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♫ Still waiting, for news to be picked up like flying sand, ♫

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♫ Flourishing and falling like a burden, from the other side of the world. ♫

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♫ Seeing your silhouette, suffering and drowning in the dark, ♫

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♫ Memories rise of mistakes, being unable to hold onto your hand. ♫

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♫ Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake, ♫

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♫ Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself. ♫

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♫ Don't tell me that feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones ♫

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♫ Are not real and true. ♫

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♫ Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained, ♫

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♫ I want to give you so many more experiences and things replaced. ♫

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♫ No matter how I act, no matter how many mistakes I make, ♫

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♫ All along, I have not departed and gone over, ♫

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♫ I'm truly waiting for you. ♫

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♫ Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake, ♫

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♫ Having never forgotten you, being dedicated to you. ♫

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♫ Possessing feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones ♫

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♫ All real and true. ♫

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♫ Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained, ♫

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♫ Many thoughts I should untie love with you, being truly desolate. ♫

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♫ Wanting to know why don't I break free, demanding I bravely, quickly overcome, ♫

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An Oriental Odyssey

♫I am truly moved.♫

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Episode 11

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Get out of the way!

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Sir. This man was nearby last night when it happened.

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when it happened,

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He claimed that he saw everything.

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What did you see?

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That man... He wasn't a human at all.

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He was a ghost wearing a cape.

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He came and went without casting a shadow.

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And he didn't have a face.

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Are you sure he didn't have a face?

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Yes. Yes, I am sure.

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Miss, he's here. Shall we go now?

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What's the rush? Look at that fishing man.

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What matters most is patience.

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Let him wait a bit longer.

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Right.

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Teacher, look. What do you think?

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I'm sure that you're quite talented in other things,

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but flower arrangement is certainly not for you.

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I said I wasn't good at girlish stuff. I really can't handle it.

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Then why did you do it in the first place?

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Someone told me to make flower arrangement and give it to him as a gift.

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I see.

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Teacher. I need to ask a favor of you.

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Well, could you help me with the gift

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so that I can give it to him? What do you think?

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Of course not. It's cheating.

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Come on. I will devote all of my time and energy to study in the future.

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Your reputation won't be damaged.

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I'll help you this once.

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- Well then.

- Thank you, teacher.

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Since my service in court, I've never encountered such a difficult case.

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We've checked the victim's relations several times.

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She had no enemies.

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What a pity. She was so young.

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Hey. Do you think there was a ghost like what they said?

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How long have you been here?

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I should ask you that.

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Actually, this is for you.

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You made this?

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What? You think that I can only brandish swords?

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That this is not my forte?

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I wanna thank you for the potted plant you gave me.

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You're so kind.

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I just heard that there is an unusual case. Tell me about it.

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I'm happy that you gave this to me,

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but out of duty I'm not allowed to say anything about the case.

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It's almost time to eat. Go home now.

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Zhao Lanzhi!

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Mu Le. Mu Le. A girl's here to see you.

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I'll leave you alone.

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What brings you here?

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I wouldn't have been here if you had kept your promise.

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It's you who didn't keep your words.

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Nonsense. If I hadn't been there, how would I know that

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If I hadn't been there,

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how would I know that

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there was a fishing man wearing a raincoat?

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Then how is it possible that I didn't see you?

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It was raining, so I hid in the pavilion with my maid servant.

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Maybe we missed each other.

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This is for you. We're even now.

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This pair of earrings is not cheap,

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but compared with my Meng Jin Yuan earring, it's not even close.

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Mine is more than ten times, maybe a hundred times pricier.

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Give it back then.

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How dare you speak to me like that? I'm gonna tell Miss Ye.

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It has nothing to do with Yuan'an.

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You don't have a say in this. Let's go.

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Let's go. Come here.

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Miss Shui Yue.

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Yuan'an.

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What can I help you?

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That day on the market I saw your servant deftly feeding the horse,

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so I come here to ask for advice.

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Miss, you probably don't know this, but our servant knows horses language.

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So maybe it's very hard for others to learn.

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But you rarely come here. Let me show you around.

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Thank you.

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This way please.

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It's beautiful. The lotus pond is impressive.

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In your opinion, how should I arrange these flowers?

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Lotus is fresh and elegant,

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and it can capture people's attention with some leaves.

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You're right.

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I heard that girls who like taking care of flowers

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are secretly in love with someone.

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I wonder who is so lucky to win your heart.

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Stop teasing me.

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You know well that I only like swords and spears.

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They're merely for fun.

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I lost my parents at a young age and I don't have brothers or sisters.

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So I'm really delighted to see you after a long seperation.

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If you're in love with someone, feel free to tell me. I can help you.

