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♫The sounds from the sheng and xiao die away in the distance, in the sparse, declining light ♫

(T/N reed instrument made of vertical pipes; end-blown flute)

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♫ Memories of my past, my companions in youth. ♫

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♫ Over boundless years, old affairs have become difficult to recall. ♫

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♫ I’ve used a lifetime of truth to put up a pretense. ♫

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♫ Parting without opening these cupped hands full of tears. ♫

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♫ Clears my vision and permits me to resist ♫

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♫ Perhaps when targeted by love it is not wise to separate ♫

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♫ The morning wind can not dispel the aftermath. ♫

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♫ Whose hidden tears made the blooming flowers blush, ♫

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♫ And in the desolate and dreary torrential storms to painfully droop low, ♫

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♫ Unwilling to blossom again alone? ♫

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♫ The coming day belongs to the young. ♫

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♫ As the glimmer of dawn becomes again the setting sun. ♫

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♫ Who is this person who does not sleep soundly in the middle of the night? ♫

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♫Sitting and watching the autumn wind puff out and penetrate the palace curtains. ♫

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♫One strand held in remembrance, shackling sentiment and concern. ♫

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♫ Always submerged in the fragrant incense of fleeting time ♫

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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

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Episode 11

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Greetings, Concubine Ruyi and First Class Attendant Hai.

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Here is His Majesty's instruction.

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His Majesty would like Concubine Ruyi to go to Changchun Palace immediately.

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Yes.

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Older sister, could there be a problem again?

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Probably no.

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Don't worry.

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Previously, it was Your Majesty who made fun of me.

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So what if I made fun of you?

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Your Majesty, Concubine Ruyi is here.

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Greetings, Your Majesty, Your Highness and Noble Consort.

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Get up.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Sit.

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I called you here immediately

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because there is something I would like to discuss with you regarding the harem.

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I asked about Yonghuang's studies.

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I told him to write a few words

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and he kept staring at the cakes that the Noble Consort was holding.

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Yonghuang is the eldest son but he's also a kid.

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Your Majesty, please don't punish him.

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Just let his teacher discipline him more from now on.

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This was what I thought too.

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But I saw some injuries on his hand.

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None of his attendants discovered that.

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That's right. Those attendants and grannies who are taking care of him are too careless.

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They changed his clothes for him every day and didn't even see the injuries on his hand.

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How could they be so careless?

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Didn't they change the clothes for him?

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If I were to see the injuries on his hand, my heart would break too.

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You are right.

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The new clothes on Yonghuang

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were just put on a few moments before.

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His old clothes haven't been washed for three or four days.

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There are lots of grease in them too.

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It's my fault.

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Those elderly grannies are new staff.

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These new attendants must be very lazy.

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I will definitely punish them.

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I will personally dismiss and punish them.

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It's not that you were not diligent.

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It's those servants who bullied him because he doesn't have a mother.

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Thus, I'm thinking

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of looking for a foster mother to take care of Yonghuang.

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Your Majesty, let me raise Yonghuang.

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I will definitely take good care of him.

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Concubine Ruyi, what do you think about this?

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If His Majesty is at ease to leave Yonghuang to my care,

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I will be very happy.

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Actually, since I've already had a child,

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- Your Majesty, if you are worried...

- Enough.

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I know that all of you like children

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but the child should hit it off with you too.

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Thus, I will give instructions for him to be brought here.

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He will decide who he wants to be his foster mother.

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- Wang Qin.

- Here.

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Bring Yonghuang here.

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Greetings, everyone.

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Yonghuang, come here.

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Tell me who you want to be your mother.

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Your Majesty, I already have a mother.

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She is Concubine Zhe.

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I know that no one can replace your mother.

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I only want to find someone to take care of you.

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Just like how your mother doted on you.

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Make your choice.

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Yonghuang, come here.

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Yonghuang.

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I have nice snacks for you. Come here now.

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Noble Consort, I'm not hungry.

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Concubine Ruyi.

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Yonghuang. Are you saying that you want her to be your mother?

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And you don't want the Noble Consort and her cakes?

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I'm not hungry. I want Concubine Ruyi to be my mother.

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Okay. Being mother and child is a fate earned from your past lives.

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Concubine Ruyi, he's your son.

