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= Love Like The Galaxy=

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=Episode 30=

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Ouch.

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So, you know it hurts?

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If so,

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why did you stand
in front of Her Majesty?

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If I didn't,

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Her Majesty would've gotten hurt.

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That Madam Wen Xiu is so arrogant.

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How could Her Majesty
tolerate her actions?

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Don't worry.

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Even if you weren't
defending Her Majesty,

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the candlestick wouldn't hit her anyway.

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Although Madam Wen Xiu is dumb,

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this is Changqiu Palace after all.

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Naturally, she will act under restraint.

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She would exert less force naturally

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and pushed it in another direction

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if you weren't standing there.

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Are you mocking me right now?

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Suit yourself then.

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You can mock me all you want.

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I just came to the palace not long ago.

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How should I know about
the devious intentions

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of nobles like you all?

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Shaoshang,

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in the future,

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you shouldn't interfere

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with things you shouldn't interfere.

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What do you mean by that?

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Madam Wen Xiu is
the daughter of Lord Qian'an

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while Her Majesty is the empress.

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What makes you think

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that you need to protect the empress

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when they argued?

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If so, what makes you think

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that the empress doesn't
need my protection?

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That's right.

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To you all, Her Majesty has
the highest rank of all women.

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However, where were you and His Majesty

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when Madam Wen Xiu was humiliating her?

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What makes you think

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that strong people
don't need any protection?

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What about you then?

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Shaoshang,

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I know you're strong.

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But what makes you think that
you don't need my protection?

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We've arrived at
Marquis Quling's Residence.

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Let's get off.

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When I was 15,

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I once saw the clouds on Mount Kunlun

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floating between the sky
and the mountain peak.

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It was so pure

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that it penetrated
the depth of my heart,

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just like how you looked at me

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when we were at Hua County.

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I love how unrestrained you looked

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when you spoke to me.

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It always makes me happy.

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I also love that
you don't fear the powerful

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and the difficulties you face.

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Remember this,

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you were the one who started this first.

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- I don't give out my heart easily.
- I'm not...

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However, once I do,

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I will never turn back.

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However, if you cannot

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do the same as me,

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I would rather take back my heart.

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Uncle, it's all thanks
to your brilliant plan.

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That Madam Wen Xiu

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was indeed a fool who only knew
how to fight for her brother's benefit.

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She fell for the mintage trick easily

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after we left the bait outside.

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I've already bribed her agent.

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We can buy the fake coins

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for a low price.

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By then,

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you can spend them in the fief.

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That way,

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you can be comfortably off.

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However, we can be convicted of treason
by minting coins without permission.

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Uncle, are you not afraid?

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If they do pursue this matter,

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the minerals are provided by Shouchun.

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Junior Lord Qian'an is the one
who minted the coins.

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Madam Wen Xiu is the one
who refused to comply with them.

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At most, we'll be punished

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for misusing counterfeit money.

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Uncle, you're thoughtful indeed.

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Here.

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However,

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you need to stay alert.

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You know the character of your mother

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and your third brother, right?

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Especially your mother.

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She doesn't like it when outsiders

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bend the rules.

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Coincidentally, you're someone

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who likes to show off.

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Listen,

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regarding this matter,

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if His Majesty punishes us

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because we gave ourselves away,

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it will spell huge trouble
for the Yue Family.

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Uncle, don't worry.

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If the person in Changqiu Palace

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wasn't so stingy,

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there's no need for me to risk my life

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in order to make some money.

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It's better for you to stay cautious.

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Someone, serve us some liquor.

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Dear guests,

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this is the new liquor we invented.

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It's called Blooming Flowers.

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You two must give it a try.

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Mr. Tian, come in.

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Blooming Flowers?

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That's a great name.

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Here, let me try.

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In the future,

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the Yue Family will strike it rich.

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So what?

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Even so, that Ling Buyi

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is still too blind to fall for
a perfect woman like me.

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Of all the girls he could choose,

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he chose a rude brat.

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Second Sister always persuaded me
to avoid trouble.

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However, I feel angry

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whenever I see her.

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She better hope that she won't
encounter me alone.

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If not,

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I'll make her understand

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how difficult it is to survive
in the Imperial Family.

