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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

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Episode 53

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Your Majesty, you've been looking at that for so long. Please rest a bit.

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Alright. I do feel dizzy in the head and eyes from it.

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This is calming tea prepared by Jiang Yubin for you. Please drink up soon.

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Your Majesty, don't read anymore. Go rest in the room a bit.

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Alright.

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[ Yongshuo Palace / Yonghe Palace ]

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His Majesty elevated so many first and second class attendants.

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And he's sought more attendants than before.

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Yes.

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I'm aware of it.

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I take my leave.

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His Majesty should be careful of his health.

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Don't over worry.

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I have a happy news for you.

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Suoxin is pregnant.

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Really?

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I went to the royal medicine bureau this morning to get medicine and ran into Physician Jiang.

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Physician Jiang said Suoxin is pregnant.

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But the fetus is not stable.

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So Physician Jiang is asking to leave the palace to look after her.

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Tell Physician Jiang,

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to take good care of Suoxin and he needn't rush to come back to the palace to his post.

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Yes.

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Empress, Noble Consort Chun is here.

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Greetings to Empress.

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Sit.

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Thank you.

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I came today over a matter.

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Empress, this isn't something I should tell you actually.

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But it's just that His Majesty is too exhausted over state matters and lacks energy.

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He has shortness of breath in the middle of the night and seems weak. He took medicine but saw no result.

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I really worry a lot.

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What medicine is His Majesty taking?

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It was prescribed by the royal physician's court.

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I don't really know.

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I will persuade His Majesty to cherish his health.

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Then I will trouble you.

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How is my pulse?

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Your Majesty,

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all is well, and nothing of issue.

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But my energy is so much worse than before.

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Your restorative tonic is seeing no result.

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Jiang Yubin, you're getting incompetent.

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Your Majesty. I am cautious of your royal health. I do not dare to use overly fierce medicines.

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And I don't dare to be too eager for success.

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If the medicine is too potent it will harm your health.

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It needs to be done slowly.

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Useless. We have so many sika deers in the ranch.

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I remember the late emperor used deer blood mixed with alcohol.

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Your Majesty, deer blood is indeed capable to restoring your blood and energy.

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And pairing it with alcohol will fortify the potency.

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But if used too fiercely and it's unsuitable to your disposition,

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I fear to use it.

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Forget it.

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You go seek other good medicines. If still no result, you needn't stay at the royal physician's court either.

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Yes.

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This deer blood wine is really useful?

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Deer blood wine restores blood and energy. High officials and nobles all love to use it.

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Just that this deer blood wine is too fierce.

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His Majesty was tired from all the state affairs.

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So they are afraid he can't withstand it and cause more harm.

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Other than deer blood wine, there's nothing else?

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Nothing. Just this is the most effective.

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Mistress Ling, before you have kids, preserving his pampering of you is the highest priority.

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Your Majesty, rest up a bit before you read more.

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Let me get you some milk tea.

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Let me help you up.

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Your Majesty.

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It tastes different from what the imperial kitchen makes.

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Your Majesty is sharp. This was made personally by Consort Ling.

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She's skilled.

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Consort Ling is worried about your health and toil.

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She made this especially for you.

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Actually I also think,

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this Consort Ling, if she prepared deer blood wine, she should bring it in together.

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Having the two together will be most effective.

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Where did Consort Ling get deer blood wine?

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You forgot, Your Majesty? Consort Ling is from Shengjing.

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In the past, our ancestors all drank this in late fall and early winter.

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That's why Consort Ling makes it. Did you want to go try it at Yongshuo Palace, Your Majesty?

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Alright. Let's go to Yongshuo Palace.

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Yes.

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Mistress, have some porridge and rest.

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I won't.

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Mistress, you haven't ate all day.

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Drink a bit.

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I've been locked up in the palace for so long.

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Like I'm in jail.

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Who has the appetite for it?

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Mistress. You're -- You can't be pregnant?

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I remember your menstrual has been delayed for so long.

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And you're having nausea and trouble.

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I must be. This is so familiar.

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It must be.

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Great.

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Who's going to do this!