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Your Majesty. Just now, we said...

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Enough, Noble Consort. You are not in good health.

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The kid is naughty. You won't be able to take it.

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To add further, Concubine Ruyi has more time on her hands.

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Let her take care of Yonghuang. This is a good idea.

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Concubine Ruyi.

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You must take good care of Yonghuang.

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Your Majesty is letting me take care of Yonghuang.

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It's my good fortune.

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I won't disappoint your wish.

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Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Okay, get up.

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I made the requests to His Majesty several times and I almost got it.

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I didn't expect Concubine Ruyi to get it that easily.

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Mistress, don't be angry.

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She's not being favored. The First Prince will find out sooner or later

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that it will be more beneficial for him to go with you.

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Concubine Ruyi and I are childless.

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Today, she suddenly has a child. It's even the eldest son.

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She wants to surpass me.

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I must take back Yonghuang.

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My Lady, be careful.

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Go to the Forbidden City now and slap the mouths of those servants.

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- They didn't take good care of Yonghuang and created trouble.

- Your Highness, please don't be angry.

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Yonghuang has suffered. Of course, His Majesty will blame

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me for not paying attention.

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And whether I don't like Concubine Zhe or Yonghuang to win.

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But without any guilt, I know that I've done my duty as their main mother.

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I didn't treated him unfairly at all.

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It was those servants who ruined your good intentions.

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But Your Highness, when First Prince lost his mother, he already would use his eldest son status to push himself to the front.

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Now that he's with Consort Xian, won't he become more arrogant?

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His Majesty distinctly isolated Concubine Ruyi.

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Why did he let her be Yonghuang's mother?

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Could it that Concubine Ruyi and the First Prince have colluded with each other earlier?

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That's why he deliberately approached her.

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Could it be this?

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I'm just speculating.

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Concubine Ruyi has always been childless.

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Now that she has adopted the First Prince, wouldn't it be just like the Empress Dowager when she raised His Majesty too?

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She can increase her status by relying on her son?

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Don't tell me she's eyeing my position.

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She almost became the First Wife.

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She must still hate you.

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She has designs on the First Prince.

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Could she also has designs on the post of the Crown Prince?

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No one is allowed to have any schemes on my son.

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Concubine Ruyi has lost favors with His Majesty. She could even obtained a prince who is even the eldest son.

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No one can beat her with that level of scheming.

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I belittled her.

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I initially thought that

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once she lost Jingren Palace, she won't be able to cause any threat.

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But now, Yonghuang has already gone to Yanxi Palace.

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It's still not too late.

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Those attendants who served the First Prince are going to be dismissed and punished,

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they will need the wet nurse to go over now.

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We will be able to receive information.

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Sulian, go now.

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Your Highness, don't worry. You have me.

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You don't need to rack your brains.

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I'm going now.

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Mistress is back!

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- Sanbao.

- I'm here.

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Clean up the room on the eastern side for First Prince.

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Yes.

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Starting today, First Prince is my son.

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He's going to be raised here in Yanxi Palace.

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Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, First Prince!

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A'Ruo, the Momo who's taking care of First Prince will come later.

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You go take care of them.

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Yes.

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Let's go.

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Yonghuang, you're now in Yanxi Palace.

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You don't need to be afraid anymore.

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As long as I've left Xiefang Palace, I'm not afraid anymore.

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Sit here.

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Is it painful?

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No.

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Silly child, how can it be not painful?

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I'm the one who caused it, so of course, it's not painful.

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Also, if I don't say anything, who would know that I'm hurt.

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The Momo's don't care about me.

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It's exactly because they are not caring for you,

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the more you should know to take good care of yourself.

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I also am out of methods, hence, I came out with this idea.

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Endure it a little for it's painful.

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You wanted to save me. I understand.

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If not because you let Suoxin deliver me food,

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I would have been always starving.

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Other children at your age are worry-free,

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but you just have to know these. I can't endure it.

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By coming here, I'm happy, you're happy too.

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Yonghuang, if you can't get used to calling me mother,

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just call me Mother Xian.

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Your biological mother is Consort Chen,

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but I will treat you like a real son.

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Mother Xian, I chose you because you treat me well.

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Then, why did you choose me?

