Original subtitles

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Subtitles and Timings By The Qing Hair and Those Who Dare Team @ Viki.com

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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 34

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You're the head of the six palaces.

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You must know very well to shed a tear now is useless.

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If you cry and His Majesty can recover fully,

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then I will cry alongside with you.

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Please don't be angry, Royal Mother. I am only worried about His Majesty.

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Emperor doesn't have some severe illness.

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Your tear so easily shed. How hapless is that?

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I understand. May you instruct me.

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Consort Xian is ill.

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So the other consorts of the palace can take turns.

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Noble Consort Chun is in early pregnancy and Consort Jia needs to raise the prince so both are spared from coming.

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The rest, Concubine Mei and Concubine Shu are both beloved by His Majesty so they can serve him more.

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Concubine Yu, Attendant Qing and Attendant Wan can serve along too. But you're the empress.

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You just need to be thoughtful in making the arrangement.

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Royal Mother, His Majesty's illness is contagious.

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If the six palaces take turns in serving him, what if all contract it?

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I fear it will be out of control in that case.

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Royal Mother, if you deem me as suitable enough,

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then I volunteer myself to look after His Majesty.

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I will serve him day and night without leaving him half a step.

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Empress and Emperor love each other so much so I will go along with you.

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If you can't last anymore, I will send someone to help you.

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Yes.

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I send Royal Mother away with respect.

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Hurry and go in.

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Rest a bit, Your Highness and allow me to tend.

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No need. You go watch His Majesty's medicine. Don't miss the timing.

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Yes.

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Also. Even though Empress Dowager said the other consorts don't need to come tend.

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There will be some who won't sit still.

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Li Yu, you send the order.

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To evade the illness from spreading, they are not allowed to pass into Yangxin Hall.

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Yes.

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But you're here and the matters of the six palaces --

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Let Consort Jia look after it time to time.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty. I am here alone to accompany you.

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It's quiet and clear now. No one is coming to disturb us anymore.

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Greetings to Noble Consort Xian.

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Noble Consort Xian, Empress is inside.

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Only the empress is there?

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Empress does not allow the six palaces to come serve in order to prevent the illness from spreading.

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So she is alone in there all along.

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Empress is so thoughtful.

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She is the head of the six palaces. You are still ill, Noble Consort Xian.

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You should go back and nurture your own health first.

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Go and let Empress know I stopped by.

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Yes.

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Zhongcui Palace

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His Majesty is harboring illness and we're all dearly anxious.

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But I feel so guilty.

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I am pregnant so I fear I'm the first to bow out from serving.

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You're ranked high and with merit.

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We are all just worried so wanted to ask you to go talk to Empress.

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So we can take turns tending his illness.

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Empress is worried His Majesty's illness can spread.

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So she won't let us go.

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I haven't served His Majesty for short time either.

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Though this illnes is contagious, I am not scared.

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Just that this illness, only the empress is serving,

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and that worries us the most.

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Imperial Noble Consort Huixian only passed away recently.

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Noble Consort Xian is ill too.

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If something should happen to Empress too then the harem will be in big chaos.

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But we've got you still, Consort Jia.

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Noble Consort Chun is pregnant so Empress put most of the six palace affairs to you.

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Why don't we all plead you to go and make our plea to Empress.

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There's no place for me to put a word in before Empress.

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You all chat slowly, Sisters. I will go first.

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That odd personality is leaving again.

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She's always been like that. Let her be.

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I don't blame you for not respecting them.

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They want to go tend to His Majesty to court favors.

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But they are all scared to lead the way to go to Empress.

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Each pushing another.

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Since you know what's on their mind, why bother saying it out?

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Then we'd be akin to them.

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Mistress, then where should we go?

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Anhua Hall. I can't go tend to His Majesty now.

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I can go to Anhua Hall and pray and that's contributing something.

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Better than them yakking here.

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Your devotion is already arrived.

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Just that in order for His Majesty to recover fully,

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you will have to paint banners personally.

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and hang it in your garden to pray for blessings to His Majesty.

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Mistress.

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Mistress, slowly.

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Mistress, let me help you.

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- No.

- It's almost dark and it's raining so hard.

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Let me help you hang.

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No. If someone else hangs it then it won't work.

