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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 3

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Aunt.

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Get up.

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I was about to summon you.

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I'm here to tell you that His Majesty has arranged for you to go to the palace to live your remaining years there.

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What do you mean?

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I won't be in the historical book and cremated in the temple of ancestors.

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I will be buried without a virtuous name and status of the late Emperor.

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I won't be sleeping in the same grave with him.

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It's not like this.

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As long as you live peacefully in the palace,

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You will have a ceremonial funeral and be with the late Emperor.

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What did you use in exchange to pay the price for this arrangement?

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His Majesty dotes on me. That's why he arranged this.

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Without Lady Lady Niuhuru's urgings,

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would His Majesty had agreed?

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She must have made you decide.

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Who will be able to survive between the two aunts?

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The Empress Dowager came to visit you?

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Qingying.

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I know your personality.

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In order to protect me,

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you will sacrifice yourself to protect my status.

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But Lady Niuhuru has always wanted me to die.

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Will it be of any use if you die? To add further, if you die,

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would your beloved Hongli spare me?

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Would he let me change my fortunes?

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Even if he takes care of me because I'm your Aunt,

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but as the imposing Empress of the Great Qing,

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how can I possibly breathe under Lady Niuhuru

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lingering feebly without a name and status?

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I need to die

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so that she will allow you to live.

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You will then be able to continue the glory of Lady Ula-Nara.

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Aunt.

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You are already under His Majesty's care.

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You are Lady Ula-Nara's only hope.

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You must be favored. You must become the Empress.

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But, Aunt, I have never wanted the post of the Empress.

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I only want to live happily with His Majesty for a long time.

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Hongli is in your heart, right?

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Don't you want to be deeply in love with him and be buried with him after death?

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Only by being the Empress, you can live and die with him.

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But Lady Fuca is a good Royal Consort.

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She will be a good Empress in the future.

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If you are mediocre, you won't have any ambition.

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How did Lady Ula-Nara give birth to such a child like you?

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Aunt.

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Aunt, what's wrong with you?

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Help me up.

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What's wrong with you?

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Lady Niuhuru gave me a bowl of poison.

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It won't poison the body, only the heart.

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I will only allow one Lady Ula-Nara in this palace.

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This is my only biggest tolerance.

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Qingying, you must me watch die

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to prove that I wasn't forced to commit suicide.

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But no one is to be blamed for the grievances over my sudden death.

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But, Aunt, you are distinctly being forced by the Empress Dowager to die.

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At this moment, we are unable to counter-attack.

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You must survive. You don't even need to hate.

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You only need Lady Niuhuru to spare your life.

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You must make her let you become her aide.

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You must become the Empress

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in order to take revenge for me.

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This is how you can repay me.

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You are luckier than me.

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You have already obtained His Majesty's love.

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Don't ever become an abandoned woman like me.

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Qingying, there is already an abandoned woman in Lady Ula-Nara.

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There must not be a second abandoned woman again.

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Aunt.

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When the late Emperor conferred me as the Empress,

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that was my most glorious moment.

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It was an extraordinary honor.

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My beloved one didn't leave me too.

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Aunt.

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Aunt, Aunt.

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Aunt.

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When I went there, there was already a death in Jingren Palace,

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Princess Qing came out from there.

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Empress Dowager, Princess Qing came out from there.

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When Cheng Han went in there, that person in Jingren Palace has already passed away.

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Her attendant, Xiu Xia, also committed suicide with her.

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Now that she's dead,

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we will let Qingying live for the time being.

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Should we temporarily not announce her death?

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I will meet the Emperor tomorrow to discuss this with him.

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To answer Your Majesty, while waiting for the funeral arrangements,

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the Empress Dowager will move to Cining Palace.

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The Royal Consort will move to Shoukang Palace.

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Those from the East and West Palace will move in with the Emperor's wife.

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Your Majesty, Empress Ula-Nara has passed away.

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What?

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From what Princess Qing said, it was a sudden death.

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Was it really a sudden death?