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Because I'm alone and lonely for having no children.

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Huang'er is alone and lonely for having no mother.

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Hence, two lonely people

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should take good care of each other.

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Just like during winter, when two people who are feeling cold,

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they'd feel warmer if they stick together.

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When mother was still around,

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Mother Hui never gave me any attention.

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Today, even if she asked for me

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and said that she likes me, I don't believe her.

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I'm guessing that she doesn't truly like me.

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She only was interested with my eldest son status.

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I'm being treated badly my the Momo's,

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being jealous and being put in a difficult spot by others most likely because of my eldest son status too.

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You understand everything.

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I'm a child inside the palace. I must understand everything.

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Hai Lan.

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I heard Sister got a new son.

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Congratulations.

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It's a great joyous occasion. His Majesty suddenly called for me.

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I didn't expect that it will be this kind of joyous event.

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I also don't have any good items. I chose two fabrics

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to be used to make First Prince some new clothes.

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Thank you, Mother Hai.

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Such a good boy.

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With Mother Xian around, no one would dare bully you again.

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Oh, Eunuch Qin.

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- Greetings!

- No need...

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- I should still do it.

- Okay. Come!

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Who is this?

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Which wind blew Eunuch Qin to here?

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His Majesty made a decree. Since Her Highness Consort Xian got First Prince,

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there should then be extra items to be placed here in your palace.

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Internal Affairs Department immediately chose some high quality items to deliver here.

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Where are Her Highness Consort Xian and First Prince? I must greet them to show my respect.

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I dare not let you enter.

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You're the creditor of our Yanxi Palace.

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We still owe you thousands liang of silver.

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We should be the one serving you.

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Sister A'Ruo, I was talking nonsense that day because I'm drunk.

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Please don't put it to heart.

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Who's your sister?

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I'm your grandaunt!

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I've allowed you to embezzle Yanxi Palace until today.

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A'Ruo openly embarrassing him like that

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might not be good.

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The people from Internal Affairs Department have always been snobs.

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Letting A'Ruo quarrel with them is good too.

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We just need to listen and make sure her words won't get too harsh.

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I'm going to take it to His Majesty and let him see!

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Okay, grandaunt, please forgive me.

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All were nonsense said by a muddled me.

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For all the items that our Internal Affairs Department owed Yanxi Palace for these past 2 months,

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I've doubled them all before coming here.

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May grandaunt accept them.

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Okay already, grandaunt. All was because I was muddled.

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If I don't deliver these items, that's disobeying His Majesty's decree.

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May you be magnanimous.

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Let me see first what items they are.

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I can't let you keep delivering the rotten and stinky ones to our Yanxi Palace, right?

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Yes... All are first prince's chests.

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And the instruments and displays that His Majesty rewarded.

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Also, some shoes, clothes, and socks, all are good quality items.

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We'll talk after you're done transporting them inside.

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Okay.

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Move them in.

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Wait. Who is this?

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Those that were initially serving First Prince have already been fired by His Majesty.

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This is First Prince's nursemaid ever since,

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Momo Li, hence, she's also moving in here with him.

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I thought who could it be. So it's

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First Prince's Momo.

- I know that she treats you badly.

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I couldn't understand.

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It's fine for other servants, but Momo Li was with me for a long time.

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How come she also treated me like that?

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Starving me. Leaving me shivering in cold.

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The human heart can change for power and self-interest.

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Only blood relations will never change.

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Let's go.

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Greetings, Consort Xian.

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Greetings, First Class Attendant Hai.

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My good prince!

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I've finally seen you! I miss you so much!

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Stop right there!

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Who are you? Why are you this disrespectful to Consort Xian?

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Greetings, Consort Xian.

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I'm the nursemaid of First Prince, Momo Li.

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I was the one who nursed and raised First Prince.

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He listens to me.

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From now on, if Consort Xian needs to discipline First Prince,

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just tell me about it.

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I respect you for serving First Prince for so many years

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and will address you Momo,

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but you're instead taking advantage of your seniority.

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If you're able to teach and discipline First Prince,

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how come you didn't even know that he was lacking food and clothes, and has gotten sick?

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Tell me in details

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the reason why First Prince had 2 episodes of colds last winter.

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Why then did he not yet fully recover after 2 months.

