All language subtitles for Story of Kunning Palace episode 09 [iQIYI]

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As long as I can take over Ning'an Palace,

I'm willing to pay any price.

[Ning'an Palace]

Cleanse the court of traitors and sycophants.

The cinnabar imperial brush decides life and death.

Everything

is like a dream.

I once owed it to a lot of people.

Zhang Zhe, please help me.

I'll be a good person after this.

I'll marry the one I spoil.

There are things

you can't give me,

but he can.

I want to live.

Only you can help me.

Everyone in the world has the right to run away,

except me.

I want to do my best

to make up for the mistakes and regrets in the past.

Do you believe in the previous life, Mr. Zhang?

I'd rather believe what's right in front of me.

Welcome, Your Majesty.

Welcome, Your Majesty.

Congratulations on returning to our homeland.

Ning, what exactly are you afraid of?

But in the stars,

there is always a pair of invisible hands,

putting everything back to where it was.

Now, you've taken your revenge.

In the end, who are you?

A bustling place, a battleground.

A life of absurdity, a story of mistakes and regrets.

[Story of Kunning Palace]

[Episode 9]

My Lord,

your archery skills have improved a lot.

Have you been practicing?

Qing Feng.

That's not a compliment.

Viscount Yan

has always excelled in archery.

There's no room for improvement.

What has gotten into you lately?

In the past,

if I praised you,

you'd keep bragging the whole day.

You're so humble today.

Has

something happened?

Isn't it good to be humble?

Duke of Xue?

He's been suspended by Jie and is supposed to stay at home.

What's he doing in the middle of nowhere?

Qing Feng.

I've left something in the mountain.

Escort His Highness back.

I'll catch up with you in a minute.

Yes.

What have you left behind?

I can go back with you.

Hold on, Your Highness.

Let's go back now.

Give me a reason not to kill you.

I was just passing by.

I didn't mean to interrupt

and have no interest in your secrets.

But that man just now said

the Ruyi jade incident was a scheme against the Yan family.

It doesn't concern you.

It concerns Yan Lin, so it concerns me.

If you don't tell me about it,

I'll have to tell others

what I saw and heard tonight.

Ning.

Do you think I'm soft-hearted

and easy to control?

When you entered the court,

I warned you

not to piss me off.

You think you're smart

and there's nothing you can't do.

After meddling in Zhou Yinzhi's affairs,

you think you can interfere in the power struggle at court.

You think you care about the Yan family

but have no idea

of what sort of disaster

your behavior will bring upon Yan Lin!

You're impertinent, willful,

and unrepentant.

You're right, Junior Preceptor Xie.

But how about you?

The man just now mentioned Deputy Gong Yi.

What's your relationship with him?

Did you play a role

in the Ruyi jade incident?

Am I causing trouble

for the Yan family,

or are you?

Junior Preceptor Xie is actually afraid of cats.

How interesting.

That must be another of your secrets,

distinguished Junior Preceptor Xie.

I'm just a nobody

but have made you scared more than once.

It turns out that a perfect person has worries too

and a saint has fears as well.

A perfect person can have worries and a saint can have fears.

But I'm not perfect,

nor am I a saint.

Jiang Xuening.

You think you're clever

and never bother to keep a low profile.

But you should know this.

When someone

doesn't want to touch something,

it's not necessarily because of fear.

It can be because of hate

and aversion.

A military camp?

Yes.

I watched it all night.

There were horses, provisions, and weapons.

They were all military supplies.

I've done the math.

They're enough to support at least 3,000 people.

Three.

Four.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

One.

Xingwu Guards

have the approval of His Majesty.

Although Xue Yuan is the commander,

all their supplies are allocated by the court.

He's stored so many supplies.

It seems

he's building a private army.

Building a private army is a felony.

His Majesty won't allow it.

Is Xue Yuan so bold that he's keeping it from His Majesty?