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Let me do it myself.

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Mistress, careful.

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Your Majesty, you're awake.

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Noble Consort Xian is so tired already.

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Help her go and rest.

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Your Majesty, this is Empress.

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Why is Empress here?

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Your Majesty, since Noble Consort Xian fell ill,

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it's been Empress who's been tending to your illness all along.

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Your Majesty, you're awake.

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You worked hard.

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- Li Yu.

- Present.

- Empress is tired.

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Let her go rest.

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Tell Concubine Shu to come tend to me.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, I know you don't wish to see me.

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But you're ill and I'm your legal wife.

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How can I not tend to you by the bed in detail?

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Your illness is contagious.

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Noble Consort Xian already fell ill.

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If something else goes wrong in the six palaces,

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it would be my fault to see the household toil.

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Your Majesty, if you're not wiling to see me,

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I can cover my face with a handkerchief.

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I just beg you will allow me to serve you like other palace staff.

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It's not that I don't wish to see you.

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It's just that I worry you've toiled too much serving me.

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Just as long as you can recover fully, what do I fear?

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Your Highness, the porridge you made for His Majesty is done.

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Your Majesty, drink some porridge.

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Your Majesty, this is made personally by Her Highness.

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She's boiled it for hours.

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Your Majesty.

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Empress, I heard His Majesty's illness has improved a lot lately.

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I want to see His Majesty.

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Concubine Shu, His Majesty's illness is contagious.

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He's not all recovered yet.

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You should go and wait more or else you might contract it.

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Empress, you are working so hard.

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You are staying vigilant by His Majesty all alone but you forgot you still had Princess Hejing to look after.

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Someone like me who has no children and no worries.

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I'd be more convenient in tending to His Majesty.

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You are still young. If you get the illness and harm your beauty,

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then later on, how will you even service His Majesty?

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You're so virtuous.

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Tending to His Majesty all alone.

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The rest of us can't even see him once.

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Forget it.

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These are lucky pouches I personally made for His Majesty.

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Anhua Hall's master has blessed them.

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May I ask you to deliver these for me?

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These lucky pouches are great.

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However, let's wait till later you can give them to His Majesty personally and that's more meaningful.

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You should return.

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Since His Majesty has recovered,

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other than Empress, it's usually Noble Consort Xian,

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or that Concubine Shu that accompany him the most.

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I haven't seen His Majesty in such a long time actually.

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His Majesty is very tender to Empress.

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If it weren't for me being pregnant, His Majesty probably wouldn't come see me either.

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Noble Consort Chun. Mistress.

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Empress is pregnant.

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- Really?

- Can't be wrong. Physician Qi personally checked pulse.

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Go now.

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What? Empress is pregnant with legitimate heir.

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Even if I birth a gold ball,

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His Majesty won't come take a look either.

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Empress aspired day and night and finally she's pregnant.

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Yes. His Majesty is so elated.

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We need to go and congratulate her.

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Empress being pregnant has nothing to do with me.

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I'm not actually happy so I don't need to put on fake air and go.

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But we still need to live in tandem.

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We need to be cordial with each other.

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I really dislike her.

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Other than me,

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you must never mention it to others ever.

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I know.

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I am just saying how I feel.

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His Majesty is very sweet and kind to me.

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Since Physician Qi told me my body is weak and not easily able to get pregnant,

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each time I serviced His Majesty in bed, His Majesty would always send prenatal medicine to me.

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But I've been drinking it for so many years.

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And still no movement whatsoever.

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I fear it's truly due to my body being so weak.

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Empress drank prenatal medicine for so many years in order to get pregnant.

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But she still got her good news today.

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Have you ever drank it?

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Back then, Empress wanted lots of royal heirs.

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So all the palaces were granted prenatal medicines.

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But it's you who is most favored by His Majesty.

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You're the first to be given by prenatal medicine by His Majesty after bed service.

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Mistress, Eunuch Jin Bao is here.

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Greetings to two mistresses.

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His Majesty had me deliver medicine to Concubine Shu.

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I take my leave.

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His Majesty even told Jin Bao to watch you drink it?

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He sure did.

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It makes me so embarrassed.

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Hurry and eat something sweet to get rid of the bitter taste in your mouth.

