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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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♫ The coming day belongs to the young. ♫

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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 12

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Mistress, someone is crying.

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Who's crying over there?

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Greetings, Concubine Ruyi.

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What's wrong? Why are you crying so miserably?

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I just miss home.

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When you serve Her Highness Empress, you should take note more of your appearance.

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Don't carry a face full of tears, looking so miserable.

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Her Highness Empress dotes on us. She won't punish me for this.

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Who doesn't know that Her Highness dotes on you?

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- You are going to have a grand celebration soon.

- You...

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I... Of course, I don't have the fortune of having my marriage personally arranged by Her Highness Empress.

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Let me congratulate you first.

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A'Ruo, you're still laughing?

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You talk too much.

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Mistress, this morning, I went to the leather stockroom.

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Who knew that they would be so busy,

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saying that Her Highness Empress is currently preparing dowry for Lianxin,

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marrying her off to Wang Qin.

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That's such a pity for a nice lady like her.

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What's so pitiful about this?

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Among the eunuchs here in the whole palace, Wang Qin has the highest position.

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There are so many people who wanted to make connections with him, but are unable to.

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Lianxin has benefited in getting paired to him.

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A palace maid being married off the a eunuch is pitiful to begin with.

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You mustn't mock her.

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Mistress. Will you choose a good husband for me in the future too?

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Of course.

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I will fully listen to Mistress' graces.

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Suoxin, Mistress is happy. Quickly beg her

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to choose a good man for you to marry.

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I will serve Mistress forever.

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Greetings, Noble Consort.

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I heard that imperial physicians have been going in and out of Yonghe Palace yesterday.

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His Majesty went there too.

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Do you know what's going on?

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Noble Consort's news has always been fast and accurate. I even wanted to ask you.

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I thought that spring will forever stay in Consort Xian's place,

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not even one day missed. His Majesty will eventually tell it to you.

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Who's that?

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This was gifted by His Majesty and it just shattered like that.

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It's just a jade hair pin. Do I lack things gifted by His Majesty?

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So petty.

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Did you see clearly who that was?

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Based on her back, it seems to be Suyun, so it should be First Class Attendant Mei.

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Mistress, don't be mad anymore. Don't delay the time to greet Her Highness Empress.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Get up and sit.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Why are you here late?

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Replying to Her Highness Empress, when we're walking towards here from the long road,

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Mistress got hit by the carriage of some unknown person.

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She almost twisted. Even the jade hair pin gifted by His Majesty got broken.

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I dared not argue with her as I'm afraid to be late for my greetings to you.

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- But you are still late.

- Your Highness, please forgive me.

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It's good that you're fine.

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Did you see clearly who knocked into you?

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In my opinion, it seemed to be First Class Attendant Mei.

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I was rash earlier that my carriage almost knocked Noble Consort off.

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You realized now that you knocked into me?

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How come you were running away like some wind earlier?

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I wanted to stop to apologize to her.

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It's just that I have an important matter that I must report to Her Highness Empress first.

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Hence, I couldn't wait.

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As for the jade hair pin that got shattered,

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you can come to my palace and choose any that you want.

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Even if it's more than one, I'm fine with it.

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Are you joking with me?

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Last night, Yonghe Palace was causing a ruckus all night. And today, you're being so disrespectful.

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Don't think that just because His Majesty favors you, that your forgot your status.

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Informing Your Highness Empress, last night, I was vomiting and having abdominal pain.

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His Majesty instructed the Imperial Physician to take a look.

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He said that I've encountered a joyous situation.

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I'm now pregnant.

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That fast?

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It's not fast anymore. I've been attending to His Majesty for 6 months already.

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If I still don't get pregnant within 6 months,

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I probably don't have such a luck then.

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First Class Attendant Mei, take a seat now.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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This is a happy occasion.

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It's just that if it's a sign of pregnancy, why did you have abdominal pain?

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Imperial Physician said that I'm only more than a month old pregnant.

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My body composition is cold, while the baby is warm.

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This caused a contradiction, hence, I had abdominal pain, but it's not that grave.

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It's also because I was in a hurry to report to Your Highness

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that's why I knocked into the Noble Consort and dared not stop.

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Noble Consort, please forgive me.

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Forget it. You're now pregnant so it's better that you just be careful.

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What if you get bumped or hit? Be careful of losing that luck.

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It wasn't easy to receive this good fortune. Why would I lose it that easily?

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With Noble Consort's blessings, I and this child still has a long good fortune ahead.

