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= Love Like The Galaxy=

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=Episode 54=

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I remember how I used to

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make maltose candy for Her Majesty here.

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When His Majesty found out about it,

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he rewarded you.

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At that time, I was really upset.

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I told Her Majesty

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that since I engaged to you,

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everyone saw me as your fiancee.

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No one saw me
as Cheng Shaoshang anymore.

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Her Majesty said

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that I was brought up as
an independent lady.

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I only cared about myself,

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my personal gains and losses.

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She said I should try
to be more amenable.

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She said

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I should try to be more flexible.

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I once hated you for leaving me behind.

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I hated you for going your own way,

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and the fact that
you would rather jump off the cliff

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than walk by my side.

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I hated how I showed you
my true feelings,

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but you repaid it with lies.

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It's been five years.

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It took me a lot of effort
to let go of our past.

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It's impossible for me

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to show you my true feelings again.

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Neither can I trust you again.

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Shaoshang,

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I'm sorry.

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Whatever your decision is,

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I'll always respect it.

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My days in the Northwest

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were filled with regrets.

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I understand how you felt.

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I knew

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that you were scared
of getting left behind.

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Yet, I chose to hurt you

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in the most painful way possible.

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I spent the first 20 years of my life

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full of hatred,

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and I'm going to spend
the rest of my life

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with regrets.

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If I'm given the chance again,

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I'll do whatever I can
to prove to you my sincerity.

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But I know

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I no longer have the right
to do that for you.

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I once told Her Majesty this.

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If men are the proud sun,

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lighting the earth,

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then ladies

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are the stars,

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embellishing the night sky.

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They're as important as each other,

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and they have to coexist

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to sustain the planet.

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I'll take good care of myself.

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After I deliver Her Majesty's crown
back to her homeland,

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I will travel the world
to witness its vastness.

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One will learn invaluable life lessons
through traveling.

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And you will take
good care of yourself too,

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right?

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After I am done carrying out
the Land Distribution Order,

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I'll return to the Northwest

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to guard the country's border again.

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I wish to keep protecting
the beautiful galaxy on earth.

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I'll take good care of myself,

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and live a good life.

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Her Majesty loved
the beautiful autumn season the most.

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Young Lady, please stop grieving.

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It's been 49 days
since Empress Xuan's passing.

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She would worry about you

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if you keep mourning her death.

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It was just casual chatter.

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I spent years with Her Majesty

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and I knew her health condition
very well.

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It was a chronic illness,

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and I knew this would happen
sooner or later.

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Fortunately,

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her death was peaceful

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and painless.

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Seeing that

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put me at ease.

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Niaoniao.

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Niaoniao.

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I made your favorite sweet cake.

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Let's taste it together.

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Let's go.

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Here.

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Have a taste.

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What do you think?

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Forget it.

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I know I'll never be a good cook.

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Dear, why are you being so harsh
on yourself again?

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Niaoniao hasn't even said anything
about the food yet.

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Good girl, Niaoniao.

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What a good girl, Niaoniao.

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I woke up at dawn

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just to make this for you myself.

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Have some more.

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Dear.

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You should scold her.

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You look more intimidating
when you're being so gentle.

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General.

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That's nonsense.

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I don't mind putting up a facade forever

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as long as it can make Niaoniao happy.

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We spent 15 years

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away from home.

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I didn't even get to do this to her.

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Then, Niaoniao moved to the palace

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and stayed there
for the next five years.

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I lost my chance to do this to her.

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Niaoniao.

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Just let me do this for you.

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Please don't mock me

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if one day I lose the ability
to keep doing this.

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Niaoniao,

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it was my fault.

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After all, it was also my first time

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being the mother of a lady.

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I didn't know that raising a daughter

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was so different from leading a troop.

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I also didn't know

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that daughters were
so different from sons.

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I want to change,

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but you're growing too fast.

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I don't have enough time
to figure out how to make the changes.

