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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

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Episode 75

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[ Khorchin's Saisanggendun ]

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[ Royal Son-In-Law - Sebu Balijur ]

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The wild meat you are having today.

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Were all hunted by the princes and me.

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Eat the meat with zest.

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Drink the wine with bliss.

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Come, take your cups.

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May Your Majesty live ten thousand years.

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Good. Good playing.

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Mother Yu, I'm sleepy.

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You're sleepy?

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Then go tell your royal mother.

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And we'll go back first. Alright?

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Go.

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Royal Mother, I'm sleepy.

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You're sleepy?

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Sister Yu.

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Look how oustanding 5th prince is.

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I toast you a cup.

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Sanbao.

- I'm here.

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Go report to His Majesty that Yongji is sleepy.

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I will take him back.

- Yes.

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Your Majesty, 12th prince is sleepy.

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Empress would like to bring him back first.

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Let's go.

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Your Highness. Consort Yu has already left.

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I guess she heard me though.

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Mother, it's breezy at night.

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I have them with me so I can go back alone.

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You don't need to escort me.

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You should be careful you don't get the chills.

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You're a good child. You know to pamper me.

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I will walk with you a bit.

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Mother, I don't need to recite books today.

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Master won't come and check my studies either.

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It's so nice.

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Mother. The wind here smells like flowers and grass.

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It's very sweet. I like this place.

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I like it too.

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At his age, he should be free roaming.

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It's hard on him.

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It's bitter like half an adult.

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The people outside the palace all admire the luxury inside the palace.

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But the people inside the palace all admire the freedom outside.

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People are all the same.

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When you have one, you wish for something else.

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Mother.

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Assassin.

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Assassin.

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Don't come.

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Mother.

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Let go.

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Don't come.

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Don't come.

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We're stepping back.

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We're stepping back.

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I'll give you whatever you want.

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Let go of the child first.

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I want your son's life.

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My son's life.

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You want my son's life because of me.

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I'll give you my life. Let go of my son.

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Go back. Far off.

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You're an empress who's lost favor.

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Killing you, your son will still be the emperor.

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What use is there in killing you?

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If you kill me, it's useless indeed.

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But you can use me as hostage.

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Let go of Yongji, and you can use me as hostage to get you out.

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So you can be alive.

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What?

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Your Majesty, it's bad. An assassin has 12th prince.

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Yongji?

- Yes.

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Ling Yunche, bring me there with some men.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, don't panic.

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That useless thing. Do it now.

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Just kill the 12th prince. Don't need to talk to the empress.

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You and I are strangers.

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I imagine you were instructed by someone.

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Since you know I'm the empress, you would know that Yongji is the legitimate heir.

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If you kill the legitimate heir, you will be annihilated for nine generations.

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Save me.

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Mistress, someone seems to be coming.

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Just as long as you release 12th prince, Empress will give you a way to survive.

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Daring assassin. How dare you keep 12th prince as hostage in the imperial ranch.

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The guards will be here soon.

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What did you say? If you come, I will kill him.

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Don't move.

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Your Highness, His Majesty is here.

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Don't come. Back off.

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Don't come.

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Back off.

- Sister.

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What do you want to do?

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Your Majesty, he wants to kill 12th prince.

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Don't come.

- Save me.

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Yongji, don't be afraid.

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He won't harm you.

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Say it. Who are you?

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I'm a son of Han tribe.

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The compromises we had to endure, we've not aired them!

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Han tribe?

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What compromise?

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You made our Han tribe controlled by Dzungar.

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You forced our chief to hand out Princess Xiangjian.

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To be your hostage.

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Have you seen him?

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I've never.

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Since you're discontent with me, deal with me.

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Why keep a child a hostage?

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Hiding in the dark and attacking empress and the son.

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Your sons of Han tribe are this unsightly?

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Who are you really? I've never seen you at Han tribe.

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Princess Xiangjian, you've never seen me.

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But I've always admired you.

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Don't be afraid of them.

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I will take you out today.

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Don't come.

