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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

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Episode 82

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Consort Yu, you should go back.

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Consort Yu.

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Rongpei.

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Her Highness asks you to take good care of 12th prince.

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So he's not worried with anxiety.

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And also 5th prince. He's got the old ailment of bone disease.

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Though it is a minor ailment it needs care.

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Have Physician Jiang go and look at him when time permits.

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I will remember.

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This. Her Highness asks me.

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To give it to you.

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Every needle and every thread in here represents my heart.

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You embroidered so elegantly.

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I will certainly cherish it well.

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The blue plum flower is me.

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The pink is you.

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Did Sister say anything?

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Mistress. We waited here so long.

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But why won't Empress descend from the carriage?

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Why won't she see you?

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And she gave you the scented pouch back.

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Does she mean --

- She is doing it for my sake.

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She doesn't want me affected negatively.

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But I know.

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She is still thinking of me no matter what.

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Your Highness, I've delivered your message to Consort Yu.

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Though the decoration in the palace is shabby,

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I believe Consort Yu has done her utmost already.

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His Majesty's intention to depose me still remains.

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The interior bureau will go along with him.

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And this will have to make do.

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Earlier you were so cold to Consort Yu.

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Your doing so is due to not wanting His Majesty to extend his anger at her?

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Consort Yu will understand your thought.

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She will.

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Your Highness, the travel back was tiring.

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I will help you get settled for bed early.

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I want to sit here for a bit.

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You go tidy up.

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Yes.

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Mother. Royal Mother's situation.

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Does 12th brother know?

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Naturally I don't dare to let him know.

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For now, let's keep it from him.

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Since last time, the incident with Ling Yunche,

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your 12th prince has been anxious.

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If we add more, and he gets ill or something.

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How can I make up to your royal mother?

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Your concern is apt. But what about royal mother's situation?

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Your royal mother, last night,

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was escorted back by Fulongan and Yuhu already.

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Though Rongpei let someone alert me overnight,

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the interior bureau received royal order.

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So they removed the decoration of Yikun Palace.

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Even Li Yu, due to being close to your royal mother, was given the pretext of being incompetent,

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and sent to Yuanming Garden Palace.

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Sister's confinement to her palace will be a suffering.

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Going where power is has always been the way the palace runs.

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And Royal Mother has lost her power so gravely.

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Judging from news from the traveling palace.

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I fear His Majesty is truly motivated to depose the empress.

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What are we to do then?

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I must think of a way.

- Don't panic, Mother.

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When Royal Father's back, I will try to persuade him.

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This is about Royal Father's legacy and the imperial family's reputation.

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We can't allow the deposing to occur.

- 5th brother.

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It's Yongji.

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Mother Yu. 5th prince. Royal father.

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Royal father doesn't want my mother anymore?

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Yongji, come.

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Your Mother Yu is here.

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I won't let that happen.

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Don't cry.

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12th prince, Royal Father won't abandon Royal Mother.

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We are all here.

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Xiao Lezi.

- Here.

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Instruct the royal physician to prescribe some tonic for 12th prince.

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Yes.

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5th prince, is your bone disease acting up again?

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Let's summon a carriage for you.

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It's a small thing. Don't let my mother know.

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Yes.

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Mother is already stressed. Such a minor ailment of mine is nothing.

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5th prince, you are so tough.

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You have to carry out all the chores from His Majesty and you have to worry about the harem too.

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Why don't you let Physician Jiang take a good look when he's back.

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Forget it. Physician Jiang works for Royal Mother.

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Better to have one less thing to trouble.

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Your Majesty, ten thousand lives.

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Empress has really gone mad.

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To contradict His Majesty like that.

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And even daring to cut her hair.

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If she hadn't asked for death,

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how will Imperial Noble Consort's prudence be shown?

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I heard Empress's aunt was confined to her palace til her death by the late emperor too.

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Empress wants to walk her aunt's old path then?

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Lady Kui. Though Empress has been

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confined to her palace to repent by His Majesty's order,

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you can't just talk so wildly like that.

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My words might be improper but it's the truth.

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It's that Ula-Nara's fate.

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Yongshuo Palace is so bustling.

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Indeed. Now that she's newly promoted to Imperial Noble Consort and managing the six palaces.

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That used to be Yikun Palace Mistress's providence.

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Just one step away from being the empress for her.

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No wonder everyone's paying tribute to Yongshuo Palace.

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Many don't consent to Imperial Noble Consort though.

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Of course though.

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Imperial Noble Consort's background and doing is only to court my father's liking.

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Not many respect her.