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Princess personally witnessed Empress Ula-Nara passed away.

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It was reported as poisoning.

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Where did the poison come from?

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The Empress Dowager visited Empress Ula-Nara.

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Send men to keep vigil over her body tonight.

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Tomorrow morning, tell Princess Qing to come here.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Empress Ula-Nara passed away?

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How did she die?

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Wang Qin was stammering and didn't say clearly too.

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He only said that His Majesty was shocked by her sudden death too.

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Wang Qin dare not talk about the suspicions of her death.

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But no matter what, it's also good that she's dead.

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If Empress Ula-Nara is alive, it will only be a disaster.

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It's getting late.

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Older sister, you must be tired.

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I will leave first.

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Lianxin, escort her out.

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Yes.

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Empress Ula-Nara should live till her old age.

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If she hadn't committed fault in act and lost favor with the late emperor.

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She shouldn't have fallen this way too.

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Seems like the post of the Empress is not that easy.

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How could you be the same as Empress Ula-Nara?

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You come from a big family and has a prince too.

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Isn't it the same for Empress Ula-Nara too?

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Just that the prince died prematurely and the authority went to the favored concubine.

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To have the empress title switched.

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And befallen and deceased, with her name not even registered in the history books after her death.

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As though she was just a dust peck that never existed.

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No matter what His Majesty deems, as long as you can secure the empress seat,

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it will be okay if our Second Brother grows up safe and sound.

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His Majesty favors someone.

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We just hope they don't birth any princes soon.

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If we can have the principal son grown first,

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before the consorts birth princes, then there's nothing to fear.

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Your Majesty, Cining Palace has always been the residential palace of the Empress Dowager.

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Even if it's the residence of the empress, it needs to be a formidable palace.

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Issue my decree to renovate Cining Palace

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for the Empress Dowager to live her later days there.

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Since we are renovating it, Cining Palace won't be habitable.

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Then, the Empress Dowager...

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She can temporarily stay at Shoukang Palace.

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You want the Empress Dowager and Royal Consort to live together? Isn't it a bit cramped?

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I will abide. Your Majesty, be careful of the Empress Dowager.

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I will do it immediately.

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Princess, you have cried the whole day for the Empress.

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You are going to see His Majesty now. You should lift up your spirits.

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Empress Ula-Nara has passed away.

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Does Your Majesty know?

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I do. Qingying sent someone over

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to report there was a sudden death in Jingren Palace.

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Sudden death?

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Why was it a sudden death and not a suicide?

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Qingying is her niece. Hence, she wouldn't fake it.

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No matter what then,

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the status of Empress Ula-Nara is rather awkward.

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How do you plan to handle her funeral?

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Although she was stripped of her honor but she was not deposed by the late Emperor.

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Empress Ula-Nara also died from a sudden death due to grief over Emperor Ama's death.

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I planned to bury her together with the late Emperor.

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Without being granted the honor, she can't be accorded a ceremonial funeral.

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She also can't be buried together with the late Emperor.

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This is what the late Emperor said. They must not meet in afterlife.

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Your Majesty, Zhang Tingyu is requesting to see you.

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Let him in.

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Zhang Tingyu sends his greetings to His Majesty and the Empress Dowager.

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What's the matter?

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Your Majesty, I heard that Empress Ula-Nara died suddenly. Thus, I'm here to see you.

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It's a matter of the inner palace. Do you need to be involved?

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Empress Dowager, I wouldn't dare to get involved in the affairs of the inner palace.

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Although, whether the empress in Jingren was sealed with honor,

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has already garnered the attention of the court and it is already a matter of the state.

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Since this is an affair of the state, I need to ask about this.

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On the matter of the honorable seal, the dust is already settled.

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Regarding the sudden death of Empress Ula-Nara, it's already over.

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After the incident about the conferment of honor, Empress Ula-Nara died suddenly.

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Your Majesty, I think this is a delusion.

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Your Majesty, please investigate this.

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When the late Emperor passed away, there will always be someone who would grieve over this.