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If not because of the negligence of servants like you,

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will First Prince become this pitiful?

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First Prince developed colds because he didn't like to wear more clothes

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and didn't take his medicines well.

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Even though I took great care of him,

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how could I see everything every moment, every second?

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It's not like that. Momo treated me the worst.

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First Prince, although you're the master.

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you mustn't talk so conscienceless.

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You grew up drinking my blood

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and eating my flesh. You mustn't say nonsensical words.

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Sanbao, Xiaofuzi,

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drag her out and paddle her 30 times.

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Yes.

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First Prince, say something for me!

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First Prince, I'm your nursemaid!

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First Prince, save me!

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First Prince, save me! In considerations for my long years of service to you...

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You all better look at that carefully.

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That is what happens to anyone who bullies their master.

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Yes.

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Yonghuang, look.

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This is the punishment that people who bullied you should suffer.

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Must you continue to hit her?

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Whatever action one does, he then must suffer the consequences.

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At the time they bullied you, they should have thought of it already.

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I'll remember it.

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Mistress, we're done with the 30 paddles.

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Drag her out of the palace and she's never allowed to enter as a servant again.

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Yes.

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You all listen well.

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Starting today, Yonghuang is my adopted son.

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Whoever dares to slight him, Momo Li will be your example.

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Yes.

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Your Highness Consort Xian, please have mercy...

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Eunuch Qin.

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A'Ruo.

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I really like seeing Sister like this.

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When I see you like this, I become unafraid of anything.

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Eunuch Qin, this is the fabric that you delivered last time. Everything inside is damaged!

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Yes... I admit my mistake...

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Take this and hang yourself.

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Our Mistress will then forgive you.

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Sister A'Ruo, you...

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But too bad, a rotten fabric won't be able to kill you if you hang yourself with it.

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Shuizhi. Bring me the spoiled soup and cold roast they've delivered.

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Let Eunuch Qin eat it here.

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At the same time, let him express some sincerity to our Mistress and learn some lesson.

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Yes.

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This...

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Consort Xian, forgive me already.

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I'm just a lowly servant. You...

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Just treat me as a fart and pass me out.

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I... this...

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Eat. Eat with big mouthful.

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Don't vomit it out. Swallow it.

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Your Highness Consort Xian...

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Just forgive me.

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I really couldn't swallow this anymore.

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I'm just a lowly servant. Please forgive me.

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- Your Highness Consort Xian...

- You deserved it.

- She had Momo Li paddled,

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punished Qin Li,

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that is what a daughter of the Ula-Nara looks like.

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She couldn't help showing her tail now.

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I'm thinking that since First Prince has now been taken by Consort Xian,

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we can only target Consort Xian now.

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If this First Prince can leave Yanxi Palace,

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whether it's to go back to Xiefang Palace or to look for another mother,

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those are still way better than him staying with Consort Xian.

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This Consort Xian can even take away a First Class Attendant.

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I'm really afraid of her now.

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You're an honest person.

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You're not as scheming as Consort Xian.

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I'm afraid that you'll get taken advantage.

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Her clan declining is actually good.

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The more a person is like that,

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the more she will do everything to win favors and compete for self-interest.

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His Majesty insisted on giving Yonghuang to Concubine Ruyi.

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I really don't understand what His Majesty is thinking of.

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We can't always be with His Majesty every day. How would we know?

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I heard that His Majesty's Wang Qin keeps thinking about your palace maid.

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I wonder if it's Sulian or Lianxin.

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You could even see that?

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Wang Qin is so brazen.

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Wang Qin is greedy.

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Give him money to control him and he can do anything.

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If Wang Qin can be your ears and eyes,

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you won't have to worry then.

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I was contemplating this.

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If I give her to an eunuch, it would be too shameful.

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There are lots of such cases at the former Ming Palace.

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I heard that when the palace girls come of age, they are sent to the palace.

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Privately, there are such instances regarding the palace girls and the eunuchs.

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If you are want to satisfy Wang Qin,

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you can just reward him with a palace girl as a wife.

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If we talk about being considerate and capable, it's Sulian.

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If she were to follow Wang Qin, I will be relieved.

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Then, you are more inclined towards Sulian then.