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This is clam from Zhuji. Sweet and light.

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I just love these hometown food.

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You keep talking about hometown and you really don't seem like a Manchu gege.

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You seem more like a Jiangnan noblewoman who walked out of Zhuji.

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Zhao Yitai, Empress being pregnancy this time requires every to be extra cautious.

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Especially in food. Except for the chef, you and me,

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no others can put a hand in it.

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Not even Lianxin?

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The fewer hands, the cleaner.

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ALso, the senior physicians in royal court, have them take shifts once every three days.

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All for the sake of Empress birthing the royal prince soundly.

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Alright. Let's go in.

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How is it?

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Replying to Madam.

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From the fetal pulse it's 80 to 90 percent chance it's a boy.

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Thank goodness. We are awaiting precisely those words of yours.

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Sulian, reward for him.

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Yes.

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Hurry and get a seat for Physician Qi.

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I thank Your Highness for your thick grace.

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Physician Qi.

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Empress, though your current fetal position is good,

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from the pulse it seems slipper and weak.

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The pulse is so thin like threads. I deem --

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Can't be that the royal heir isn't well?

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Physician Qi, don't you scare me now.

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It's like this, Madam. Empress is already no longer in her prime age for child-bearing.

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And she over-exhausted in weary over Crown Prince Danhui's death.

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These years her wearies have weakened her health.

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Though I have been giving medicine to her all along to help her get pregnant,

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until you became pregnant, you tended to His Majesty day and night and you over-exhausted yourself.

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This is all meaning that your pregnancy timing isn't great.

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Just tell me whether you can preserve the royal heir.

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Of course I can. But you're only pregnant for 3 months.

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So your body is weak and the fetus is not stable.

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I plan to burn mugwort to preserve the fetus.

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Burn mugwort to preserve the fetus?

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That means I'm showing signs of miscarriage.

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Don't worry, Your Highness.

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I am only doing it out of prevention.

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As long as we can keep the baby.

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Then what about His Majesty?

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Don't worry. I will keep this secret for you for now.

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No. Physician Qi you must let His Majesty know.

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Empress is pregnant with His Majesty's legitimate child.

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Just how toiling and difficult it is.

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Even if you have to burn mugwort, you must do so when His Majesty is present by Empress's side.

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So he can see himself just how hard it is for her.

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That way he will cherish this child even more so.

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Qi Ru understands.

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Empress, I will leave.

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We've troubled you.

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Physician Qi. You must remember this.

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Empress's royal fetus not only represents Fuca clan's full glory,

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it also represents your family's survival.

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You must be detailed.

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Yes.

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Mother. You didn't need to frighten Qi Ru.

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He is prudent already.

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I am not asking him to be prudent.

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I want him to put his life on the line to protect you and the baby.

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Empress, your age isn't young.

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This fetus, if you can't preserve.

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Then our Fuca can can depend on what?

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Our Fuca clan's all.

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All depens on this fetus of yours.

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I understand.

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I will birth the legitimate heir no matter what and not disappoint His Majesty.

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And I won't disappoint you or the entire Fuca clan.

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Go now.

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Lixin, you leave first.

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Empress's pregnancy doesn't seen well, I hear.

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What can we do though?

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Now His Majesty cares only about that.

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I only have one child.

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But Empress is pregnant with the royal heir.

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And if she births the legitimate heir,

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then it's hopeless for us.

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We can't know if she will birth a girl or boy.

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You must think of a way to get pregnant again.

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Will you still to go Changchun Palace, Your Majesty?

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Empress's fetus is not stable.

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I am a bit worried.

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Yes.

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Stop.

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What is that sound? It sounds like the northern zither.

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Only Concubine Jia would have the northern zither in the palace.

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Your Highness, we are short on mugwort.

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I will go get more.

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Thank you.

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Your Highness, Noble Consort Chun birthed a princess.

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Good. She's got boy and girl both now.

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Yes. His Majesty is very happy too.

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He said after Princess Hejing, we've not had any other princesses.

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So she named Fourth Princess 'Jingyan' and granted lots of rewards.

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I will follow suit and reward both Noble Consort Chun and princess.

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Yes.

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Another incident. Consort Jia has been pregnant for two months.

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All good news.