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I made a mistake,

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Niaoniao.

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If I were given another chance,

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I would never leave you behind again.

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Even if it would put both of us at risk,

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I would keep you by my side too.

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We're a family and we'll go through
all challenges together.

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Your mother is right.

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If we were given a chance again,

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I would stand up against
your Grandmother and Madam Ge,

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and insist on keeping you by my side.

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General.

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Do you really dare

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stand up against Old Madam?

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Of course.

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Then, why don't you send these snacks

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to Old Madam?

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Besides, you can also inform
Old Madam

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that you're going to the State of Yu

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to settle the civil disturbance
caused by the Land Distribution Order.

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Let's see if Old Madam

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will make a fuss out of it.

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What's the point of bringing this up?

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What if she decides to stand in my way?

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There're only two people

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I'm ever worried about.

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No.

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Three.

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My mother,

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Niaoniao,

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and you.

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Father.

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Who's the worst?

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Of course,

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it's your mother.

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Let me send the snacks

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to my grandmother.

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Gods and Goddesses,

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please

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bless Zhi.

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Please wish him a smooth journey ahead.

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I gave birth to Zhi

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at the best time.

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That day,

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the clouds in the sky

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were first in the shape of a dragon,

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then changed into the shape of a tiger.

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That's right.

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Third Master was a county magistrate,
and is now a provincial officer.

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Soon,

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he'll be posted to the capital
and get appointed as the great minister.

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Zhi is really fortunate.

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I did a good job

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giving birth to him at the right time.

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The Old Deity said

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that Zhi...

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Old Madam,

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stop bringing up that man.

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He made a mistake
during the fortune-telling

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and forced Fourth Lady to stay behind.

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That eventually sowed the discord
between Fourth Lady and First Madam.

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They suffered for many years
because of him.

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Is Grandmother eating well?

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Young Lady, you stayed in the palace
during the past five years.

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Now, you're finally back home.

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Although Old Madam
didn't say it out loud,

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deep down, she is very happy about it.

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Back then,

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I was blinded
by all the lies they told me.

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I listened to Madam Ge's words

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and all I wanted

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was to manipulate Shi and his wife.

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I caused so much trouble for Niaoniao.

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If I got to do this

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all over again,

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I'd definitely take good care
of Niaoniao.

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I would take very good care of her.

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She's my granddaughter.

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Niaoniao can marry

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whoever she wants in the future.

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It's fine even
if she wants to stay single.

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I've told Shi about this.

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I'll leave all my money and my jewelry

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to Niaoniao

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after I pass away.

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Even if she is to stay single forever,

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she'll have something to back her up.

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That's enough, Old Madam.

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That's enough.

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That's enough.

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I owe her a lot.

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Lianfang.

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Do you still remember

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how I fell really ill

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when we were living in the small hut
in the countryside?

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If it weren't for you

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who took really good care of me,

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I would've lost my life

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a long time ago.

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It's destined that Young Lady
will live a long and healthy life.

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You're always blessed with good luck.

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Lianfang dare not take credit for that.

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Back then, I had no idea what my parents

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and my brothers

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were like.

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You were the only one

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I could trust.

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Those are all in the past.

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Now, Master, First Madam,
and Young Masters

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dote on Young Lady.

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What happened in the past few years
feels like a dream to me.

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In the past month,

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I've been wondering

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if I'll wake up

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from this dream.

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Young Lady, you must be really tired.

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You took a long nap

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and are probably feeling
a little confused.

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In fact, I really want to reconcile
with my grandmother too.

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I just find it very difficult
to bond with her.

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Perhaps I'm still holding grudges
against her

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for what she did to separate
me and my parents during those years.

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I probably still blame her
for what happened.

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Because of her, in that 15 years,

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I haven't felt care and love

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from my own family.

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However, when the Cheng Family
was in a dire situation,

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she came forward to help us

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and tried her best to be my family.

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However,

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I still have no idea how to face her.

