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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 27

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Your Highness, your writing stroke is as soon as flowing water.

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Greetings to Empress and Noble Consort.

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Rise.

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Empress, there is news from the palace affairs house.

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That His Majesty asked about Consort Xian's green tag.

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What does that mean?

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Can't be. His Majesty wants to release that poisonous woman?

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That can never be.

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Could it be that the house heard it wrong?

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His Majesty is not a man of many words.

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Then we can't allow her to come out alive.

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You are too brash.

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Bidding well to all mistresses.

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I just really don't know why he indulges that poisonous woman so much.

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Noble Consort.

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Can't be that you hate Noble Lady Hai, so you got anxious and put cinnabar on her, right?

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Are you crazy? What nonsense are you spewing?

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I thought it was you who put cinnabar on her.

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You're the one who's most happy about bullying Lady Hai.

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I'm nothing compared to you though.

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Not just Lady Hai.

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Even the one in Cold Palace, there's nothing you wouldn't dare to do.

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Die! You think His Majesty favors you,

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so you can slander me.

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Concubine Jia, get a better watch on those in your palace.

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Lady Shen is most favored by His Majesty. How would I dare?

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Why put on the pretense of a mistress now?

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Just a petty palace maid who sells her mistress to crawl up.

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Acting so lofty.

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I didn't sell out my mistress. I was loyal to Empress and wanted justice for harem.

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Yes, I bet. That little thought of yours and your little tricks.

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Who doesn't know?

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My tricks were taught to me by you though.

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- You!

- A day as a slave and cheap forever.

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You dare to spew another nonsense and you better worry about your father and sibling's safety.

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Enough. Let's not fight among our own now.

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So many servants are watching.

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Let's go, Noble Consort.

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A'Rou, let's go.

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The most urgent matter now is Ula-Nara.

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If she comes out, who knows how much turbulence there will be.

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Not even mentioning others, but that fire incident in Cold Palace alone.

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Empress is involved in that.

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If Ula-Nara digs that up,

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and links Empress to it then we'd be the incompetent ones.

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This is so annoying.

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We should've just used arson to put her to end then.

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There's no arson in Cold Palace.

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We could bribe some guards and hang those two and make it look like they committed suicide.

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You were so busy making yourself innocent earlier.

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But look at how brutal you are with your former mistress.

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If it's what Lady Shen wants, then you do it.

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- Let's go, Concubine Jia.

- You!

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Let's go.

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There is no trouble in your health, Mistress Yi.

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Today, there are some furtive words in the palace.

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That His Majesty is mentioning you again.

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- That he might escort you out of Cold Palace.

- Really?

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I've only heard through the vine. I can't be sure.

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Mistress.

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If we could really go out,

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then those who harmed us would be so scared.

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But then again, since you could hear this news,

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then they would also know.

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What if they find some new method to harm us?

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Yes. We can't just wait in content for sure.

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Jiang Yubin, next time you come,

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please bring me a bag of something urgent.

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This item, only you can retrieve.

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What is it?

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Yexin.

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Mistress. What's wrong?

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Who lit this incense. I can't stand the smell.

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This is calming incense sent in by interior bureau.

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If you don't like it, I will take it away right away.

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- Zezhi.

- Yes.

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From now on, all things delivered to Yanxi Palace must be tested cautiously.

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Yes.

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Then I will have someone look into this incense.

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- Mistress.

- My head's so dizzy.

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Yexin, go fetch the royal physician for me.

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I will go now.

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- Anyone there?

- What is it now?

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- Hurry and come.

- Jiu Xiao.

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- What is it now?

- Ling Yunche.

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- Come open door.

- Hurry.

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Who is it?

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Ling Yunche.

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Come. Save us.

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- What is it?

- Ling Yunche.

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What's wrong?

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What happened?

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What's wrong? What is happening?

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What's happening?

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Get Royal Physician Jiang. Don't wait, go!

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What did you eat?

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Drink up.

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Vomit it out.

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Vomit it out.

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Drink water.