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Sulian is already more than thirty years old. She's not young anymore.

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If Wang Qin's heart can't be stopped, it will be self-defeating.

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Sulian is at an disadvantage because of her age but her chance of winning is more secured.

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Moreover, Wang Qin is not that young too.

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Can he still shun Sulian?

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Wang Qin's eyes are always on Lianxin.

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In the end, it's still Lianxin who's young and pretty.

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Don't even talk about men. Even an eunuch's heart can flutter.

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Are you saying...

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The girls in the palace take advantage of their pretty faces.

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Who wouldn't want to be like First Class Attendant Mei and jump higher?

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Didn't this concubine used to be your maid?

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Concubine Zhe was from your family.

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She had high status and great wealth.

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There are some who wants to climb up.

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Mistress.

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Thank you for speaking up on my behalf.

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- You heard that?

- Yes.

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Seeing how loyal you are to the Empress, that's why I spoke up for you.

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Her Highness is kind.

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There are certain things that I'm not happy with

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and dare not clear it up.

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Her Highness is worried about you too.

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You should go immediately

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clean up Momo Li's matter and prevent getting involved in it.

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Yes. Fortunately, you have been taking care of me for the past years.

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I'm very grateful.

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It's okay.

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Yonghuang, your attendants were newly chosen.

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They have a clean background. You don't need to worry.

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Her Lady Hai just measured you.

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It's for making new clothes to replace the old ones.

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Try this bed. It was newly bought and not soft.

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Thank you, Mother.

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What did you call me?

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Mother.

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No one has ever called me Mother.

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I will take good care of you.

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I won't let anyone bully you again.

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Don't be afraid.

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Mistress, it's late. First Prince should sleep now.

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You should go to sleep.

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You still need to attend classes tomorrow.

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Wipe your face.

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Starting from today, you will be able to sleep peacefully. Go to sleep now.

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Go to sleep.

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I will accompany you.

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Mistress, why did you stop playing?

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His Majesty is not coming. Who would I play for?

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His Majesty dotes on you. He will come.

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His Majesty's heart is at Yanxi Palace.

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Concubine Ruyi's fate has turned around.

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She has obtained the eldest son.

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You are favored by His Majesty. You will have your own child too.

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Come, have some tea.

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Mistress, what's wrong with you?

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I don't know why I keep feeling dizzy lately.

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Souxin, this material won't do.

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It's too thick. Prince Yonghuang is afraid of heat.

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What about this?

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This is not right too.

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Why is it so hard to choose a piece of material?

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You are not that detailed when you choose your own materials.

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When Yonghuang called me Mother, my heart went soft.

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It seems like he's my own son.

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When I hear you say this, you are just like a loving mother,

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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You are making fun of me.

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I haven't been visiting you for the past days.

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How do you feel?

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You must think that I'm conceited, right?

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I thought that what you said, they would stab my heart.

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Hence, I disregarded it.

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But I don't know why,

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I kept thinking about it and I did it unknowingly.

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This is the only way I could give her a status and honor.

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Even if we don't expose any secrets,

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I'll be able to sleep better at night.

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These words have been in my heart for a long time.

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That's why, I'm telling you this.

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Do you think that

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I'm very foolish?

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I said hurtful things to you

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and caused you to be sad.

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You are the only whom I can tell my problems to.

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Other than you, there is no one else.

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I was reckless that day too

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but I saw that you kept thinking about your mother's birthday

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and couldn't bear it.

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I could think about it but I couldn't talk about it.

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You have everything in the world.

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Please don't leave any regrets.

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I understand.

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I know that everything you did,

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it was to make up for my regrets.

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But there is anguish in my heart regarding my mother.

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I respect her and love her.

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I misses her too. If it weren't for her,

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then Royal Father wouldn't have disliked me.

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It's not Imperial Concubine Dowager Li's fault.

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I know.

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it's a pity that I have never met her.

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I don't even know how she looks like.

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You have make up for your regrets.

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You have also fulfilled my wish.

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You know that I understand

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you would like to have a child too.

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Hence, I could only let you raise him for the time being.

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Of course, I hope to be able to give you a child

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but it's also great to raise Prince Yonghuang.

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Take me to see Yonghuang.

