30,438 --> 00:31:34,992
As for you, you'll surely find a man
who will spend a lifetime with you.
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00:31:40,699 --> 00:31:42,056
I should head back inside.
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00:31:42,056 --> 00:31:45,306
It won't be good if anyone notices that
the emperor snuck out from the banquet.
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00:32:22,660 --> 00:32:25,094
Take care, Your Majesty!
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- Zi Huan.
- Present.
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00:32:38,532 --> 00:32:39,859
You should head back first.
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00:32:39,859 --> 00:32:42,222
I have to speak to Zi Jian.
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00:32:46,588 --> 00:32:47,588
Yes.
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You should all retire for the night.
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- Yes!
- Yes!
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00:33:11,707 --> 00:33:13,257
What is on your mind, Your Majesty?
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Nothing much.
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I know that
Your Majesty is fond of Cao Zhi.
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Cao Zhi is young and pure-hearted.
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It will be great if he
becomes Cao Cao's heir.
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Cao Cao has had him in mind.
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00:33:30,732 --> 00:33:36,355
We can only hope that our friendship
with him won't get him into trouble.
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00:33:44,490 --> 00:33:46,051
Do you know that
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your father-in-law has been
interacting with His Majesty secretly?
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00:33:50,442 --> 00:33:54,082
Could it be that
His Majesty has intended
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for me to join the Cui family
through marriage?
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00:33:59,092 --> 00:34:02,930
Cui Yan wouldn't support you
without a good cause.
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It's just that you're still
young and inexperienced.
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00:34:06,155 --> 00:34:08,239
You do need his support.
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00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,791
Therefore, I consented to this marriage.
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00:34:13,791 --> 00:34:15,009
I understand.
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00:34:19,103 --> 00:34:22,391
I know that you shared
weal and woe with His Majesty.
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00:34:22,391 --> 00:34:24,856
You're fond of him.
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00:34:24,856 --> 00:34:31,282
However, the Cao family and
the imperial family can't coexist.
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00:34:31,282 --> 00:34:33,766
You're my son.
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00:34:33,766 --> 00:34:36,494
You must bear this in mind.
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00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:44,039
I think that by respecting the emperor,
it gives us an open and just cause.
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00:34:44,039 --> 00:34:46,980
Before unifying the nation
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it's not worth offending
the imperial family.
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00:34:54,679 --> 00:34:56,746
Since the revolt of Dong Zhuo
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00:34:56,746 --> 00:34:59,710
I've been fighting battles for 20 years.
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00:34:59,710 --> 00:35:03,050
I'm now in my old age.
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00:35:03,050 --> 00:35:05,585
As for unifying the nation...
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it can only be entrusted to you.
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00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,360
Zi Jian...
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00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,929
In times of emergency,
you must remain level-headed.
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00:35:19,929 --> 00:35:22,123
Father, you've fought battles
all over the nation.
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00:35:22,123 --> 00:35:25,063
I should stay by your side
to share your burdens.
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00:35:26,804 --> 00:35:28,873
Father, you're now at your prime.
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00:35:28,873 --> 00:35:31,177
Please don't say such words of ill luck.
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00:35:42,065 --> 00:35:44,128
Among all of my 25 sons...
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you take after me the most.
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00:35:50,181 --> 00:35:53,489
I have high expectations of you.
Don't let me down.
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00:36:21,117 --> 00:36:23,014
We stayed up so late last night.
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00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:24,748
Not even our parents are awake yet.
366
00:36:24,748 --> 00:36:26,190
Why are you up so early?
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00:36:28,005 --> 00:36:29,606
I couldn't sleep.
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00:36:29,606 --> 00:36:31,246
My silly sister.
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00:36:31,246 --> 00:36:33,583
Why would you make yourself feel so bad?
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00:36:40,559 --> 00:36:42,146
I don't feel bad about myself.
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00:36:44,306 --> 00:36:45,655
I witnessed it last night.
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00:36:45,655 --> 00:36:46,846
I also overheard you.
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00:37:04,827 --> 00:37:09,568
I know how painful it is
to yearn for something
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00:37:11,608 --> 00:37:13,583
that you're destined not to have.
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00:37:18,177 --> 00:37:19,492
Don't keep it bottled up.
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00:37:19,492 --> 00:37:21,346
Cry out loud if you wish.
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00:37:33,139 --> 00:37:34,282
Pi...
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00:37:38,693 --> 00:37:40,280
I really...
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00:37:43,557 --> 00:37:46,159
I am really fond of His Majesty.
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00:37:52,753 --> 00:37:54,860
Libationer Guo tried to
fix you up with His Majesty.
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00:37:56,467 --> 00:38:01,271
I wonder if he left you any good ideas
before he passed away.
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00:38:14,523 --> 00:38:15,766
He didn't.
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00:38:19,380 --> 00:38:23,123
But... he left me a pouch.
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00:38:28,599 --> 00:38:30,137
What kind of a pouch is it?
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00:38:32,550 --> 00:38:36,295
Libationer Guo said that it contains
a secret that could affect the world.
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00:38:43,213 --> 00:38:44,998
What secret could it be?
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00:38:48,467 --> 00:38:50,114
I don't know either.
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00:38:52,021 --> 00:38:55,643
However, Libationer Guo did say
that the message in the pouch
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00:38:55,643 --> 00:38:57,204
can only be opened and read by me.
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00:39:07,027 --> 00:39:09,583
Pi, what's the matter?