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Go tell Consort Jia to have a smooth pregnancy --

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Royal Mother.

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I greet Royal Mother.

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Hurry and get up.

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Royal Mother, look. I painted this.

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Not bad.

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Looks like you've improved a lot learning from Painter Lang.

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Really?

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Master Lang praised me too saying I painted well.

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Just that this painting it's only you and me.

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If we could add a little prince, it would be great.

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Just that when I painted it,

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it was only you who accompanied me.

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You're already about to become a sister. Don't be petty.

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Today Noble Consort Chun birthed a daughter.

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In the future, you will not be the only princess in the palace.

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You must put on the aura of an older sister.

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Then, there are different princesses still.

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I am the daughter of you and Royal Father. I'm a princess from the legitimate wife.

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If you were birthing a sister to me, she would be like me too.

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Don't talk nonsense.

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I will be birthing a brother for you for sure.

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Yes.

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Linxin,

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hurry and continue to smoke it for me.

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Yes.

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Empress Dowager, today is Fourth Princess's third.

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You won't go watch?

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Enough. Go.

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Never mind. I just got back from Empress and I'm tired.

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Empress's fetus if the priority.

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Yes. Qi Ru already told me.

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Empress is already burning mugwort.

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We'd be so lucky if we can keep it til 9th month.

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Empress is getting older.

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If the baby can't be full term, it will be very weak.

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If Concubine Shu could have a baby, it would be great.

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Though after each bed service,

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His Majesty gives her pregnancy medicine.

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Saying he wants to have a royal heir soon.

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But I feel like that medicine seems questionable.

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Really?

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Can't be that His Majesty is weary she's a Yehenara?

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Or he is keeping me at bay.

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If he wants to keep you at bay, he could've just not taken Attendant Qing and Concubine Shu.

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Why bother this trouble?

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This emperor of ours.

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He is a deep thinker.

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[ Qianlong's 11th year and third month in reign. ]

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[ Noble Consort Ula-Nara, in lieu of Empress of Fuca clan. ]

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[ Oversees the silkworm ceremony. ]

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[ With prayer to ancestors. ]

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[ Setting example to silk farmers.]

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[ Let the light shine on land long without night light. ]

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[ Let the oceans subsist long and wide. ]

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Your Highness, Physician Qi has said it.

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You must rest well.

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His Majesty values silk farming. Silkworm ceremony

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is a grand ceremony for the empress to be an example to the silk farmers of the world.

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But this year, it was Noble Consort Xian who surpassed me to represent in it.

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To carry out the silkworm ceremony in my stead.

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Someone had to do for you.

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Better to let Noble Consort Xian who has no children,

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then to let Noble Consort Chun who has three boys and one girl.

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You aren't seeing it clear enough.

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Noble Consort Chun, no matter how many she can bear, she's still from a Han banner.

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His Majesty isn't fond of her enough.

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But Noble Consort Xian is the one who receives the most love.

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If you weren't pregnant,

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His Majesty wouldn't have allowed others to do for you.

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You just need to birth the royal prince safely.

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And you won't need to worry a thing.

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I hope so.

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Seeing that haughty look on Noble Consort Xian today.

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I felt so repulsed.

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By seniority and merit, how are you less than her in any way?

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She went and carried out the silkworm ceremony for Empress's stead.

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Slower, Sister.

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I don't have that qualification.

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Though we are both noble consorts, when we were back in the old manor,

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she was the second wife. I was only a gege.

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I just don't like to hear that from you.

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You've got two sons and a daughter and you're raising First Prince too.

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She's only raised Fifth Prince.

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If you are less than her?

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Then your children are less than fifth prince.

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What's the use of talking of these?

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Look at how upset you are. Don't disturb the fetus now.

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It's not such a precious fetus.

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I'm only pregnant with a child of a mistress anyway.

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Can't be compared to the central palace legitimate child.

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Don't say such hapless words.

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I think your pregnancy shape is another son.

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I only wish to birth a princess.

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If Empress births a prince, it's fine.

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If she births a princess and I birth a prince,

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then that's got to be annoying to her.

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If you say it like that, then I gave births to third and sixth prince.

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So I would be annoying to her more.

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Sister, I sure didn't mean that.

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Your Majesty.