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(Marquis Quling's Residence)

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Young Lady, why do you look

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so listless?

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Young Lady, could it be that
you couldn't sleep or eat well

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because you missed General Ling?

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Nonsense! Why should I miss him?

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If so, why are you waiting by the gate?

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Besides,

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General Ling said he wasn't
picking you up today.

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Why haven't you gotten on
the carriage yet?

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I...

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I was just waiting for Mother.

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She would always come and nag me

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before I went into the palace.

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But now, she's ignoring me as well.

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That was in the past.

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Madam said she could feel at ease
since Her Majesty

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was your personal mentor.

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It feels great

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to be free.

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It feels great, huh?

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Your Highness,

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isn't that Lady Cheng?

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Even the heavens are taking pity on me.

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I finally encountered her alone.

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Stop right there!

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Such audacity!

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How dare you not greet Third Princess

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when you're in the palace?

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Your Highness.

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Did I order you to get up?

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You got up without my permission.

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All this time,

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you've been learning the palace rules
from my mother.

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Hasn't my mother taught you

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that you mustn't get up

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if no one

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ordered you to get up?

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You better kneel!

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In the palace,

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showing contempt to
the princes and princesses

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is a violation of rites.

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How should we punish her?

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She deserves the death penalty.

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Give her the rod punishment.

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Your Highness,

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you and I have no grudges
against each other.

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Why must you aggressive on me?

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Although there are no grudges
between us,

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I hate people
who don't know their places

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the most.

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Who would've expected

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Zisheng

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to pick a wretch like you?

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Since you've managed to enter the palace

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and enjoy the fortune
that doesn't belong to you,

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you should bear
the consequences of being greedy.

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Someone!

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Take her away and slap her!

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Slap her until Ling Buyi
feels sorry for her!

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Wait!

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Your Highness, since you knew

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that my future husband was Ling Buyi,

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my father was Marquis Quling,

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and I was attending training in Changqiu
Palace under Her Majesty's order,

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not only were you aggressive on me,

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but you were also trying to
execute illegal punishment.

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Do you have no respect for
His and Her Majesty at all?

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You have a sharp-tongued indeed.

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It's a shame

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that no one from the Changqiu Palace
is here.

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No one can protect you today.

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Lower your body.

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Flatten your hand.

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This is the position you should take
when you speak to Third Princess.

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What are you staring at?

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Someone, slap her.

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What are you staring at?

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Continue!

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Stop!

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Consort Chu, are you trying to stop me

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from teaching this unruly servant?

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We've agreed that Mother is the one

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who will teach Lady Cheng
about the palace rules.

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Third Princess, you're punishing her
for not obeying the rules.

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Are you trying to humiliate Mother
by saying

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that she didn't teach her well?

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Consort Chu, that's not it.

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Mother just asked me

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where Lady Cheng was

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when it's time for her
to serve her during lunchtime.

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I couldn't just tell Mother

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that it was because
you were punishing her

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after she broke the rules

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due to Mother's negligence,

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right?

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Consort Chu, calm down.

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I was just joking with

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Lady Cheng.

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Since Mother needs
Lady Cheng to serve her,

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she should go.

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We can talk about it

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during lunchtime.

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It's lucky that your tendons
and bones weren't damaged.

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Don't worry.

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Mother and Zisheng will surely
uphold justice for you

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if you tell them about it.

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Her Majesty has
too many things to attend to.

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I don't wish to trouble her.

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I don't want to depend on Ling Buyi
for everything too.

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At the end of the day, I still have to
depend on myself to survive in here.

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You're too eager to prove yourself.

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Third Princess only dares
to act arrogant

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as she's the daughter of His Majesty's
favorite consort, Consort Yue.

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And, she has a capable brother
like Third Prince too.

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That's why she never showed any respect
for Changqiu Palace at all.

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Moreover,

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Third Princess was brought up
alongside Marquis Yue.

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That's why she's so arrogant.

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Does Third Princess fancy
General Ling as well?

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When she was young,

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she disliked the skinny Zisheng.

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But she fell for him

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after he grew stronger

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and made a name for himself.

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At the end of the day,

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she might not be
in love with him at all.

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She's just in love with
his looks and power.