Xue Yuan is ambitious

and hungry for power.

When His Majesty ascended the throne,

the empress dowager intended

to let him command the armies.

Later, all the other officials in the court

submitted a petition

and stopped that from happening.

These years, he's been resenting the Yan family

for the armies at our command.

It makes sense that he's built a private army

to stand against us.

If we report this to His Majesty,

we'll be able to suppress the Xue family, won't we?

His Majesty is in poor health.

The empress dowager carries a great deal of clout.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Father, you're right.

If the Yan family reports this matter,

the empress dowager is very likely to get in the way.

But they want to make Lord Linzi the crown prince

and have a private army now.

If something happens to His Majesty,

there will be chaos.

Such a large amount of military supplies

couldn't have been quietly transported

from a place too far away.

It's very likely that they were from Tongzhou.

I'll go to the Tongzhou military camp in secret

to find out what's going on.

Then we'll find a way to report it to His Majesty.

A while ago,

a military official was arrested by Xue Yuan without a good reason.

We need to send someone to the prison again to make inquiries.

Despite our constant efforts,

we still haven't managed

to meet that guy in person

and find out what happened.

If this goes on,

the Yan family will be even more disadvantaged.

Father, don't worry.

I'll take care of things here.

If you find anything,

send a message back by carrier pigeon.

I'll make preparations in advance.

I just got word

that early this morning,

Marquis of Yan left town

and went to Tongzhou.

He left town?

For what?

Maybe

he's going to inspect the troops?

Yan Lin went hunting in the suburbs

with Lord Linzi yesterday

and didn't come back until this morning.

I see.

You must have known about the Ruyi jade incident

and what Deputy Gong Yi did.

We'd better be cautious these days.

Wait.

You insisted on giving lessons in the court yesterday

because you had to send a message.

The message has been sent,

yet you're still hurrying to the court.

Are you doing this

because of Miss Jiang?

In my opinion,

Miss Jiang is so mysterious.

She knows everything

and had the guts to talk to Mr. Xie like that.

We must get rid of her!

No.

Why?

She's got something on us.

She could be the death of us.

She's an enigma

but not a bad person.

In time,

she may open up to us.

But you told us

that we should nip it in the bud.

Can't you understand what I'm saying?

I've told you she's not our enemy.

Why do you have to get rid of her?

Besides,

I'll be watching over her.

What could possibly go wrong?

But you also said that…

Enough.

You can leave now.

We'll take care of things out here.

Rest assured.

What are you doing?

Silly boy.

I just saved you.

Another poor guy who's implicated in the Ruyi jade incident.

Before I went to bed last night,

I heard Eunuch Huang and the other eunuchs

torturing servants outside.

I was so scared that I was up all night.

I need to go to the temple and say my prayers.

If the Ruyi jade incident is really intended to undermine the Yan family,

I must find a way to prevent that from happening.

But the court is heavily guarded now

and Xie Wei won't help me again.

What should I do?

[Work hard to make the country better]

Are you really going to give lessons in the Fengcheng Hall?

Junior Preceptor Xie

assigned us to give lessons

but compiled such a textbook.

[Political Classics]

It's all about politics.

I'm at a loss

for how to teach.

Junior Preceptor Xie is accomplished at a young age

and always has some unusual ideas.

But the Hanlin Academy

has its own long-established traditions.

Moreover,

Miss Xue is a study partner too.

If we say something improper in class

and she tells it to the duke,

we'll be in trouble.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

Not long ago, the duke asked us

to draft a memorial about making Lord Linzi the crown prince.

It went unanswered for some reason.

The duke is still sulking about it.

If we cause more trouble for him at this time,

we'll…

How about

we use this book as the textbook?

It can't go wrong.

[Book of Etiquettes]

Why are we learning this?

Mr. Wang,

I wonder when we can learn

the textbook Junior Preceptor Xie compiled.

Your Highness.