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Yonghuang is sleeping peacefully.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, I hope to have such a child one day too.

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It will be great to take care of him like this.

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It will happen.

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- I'm leaving.

- Go now.

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Learn something and keep reviewing it.

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It is a pleasure, isn't it?

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To have friends coming for afar to visit you,

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it is a delight, isn't it? Not getting mad because someone didn't recognize you,

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that's a gentleman, isn't it?

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As philosopher Yu said, people who are...

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- Does it taste good?

- Yes.

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Your Highness, every time that you are here,

519

Second Prince can't bear to see you leave.

520

A mother and child's heart are as one. How could you bear it too?

521

Greetings, Your Highness.

522

Greetings, Your Highness Empress.

523

Get up.

524

What are you doing here?

525

His Majesty wanted me to deliver

526

mint and ginger powder to Second Prince and Third Prince.

527

Where is the First Prince then?

528

His Majesty has been frequenting Yanxi Palace recently.

529

He would bring the First Prince with him when he goes there.

530

This is good then.

531

Your Highness, I have something to report.

532

Don't follow us.

533

Consort Xian is being favored, and now, she has a son.

534

Even Li Yu from the Hall of Mental Cultivation

535

has been relaying messages to her.

536

You couldn't even stop Li Yu?

537

I want to complete tasks for you

538

but I'm afraid that I don't have the energy to do it.

539

I have been serving His Majesty every day

540

and also being on guard against Li Yu.

541

I didn't had the time to obtain information.

542

When I returned to my home, I didn't even had anything to eat and drink.

543

I didn't had anyone to talk to too.

544

Also,

545

my old back pain has relapsed and hurts very badly.

546

How could I devote myself to you?

547

Do you have someone whom you desire?

548

Miss Lianxin usually relays messages on a daily basis.

549

We are considered to know each other well.

550

If you like palace girls,

551

I can choose a young and pretty one for you.

552

But Lianxin is someone I'm used to.

553

It's not convenient for her to marry you.

554

I'm your spy.

555

Miss Lianxin is your capable attendant.

556

Isn't it good to have us?

557

If there is any information about His Majesty,

558

it will be more convenient for me to relay it to you.

559

I'm begging you to grant my wish.

560

I will definitely repay you with my life.

561

Your Majesty.Tomorrow will be Yonglian's first day for lessons at the study.

562

I would like to personally send him off.

563

Aren't you worried?

564

The Imperial Tutors Chen and Bai that I found for him are very knowledgeable.

565

They were personally chosen by me.

566

Yonglian is young. There are many things

567

I would like to personally tell him.

568

Okay then.

569

Your Majesty, regarding Lianxin...

570

What do you plan to do?

571

Wang Qin has been interested in Lianxin for quite some time.

572

To add further, Lianxin doesn't have any parents.

573

She also has a younger brother and sister to support.

574

If you pair her with Wang Qin,

575

she can continue to serve in Changchun Palace.

576

We will also be fulfilling her wish.

577

But Wang Qin is an eunuch.

578

Did he request this from you?

579

How could he do this?

580

It's I who took pity on them for being alone.

581

That's why I want them to be a family. In the future, they will be able to comfort each other.

582

Wang Qin may be an eunuch

583

but he can really dotes on Lianxin.

584

This is also considered a good thing.

585

Let's not force this.

586

Both parties must be willing.

587

Ask Lianxin first before you make the decision.

588

I understand.

589

Watch the steps.

590

Yonglian, you are still not fully awake yet?

591

This is the first day for you to take lessons at the study.

592

You must be polite and observe the rules.

593

From now on, studying will start at mao hour (5 to 7 am) and ends before the second fifteenth minute of wei hour (2:15 to 2:30 pm).

594

After class, you'll train in archery. This won't stop even if it's the winter or the summer.

595

When can I take a break?

596

New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival and Longevity Festival.

597

And also on your birthdays.

598

You can take a break on five days per year.

599

Yonglian, you are His Majesty's son.

600

You must be more diligent and study harder.

601

Although the start of class is mao hour,

602

but by yin hour (3 to 5 am), you should be in the Imperial Study studying.

603

I will review your lessons frequently too.

604

You must not slack off.

605

I won't disappoint your hopes.

606

Okay.