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What's so delusional about Empress Ula-Nara' s death?

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But regarding the death for this,

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even more so when it's the late Empress of Great Qing,

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The late Emperor hasn't been close with Empress Ula-Nara for many years.

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The late Emperor hasn't talked to or met with Empress Ula-Nara.

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Even if she was stripped of her honor, Empress Ula-Nara shouldn't have just unknowingly died suddenly.

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What do you mean by this? What are you talking about?

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Princess, you have Lord Zhang speaking up on your behalf too.

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Lord Zhang places importance on the principles of political legitimacy.

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And the deceased was generally regarded as someone who did not get along with the empress.

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Lady Ula-Nara is here to see His Majesty.

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Come in.

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Greetings to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty.

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Rise.

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Greetings, My Lady.

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My Lady, I was talking with His Majesty about the sudden death of the late Empress.

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You are her niece.

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I need to seek justice for her.

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Qingying. Empress Dowager and Empress Ula-Nara are your elders.

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You must be cautious in what you say.

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Yes.

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Lord Zhang, I'm very sad about my Aunt's death

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but I wonder why you are talking about seeking justice for her.

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When Aunt was confined in Jingren Palace, she was in grief and fell sick for many years.

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Because of the late Emperor's death, Aunt was grief stricken

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and passed away.

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I was in front of her bed then.

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I personally witnessed Aunt flying the crane to the West. ( T/N : refers to going to heaven or die. ]

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Is this true?

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Yes.

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Empress Dowager, Your Majesty. Regarding Aunt's death,

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because I care about Aunt and the late Emperor,

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if there are any gossips, I should quiet them down.

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Let's send her off physically and let her rest in peace.

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Empress Dowager, we should still conduct a decent funeral for Empress Ula-Nara.

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Conduct the ceremony as an Imperial Concubine then.

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She can also be buried in the garden.

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During the funeral, don't write any status and avoid eye contacts.

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As for the memorial tablet and remains,

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let's just send them back to her mother's home.

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- Zhang Tingyu.

- Here.

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Do you have any objections?

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As for the late Empress, we will do according to what

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the Empress Dowager say. I have no objections.

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I'm taking my leave.

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You are busy with the affairs of the state.

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I'm going back.

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Take care, Empress Dowager.

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Take care, Empress Dowager.

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- Wang Qin, you can leave.

- Yes.

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Qingying, we are alone now.

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Tell me, how did your Aunt pass away?

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Your Majesty. What I just told you, it's all true.

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It's already over. Just be done with it.

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If Empress Ula-Nara were still alive, she would only implicate you.

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Now that she has passed away,

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the Empress Dowager's anger will stop at here.

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This incident is over.

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For these few days, walk around lest and don't create any attention.

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I understand.

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[ Yangxin* Hall ]

*Spiritual Cultivation

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Empress Dowager, don't worry.

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Princess Qing is a smart person.

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Greetings, Empress Dowager.

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You can leave.

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You came out that quickly?

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Seems like you were tight-lipped

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and didn't back stab me and reported privately to His Majesty.

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I have already clarified everything in front of Lord Zhang.

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Go for a walk with me.

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How did your Aunt die?

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Tell me about it.

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My aunt wanted to gain the honor in the title of Imperial Mother, Empress Dowager.

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Only for the sake of glory to her mother clan.

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But what my aunt cared about the most was to be with the late emperor in life and death.

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However the late emperor had said to my aunt that he would never see her anymore.

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Hence my aunt was in deep despair.

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She could not gain the love of the emperor, so what use is left in winning the empress?

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Thus, she chose to protect you.

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Looks like she still doted on you.

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Aunt did doted on me

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but inside this palace, the only one who could protect me, it's you.

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Not only do you want me to die, you also wanted my Aunt to die.

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Furthermore, you wanted her to die in front of me.

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But there is someone who's speculating about Aunt's death.

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With me here speaking on your behalf,

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no one would dare to insult the Empress Dowager's reputation.

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You are very smart.

