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As long as I can take over Ning'an Palace,
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I'm willing to pay any price.
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Cleanse the court of traitors and sycophants.
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The cinnabar imperial brush determines one's life and death.
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Everything
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is like a dream.
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I once was indebted to a lot of people.
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Zhang Zhe, help me.
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I'll be a good person after this.
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I'll marry the one I spoiled.
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There are things
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you can't give me.
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But he can.
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To keep my life,
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only you, Sir, can help me.
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Everyone in the world is entitled to escape.
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But I'm the only one who can't.
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I want to do my best to make up for
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my past regrets and wrongdoings.
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Mr. Zhang, do you believe in predestination from the previous life?
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I'd rather believe in what's in front of me.
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Welcome, Your Highness.
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Welcome, Your Highness.
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Congratulations on returning to the capital of our homeland.
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Ning'er, what are you afraid of?
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But in the unfathomable,
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there's always an invisible hand
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that puts everything back to its original place.
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You've taken revenge and paid your debts.
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At the end of the day, who are you?
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A bustling place, or a battleground.
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A life of absurdity, a story of mistakes and regrets.
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[Story of Kunning Palace]
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[Episode 27]
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Since you won't tell me,
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I'll take my leave.
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♫A dark night♫
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I didn't use you.
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♫A flash of fireworks♫
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♫Lend me half a lucid dream♫
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♫I knew there's no right or wrong♫
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♫Love has no cause and effect♫
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You asked me in Tongzhou
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♫But I didn't know on the day of snowfall♫
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if I just use everybody.
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It may be the case
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for others.
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♫You were here♫
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But you're...
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I am?
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♫How much do I have to give♫
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♫In exchange for the love I deserve♫
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♫I thought letting go was the best choice for memory♫
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Back then, when I came to the capital,
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♫Lend me a breeze♫
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you saved my life.
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♫To pursue the unsolved dream♫
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So...
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♫But it disappeared as the snow fell♫
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You're different from others.
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Sir, you don't need to dwell on what happened back then.
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You saved me
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in the capital several times too.
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Compared to that,
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my kindness is nothing.
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Besides, when someone's in danger,
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no matter who it is,
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I'll help them.
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You're right.
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Zhang Zhe is upright,
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but he's too cold and straightforward.
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He's not suitable for you at all.
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Losing him may be a good thing for you.
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My affairs
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have nothing to do with you.
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If you can accept it calmly,
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then I won't waste my time comforting you.
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Ning'er.
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You just said
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that you can't control fate.
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But throughout my life,
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nothing has come easy.
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I've been fighting against fate
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♫How much do I have to give♫
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for over 20 years.
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♫In exchange for the love I deserve♫
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Even someone like me hasn't bowed down to fate.
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What reason do you have
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to compromise to the rules of the world?
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♫I thought letting go was the best choice for memory♫
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Sir.
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Why are you telling me all this?
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♫Lend me a breeze♫
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You're my student.
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♫To pursue the unsolved dream♫
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I don't want to see you be depressed
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and lose your composure.
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♫But it disappeared as the snow fell♫
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Although the classes in the palace have stopped,
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you've just started learning the qin.
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Don't give up now.
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From tomorrow onwards,
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come to my residence to learn the qin.
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Sir.
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I've already
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talked to your father about this.
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There's no room for discussion.
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Besides,
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I can also
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tell you about the affairs in Huangzhou as soon as possible.
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[Cengxiao Restaurant]
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Take care.
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Enjoy.
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As the saying goes,
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the east water of the Yangtze River rolls on.
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Throughout the ages, the heroes find it hard to rest.
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The lords fought in vain.
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Our generation's talents...
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Enough, old man.
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Why is it a scuffle among the lords again?
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Do you have something new?
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You always recycle the same material.
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Everyone.
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We're tired of it.
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Calm down.
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Speaking of something new,
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there's something that I've heard of indeed.
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This is none other than
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the romance of the noble lady in the capital.
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However,
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it's inevitable that there're some
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crass matters among it.
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I'm afraid...
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What are you afraid of?
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I love
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to listen to
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obscene stuff.
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Which family's lady is this about?
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Tell me.
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Thank you, Sir.
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Then I'll
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comply.
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Let's get back to business.
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Let's get back to business.
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It's said that
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the heroes who wiped out the rebels
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came back victorious from Tongzhou.
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Little did we know
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that an unmarried maiden
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hid among them.
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She's 19 years old,
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at the perfect age for marriage.
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Because of her past personal affections,
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she entered the prison that night
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and secretly met
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with this lover.
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It's really interesting.
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A private meeting?
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If you want to know what happens next,
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it'll be
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told in the next chapter.
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Father, do you need me?
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I’m in a hurry to Junior Preceptor Xie's Mansion to learn the qin.
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Kneel.
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What happened?
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Today,
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your mother and I went to the Minister of Rites' mansion to have a drink.
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They
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invited some performers for a private concert.
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The Old Lady of the Minister of Rites' mansion
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is a boisterous person.
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So she requested for a new drama.
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But unexpectedly...
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What's wrong?
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How dare you ask?
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The news that you got involved in the chaos in Tongzhou
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and followed a bunch of men around outside for several days
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has been spread.
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You've utterly disgraced the Jiang family.
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Father.
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Which residence did this private concert take place at?
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The Minister of Rites' residence.
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What's wrong?
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Only Mr. Zhang,
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the Xue family's father and son,
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and Junior Preceptor Xie
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know about the matter at Tongzhou.
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If someone's spreading such rumors at this time,
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they must have done it on purpose.
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I think
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that the Xue family are responsible for this.
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Fine.
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Even if the Xue family did it,
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you should ask yourself.
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If you hadn't been frivolous,
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how could such a ridiculous thing happen?
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Mother, do you mean
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it's my fault
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that others are scheming against me?
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If you hadn't gone to the prison,
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how would you've gotten involved in this?
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If you hadn't offended the Xue family
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at the Yan family's coming-of-age ceremony,
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why would a duke's family
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be so petty and scheme against
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a girl like you?
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After everything that has happened,
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shouldn't you reflect on yourself?
