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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 36

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[ Yangxin Hall ]

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Attendant Wei, please go change in the surround room.

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His Majesty is already waiting for you in the chamber.

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- Your Highness.

- Sit.

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This time, don't be like that time, drinking all day and downcasted.

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Such foolish act, once is enough.

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Yes.

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To be heartbroken twice over the same person.

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It's indeed not worthwhile.

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That's it.

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Wei Yanwan knows to calculate for herself.

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You need to calculate for yourself too.

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I know.

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How about a guard in the imperial palace?

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I came from the lower fifth banner.

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Imperial Palace guards must come from Manchu's top three banner. I don't suit.

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There are exceptions to all things.

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Imperial Palace guard is the best prospect for palace guards.

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If you're willing, I can help you.

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But you have to forget about that person in the imperial palace.

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I obey your teaching.

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There it is then.

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Don't run.

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Your Majesty. Where am I? I'm here.

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Don't run. I will catch you and you're done.

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You won't catch me.

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Where are you?

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Your Majesty, let go of me.

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Alright. Alright. Stop playing.

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Emperor, since September, the pox is going around everywhere.

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From Hebei slowly to the capital.

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Children dying from the illness everywhere, incurable.

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We must be cautious in the palace.

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Our founding emperor died by the pox.

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And Emperor Kangxi had it in youth as well.

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We have lots of princes and princesses in the palace, so we must be cautious they don't contract it.

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You are right, Royal Mother.

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Also, in and out of the palace,

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ban frying of beans and splashing of water, to avoid the pox.

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Empress Dowager, I will pay tribute to Smallpox Queen.

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7th Prince is weak in health. The entire palace must be on guard.

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Starting today, no stranger is allowed in Changchun Palace.

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Until the smallpox is gone.

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Yes.

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Moxin?

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Yes. You don't remember?

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She was Imperial Noble Consort Huixian's close maid.

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Of course I remember.

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Before her death, Imperial Noble Consort Huixian was worried about her.

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So she sent her to hold a post in the antique room.

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But I was wondering why she's looking for us.

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I don't know either.

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But it's no harm in meeting her, right?

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A death at home?

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My mother passed away.

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Suoxin, get 50 silvers.

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For Moxin's mother's funeral.

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I will go back to the palace now to retrieve it.

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Thank you for your granting.

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Instead of lamenting me for helping Imperial Noble Consort to harm you in the past.

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You were only her maid and at best you were following order.

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Why should I bother nitpicking with you?

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I was dishonorable to you. I can only amend with my death.

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Just that since you're generous,

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50 silvers isn't enough.

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After my mother's funeral,

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I will have to hold another's funeral soon after.

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So you should give me 100 silvers.

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How do you mean?

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My mother died from smallpox.

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This morning I discovered.

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I've got a few red pox on my arm.

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So I am staying far from you.

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You've already got the smallpox but you meet us.

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You are not trying to get us to contract the smallpox too,

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to avenge for Imperial Noble Consort Huixian?

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I always remember.

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Imperial Noble Consort Huixian, how she hated Empress.

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I agreed to her.

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That I would avenge her death from Empress for her.

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You're dying and how will you avenge?

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I know.

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You two hate the empress just as Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.

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I am not skilled enough.

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So I am asking for your help.

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How do you wish us to help?

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I'm still alive now, besides serving my mother,

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all I think about is how to complete my late mistress's request.

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Until now.

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I finally have a way.

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Changchun Palace cares the most about her legitimate heir.

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Now 7th Prince is weak and he couldn't stand the smallpox.

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Moxin. This matter is not something I or Concubine Yu can do.

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Sister.

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Sister, don't forget how Empress harmed you.

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You barely harvested your life out of Cold Palace.

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Don't be too merciful now.

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If you're scared, I will do it.

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You doing it is not different than me doing it.

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7th Prince was born ill and his life is difficult.

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You and I are mothers and we can't do this.

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Sister.

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We can't.

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[ Multitude of Glory Gate ]

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Greetings, Noble Consort Xian, Concubine Yu.