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My hands

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weren't supposed to follow me
into the palace initially.

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But they're unwilling to leave
due to their lust for power.

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They've already been hurt

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twice.

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It's no wonder Zisheng fell for you.

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You're much more interesting
than the others here.

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I cannot shoulder General Ling's love.

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I only came into the palace
and got myself

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into trouble because of him.

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Zisheng also wasn't respected

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when he first entered the palace.

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He was in more trouble

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than you.

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I remember that he almost died

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after someone pushed him into the river.

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Luckily, the crown prince rescued him.

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Did you know

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what Zisheng love to do back then?

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He loved to have meals

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together with his servants
and maidservants.

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Since young, Zisheng

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never had a meal

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together with his family.

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When he was young,

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he would attend
the Lantern Festival every year.

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He would stand under

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the dimly lit lanterns

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and observe the full moon

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and the reunion of other people.

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I've also heard about what Madam Wen Xiu

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had done on that day.

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General Wang Chun

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requested me to apologize to you two
on his behalf.

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Zisheng,

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both you and General Wang Chun

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are my trusted aides.

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You two must not resent each other
because of women.

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Your Highness, I'm not trying to pick on

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the Cavalry General
because of personal grudges.

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It's just that he's incompetent

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and he does not deserve his position.

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Your Highness, as the crown prince,

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naturally, the state affairs
are your priorities.

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You shouldn't practice cronyism.

00:16:59.030 --> 00:17:00.830
And, Sun Sheng, Consort Chu's cousin,

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not only was he lousy in martial arts,

00:17:02.550 --> 00:17:04.150
but he also indulged himself
in worldly pleasures all day long.

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He's an alcoholic as well.

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How could

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we let someone like him

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be the leader of
the Eastern Palace's bodyguards?

00:17:10.230 --> 00:17:11.430
Your Highness, it's best

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for you to consider another candidate
as soon as possible.

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But...

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After all, they're members
of my wife's clan.

00:17:19.270 --> 00:17:20.830
It's just an armchair job for him.

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Today is General Huo's
death anniversary.

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Changqiu Palace will hold a banquet
in the afternoon.

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It's been a long time

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since you and I had a meal together.

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Why don't we...

00:17:30.190 --> 00:17:31.070
No need for that.

00:17:32.230 --> 00:17:33.990
I still have things to attend to.

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Please pardon me.

00:17:40.430 --> 00:17:41.030
However, Consort Chu

00:17:41.030 --> 00:17:42.750
is having a chat with your wife
in the Eastern Palace.

00:17:43.070 --> 00:17:44.310
Aren't you waiting for her?

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Today is General Huo's
death anniversary.

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We can return to
Changqiu Palace together.

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We can still chat before the banquet.

00:18:01.390 --> 00:18:02.390
Prepare the carriage.

00:18:02.750 --> 00:18:03.470
Yes.

00:18:08.470 --> 00:18:10.550
I need to assist Jitong.

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I shall excuse myself...

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Don't worry.

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I know you're afraid to see
Third Princess again.

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Zisheng will be there as well.

00:18:16.910 --> 00:18:18.910
He'll surely protect you.

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People here are unpredictable.

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It's been a tough journey for him.

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I'm sure he won't let you
suffer as he did.

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Your Highness,

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His Highness's wet nurse ordered me

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to ask you if you had prepared the gifts
for the ministers

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who will assume their positions
in the capital soon?

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I prepared them long ago.

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Just tell His Highness's wet nurse
to do the usual

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and send the gifts to them.

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Yes.

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Stop.

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Madam Liang and I are old friends.

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You should give her this pearl hairpin

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as my token of appreciation.

00:19:00.270 --> 00:19:03.030
But Your Highness, this pearl hairpin
is a tribute offered by foreign envoys.

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Since it belongs to His Highness,

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it's most appropriate to give it

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to subjects who have
contributed much to the nation.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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It seems like

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being the bride of the Imperial Family

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is pretty difficult too.

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Actually, I know

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the palace is a hotbed of rumors

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and that it's best for me
not to get involved.

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However,

00:19:27.150 --> 00:19:28.790
I have no choice
but to get involved now.