His Majesty ordered me and the other scholars to give you lessons

with the aim of enlightening you

instead of spoiling you

and letting you do whatever you want.

I heard

someone in the Fengcheng Hall

was disrespectful to the elders

and didn't show the virtues of forbearance and civility

that were expected of a woman.

I found it ridiculous

and realized the heavy burden on my shoulders.

So I changed the textbook today

to tell you

what a woman should be like.

Please open the textbook.

Since ancient times,

women have been expected to be obedient,

modest,

and tolerant.

Those good-for-nothing dipsticks.

They call me an unscrupulous vixen

and are hellbent on talking Shen Jie into deposing me.

What?

It's my fault that Shen Jie dotes on me.

It's also my fault that he allows me to talk politics.

It's my fault again that he's sick now.

I'm the empress. So what?

In their eyes,

I'm just a woman

whom they can sling mud at

just because I violated some stupid social conventions.

Your Majesty.

Don't care about those bigots.

Bigots?

In the whole State of Qian,

how many people

are not bigoted?

Throughout history, the fall of every empire

and the degeneration of every noble man

could more or less be blamed on women.

So as women,

you must conform to

social conventions…

Jiang Xuening.

What do you want?

Sir.

I feel sick.

How dare you!

How dare you

insult your teacher?

That's strange.

I said I feel sick.

Why do you feel insulted?

Maybe I ate something spoiled yesterday

or smelled something repulsive

and stinky today.

If I stay here any longer,

I'm afraid I'll throw up

and ruin your mood for teaching.

So please forgive me.

I'll take my leave.

You…

You…

You…

You…

What a rebellious girl!

An ill-mannered and willful person like you

doesn't deserve to stay in the Fengcheng Hall.

Go find someone else to teach you!

That's your Ning.

Ning?

So that's the Miss Jiang

who I've heard so much about.

I finally meet her in the flesh today.

Please don't make fun of us.

Miss Jiang is just my friend.

You can make fun of me when we're alone.

But if what you just said reaches my father,

I'll just be beaten up

but Miss Jiang's reputation will be stained.

Please be careful with what you say.

King Yanping is young and frank.

Please…

Don't take offense, Miss Jiang.

See?

This is who Viscount Yan is.

When he was all over her,

he treated her so nicely.

But now,

he's so cold to her.

You're good-looking.

Viscount Yan doesn't want you,

but I'm interested in you.

Xue Ye.

Shut up.

Mr. Xue, you look

well-educated

but talk like a lout.

There are many things that Viscount Yan doesn't want.

But I'm afraid you don't deserve

to have any of them.

You…

Enough.

Miss Jiang is Zhiyi's study partner.

Don't be rude to her.

All right. Let's go.

Aren't you going to meet Mr. Xie?

Let's go.

Yan Lin.

Watch your mouth.

Wait. I…

What did I say?

I didn't say anything.

What does it have to do with me?

Silly.

Why did you come?

Mr. Xie.

My father said I've been studying for half a year

and insisted on testing me on politics.

If I fail his test,

I'm afraid I'll be punished.

I stayed up all night

and wrote this essay.

Please take a look at it.

Why are you laughing?

You're laughing at me today

but it'll be your turn tomorrow.

These days,

you've improved a lot

and outshined most of your peers.

Even if there are imperfections in your essay,

your father won't mind them.

-Thank you.
-But since you've brought it here,

I'll review it carefully later

and give you feedback in class tomorrow.

Okay.

We'll take our leave then.

Viscount Yan.

I selected several pieces of wood to make a qin a few days ago.

Some of them need to be disposed of.

Can you help me move them out?

My pleasure, Mr. Xie.

You two go on.

Knock it off.

Miss Xuening came to me for qin lessons a few days ago

and left her qin here.

Although she's ill-mannered, naughty,

and bad at school,

she's smart.

Viscount Yan,

you don't have to worry too much about her.