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First Class Attendant Mei, this is your first pregnancy. You must be very careful.

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I will send more attendants to serve you.

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If you lack anything or want anything, please me know.

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Being pregnant for 10 months is a tiring process.

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But this hardship is also a blessing.

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Yes.

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I can see Consort Xian taking a lot of trouble and sparing no effort in raising First Prince.

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He's not her real born, yet she's already like this.

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If it's her real born, how arduous could it be for her?

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It's Noble Consort who is more lucky.

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A person without any child usually looks younger.

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Stop it.

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Of course, those who are expecting will be happy. Those who are not, there's no need to be anxious.

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Sooner or later, you will have your own children.

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First Class Attendant Mei, this pregnancy of yours came in good timing.

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If it's a son, he'll be the first of His Majesty after ascending to the throne.

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That will make him a very auspicious son.

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Hope what Noble Lady Jia said will come true.

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I also have happy news to tell everyone.

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Lianxi.

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Present, Your Highness.

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Among all the maids in the palace, the one whom I dote on most, it's Lianxin.

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His Majesty said that

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she'll be married off with the Assistant eunuch-in-charge of Yangxin Palace, Wang Qin.

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The wedding will happen after the mid-autumn festival.

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Your Highness, I don't want to get married.

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I know that you're loyal, hence, I wished that you can marry someone good.

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I will double your dowry.

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- Your Highness...

- Lianxin.

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Wang Qin has liked you for a long time.

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This marriage is a fate that most people can't even wish for.

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You mustn't disappoint His Majesty's care.

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness Empress is so benevolent. Lianxin is too happy that she couldn't talk anymore.

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We'll leave now.

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Your Highness Empress is so loving and compassionate.

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Wang Qin is a favored servant of His Majesty.

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This marriage is suitable for Lianxin.

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What's more important now is the child in First Class Attendant Mei's womb.

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First Class Attendant Mei, you must take care of your health.

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No mishaps must happen.

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Yes.

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Your Highness.

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Is everything alright with Lianxin?

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Nothing much. It could be she was unable to understand, that's why she cried.

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Letting Lianxin marry an eunuch is indeed a loss to her.

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In future I will definitely pay her back.

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Wang Qin is honourable, it is not really a loss.

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For her to be able to do something for you, she ought to be happy.

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Please assure her properly. Let her know that

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to win over Wang Qin is to win over His Majesty's thoughts and footsteps.

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I understand your thoughts, Your Highness.

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However... Your Highness, are you really not worried about First Attendant Mei's pregnancy?

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If she gives birth to a prince, he would become a treasured son.

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It would be better if it were a child born by her.

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A son from a lowly ranked woman, how treasured can her son be?

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Mei Chang is pregnant, the child would become the first successor of His Majesty.

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His Majesty will definitely be happy.

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If it's a boy, it's even better.

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In the palace, being pregnant and having a child is not a very big affair.

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Giving birth to a daughter is not a joyous occasion.

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Being able to safely deliver a prince, is true joy.

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This prince will definitely be close to you, Empress Dowager.

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As it's said a mother's honor is increased by her son.

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First Class Attendant Mei will definitely be given an official title.

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Attendant Mei has the appearance that courts male children.

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But we have not passed the current emperor's birthday.

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We need not publicise that someone is having a child.

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Fujia, I have a Bestower of Son figurine.

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bring it to Ruhe Palace and keep an eye on First Class Attendant Mei.

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You must arrange this carefully.

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The flood in Jiangnan has caused His Majesty to worry,

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it has been a few days since you came to the back palace.

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These days I have gone to see First Class Attendant Mei.

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People all say that once the emperor ascends the throne,

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the first prince will be a treasure. So I am happy.

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Come, Ruyi, accompany me for a drink.

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I shall make a toast to Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, do you know that Her Highness Empress wants to marry Lianxin to Wang Qin.

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Why are you suddenly asking?

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I just feel that a nice proper girl,

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marrying an eunuch is a waste of her.

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It's the well-intention of the empress for the two to look out for each other.

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So I approved it. Empress is virtuous.

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But I also know that between you and Noble Consort, she is more inclined towards Noble Consort.

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So you should not meddle in the affairs of Empress either, for your own sake.

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Noble Consort has her merits.

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Let's not talk about others here though.

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Wow, you had this petty side to you?

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Your heart is divided in two halves.

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Half is with the court and the other half is with the harem.

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Now, with the harem, most of that has been given to the empress dowager and the royal heirs.

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A small of the half is given to the wives and concubines.