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Don't come. What are you doing?

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I've got the child.

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You want me to kill him?

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Yongji.

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If you release Yongji, I will consider leaving your body whole.

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Daring traitor! To harm the royal heir and defaming His Majesty!

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You're dead either way so stop the struggle.

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You. If you're still a man.

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Then I'll exchange your life with your son's.

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Mother.

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Yongji.

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Keep him alive.

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Save me.

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Be careful, Your Highness.

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Yongji, are you alright?

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Sister.

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Let me go.

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Ling Yunche. You've been injured.

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Saving Empress like that? What?

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Where is the decorum?

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Careful.

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Your Highness.

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Sister, are you alright?

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Yongji.

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Does it hurt?

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Mother. It hurts.

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Yongji.

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Royal Father. I was scared.

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Your Majesty, I did not serve the master well.

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I've allowed Empress and 12th prince to be startled.

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May you punish me.

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You're the one who saved Empress and her son.

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Ling Yunche, you set a merit saving them.

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You will be granted an imperial yellow coat.

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I thank Your Majesty for the grace.

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You're injured. Go and get it treated.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, Yongji is startled.

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Let me take him back to my tent first to get his injury treated.

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Yongji. Go with your royal mother first.

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Li Yu.

- Here.

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Send the royal physician to Empress's tent to get some medicine for the 12th prince to settle his nerves.

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Yes.

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Bidding Empress with respect.

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Dog emperor. Are you still an emperor?

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You are less than a guard before your son.

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Who are you? To be an impostor of our Han.

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You are shameless for not admitting who you are.

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Concubine Rong, I know he's not a Han tribesman.

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Today, his assassination was only to set a divide between Han tribe and I.

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I won't fall for his scheme.

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Yongqi.

- I am here.

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Don't let him die. Have him confess the truth.

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I will find out the truth.

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Dog emperor. I was incompetent today for failing to get your life.

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But I will give my life to my tribe.

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It's worthwhile.

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Royal Father. The assassin is dead.

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There will a trail somewhere.

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Continue to investigate.

- Yes.

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All get out.

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Mistress, let your anger dissipate.

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Drink some milk soup to moisten your throat.

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You were startled earlier.

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I was startled.

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I didn't think he would disregard his life like that.

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Consort Yu, that whore. She causes so much trouble.

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What useless whore.

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Mistress, there was too much drama tonight.

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Don't let it harm your nerves.

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Ling Yunche disregards his life for Empress.

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He's gone mad.

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Mother. I'm scared.

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Mother. I'm scared.

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Mother.

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Mother is here.

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Yongji. Yongji.

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Physician Jiang, what's wrong with him?

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Replying to Your Highness. 12th prince was traumatized.

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He was too startled by the threat of danger.

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I will prescribe medicine for him right away.

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Be assured. It will not be a severe pediment.

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Really?

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Then I am much more assured.

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We should have amber pills in the tent.

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It will restore the nerves.

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We can get it here first and melt it with warm water for Prince to take first.

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The pill is ready.

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May Aunt Rongpong come with me to retrieve it.

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Yes.

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I take my leave.

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Thank you, Physician Jiang.

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I am so useless. I can't even protect a child.

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Sister. What happened today was due to someone maliciously attacking.

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How can it be your fault?

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Don't say that anymore.

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Just that. There is something that worries me from tonight.

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What do you wish to say?

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I just fear after the exchange with the assassin,

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His Majesty only suspects Guard Ling more.

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In order to save you today, he gave up his all.

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I felt trepidation watching.

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Ling Yunche and I are comrades from disaster times.

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Comrades from disaster?

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It's a given for a servant to give up his life to save the master.

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But today --

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Hailan. I understand what you're saying.

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The only man in my life for me to have and to lean on is His Majesty.

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My glory, shame, sorrow and happiness are all in his grasp.

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What can I do?

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Don't worry.

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Be careful, Your Highness.

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What is that way of saving Empress?

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Where is decorum?

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Your Majesty can't fall asleep?