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Young Lady, you've been through so much.

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It makes sense that you find it
difficult iron out your differences.

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My mother used to say

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that I was stubborn.

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I didn't agree with her.

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Now, I have realized
what she said was true.

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First Madam has...

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Lianfang.

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You've said enough.

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I understand
where my mother is coming from.

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From now on,

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I'll move on from the past.

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I won't get bothered

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by people who hate me

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and dislike me.

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Instead,

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I'll always remember

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the people who like me

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and take good care of me.

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When I'm reminded of them,

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I'll have the courage to keep living.

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We should always

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look on the bright side.

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There's still a long way to go.

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This is what I should do
to live a good life.

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I'm leaving tomorrow.

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I'm here today

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to bid farewell.

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I'm going to meet His Majesty

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to inform him
about my departure as well.

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To save my blood brother

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two years ago,

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my father jeopardized General Weng,
the head of the Army of Conquest.

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He was sentenced to death.

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To save my father,

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Huo Buyi led his soldiers there
to help my father.

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He almost lost his life because of that.

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Thankfully, His Majesty was merciful.

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His Majesty only removed my father
from his official position,

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and sent my parents to Jiaodong
to receive their punishments.

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On the other hand,

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I'm also asking His Majesty
to post me to the countryside,

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so that I can work on
the Land Distribution Order.

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How are Official Yuan
and Madam Yuan doing?

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They are better than ever.

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My father thought he had brought shame
to the Yuan Family.

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He fell ill soon after that.

00:25:49.930 --> 00:25:52.250
Since then, my mother has been
taking care of him.

00:25:52.810 --> 00:25:54.730
She wishes to return to the hometown
together with my father.

00:25:55.650 --> 00:25:56.690
I guess

00:25:56.690 --> 00:25:58.610
that's a happy ending for them.

00:25:59.410 --> 00:26:00.410
However,

00:26:02.050 --> 00:26:03.330
they were still worried
about our marriage arrangement

00:26:04.370 --> 00:26:06.250
before they left for the countryside.

00:26:16.210 --> 00:26:17.810
Sorry, Yuan Shanjian.

00:26:19.210 --> 00:26:20.250
In the end,

00:26:22.050 --> 00:26:23.650
I still couldn't give you
what you asked for.

00:26:30.210 --> 00:26:31.170
I have always expected this

00:26:31.730 --> 00:26:32.770
to happen.

00:26:33.290 --> 00:26:34.650
Don't worry about me.

00:26:35.250 --> 00:26:38.450
I'll be appointed as one of
the most important officials in the future.

00:26:39.050 --> 00:26:40.370
All my descendants

00:26:40.650 --> 00:26:42.130
will reach a high rank.

00:26:43.330 --> 00:26:44.690
We will all be the officials
of the government,

00:26:44.690 --> 00:26:46.890
and the Yuan Family will prosper.

00:26:48.410 --> 00:26:49.730
What a pity.

00:26:50.370 --> 00:26:51.770
You won't get to be

00:26:52.250 --> 00:26:53.690
the wife of one of the most important officials.

00:26:56.730 --> 00:26:57.690
I'm sure there's someone out there

00:26:57.690 --> 00:26:59.370
who deserves this position
more than I do.

00:27:02.490 --> 00:27:03.450
Shaoshang.

00:27:06.370 --> 00:27:07.850
I always knew

00:27:09.650 --> 00:27:11.130
that I would lose this game.

00:27:12.810 --> 00:27:13.930
Although I lost,

00:27:14.210 --> 00:27:15.530
I have no regrets.

00:27:16.170 --> 00:27:17.050
Yes.

00:27:18.010 --> 00:27:19.330
I lost the game,

00:27:20.370 --> 00:27:21.930
but Huo Buyi didn't win,

00:27:22.850 --> 00:27:23.850
right?

00:27:28.930 --> 00:27:29.970
Over these years,

00:27:31.450 --> 00:27:33.050
I've been waiting for you
to come to me.