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Attendant Wei.

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You're working hard. You must be cautious of the chill.

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If you get sick, no one can manage all the affairs of the palace.

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I am on my way back.

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I disgust you so much?

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Attendant Wei, I don't understand your words.

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Noble Consort Xian has always regarded me.

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As someone ungrateful of old relations for future gain.

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So you are always cold to me.

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But you don't know I have my bitter reason.

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How you walked step by step here.

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I have seen it all along. What is the bitter part?

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I heard you were born from the Ula-Nara clan.

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This clan is glorious and rich.

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When you were suffering in Cold Palace,

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you never forgot your family so you riled yourself up.

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I am the same.

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The various sufferings I went through.

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Someone noble like you wouldn't understand.

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But I don't forget my clan, just the same as you.

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Unforgetful of your clan doesn't mean you had to take this road.

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Your choice today did indeed betray someone true to you.

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Someone like me whose clan or family

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can never bring any glory to oneself.

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I must depend on myself to carve a better future.

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True heart. Such a private indulgence.

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Even if I can't cut it off, I must cut it off.

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The road you yourself chose. You just need to walk it happily.

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Sending away Your Highness.

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Mistress, why do you care how she treats you?

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We are nothing with her.

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How are we nothing?

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Empress has been sporting a weak health since birthing 7th prince.

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Noble Consort Xian has the power to manage 6 palaces.

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I must be carefully respective of her.

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By the way, I said to go look at what kind of conception medicine Concubine Shu is taking. Did you?

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I looked into it. Concubine Shu's conception medicine is made by daily log house.

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I will go take care of it now.

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Alright. Take Chunchan with you.

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Who is it?

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Eunuch Xu.

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Hello, Eunuch Xu.

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Oh, what brings you two maidens here.

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We heard you just got back from His Majesty's Yangxin Hall.

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His Majesty flipped Concubine Shu's tag?

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- Indeed.

- Eunuch Xu.

- Come in.

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Eunuch Xu, this is conception medicine for Concubine Shu after bed-tending.

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Physician Qi had me deliver it.

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Put it there. After log house boils it it will be sent tomorrow by Eunuch Jin Bao.

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- Go back.

- Yes.

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Attendant Wei asked us to come today for a favor.

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May I speak to you in private?

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Our mistress said, every time her tag,

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hers is always on the back.

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His Majesty can't see it easily.

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So tonight we came,

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to see if we can trouble you to find a way.

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So our mistress's tag can be placed in the front.

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After Noble Consort Xian, or Consort Jia or Concubine Shu.

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That's fine too.

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I got it.

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Actually Attendant Wei is pretty favored. Is this needed?

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Who doesn't want to be favored longer though?

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I will thank you on my mistress behalf first.

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No problem.

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Then we don't disturb your rest.

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We need to go back and serve our mistress too.

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Go slowly.

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Mistress.

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I got it.

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I will take this medicine tomorrow to royal medicine court.

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To ask Physician to quietly make a same prescription.

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Everyone's drinking conception medicine in the palace.

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Only Concubine Shu's is granted personally by His Majesty so it must be very potent.

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But -- Concubine Shu drinks it each time she tends to him.

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But we don't see her pregnant.

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Then that's her being unlucky.

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Royal Physician already said she is weak and uneasy for conception.

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That's why she's drinking conception medicine.

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But you should look into it in detail.

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Whether it's really good conception tonic.

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Yes.

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I'm almost dead.

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Before I die, I need to tell you a truth.

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Empress didn't want someone so lowly like you

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to birth the first heir to His Majesty after ascension.

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So she made you lose the baby.

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Wasn't it done by Gao Xiyue?

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Gao Xiyue was the one who hated me the most.

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Don't try to lie for her.

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My mistress did it indeed.

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But my mistress acts on Empress orders.

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Or else even if she were do daring, she wouldn't touch royal heir.

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Then what about Concubine Yi?

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Empress is fake and double-faced.

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She appears to want to raise Concubine Yi's child.