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It's not that I am smart. It's that everything is in your grasp.

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Your aunt was also a smart person.

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She calculated precisely in everything.

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When it's time to fight, you will fight till your death.

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When you can't fight, you will naturally choose to protect yourself for your own benefits.

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That's how you got to live.

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Yes.

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My Aunt died suddenly but the gossip will not fade away.

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If I'm alive, I can be your testimony.

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Excellent.

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Such a smart person should live.

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Thank you, Empress Dowager.

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Princess.

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Your Majesty, you should sleep early.

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There is the grand enthronement ceremony tomorrow.

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I know.

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I have prepared the Dragon robe. Would you like to try it?

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Since this was tailored, there's no need to.

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Has the work on Shoukang Palace been completed?

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Everything has been done appropriately.

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Shoukang Palace is the residence of the Royal Consort

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But the chamber of my royal mother must be formidable and detailed.

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Of course.

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- You may leave.

- Yes, Your Majesty.

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[ Yongzheng's 13th year, 9th month and 3rd day reign. ]

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[ Hongli ascends in Hall of Golden Chimes as Emperor Qianlong. ]

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[ Thus begins the reign of Emperor Qianlong, on Qianlong's 1st year in reign. ]

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Kneel.

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The first bow.

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The second bow.

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The third bow.

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Rise.

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Kneel.

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The first bow.

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The second bow.

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The third bow.

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I am enthroned today, committed to carry out the ways of a devoted man.

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I honor the late emperor as Great Emperor. I entitle my birth mother of clan, Niohuru, as Sage Mother, Empress Dowager.

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I entitle my principal wife of clan, Fuca, as Empress.

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I assign the procedures in title establishment to the ceremony and etiquette ministries to work in collaboration.

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Emperor is devoted and merciful, a blessing to all people.

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Long live the Emperor.

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Move it.

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It's a major event for the Empress Dowager to move to the palace.

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His Majesty is filial. He has been renovating Cining Palace.

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I believe everything has been done appropriately

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Now we're just waiting for you to enjoy your peace and luxury.

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How is the funeral proceeding for the empress in Jingren?

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It's done. We can't have that interfere with the great auspicious event of enthronement.

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Hence, I did it quietly.

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Hurry up.

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Hurry up.

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Stop. Put down the sedan.

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Empress Dowager, we are here.

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Why is it Shoukang Palace?

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Doesn't the Empress Dowager lives in Cining Palace?

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Empress Dowager, Cining Palace is being renovated.

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It's not habitable for the time being.

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Shoukang Palace is where the Royal Consort lives.

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Are you letting the Empress Dowager and the Royal Consort squeeze together in there?

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Yes, that's right. Thus, His Majesty specially instructed that

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Empress Dowager's temporary residence is set up in full detail.

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It will not be lacking to Cining Palace.

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His Majesty is filial.

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Since Cining Palace is being renovated,

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I will wait then.

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Let's go in now.

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Empress Dowager, take care.

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[ Shoukang Gate ]

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Greetings, Empress Dowager.

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Greetings, Empress Dowager.

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Rise.

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Thank you, Empress Dowager.

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Sit.

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I used to be a concubine

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and would rush to greet the Empress Dowager and the Royal Consort.

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Today, at the blink of an eye, I have become the Empress Dowager.

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Looking at how young you are,

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and pretty like a flower.

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Empress Dowager, you are the beautiful peony which has blossomed.

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Unlike us, we are young and impatient.

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Just some unsightly willow.

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You are good with words.

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Thank you for your compliments.

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I'm not that smart. Please guide me.

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Today is the day, His Majesty ascends the throne

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and you came back here to greet me.

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I have some instructions too.

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His Majesty is young and there are many concubines here.

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In the future, regardless of how many concubines there are,

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I don't want to see any dirty stuff.

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Behave yourselves.

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Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your advice. We will remember this in our hearts.

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Your Highness. A few concubines and I

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are already staying in Shoukang Palace.

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The six palaces in the East and West will be prepared soon for you to live in.