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Now, with that piece of the half, each wife and concubine took a bit of it.

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Today you are here with me.

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If you talk of others, I wouldn't even have a sesame seed size.

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I know you're being compromised.

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I am still young and the high officials of the court

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were all old subjects of the late emperor.

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They each have authority in the court.

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I need to manage each and every one of them, in order to avoid them talking nonsense.

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So I am frequenting the harem less these days.

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For the sake of filial piety and legitimacy, I must go see the empress dowager and the empress often.

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I understand. I cannot lament that.

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If I lament it, then it is akin to not understanding your difficulty.

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Of course I want you to come and it's best if you come and never leave.

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But I also understand.

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You are the emperor of the world.

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Now this is the truth.

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In the harem, each woman has their strengths.

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But there is one thing that they don't have but only you do.

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What?

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Your straight-forwardness.

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Your straight-forwardness towards me.

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Since we first met, it's never changed.

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Straight-forwardness is counted as a merit of a wife. So what greatness is that?

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It's a merit between wife and husband.

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I understand it and I cherish it.

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Yanxi Palace, though I may not be able to come frequently,

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you are always in my heart, not in the palace.

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Hurry.

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- Sister.

- Wait.

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You just got out of the kitchen and you smell of grease.

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You can go and attend to His Majesty?

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You guys come with me.

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Your Majesty. Mistress.

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This scorpion with water crystal is Your Majesty's favorite.

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Mistress had the kitchen make this in advance in the morning.

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We almost didn't get to make this crystal shape in time.

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This lotus steamed duck breast

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is made with only the duck breast that is not too lean or too fat.

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It will be most suitable for getting ride of internal fire.

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This is vinegar and sugar squid, both sweet and sour to the palate.

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Perfect for accompanying rice and wine. There's another.

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Jeweled lotus root. The flavor is lightly sweet.

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It's like the two of you. Perfectly sweet match.

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The sensibilities behind these dishes are that of your mistress.

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But she would never say those herself.

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I spoke too much.

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My mistress is devoted but she doesn't know how to express her love for you by words.

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If I don't speak of it either, I fear that this devotion of hers.

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No one will ever know.

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You are a skilled talker already.

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But to think the servants working for you are all so sharp.

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I remember A'Rou has worked for you for many years.

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A'Rou was married off with me.

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Because she's worked for me for many years,

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so she won't hold her tongue down anymore.

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It's fine. It's just casual chit-chat.

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I like to keep it happy and lively.

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Since His Majesty complimented you, you can stay and serve.

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Yes.

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I usually don't like to talk about court happenings.

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But when I see this lotus root, I am happy again.

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Jiangnan has been suffering flooding years in succession.

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The people there are displaced and this has been a great issue for the court.

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The late emperor wanted to control the water issues.

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And he allocated money to construct a dam.

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But the dam is soft as tofu and it can't block the water at all.

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Jiangnan is a place with beautiful scenery but that can't stop the giant waters.

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But this year, Huaiying County Governor oversaw the construction of the dam and he did a great job.

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It blocked the flooding and the people there are safe.

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He used the money from the court well.

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Huaiying has flooding every year.

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This governor there not only governs the county, he can solve the water issue as well.

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I must award him well.

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Someone who can lessen Your Majesty's worries is worthy of a great reward.

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What is the name of the governor there?

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Suochuolun Guiduo, from the Red Banner.

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I feel that if he can control the water, he is indeed a talent.

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I can promote him to magistrate of the prefecture.

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I thank Your Majesty for his mercy.

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Guiduo is A'Rou's father.

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What a coincidence! I've been complimenting him and the daughter's been here?

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Yes, get on up now.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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A'Rou, your father served me greatly out there.

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You be a dutiful servant in the harem.

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And soon or later you will get yourself a prospect.

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You mean, you will approve a nice marriage for A'Rou?

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Then, I thank you on A'Rou's behalf.

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Though it depends on A'Rou whether she has that in her.

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I will be dutiful in my service.

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Suoxin, though you and I are both palace maids who serve a mistress,

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I am the mistress's marriage accompaniment.

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And my father earned the emperor's compliment.

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So from now on you and I are even that much different.

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I know. Congratulations for such a grand bliss.

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I just love this apricot powder.

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So nourishing to the skin.

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My father sent this to me from the outside.

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I am so sweaty all over.

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You go and fetch some water and wipe me.

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And smoke the wormwood well.

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Don't let any mosquito bite me now.

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Yes.

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Cheap brick. You deserve it.