Thank you, Mr. Xie.

If only I could stop worrying

so easily.

By the way,

I didn't see your father in the council meeting this morning.

I heard he's sick and resting at home.

Is he all right?

My father

drank a little too much.

His old injuries from the battlefield are acting up.

But he'll be fine soon.

Thank you for your concern.

Is something troubling you, Viscount Yan?

I'm your teacher.

It's my duty to share my knowledge of life with you.

Even saints have concerns sometimes.

You must have your concerns too.

If you trust me,

you can come to me

whenever you need help.

Thank you, Mr. Xie.

I can handle

most of the things myself,

but

it worries me that she's all alone in the court.

She's

straightforward by nature.

She may say something wrong and offend someone.

If it's not an imposition,

please take care of her for me,

will you?

Okay.

Try it.

Ning.

You're finally back.

You must've been scared by that old man.

Thank you for your concern, Your Highness.

I just didn't want to listen to him

and hung out for a little while.

I enjoyed myself.

Not only you,

I was also sickened by what he said.

You don't like him either?

I'm always aware that unmarried women outside

have to learn the Book of Etiquettes,

but I never took it to heart.

After I learned it myself, I found it disgusting.

It has no respect for women at all.

It's unbelievable

that such abominable stuff

was brought into the court

and taught to us in class.

Luckily, besides qin lessons,

Mr. Xie will give us other lessons too.

We'll be able to learn the textbook he compiled later.

He's even harder to deal with

than that pedantic old man Wang Jiu.

Greetings, Mr. Xie.

Skip the formalities.

[Book of Etiquettes]

This book shouldn't have appeared in the Fengcheng Hall.

Who brought it here?

Mr. Xie.

Mr. Wang said

we were disrespectful to the elders

so he decided to teach us etiquette.

He also told us

that women should be obedient.

Throw them away.

How should we explain it to Mr. Wang?

There are already enough restraints on women in this society.

You're not here

to learn something like that.

If anyone still wants to learn the Book of Etiquettes,

go ahead and pick it up.

I won’t stop you.

Class begins.

That's all for today.

You may leave.

Miss Xuening.

Please wait.

Did you understand

today's lesson?

I'm afraid he's here to get even with me.

Thank you for your concern.

I understood everything.

Later, I will...

If you have no other plans later,

come with me to Wenzhao Pavilion.

No need.

I'm unbearably obstinate.

It's a waste of time for me to attend lessons.

You misunderstood.

You left your qin at my place.

It's occupying my space.

I just want you to get your qin.

Thank you, sir.

Goodbye.

Did you really think

I brought you here just for your qin?

Of course.

Apply some medicine.

It's fine to be reckless.

But you're badly injured.

You need to apply some medicine.

Wait.

Clean your hands first.

Wipe your hands.

Your hand.

Are you still angry?

I dare not.

Yesterday,

I was affected by the white cat.

I shouldn't have lost my temper with you

or scolded you.

And about last night,

I know you said those things

because you were worried about Yan Lin.

I shouldn't have said what I said.

It's only fair that you're angry.

Are you

admitting that you're wrong?

I knew that the jade ruyi scepter matter

was targeting the Yan family.

So I was in a bad mood

and vented my anger at you.

I called you here today

to tell you that

I will handle the jade ruyi scepter matter.

Besides,

Yan Lin tried every means to get you into the palace

because he wanted you to learn some real skills.

You are like an unrefined jade.

It would be a pity

not to refine and polish you.

Unrefined jade?

What makes you think that I'm an unrefined jade?

Back then, on the way to the capital,

a young girl

was neither afraid of robbers

[Four years ago]

nor afraid of escaping into the wilderness.

Even when she was trapped

and in danger, she was not afraid.

She smashed the qin and drew her blood.

With her stubbornness,

she did everything

to save me, a weak scholar.

Jiang Xuening.

I've seen what you were like.

I had expectations.