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Mother, I'm afraid you're so angry
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not for my sake,
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but because you're worried that the reputation of the Jiang family
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and my sister's marriage will be implicated by me!
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You...
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You...
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My Lady.
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My Lady, please don't.
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Mother, don't worry.
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I caused the trouble alone.
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I will solve it myself.
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I won't implicate the Jiang family and elder sister.
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You...
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How could we have given birth
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to such a treacherous daughter?
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All right, My Lady.
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I know you feel sorry for her.
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But you know that Ning
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is very stubborn.
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Why did you say things to provoke her?
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Besides,
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I’m afraid
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this trouble wasn't caused by Ning.
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My Lord.
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What are you talking about?
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In this selection of Consort Linzi by the Ministry of Rites,
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Hui is also one of the candidates.
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Hui?
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Miss, I just heard
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that Madam is very angry with Second Young Lady.
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Master has grounded Second Young Lady
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to stop her from going out.
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Did Father say how many days she'll be grounded for?
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Don't worry about her.
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It's time for the ladies to get appraised
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for marriage.
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The rumors about Second Young Lady
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have spread all over the capital.
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You'll definitely be implicated.
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Instead of worrying about yourself and Lord Linzi,
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why are you worried about her?
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Nonsense!
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The Jiang family is one whole.
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If Ning is bullied,
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how can I just look out for myself?
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Miss, I was wrong.
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Miss, where are you going?
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I'm afraid this happened because of me.
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The Xue family wants me to give up.
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It's all my fault that I got Ning into trouble.
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I need to explain to Mother.
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Miss, please don't.
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If you tell her,
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Madam will know that you've been secretly...
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secretly involved with Lord Linzi.
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With Madam's temper,
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she'll definitely ask Master to disqualify you.
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First Young Lady.
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Someone sent a letter to you.
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[To Elder Miss Jiang]
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Get out of the way!
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Don't stop me.
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Sir is exhausted and needs to rest.
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What can be so important?
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Don't disturb him.
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What do you know?
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If we delay this matter about her,
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we'll all be in trouble.
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No way.
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Let go of me!
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-Stop!
-Let go...
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What happened?
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I've been looking for a chance
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to talk to Elder Miss Jiang alone.
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What do you want to talk about?
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A good show in the capital recently?
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You're indeed a smart girl.
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Don’t you know how important one's reputation is
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to a maiden?
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So what?
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Jiang Xuening wasn't a part of this game.
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She didn't have to suffer such a disaster.
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Since someone didn't know her limits,
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I might as well teach her a lesson
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on how to retreat
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when faced with difficulties.
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Miss Xue.
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You're already the Consort Linzi chosen by Empress Dowager.
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Why are you still resorting to such despicable means?
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Aren't you afraid people will find out what you did
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and gossip?
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Gossip?
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Jiang Xuehui.
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With the power of the Xue family,
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who dares to judge me?
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Since the consort title is already in your hands,
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why did you still do this?
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I can influence Empress Dowager's thoughts,
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but I can't influence
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Lord Linzi's thoughts.
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I'm afraid you don't know
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that Lord Linzi has already told the Empress Dowager
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about his feelings for you.
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Aunt thought that a concubine position
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could dismiss you.
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But I know
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that with Lord Linzi's personality,
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he'll definitely try to make you his wife no matter what it takes.
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By then,
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I, the Xue family,
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and Aunt will be humiliated.
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I will never let that happen.
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So you called me here today
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because you want me to give up on my candidacy?
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That's right.
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As long as you give up,
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the Jiang family and Jiang Xuening's reputations
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will be untarnished.
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Miss Xue.
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Deep down,
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are you doing this for Lord Linzi
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or that position?
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Is that important?
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Send someone to pass this to Zheng Bao in the palace
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and ask him to give it to Lord Linzi.
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Miss.
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Will Lord Linzi be able to help
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for this matter?
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The Xue family chose to do it now
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to ruin the reputation of the Jiang family.
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Their intentions are obvious.
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They don't want Jiang Xuehui to be in the running for the concubine position.
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She always
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prioritizes the Jiang family's reputation
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over everything else.
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Now that this happened,
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she'll definitely give up for the peace of the Jiang family.
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So this matter
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can only be solved by Lord Linzi.
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So, you're trying to help her?
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No.
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I'm doing this for my own peace of mind.
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Whatever belongs to her
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should be returned to her.
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Besides,
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someone bullied my family
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with such despicable means.
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Naturally,
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I can't just tolerate it.
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[Jie Zhi]
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Zhe.
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You're finally back.
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Mother.
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Today, many people who claimed to be from the Yao family
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sent so many things here.
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I didn't dare to touch them at all.
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Don't worry, Mother.
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Leave them here first.
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I'll take care of them.
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These things
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seem to be engagement gifts.
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Zhe.
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If you want to get married,
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don't worry about me.
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All these years,
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I've accumulated a lot of betrothal gifts for you.
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I won't let my daughter-in-law
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feel mistreated.
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Mother.
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Tell me the truth.
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Do you dislike the marriage with the Yao family
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because you have another girl in your heart?
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Bring her here someday
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and let me see her.
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I believe
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that the girl my son likes
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must be the best girl in the world.
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I’m afraid I’ll let you down.
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The three-year period of mourning
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shouldn't be observed only because of the law,
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but also out of the filial piety
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of a child.
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I'm unworthy of your teaching.
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But
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I don't want to return to the court yet.
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I'm here today
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because someone wants to see you.
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After that,
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you may change your mind.
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About how you've designed the plan
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to get me to investigate Duke Xue,
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it's already been reported to His Majesty.
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You're very suspicious,
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but I didn’t mention a word.
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At this point,
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what else do you want me to do?
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I'm grateful for
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everything you did.
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But I came here today
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for Ning'er.
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Miss Jiang's affairs
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have nothing to do with me.
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Someone from the Xue family
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leaked about Ning'er's involvement
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in the matter of Tongzhou.
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Rumors are spreading in the capital.
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The restaurants here
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are where the rumors originated.
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But right now,
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I'm at the critical moment of investigating the Xue family’s suspected crimes.
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It's inconvenient for me to come forward.