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But actually she didn't want another heir to threaten Second Prince who suffered from croup.

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Think about it, without Empress's order,

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why would Imperial Noble Consort Huixian dare to touch Empress's person.

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Think about it in detail, Concubine Mei.

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My mistress is someone who wears her emotions on her shoulders.

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How will she know the dark measures of harming others behind their backs?

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Empress is the one with an evil heart.

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She had my mistress frame Noble Consort Xian too.

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Yes.

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Empress's main wife position.

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She got it from Noble Consort Xian actually.

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She would naturally really hate Noble Consort Xian.

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I am about to die, and I won't spew out nonsense.

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She made you lose your son.

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I will give you a clear answer.

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And I will not die with regret.

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Good.

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Good.

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I come now.

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And I finally understand.

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Yes. Imperial Noble Consort Huixian already died.

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Empress lost second prince.

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But birthed seventh prince.

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The central palace is really that lucky?

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She harmed others' children and won't pay retribution?

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Why wouldn't she? She must!

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The Gods won't forgive her.

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I will not forget her either!

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Yes.

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Maybe her karma is right before her.

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Seventh prince.

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What do you want to do?

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You must help me.

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This is newly washed for Changchun Palace's nursemaid.

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You can starch it.

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Yes.

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Your Highness.

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You know what to do?

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Yes.

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Don't worry. I'm here.

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Yes.

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Is Changchun Palace's clothing ready?

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Coming.

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Who is it?

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Nurse Chun.

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What is it?

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Seventh prince is hungry. He's crying so loudly. You didn't hear? Her Highness said to hurry and go.

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I'll come as soon as I change.

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- So fragrant.

- Yes.

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Spared. Come.

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Ruyi. Tonight's dinner, I've prepared all your favorites.

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So many dishes.

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Is today some special day?

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Today is small new years. You're working hard managing the six palaces.

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So I prepared you these dishes to reward you.

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Then I thank you greatly.

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I will eat this entire tableful of food.

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Today is small new years, so I wish you,

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health and happiness, long life.

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Here, Ruyi.

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Let's eat.

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How is it?

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Delicious.

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Attendant Wei. His Majesty is having dinner inside.

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Then may I trouble you to announce?

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, Attendant Wei seeks your attendance.

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Just who we were talking about. Tell her to come in.

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Yes.

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Greetings to Your Majesty. To Noble Consort Xian.

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Get on up.

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Why are you here?

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This morning I broiled bird's nest.

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I knew you and Noble Consort Xian were having dinner so I brought it especially.

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You came in time. I was going to promote you to Noble Lady.

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With title set.

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Thank you for your grace.

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Get on up.

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Your Majesty just had the intention to promote me.

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I just made the bird's nest.

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With a new recipe to serve you.

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We are connected in mind.

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Lancui.

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This is noodle made with green beans.

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This morning I simmered it with pigeon eggs and golden needle.

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And added three heaps of bird's nest to the brew.

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May Your Majesty and Noble Consort try something new.

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Three heaps of bird's nest is quite the expense.

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As long as you like it, who cares about expense.

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But this is too expensive and too full and it will seen unsuitable.

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Ruyi, you teach Attendant Wei.

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Just how to use bird's nest for meal.

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Attendant Wei's bird's nest is pure white.

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It's very detailed and you picked very clean bird's nest.

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Thank you, Noble Consort Xian.

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But this bird's nest is an luxurious item that is usually best slowly brewed in soup.

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With miscellaneous greasy meat ingredients as secondary.

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Your bowl of bird's nest used three heaps.

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And you added everything all together.

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Its glutton has made the beauty lost.

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I received your teaching.

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I did not cook well. I've shamed myself before you.

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This bird's nest.

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No trouble. Your intention, I understand.

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You may go.

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Yes.

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Forgive me. I am careless.

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I broke your white porcelain burner.

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This is not white porcelain.

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This isn't white porcelain?

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I don't recognize.

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This is a sweet white glaze.

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Alright. You can go.

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I take my leave.