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My mind is flustered.

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The assassin is already dead.

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How is there an assassin? It's so odd.

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We've had incidents in prior years at Mulan ranch.

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So today the security is tight.

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And Mongolian nobles are all here.

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If one wanted to attack, he wouldn't need to do it while everyone is here.

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If it's a tight security, it means the assassin didn't come from outside.

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Since there are so many Mongolian tribesmen here, the assassin must have come in along with them.

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Your Majesty is sharp.

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Mongolian's 49 tribes are always loyal to you.

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So we can't have the Mongolian reputation be ruined over one assassin.

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To set a divide between Mongolia and Great Qing.

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It's getting dark. Where are you headed?

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I want to go see Yongji. He's easily startled.

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I fear he was traumatized today.

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Your Majesty airs discontent about 12th prince but you cherish him.

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Sister. What are you thinking?

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I was thinking the assassin hesitated while attacking.

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Back off.

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Back off.

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Daring traitor. Harming the royal heir and defaming His Majesty.

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You're dead either way so don't struggle.

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But Consort Yu just told him in a loud voice that he's dead no matter what.

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And that he shouldn't struggle in vain.

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Do you think Consort Yu was warning him or to tell him secretly to kill Yongji?

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Sister is suspecting that the mastermind behind the assassin was Consort Yu?

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This Consort Yu has Khorchins who are closest to Great Qing.

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If even Khorchins have desire to rebel,

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then the Mongolian tribes might turn into a revolt.

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I don't think it's linked much to Khorchin or the king.

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Consort Yu was confined for two years.

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She resented me all along.

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I imagine if she's the mastermind of the assassin,

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it must be to take Yongji's life.

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So I would lose my only son.

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Empress, Mistress, His Majesty is here.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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Greetings to Your Majesty.

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It's getting late but you still came.

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I was worried about Yongji.

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He's still feverish.

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Physician Jiang said 12th prince was traumatized.

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He's already made the medicine but he needs more care.

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Look at the child.

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Look at how he looks so scared even in sleep.

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I fear he was really too startled tonight.

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Consort Yu, you were startled today too.

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You should go and rest.

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Yes.

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I had so many princes.

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But regrettably, now, I'm almost at my last age.

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But I only have Yongqi as an excellent son.

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And Yongji, my legitimate heir.

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Yongqi is versed in martial arts and literature and he's a detailed man in carrying out work.

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He's quite the talent.

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He is.

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Yongqi is great indeed.

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He only lacks the title of being a legitimate born.

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So now I've put all my aspirations on Yongji.

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Hoping he can be like Yongqi, diligent and hard working.

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Even if he's only half as good.

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What you mean is you're full of hope in Yongji.

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But I believe even if Yongji can't be as you imagine,

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it is still good if he can be of an assistance and pillar to the court.

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Assistant?

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This is what you aspire on your own child?

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These days, I've kept Yongji by my side to teach him diligently.

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But I've discovered he does lack natural ability.

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My son.

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Your Majesty, all princes are different.

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Though Yongji might lack compared to others.

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If he's good, then it's naturally because he's the descendant of Asin-Gioro.

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If he's not good, you can't just blame him as being Ula-Nara.

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Mother.

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Mother.

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Fine. Come.

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Yongji.

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Royal Father.

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Good. Drink medicine.

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Drink some medicine.

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It's hot.

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Come.

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Another.

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Good.

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Lay down.

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Yongji is my child indeed.

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And he's the legitimate child so I value him.

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Yongji was threatened today.

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It ached me.

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But before people, Yongji acted weak and incompetent.

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What about my pride?

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What about my aspirations?

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Yongji is only 9 years old and still immature.

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To you, is the safety of the child more important,

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or your pride?

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Sometimes I really don't understand.

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What you really care about.

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You want to know what I care about?

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I don't just care about a child.

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I care about the royal heir.

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The successor of Great Qing.

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The capable man isn't born from the empress.

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The child of the empress lacks skills.

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How can I not worry?