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Mistress, do you think --

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Eunuch Li. What's wrong?

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Noble Lady Shen. Report from Cold Palace.

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Ula-Nara has been poisoned badly.

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And Yanxi Palace also said Lady Hai's incense had cinnabar added to it again.

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That Ula-Nara in Cold Palace is nothing even if she is dead.

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And Lady Hai has the royal physician watching her.

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His Majesty's royal body is more important.

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Must you commit the offense of startling him over this?

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Noble Lady Shen.

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Li Yu.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Noble Lady Shen, you needn't be by my side anymore.

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Your Majesty, forgive me. I don't know what I did wrong.

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You were wrong from the start in many things. Do you think it's only today that you are wrong?

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I am dim-witted.

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The matter in Cold Palace is a human life.

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Lady Hai has royal heir in her and you can be so cold-hearted?

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Your Majesty, I know my wrong.

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I just didn't want to disturb your rest.

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Get lost.

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Where do you plan to go first, Your Majesty?

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- Go to Cold Palace first.

- Your Majesty.

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What's happened at Cold Palace exactly?

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According to Physician Jiang's report, someone tainted their food with arson.

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Luckily Mistress Yi and Suoxin didn't eat much so they were revived.

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Other than Physician Jiang, I also sent two royal physicians.

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To watch together for just in case.

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Let me.

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Move it out.

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How is it?

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How's Mistress?

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We made her drink salt water and she vomited out all the poison.

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Don't worry. She will be alright.

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She's just unconscious.

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What about you?

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Just a bit dizzy still in my head.

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It will probably last a bit more. Rest a bit first.

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His Majesty arrives.

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His Majesty is here.

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Jiang Yubin at Your Majesty's presence.

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How's Consort Xian's body?

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Replying to Your Majesty, Consort Xian was poisoned with arson.

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Luckily it was discovered in time but she's still unconscious.

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I have already removed most of her poison.

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But she's lived in Cold Palace for long and her body is weak so it needs more time to recover.

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Good then. You must help her recover fully.

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Yes. I take my leave.

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Ruyi.

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I came late.

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When you can walk again,

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I will escort you out of Cold Palace right away.

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I've compromised you.

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Whore. All whores.

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Mistress, don't.

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Let's think of a way to dissipate His Majesty's anger instead.

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What more can I do?

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All these compromises I made these years.

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Who knows all the compromises I put up with?

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Mistress.

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Crazy again.

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She's served His Majesty for long.

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And her craze is getting more severe.

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Mistress. Noble Lady Hai getting harmed.

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Could it really be linked to Noble Consort?

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Who cares who did it.

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It's not our business either way.

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But Lady Hai's poisoning is strange.

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Everyone in the palace is saying Ula-Nara was framed back then.

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Can't be that she's really going to come out of Cold Palace?

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If she comes out of Cold Palace,

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she will investigate what happened that year sooner or later.

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And there's Empress and also Noble Consort.

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Plus Lady Shen and Sulian.

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You just need to manage Fourth Prince well.

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It's not our business.

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Whore. All whores.

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The almond jelly in your palace has a good flavor.

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It was very tasty when I ate it.

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Empress, you like it and I will make more.

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I heard almonds are good for skin tone.

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It will be most suitable to eat them with generosity.

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You eat more of it too.

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Yes.

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Empress, Noble Consort. His Majesty just went to Cold Palace.

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He called Ula-Nara "Consort Xian" personally.

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And he also said. That soon he will allow her to leave Cold Palace.

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Ula-Nara was already demoted to commoner.

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How could she be released from Cold Palace?

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His Majesty personally called her, Consort Xian?

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His Majesty is confused.

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Why soon,

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instead of now? Zhao Yitai, speak clearly.

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Ula-Nara somehow got poisoned by arson and she's not turned around fully yet.

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His Majesty said to leave Cold Palace when she can get up.

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I understand. You all leave for now.

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- Yes.

- Yes.

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- I --

- Noble Consort, is it you?

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Me?

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If it were me,

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how would I allow her to be able to leave Cold Palace?