00:27:37.570 --> 00:27:38.650
But this time,

00:27:39.890 --> 00:27:41.690
I hope that you can leave
before I do.

00:27:45.730 --> 00:27:46.930
Don't look back.

00:27:48.490 --> 00:27:49.530
Otherwise,

00:27:50.730 --> 00:27:53.170
I might regret my decision
to let you go with him.

00:28:08.450 --> 00:28:09.610
Young Lady.

00:28:10.490 --> 00:28:12.050
How have you been doing?

00:28:25.290 --> 00:28:26.570
I know what's on your mind,

00:28:31.490 --> 00:28:33.370
but I can't give you what you want.

00:29:47.930 --> 00:29:49.010
Have you made up your mind?

00:29:52.770 --> 00:29:53.810
I have.

00:29:56.370 --> 00:29:59.130
You almost lost your life
while you were trying to save my father.

00:29:59.530 --> 00:30:00.890
It'd be very shameless of me

00:30:01.050 --> 00:30:02.770
if I were to keep fighting with you.

00:30:04.090 --> 00:30:05.130
His Majesty is now pushing
the Land Distribution Order

00:30:05.330 --> 00:30:07.850
at all the provinces.

00:30:09.290 --> 00:30:11.570
I'll have to visit the states personally

00:30:11.970 --> 00:30:13.490
to keep an eye on the progress
of the Land Distribution Order.

00:30:14.970 --> 00:30:16.530
Hopefully, what I do can contribute
to the development of the nation.

00:30:16.770 --> 00:30:18.090
Then, I'll return to the capital again.

00:30:19.450 --> 00:30:20.290
What about you?

00:30:20.690 --> 00:30:22.810
I'm working on
the Land Distribution Order as well.

00:30:23.930 --> 00:30:25.090
His Majesty has ordered the construction

00:30:25.290 --> 00:30:27.210
of the Prime Minister's Camp
at the State of Yu.

00:30:27.530 --> 00:30:28.570
I worry that there are still traitors

00:30:29.050 --> 00:30:31.250
who wish to harm His Majesty.

00:30:32.370 --> 00:30:33.610
I'm planning to go there

00:30:34.050 --> 00:30:35.250
to back the Crown Prince up.

00:30:35.730 --> 00:30:37.130
If I remember it correctly,

00:30:37.450 --> 00:30:39.370
this is supposed to be
General Cheng's duty.

00:30:40.050 --> 00:30:41.970
You're such a good son-in-law.

00:30:42.250 --> 00:30:43.890
You are going to the battlefield
on your father-in-law's behalf.

00:30:44.970 --> 00:30:46.170
But there's something
I don't quite get.

00:30:48.250 --> 00:30:50.410
You helped Cheng Song kill
the traitors in Shu

00:30:50.970 --> 00:30:52.610
because he's Shaoshang's
elder brother.

00:30:53.050 --> 00:30:55.450
You escorted the Crown Prince to
the country on General Cheng's behalf

00:30:55.970 --> 00:30:57.530
because he is Shaoshang's father.

00:30:58.210 --> 00:31:00.010
It's something you should do.

00:31:03.810 --> 00:31:05.890
However, why did you decide
to help us, the Yuan Family?

00:31:10.610 --> 00:31:11.570
After all,

00:31:11.810 --> 00:31:13.210
I still can't get over

00:31:14.090 --> 00:31:15.570
Shaoshang.

00:31:16.850 --> 00:31:18.210
You're still my love rival.

00:31:23.090 --> 00:31:24.050
Other than your own family,

00:31:28.490 --> 00:31:30.010
I'm the one who cares for you the most

00:31:32.890 --> 00:31:34.570
across the capital.

00:31:38.370 --> 00:31:39.850
It's true.