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As the Empress, stabilizing the inner palace

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is your responsibility.

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I

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I will do good job.

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If I don't understand anything, I will still need your guidance.

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Other than this, there is still something else.

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It's a long tradition to place prominence over the first son and the son of main wife.

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The emperor already has First Prince Yonghuang of concubine birth.

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And Prince Yonglian of main wife.

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Having another son is also very important.

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The first son of the Emperor upon his ascension.

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Will be deemed an auspicious sign and a great honor.

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Thus, you must do your best

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to provide the Emperor

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with the first-born son after his enthronement.

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Yes.

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Empress, the pomelo newly offered in from Fujian.

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It's sour and sweet and refreshing. Please have a try.

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Why bother spending so much energy in peeling it?

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I don't have the appetite.

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If it can enter your mouth, only if it's just one bite,

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it would be this pomelo's fortune.

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A truly blessed person wouldn't be living in this Shuokang Palace.

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His Majesty is filial.

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He wants to renovate Cining Palace first before he lets you move in.

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He is indeed filial.

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He didn't tell me at all

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and sent me to Shoukang Palace.

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His intention is hard to read.

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It's true. Living here seems improper and uncustomary.

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It's also not the rightful residence of the Empress Dowager.

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If I wanted to move sooner into Cining Palace for proper title,

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I would need to borrow a hand.

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and also check if that person is useful or not.

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Empress Dowager has entered Shoukang Palace. Is there anything she's unhappy with?

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Everything's fine. Although Shoukang Palace is smaller

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But the decor is considered elegant.

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But once the renovation at Cining Palace is done,

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Empress Dowager should move in there immediately.

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I know that you are filial.

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By the way, did the Empress Dowager give Qingying a hard time?

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She didn't. Why would she give her junior a tough time?

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This is good then. Take a seat, Langhua.

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Langhua, do you know why Yangxin (spiritual restoration) Hall.

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Do you know how it gets its name?

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I'm not aware.

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When Emperor Ama was alive, he would always mention a phrase by Mencius.

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To restore your spirit, begin by reducing your desire.

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Hence he named it Yangxin Hall.

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A person's desires, once they increase, the rights and wrongs increase too.

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You are sitting at a high seat. The kingdom is yours.

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So it's natural to reduce your ambition in order to restore your spirit.

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but everyone depends on you.

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We put all our aspirations on you so how can we reduce our desire?

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Thus, I hope that you will manage the inner palace well

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so make all the unprovoked right and wrong disappear.

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So that the inner palace can be in peace.

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I understand. It's just that I'm not capable. I'm afraid that I may not do well.

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How can this be so?

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You are virtuous and generous. If you put your mind to it, you will only do well.

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To add further, if there's anything you don't understand,

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you can consult the Empress Dowager.

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Your instructions for me.

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I will remember this in my heart and wouldn't dare to forget.

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Fine.

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Your Majesty, you have exhausted yourself for the whole day.

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You should sleep early.

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You, too.

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I'm taking my leave.

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Wang Qin.

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Here.

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Is Qingying still in Jingren Palace?

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Perhaps, she's still there at this time.

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Go over there and relay something on my behalf.

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Greetings, Prince Qing.

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Did His Majesty tell you to deliver this?

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Yes.

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His Majesty knows that you are still keeping vigil at the funeral.

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Knowing your energy is spent, His Majesty had me bring this tender bamboo and ginseng soup,

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to let you nourish yourself and take care of your health.

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His Majesty also said the current situation has you in a difficult position.

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His Majesty didn't forget that you and him

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are of one heart.

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If anything is faring unsmooth for you, remember these words of His Majesty.

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No matter how rough, you can be at ease still.

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I understand how His Majesty feels.

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I have troubled you to come all the way here.

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I'm taking my leave then.

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Let's go.

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Royal Mother, the ranks for the consorts.

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You resent them both times.

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Did I do something wrong?

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How did you stroke this?

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How did you amend this?

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You're the empress. You must be thorough in everything.