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Don't get angry. I will go report it now.

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Wait.

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No. Not yet.

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I just got pregnant. My fetus is not stable.

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I can't be consumed with dealing with Empress and harm the fetus.

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Empress sees me as her thorn in the eye that needs disposed.

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I just endure more.

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Until the fetus is bigger and I will go tell His Majesty then.

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You're toiling.

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I didn't birth 9th prince. I will preserve this one for sure.

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Lately in our attendance,

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we can sense His Majesty is lacking in focus and very tired.

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Sometimes he's obviously drunk.

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How do we do deal with this?

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Listen.

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you all go.

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What's wrong, Your Highness?

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I feel a bit dizzy.

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I will fetch the royal physician.

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Not yet. How's the investigation?

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Your Highness, I hear His Majesty asked for deer blood from Physician Jiang.

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But Physician Jiang is too fiere and could harm him so rejected him.

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But I found out Yongshuo Palace is getting fresh deer blood from the rank daily.

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Consort Ling is getting deer blood?

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Can't be that she's brewing deer blood wine for His Majesty to drink.

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His Majesty couldn't get it from Physician Jiang.

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But I fear someone else is trying to court His Majesty's favor with deer blood wine.

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Where is His Majesty right now?

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He's at Yongshuo Palace.

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Let's go to Yongshuo Palace.

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No need to bid wellness. You all leave.

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Where's the Yongshuo Palace mistress?

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Your Majesty, what do we do?

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I feel very dizzy. I want to sleep a bit.

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You go out first and ask Empress to go back.

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His Majesty, don't sleep.

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Empress will blame me.

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She is Empress and you're consort.

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You get some reprimand from her and it's fine after she's not angry anymore.

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After I'm better, I will go see Empress.

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Go out.

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Yes.

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I didn't know your phoenix sedan was approaching.

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I'm sorry I failed to meet you outside.

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Where's His Majesty?

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His Majesty --

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He's drunk and asleep.

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You brewed deer blood wine and had His Majesty drink it?

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Empress, His Majesty wants to recover.

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And I want him to be cautious of his health too.

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But I can't dissuade him.

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You sure know how to peel off blame.

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His Majesty wants me to be there and I can't disobey.

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If you can't dissuade His Majesty, you could easily come to me or Empress Dowager.

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But you indulge His Majesty to act in however way because you have an ulterior motive.

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Empress, I deserve your scolding.

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But please think of His Majesty's reputation and you please return to your palace to rest first.

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His Majesty said he will come see you when he's better.

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You're a consort but you dare to chase Empress away?

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Consort Ling, you are really too bold.

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I don't dare.

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His Majesty is drunk and slumbering through court sessions.

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But you not only do not admonish, you use it as chance to seduce and court his favor.

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Can you handle the crime of seducing your master?

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I know my wrong.

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Empress, what brings you here?

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I greet Your Majesty.

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All get up.

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I just drank some wine. It's nothing major.

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Empress, don't worry.

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I have served you many years and never have I seen you drink in the broad daylight.

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Maybe because I have been tired lately and so I need to loosen up a bit.

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Your Majesty drinking wine to loosen the body is nothing for me to speak about.

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Just that the consorts brewed deer blood wine wishing for a quick fix.

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But deer blood wine is overly warming and your health is weak.

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I really worry that your health will be harmed instead.

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Empress. I know your thinking but as I said already.

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This matter is over.

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It's broad daylight.

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All scatter. All go back to each palace.

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What's wrong? You didn't hear me?

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Your Majesty, they are kneeling because they know they are wrong.

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You will release them so easily?

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Empress is so unbending. No wonder they are dread you.

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Your Majesty, it's my fault. I'm at fault.

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Your Highness, Sanbao brought sobering tonic.

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Let's have His Majesty drink it while it's hot.

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No need.

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I vomited badly earlier. I won't drink it.

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I said I won't drink it.

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Your Majesty, you drank so much wine so you should drink some sobering tonic to balance.

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I said I won't drink it.

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness.

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If you're angry, I won't talk more if you want to punish me.

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Just that you don't cherish your own health and it pains me.