00:31:42.330 --> 00:31:43.770
Be it in the past,

00:31:44.850 --> 00:31:46.010
or in the future,

00:31:47.170 --> 00:31:48.530
Shaoshang won't be able to
put her mind at ease

00:31:49.530 --> 00:31:51.250
if you don't do well.

00:31:54.050 --> 00:31:55.930
Just like how I didn't get upset

00:31:58.690 --> 00:32:00.490
when she nominated Lou Yao.

00:32:01.050 --> 00:32:02.610
Although she appears cold
on the outside,

00:32:03.490 --> 00:32:05.370
she has always been
a very caring person.

00:32:07.090 --> 00:32:09.170
She can only put her mind at ease,

00:32:09.810 --> 00:32:11.250
when those she cares for are doing well.

00:32:14.090 --> 00:32:16.210
That's why I want to make sure
all of you are doing well.

00:32:18.650 --> 00:32:19.730
Only then will she be able

00:32:23.090 --> 00:32:25.130
to set her mind at rest.

00:32:29.730 --> 00:32:30.970
I've always thought

00:32:31.410 --> 00:32:33.410
that it's not a good thing
to get too invested in a relationship.

00:32:34.170 --> 00:32:35.570
Because of the uncontrollable emotions,

00:32:36.370 --> 00:32:38.250
my father felt dejected,

00:32:39.370 --> 00:32:41.410
my mother lived her life in agony,

00:32:42.650 --> 00:32:43.930
and I had no parents to protect me

00:32:45.090 --> 00:32:46.970
when I was a kid.

00:32:47.570 --> 00:32:48.610
I was left on my own.

00:32:52.850 --> 00:32:53.970
Yet,

00:32:55.690 --> 00:32:56.970
you take these feelings
more seriously than I do.

00:32:57.930 --> 00:32:58.850
You're more foolish than I am.

00:32:59.890 --> 00:33:01.930
That's why
you're more worthy of her love.

00:33:08.530 --> 00:33:09.730
I wish

00:33:10.170 --> 00:33:12.570
that the guy who eventually gets to stay
by her side

00:33:13.850 --> 00:33:15.370
is the one who treats her the best.

00:33:59.210 --> 00:34:01.130
It's only a dozen miles away
from Hua County.

00:34:01.490 --> 00:34:03.170
Do you want to pay Lou Yao a visit?

00:34:09.250 --> 00:34:10.730
Yao is a very generous guy.

00:34:11.090 --> 00:34:12.290
He puts the people
before everything else.

00:34:13.570 --> 00:34:15.010
Now that he's been appointed
as the county magistrate,

00:34:15.690 --> 00:34:17.610
I'm sure he will manage Hua County
really well.

00:34:19.810 --> 00:34:21.610
It's nice seeing how well
he and He Zhaojun are doing.

00:34:23.810 --> 00:34:25.290
I think I should leave them alone.

00:34:41.290 --> 00:34:42.170
Stop!

00:34:46.250 --> 00:34:47.090
Lady Cheng.

00:34:47.090 --> 00:34:49.010
A young lady is asking to see you.

00:35:04.450 --> 00:35:05.450
Lady Cheng.

00:35:05.770 --> 00:35:06.930
It's been a while.

00:35:09.170 --> 00:35:10.050
Lou Li.

00:35:12.050 --> 00:35:14.050
Yao heard
that you were passing by this area,

00:35:14.250 --> 00:35:16.210
and he sent me here to invite you
to Hua County for a meal.

00:35:17.210 --> 00:35:18.330
Thanks for the invitation.

00:35:19.010 --> 00:35:21.090
I'm delivering the Empress' crown
back to her homeland.

00:35:21.490 --> 00:35:22.770
It's not that convenient
for me to drop by.

00:35:25.290 --> 00:35:26.530
Yao sent me here,

00:35:27.050 --> 00:35:28.450
hoping that his old friend

00:35:28.450 --> 00:35:30.010
can take a look at how Hua County
has flourished.

