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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 30

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Mistress, Eunuch Li is here.

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Greetings to mistresses.

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Reporting to Consort Xian, His Majesty said A'Rou is your servant so she's to be handled by you.

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And as a warning to all servants in the palace not to betray their masters.

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Where is she?

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She's kneeling in the garden.

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Just that, A'Rou went into a craze cursing you.

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His Majesty ordered medicine to quiet her down on her.

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So she can't talk anymore ever.

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- She's a mute?

- Yes.

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A'Rou will never be able to curse you.

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Then I can't ask anything else out of her either.

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I understand. This is His Majesty's intention.

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It's true though. It's never the been case that you can find out the truth just by asking.

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Consort Xian is wise.

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You and I have not faced each other like this for a long time, as servant and mistress.

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And have a good conversation.

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Sanbao.

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- I'm here.

- Bring a chair.

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Yes.

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I was going to ask you at first.

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Exactly who ordered you to frame me.

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And I wanted to ask you whether you got what you wanted.

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Just that right now,

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I can't ask anything out of you with you like this.

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You --

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You can't talk anymore?

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You're staring at me like that. Do you mean to resent me?

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You resent me for cutting off your chance and ruining your consortship?

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Give me the hand.

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How pretty your nails.

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Yes. Grow your nail and wear nail armor.

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Living a life whether others serve you.

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Why would you think of the times you served me?

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Just that you cut off your own future completely.

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You can't blame me. You've only got yourself to blame.

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You sowed your own bitter fruit.

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A'Rou, you grew up alongside me.

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I regarded you as family.

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I had wanted to grant you an ordinary peaceful life.

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But you had to force me to this.

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And forced yourself to the cliff too.

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You know in the harem, no matter who harms me,

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I wouldn't be heart-ached like this.

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I just never thought ever that the one

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who stabbed my heart stroke after stroke was you.

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You all saw it.

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Once disloyal a hundred times useless.

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You all do your work well and I will treat you well naturally.

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Your servant will follow your order cautiously. We don't dare to have a second thought.

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Great then.

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Sanbao, send A'Rou to Cold Palace.

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Yes.

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Cold Palace

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Mistress. The items you asked.

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I've brought them.

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This is honeysuckle water that's been added ginger juice.

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When you soak your hands in this water, it treats your frostbite.

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Then every year, it won't come back again.

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Mistress.

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Cold Palace reports A'Rou hung herself to death.

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Does His Majesty know?

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He knows. His Majesty said the official word will be she died from illness and she can just be cremated.

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By the way, Mistress, Noble Lady Hai's due date is around here.

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How come there is no movement?

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Sanbao, go to Yanxi Palace and ask about it.

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Yes.

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Push.

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Consort Xian, greetings.

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Which royal physicians are serving her?

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Royal physician Xu and Li from royal medicine court.

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But it's usually Physician Jiang who treats her. Where is he?

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Yu Clan sent messenger that he contracted chills at the carriage house.

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Physician Jiang went to treat him.

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Mistress Xian, delivery room blood is ominous and you mustn't go in.

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Mistress Xian.

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Yanxi Palace is giving birth.

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And we're burning her. Who picked this hour?

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They just had to ask us to send her in the middle of the night?

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Bear it.

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I feel anxious. Physician Jiang isn't here.

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Go tell His Majesty to send Physician Qi.

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- Yes.

- Hurry.

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Mistress.

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Slowly, Your Majesty. Don't rush.

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Qi Ru will be here soon. Noble Lady Hai and the baby shall be well and healthy.

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They've already lit the main hall.

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Maybe you should go there first and await the good news.

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Mistress.

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Harder.

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It's born. Your Majesty, it's born.

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Among my children, this one cries the loudest.

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It's born. It's a prince.

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Hailan. It's a prince, Hailan.

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Mistress.

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We've got a prince.

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Change the water.

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Hurry.

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Hailan. Hailan?

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- Mistress.

- What's wrong?

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Consort Xian, Noble Lady took labor medicine.

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But her blood won't stop. I fear --

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Find a way then!

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Hurry and get medicine to stop bleeding.

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Royal Physician, hurry and bring medicine to stop bleeding.

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Noble Lady Hai's health is in dire condition.

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If you can't stop her bleeding,

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I will seek you for blame. Got that?

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Yes.

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Mistress, Physician Qi is here.

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Greetings to Consort Xian.

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Spared, Physician Qi.

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Hailan's bleeding nonstop and she's passed out.

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May you preserve her.

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May you be at ease. His Majesty already instructed me so.

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- This way.

- Yes.