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Mr. Zhang, you're in charge of the Ministry of Justice.
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His Majesty has also exempted your period of mourning.
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And this matter concerns the reputation of a noble lady in the court.
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It's justifiable for you
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to investigate it.
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Mr. Zhang, although this has nothing to do with you,
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in the trip to Tongzhou,
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Ning'er shielded you from the arrow.
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Throughout the trip,
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there must be some truth to her sincerity.
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Mr. Zhang.
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Are you really going to stand by and do nothing?
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What's wrong?
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He kicked me.
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Really?
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Let me feel it.
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Your Highness.
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His Majesty and Noble Consort are resting.
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Please don't intrude, Your Highness.
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Your Highness...
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Your Majesty.
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I deserve to die
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for my intrusion.
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But please grant my wish.
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You may leave.
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Yes.
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You're a prince after all.
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It's inappropriate
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to break into the Imperial Study at night.
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All my life,
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I've been fettered,
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unable to protect my friends,
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and unable to seek freedom.
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00:20:23,670 --> 00:20:25,250
Now, even my marriage is being manipulated.
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I'd rather give up
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my title as a prince.
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Lord Linzi.
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What are you doing?
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00:20:30,540 --> 00:20:32,090
You're His Majesty's favorite brother.
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Whatever it is,
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you can talk things through.
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Lang.
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I'm at my wit's end.
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Mother and the Xue family
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are forcing me to marry Xue Shu.
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But in my heart,
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I already have someone I love.
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If I can't marry her,
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I'd rather die.
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Please grant my wish.
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Ridiculous!
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What nonsense are you talking about?
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Lang.
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I'm sincere.
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I've told Mother countless times
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that I have no feelings for Xue Shu.
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But she still insisted
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on choosing the daughter of the Xue family as the consort.
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Now, only you can help me.
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Please show mercy
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and fulfill my wish.
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You...
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Your Majesty.
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Your Highness, stop talking.
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Guards!
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Hurry up and ask His Highness to leave.
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Let's talk again tomorrow.
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Lang.
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I beg you, Lang.
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Lang!
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Your Highness, please stop talking.
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Lang.
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If you don't agree,
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I will kneel in front of the palace
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until you agree!
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-Lang!
-Your Majesty.
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Lord Linzi is usually mild-mannered.
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He has never acted like this.
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He
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is just yearning the one he loves.
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Don't be mad at him.
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What worries me
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is not this,
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but Mother's intention.
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She worked so hard
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to make Shen Jie marry the Xue family’s daughter.
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Don’t you understand?
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I’m afraid the Xue family
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is so greedy now
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that there won't be room for me, you, and our child.
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My mother
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has never cared about us.
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She only cares about the power that never changes.
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[Ministry of Justice]
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Master.
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All right, you may leave.
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Father.
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You're here.
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Look at this.
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Retire and return to your hometown?
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Father, your career has been smooth in recent years.
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It's time to show your ambition.
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Why are you suddenly resigning and returning to your hometown?
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The two sects fought.
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The Yan family was defeated.
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The Xue family is in power.
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His Majesty is afraid of the Xue family.
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Our Jiang family
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hasn't formed cliques
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nor has military power.
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That's why the minister position
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landed in my lap.
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But also because of that,
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the Xue family dared to hurt you
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because of your sister.
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Father.
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You know everything?
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I'm not blind or dense.
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00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:31,750
I know some things instinctively.
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The Xue family has long regarded the Consort Linzi position
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as being in the bag.
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Although His Majesty and Empress Dowager suppressed the scene
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00:24:42,130 --> 00:24:43,960
that Lord Linzi made in the Imperial Study,
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00:24:44,410 --> 00:24:47,260
how many secrets can the court hide?
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00:24:49,230 --> 00:24:52,240
The struggles in the court are subject to sudden and perplexing changes.
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00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:55,940
Even the Yan family has fallen.
547
00:24:56,620 --> 00:24:58,480
How can I protect you?
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00:24:59,580 --> 00:25:02,470
Why don't I just get out of here as soon as possible?
549
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:03,570
Father, you can't.
550
00:25:04,180 --> 00:25:06,170
I was reckless in Tongzhou.
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00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,150
Even the matter of the Xue family attacking me is my fault.
552
00:25:09,350 --> 00:25:11,380
How can my father be the one to resign and leave the capital?
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00:25:11,550 --> 00:25:12,520
Don't talk nonsense.
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00:25:12,930 --> 00:25:14,080
If you admit to this,
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00:25:14,620 --> 00:25:15,850
how will you get married in the future?
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00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:16,880
Then I won't get married.
557
00:25:17,020 --> 00:25:18,060
That's even more nonsensical.
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As a girl,
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00:25:20,170 --> 00:25:21,440
how can you not get married?
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00:25:22,430 --> 00:25:24,830
You and the Xue family have been battling wits in the court for many years.
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00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:26,380
Do you still not know
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00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:27,580
how the Xue family operates?
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00:25:28,590 --> 00:25:31,100
The grudge between the Jiang family and the Xue family has been formed.
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00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,130
Once the Xue family is in control,
565
00:25:33,380 --> 00:25:34,840
even if we hide far away in the countryside,
566
00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:36,530
they won’t let us off.
567
00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:39,620
I know that,
568
00:25:40,270 --> 00:25:41,780
of course.
569
00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:44,240
But the Xue family
570
00:25:44,870 --> 00:25:46,370
is protected by the Empress Dowager
571
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:47,790
and supported by many officials.
572
00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:49,560
It's not easy
573
00:25:50,250 --> 00:25:51,350
to compete with them.
574
00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:53,920
Ning.
575
00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,920
I only have Hui and you, my two daughters.
576
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,430
As long as you two can be safe,
577
00:26:00,750 --> 00:26:01,770
I don't mind giving up
578
00:26:02,610 --> 00:26:03,640
this minister position.
579
00:26:13,430 --> 00:26:14,470
What are you doing?
580
00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:16,370
In this world,
581
00:26:17,190 --> 00:26:18,260
I once thought
582
00:26:18,950 --> 00:26:20,670
I had the most difficulties.