00:35:30.690 --> 00:35:31.850
He wants to tell you

00:35:31.970 --> 00:35:34.050
that Hua County is no longer
the shabby place you once knew.

00:35:34.170 --> 00:35:35.330
The people of the county
are living a peaceful and happy life.

00:35:35.330 --> 00:35:36.930
No one can separate the families again.

00:35:37.810 --> 00:35:39.050
Unfortunately, Zhaojun's
pregnancy is due soon,

00:35:39.050 --> 00:35:40.130
and he can't excuse himself.

00:35:40.370 --> 00:35:41.930
Otherwise, he'd be here
to invite you over personally.

00:35:42.850 --> 00:35:43.810
Lady Cheng,

00:35:45.010 --> 00:35:46.650
are you really not going to drop by?

00:35:53.570 --> 00:35:54.490
Go ahead.

00:35:59.490 --> 00:36:00.370
All right.

00:36:00.810 --> 00:36:01.970
I'll come with you.

00:36:06.730 --> 00:36:08.850
Zhaojun's pregnancy is due soon.

00:36:09.530 --> 00:36:11.810
Yet, you're carrying
the late Empress's belongings with you.

00:36:12.410 --> 00:36:13.450
I'm afraid...

00:36:18.970 --> 00:36:19.810
Shaogong.

00:36:20.370 --> 00:36:21.690
You should stay here
and keep an eye on the items.

00:36:21.930 --> 00:36:24.010
I'll be right back after dinner.

00:36:24.490 --> 00:36:25.330
Sure.

00:36:31.410 --> 00:36:32.610
I'll come with you.

00:36:41.980 --> 00:36:44.260
(Posthouse of Hua County)

00:37:06.410 --> 00:37:07.410
Lady Lou,

00:37:08.050 --> 00:37:09.170
your attire...

00:37:12.930 --> 00:37:14.130
Some time ago,

00:37:14.930 --> 00:37:17.010
my parents were dead
back at home.

00:37:18.490 --> 00:37:20.130
I'm still mourning their death.

00:37:20.530 --> 00:37:22.090
Please forgive me, Lady Cheng.

00:37:23.930 --> 00:37:24.850
Lady Cheng.

00:37:25.610 --> 00:37:26.410
This way, please.

00:37:33.690 --> 00:37:35.090
It seems like
there are lesser bodyguards

00:37:35.210 --> 00:37:37.130
guarding the city than before.

00:37:38.490 --> 00:37:40.610
His Majesty implemented the Land
Distribution Order at the State of Yu.

00:37:40.930 --> 00:37:42.850
Many villages nearby are interested
in the new law.

00:37:43.490 --> 00:37:45.250
Yuan Shanjian has been patrolling
the border of the city.

00:37:45.570 --> 00:37:46.170
Lou Yao

00:37:46.170 --> 00:37:48.250
has dispatched his guards there
to back him up.

00:37:49.010 --> 00:37:50.250
That's why we don't have many men left

00:37:50.250 --> 00:37:51.730
in the county office.

00:37:54.410 --> 00:37:55.170
Why?

00:37:56.130 --> 00:37:57.130
Has Lady Cheng gotten used to

00:37:57.130 --> 00:37:58.770
being surrounded by your servants?

00:37:59.410 --> 00:38:01.010
Are you feeling uneasy

00:38:01.010 --> 00:38:02.050
because we don't have
enough servants here?

00:39:21.610 --> 00:39:22.410
Come at me.

00:41:01.170 --> 00:41:02.010
Tell me now.

00:41:02.770 --> 00:41:04.250
Who sent you here?

00:41:14.530 --> 00:41:16.690
He was carrying poison in his mouth,
and he's dead.

00:41:23.730 --> 00:41:24.530
Search the place.

00:41:24.530 --> 00:41:25.290
Yes.

00:41:25.890 --> 00:41:26.690
Come with me.

00:41:26.690 --> 00:41:27.650
Yes.