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Noble Lady.

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The pulse is slippery and without strength.

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Consort Xian, her body's vitality energy is attacking her heart.

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It's due to the labor speeding medicine activating too strongly.

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Pushing the baby to come out quickly.

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Plus Noble Lady Hai, before her pregnancy,

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she had insufficient blood and vitality.

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The priority right now is to stop the bleeding.

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This is Dingkun Pellet. We need her to hold it in her mouth.

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Alright.

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Let Noble Lady Hai suck it.

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The bleeding stopped.

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Consort Xian, don't worry. Her bleeding has been controlled.

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We just need her to take Dingkun Pellet daily on time.

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And the medicine for anti-bleeding and all should be well.

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Thank you, Royal Physician Qi for your grace of rescue.

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Then I will take my leave.

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Give me the handkerchief.

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Mistress, Noble Lady Hai is fine now.

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You've been riled up all night and you should get some rest now.

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No worry. I will be with her.

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You go watch Fifth Prince. Don't step a foot away from him.

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Yes.

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Consort Xian, how's the situation inside?

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His Majesty is here and he's been on standby outside all along.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, Hailan birthed a prince.

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Great.

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Great.

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This is my fifth son.

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Congratulations, Your Majesty.

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Reward! Reward the entire Yanxi Palace. Get on up.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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This child does seem to two rounds bigger than an average kid.

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It must have been hard on Noble Lady Hai.

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Look at that little face. So round but so smooth. So alluring.

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This child has an upright look and his cry is sonorous.

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He must be a blessed child.

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Come, Auntie.

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- Look after Fifth Prince diligently.

- Yes.

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You all may leave.

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Yes.

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I've already made up my mind.

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In the Tale of King Mu, "fine jade is the standard of jade."

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This "qi" (fine jade) word signifies rare quality.

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I plan to grant Fifth Prince the name "Yongqi" and what say you?

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Yongqi? Good name.

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Hailan birthed this prince by risking her life.

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Thankfully Physician Qi rushed here in time to help her bleeding stop.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Yes, this Noble Lady Hai birthed a good son for me.

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To put me in such pleasant state.

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I plan to promote her to imperial concubine.

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With the title of Yu (pleasant). What do you think?

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I thank Your Majesty greatly on behalf of Hailan.

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I want to beg Your Majesty for another grace.

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Speak.

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Concubine Yu loves her son dearly. May you not send Fifth Prince to Xiefang Hall.

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And allow Concubine Yu to keep him by her side.

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I plan to do that as well. Concubine Yu comes from a humble background.

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I plan to have you raise Yongqi.

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Hence Concubine Yu can see him all the time.

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Concubine Yu and I bow to Your Majesty's thick grace.

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Hailan and I will surely look after Fifth Prince well.

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We will not disappoint your aspiration.

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Alright. Get on up now.

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- Li Yu.

- Present.

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The royal physicians that tended to her tonight. Cast them all out of the palace.

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Never to employ them again and sentence them as incompetent.

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I understand.

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Mistress, slower.

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Mistress.

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It's almost daylight. You shouldn't stay vigilant here anymore.

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Sanbao, I feel anxious.

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His Majesty sent Physician Xu and Li out of the palace.

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You follow them and see who they interact with before their departure from Palace.

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I will go immediately.

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Go.

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Yes.

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Mistress Xian.

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How is it?

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Mistress Xian, don't worry. My mistress is fine.

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She's just too weak so she's asleep.

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Mistress Xian, you should return to your palace to rest too.

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I'm fine. I'll accompany Hailan. You go.

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Yes.

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Last night the wind was strong.

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Concubine Yu's screaming was heard all over Qixiang Palace.

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I thought she labored with much hardship.

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So she and the son must have perished.

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Preserved or not, it doesn't matter.

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But a woman with big stomach during pregnancy.

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Which doesn't have stretch marks on her after?

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She will lose her husband's lust for her.

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And Concubine Yu lost blood after labor.

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If she were to birth another, it will be difficult.

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This Concubine Yu was lucky to birth a boy.

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But you're the one who birthed the first prince upon His Majesty's ascension to throne regardless.

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Fifth Prince can't compare to Fourth Prince.

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It's just a waste on our effort beforehand, that's all.

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Our arrangement of making the mother clan messenger ill on fake pretense to move away Jiang Yubin.

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And putting Physician Xu and company to deliver the baby.

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Those physicians put too much effort into it this time.

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Sister Zhen Shu, Physician Xu is here.

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Mistress, I will go first.

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Matron.

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I am grateful you agreed to treat my heart palpitations.