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I am tired today. I will rest here at Consort Ling's place.

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Empres, you go back to to your palace and think quietly what you did wrong too.

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Consort Ling, go back with me.

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Everyone else, stop watching and go back to your own.

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You promoted me as Empress, saying my bold and direct speaking is not a fault.

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If you blame me, I shall kneel to be punished.

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What is this doing of yours?

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You kneel by yourself then.

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Your Highness. Why bother this suffering?

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If the husband doesn't cherish his health, can't the wife say a few words to him?

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Even if he's the emperor, and I'm the subject. Can't I persuade?

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Your Majesty, don't get angry.

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How long does she plan to kneel?

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Your Majesty, if you don't make a move first, Empress won't dare to move.

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She's threatening me out of her title as Empress?

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Your Majesty, Empress is very devoted to you.

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Just that, she's speaking improperly due to anger.

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She's delusional now.

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Royal Mother tries to manage me.

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Even Empress is the same now.

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[ Yongshuo Palace ]

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[ Yongshuo Palace ]

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- Your Highness.

- Empress.

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Your Highness. What's wrong?

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What's wrong, Empress?

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Your Highness.

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- Empress, wake up.

- Your Majesty.

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Empress.

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Empress, what's wrong?

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Ruyi.

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Your Majesty.

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Her Highness fainted.

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Ruyi.

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Get Royal Physician.

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Empress.

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Wake up.

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Your Highness.

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I drank the sobering tonic. The alcohol stink should be gone?

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I can't really smell any alcohol anymore.

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I don't know if I will reek to her.

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How is she still not awake?

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Empress is tired. Let her sleep more is good too.

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness?

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She's awake.

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She's awake.

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Ruyi.

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- Ruyi.

- Make way.

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Ruyi, you're awake.

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What's wrong?

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Why is everyone smiling?

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You're pregnant.

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Jiang Yubin.

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Empress, don't worry.

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Your pregnancy symptoms weren't obvious because it's a first.

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But from your pulse, you are indeed pregnant for a few months.

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- Really?

- Completely certain.

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This is your first pregnancy. You must be extra cautious.

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Alright.

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Jiang Yubin. Empress's pregnancy.

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It's all to your care. If anything goes amiss --

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Then my life I shall spare.

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Good then.

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You all leave.

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Yes.

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I take my leave.

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Ruyi. Today at Yongshuo Palace, I drank too much wine.

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If it weren't for me being pregnant,

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you would've still been mad at me.

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Don't be mad at me anymore.

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The child will be unhappy too.

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You know, I'm not someone who indulges in wine.

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I am also not someone who doesn't care about court affairs.

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I drank deer blood wine.

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It's because I feel lacking in energy lately.

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So I wanted my body to be stronger.

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To break the omen of clashing with 10th prince told by astrology office.

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Your Majesty, you care too much about the astrological sign.

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Your Majesty, you are in your prime.

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These days, you just got too tired from the court matters.

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You can use medicine to restore your health.

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You will get better.

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I know I'm in my prime but my royal father also died in his prime.

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These days, I dream of my royal father often.

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I feel startled when I think about it.

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Late Emperor was too eager for a quick fix that he overtook golden elixir.

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It's the instant things that really hurt your foundation.

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Alright.

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I know now.

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You be assured and nourish the fetus and birth a royal heir to me. That's the utmost priority.

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I will nurture the baby well.

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But the harem matters, I can't ignore them.

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Consort Ling was wrong to seduce me to gain favor.

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Let's do this. Starting today until the day our child is a month old after birth,

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I will take away all their green tags.

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I won't allow them to tend to me in bed. How is that?

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You cherish your health.

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Is the best consolation to me.

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What ominous place is that Yongshuo Palace?

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Empress never got pregnant but how is she pregnant outside Yongshuo Palace?

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I know. I heard Empress is pregnant.

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His Majesty got angry at Consort Ling and the bunch and banned them all from serving him in bed.

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That cheap whore Ling.

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I was too tender to not dispose her then.

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Now comes Empress and her pregnancy.