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Before I thought she was sharp and pitiful.

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But now --

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Your Majesty thinks --

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Never mind. Let's eat.

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Mistress.

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Don't laugh at me. I'm almost a noble lady.

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I just wish you to be careful of your foot.

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Mistress, His Majesty knows your well meaning.

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It's because I'm ignorant.

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I don't recognize sweet white glaze and I am dull with bird's nest.

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It's because I'm shameful.

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At least His Majesty didn't take back his promotion of you to noble lady.

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He's at least cordial.

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Lancui, look carefully.

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Have I gotten old? Have I gotten ugly?

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Mistress, you are as beautiful as the flower and in prime youth.

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What's the use of just being beautiful?

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Mistress, then do you have more plans?

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While I'm still young and in prime beauty,

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whatever Noble Consort Xian knows, I will learn slowly.

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One day I will know for sure.

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And I will do better than her.

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Mistress, you will succeed for sure.

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Your Majesty, Physician Qi wishes to see you on urgent matter.

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Let him come in.

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You find someone to escort Noble Consort Xian to bath in the surround room.

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Yes.

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I take my leave.

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Where is the bead flower?

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We just got out from the warm hall. I believe it fell on the ground.

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I will go find it now.

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You get water ready. I will go find it myself.

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Yes.

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It's dark out. Careful.

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Your Majesty, even as I mention it now,

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I feel startled.

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Two days ago at lunch hour, Attendant Wei's maid Chunchan,

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sought out one of my junior disciples,

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and asked to prescribe a share just like in this pouch.

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My disciple was scared to do so and took it furtively for me to see.

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Who knew that when I opened it and saw it in detail,

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I discovered the medicine to be the same as the conception medicine you granted Concubine Shu.

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At the time, I thought it was strange.

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Was this something Attendant Wei stole from Concubine Shu?

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Attendant Wei wanted to conceive so she --

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Since Attendant Wei wants this medicine so badly.

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go ahead and make the same for her.

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This medicine was for me to

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keep Concubine Shu at bay since she was recommended by Empress Dowager.

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So I don't wish her to conceive easily.

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If you prescribed it, it wouldn't be damaging to the health.

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This medicine is harmonious and will not harm the body.

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Then that's good.

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Mistress.

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Let's bath. Did you find it?

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It's dark at night. It's hard to find it.

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We will go find it tomorrow.

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Suoxin, if someone you treat honestly,

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but that person is calculating you,

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but without you seeing it. Will you be scared?

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What are you talking about?

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If you know someone is being deceived all along,

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but if you tell her the truth she will be sad and heartbroken. Do you tell her or not?

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If this person is happily deceived,

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but she will be heart broken after finding out the truth,

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then it's better not to tell her.

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Right?

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Mistress, you're talking out of nowhere today.

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Did something happen?

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Nothing.

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Ruyi.

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What's wrong? What are you thinking?

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Nothing.

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Let's rest.

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Your Majesty. Your Majesty!

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- Your Majesty, it's bad.

- He's so unruly.

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What is it?

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7th prince contracted smallpox from nursemaid.

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Please go look.

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Yongcong?

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No one touches my Yongcong.

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Your Highness.

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Empress.

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- Your Majesty.

- Where's Yongcong?

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Your Majesty, 7th Prince is being cared by Royal Physician.

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You all should die. How did you serve him?

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Your Majesty, we don't know how the nursemaid got the pox.

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She nursed 7th Prince daily.

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7th Prince, he contracted the pox.

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Who got the pox in the palace first?

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Isn't it all gone?

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It was an old maid.

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She's Imperial Noble Consort Huixin's maid, Moxin's mother.

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Afterwards, Moxin got the pox too and they all died.

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Don't let Yongcong out of the palace.

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Xiefang Hall is empty.

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Send Yongcong to Xiefang Hall and treat in isolation.

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Your Majesty, Yongcong is still young. He's never left me.

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I will go with Yongcong.

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Empress. I am doing my best.

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I am doing my best to keep Yongcong in the palace.