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Please take this treatment fee first.

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I will come fetch the medicine when I have a spare moment.

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What treatment fee?

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I've even lost my job in the palace.

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It's fine. You've toiled half your life in the palace.

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You can go and enjoy your retirement after leaving the palace and that's good too.

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That's true.

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As long as my family is all well.

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Don't you worry about that. You are a good person with lots of luck. You will be blessed with lots of grandchildren.

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He took it?

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He did. But Physician Xu and company won't be able to stay at Palace.

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Physicians that Palace can't keep won't be much use outside.

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Yes. I understand.

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Fifth Prince is so cute.

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He's smiling. Mistress Xian, he's smiling.

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Quiet. He's sleeping.

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Mistress Xian, look how rosy he looks.

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Yes. Little mouth.

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Cutie, smile. Smile.

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- So good.

- Mistress.

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Take him to nursemaid.

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Careful.

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Mistress. I saw Physician Xu.

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He met with Zhen Shu who serves Concubine Jia.

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Concubine Jia?

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Why did Physician Xu meet Zhen Shu?

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I heard Zhen Su has heart palpitation issues.

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Soon Physician Xu will have a look.

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But there are no allowances for royal physicians to treat palace maids in Palace.

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Since he is willing to treat her,

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it must be due to Concubine Jia's arrangement.

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Could this be linked to Concubine Jia?

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Concubine Jia usually aligns with Empress.

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While with Noble Consort, they have a surface harmony that is not true harmony.

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If this is really linked to Concubine Jia,

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she's not easy one either.

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Then should we stop those physicians?

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And report Concubine Jia to His Majesty?

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No need.

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Concubine Yu's prenatal medicine. We've not yet found out who put a hand into it still.

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It made her fetus too large.

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And the royal physician had her drink labor inducing medicine.

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But it was understandable.

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His Majesty, if he were to cast a crime on them, it would only be a crime of mis-prescribing medicine.

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We still can't just let Physician Xu and company off hook.

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Concubine Jia is always in cahoots with Empress.

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If this is really linked to Concubine Jia,

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then could it be that Empress also had a part?

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No matter who we suspect, just a bit of suspicion,

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without any evidence is useless.

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Your Highness, His Majesty is here.

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- Greetings, Your Majesty.

- Rise.

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Your Majesty, your court session ended late this morning.

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I believe you must have been held up by the previous matters.

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We discussed about the Xuecheng case in Shanxi.

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The punishment needed to be strict in order to stop bribery.

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Your Majesty, have this bowl of refreshing soup.

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When I woke up this morning and heard that Concubine Yu and her son were fine, it was a happy occasion.

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I thought that you must be very happy and didn't sleep well in the night.

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Hence, I instructed the kitchen to cook a pot of purple ginseng pigeon soup

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as a tonic to refresh yourself.

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You have worked hard.

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Sit.

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Other than the happy news regarding Concubine Yu and her child,

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I heard about something else.

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Speak.

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I heard that when Concubine Shen's coffin was being incinerated,

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it created a strange vision and caused the people in the palace to panic.

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Although Concubine Yu had a smooth delivery,

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because due to the trauma of birth, her body is weak.

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I'm worried whether it was because last night was ominous,

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and it affected the blessings in the palace.

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Continue with what you were saying.

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A'Ruo deserved to die for her countless crimes and wicked deeds.

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It's just that it has caused the people in the palace to feel uneasy and create a lot of debates about Concubine Ruyi.

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I can't turn a blind eye to this.

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Empress, when I was young, I thought that,

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as an Empress who is the head of the six palaces,

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I imagined what it would be like.

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Perhaps, it's like the Goddess of Mercy sitting on the lotus flower pad.

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She believes in compassion for the world.

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She doesn't hear and talk.

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She doesn't do evil deeds and lie.

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She handles everything

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wisely in her heart.

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What do you think?

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I...

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Although I'm an Empress,

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I'm also a mortal with seven emotions.

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The immortal realm that you are talking about,

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I'm not good enough for that.

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You are right. A person is human

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but even if the realm is unattainable, one can still yearn for it.

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I understand what you mean.

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Evil words and blames shouldn't come out from my mouth.

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The palace forbids evil words and blames.

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You should suppress the rumors.

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Or else, rumors will become a common practice in the palace and cause chaos.

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When I go back, I will instruct the palace staff

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not to spread any rumors.

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As for Concubine Yu and her child, I will go to Anhua Hall

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to pray for Fifth Prince's health and safety.

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Fifth Prince is good and I'm fond of Fourth Prince.