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The ginger soup was heated up several times.

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Just take a sip.

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This is supposed to be the time of spring sowing.

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There is a drought in Beijing and without any rains.

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The sowing in spring can't be carried out.

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There won't be any grains to be harvested in autumn. The people must be distressed.

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Mulberry farming is the foundation of a state.

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Your Majesty then asked me to be in-charge of the offering to the Silkworm God.

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It's also to let everyone know the importance of mulberry farming to you.

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I plan to be a vegetarian and not have baths for a month.

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Walk to Yuanqiu and to do a ceremony to pray for rain.

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Your Majesty showing your sacred heart like this will surely touch the Heavens.

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Empress Dowager also said there was no rain for the past few days.

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The harem will go with her later to Anhua Hall to pray.

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Empress Dowager especially made a decree for Mistress and Her Majesty Empress

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to not go to Anhua Hall to pray, so as not to have any miscarriage.

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Talking about this, you are already pregnant for six months.

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It won't be easy for you to move around.

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My body aches everywhere.

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But His Majesty only places importance on Her Highness birth.

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My baby is just an icing on the cake.

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I must think of a way to let His Majesty places importance on me.

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And on the child in my belly.

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Mistress, it's only April and the plants and flowers in the royal garden have all died.

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I couldn't find any nice flowers for decorations.

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Before there is no rain in spring, everyone in the palace is praying and fasting.

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If you have nothing to do, stop swaying out there.

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Don't let others think that everyone in Qixiang Palace is not worrying on His Majesty's behalf.

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Yes.

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Imperial Physician Qi, she has been having abdominal pains since noon.

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The pain is extremely worst today. Her baby...

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Imperial Physician Qi, is her baby at risk?

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I have already used acupuncture

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But the baby is still showing signs of descent. I fear that you'll be giving birth soon.

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Being unable to make it last until full term is my incompetence.

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This baby is only eight months old.

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It's not the time to blame anyone now.

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Imperial Physician Qi, tell me what I should do now.

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Your Highness, please be calm.

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Since the baby wants to be born,

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I will do my best to have the baby be delivered safely.

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I feel better hearing you say this.

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Lianxin, go and get the midwife now.

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Your Highness, Lady, the midwife is at the side hall. She will be here soon.

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Your Highness, don't be anxious. I'm going to make the preparations now.

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Your Highness, you must hang in there.

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Everything will be fine.

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Your Highness, push.

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- This won't do.

- Hurry up.

- Hang in there.

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You must consider your health! Push hard!

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How is she?

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It's bad. Although there is a movement of the fetus

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but it doesn't has the strength to come out on its own.

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I fear it can't be delivered smoothly.

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I'm going to report to His Majesty and Empress Dowager now.

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You can't. His Majesty is at the altar now.

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They are praying now. Her Highness can't be disturbed.

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But this...

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- Royal Mother!

- Princess, why are you here?

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I know that she's giving birth my younger brother now. I'm going to see her.

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There's blood in the delivery room. You can't go in.

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Don't stop me.

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Royal Mother!

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Look at the time now.

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Empress Dowager is still not showing any signs of leaving.

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We all understand that we should keep coming to Anhua Hall to pray.

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I fear that everyone is tired.

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Empress Dowager has been kneeling and praying for rain for the entire day.

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His Majesty is also at the altar conducting the ritual.

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No matter how tired we are, we can't slack off. We still need to wait.

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Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager.

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Empress Dowager, the Zhong Palace gave birth to a prince!

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- But the great rejoicing...

- It's really a little emperor?

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Yes.

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Isn't Her Highness only in her eighth month? Why did she give birth that soon?

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An hour ago, there was movement in her fetus.

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The Imperial Physician said to induce the labor. Although it was a difficult birth

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but fortunately, the little emperor was born.

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Does His Majesty know?

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Yes, he did.

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Buddha has blessed us with a legitimate prince in Zhong Palace.

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I'm going to take a look now.

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Empress Dowager, it's not a problem for you to go

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but everyone is tired from the long day.

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If they all still follow you to Zhangchun Palace, I fear that it might disturb Her Majesty Empress' rest.

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I forgot about this.

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You can go back first.

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I'm going alone to take a look.