583
00:26:21,670 --> 00:26:22,940
But at this moment, I realized that
584
00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:25,180
apart from myself,
585
00:26:25,790 --> 00:26:26,600
I seemed to have seldom
586
00:26:26,630 --> 00:26:28,410
tried to understand others' difficulties.
587
00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,660
As someone in the imperial court, you're walking on thin ice.
588
00:26:32,150 --> 00:26:33,140
I should have
589
00:26:33,660 --> 00:26:35,030
understood your distress sooner.
590
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,680
It was my willfulness
591
00:26:38,220 --> 00:26:40,010
that caused so much trouble to our family.
592
00:26:41,020 --> 00:26:42,460
Get up now.
593
00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:46,520
I should be responsible
594
00:26:46,870 --> 00:26:48,250
for my own mistakes.
595
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,430
You shouldn't have to sacrifice for me.
596
00:26:51,820 --> 00:26:52,370
All right.
597
00:26:53,850 --> 00:26:56,060
Why are your eyes all red?
598
00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,120
My heart is not as bitter as you said.
599
00:27:03,310 --> 00:27:04,170
All right.
600
00:27:04,830 --> 00:27:05,790
I'll consider
601
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:07,810
these things properly myself.
602
00:27:10,230 --> 00:27:11,390
Go back and rest.
603
00:27:12,550 --> 00:27:13,660
I'll take my leave.
604
00:27:13,730 --> 00:27:14,790
Rest early, Father.
605
00:27:14,970 --> 00:27:15,460
Okay.
606
00:27:39,220 --> 00:27:42,120
[Discussing the embezzlement of the disaster relief funds in Jiangnan]
607
00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:01,420
I don't feel well these days.
608
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:02,970
If there's nothing serious,
609
00:28:03,070 --> 00:28:04,510
submit the reports first
610
00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,320
and we'll discuss them after I read them.
611
00:28:13,230 --> 00:28:14,150
Your Majesty.
612
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,980
I have something to report.
613
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,490
Minister Jiang.
614
00:28:18,140 --> 00:28:19,080
What is it?
615
00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:20,230
Your Majesty.
616
00:28:20,970 --> 00:28:21,730
I want to report
617
00:28:22,940 --> 00:28:24,190
that Duke Xue, Xue Yuan,
618
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,710
embezzled the disaster relief funds for provisions three years ago,
619
00:28:28,830 --> 00:28:31,620
which caused the refugees in Jiangnan to starve
620
00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:33,080
and resulted in a tragedy.
621
00:28:33,940 --> 00:28:35,040
Jiang Boyou.
622
00:28:35,650 --> 00:28:37,680
The case was closed three years ago.
623
00:28:37,990 --> 00:28:39,780
It was instigated by an official from the Ministry of Revenue.
624
00:28:39,990 --> 00:28:41,380
Now, you're bringing up the past
625
00:28:41,500 --> 00:28:43,470
and even putting the blame on me.
626
00:28:43,650 --> 00:28:45,000
What are you up to?
627
00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,530
If you have a clear conscience,
628
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,570
why are you afraid of the retrial of the old case?
629
00:28:51,210 --> 00:28:52,130
Nonsense!
630
00:28:53,210 --> 00:28:53,940
Your Majesty.
631
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,010
I'm innocent.
632
00:28:55,190 --> 00:28:57,460
Please help me, Your Majesty.
633
00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:58,750
Minister Jiang.
634
00:28:59,060 --> 00:29:01,160
Do you know who you're accusing today?
635
00:29:01,810 --> 00:29:02,820
If it's a false accusation,
636
00:29:02,980 --> 00:29:04,180
not just you
637
00:29:04,330 --> 00:29:05,740
but the entire Jiang family
638
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:07,160
will be guilty of a severe crime.
639
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,610
Your Majesty.
640
00:29:09,090 --> 00:29:09,660
I...
641
00:29:10,430 --> 00:29:11,040
know that.
642
00:29:11,790 --> 00:29:12,300
Okay.
643
00:29:12,850 --> 00:29:13,780
In that case,
644
00:29:13,910 --> 00:29:14,860
do you have any evidence?
645
00:29:15,190 --> 00:29:15,990
Your Majesty.
646
00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:18,960
I've found a witness who was involved in the case.
647
00:29:18,990 --> 00:29:20,800
And he is currently detained in the Ministry of Justice.
648
00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,060
Please allow the investigation, Your Majesty.
649
00:29:23,310 --> 00:29:24,020
Your Majesty.
650
00:29:24,850 --> 00:29:26,660
Right now, rumors are rampant in the capital
651
00:29:26,910 --> 00:29:28,050
that the Jiang family
652
00:29:28,210 --> 00:29:30,170
has corrupt moral standards and are uncultivated.
653
00:29:30,550 --> 00:29:31,270
So,
654
00:29:31,950 --> 00:29:33,020
I think
655
00:29:33,310 --> 00:29:34,320
he's doing this
656
00:29:34,340 --> 00:29:35,930
to quell the troubles of his Jiang family.
657
00:29:36,230 --> 00:29:38,050
That's why he's bringing up the past and stirring up trouble.
658
00:29:38,350 --> 00:29:39,550
He's even framing me.
659
00:29:40,630 --> 00:29:42,770
If Your Majesty doesn't punish him,
660
00:29:43,510 --> 00:29:45,690
bad practices will arise
661
00:29:45,910 --> 00:29:48,860
and cause chaos in the court.
662
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,840
Your Majesty, please be impartial and punish Minister Jiang.
663
00:29:53,210 --> 00:29:55,260
Your Majesty, Minister Jiang is wronging others by making false accusations.
664
00:29:55,310 --> 00:29:56,410
He has an evil intention
665
00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:57,650
and should be punished severely.
666
00:29:58,190 --> 00:30:00,520
I second it.
667
00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:08,560
Your Majesty.
668
00:30:09,150 --> 00:30:10,350
I also have something to report.
669
00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:11,280
Zhang Zhe?
670
00:30:12,180 --> 00:30:13,420
We'll discuss your matter later.
671
00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,460
Your Majesty, what I want to report
672
00:30:15,650 --> 00:30:18,070
is related to Minister Jiang's report about Duke Xue.