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The palace maids' clothing is just so plain.

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The more I look at it, the shabbier.

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They won't even let us embroider a flower on the shoe.

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Sister A'Rou, your newly made clothes is here and it's very pretty.

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I already put it in your dresser.

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You did?

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Suoxin, is it pretty?

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Very pretty. Very suitable to your skin color.

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Is it? Then I shall compromise myself and wear this.

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You get dressed then and I'll go serve the mistress getting up.

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Go on.

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I remember when we were still at the old manor,

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you would comb my hair often.

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What water do you use on the comb?

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I don't think it's the usual eucalyptus water.

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This floral water contains fleeceflower, wild cedar, acacia, and a few herbal medicines.

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Plus the snow dew inside plum blossoms.

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With jasmine and gardenia for fragrance.

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Using this water to comb hair often will make the hair dark and sturdy.

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People say until old age and grey hair together.

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If I keep using this floral water of yours to comb,

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then we will be until old and black hair. With no white hair.

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Your Majesty! You're always laughing at me.

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Although the years are long, walking hand in hand together,

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and that day of grey hair and old age together will come.

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No one is to know how long the future is.

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In time I will have chicken skin and crane hair.

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Maybe you won't want to see me.

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When you're chicken skinned and crane haired, I will be too.

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That's what's called never tiring to look at each other.

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As long as you want to, I want to continue walking with you.

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No longer how long or how far.

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You should go to court now. Don't be late.

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Suoxin, why hasn't A'Rou come to attend yet?

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I will go rush her.

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Sister A'Rou, the mistress is calling for you.

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I'm almost done. What's the rushing for?

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You're even prettier. You look like a Gege now.

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That's what's suitable for me.

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His Majesty leaves.

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A'Rou, hurry.

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Your royal son greets you.

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Alright, come here.

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I will take you to the study hall.

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And as your teacher how your studying is going.

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Attendant Mei is pregnant.

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I plan to promote her to Noble Lady.

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But I wish more for you.

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Girl or boy, I like either.

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I send Your Majesty off with honor.

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Mistress, your tea.

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Mistress, you're staring at me. Is there something wrong?

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I'm looking at your attire.

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You don't look like a palace maid.

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I am happy for you so I dressed myself up a bit.

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You're happy for me or are you happy for yourself knowing your father set a merit?

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You're the highest ranked palace maid in Yanxi Palace.

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Showing your identity doesn't come from your attire.

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And empress does not extravagance. A palace maid dressed overboard will be punished.

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Except for the first of the month and the Longetivy Festival, palace maids are banned from wearing embroidery.

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If someone sees you dressed like this,

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you will be flogged.

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Flogged? Then I will need to take off my pants.

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If others see me like that, I will be ashamed to death.

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You know how severe it is, but you're being so pompous.

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Mistress, I am just happy, and I hadn't thought so much.

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Mistress, I know my wrong.

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Go and take off. Except on holiday, you are not allowed to wear that again.

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Yes. I will go and change right away.

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A'Rou has some family business that's blossoming.

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You better be on guard living with her.

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Her temperament.

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She might not listen to me all the time. Imagine you then.

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Sister A'Rou.

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Suoxin, tell me the truth.

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Was I pretty dressed like that earlier?

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You were pretty, but --

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But the mistress thought I was too pretty and she was afraid I might steal her thunder.

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His Majesty took a second glance at me earlier.

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And right away Mistress thought I was an eyesore.

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Sister, you misunderstood Mistress. She's being cautious.

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What if someone holds it against you and puts you in difficulty?

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Don't cry, Sister.

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Hurry and change up.

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I will get dressed.

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Suoxin.

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Hurry and change up.

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And hurry and go serve the mistress. I will go now.

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His Majesty?

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His Majesty is personally escorting Yonghuang to study.

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Since First Prince was giving to Consort Xian, His Majesty's been favoring him even more.

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Even our second prince never got escorted personally to the study by His Majesty.

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Consort Xian is getting favored because of Yonghuang.

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Indeed she was plotting this as her ulterior motive.

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You are finally seeing it clearly, Your Highness.

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Noble Lady, the fetus is stable.

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It's just that it's the first trimester, and your nausea is severe.

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I will return to the royal medicine hall and prescribe your medicine.

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My chest feels nauseous and my head hurts badly.

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Where is His Majesty. Hurry and go bring him, Suyun.

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This is bird's nest granted by Empress Dowager for stabilizing the fetus.

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Eat this first while I go.