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I am the emperor.

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I must think all things from my position as emperor.

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To plan for an everlasting future.

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How can I not be thorough?

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Royal Father, it's all my fault.

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It's me not being good.

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I know my wrong.

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Don't argue with mother.

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You are the emperor but you're also a father.

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And the one who was malicious was the assassin.

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The guards who failed in security.

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Yongji is the most innocent.

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Why is it that Yongji is getting your frustration and reprimand?

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Shouldn't you console him first?

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Even if he's the royal heir and the aspirations are different on him,

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you shouldn't say those in front of him regardlessly.

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Aren't you also someone who aired you discontent regarding me on him?

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You are discontent with me as a father.

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Are you also dissatisfied in me as a husband?

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Tell me.

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To you, am I a passing husband.

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Or is there someone more suitable?

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I only have you in my heart from beginning to the end.

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You can compare other princes to Yongji.

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But I have no other men to compare to you.

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You are my husband.

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But you do not regard me completely as wife.

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You are the empress.

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I set you as empress to be the example to all women.

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To be example to harem.

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I am the empress.

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But to you, Empress is only an officer of the harem.

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Just the same as the ministers and generals of the court.

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Good. You understand it.

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Then I will teach you another.

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This logic has ony two words.

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That is to obey.

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Come, Yongji.

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Yongji, don't be afraid.

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Mother.

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I'm here.

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Don't be afraid.

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It's fine.

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I take my leave, Your Majesty.

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Gundun's words. You heard it.

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Yes. I sent someone to investigate and Gundun came to see you in person.

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Saying the man was bribed away by someone else and Khorchins are innocent.

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Indeed he is the leader of Khorchin.

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To know to clear himself to preserve his daughter and evade trouble.

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Consort Yu only came to the ranch not for long and the assassin attacked.

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If it weren't for Consort Yu telling the assassin, how we he have known Empress and 12th prince would pass that way?

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That whore. I shouldn't have released her from banishment.

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But Gundun is so earnest in providing excuse and seeking pardon, so it is hard for you to blame Consort Yu.

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Since all the nobles of Khorchins are here.

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Princess Hejing and brother-in-law are here too.

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We can't have Khorchin's lose too much pride.

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Yongqi. You are indeed mature.

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All things shouldn't take precedence over the royal court.

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The matters of the harem can be done quietly.

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I was just thinking, since the assassin is dead.

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Even though he was a Gundun's guard, we can't prove he was instigated by Consort Yu.

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Gundun's guard took a risk.

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To kill off Yongji could stop Empress's aspiration and dependence.

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This is the first priority.

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But to use this as excuse to cause chaos in harem.

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And allow for fighting of favors for promotion is second.

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If it doesn't work out, Consort Yu and the father can be preserved regardless.

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And just blame everything on the assassin.

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Then, what do you plan to do about Consort Yu?

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That is just a troublemaker who is annoying here too.

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Yuhu.

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I'm here.

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Consort Yu is sick. Take her back to the palace.

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Yes.

- Royal Father. Next near year, the Mongolian royals will come visit you.

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I imagine Saisanggundun will come too.

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Yuhu. Consort Yu speaks improperly.

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After she's back in the palace, punish her for 40 slaps to the mouth.

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And have her confined to her palace to repent and transcribe sultra.

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After the new year, after she meets the Khorchin royals smoothly.

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I will then punish her properly.

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Let me go.

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Your Majesty. Save me.

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Your Majesty.

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Let go.

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I don't believe His Majesty wil treat me like this.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Why are you treating me like this? What did I do?

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Assassin. You know it.

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I don't know.

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I don't know. I really don't.

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After His Majesty is back at the palace and wishes to see you, you can explain it yourself.

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Go.

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I'm innocent.

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Mistress.

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[ Yikun Palace ]

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Since Consort Yu was sent back to the palace and slapped.

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She's been staying at Yonghe Palace transcribing sutra.

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Just that assassination on the prince is grand crime.

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This was a light punishment.

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Assassin killed himself there and then.