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If I'm going to be his bride,

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I have to understand his background.

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This is the place where he grew up in.

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I wish

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to take the path he had taken before.

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You're pretty bold, aren't you?

00:19:46.470 --> 00:19:47.390
Your Highness.

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Your Highness, you came here
together with Zisheng?

00:19:49.510 --> 00:19:50.350
What a coincidence.

00:19:50.430 --> 00:19:51.510
We can attend

00:19:51.630 --> 00:19:53.150
the family banquet together.

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Your Highness,

00:19:55.310 --> 00:19:56.510
I just remembered

00:19:56.910 --> 00:19:59.070
that I have something to tell Shaoshang.

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Please allow me to make a move first.

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Why did you get hurt again?

00:20:31.110 --> 00:20:32.870
I thought you were going to
take back your heart?

00:20:33.270 --> 00:20:34.550
Why are you looking for me now?

00:20:36.070 --> 00:20:37.550
You appeared in the Eastern Palace,

00:20:37.910 --> 00:20:38.950
and I bumped into you.

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I wasn't looking for you.

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Fine.

00:20:42.470 --> 00:20:44.630
If so, General Ling,
I won't appear in front of you again.

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Who hurt you?

00:20:58.590 --> 00:20:59.590
It's just a minor injury.

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It's nothing.

00:21:03.750 --> 00:21:04.950
Since you're not willing to tell me,

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I'll do my own investigation.

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Shaoshang,

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there's one more thing

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you should remember.

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You shouldn't visit
the Eastern Palace often.

00:21:16.430 --> 00:21:17.670
You should stay away
from Consort Chu as well.

00:21:17.670 --> 00:21:18.510
But why?

00:21:19.510 --> 00:21:20.830
Consort Chu doesn't put on airs.

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The only way to prevent
getting bullied here

00:21:23.030 --> 00:21:25.270
is to stay in the Eastern Palace.

00:21:26.670 --> 00:21:28.230
You have only entered the palace
for a few days.

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How could you tell

00:21:31.350 --> 00:21:32.790
who's not putting on airs

00:21:33.230 --> 00:21:34.790
and who has influence over the palace?

00:21:35.190 --> 00:21:36.870
Although I'm the daughter of a general,

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my heart is true and sincere.

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Consort Chu was born into a poor family.

00:21:42.230 --> 00:21:43.150
Just like me,

00:21:43.590 --> 00:21:45.430
she was hated by all the princes
and princesses.

00:21:48.510 --> 00:21:49.550
The palace

00:21:50.270 --> 00:21:51.950
isn't as simple as you think.

00:21:52.830 --> 00:21:53.990
You cannot tell

00:21:54.710 --> 00:21:56.070
one's personality at first glance.

00:21:56.990 --> 00:21:58.310
Of course everyone will look kind

00:21:58.950 --> 00:22:00.590
when profits aren't involved.

00:22:01.350 --> 00:22:02.830
However, when it comes to profit,

00:22:03.870 --> 00:22:05.150
everyone will act differently.

00:22:06.190 --> 00:22:07.550
The Eastern Palace is
a hotbed of rumors.

00:22:08.910 --> 00:22:10.590
I don't want you to be involved.

00:22:11.190 --> 00:22:12.750
The Crown Princess said Crown Prince

00:22:12.750 --> 00:22:14.110
saved you when you almost drowned.

00:22:15.070 --> 00:22:16.790
How could you be so selfish?

00:22:17.110 --> 00:22:18.750
Did you forget what happened
in Yanhui Tower?

00:22:20.190 --> 00:22:21.670
This incident has a deep root,
and it involves many people.

00:22:22.270 --> 00:22:24.070
You should stay away if you don't wish

00:22:25.510 --> 00:22:26.750
to be implicated.

00:22:26.870 --> 00:22:27.750
Ling Zisheng,

00:22:29.030 --> 00:22:30.070
you always told me

00:22:30.070 --> 00:22:31.270
to act like your bride.

00:22:31.950 --> 00:22:33.750
If so, how could I stay away from this?

00:22:35.030 --> 00:22:35.950
For your sake,

00:22:36.470 --> 00:22:37.750
I'm trying to get used
to life in the palace.