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00:39:11,605 --> 00:39:12,922
Deep in my heart...
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00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:19,204
there's also a secret that
I didn't dare to tell anyone.
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00:39:19,204 --> 00:39:24,181
I'm worried that the pouch
given to you by Libationer Guo
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00:39:24,181 --> 00:39:27,762
might be somehow related
to this secret of mine.
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00:39:33,431 --> 00:39:34,710
What secret is it?
396
00:39:34,710 --> 00:39:36,717
Can you tell me?
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00:39:36,717 --> 00:39:39,331
I promise not to tell anyone.
398
00:39:51,514 --> 00:39:52,514
Do you know...
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00:39:55,266 --> 00:39:58,702
Cao Ang died in Wan City because...
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00:40:00,588 --> 00:40:02,114
because of our mother.
401
00:40:02,114 --> 00:40:05,019
She bribed Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu.
402
00:40:05,019 --> 00:40:07,471
She made them raise
a rebellion on purpose.
403
00:40:07,471 --> 00:40:09,525
No, that's impossible!
404
00:40:13,190 --> 00:40:15,139
Why would Mother do so?
405
00:40:19,291 --> 00:40:21,431
She already admitted it to me.
406
00:40:23,123 --> 00:40:24,409
She did it for me.
407
00:40:25,869 --> 00:40:27,018
She did it for Zhi.
408
00:40:28,742 --> 00:40:30,351
If Ang were still alive...
409
00:40:33,137 --> 00:40:38,246
it's without question that
he would be the legitimate heir.
410
00:40:42,353 --> 00:40:44,829
Mother took such a risk for us.
411
00:40:44,829 --> 00:40:48,548
Why would I not risk this life
to make up for Mother's sins?
412
00:40:51,436 --> 00:40:53,811
I investigated Jia Xu
and Zhang Xiu in secret.
413
00:40:53,811 --> 00:40:56,268
Guo Jia found out about it.
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00:40:59,478 --> 00:41:01,181
Judging from his words...
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00:41:04,233 --> 00:41:05,759
he must have figured it out.
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00:41:06,507 --> 00:41:10,862
Perhaps, he left the pouch to you...
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00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,771
out of his sympathy for Mother.
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00:41:15,938 --> 00:41:16,943
Perhaps...
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00:41:19,036 --> 00:41:22,565
compared to your brothers,
who are vying to be the heir
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00:41:22,565 --> 00:41:23,998
you can judge more fairly.
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00:41:26,483 --> 00:41:27,483
Jie...
422
00:41:29,393 --> 00:41:31,753
Will you hand over the pouch to Father?
423
00:41:33,114 --> 00:41:36,126
Pi, why do you sound so estranged?
424
00:41:37,777 --> 00:41:40,771
Mother dotes more on me
than any of my brothers.
425
00:41:42,971 --> 00:41:44,929
How could I give the pouch to Father?
426
00:41:48,731 --> 00:41:51,170
Besides, I don't even know
what's written in the pouch yet.
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00:41:52,916 --> 00:41:54,393
Pi, don't be too worried.
428
00:41:55,556 --> 00:41:57,472
If it's not related to our family
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00:41:57,472 --> 00:42:01,648
why would he give you the pouch?
430
00:42:03,396 --> 00:42:05,027
I can open the pouch.
431
00:42:06,766 --> 00:42:11,126
But Zhi will also have to be present.
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00:42:15,273 --> 00:42:16,273
Sure.
433
00:42:58,016 --> 00:42:59,628
I see...
434
00:42:59,628 --> 00:43:01,467
I understand everything now.
435
00:43:01,467 --> 00:43:04,596
Yang Ping of the Sima family isn't dead.
436
00:43:05,688 --> 00:43:08,679
Yang Ping is the current emperor.
437
00:43:22,610 --> 00:43:23,969
We can't keep this letter.
438
00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:25,958
We know His Majesty very well.
439
00:43:25,958 --> 00:43:28,021
Even if there's any doubt
about his succession
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00:43:28,021 --> 00:43:31,704
he's the late emperor's twin,
so he didn't usurp the throne!
441
00:43:31,704 --> 00:43:33,958
We've witnessed His Majesty's
bravery and wisdom!
442
00:43:33,958 --> 00:43:36,864
He's a wise emperor,
which is hard to come by.
443
00:43:38,447 --> 00:43:39,860
This letter must be burnt.
444
00:43:39,860 --> 00:43:40,934
No!
445
00:43:42,233 --> 00:43:44,507
Pi, don't you wish to
protect His Majesty?
446
00:43:46,413 --> 00:43:47,476
It isn't so.
447
00:43:47,476 --> 00:43:49,460
Zi Jian.
448
00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:52,568
We mustn't act recklessly.
449
00:43:55,539 --> 00:43:59,802
This means His Majesty and the empress...
450
00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:05,092
are actually in-laws?
451
00:44:07,650 --> 00:44:08,853
Then...
452
00:44:08,853 --> 00:44:10,101
Then they...
453
00:44:11,498 --> 00:44:12,898
Zhi, Pi.
454
00:44:12,898 --> 00:44:15,306
I promised Libationer Guo
that I'd safeguard this pouch.
455
00:44:15,306 --> 00:44:18,077
Can I keep this letter with me
for safekeeping?
456
00:44:28,581 --> 00:44:30,458
This is what we should do.
457
00:44:43,773 --> 00:44:48,773
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