So I was disappointed.

Disappointed?

After I came to the capital,

I once visited the Jiang Mansion

and saw you in brocade clothes.

[Four years ago]

Just because you were unhappy,

you scolded and punished

a young servant who was about your age.

Miss Xuening, I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

You failed at such a small task.

Stop crying.

All you do is cry.

If you keep crying,

I'll sell you off.

Your gaze became unfamiliar.

You even made me suspect

that what happened on our way to the capital

didn't actually happen.

After that,

I heard that you became even more unruly

and rampant.

At that time, I thought,

the prosperity in the capital

truly did change people for the worse.

Gradually,

it erased

your past self and spirit from you.

So,

you hated me back then.

It wasn't exactly hate.

It was more like pity.

Sometimes people may go astray.

But if someone could step in

and teach you to tell the good from the bad,

you could still return to the right path

and regain your true self.

I found it a pity that you had changed.

But it was also a pity that no one was there to guide you.

But now it seems

your nature hasn't changed.

Your kindness is still there.

Although

you're still short-tempered,

but you're doing better than in previous years.

I guess...

You're still considered an unrefined jade.

So, are you willing to

learn qin here tomorrow?

Ning Er!

I'm not angry anymore.

With your naughty temper,

who can handle you in the future?

You don't have to worry about that.

We'll leave future matters

for the future.

Don't do it again.

[Wenzhao Pavilion]

This traitor actually makes

a pretty decent teacher.

Miss Jiang.

Your Highness.

Are you looking for Her Highness?

-She...
-No.

I'm here for you.

Miss Jiang,

I don't know what happened

between you and Yan Lin,

but he's been acting strangely lately.

He used to be the most free-spirited person I know.

But now,

he's depressed.

He wouldn't tell me anything when I asked him about it.

So I can only ask you.

There are many things in this world

that are difficult to tell others.

If it's convenient for you,

I would like to ask you to pass a message to Yan Lin.

Just tell him that

strong wind shows the strength of grass,

and clouds will part to reveal the moon's glow.

For some matters,

as long as he can keep calm,

things will change for the better.

How ridiculous...

Mr. Wang.

Miss Xue.

Greetings, Miss Xue.

Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang.

The study partners each have

different levels of knowledge mastery.

But you have to teach them together.

It's not an easy task.

When I go home and meet my father,

I'll surely tell him about your difficulties and hard work.

Thank you, Miss Xue.

I deeply appreciate that.

But there is one thing you may not know.

During class today,

Junior Preceptor Xie tossed the

Book of Etiquettes out of the hall.

This...

Why did he...

That's right.

Junior Preceptor Xie is highly valued by His Majesty.

He has always been gentle towards others.

Why did he act so strangely today?

After thinking about it,

there's only one possibility.

Someone hates you

and made a false complaint about you

to sow discord between the two of you.

You mean...

Jiang Xuening?

That is just my guess.

But speaking of which,

some disobedient individuals

may not be suitable study partners in the palace.

If they insist on staying,

not only will you get angry and damage your health,

but we won't be able to find peace either.

Don't you think so?

It's all gone.

How could this happen?

The camp equipment and supplies

were managed by Zhao Guang.

Where is he?

He is nowhere to be seen.

I've sent someone to look for him.

General,

we have searched the entire camp.

No trace of Zhao Guang was found.

Did he flee to escape punishment?

Send someone to search for him immediately.

Bring him back no matter what.

Yes.

Jiang Xuening.

Do you feel

better today?

You are like an unrefined jade.

It would be a pity

not to refine and polish you.

I offended you yesterday.

Please forgive and enlighten me.

At least you know your mistakes.

In that case,

recite for everyone

the Book of Etiquettes chapter

that I talked about yesterday.

Why is he still talking about the Book of Etiquettes?

The book is already gone.

He didn't mention anything about reciting it yesterday.

It's understandable

if others cannot recite it.