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but, Empress, we should still have an eldest son.

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Your Majesty, I have served you for many years

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and I have handled many things.

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but you have always been on my mind.

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I will definitely give birth to an eldest son for you

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to fulfill your wish.

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Fine.

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[ Hall of Mental Cultivation ]

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Your Highness, please get into the sedan.

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No need. I would like to take a walk.

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Yes.

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When I was listening to your conversation with His Majesty,

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I was tired on your behalf.

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Ever since Concubine Ruyi came out from the Cold Palace and Yonglian died early,

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His Majesty has treated me differently.

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Seeing him having sons with others, and my son died young,

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I couldn't be jealous and angry. I could only smile.

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How could I not be tired?

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Your Highness' virtue and hard work,

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His Majesty will understand.

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Would he understand?

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I greatly fear that our current marital relationship,

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it only display admiration on the outer surface.

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But if one day, there is only

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a mutual affection on the outer surface,

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I can only stick like a leech and not let go.

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Older sister.

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You are awake.

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Does it still hurt?

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Yes.

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Where is the child?

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He's asleep.

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I will carry him here for you to look at him when he's awake.

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Is he okay? Is he healthy?

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He's doing well.

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He cries heartily, is chubby and healthy.

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Yexin, go and get the medicinal soup for stopping the pain now.

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Heat up the chicken porridge later. Concubine Yu hasn't eaten anything for the entire day.

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Yes.

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Concubine Yu?

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His Majesty promoted you.

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Older sister.

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I finally gave birth

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to a son for you and myself.

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Yesterday, I thought that I almost couldn't survive.

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Seeing how you were on the brink of death yesterday,

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I was very worried.

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They tried their best

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to keep getting rid of me.

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It caused me

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to almost be unable to give birth to him.

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Older sister, fortunately, you were here.

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If you weren't here,

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I definitely couldn't have held on to myself and my child

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and satisfied their wishes.

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You are weak now.

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Let's not think about this now. Okay?

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No.

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I can't forget about this hatred.

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Including what they did to us.

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In the future,

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I will definitely take revenge on them.

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I can't sit still anymore.

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I will definitely protect your life.

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And the child too.

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I definitely won't sit still and not do anything again.

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Fine.

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Your Majesty, why do you have the time today

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to have dinner at Zongcui Palace?

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Seeing how Concubine Yu had a difficult labor, I thought about Yonghuang and Yongzhang.

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It must have been tough for you with the two kids here.

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How could it be tough for me?

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As for Concubine Yu, she has gone through several hardships to give birth to the Fifth Prince.

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That's right.

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Your Majesty, when you mentioned Yonghuang, I have some matter about it.

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Yonghuang is of a marriage age.

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That's right. For the past days,

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I have been thinking about the young daughters of the ministers in the imperial court.

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A few of them are suitable and has good appearances.

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but I'm still considering this.

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Yonghuang is a mature child and he's gentle too.

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But I also hope that his future wife is someone who is also kind and gentle.

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And listen to what's on his mind.

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You are his foster mother. Naturally, you will think on his behalf.

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I dote on Yonghuang. Of course, the ministers are great in the imperial court.

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It's just that those rich people doesn't have good temperaments.

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Concubine Wan and Concubine Yu

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are people with good temperaments.

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You are also a person with good temperament.

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As for the person, I already have someone in mind.

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My distant cousin, Lady Yilali,

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is one year younger than Yonghuang. She's a gentle and warm person.

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They are young

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but it's more important that the person is good.

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Just like you, warm and congenial.

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Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment.

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Here's a toast to Your Majesty.

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Come.

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Mistress, His Majesty doesn't come to Jingcui Palace often.

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If you want to go see him,

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you can go and greet Consort Chun.

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It'd better than you staying here daily painting alone.

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No, His Majesty isn't here to find me.

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If I just push myself there nonsensically, His Majesty wouldn't be happy.

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Why would he? You're always painting.

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His Majesty can't even see them.

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I only received His Majesty's one night's favor.

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His Majesty could still remember me and gave me the title of First Class Attendant.

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That's already abundantly merciful.

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On others,

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I don't dare to aspire anything.

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Drop.

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- You toiled all day and night.

- Mother is here.

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You should hurry and rest up inside.

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Hailan is fine --

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Mother.

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Yonghuang?

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Greetings to Mother.

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Hurry and rise.

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You're so tall and strong.

[ First Prince, Yonghuang ]

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It seems Mother Chun is good to you.

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Come. Let's go inside the palace with me and eat some snacks.