00:41:31.490 --> 00:41:33.770
I didn't expect Shaoshang's
unannounced visit.

00:41:33.770 --> 00:41:34.930
Please forgive me
for the lack of hospitality.

00:41:39.330 --> 00:41:41.130
I met Lady Cheng on my way home,

00:41:41.330 --> 00:41:43.330
and it hit me that it's been a while
since you last met.

00:41:43.690 --> 00:41:45.170
Therefore, I invited her over
for a meal.

00:41:46.530 --> 00:41:47.330
Yao.

00:41:48.010 --> 00:41:49.050
Zhaojun.

00:41:49.410 --> 00:41:50.770
You won't be upset by what I did, right?

00:41:51.530 --> 00:41:52.490
Of course, not.

00:41:54.530 --> 00:41:55.450
Shaoshang.

00:41:56.010 --> 00:41:58.090
Something happened to Lou Li's family
over the past few years.

00:41:59.370 --> 00:42:00.370
Please don't take her words

00:42:00.610 --> 00:42:01.930
to heart.

00:42:06.810 --> 00:42:08.290
On my way here,

00:42:08.730 --> 00:42:09.690
I can tell

00:42:09.930 --> 00:42:11.650
that Yao and Zhaojun

00:42:11.850 --> 00:42:13.090
have managed Hua County really well.

00:42:13.490 --> 00:42:14.570
The street looks much busier

00:42:14.570 --> 00:42:17.130
than before.

00:42:18.650 --> 00:42:20.330
I learned many tips from you

00:42:20.450 --> 00:42:22.050
on how to build houses.

00:42:26.610 --> 00:42:27.450
Shaoshang,

00:42:28.770 --> 00:42:29.690
I'm so sorry.

00:42:30.730 --> 00:42:32.050
I shouldn't have vented my anger on you

00:42:32.050 --> 00:42:33.090
when my brother committed suicide.

00:42:33.770 --> 00:42:35.010
However, at that time,

00:42:36.050 --> 00:42:37.490
I had no news about Yanji.

00:42:38.450 --> 00:42:40.010
I was too nervous, so...

00:42:44.330 --> 00:42:46.450
The Lou Family used to be
a reputable family.

00:42:46.810 --> 00:42:48.610
Look at what we've become now.

00:42:49.170 --> 00:42:50.090
We can only blame it on the person

00:42:50.370 --> 00:42:52.370
who took the Lou Family
as a stepping stone.

00:42:52.890 --> 00:42:54.450
All she wanted was a bright future
for herself.

00:42:54.610 --> 00:42:55.490
Lou Li.

00:42:55.770 --> 00:42:57.050
The Lou Family only ended up like this

00:42:57.050 --> 00:42:59.090
because Lou Ben made a mistake.

00:42:59.450 --> 00:43:00.370
We can't put the blame on someone else.

00:43:04.530 --> 00:43:05.610
Let's eat.

00:43:19.090 --> 00:43:21.050
This seat is for...

00:43:22.530 --> 00:43:22.930
That's for...

00:43:22.930 --> 00:43:23.850
Lady Cheng.

00:43:26.170 --> 00:43:28.770
This buttermilk is rare in Hua County.

00:43:28.970 --> 00:43:30.610
Give it a good taste.

00:43:39.530 --> 00:43:40.370
Thank you.

00:44:28.370 --> 00:44:29.210
Zhaojun.

00:44:31.090 --> 00:44:32.690
Zhaojun, what's the matter?

00:44:34.130 --> 00:44:36.050
Yao, my belly hurts.

00:44:36.970 --> 00:44:38.090
I might be going into labor.

00:44:38.450 --> 00:44:40.330
Didn't the physician say
the due date was a month from now?

00:44:40.330 --> 00:44:41.290
Why is this happening?

00:44:41.290 --> 00:44:43.570
The only female physician in Hua County
who can help now is Madam Chen.