But Miss Jiang claims to be talented

and knowledgeable beyond means.

You wouldn't even

listen to my lesson.

I guess you must have memorized it.

Mr. Wang,

I can't recite it.

First, in Mr. Zhao's class,

you said you couldn't understand the books.

Then, in my class,

you refused to listen to my lesson.

You always talked back to the scholars.

I thought you were inevitably arrogant

because you were talented.

However,

you couldn't even recite

such a short chapter of text.

Turns out, you're actually an empty-headed fool.

Mr. Wang, you've gone too far.

-Ning is not…
-Your Highness.

The job of a study partner

is to study knowledge and learn

etiquettes with you.

Back then,

when I taught the former emperor,

he respected his teacher

and never disobeyed me.

Are you going to stray from the behavior

exemplified by the former emperor?

You...

Your Highness.

No need to argue for me.

I'm willing to accept the punishment.

Fine.

Today,

on behalf of the scholars of the Hanlin Academy,

I will punish you for your insolence.

If you do it again,

you will be severely punished.

That stupid old man Wang Ji

was obviously picking a fight.

He even mentioned the former emperor to shut me up.

How outrageous!

I must get back at him for this.

Your Highness, please be gentler.

I was beaten a lot at home.

This is nothing.

Your home is a different matter.

But here, you're under my protection.

This won't do.

I'll find Mother right now

and ask her to kick Wang Jiu out of the palace.

Ning,

can Her Highness really kick Mr. Wang out?

Wang Jiu once taught the former emperor.

Although he's a bit old-fashioned,

he is the most senior scholar of Hanlin Academy.

It's not that easy.

But my father told me

he never taught any proper lessons.

It's all because Lord Pingnan killed many

Hanlin scholars during his rebellion

that he became the most senior one.

It's useless to know this now.

Mr. Wang told me to write a poem.

He said he wanted to check it this afternoon.

I can't write proper poems.

Let's think about how to deal with it first.

If you're troubled by something,

you should consult divination.

Gosh.

What's wrong?

Tell me.

This is a villain's fortune.

According to the divination,

Mr. Wang picked on you

because you offended someone.

Ning!

It can't be

him, right?

What a coincidence.

Jie, the color of your clothes

is Shu's favorite color.

Looking at how youthful you both are,

I really feel old now.

Your Highness,

this is dendrobium ginseng tea.

It's good for your health.

It's most suitable

for autumn and winter.

Thank you.

Jie.

You're not usually

this quiet.

Mother,

I think

we don't need to talk

if we have nothing to talk about.

No need to force it.

I have an appointment with Yan Lin.

I shall take my leave.

Sit down.

Mother! Mother.

Why are you in such a hurry?

How inappropriate.

What is it?

I...

I'm here for my brother.

Shu is here too?

Brother.

You can't do this.

Shu is not married yet.

It's inappropriate for you two

to be here together.

They grew up together

and we're family.

What's inappropriate about it?

Mother.

Mr. Wang said,

there is order in Yin and Yang. Men are superior to women.

This has been the etiquette since ancient times.

Mr. Wang also said

men and women above age seven can't sit together.

Women in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics.

That old fool Wang Jiu..

He's teaching such ridiculous things.

Guards.

Aunt.

Mr. Wang is the chief of Hanlin Academy.

A few days ago, he even mentioned the matter of

appointing the Crown Prince to His Majesty.

What Crown Prince?

Mother.

Zhiyi and I will take our leave first.

We shan't disturb your teatime.

Let's go.

[Yingchun Pavilion]

[Wenzhao Pavilion]

What's wrong?

Greetings, sir.

What are you doing?

Even if you don't want to learn, you don't have to do this.

I know I'm mischievous and unruly,

I'm here to ask for your forgiveness.

Please be generous and forgive me.

Don't let the teachers pick on me anymore.

What do you mean?

So,

it really wasn't you.