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His Majesty is surely treasuring that fetus of Lady Mei.

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She's only just became pregnant and got promoted to Noble Lady already.

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If she births a son, she'll surely become an imperial concubine.

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How do you know she's got a boy in her?

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And that she'll birth him smoothly?

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That little lute girl always going against me.

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She's lucky this time.

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Noble Consort, you are right.

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That Noble Lady Mei's been disrespectful to you since she got into the palace.

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Now she's got her pregnancy to act up even more.

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Always bothering and monopolizing His Majesty.

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I hear a few days ago, His Majesty had only arrived at your place when she called him to her.

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I cannot allow Noble Lady Mei,

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to be like this.

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I will pray daily.

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So she will end up with a daughter when she wants a boy.

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Even if she really does birth a boy,

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that it will be a dumb one that won't win His Majesty's favor.

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If I were the one pregnant, His Majesty would award my clan greatly.

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It's me who is unlucky, who can't give birth to the first heir upon His Majesty's enthronement.

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Listen to what Noble Consort said earlier.

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If it were you who is pregnant first, just how many sets of eyes would be staring at you?

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So much to guard.

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That's true too. Coming early isn't better than coming on time.

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You go and check if they are any snacks in the royal kitchen.

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I'll invite Imperial Concubine Chun later to chat.

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Yes.

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Xiao Luzi, what's keeping you busy?

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I haven't seen your brother Xiao Fuzi lately.

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Since First Prince moved into Yanxi Palace,

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Xiao Fuzi got busy with errands and he doesn't have time to come by.

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Then you're --

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Lady Noble Mei's pregnant, and the food portion increased.

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But Lady Noble's only pregnant for three months and she can't eat much.

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It's always like that when you're first pregnant. Later on, she will be able to eat.

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Alright, you get busy and I'll go fetch some snacks for my mistress.

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Mistress, His Majesty's returned.

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And it's cold out, so why don't we go back sooner to rest.

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There's nothing to do back and I just feel dizzy and nauseous.

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Why don't I stay here and get some fresh air at least.

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His Majesty spent all morning with you and you look less pale.

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It's my first pregnancy.

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I am scared and I want His Majesty to stay with me longer.

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Last time, His Majesty was at Consort Xian's place.

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Now he was at Noble Consort's.

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Hearing you're not feeling well, His Majesty left them behind to come to you.

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Could they actually try to block him from coming though?

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Just a bunch of empty heads.

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They won't dare.

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But you should listen to something I say.

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If you're pregnant with the royal heir, it is best not to court too much attention.

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Better to stay docile and the opportunities will be abundant once you birth the royal heir.

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Greetings to Empress and Noble Consort.

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Get up.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Wang Qin, today is you and Lianxin's happy day.

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Your marriage cannot be publicized grandly.

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So allow me and Noble Consort commemorate.

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Yes.

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Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness.

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Thank you for your mercy, Noble Consort.

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Lianxin. Empress is a merciful mistress.

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She picked out among the servants' quarters,

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the biggest one for the two of you to live in.

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Thank you, Your Highnesses.

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The auspicious time is here. Hurry and make the bows.

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Mistress?

479

Lianxin is getting married today. Was that why you're upset?

480

Do you feel happy seeing Lianxin like that?

481

I am upset too, but it's the empress.

482

Don't overthink it. Just hurry and drink up this tremella tea.

483

It's by His Majesty's order. Bird's nest in the morning and tremella before bed.

484

What's that sound?

485

That sound sounds like it's coming from the eunuch's salon.

486

It sounds like Lianxin's voice.

487

It's alright. You can rise.

488

You just got married yesterday. How are you here today for work already?

489

I'm used to serving Your Highness.

490

I don't wish to be absent even for a day.

491

Did Wang Qin give you that bracelet?

492

It seems he's nice to you.

493

By the grace of Your Highness, all is well.

494

That's good. It's not putting my well-intention to naught.

495

Sulian, bring the item.

496

In this brocade box, there's good-luck gold accessory.

497

Wishing for you and Wang Qin to be happy and together forever.

498

Your servant thanks Your Highness for the grace.

499

Empress is treats the servants so well.

500

It's a pity that Wang Qin is an eunuch.

501

So what if he's an eunuch?

502

He's at least a big item who serves by His Majesty and he lives in the palace.

503

Lianxi, if she had married outside and something goes wrong,

504

it's just another lament among commoner's marriage. It's better to be surrounded by the luxury of the palace.

505

Didn't you hear some sound last night, Sisters?