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His Majesty can't get actual evidence.

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And His Majesty has to pay care to Mongolian royals.

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Yes.

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Yongqi says, His Majesty, after the Mongolian royals visit the capital next year year,

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he will then handle Consort Yu properly.

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Yongji was compromised.

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It aches me so much.

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After coming back to the palace, he's still not speaking much?

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Yongji was traumatized by the attack.

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And he saw you and His Majesty in discord.

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Naturally he is down-cast.

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But don't worry.

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I will make sure to bring Yongji here often.

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And take good care of him.

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He will be recovered shorty.

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Thankfully Yongji is being raised by you.

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Or else, after getting so much trauma and seeing his parents in discord,

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he would be that much more pitiful.

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Sister. Since you came back to the palace, His Majesty never came to visit you in Yikun Palace.

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Will you continue this struggle with him?

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Emperor and Empress in discord. The one who suffers is you and Yongji.

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What you said. How do I not know it too?

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Just that the emperor today isn't the one I knew back then.

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Even though I see him what can I do?

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12th prince, it's getting colder by the day.

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Tomorrow, when you leave the palace, make sure to wear more.

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I am not cold.

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By the way, what did your teacher teach you lately?

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Analects.

- Oh, analects.

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Greetings to Consort Ling.

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Sir Ling. How is 12th prince lately.

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Replying to your consortship, he's well.

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I am just about to escort him back to the palace.

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If there's nothing else, I will go first.

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Wait.

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I advise you.

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Leave Empress alone.

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She's bad luck.

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She is a curse to her husband and son.

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She will curse everyone around her dead.

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Consort Ling. May you be prudent in your words.

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Do not be so offensive towards Empress.

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You dare to teach me?

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I do not mean it.

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Goodbye.

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Mistress, don't be angry.

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For him, it's not worth it.

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It is not worth it.

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He and I have no fondness left.

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Since he loves to be by Empress,

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Chunchan, get Jin Zhong for me.

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I want to talk to him.

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Yes.

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I accompany you to old age and I resent death.

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Water has shore and marshland meets basin.

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The promises of early days and the laughter of then.

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Now with the mind empty they are not to be returned.

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Disregard the promises and ease your mind.

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Your Highness. What are you reading?

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A story in the Book of Songs.

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Even if you are devoted and happy in youth, in the end you can walk apart in discontent of each other.

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The love of old age is the same as now.

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But with a man who is cold-blooded, how do you grow old together?

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Discontent with each other can still go to the end together.

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Many people live like that.

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If that's the kind of growing old together.

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What is the use of having it?

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Mother Yu. I'm back.

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12th prince, you must be hungry.

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There's red date soup that's just been cooked inside.

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Go in and drink some.

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You two, take him inside.

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Yes.

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Come, 12th prince.

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12th prince is here.

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I take my leave.

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Sir Ling.

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I am here.

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Sir Ling, have you seen Empress lately?

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Replying to Consort Yu, I am ordered to bring 12th prince back to Yanxi Palace.

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I have not seen Empress.

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Not seeing is good too.

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Safe for both.

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Consort Yu, you mean?

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You saved 12th prince and Empress.

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I am grateful.

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Just that --

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Sir Ling. The more distant you are from Empress, the safer she is.

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Thank you for your reminder.

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I understand.

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Not seeing her is good too. Safe for both.

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The more distant you are from Empress, the safer she is.

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It's getting so late. What are you doing idly around?

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I am talking business with you.

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You saved Empress and 12th prince.

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His Majesty granted you an imperial yellow coat and that's an honor.

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But is there really nothing else?

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You can ask about it.

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Why can't you open your mouth for your own gain?

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How come you leave as soon as I talk?

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Where are you going?

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Ling Yunche, even though you dislike me, don't you think about divorcing me.

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We are a marriage granted by His Majesty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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♫ filling time between acts perhaps? ♫

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

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

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

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♫ This lifetime has been so dismally overcast. ♫

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

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♫ without clouds. ♫