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Are you discontented with Ula-Nara's rank?

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It's my fault for not reading your desire sooner.

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Please guide me.

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Where is Lady Ula-Nara?

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She has been keeping vigil for three days at Jingren Palace. Today should be the ceremony.

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Shouldn't be she here today?

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- Fujia.

- Empress Dowager, Princess Qing is already here.

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Let her in then.

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Empress, take a seat.

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Yes.

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Greetings, Empress Dowager, Empress.

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Jingren funeral is finished?

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My aunt was sent to the consort burial site this afternoon.

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Empress Ula-Nara is your aunt.

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Based on customs, you should mourn for three years.

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Let's do this. You don't need to go to your aunt's mausoleum

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Why don't you just stay in the emperor's manor before he was enthroned?

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You're not allowed to leave the manor without a decree.

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and mourn for your aunt there for three years.

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Why must she mourn for three years?

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This will depend on how filial she is.

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Your allowance for me to carry out my filial devotion at the old manor,

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is already a great kindness. Thank you.

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Why did the Empress Dowager remove Lady Ula-Nara's position?

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Qingling's title gets dampened over and over again. To have the title of a Guiren is compromising her.

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She's my second wife. She should be titled as noble concubine only naturally.

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Sister Qingying is affected by Jingren Empress.

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I had thought of giving her a consort title.

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Then add on to it later on.

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However Royal Mother still rejected it.

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I had no choice but to name her Guiren (unranked).

507

but the Empress Dowager was still unhappy.

508

The Empress Dowager scratched off her name. Isn't this removing her position?

509

Your Majesty, Royal Mother ordered Sister Qingying to live at the residence before your enthronement.

510

and wants her to mourn for Empress Ula-Nara for three years without stepping out.

511

What?

512

Royal Mother has long had the power of the harem.

513

She ordered it on Sister Qingying in front of me.

514

I didn't dare to talk back.

515

Royal Mother is monopolizing the authority of the inner palace without even a discussion with me first.

516

And why didn't you dare to talk back?

517

Your Majesty, please don't be angry.

518

Your Majesty, Royal Mother used filial devotion as justification for Sister Qingying's predicament.

519

I couldn't find fault in it.

520

Why don't we wait till a few days later?

521

We could go and make our plea together to Royal Mother to be merciful.

522

I know.

523

Sister Qingying is being confined

524

But others already have their ranks and titles settled.

525

With only the living arrangements left.

526

Just do accordingly.

527

Yes.

528

Be careful. Leave it over here.

529

Leave it over there. Do it gently.

530

Come, move this over here.

531

This chest should be placed here.

532

Be careful. Don't touch this.

533

Okay, I know.

534

Slowly. Okay?

535

This is not straight.

536

Put my precious box down gently.

537

Don't break it. Give me a hand.

538

Okay, I'm coming.

539

After us leaving, Chonghua Palace will be locked up.

540

Are you talking about Miss Qingying? Will she still be able to go out?

541

Empress Dowager wants her to mourn for three years. She may not be able to come back forever.

542

- Who knows?

- Bring it over here.

543

Be careful. Don't dirty it. Place it down gently.

544

- That was given to me by the emperor!

- It's all tidied up.

545

Come here.

546

Did you hear that? They are cursing that you wouldn't be able to leave here forever.

547

All the other mistresses have their arrangements set and moved.

548

If we really live here for three years before we can go out,

549

would you still have a position in the palace?

550

Sister Ah Ruo, don't say anymore. She will be sad when she hears this.

551

Are you the only one who knows this? We are worried about her too.

552

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

554

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

555

♫ Black silken hair reflecting the frosty moonlight, ♫

556

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

557

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

558

♫ Yearning now turns into confusion. ♫

559

♫ Glistening teardrops cover the pledge, ♫

560

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

561

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

562

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

563

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

564

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

565

♫ Twilight is tardy, spring is late. ♫

566

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

567

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

568

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

569

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

570

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

571

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

572

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

573

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

574

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

575

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