506

You heard it too, Noble Lady Mei?

507

I heard two screams of a woman from the salon.

508

Yanxi Palace is closest to the eunuch's salon.

509

I think Consort Xian must have heard it most clearly.

510

- Indeed --

- Indeed we slept early and heard nothing.

511

Forget it if Consort Xian won't talk about it.

512

A'Rou, you sleep late. Did you hear it?

513

I didn't.

514

Maybe it was an eunuch's scream.

515

Just that it sounded like a woman?

516

An eunuch is an eunuch and a woman is a woman. They sound different.

517

Maybe it was Lianxin?

518

Us guessing around like that --

519

Maybe it will upset the empress.

520

She's allowed to scream but we are not allowed to discuss?

521

I for one would like to know why Lianxin screamed.

522

That was quite a wretched sound.

523

Even my royal fetus kicked me from being startled.

524

I almost summoned the royal physician.

525

You ought to say less of it.

526

Hailan, let's go.

527

Let's go.

528

Sister, I would like to go to the interior bureau and pick up some pieces of abandoned fabric.

529

You go and come back soon.

530

Yes.

531

They congratulate Lianxi before her but they laugh at her behind her.

532

Consort Xian, please hold your step.

533

Consort Xian, your handkerchief was left behind at Changchun Palace.

534

Empress told me to deliver it to you.

535

Thank you.

536

It looks like it will rain soon. You should return.

537

Or else yo will be rained on.

538

Yes.

539

Lianxin you are different from us now.

540

She's got someone to cherish her even if she's rained on.

541

They say eunuchs spoil people.

542

Look at her bracelet. So expensive.

543

Eunuch Wang cherishes you indeed.

544

And you marrying Eunuch Wang, you are spared from the pains of child birth and rearing.

545

It's a blessing others can't even pray for.

546

Let's go now.

547

If that's such a great blessing,

548

I hope you will marry an eunuch too and never part.

549

I can't be compared to you.

550

I can only watch you two together forever with no kids.

551

You!

552

A'Rou, if you're going to be bratty again, I will punish you gravely.

553

What do you mean punishing gravely?

554

To be bratty and mocking so freely in the palace.

555

She needs to be flogged to death immediately.

556

I felt guilty when I saw Lianxin.

557

I may have paired her wrongly and ruined her life.

558

I understand so I sent her off to deliver handkerchief to Consort Xian.

559

So she's not with you.

560

You go and tell my mother,

561

to watch out for Lianxin's siblings outside the palace.

562

So Lianxin can be assured. She looked pale to me.

563

I heard A'Rou was mean in speaking before the match,

564

and would mock Lianxin all the time.

565

That A'Rou is so sharp-tongued. She's annoying inded.

566

I heard from Noble Consort that A'Rou's father Guiduo,

567

is very talented in controlling the flooding with Master Gao.

568

Now he's earned the favor His Majesty.

569

With A'Rou there, Consort Xian has yet another assistance.

570

Consort Xian is raising the eldest prince right now.

571

And she's got another assistant from His Majesty's side.

572

It sure puts me to unease.

573

- Noble Consort, I didn't mean it.

- You didn't mean it but you said such cruel words.

574

I can only imagine how ill you speak of in private.

575

A'Rou mis-spoke and behaved pompously. It is my failure in teaching her strictly.

576

May Noble Consort forgive.

577

Lianxin, you go back and serve the empress well.

578

I will seek justice for you.

579

Thank you, Noble Consort.

580

This mouth is like a knife.

581

You are spoiled by Consort Xian,

582

or are you spoiled by your father being skilled by mine?

583

So now you really think you're a Gege?

584

I don't dare.

585

His Majesty often says, this Cricket Gate.

586

It signifies the abundance of descendants for Great Qing.

587

It is a sacred place in the palace.

588

Yet you dare to speak of such treacherous words of bearing no children in front of this gate.

589

I guess you really want to die.

590

And even Lianxin's marriage was granted down by Empress herself.

591

You dare to mock it at your level?

592

I am just very close to Lianxin.

593

So I was joking. Please forgive me.

594

Speaking with impertinence. Mocking the palace personnel. Belittlement of the central palace. Contempt of ancestors.

595

I have no choice but to punish you, as my duty to my ancestors.

596

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597

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

598

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

599

♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

600

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

601

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

602

♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

603

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

604

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

605

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

606

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

607

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

608

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

609

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

610

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

611

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

612

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

613

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

614

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

615

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

616

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

617

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

618

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

619

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