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But I must be mindful of all the lives of Forbidden City.

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How are you back, Sister? Aren't you bed-tending tonight?

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7th Prince got the pox. His Majesty is in a panic.

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Life is up to God.

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Hailan, you didn't do it, right?

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Of course not.

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Why do you ask me so?

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Good if it's not you.

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I was just thinking, Moxin just sought us out.

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And 7th Prince has the pox.

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Sister. Of course I would love to avenge for you on Empress.

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But you told me not to harm a child.

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Afterwards I've had no dealings with Moxin.

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7th Prince getting pox has nothing to do with me at all.

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I overthought.

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I just thought, Changchun Palace is always so prudent.

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How is it the 7th Prince who got the pox?

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Is it because he's born weak and it's a coincidence?

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Or is it the case that Moxin found someone else?

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Who is to know this?

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But whether it's a coincidence.

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Or Moxin found someone.

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It's all Empress eating her own bitter fruit.

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At any rate, the young child is innocent.

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7th Prince's illness is coming out strong. I don't know if he can pull through this.

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I hope he can.

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Mistress, Changchun Palace is in chaos.

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We don't play anymore, okay?

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Who said I'm playing the lute?

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It's the dead Imperial Noble Consort Huixian coming to claim life!

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Mistress, don't scare me.

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Who's scaring you? I'm so happy.

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Why just me all these years?

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Only I cry out all my tears for my child?

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They all should cry.

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Cry with me.

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Mistress. Mistress.

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Come. Come.

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Yongxian, look what brother has in his hand.

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Kick it.

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Yongcheng, play a bit more and let's sleep.

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It's getting really late.

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Mistress.

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This 7th Prince was born weak.

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He was going to live long anyway.

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And this was done by Concubine Mei.

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Nothing to do with us.

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I understand but I just feel startled.

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Don't think about that now.

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Royal Physician came by today.

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I am pregnant again.

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Yes.

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Yongxian, Yongcheng.

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You two will have another brother. Are you happy?

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Happy.

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Happy, Yongxian?

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You're?

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Forgive me, Concubine Mei.

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Tonight all the senior physicians,

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went to Xiefang Hall to look after 7th Prince.

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So I was sent here.

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No problem. 7th Prince's life is urgent.

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May you forgive me for being blunt.

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Have you been bleeding?

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Yes.

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Your menstrual is also spotty but incessant.

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With more than half a month needing padding.

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Since I lost my child painfully,

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I have been suffering this illness.

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I saw your prescription you're on.

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Physician is treating you diligently.

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But your body is weak and your blood is thin.

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And tonight you were emotional so you fainted.

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If you want to have a few more years of peace,

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then you must stabilize your mood.

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You mean --

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I won't live more than these next few years?

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That's not certain.

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But your bleeding that's not treated,

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you will end up exhausting all your blood.

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Like a flower that's lost water.

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It will dry up.

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I will go now and write a prescription first.

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I take my leave.

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Your Highness, your meal is ready.

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Please at least eat a bit.

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Your Highness, rest a bit at least.

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You're not eating and drinking.

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Guarding outside Xiefang Hall like this without rest.

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It's already been three days.

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You can't go inside anyway.

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[ Anhua Hall ]

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Your Majesty, you've been kneeling here for a long time.

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You don't eat. So at least drink some water.

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I won't drink.

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What about Yongcong?

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Yongcong is still at Xiefang Hall. Royal Physicians are trying to save him.

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Empress?

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Empress is at Xiefang Hall, unwilling to leave half a step.

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Yongcong, when will he get better?

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He's almost better.

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Tomorrow's New Year's eve.

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A new year. Everything will be better.

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7th Prince has died.

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7th Prince.

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7th Prince.

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Your Highness.

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7th Prince.

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Your Highness.

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7th Prince.

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Your Highness.

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7th Prince.

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

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

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♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

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

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

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♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

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♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

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

560

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

561

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

562

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

563

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

564

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

565

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

566

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

567

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

568

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

569

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

570

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

571

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

572

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

573

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

574

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