673
00:30:22,930 --> 00:30:23,820
Mr. Zhou.
674
00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:24,580
Is this
675
00:30:25,020 --> 00:30:26,220
real?
676
00:30:39,620 --> 00:30:40,270
Zhang Zhe.
677
00:30:40,430 --> 00:30:42,040
Is what you said in the report
678
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:42,960
true?
679
00:30:43,450 --> 00:30:44,110
Your Majesty.
680
00:30:44,620 --> 00:30:45,690
Everything I said
681
00:30:45,950 --> 00:30:46,920
is true.
682
00:30:47,730 --> 00:30:49,590
Everything is true...
683
00:30:52,010 --> 00:30:52,930
Duke Xue!
684
00:30:53,130 --> 00:30:54,480
How dare the Xue family do such a thing?
685
00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:02,650
Your Majesty.
686
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,360
Junior Preceptor Xie and I once worked together to quell the rebellion in Tongzhou.
687
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:06,480
During that period,
688
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,060
Minister Jiang's daughter was mistakenly involved in this
689
00:31:09,090 --> 00:31:10,740
and was forced to enter the enemy's camp with me.
690
00:31:11,530 --> 00:31:12,460
This
691
00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:13,510
was a righteous act.
692
00:31:14,150 --> 00:31:15,280
But Duke's daughter
693
00:31:15,300 --> 00:31:16,750
abused the authority of Xingwu Guards,
694
00:31:16,970 --> 00:31:19,040
fabricated the facts of this matter and turned it into something foul,
695
00:31:20,260 --> 00:31:23,280
and spread it widely throughout the restaurants in the capital.
696
00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:24,440
Her intention
697
00:31:24,730 --> 00:31:26,420
was to destroy the Jiang family.
698
00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:28,420
I've been visiting the capital for days.
699
00:31:28,660 --> 00:31:30,000
I have eye witnesses and physical evidence.
700
00:31:30,510 --> 00:31:31,130
Tell me.
701
00:31:31,670 --> 00:31:32,820
Who ordered you?
702
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,920
My Young Lady wrote these words.
703
00:31:34,990 --> 00:31:37,050
She asked me to deliver them there.
704
00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:38,660
It has nothing to do with me.
705
00:31:38,710 --> 00:31:39,740
Who else is involved?
706
00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:43,080
Tell me.
707
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,480
Young Lady even asked the Xingwu Guards
708
00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:46,250
to intimidate their family.
709
00:31:46,460 --> 00:31:47,860
I'm just following orders.
710
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:49,590
It really has nothing to do with me.
711
00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,020
Your Majesty, please make the appropriate judgment.
712
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:56,880
Your Majesty, please investigate this.
713
00:31:58,770 --> 00:32:00,930
This matter involves a woman's reputation.
714
00:32:01,250 --> 00:32:04,510
Everyone related to the Tongzhou case has agreed
715
00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:06,850
not to tell anyone about it.
716
00:32:07,270 --> 00:32:09,270
Miss Jiang is a righteous person.
717
00:32:09,530 --> 00:32:10,480
She almost died in Tongzhou
718
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,120
for the country.
719
00:32:12,310 --> 00:32:13,430
In order to protect her family's reputation,
720
00:32:13,470 --> 00:32:14,780
she didn't want any reward.
721
00:32:15,030 --> 00:32:16,050
With such loyalty,
722
00:32:16,250 --> 00:32:17,560
she's just as capable as her male counterparts.
723
00:32:18,730 --> 00:32:21,490
She shouldn't have to suffer from the rumors.
724
00:32:22,050 --> 00:32:22,810
Duke Xue.
725
00:32:23,190 --> 00:32:24,660
What else do you want to say?
726
00:32:25,790 --> 00:32:26,430
Your Majesty.
727
00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,310
I know nothing about this.
728
00:32:28,450 --> 00:32:30,110
There must be something wrong.
729
00:32:30,410 --> 00:32:31,120
Your Majesty...
730
00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:32,850
It's clearly written in this report
731
00:32:33,190 --> 00:32:35,370
that every move was made by Xingwu Guards.
732
00:32:35,700 --> 00:32:36,830
Stop making excuses.
733
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:37,850
Duke.
734
00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:39,720
The consort selection
735
00:32:40,220 --> 00:32:42,230
is a family matter and a state affair.
736
00:32:42,630 --> 00:32:44,000
It should be decided by His Majesty.
737
00:32:44,930 --> 00:32:48,100
If the daughter of the Xue family is really virtuous and talented,
738
00:32:48,670 --> 00:32:49,640
she will be chosen.
739
00:32:50,470 --> 00:32:52,720
Why do you have to do this?
740
00:32:53,710 --> 00:32:54,520
Your Majesty.
741
00:32:54,950 --> 00:32:56,040
Duke said everything
742
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:57,600
out of his love for his daughter.
743
00:32:58,080 --> 00:32:59,290
Please calm down, Your Majesty.
744
00:32:59,870 --> 00:33:01,760
What a loving father.
745
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:03,940
Duke, I think
746
00:33:04,410 --> 00:33:07,420
you regard state affairs as your personal business
747
00:33:07,730 --> 00:33:10,410
and the Xingwu Guards as the Xue family's servants, right?
748
00:33:10,900 --> 00:33:11,630
Your Majesty.
749
00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:13,540
I didn’t mean that.
750
00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,340
-Please...
-We'll find out your true intentions
751
00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:16,450
after an investigation.
752
00:33:17,230 --> 00:33:18,150
Xie Wei, Zhang Zhe.
753
00:33:18,340 --> 00:33:21,610
I order you two to go to Xingwu Guards' government office
754
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,980
to investigate the case from three years ago that Minister Jiang brought up.
755
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:24,670
Also,
756
00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,560
carry out a detailed investigation of
757
00:33:26,990 --> 00:33:28,350
the theft of Tongzhou's barracks.
758
00:33:28,750 --> 00:33:29,910
I'd like to see
759
00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:31,820
how deeply corrupted
760
00:33:31,850 --> 00:33:33,490
the Xingwu Guards are.
761
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,770
Yes, Your Majesty.
762
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,160
You bastard!