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Who will cherish mine?

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Mistress, as long as you birth a prince, who won't cherish us?

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Empress's child. Who is to know if it's a girl or boy.

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A girl is useless.

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This must be a boy. Must.

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Lixin.

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Since my fetus is stable now.

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Empress is pregnant with her own first child, she won't have the time to worry about me.

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You go tell His Majesty.

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That I am pregnant and asks for protection of baby.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, it's Consort Ling calling you.

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Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

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It's not fair.

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You can't do that.

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Your Majesty, you and Empress blamed me wrongly.

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Please listen to me explain.

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Consort Ling.

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Your Majesty.

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Stop.

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Your Majesty, I've already served you.

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I don't know how I made a mistake.

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Then it's my fault?

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Of course not yours.

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Then it's Empress's fault?

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I don't dare.

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Then it's got to be your fault.

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Your own fault, you shoulder it yourself.

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Your Majesty.

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- Consort Ling, please get up.

- It's unfair.

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Raise the sedan.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Rong Pei, I'm really pregnant?

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Of course.

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Your Highness, today, you asked me that about 7 or 8 times.

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I didn't take any conception medicine and just like that I am?

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You're so giddy.

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I am not too giddy. I just don't dare to believe it.

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You will have a child and you and His Majesty will have your knot undone.

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Then it's all well.

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Your child is the child of the legitimate wife.

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His Majesty is so happy and he went to Fengxian Hall to report it to his ancestors.

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The knot between me and His Majesty has come undone.

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But His Majesty, lately.

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His knot of worrying getting old. I don't know if he can undo it.

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Who can't be spared from aging and ailments?

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His Majesty already consented to you today.

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That he won't drink deer blood wine anymore and he will work hard to restore his health.

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He's so happy to learn of your pregnancy.

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His Majesty will surely cherish his health and be restored.

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I hope His Majesty understands it's inevitable that we age and our health gets weakened.

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How's that linked to the clashing between father and son foretold by the astrology office?

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His Majesty will understand.

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Your Highness, this baby of yours did not come easily.

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You must cherish your health that much more.

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Don't think of others. Just rest and do what's best for the fetus.

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I will sleep.

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[ Fengxian Hall ]

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Royal Father. Step-Empress Ula-Nara is pregnant.

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I can finally get another legitimate son.

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To my age now,

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I don't know why but I'm startled over aging and ailing.

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But no matter what, I will gather my wits,

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and not be so scared anymore and I will cherish my health.

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Your Majesty, Qixiang Palace reports Noble Consort Jia has been pregnant for over three months.

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- She is asking to stop the paining of the sutra flags so she can rest for her fetus.

- Really?

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Royal Physician already took her pulse so it shouldn't be wrong.

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This is good news. We shouldn't let Noble Consort Jia toil.

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I'll go tell this news to Empress.

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Yes.

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How is the medicine prescribed to you by Physician Jiang?

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The effect is slow but I do feel better and more alert.

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That's good then.

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Your Majesty, Empress, Noble Consort Jia is here.

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Greetings to Your Majesty, to Empress.

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Get on up.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Noble Consort Jia is three months pregnant.

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The royal heir is a priority so you needn't paint any sutra flags.

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Thank you, Your Majesty, Empress.

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Your Majesty, last time I painfully lost 9th Prince.

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This time, I will certainly nurture my pregnancy so as to not suffer anything amiss.

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I'm glad you understand. Empress is generous.

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She's generous with you out of care for you and the child.

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I remember her grace.

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I'm going to Cining Palace to pay visit. You nurture your pregnancy well, Noble Consort Jia.

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Yes.

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Bidding Your Majesty with wellness.

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Emperor is longing for a legitimate son.

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Empress is pregnant and that's a great happiness indeed.

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It's blessing of Great Qing.

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Empress, at her age, to be pregnant with a first child. She must be very cautious.

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Royal Mother, don't worry.

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Everyone in the palace will look after her first child prudently.

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Emperor treasures royal heir.

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It's only natural I worry about Empress.

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Just that next time, don't let what happened at Yongshuo palace happen again.