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I don't know who poisoned her.

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But they didn't poison accurately.

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You really didn't do it?

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It wasn't me!

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Your Highness, it really wasn't me.

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I haven't had the chance to make a move.

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Could it be that whore A'Rou?

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She wouldn't dare to act alone without you and me.

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Or else who can vouch for her should things go awry?

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Then who could it be?

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Concubine Mei.

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Concubine Jia?

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Like you, I have no idea.

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But as long as we have Lady Shen,

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she can't allow Ula-Nara more so than anyone else.

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You are sage.

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Any update on the Consort Xian's poison incident?

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I've looked into the source of the food.

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The eunuch who delivered the food said,

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Consort Xian and Suoxin had paid them silvers.

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So their food was better than others.

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But their food was delivered along with other people's.

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So many hands and heads in this so it can't be seen who touched it.

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What about Lady Hai?

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No tail to pursue either.

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Then what do I need you for?

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I deserve death.

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You don't deserve death. Someone has the skills to cover up the sky in harem behind me.

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Even you can't find out.

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That one is the one who should die.

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I ask you. Has Yikun Palace finished?

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Your Majesty instructed me to restore Yikun Palace for Consort Xian to reside in.

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I don't dare not to be diligent.

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Only the best of everything was selected.

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Good.

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"Kun" signifies the head of female yin, meaning to assist.

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Except for Kuning Palace used for grand wedding,

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Yikun Palace is the most extravagant and noble of the palaces.

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I will have Ruyi have this honor.

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To make up for some of the toil she went through.

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Your Majesty, I know I wronged.

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I will never dare again, Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, Lady Shen's been kneeling outside of Yangxin Hall begging for your forgiveness.

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Your Majesty I will never dare again.

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She's brazen enough to ask for mercy?

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These years, what has she done?

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She doesn't know?

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How she's carried out her bed-servicing these years.

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You are my personal close eunuch.

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Don't you know?

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If Your Majesty doesn't allow me to know, then I don't know.

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If you allow me to know, then I can only know in heart.

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Not on my mouth.

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You are obedient.

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Your Majesty, please forgive me.

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Forgive me.

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Alright. Since Lady Shen likes to kneel.

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Have her kneel.

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Your Majesty.

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When I was a servant, I would have to kneel often.

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I never thought I got to be a noble lady and it's still this.

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Mistress, you acknowledged your wrong to His Majesty.

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There's nothing wrong with that.

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A little royal favor and all wrong, no matter how grand, can be washed away.

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And His Majesty, once he's not angry anymore,

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he will favor you still.

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Favor me?

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How has he favored me?

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Consort Xian is about to come out of Cold Palace.

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I fear I will have no place to stand.

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Mistress, you are so worried because you don't have a royal heir.

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If you can have a boy and girl, what's there to worry?

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Royal heir?

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How can I get a royal heir?

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I will never in this life.

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Mistress, time for medicine.

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This medicine stinks already.

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This medicine gets rid of cinnabar.

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If we don't clear all the residual poison and it harms the little royal prince in you,

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that will be big.

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I have Physician Jiang watching over me.

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What's there to worry? But what about Sister?

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How could she have been poisoned out of nowhere?

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Physician Jiang already said.

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Mistress Xian is fine now.

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And His Majesty already went to Cold Palace to visit Mistress Xian.

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And personally said he will restore her status.

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And to allow Mistress Xian to leave Cold Palace.

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That's true. She will come out Cold Palace soon.

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I must get better quick then.

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Or else she will worry about me.

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Mistress, you are closer than real sister with her.

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The snow ceased. It's so great.

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Tomorrow will be a clear day for sure.

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Yes. It will be for sure.

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We will go out tomorrow.

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Guard Ling.

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I greet wellness to Consort Xian.

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Get on up.

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Consort Xian, this food was made especially for you.

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Eunuch Li was afraid others might put a hand in it so he had me bring it to you personally.

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I've troubled you.

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Congratulations, Your Highness. You can leave here tomorrow.