763
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,280
How dare you do something like that
764
00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:49,470
behind my back?
765
00:33:49,510 --> 00:33:51,080
You even got caught.
766
00:33:51,310 --> 00:33:52,200
Aunt, please investigate it.
767
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:53,550
This has nothing to do with Shu.
768
00:33:53,790 --> 00:33:54,390
You...
769
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:55,660
Aunt!
770
00:33:56,020 --> 00:33:57,150
It has nothing to do with you?
771
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,350
I taught you personally.
772
00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:02,280
How could I not know your methods?
773
00:34:02,970 --> 00:34:05,150
I've warned you many times
774
00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:06,580
not to make any mistakes
775
00:34:06,650 --> 00:34:08,780
before the consort selection.
776
00:34:08,820 --> 00:34:10,710
Is Jiang Xuehui worthy of you
777
00:34:10,810 --> 00:34:12,739
stooping so low?
778
00:34:12,850 --> 00:34:14,469
Is this what I taught you?
779
00:34:14,550 --> 00:34:15,400
Aunt, calm down.
780
00:34:15,540 --> 00:34:17,330
I'm just worried about His Highness,
781
00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,429
that he might be bewitched
782
00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:21,150
and make trouble during the selection.
783
00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,530
Aunt, please give me another chance and show some mercy
784
00:34:23,850 --> 00:34:25,090
on account of your amicable relationship with the Xue family.
785
00:34:25,219 --> 00:34:26,210
Mercy?
786
00:34:27,070 --> 00:34:29,310
I raised you by my side since you were a child
787
00:34:29,730 --> 00:34:31,239
for the Xue family.
788
00:34:31,510 --> 00:34:32,260
But you
789
00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:36,190
did such stupid things time after time.
790
00:34:36,620 --> 00:34:37,980
After the Jade Ruyi Scepter matter last time,
791
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,389
I already warned you
792
00:34:39,730 --> 00:34:41,500
to be careful
793
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,080
and not to leave any traces.
794
00:34:43,330 --> 00:34:45,610
This time, you actually let Zhang Zhe
795
00:34:45,639 --> 00:34:48,550
expose your dirty deed in court.
796
00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,310
You dragged the Xingwu Guards,
797
00:34:50,389 --> 00:34:53,469
your father and I into it, such that we're in such a plight.
798
00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:55,690
How can I show you mercy?
799
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:57,230
Aunt.
800
00:34:57,730 --> 00:34:59,880
Aunt, I didn't mean it.
801
00:35:01,110 --> 00:35:01,940
Get lost!
802
00:35:02,650 --> 00:35:03,480
Aunt!
803
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:05,280
Aunt.
804
00:35:05,700 --> 00:35:07,460
Aunt, I didn't mean it.
805
00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:08,620
Aunt!
806
00:35:09,010 --> 00:35:11,180
Aunt, I didn't mean it.
807
00:35:11,590 --> 00:35:13,600
Aunt!
808
00:35:17,620 --> 00:35:18,190
Your Majesty.
809
00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:20,480
Don't blame yourself
810
00:35:20,510 --> 00:35:21,640
for the mistakes of others.
811
00:35:21,940 --> 00:35:23,360
Your health is more important.
812
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:28,830
Did I really misjudge her?
813
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:33,100
Master.
814
00:35:33,190 --> 00:35:34,250
Bastard!
815
00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:36,910
You've put the Xue family in such an awkward situation.
816
00:35:37,250 --> 00:35:37,940
Look at
817
00:35:38,060 --> 00:35:39,260
-the great daughter you raised!
-I…
818
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:40,700
Master.
819
00:35:41,130 --> 00:35:42,990
Why don't we beg the Empress Dowager?
820
00:35:43,020 --> 00:35:44,390
She has always adored Shu.
821
00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,020
There must be another way.
822
00:35:46,530 --> 00:35:47,900
If there weren't any evidence,
823
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:49,780
it could be handled.
824
00:35:49,970 --> 00:35:51,510
But now it's all just wishful thinking!
825
00:35:52,790 --> 00:35:53,850
You have disgraced
826
00:35:54,020 --> 00:35:55,260
the entire Xue family!
827
00:35:56,410 --> 00:35:57,860
I disgraced the Xue family?
828
00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:00,540
Didn't I do all this
829
00:36:00,940 --> 00:36:02,380
for the Xue family?
830
00:36:02,610 --> 00:36:04,540
For his daughter, Jiang Xuening's father bet against heavy odds
831
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,010
and boldly made a report in court.
832
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:08,850
But what about you?
833
00:36:10,020 --> 00:36:11,810
You hate me for losing my Consort position
834
00:36:12,430 --> 00:36:13,690
and ruining the plan of the Xue family.
835
00:36:14,020 --> 00:36:15,510
But did I say anything false?
836
00:36:15,720 --> 00:36:17,200
It's true that Jiang Xuening went to Tongzhou
837
00:36:17,230 --> 00:36:18,830
and hung out with the rebels.
838
00:36:18,990 --> 00:36:20,500
Her reputation should be ruined,
839
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:21,740
not mine!
840
00:36:22,470 --> 00:36:23,820
You fool!
841
00:36:24,700 --> 00:36:25,230
Shu!
842
00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:26,380
How dare you talk back to me?
843
00:36:26,460 --> 00:36:27,560
Whether she hung out with the rebels
844
00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:29,550
or is a loyal heroine,
845
00:36:29,780 --> 00:36:31,310
it's all up to His Majesty to decide.
846
00:36:31,710 --> 00:36:33,470
Do you think your dirty tricks
847
00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:35,550
can withstand His Majesty's precious words?
848
00:36:35,950 --> 00:36:36,690
Father.
849
00:36:37,050 --> 00:36:38,220
-Bad news!
-What happened?
850
00:36:41,270 --> 00:36:42,410
Xie Wei and Zhang Zhe
851
00:36:42,570 --> 00:36:44,220
headed to Xingwu Guards' government office with the imperial guards.
852
00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:45,310
What?
853
00:36:46,130 --> 00:36:48,780
[Xing]
854
00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:53,080
Listen.