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Just those two. Starting today, they don't need to serve in Yikun Palace anymore.

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Take them.

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What are you doing?

- Get out of the way.

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I have served Empress since the old prince manor.

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What are you?

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I, Sanbao, will not go anywhere.

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You won't go? What am I?

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I am nothing.

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But Imperial Noble Consort's will. Who dares to defy?

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Imperial Noble Consort is still not the empress. Her words count?

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What is this ruckus?

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I came to take away Sanbao and Yunzhi.

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Yikun Palace can't be without even one eunuch.

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And I am elderly.

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Yunzhi and Lingzhi need to serve here.

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By Yikun Palace's present predicament.

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Leaving you and Lingzhi is enough.

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The eunuch?

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Many eunuch's by the mistresses don't stay put well.

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Ling Yunche was one.

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It's better to leave.

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Nonsense!

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I will beat your nonsense.

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You dare to hit me?

- I sure dare.

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Let me tell you. This beating here?

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I'm reprimanding you for Imperial Noble Consort.

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His Majesty said so.

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No one is to mention the words Ling Yunche but you defied?

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Let me see then. Let me see how the imperial noble consort can save you now.

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I won't say that but I must take the people.

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I will tell you this. If you offend Imperial Noble Consort,

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Yikun Palace's stipend won't be so thorough.

- You dare?

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There's nothing I won't dare about it.

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His Majesty's already disregarding Yikun Palace.

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Our Imperial Noble Consort is the boss of the harem now.

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You wait and see.

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Aunt Rong, for Mistress's sake.

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I am willing to leave. I won't let Her Highness be in trouble.

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Aunt Rong. I will go first and we can find another way.

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Yes.

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If you were so smart sooner it would've been nice.

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Mistress, you are diligently repenting so I won't disturb you.

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Take them.

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What is this?

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Why just the two of us left?

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Even an attendant has an eunuch to serve her.

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Her Highness doesn't even have this much austerity.

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Fine though. Sanbao and Yunzhi going out.

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We at least have someone to help us deliver words.

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It's not so bad.

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It's enough. Go prepare some food.

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Hurry and go.

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Minister of Works, Xia Cheng blackmailing Han tribe incident.

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I have looked into it in detail already.

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Xia Cheng has been removed from his post and we can say the people's anger is pacified.

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Good then.

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I govern the world with desire for each area to flourish and all to get along.

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Though the incident of blackmail by Xia Cheng to the commoner is a small matter, the effect is grand.

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If we don't kill him, we can't pacify the anger amply.

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We must warn all the district officials that I treat all tribes the same.

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Royal Father is very caring of Mother Rong.

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And it's a peace to Han tribe's people.

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Alright. You've been busy investigating Xia Cheng's case.

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You must be tired so go and rest now.

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Royal Father. I would like to beg you for mercy.

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For what?

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I saw Eunuch Sanbao in the storage room.

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He's not serving in Yikun Palace anymore?

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I believe a trivial manner such as personnel transfer

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is certainly not for your awareness.

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These matters are arranged by Imperial Noble Consort.

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Royal Father, I don't dare to say otherwise.

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But may you make allowance to treat Royal Mother

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for 12th prince's sake.

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You are making plea for her?

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I can't bear to see my mother worried and 12th prince crying.

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And I don't dare to forget Royal Mother's grace of raising me.

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How is Yongji?

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The mother is not well, so how can the son be well?

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No matter how well my mother looks after 12th prince,

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the mother and the son are connected in the heart and 12th prince is always yearning for her.

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Such a pitiful young age to be so worried all the time.

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I understand.

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Yongqi. You are the eldest among my princes.

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When you're outside, do your chores well and don't ask about the harem.

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Yes.

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Sister.

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How did you enter?

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Yongji and Yongqi made pleas with His Majesty.

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Concubine Rong also chimed in to assist and I got to come in.

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Get on up.

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Are both Yongji and Yongqi well?

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They are both fine. Yongji really misses you.

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In my predicament, don't allow him to come.

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Or he will feel worse seeing me.

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12th prince has me outside so you needn't worry at all.

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Lately Empress Dowager sees the 12th prince often too.

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She treats him so well.

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Empress Dowager can pity Yongji and I am assured some.

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How about Yongqi? How is his injury now?

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Yongqi has been taking care of state affairs for His Majesty lately.

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He's toiling day and night and I asked about his old bone disease.

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But he always says it's a small matter and complains I am too worried.

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That's a given. Yongqi is old now and he's married with kids.

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But when it comes to his health, you can't relax.

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Yes.

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Sister. I told Yexin to prepare a few more blankets.