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How?

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See, you clearly have someone in mind!

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Well, I don't have one at the moment, I may in the future.

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So it doesn't hurt to learn some.

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Right, it makes sense.

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From my point of view,

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The first thing you need to change is your make-up looks.

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My make-up looks?

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Now, let me help you.

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Done. Take a look.

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Is it really me in the mirror?

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You look entirely different, right?

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I haven't got used to it.

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Believe me, men prefer women who are charming and lovely.

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The way you look now will definitely make him fall in love with you.

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There is no "him".

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Fine, fine.

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Let me apply lipstick for you.

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Come here more often, Shui Yue.

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Don't worry about that. I will drop by more often.

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I hope you won't mind.

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You're more than welcome.

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I should say goodbye now.

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- Goodbye.

- See you next time.

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Tell me. What did you say to her?

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She means a lot to you?

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You didn't speak ill of me, did you?

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You like her.

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A humble servant daydreaming about your master.

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How ridiculous.

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It's none of your business.

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You'd better give up because she has a special someone.

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Nonsense!

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Even if there were not one, you are just a servant

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and always will be. You will never be together.

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But, she never treats me like I'm a servant.

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Does she?

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Then why is it that you can only feed horses in that stinky stable?

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Why is it that you can only stand behind her?

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Why is it that she decides your fate and not conversely.

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Enough.

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I will make you come back to me.

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Princess, have you found the book?

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I still have no clue.

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Well then, why don't you tell me the title

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so I can help you look for it?

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That's unnecessary. I will come by often in the future.

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Please give my regards to Prince.

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I will. Thank you.

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Shui Yue, long time no see.

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Princess Minghui.

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I should have paid a visit to thank you for the medicine you gave to my grandfather.

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But I've been busy these days. So it was delayed.

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Shui Yue, don't mention it. It was no big deal.

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My brother 's worried about Prince Nanjing's health, but he was caught up in his job.

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So he entrusted the task to me and insisting I deliver the medicine myself.

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Thank you so much.

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Shui Yue, you look pale.

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Are you feeling under the weather?

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Thank you for your kindness, Princess Minghui.

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Maybe I'm a bit tired. I may need some rest.

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If so, I'll get out of your hair. Have a good night.

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Good night.

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- Wang.

- Yes, miss.

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Yes, miss.

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Princess Ming Hui has visited our mansion several times. What for?

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Her brother, Prince Yu, told her to deliver medicine.

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When I'm not around, keep an eye on her.

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You'll be responsible if anything goes wrong.

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Yes, miss.

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Sister Shui Yue. Why is your eye color is different from mine?

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My mom is a foreigner princess. She has green eyes.

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That's why my eyes also green.

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They look beautiful. I wish I had green eyes, too.

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How strange!

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We haven't seen each other for several years.

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Does one's eye color change as time goes on?

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Mu Le. Lead a horse to me.

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It's late.

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It's your job.

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Ok.

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Miss Ye, are you looking for Mr. Zhao?

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- Where's he?

- He...He's going to...

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What are you afraid of?

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Have you never heard that Miss Ye is a dear friend of Mr. Zhao.

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Tell her. Maybe she can help.

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That's right.

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Mr. Zhao is in...

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Yuan'an, he told us it was business and wouldn't let us go with him.

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I'll go anyway.

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Hey,

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make sure to look out for her.

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The girl that was murdered was young and beautiful, just like her.

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Miss, are you ok? Can I help you?

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I strained my foot.

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Does it hurt? Do you want a massage? Miss.

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Women and men should keep at a distance. How can you massage a stranger's foot?

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First time strangers, second time friends.

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We can kiss when we become close.

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You pervert!

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I've finally found a girl. Give me a kiss.

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- Take him away.

- Yes sir.

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Move.

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Well, Mr. zhao, are you convinced this time?

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You did all this just to convince me?

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Ye Yuan'an. You're really capable.

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Can't you see I did all this to help you?

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Do you even have a conscience?

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It's men's job to catch criminals. Women shouldn't interfere.

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You think you can help me. You take it as a game for you?

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Did it ever cross your mind that this man could be the merciless murder?

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How could I face Mr. Ye if anything happened to you?

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The reason why you care about my safety is that you are held responsible.

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Am I right?

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No wonder the first time I met you, I thought you sounded just like my father.

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I misjudged you.

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I meant well. How could my words become hurtful?

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The night my mother passed away

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the moon was quite full.

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I sat beside her bed,

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she clutched my hands and wept away.

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I guess she was unwilling to leave me,

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but I was too young to know what death was.

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She must have loved you so much.

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What about you? Do you remember what your mother was like?