What happened?

Tell me the details.

Brother,

you have to thank me this time.

If it weren't for my brilliance,

you would have lost your reputation.

What nonsense are you saying?

I think you're learning all the wrong things.

Oh no.

It's all your fault.

I promised Ning to kick Wang Jiu out.

She must think I broke my promise.

So, not only did Wang Jiu

lie to everyone by switching the

study partners' textbooks without permission,

he even exacted revenge in private.

And that Zhao Yanhong

panders to authority and takes advantage of others.

Both of them have no dignity or morality to speak of.

Hanlin Academy

cannot keep these sorts of people around.

But I noticed recently that

Wang Jiu and the others

seem particularly respectful towards Xue Shu.

Do you think

this is the Xue family’s idea?

Even you found out about their relationship?

What do you mean even me?

Half a month ago,

Wang Jiu and Zhao Yanhong

helped the Duke of Xue draft a memorial.

It was about appointing the Crown Prince.

Fortunately, the Xue family

offended His Majesty because of the Raw Silk Case.

So, this matter was put on the back burner.

The Xue family befriended

the ministers of the six ministries outside the court

and planted spies in the palace.

They have already secured a firm footing.

Now in the court,

only the Marquis of Yan is loyal to the country

and can stand against them.

So the Yan family is a thorn in the flesh

that the Xue family wants to get rid of?

That's right.

However, the Yan family has a high reputation among soldiers.

Currently, the State of Qian

is being targeted by the State of Yue's armies in the north.

Lord Pingnan has been wreaking havoc in the south for years.

If the Xue family wants to harm the Yan family,

they will need more than some petty charges.

That's why they decided

to collude with the rebels.

I see.

No wonder they let Zhou Yinzhi into the Yan Mansion

to steal Marquis of Yan's handwritten letter

and forge a letter addressed to the rebels.

But His Majesty has handed the Rebels Case

to the Ministry of Justice,

and you used the Raw Silk Case to trap Xue Yuan.

The situation is not that bad.

But I don't understand.

I'm just a study partner.

I'm not outstanding either.

Why did the Xue family use the Hanlin Academy

to target me?

I was just rambling

and making wild guesses.

Please forgive me.

This mouth of mine will be the death of me one day.

Although your intelligence is mediocre

and you're not outstanding,

but...

Didn't you say Wang Jiu wanted you to write a poem?

I happen to have one.

When it's time, give this to him

and tell him you wrote it.

Let's see what he will say then.

The moon is as bright as jade.

The empty mountains cannot tell flowers apart.

The clouds cast a shadow over them.

The wind blows and sways a hundred stalks with it.

It's so well written.

Will Mr. Wang believe that I wrote it?

It doesn't matter if he believes it or not.

Just say

you wrote it yourself.

Sir, are you...

trying to help me?

In your dreams.

I'm the Crown Prince's Junior Preceptor.

My job is to remove the Xue family's

eyes and ears from Hanlin Academy.

It just so happens

that your matter helps my cause too.

As for you,

you always wanted to leave the palace.

Why don't you take this opportunity

to leave the palace?

It's true that I don't like the palace.

But this is the highest peak.

Only by studying hard

and becoming better,

can I help the Yan family

and Yan Lin.

I will leave sooner or later.

But I hope I can leave without regret.

If I want to reverse my fate,

I can't possibly give up halfway.

Reverse fate...

I'll copy the poem now.

Wait.

It's not serious.

It's just that...

Baoying didn't want it to hurt,

so she wrapped it thicker than necessary.

The palace has rules for paper types.

The papers from the Imperial Household Department

are Bingyi paper and Bailu paper.

The papers I use here

are from the palace's Chengxin Hall.

Memorize this poem

and write it down when you go back.

This way, you won't get caught

and cause trouble.

You are indeed a rebel.

You didn't miss such a detail.

Do you hear me?

You're right.

I'll memorize it now.