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Take care, Empress Dowager.

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That seems to be the sound of thunder.

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It's really the sound of thunder. It will be great if it really rains.

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There is good news in the palace.

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I believe His Majesty must be very happy.

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Today is the 8th day of the fourth month and the birthday of Buddha.

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The child of Her Highness is really blessed.

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Let's go out to check it it's raining.

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[Cong]

509

Royal Mother, look.

510

Cong?

511

Empress, since you gave birth, I've given it a lot of thought.

512

It's still this 'cong' word that's best.

513

Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this word?

514

Seventh Prince is our only official eldest son.

515

Cong is an item used for praying to the Earth, and it has a meaning of inheriting a family's business.

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Within it, I've place a lot of my hopes for him.

517

Thank you for giving him the name, Yongcong.

518

Empress, no need to be so formal.

519

Thank you, Your Majesty.

520

Royal Mother, don't you know?

521

When you were giving birth that day, you were in great pain.

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She only cared about younger brother and not herself.

523

Empress, how could you be so foolish? You only know how to protect the child

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and not take care of yourself.

525

As long as I'm able to bear the Qing Dynasty a legitimate prince,

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even if I would be dying now,

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I will die without any regrets.

528

Don't say such inauspicious words.

529

Empress, I want to thank you.

530

Your risked your life to give me a son.

531

And also thought on my behalf.

532

I know what you have done for me.

533

In another two days, it will be Yongcong's first month.

534

We must do a good job of doing the ceremony for his first month.

535

Your Majesty, you already want a huge celebration just for Yongcong's third day of birth.

536

His 1 month old celebration will surely be a grand celebration, so is his first year birthday.

537

I'm a little afraid that this child might be losing blessings instead.

538

Why don't we just do it in my palace?

539

Fine. We will do it according to your wish.

540

Let all the harem bring their princes and princesses

541

and celebrate for Yongcong.

542

Come, let me take a look at him.

543

Congratulation, Empress Dowager, for having a grandson.

544

Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Highness

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for having a prince.

546

Rise.

547

Thank you, Empress Dowager.

548

Everyone, sit.

549

I don't have anything to give my grandson.

550

This is a long life lock

551

that was given to the former Emperor by Emperor Shengzu on his 1-month old birthday.

552

The former Emperor treasured it so much.

553

Now, passing it to Yongcong is just appropriate.

554

Thank you, Empress Dowager on Yongcong's behalf.

555

I will accumulate good karma for Yongcong.

556

In his 1-month old birthday today, I especially am making a decree

557

of giving out pardon to the entire empire as a celebration.

558

- Your Majesty is wise.

- Your Majesty is wise.

559

It's not that I specially dotes on Yongcong.

560

Yongcong is of legitimate lineage.

561

His is of precious fate.

562

He is the smartest among all my princes.

563

How could I not dote on him?

564

His Majesty, don't speak too soon. Yongcong is very young.

565

How can you tell that he's talented and intelligent?

566

Nanny Chun, what's wrong?

567

Your Highness, Seventh Prince didn't sleep well last night.

568

I'm afraid he's sleepy.

569

Royal Mother, Your Majesty, why don't we take Yongcong back to the side hall first?

570

Fine. Let's him go back first.

571

Why do I feel that Seventh Prince is not that vigor?

572

This is how it's like when a baby is sleepy.

573

Ever since Seventh Prince was born,

574

His Majesty has never visited his other princes and princess.

575

His Majesty only has his eyes on his precious Yongcong.

576

Our child are just children.

577

They can't be compared to Seventh Prince who is the eldest son of the official wife.

578

Sister, you didn't hear

579

that Seventh Prince's crying is weak like a cat.

580

Everyone says that a baby who is one month old likes to sleep.

581

Why can't Seventh Prince sleep well?

582

There was once a Momo that's serving Seventh Prince

583

who has quite heavy hands and hit a bell while she was working.

584

- Seventh Prince was suddenly shocked and cried the whole night.

- Something like that happened?

585

Seventh Prince is too weak then.

586

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

588

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

589

♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

590

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

591

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

592

♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

593

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

594

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

595

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

596

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

597

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

598

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

599

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

600

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

601

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

602

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

603

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

604

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

605

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

606

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

607

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

608

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

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