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I understand my fault. I troubled you to worry.

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The imperial family puts royal heirs as priority.

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The ones serving you should be prudent.

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Now Empress and Noble Consort Jia are pregnant.

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Noble Consort Chun and Concubine Wan aren't young anymore.

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Concubine Shu never recovered after labor and Concubine Yu has not serviced you for long.

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Consort Ling and Concubine Qing are both under punishment.

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This big harem. Not many can serve you anymore.

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Each ducal house has been sending people in each year.

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Each bureau has offered women in too.

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But I left them in Yuanming Garden without paying attention.

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These women are usually not pure in their motives.

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We might get ourselves a spy on us instead.

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Yes. Who wants to place a spy by their side?

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Emperor, since you became emperor, you did not hold a draft.

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Now we have so few in the harem.

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All the beautiful women of the world should come to the forbidden city, no?

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I wasn't going to make a big deal originally.

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But now I do think it's time to do a draft.

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You needn't worry about it, Royal Mother.

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This matter, we have the interior bureau and censor office that can manage this. You needn't worry.

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If nothing else, I will take my leave first.

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Bidding Your Majesty with honor.

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Fujia.

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Look at that. Emperor and I are so distant.

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Emperor is easily suspicious.

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Why not just let it go and enjoy your retirement instead of this?

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All those years of mother and son relationship end up like this?

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This emperor is of this disposition.

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Who can say anything.

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- Li Yu.

- Present.

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On the matter of the draft, assign it to interior and censor bureau.

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Let them manage it completely without anyone else involved.

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The women drafted, their background and family must be clear.

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Since we're doing a draft, I must get some good suitable ones.

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Yes.

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Go now.

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Yes.

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Everyone's pregnancy is really quite different.

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Consort Shu vomited heavily when pregnant.

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Noble Consort Jia has abundance of energy in pregnancy. You don't vomit but you do have dizziness.

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But you can't not eat.

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For the royal fetus, you must eat some.

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When Empress Dowager came to see me,

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she said when she was pregnant with the two high princesses, she did not have good alert mind.

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She told me to rest a lot.

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But --

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Empress, Consort Yu and Consort Shu is here.

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Have them come in.

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Yes.

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Sister.

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Let me see.

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You can't feel anything now. It's not even showing.

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I'm glad nothing happened to you at Yongshuo Palace.

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Or else what if the fetus was harmed?

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Yes.

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Sit.

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Sister, you care about His Majesty and being a pair of spouse too much.

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That's why Yongshuo palace incident happened.

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Luckily you are fine health wise.

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The ones who deserved to be punished got punished.

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Let's not talk about that stuff now.

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Yexin, bring the item.

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Yes.

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You made so many?

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So elegant.

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Since I began to serve His Majesty, I kept these for you.

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Just one a year, sewed with the best fabric.

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I always thought if I keep doing it,

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one day one year you might be pregnant.

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Hailan, I am so grateful you have this thought.

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Rong Pei, store it well.

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Yes.

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Now I hope you can birth a royal prince safely.

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To have a playmate for 5th and 10th prince.

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Sister. You must be remembering 10th prince.

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The duke and duchess of Xianqing are trustworthy people.

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I hear 10th prince is already showing improvement.

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Don't worry too much.

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I know.

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Yihuan, have an orange.

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Thank you, Sister.

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What do you want to eat? Apple?

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Sister, you're the pregnant one. You should eat.

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I can't eat anything.

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So you're saying my health is all fine?

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Your Majesty is strong in health and there's no need to take on extra nourishment anymore.

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Then before, I was feeling lack in energy.

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Even a tiger snores sometimes. So imagine us.

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Your health needs slow management.

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Just that some are brash and take on body-fevering items to you as tonic.

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Just for a temporary effect.

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I think you just need to rest quietly a few days and you will see result.

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No wonder Empress was angry.

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Everyone is trying to be a cluster of flowers.

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Only Empress is the snow that awakens your wits.

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I have another matter to report.

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Go ahead.

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I went to Duke of Xianqing's manor and saw Duchess is diligent in caring after 10th prince.