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No. I can't remember my past.

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That's good.

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Sometimes it's better not to remember.

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Take myself as an example.

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It's upsetting to see my step-mother doting on Yuanning.

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And sometimes when Yuanning bullied me,

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If my mother still here.

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She would never let others treat me like that.

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Your mother is in heaven protecting you.

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I... This... This is the only thing she left me.

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It must be broken when I fought with that guy.

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I shouldn't have interfered, right?

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My mother must hate me. She will never look for me.

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She will never come see me. She will never appear in my dreams.

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Yuan'an, don't cry.

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You didn't do it on purpose, so your mother won't blame you.

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I'm sorry, mother.

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No, it's not him.

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Look carefully.

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I'm sure it's not him. He's too tall and too strong.

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And his body shape looks different.

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See? Be smart and let me go!

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Without evidence, how dare you accuse me of murder! Let me go!

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Our men have checked. He's a thief living ten li away in the Maoyan mountain.

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He molests women a lot, but he never commits murder.

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At least we caught a criminal. Lock him up.

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Let me go! Do you hear me? Let me go!

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Let me go!

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Get out!

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Let's go.

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You bastard! How dare you bully me!

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Just wait!

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Well, you regret it now?

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She was murdered in the same brutal way. Clearly it was done by the same person.

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The victim is Cui Lian from Tingyin Pavilion. She's twenty years old.

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Get out of the way!

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Sir, please listen to my grievance!

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I picked up Cui Lian yesterday and we were supposed to go to the theater,

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but we had a fight and she asked to leave.

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I had no choice but to let her get off halfway.

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It never occurred to me that...

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Sir, please believe me. I didn't do it, sir.

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I suppose you've got no guts to do it. Take him away. Wait for interrogation.

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Move. Thank you, sir.

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Move.

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Xiaohu. Hand down my order,

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that a brutal murder is at large and targeting young women.

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So from now on all young women should stay at home at night.

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Yes, sir.

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I thought you wouldn't come.

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Give me the waist tag.

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Relax. Sit down and have some tea. Don't be so angry.

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Sit down.

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What do you want?

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What do I want? I just want to talk to you

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and make friends with you.

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What I want to say is

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if you agree, I promise you that I will treat you well,

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and never see you as a servant.

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I'm not a servant.

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How? In Ye's mansion,

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she treats you the way she treats her dogs, horses, and birds. Am I wrong?

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Give me the waist tag.

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Wanna bet?

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What if I say the bet is about your master Yuan'an?

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What do you want?

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I want you to realize whether you matter much to her or not.

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I have no doubt that you are interested in it.

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I will ask her to let you be my servant,

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If she rejects, it means she cares about you.

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and if she says yes, you'll stay with me. What do you think?

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Boring.

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Wait. You are afraid, aren't you?

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You know deep down that she will let you stay with me.

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Yuan'an won't do such a thing.

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Take this.

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You won't need it in the future. Just keep it as a souvenir.

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Miss Shui Yue. I was thinking of you.

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I learned some make-up skills. I'll teach you today.

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Really? That's wonderful. Let's go.

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Let's go.

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Heat it up and curl it on your eyelashes.

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See, it worked. You are so beautiful.

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My eyelash looks like a foreigner's.

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Miss Shui Yue, you are so kind. I don't know how to express my gratitude.

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If you really want to thank me, give me a gift.

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What do you want for a gift? I'll give it to you as long as I'm capable of obtaining it.

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To be honest, I want a person instead of a gift.

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Mu Le?

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How clever you are!

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Miss, you probably don't know this,

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He has gotten into a lot of trouble ever since he came into our mansion.

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And he is different from common servants.

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So you would be asking for trouble if you chose him as your servant.

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If you think it's unnecessary...

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Well, we're as close as sisters, so I'll tell you the truth,

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even you will see it as a joke. I've already been secretly engaged with Mu Le.

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Don't make fun of me.

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You are Prince Nanjing's granddaughter with an extremely noble status.

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How...how can you secretly be engaged with a servant?

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What matters is our affections for each other.

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When you are in love, you don't care about status.

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What you are saying is Mu Le feels the same about you?

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A few days ago he gave me a pair of precious earrings as a token of love.

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Could you borrow me some money?

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But I didn't take it.

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If you are in love, why didn't you take it?

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I wanted to but I couldn't.

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We will have a promising future only if he is a free man.

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You'll wish us happy and set him free, right?

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Dear sister, follow me.

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Mu Le.

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Mu Le.

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I've got to ask you something.

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You've known Shui Yue for a long time, right?

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You borrowed money from me to buy her earrings?

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Yes.

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Well, then...