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And some clothing.

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Suoxin made some under garments too personally.

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I gave them all to Lingzhi.

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Thank you.

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Our food and provisions here are plenty.

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In the future, you needn't put in the trouble.

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Sister. I know because of that incident,

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you are aloof to me.

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But that day, you had Rongpei return that scented pouch to me.

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I knew you weren't uncaring of me altogether.

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You were afraid I would be instigated.

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Since you understand, you still insisted on coming in?

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Now you're in this situation.

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If I don't come in and see you once, how can I be assured?

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I am not afraid of being linked.

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I just fear that we have a drift.

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Ling Yunche's incident. You --

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You and I have been sisters for so many years.

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How can I really be adrift from you?

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Let's just not mention this again.

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From now on, let us both not mention it.

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I am in this predicament now and it's best you keep distance from me.

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We saw each other today.

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But next time don't trouble yourself to come again.

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Sister.

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Don't cry.

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You're here.

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Greetings to Consort Ling.

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Sit.

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How is 5th prince's health?

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His Lordship's health is much inferior than before.

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The bone disease has acted up many times.

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I have to change his medicine every night.

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The royal physician said if we just nurture it,

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and not let chill get to it, there's 30% chance of treatment.

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The physician said only 30%?

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Then it's quite a stretch.

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5th prince is in this situation thanks to your good work.

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Your mother's revenge. It's almost time to get it done.

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Yes.

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I am about to avenge for my mother.

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But I often can't control myself to think.

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If 5th prince wasn't the son of my enemy. How great is that?

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What's wrong?

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You love 5th prince for real?

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It's that 5th prince treats me just too nicely.

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Any woman in the world, if she can have this true love from him,

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then she's lucky for three lives.

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But I have no way to repay his kindness to me.

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I know.

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Every woman wishes to meet a loving man in life.

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And two together in love until old age.

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But this luck. Not everyone can have it.

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Yunjiao. Your time is limited.

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You once told me.

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Your mother was the best mother on earth.

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You will revenge for her and be filial to her.

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I only ask you this.

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Do you still think so?

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You don't answer and I will regard it as yes.

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If you still do, then will you continue?

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In your limited time,

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complete the final step in avenging for your mother.

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Of course I want to avenge for my mother.

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I have endured myself until today.

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It's all for that petty wish.

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But why must I take his life in order to avenge?

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I know your pain.

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In this world, especially in the palace,

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everyone pains to the end, losing their beloved.

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In order to complete any small wish.

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If you don't want to ache, you have to just let go of your wish.

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And you can do nothing then.

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Chunchan got this for you.

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Just a bit,

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spread on 5th prince's injury and in a few days,

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he will die from the poisoning.

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This powder can't be deciphered by anyone.

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It's all up to you.

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This item, whether you want it and if you will use it.

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It's all up to you too.

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All I can hope for,

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is really for a next life with Prince?

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Maybe Yongqi won't be in pain anymore.

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And in your life, you can reunite sooner.

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To continue your fate from this life.

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Where's your empress phoenix crown?

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Do you remember I said this to you

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Ula-Nara clan can never have a second abandoned wife.

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Aunt.

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I have always wanted to ask you.

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When you were in the palace, did you have any days of peace and happiness?

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I indeed was never happy even for a day.

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But here, happiness,

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was never anything important.

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What was important --

- If you're not happy, why force yourself?

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His Majesty and I are no longer the person in each other's hearts.

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Isn't it better to let go?

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But you're a Ula-Nara woman.

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You must die as an empress.

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Continue your clan's honor.

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Clan's honor?

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Ula-Nara's women,

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seem to have been bound by these words for generations.

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Aunt, I don't want to be like you.

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Bound myself with never a release.

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I hope also that Ula-Nara's women,

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will never enter the deep palace again.

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Since Emperor bound Empress to her palace,

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it's been half a year.

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The court has many subjects making persuasion.

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Saying they want the empress deposed.

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And those were denounced by His Majesty.

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Saying Empress should be released from ban and those were also demoted.

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Now the court is so quiet.

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Not even a word of utterance.

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Then you're still worried?

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No sound means no opinions.

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His Majesty should make his thoughts clear.

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To release Empress soon.

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Creating it to this is so awkward.

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Emperor is waiting for Empress to lower her head to admit wrong first.

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You're looking at the green plum flower again.

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It's getting late.

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I will serve you to settle.

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I can't sleep.

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I have wanted to ask you.

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Why do you like this withered pot of green plum blossoms so much

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I hear you brought this all the way from Yanxi Palace to Yikun Palace.