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Both of us. You've gotten rid of a trouble like me then.

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Your Highness, don't joke with me.

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We've been taken care of you by you all this time in Cold Palace.

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I don't even know how to thank you.

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So I made a pair of boots for you.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Look in detail.

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- It's got a cloud patten.

- This cloud pattern is to match your name.

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And I also wish peace like cloud upon you.

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Thank you for your beautiful intention.

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Your Highness, since you've said that, then I have a favor I would like to plead with you.

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Go ahead.

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I beg Your Highness to transfer me out of Cold Palace for a good prospect.

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Get on up.

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You've saved us so many times and granting you a good future is not even enough as repayment.

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What makes me happy is that you could bring it up yourself.

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And you can finally think for your own sake.

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Your teaching that day, I've kept on mind.

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Just that these years, I patrol Cold Palace.

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I've always been belittled by others and treated with cold glare.

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If I still don't think for myself, then I am too cruel to myself.

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I'm glad you can think like that.

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That day you said both you and I can't leave Cold Palace. How's that now?

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Indeed you are far-sighted.

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I wanted to go spectate the snow but it stopped.

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Snow stopped and Consort Xian's body is well too.

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It's about time she came out now.

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His Majesty finally waited til the time to release Ruyi.

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Yes. That day when His Majesty came out from Cold Palace,

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he couldn't wait to come looking for you.

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That year Ruyi was framed for two incidents.

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His Majesty was already suspicious back then.

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But now Ruyi's been met with danger many times and Lady Hai was poisoned by cinnabar too.

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It unknowingly told everyone that Ruyi was framed.

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How can His Majesty wait longer?

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His Majesty sounded like he will reinvestigate the matter.

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What do you think it will become?

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His Majesty is going to find out who was the black hand.

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Who framed her. If the truth can come out that will be great naturally.

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But I fear some can't sit still.

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Greetings to Consort Xian.

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Get on up.

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Your servant came to escort you with honor to Yikun Palace.

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Yikun Palace?

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Yes. His Majesty said Yikun Palace is a place

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that he already deemed suitable for you to reside long ago.

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Now it's all ready.

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It's waiting for your return.

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Li Yu. When I came here, you escorted me here.

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Now I'm going back and it's you taking me again.

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Thank you.

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Please don't say that.

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Your servant is truly happy for you.

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It's been three years. You suffered.

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Consort Xian, the two aunties who will service your dressing.

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They are old aunties who's been serving His Majesty closely.

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Auntie Zheng is best at combing hair.

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This is Aunt Yuhu.

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She attends to His Majesty closely for his errands.

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Aunt Yuhu.

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Consort Xian, you are too cordial.

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Then may you change to ceremonial attire.

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Ceremonial attire is too formal.

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I will return in casual attire.

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His Majesty thought so too but was thinking casual attire might be too simple.

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So we've prepared both.

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Then let's allow the two aunties to dress and make your hair.

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We will wait outside.

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Alright.

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Law and Justice

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Consort Xian, this way.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Greetings.

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Go.

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Cold Palace

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Consort Xian, may you ride the carriage.

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Since I walked here, let's walk back.

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Bidding wellness to Consort Xian.

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Consort Xian, Yikun Palace is this way.

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I want to take a stroll around the walls.

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Yes.

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Can't believe I actually got to see someone walk out of Cold Palace in this life.

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You've got a good discernment, Ling Yunche.

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You saved her twice. You're a nobleman.

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Let's go drink.

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Go now. Let's drink at night.

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Let them not follow me for now.

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Yes.

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You're finally back.

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I will bow to you.

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Get on up.

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Consort Xian, have a look inside.

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The decorations inside were all done to your liking.

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Yikun Palace

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I've selected some of these servants who used to serve at Yanxi Palace.

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All the new ones to Yikun Palace,

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I've researched three generations of each and all and they are all clean.

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You toiled coming here.

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There's already cakes ready for you in the heated hall. Please have some first.

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Suoxin.

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Alright. Everyone get up.

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You've finally came out.