855
00:36:53,190 --> 00:36:53,960
From now on,
856
00:36:53,990 --> 00:36:55,570
you're not allowed to leave the Xue Mansion.
857
00:36:56,130 --> 00:36:57,160
Reflect on yourself!
858
00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:03,150
Shu.
859
00:37:03,980 --> 00:37:04,900
Let me see.
860
00:37:40,950 --> 00:37:42,740
Junior Preceptor Xie, Zhang Zhe.
861
00:37:43,150 --> 00:37:44,510
What are you trying to do?
862
00:37:44,630 --> 00:37:45,930
We're ordered to investigate the case.
863
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,190
His Majesty just issued an imperial edict today.
864
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,060
Have you forgotten it already?
865
00:37:52,980 --> 00:37:54,160
You can investigate the case,
866
00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:56,390
but why did you bring
867
00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:58,120
so many imperial guards?
868
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,710
Minister Jiang's report involves you.
869
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,420
Naturally, Mr. Zhang and I have to start
870
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,380
investigating the people and files related to Xingwu Guards.
871
00:38:06,870 --> 00:38:09,330
But this is a military camp after all.
872
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,740
In order to prevent any crooks from making trouble,
873
00:38:12,180 --> 00:38:14,760
His Majesty allowed me to bring the imperial guards here.
874
00:38:15,140 --> 00:38:15,650
Why?
875
00:38:15,990 --> 00:38:17,550
Do you even want to go against
876
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:18,970
His Majesty's orders?
877
00:38:24,220 --> 00:38:24,810
Let's go.
878
00:38:24,830 --> 00:38:26,290
[Xingwu Guards]
879
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:34,490
Master.
880
00:38:34,750 --> 00:38:36,290
How could you be so foolish?
881
00:38:36,610 --> 00:38:38,420
You know what kind of person
882
00:38:38,610 --> 00:38:39,910
Duke Xue Yuan is.
883
00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,230
He is the biological uncle of the Emperor
884
00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,300
and the biological brother of the Empress Dowager.
885
00:38:45,190 --> 00:38:46,640
Even if the Xue family collapses,
886
00:38:46,900 --> 00:38:48,320
the Empress Dowager will still be here.
887
00:38:49,780 --> 00:38:52,400
If Mr. Zhang and Junior Preceptor Xie didn't speak up for you
888
00:38:52,430 --> 00:38:53,870
in front of the emperor today,
889
00:38:54,730 --> 00:38:56,880
do you think you could have gotten away unscathed?
890
00:38:57,660 --> 00:38:58,600
All right, My Lady.
891
00:38:58,620 --> 00:38:59,710
I'm not telling you this
892
00:38:59,750 --> 00:39:01,300
so that you can scold me.
893
00:39:02,430 --> 00:39:03,460
I want you to know
894
00:39:03,780 --> 00:39:04,620
that the rumor
895
00:39:04,710 --> 00:39:06,330
was indeed started by Miss Xue.
896
00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:07,460
She did it because of
897
00:39:07,630 --> 00:39:09,310
the consort selection of Lord Linzi.
898
00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:14,610
Her target this time
899
00:39:15,010 --> 00:39:16,110
was not Ning,
900
00:39:16,530 --> 00:39:17,880
-but...
-Master. Madam.
901
00:39:19,900 --> 00:39:20,960
First Young Lady is here.
902
00:39:21,170 --> 00:39:22,300
She said she's here to apologize.
903
00:39:28,510 --> 00:39:29,340
It's my fault.
904
00:39:30,450 --> 00:39:32,380
I had an affair with Lord Linzi
905
00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:34,010
and aroused the fear of the Xue family.
906
00:39:34,820 --> 00:39:36,440
That's why all this trouble was caused.
907
00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:44,280
My Lady.
908
00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:45,060
Don't do that!
909
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,360
What have I taught you since you were young?
910
00:39:47,810 --> 00:39:49,470
How could you be so foolish
911
00:39:49,660 --> 00:39:51,880
and do such a disgraceful thing?
912
00:39:52,270 --> 00:39:53,040
You...
913
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:54,970
My Lady.
914
00:39:55,070 --> 00:39:56,870
Talk things out nicely.
915
00:39:57,060 --> 00:39:58,360
Don't hit her.
916
00:39:59,030 --> 00:39:59,660
Mother.
917
00:40:00,170 --> 00:40:03,300
His Highness and I have feelings for each other but we've acted virtuously.
918
00:40:03,740 --> 00:40:05,480
We've never crossed the line.
919
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:06,880
Mother, please believe me.
920
00:40:07,790 --> 00:40:08,730
That's right.
921
00:40:08,750 --> 00:40:09,300
My Lady.
922
00:40:09,910 --> 00:40:12,180
You've raised your own child all this time.
923
00:40:12,510 --> 00:40:14,850
Don't you know Hui's character?
924
00:40:16,870 --> 00:40:17,530
Fine.
925
00:40:18,780 --> 00:40:20,190
Since you took the initiative to admit your mistake,
926
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:22,120
I won't punish you.
927
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:24,270
But you must promise me
928
00:40:24,580 --> 00:40:25,540
to quit the consort selection
929
00:40:26,230 --> 00:40:27,850
and never see Lord Linzi again,
930
00:40:28,540 --> 00:40:30,010
lest you get into trouble.
931
00:40:46,670 --> 00:40:47,260
Get up.
932
00:40:49,730 --> 00:40:50,360
Hui.
933
00:40:51,270 --> 00:40:52,870
You've always been by my side.
934
00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,190
You've always been obedient
935
00:40:55,210 --> 00:40:56,170
and never went against my wishes.
936
00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:59,800
Please listen to me this time too.
937
00:41:00,970 --> 00:41:03,080
I do everything for your own good.
938
00:41:04,310 --> 00:41:05,710
I won't harm you.
939
00:41:08,050 --> 00:41:09,920
You know about Lord Linzi intruding into the Imperial Study
940
00:41:10,070 --> 00:41:10,990
at night, right?
941
00:41:13,530 --> 00:41:14,500
For you,
942
00:41:14,690 --> 00:41:16,680
he defied the Empress Dowager and offended the Emperor.
943
00:41:17,150 --> 00:41:18,510
You should know how he feels about you.