607

Did you hear this? Her Highness is to going marry off Lianxin to Eunuch Wang.

608

Will there be any mutual affection?

609

Do you think Lianxin will like Eunuch Wang? So what?

610

- Stop.

- Eunuch Wang.

611

- Eunuch Wang.

- Eunuch Wang.

612

What did you say?

613

I don't have a wife,

614

she doesn't has a husband.

615

What's wrong with us getting married to each other?

616

Only someone who's respected would receive this reward.

617

Do you have that respect?

618

Congratulations, Eunuch Wang.

619

I think I'm not giving you enough work. Get back to work!

620

Yes.

621

What they said, it must be true.

622

Yes. Wang Qin has been eyeing Lianxin for a long time.

623

It's that Her Highness hasn't been insisting on it.

624

I wonder why she agreed now.

625

Maybe Her Highness Empress wanted to know the Emperor's stand through Wang Qin

626

for an additional backer.

627

But she is the Empress. Did she need to do this?

628

A person above everyone has her own loneliness and fear.

629

Just like standing on the top of a pagoda, a breeze can become a tornado.

630

It will be tough for Lianxin.

631

Let's pick some fresh mint leaves and boil them in water.

632

Yonghuang is afraid of the heat. It will be cooler when he uses this to bathe.

633

Ever since the First Prince came here,

634

this place has become more cheerful.

635

Yesterday, His Majesty said that,

636

you have been taking good care of Yonghuang too when he's living in Yanxi Palace.

637

Hence, he plan to increase your status.

638

You will become a Noble Lady soon.

639

His Majesty values the eldest son.

640

I wonder who would have the luck

641

to give birth to His Majesty's first emperor.

642

She will really be that person with higher ranking.

643

Older sister, you must work harder.

644

Greetings, Mother. Greetings, First Class Attendant Hai.

645

Get up.

646

Why are you unhappy?

647

Let's have dinner first.

648

I will go out for a stroll with you after dinner.

649

He's happy.

650

Mother, Imperial Tutor Chen praised Second Brother on his first day at school

651

for having the bearing as a Crown Prince.

652

Mother, is it great to be the Crown Prince?

653

Why Yonglian can be one and I can't?

654

Yonglian is the son of His Majesty and the Empress, he a person of importance.

655

But I'm the Emperor's eldest son.

656

Everyone said that I should be a role model for my younger brothers.

657

Isn't the Crown Prince an role model?

658

Who told you this?

659

My mother told me this.

660

My mother said that the eldest son should be the Crown Prince.

661

Yonghuang, there are rules in the palace.

662

Your mother and I are concubines. We can't be compared to the Empress.

663

Hence, your status can't be compared to the Second Prince.

664

You are not allowed to talk about this in the future again.

665

If you do, you will only create misfortunes for yourself. Understand?

666

I understand.

667

Mistress, someone is crying.

668

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669

♫Intoxicated by the falling flower petals in the plum garden♫

670

♫ as if this life were our first time we have met. ♫

671

♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

672

♫ Hands joined together, for our innumerable mortal lives. ♫

673

♫ The burden of concern on my mind has paled rose-kissed cheeks, ♫

674

♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

675

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

676

♫ joining hands for a lifetime, when in the past did he change it? ♫

677

♫ Flowers start out blossoming in splendor, but are easily destroyed ♫

678

♫ Who is that plucking on qin (zither) strings? ♫

679

♫ When love becomes deep, people are prone to separate. ♫

680

♫ Alone, I sing the sad song of parting. ♫

681

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

682

♫ With graceful reasoning, like it had been empty dream, with sighs. ♫

683

♫ Let it flow away with the river of time. ♫

684

♫ Vast years apart, with no clear date of return or hope, ♫

685

♫ Regretfully not admitting the care held deep within my heart. ♫

686

♫ Moonlight flows like water, washing away the pretentiousness of the past affairs. ♫

687

♫ Sincerity now is the only thing left to depend upon. ♫

688

♫ In the endless night, I cannot put down the gray hairs to pursue youth. ♫

689

♫ Nor dare to look at you quietly from afar. ♫

690

♫ If we can have another lifetime together, may we both be commoners. ♫

691

♫ Reunited, and again pledging faithfully to stand by each other. ♫