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Mother, I'll be fine just standing here a bit.

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What's the matter?

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I just sneaked out while Mother Chun and Royal Father are talking.

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I don't dare to stay long. I must return soon.

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I see.

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Then you go back or else if Mother Chun looks for you, it won't be good.

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Yes.

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When I have time, I will come visit you.

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Now you're grown and Third Prince is still young, you can help him some.

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I understand. Those years when you were in Cold Palace, I worried a lot.

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Seeing how you're well and peaceful, I can rest my worry.

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Then I will go first.

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Go on. Careful on your way.

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Your son leaves now.

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All brush pens come from Huzhou and it's a tribute item.

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Why is it taking so long?

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Yonghuang is devoted to his studies and I just want to pick a better brush pen for him.

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I thought once you came back, Yonghuang should be with you.

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But for one, I worried Consort Chun would be upset.

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And you'd lose one of your allies.

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Second, Yonghuang is grown now and he should have his own manor and wife too.

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So there's no need to move him into your palace.

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Your Majesty is already thinking about Yonghuang's marriage?

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I wanted to hear your thoughts on it actually.

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Empress has not given birth to the legitimate heir.

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If you give your first son, Yonghuang,

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to a marriage with a lofty noble family's daughter,

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those with calculations would shun it.

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You couldn't have forgotten that year, when someone shunned Yonghuang being first son,

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and made him suffer so much over it.

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Your consideration is also my consideration.

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I was thinking as long as wife and husband get alnog and it's fine.

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We don't need to care about the status of the family.

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Do you have someone in mind?

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Consort Chun recommended to me her distant relative, Yilari Clan.

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I thought it would be very nice to add relation to a relation.

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That's fine too.

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Alright then, and it's settled.

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Your Majesty cherishes Yonghuang.

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Ruyi. Lately, have you heard any rumors around the palace?

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I haven't. What rumors?

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It's good you haven't. Don't listen to any nonsense.

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I need to make a trip outside the palace to Shanxi in the afternoon.

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These days I'm not in the palace, be very cautious of all.

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I will do so. You needn't worry.

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Why does everyone evade us?

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It's all because of A'Rou incident.

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Now all the rumors around the palace.

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As if A'Rou really turned into a ghost.

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A'Rou died suspiciously and today is A'Rou's 57th day.

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Everyone says on the 57th, the soul returns.

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Coming back as a ghost.

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Suoxin, stop the nonsense.

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Yes.

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Let's go back to our palace.

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Back to palace.

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Suoxin, a ghost.

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Go collect your debt elsewhere.

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A'Rou, go find who you really need to find.

530

Come to me, Sanbao.

531

Yikun Palce

532

Noble Consort, do you want to go visit Consort Xian?

533

I heard she woke up and saw ghost fires all over the chamber.

534

She was startled and now she's invited the exorcist.

535

They are performing the ritual now.

536

Was the ghost fire real?

537

I heard everyone in Yikun Palace saw it.

538

Yesterday was A'Rou's 57th.

539

Can't be that she came to seek avenge?

540

What nonsense is that?

541

A'Rou's coffin was strange and that's ominous enough.

542

Now this ghost fire talk.

543

But everyone saw it so it can't be fake.

544

By the way, Sister Chun. I heard His Majesty granted marriage to Yilari clanswoman to First Prince.

545

That's a great blessing of adding a relative to a relative.

546

For both of us. I imagine once Fourth Prince grows up,

547

he will have a great match as well.

548

Fourth Prince is still so little. This wedding wine will be a long wait.

549

Sister, you're trying to ask me for a cup already?

550

Noble Consort. Noble --

551

Congratulations to Fourth Prince.

552

I feel tired. I will go back first.

553

Careful, Mistress.

554

Mistress, are you alright?

555

Tell me, do you think A'Rou really became a fierce ghost?

556

Yikun Palace seems to say so.

557

Mistress, Physician Qi sent mugwort wine.

558

To have you drink it daily to warm your body.

559

And there are some high quality mugwort leaves, you can use for bathing and making mugwort pillow.

560

These are all for ridding chill and warming the body.

561

Hurry and pour a cup of mugwort wine for Mistress to let her have a try.

562

I will have Xing Xuan draw out the bath water for you to have a good deep soak.

563

And I will make a mugwort pillow for you so you can sleep more soundly.

564

Mistress.

565

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566

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

567

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

568

♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

569

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

570

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

571

♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

572

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

573

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

574

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

575

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

576

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

577

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

578

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

579

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

580

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

581

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

582

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

583

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

584

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

585

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

586

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

587

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

588

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