944
00:41:19,150 --> 00:41:20,040
I've always been aware
945
00:41:20,140 --> 00:41:21,180
of his feelings.
946
00:41:21,750 --> 00:41:22,990
I've also always believed them.
947
00:41:23,150 --> 00:41:24,270
Then what are you afraid of?
948
00:41:24,860 --> 00:41:25,500
The Xue family?
949
00:41:26,390 --> 00:41:27,400
You should understand
950
00:41:27,420 --> 00:41:28,090
that against evil,
951
00:41:28,540 --> 00:41:29,560
hiding is not a solution.
952
00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:31,550
This is not simply about a moment,
953
00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,010
but about a marriage of a lifetime.
954
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:34,710
Do you think
955
00:41:35,490 --> 00:41:36,550
I should persist?
956
00:41:36,790 --> 00:41:37,860
It's not up to me.
957
00:41:38,890 --> 00:41:39,670
Jiang Xuehui.
958
00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:41,810
You've stifled yourself for more than ten years.
959
00:41:42,070 --> 00:41:44,160
It's time to ask your heart
960
00:41:44,500 --> 00:41:45,870
what you really want.
961
00:41:47,430 --> 00:41:48,400
Everything depends on what you do.
962
00:41:49,070 --> 00:41:50,060
If you haven't tried it,
963
00:41:50,470 --> 00:41:51,520
how do you know it won't work?
964
00:41:52,060 --> 00:41:53,300
As long as you're willing to join the consort selection
965
00:41:54,030 --> 00:41:55,300
and take this step,
966
00:41:55,710 --> 00:41:56,660
I'll take care of
967
00:41:56,830 --> 00:41:57,810
everything else.
968
00:41:58,480 --> 00:41:59,040
Okay?
969
00:42:04,100 --> 00:42:05,300
Please forgive me for being unfilial.
970
00:42:07,940 --> 00:42:10,310
I've always listened to you my whole life.
971
00:42:11,180 --> 00:42:12,100
But this time,
972
00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:14,080
I want to follow my heart.
973
00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:15,270
Just this once.
974
00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:16,920
What did you say?
975
00:42:18,060 --> 00:42:19,590
Say that again if you dare!
976
00:42:21,470 --> 00:42:22,020
My Lady!
977
00:42:22,050 --> 00:42:23,080
Please grant me this wish.
978
00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:25,390
My Lady.
979
00:42:28,580 --> 00:42:29,310
Nanny Yang!
980
00:42:30,630 --> 00:42:31,940
Bring me the punishing rod.
981
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:34,760
It's not that serious!
982
00:42:36,310 --> 00:42:37,920
My Lady, I know everything you do
983
00:42:38,070 --> 00:42:39,800
is for the safety of the Jiang family.
984
00:42:40,150 --> 00:42:41,290
But you should know
985
00:42:41,420 --> 00:42:42,980
that no matter how powerful the Xue family is,
986
00:42:43,010 --> 00:42:44,540
they can't just hide the truth from the masses.
987
00:42:44,810 --> 00:42:46,730
Sometimes, retreating is not the way
988
00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:48,520
to attain peace,
989
00:42:48,660 --> 00:42:51,160
but instead a way to let others bully us even more.
990
00:42:51,980 --> 00:42:53,050
Besides, My Lady,
991
00:42:53,830 --> 00:42:55,150
the consort selection list
992
00:42:55,170 --> 00:42:56,380
has been decided.
993
00:42:56,490 --> 00:42:58,240
No one can change it now.
994
00:42:58,460 --> 00:42:59,070
Fine!
995
00:43:00,670 --> 00:43:01,330
Fine.
996
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:04,620
The old and the young.
997
00:43:04,740 --> 00:43:06,390
You're all ambitious.
998
00:43:06,650 --> 00:43:07,970
Aren’t you afraid of death?
999
00:43:08,610 --> 00:43:09,920
You're all surnamed Jiang.
1000
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:11,650
I'm the only outsider.
1001
00:43:11,670 --> 00:43:13,330
What are you talking about?
1002
00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:15,110
Do whatever you want.
1003
00:43:15,290 --> 00:43:16,430
I don't care anymore.
1004
00:43:17,090 --> 00:43:17,970
Mother.
1005
00:43:18,180 --> 00:43:19,170
Don't call me mother.
1006
00:43:21,180 --> 00:43:22,350
The daughter Hui whom I raised
1007
00:43:23,590 --> 00:43:25,130
is not so rebellious and unfilial.
1008
00:43:25,240 --> 00:43:25,870
My Lady.
1009
00:43:26,020 --> 00:43:26,480
You...
1010
00:43:36,350 --> 00:43:38,680
First Young Lady went against Madam about the selection.
1011
00:43:39,010 --> 00:43:40,610
After that, she's been punishing herself
1012
00:43:40,780 --> 00:43:42,090
and hasn't stopped kneeling in the ancestral hall.
1013
00:43:42,270 --> 00:43:42,850
However,
1014
00:43:42,870 --> 00:43:44,880
she didn't agree to give up the candidacy.
1015
00:43:45,510 --> 00:43:46,490
I didn't expect
1016
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:48,000
that First Young Lady
1017
00:43:48,030 --> 00:43:49,280
could be this stubborn.
1018
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:51,520
Maybe this is her real self.
1019
00:43:53,250 --> 00:43:54,350
This is good.
1020
00:43:54,580 --> 00:43:56,870
At least she finally figured out what she wants.
1021
00:43:57,560 --> 00:43:58,310
I heard
1022
00:43:58,380 --> 00:44:00,300
Madam even got angry with Master this time.
1023
00:44:00,610 --> 00:44:01,970
She wouldn't even let him in the room.
1024
00:44:02,370 --> 00:44:03,670
It's understandable for Madam to be this infuriated.
1025
00:44:03,900 --> 00:44:05,990
This matter sounds dangerous indeed.
1026
00:44:06,270 --> 00:44:07,820
But I heard that it was all thanks to
1027
00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:09,420
Mr. Zhang and Junior Preceptor Xie
1028
00:44:09,450 --> 00:44:10,620
that we could be safe.
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