00:44:43.570 --> 00:44:44.290
However, I heard

00:44:44.290 --> 00:44:46.170
that she has gone to
Qing County with her husband

00:44:46.170 --> 00:44:47.330
to visit their relatives.

00:44:47.450 --> 00:44:48.810
I'm going to get her now.

00:44:49.570 --> 00:44:51.130
Zhaojun, hang in there.

00:44:51.290 --> 00:44:53.130
Li, I'll leave this to you.

00:44:53.130 --> 00:44:54.170
You can count on me.

00:44:54.490 --> 00:44:56.370
I'll be back really soon.

00:44:57.930 --> 00:44:59.450
Someone send Zhaojun

00:44:59.450 --> 00:45:01.210
to the family temple.
It's more spacious there.

00:45:04.290 --> 00:45:06.090
Lady Cheng, you're a woman too.

00:45:06.090 --> 00:45:07.210
Please help us.

00:45:10.330 --> 00:45:12.090
I know that you weren't on good terms
with Zhaojun,

00:45:12.090 --> 00:45:13.330
but please do this for Yao.

00:45:13.330 --> 00:45:14.330
Please help her.

00:45:16.170 --> 00:45:17.170
I can't hold on any longer.

00:45:20.130 --> 00:45:21.090
Sure.

00:45:21.370 --> 00:45:22.170
We found something,

00:45:22.410 --> 00:45:23.250
Young Master.

00:45:23.890 --> 00:45:25.010
We searched the place

00:45:25.130 --> 00:45:26.090
and found tens of corpses

00:45:26.090 --> 00:45:27.650
abandoned in the drains nearby.

00:45:27.650 --> 00:45:29.410
Some of them were wearing the armors
belong to the guards of Hua County,

00:45:29.410 --> 00:45:30.410
while some of them...

00:45:35.050 --> 00:45:35.970
Judging from their attire,

00:45:36.210 --> 00:45:37.930
they seem to be the household troops who
served the residence of Official Yuan.

00:45:45.210 --> 00:45:46.330
Black Armored Guard.

00:45:46.330 --> 00:45:47.210
-Yes.
-Yes.

00:45:47.490 --> 00:45:49.170
Follow me to Hua County now.

00:45:49.730 --> 00:45:50.650
-Yes.
-Yes.

00:45:58.100 --> 00:45:59.380
(Temple)

00:46:04.090 --> 00:46:04.930
Get in there.

00:46:07.650 --> 00:46:08.730
Let's go. Be careful.

00:46:12.980 --> 00:46:14.410
(Learn From The Great Man)

00:46:14.410 --> 00:46:16.570
(Learn From The Great Man)
Why is there a family temple in the county office?

00:46:16.930 --> 00:46:18.490
Is anyone cultivating here?

00:46:24.730 --> 00:46:25.930
You're dismissed.

00:46:25.930 --> 00:46:26.930
Close the door
when you're on your way out.

00:46:27.210 --> 00:46:28.170
Yes.

00:46:49.370 --> 00:46:50.970
Cheng Shaoshang!

00:47:30.140 --> 00:47:37.180
The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

00:47:38.980 --> 00:47:46.180
I caress the scars gently
from the past

00:47:47.740 --> 00:47:55.060
Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

00:47:56.500 --> 00:48:03.660
I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

00:48:04.620 --> 00:48:08.380
The light between your brows

00:48:08.980 --> 00:48:12.860
Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

00:48:13.640 --> 00:48:20.980
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,
whom do I part them for?

00:48:22.980 --> 00:48:31.260
As I wake up from the blue sea,
stone steles stand like a mountain range

00:48:31.540 --> 00:48:39.980
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,
the narrow door could not contain my feelings

00:48:40.580 --> 00:48:48.700
The joys and woes of this mortal life,
we speak as we dream of the future

00:48:49.260 --> 00:48:52.940
Both of us will be

00:48:53.300 --> 00:49:04.160
In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

00:49:06.500 --> 00:49:12.800
Our sincerity