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10th prince is not only healthier,

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his facial coloring is better and he seems stronger too.

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That's good then. That's good.

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10th Prince and I are both well and I worry no more then.

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- Jiang Yubin.

- Present.

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When you have the time, go take 10th prince's pulse often.

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You must help this child recover.

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Yes.

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Qi depressed harming the liver.

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Mistress, you must put yourself at ease.

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I don't get to see His Majesty and even the interior bureau is languishing in their attitude to me.

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Even my mother and Zuolu.

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They are putting their hands out seeing silver now of all times.

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Even if I have silvers, they've dugged them all out.

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The old madam doesn't know.

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That everything costs money in the palace.

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Or else we can't summon anyone.

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This silver flows out like water. You don't have muc either.

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I don't pray for a rich maiden family.

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I just wish they can be more tender-minded.

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Now there's no one who can help me.

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Who can I depend on?

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Mistress, don't be too upset.

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We can go ask Eunuch Jin Zhong to help us find a way.

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Mistress, have some porridge.

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It's getting worse.

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It's because you're not focused.

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Tomorrow is His Majesty's draft day.

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Can you paint well?

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His Majesty is holding a palace woman draft on the occasion of Empress Dowager's 60th birthday.

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It's a proper event.

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It's good that Consort Ling and them got punished so His Majesty can visit you a couple of times.

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But if the draft is done and the new people all come?

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This isn't your matter to meddle in.

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Mistress, I just worry for you.

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His Majesty isn't someone who indulges in extravagance.

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He's reigned for so many years and it's his first draft.

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By the old rules, it should be a draft every three years.

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Then there wouldn't be a place for me in the harem long ago.

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We should remember the goodness of His Majesty.

540

The few Gege's I had in mind were all dropped after couple rounds.

541

Not pretty enough?

542

His Majesty said not to select daughters of any powerful official.

543

The ones from merit-contributed families in dynasty founding can't be selected.

544

If the ranking is overly low, not to select.

545

Emperor is really being so cautious.

546

Tomorrow's the official day of the draft.

547

Empress is pregnant and shouldn't be exhausted so she can't go.

548

His Majesty already invited you to come to the hall selection.

549

His holding a draft on the account of my 60th birthday.

550

But he won't let me ask about it.

551

Then let him just be the boss over it.

552

Daughter of Zhuo, Straight Yellow Banner vice commander, Bulcha Clan.

553

Daughter of Albuchi, manager of interior of Straight Yellow Banner, Albu Clan.

554

Daughter of Langsuohe, exterior staff from Bordered Yellow Banner, Boshuo Clan.

555

Daughter of Bordered Yellow Banner Governor, Ershun, Xilingjie Rou Clan.

556

Daughter of Baitanafuo of Bordered White Banner, Lin Clan.

557

Abbahai Tribe. Daughter of Demuzisicchak, Bayergos clan.

558

Bordered Blue Banner vice commander Enai's daughter, Zhang clan.

559

Straight Red Banner treasure, Kangshen's daughter, Kang clan.

560

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561

♫ Being your favorite and being forgotten both are argued in my heart, at a loss to arrive at an explanation. ♫

562

♫ You bear witness to constant changes in my well-being, my sorrows and my joys, the path of my dreams forever cut off. ♫

563

♫ You draw my hand to embroider all alone in my loneliness, silken clothes pile up under the moonlight. ♫

564

♫ Telling myself they might be used for warmth, but who would dare? ♫

565

♫ Whose life after life is filled with paired images of love and resentment? ♫

566

♫ One side is beautiful, the other expressionless and silent. ♫

567

♫ From a distance, visits come around without word of your approach, ♫

568

♫ filling time between acts perhaps? ♫

569

♫ Feelings fracture, forgive and wistfully anticipate, forgetting they’re part of the paired image, ♫

570

♫ One day in cold indifference, the next in warm recollection. ♫

571

♫ If only we might perpetually walk in the brilliant sunlight ♫

572

♫ This lifetime has been so dismally overcast. ♫

573

♫ From now on, this lifetime will be... ♫

574

♫ without clouds. ♫