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It's been withered for so many years but you can't spare to throw it away.

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You didn't see how it looked when it bloomed.

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That year His Majesty gave this to me.

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And it was full of green and it was so pretty.

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The person isn't even in Jiangnan yet and the green plum blossoms arrived first.

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His Majesty remembered I am fond of Suhang's green plum blossoms.

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I nurtured it carefully.

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After some time, it still died.

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The green plum blossoms of the south, once in the north,

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they can't adapt.

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5th prince is so thoughtful. Though he can't come, he knows Her Highness is devoted to Buddha.

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So every three days, there is always fresh flowers and sandalwood incense delivered.

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But Her Highenss --

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What she really lacks isn't this.

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Give them to me.

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This sandalwood scent is so pure.

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It must be from Yongqi.

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It is.

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But --

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What do you want to say?

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Your Highness. I am thinking.

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5th prince has been sending in flowers and sandalwood.

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It clearly means he can look after our daily lives.

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But he only sends fresh flowers and sandalwood.

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Is it for you to be a devout?

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And to let His Majesty also know his attitude?

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Such a compromising measure.

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It's perfect on both sides.

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It is perfect on both sides.

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It fulfills his filial duty.

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But it also lets His Majesty know he supports your repenting.

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Rongpei you are a fool.

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Yongqi was smart and hardworking since birth and earned His Majesty's cherishing.

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If he is affected by me because of this, that is never to allowed.

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I understand.

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I was lacking in thought. May you forgive.

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Take the flowers.

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Yes.

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Among my princes, 5th prince Yongqi is most virtuous.

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Today I promote him as Prince of First Ranking with title of Rong.

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I thank Royal Father.

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Congratulations to Your Majesty, to Prince Rong.

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The northeast sent in some fur.

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You are easily cold. Pick a few to make your winter clothes.

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You are thoughtful.

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Fujia.

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Come with me.

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Emperor, it's getting cold.

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Yikun Palace's provision.

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Is it enough?

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It shouldn't lack.

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You have been husband and wife no matter what.

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I will take charge on this matter for you.

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And send some items to pass the winter to Yikun Palace.

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It is up to you.

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Yongji is birthed by the central palace regardless of what.

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You promoted Yongqi as Prince of First Ranking.

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You showed nothing to Yongji and that's not right.

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Royal Mother. Yongji is still young.

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He doesn't care about such gestures.

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And Yongqi promoted to Prince of First Ranking.

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It is truly due to his hard work.

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Emperor, do you have the intention of making him king?

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Among my many princes, only Yongqi is the most outstanding.

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I have no other choice.

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5th prince.

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As Crown Prince.

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5th prince.

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Yongqi as Crown Prince.

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5th Prince Yongqi as Crown Prince.

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Transparency and Justice

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I don't know if it's because I'm getting old.

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But this pregnancy is always giving me a sore back.

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It is hard work having children.

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But by the blessings of having both daughter and son,

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no one can compete with you in the palace.

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I am over 40 in age but can still get pregnant. I am lucky.

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But so what if I can birth them?

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Still can't compete with Consort Yu's one and only. The only Prince of First Ranking among all princes.

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When the late emperor was alive, he didn't set a crown prince either.

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He only promoted the current king as Prince of First Ranking, Prince Bao.

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Yikun Palace is 5th prince's foster mother.

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So if she can bear until 5th prince ascends,

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that one, if she's not deposed as empress yet,

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she will just instantly become Royal Mother Empress Dowager.

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Then -- you will only still be an Imperial Noble Consort Dowager.

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You really think she has that foster son of 5th prince,

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and she can surely become empress dowager?

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His Majesty promoted 5th prince as what?

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His Majesty titled him Prince Rong.

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Prince Rong.

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Emperor Shunzhi pampered his 4th prince from Empress Xiaoxian of Donggo Clan.

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Emperor Shunzi wanted to make him the crown prince.

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He gave him the title of none other than Prince Rong.

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I remember.

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That child, soon after he was promoted to Prince Rong,

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he died.

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Spread it on 5th prince's injury and in a few days,

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he will die from the poisoning.

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Yunjiao.

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Prince.

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What aren't you asleep?

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Why are you so feverish?

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I will go get Princess Consort.

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No. You stay with me.

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Then I will get some water for you.

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That's fine.

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More?

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No.

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I will get some food for you.

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No need. Just stay with me.

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Is your leg hurting again?

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Not important.

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Come.

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Sleep sound. I will be with you.

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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 of

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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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♫ filling time between acts perhaps? ♫

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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. ♫