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Mu Le. Yuan'an knew about us

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You saved me on the street, waited for me in the rain,

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gave me precious earring and met me in the teahouse.

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You can go with her.

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From now on you're no longer a servant of Ye's Mansion.

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You want to give me away.

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I'm not giving you away. I'm setting you free.

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Isn't it what you've wanted all along?

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Mu Le, I told you so. Your master is generous.

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She will say yes as long as I express my wish.

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She won't care about such a trivial matter.

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Now, come with me and go pack you stuff.

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I've got nothing left.

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Take it.

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Thank you. See you.

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Shui Yue.

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What's wrong?

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I've been nice to you all along, but you keep taking advantage of me.

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If you had told me from the start,

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I would have already set him free. However, you tricked me.

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From now on we're not friends anymore.

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Take care of yourself.

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And be good to him.

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What? You regret it now? It's too late.

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Relax. I'll treat him better than you.

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He's one of our servants, so if he's unhappy,

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you'll pay for it.

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Where on earth are the Divine Beads?

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Princess, have you found the book?

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Miss Shui Yue has returned.

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Please come out.

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If Miss Shui Yue knows that I let you in,

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I... I'll be dead meat.

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Elixir. How can a young girl have this?

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Princess. Princess, I beg you! Please come out.

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Infanta, please leave. Miss Shui Yue is coming in.

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I'm done here.

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This way please.

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Miss, you are back.

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Princess Minghui, you're here again.

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I have to. My brother's worried about Prince Nanjing's health.

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You're about to leave?

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Yes. There's a dinner party in General Guo's mansion tonight.

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I have to make some preparations.

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Goodbye. Sorry for not seeing you out.

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Miss, I'll see Princess out.

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Come.

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Don't be shy.

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Miss.

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Miss. Miss.

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You all leave now.

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Yes, miss.

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Take a good look. Everything in this room is worth a fortune.

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I try my best to make you become a master instead of a servant.

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You're still unhappy about that?

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Why don't you tell me?

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What exactly do you want?

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That stinky stable or the leaking thatched house?

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or the leaking thatched house?

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I know what you're thinking.

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You miss Ye Yuan'an, don't you?

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Where's your self-esteem?

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If she cared about you, how could she have let you go?

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You're right.

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She doesn't care about me.

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Forget about her. Let's start over.

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After all this time, you've come back to me again.

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We're meant to be together. Don't you think so?

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You...

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- What are you doing?

- You...

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Your face...

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You're mistaken!

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That's strange. How can her face be displaced?

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Could she be a monster?

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Where's my medicine? I put it here.

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How can I not be able to find it?

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Wang!

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Miss, can I help you?

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Tell me. Have someone entered my room and stolen my stuff?

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Miss. Nobody came into your room besides maid servants.

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No. Someone must have come in.

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Miss, please tell me what is lost, so I can send servants looking for it.

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Be honest now. Princess Minghui visited our mansion several times, so it must be her.

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Miss, you do her wrong.

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She was here to deliver medicine and never entered your room.

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Out. Get out!

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Yes, miss.

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It's all over. My good days are over.

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Don't make fun of me.

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Miss Ye, stop being so modest.

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That's right.

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Miss Ye, I heard that you have many talents.

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- I've heard it too.

- We've heard that you're special.

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We're looking forward to it.

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So what do you plan to show us?

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- Good evening, Mr. Zhao. Let's go.

- Let's go.

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Come on.

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Yuan'an.

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I...

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You're still mad at me?

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I don't dare to be mad.

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After you left that day, I contemplated for a long time.

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What I did was wrong.

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You were well-intentioned. I shouldn't have been angry with you.

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But you have to promise me that you will never do such a dangerous thing.

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Because I...

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I'm deeply worried about you.

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Considering that you are sincere,

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I forgive you.

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This is a party for girls. What are you doing here?

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Is the murderer here?

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Haven't you captured the murderer already?

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♫ Tired of strategizing from lights out until dawn, ♫

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♫ Longing for you but remaining silent ♫

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♫ Constantly dreaming of exchanging knowing glances with you ♫

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♫ Who does not wish for a full lifetime with someone entirely intimate, ♫

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♫ Knowing what to expect when the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved. (time flown by) ♫

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♫ I'm stubborn and you bear grudges, ♫

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♫ Extremely antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

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♫ Who is shouting in the middle of time passing by unreconciled?♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain. ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫ Fluttering on the winds of this world, floating and drifting, ♫

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♫ Following the footprints left by you, ♫

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♫ Hoping to meet and be acknowledged again by you. ♫

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♫ Remembering and longing for the love and regret of the past, ♫

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♫ Reuniting with you, and not finding this life so empty. ♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