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Then this, I give you. Put it on.

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You still have this pin?

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Alright. Thank you for your kind thought.

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His Majesty is inside.

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Ruyi.

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Hurry and get up.

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You're back.

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Your Majesty, you talk as though I've just taken a stroll

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to Imperial Garden for fresh air and came back.

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I say that,

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to mean as though you've always been by my side.

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As though you've never left.

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Come.

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I know you suffered.

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You knew I was compromised.

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But you still sent me to Cold Palace.

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I only reigned for a few years.

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I had Empress Dowager and the consorts.

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They all have clan powers.

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I had also the old subjects who collude with them.

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And the pivotal point is it concerned two royal heirs.

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Every incident and witness pointed to you.

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If I insisted to keep you by me and do nothing.

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The court and harem would all come after me.

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So you could only deal with me that way.

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Even if you had suspicions about my framing, you could only.

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For the stability of royal court and harem.

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I am the one that could be sacrificed.

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Ruyi. I am the emperor.

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I control the world.

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But I still face struggles and frustrations again and again.

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Royal Mother said this.

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I must abandon you for the time being.

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In order to stop those who wanted to harm you.

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Then afterwards?

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You saw it yourself.

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Afterwards I realized,

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keeping you by me is the safest.

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Ruyi. I am truly scared.

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That you would be burned to death. That you would come to demise under arson.

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So no matter what, I wanted you to come back.

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To be by my side.

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Your hand's frostbite, I already saw it.

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I prepared the best frostbite medicine in the palace. I will apply it on you.

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Sit.

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This isn't something you should do.

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But I want to.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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In order to welcome you.

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I prepared a special gift.

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Li Yu.

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Look at it.

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How can there be green plum blossoms in this season?

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It has some powder scent.

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It's not entirely green plum blossom scent.

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Open the curtains and admire the gracefulness, the new try in putting on new makeup.

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Your Majesty, you've added new makeup for me.

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I know you like green plum blossoms so I had this powder made especially.

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Just for you.

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Green plum blossom powder?

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Consort Xian, the recipe to make this powder.

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His Majesty researched it personally.

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For this, His Majesty put in all his effort and time.

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Finally he settled on using yellow lead and sandal and borneol herb.

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Add the white lotus that is most ripe for the season.

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Plus geranium, hawthorn, and musk. Such detailed research.

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Then with pearl and egg white powder.

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And he asked the palace maid with greatest skills to pick the ripest and fullest green plum blossoms.

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To add the powder carefully into the blossoms.

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Using needle to sew it to shut and steaming them in closed floral house.

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Then let them rest in the agate box for many months.

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In order to finally achieve this fragrance and luster.

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To allow your complexion to be pearly white.

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Your Majesty has always felt anxious about your beauty fainting in Cold Palace.

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He wishes for your blush to come back soon.

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Suoxin.

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Why are you crying?

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My Mistress finally got out.

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Yes.

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I will wear it later.

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You've used the example of Ming's Tianqi Emperor.

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Empress Dowager Guo's jade powder method.

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Just that musk is rare and very expensive.

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To use that for facial powder.

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I am happy but also startled.

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If the others were to find out, I wonder what would happen to me.

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No matter how expensive an ingredient, it's no match to how I feel.

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Just remember how I feel and the rest, don't worry.

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Thank you for your kind intention.

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Frankly, to me, the most precious item is not this.

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Instead it's that you won't let go of my hand at the end of a cliff.

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My hand is always here.

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Don't worry. Ruyi, starting from today,

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I will never let you fall off a cliff again. Trust me.

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Your Majesty, I would like to seek a favor from you.

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Speak.

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Ling Yunche from the cold palace saved my life.

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I wish you to transfer him out for a better place.

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That's a given. I will have Yu Hu take care of it.

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I thank you on behalf of Ling Yunche.

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

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

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♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

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

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

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♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

540

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

541

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

542

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

543

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

544

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

545

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

546

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

547

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

548

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

549

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

550

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

551

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

552

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

553

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

554

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

555

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

556

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