00:22:38.430 --> 00:22:39.430
It's because I know

00:22:39.750 --> 00:22:40.990
that I will face the things

00:22:41.510 --> 00:22:42.750
you're facing in the future.

00:22:45.590 --> 00:22:46.430
That's why,

00:22:46.910 --> 00:22:48.670
I will take my time

00:22:49.150 --> 00:22:51.230
to understand your past in the palace.

00:22:51.790 --> 00:22:52.670
I need to know

00:22:52.790 --> 00:22:54.830
the kind of person my future husband is.

00:23:03.550 --> 00:23:04.710
Are you saying

00:23:06.990 --> 00:23:08.190
that you're doing all of this

00:23:09.470 --> 00:23:10.470
for my sake?

00:23:13.070 --> 00:23:13.910
No.

00:23:15.190 --> 00:23:16.750
I'm doing it for my sake.

00:23:21.070 --> 00:23:21.950
All right.

00:23:25.070 --> 00:23:26.630
You can do whatever you want.

00:23:38.470 --> 00:23:39.590
I will protect you.

00:24:28.790 --> 00:24:30.110
Greetings, Mother.

00:24:44.030 --> 00:24:45.270
I've hired the best jeweler

00:24:45.270 --> 00:24:46.990
in the capital to make this.

00:24:47.550 --> 00:24:49.190
This peony hairpin is
a gift from the heavens.

00:24:49.190 --> 00:24:50.590
Mother, it fits your
angelic look perfectly.

00:24:54.630 --> 00:24:55.510
I regret

00:24:56.550 --> 00:24:59.030
entrusting you to your third aunt's care

00:24:59.670 --> 00:25:01.870
in order to follow His Majesty.

00:25:02.950 --> 00:25:05.470
That's why you're behaving
like a moneybag right now.

00:25:06.030 --> 00:25:08.630
That's how you end up liking these
uncultured accessories.

00:25:08.950 --> 00:25:09.910
If only

00:25:09.910 --> 00:25:11.350
you were half as sensible as

00:25:11.350 --> 00:25:13.190
your second sister and third brother.

00:25:13.870 --> 00:25:15.390
Didn't you just complain

00:25:15.750 --> 00:25:18.310
about the empress
for cutting your pocket money

00:25:18.310 --> 00:25:20.590
in order to reduce the palace expenses?

00:25:20.830 --> 00:25:22.590
Where did you get all this money from?

00:25:23.310 --> 00:25:26.070
Could it be that Prince Consort Xuan
was accepting bribes?

00:25:26.870 --> 00:25:28.550
Mother, please don't tease me.

00:25:29.510 --> 00:25:32.350
I was just doing business with my peers

00:25:32.710 --> 00:25:34.630
and making some pocket money.

00:25:34.630 --> 00:25:36.310
Even Prince Consort Xuan has no idea.

00:25:36.470 --> 00:25:38.390
You don't even know how to count.

00:25:39.150 --> 00:25:40.790
How could you do business?

00:25:40.990 --> 00:25:42.390
I've bought some shares

00:25:42.990 --> 00:25:44.270
of the restaurants in the capital.

00:25:44.550 --> 00:25:46.110
They will share their dividends with me
if they do well.

00:25:46.950 --> 00:25:47.790
Mother,

00:25:48.070 --> 00:25:50.070
I'm already married.

00:25:50.350 --> 00:25:52.310
It's not unreasonable for me

00:25:52.310 --> 00:25:53.430
to own some properties
outside the palace, right?

00:25:53.950 --> 00:25:55.550
I don't care if you're speaking
the truth or not.

00:25:56.110 --> 00:25:57.790
But, let me give you a reminder.

00:25:58.830 --> 00:26:00.550
Do not disgrace the Yue Family

00:26:00.750 --> 00:26:02.630
because of worldly possessions
such as these.

00:26:04.750 --> 00:26:05.590
And,

00:26:06.150 --> 00:26:07.230
do not come to the palace

00:26:07.910 --> 00:26:09.190
in these kinds of apparel.

00:26:09.550 --> 00:26:11.110
You're a phoenix.

00:26:11.230 --> 00:26:13.470
Don't dress yourself up
like a wild chicken.

00:26:13.910 --> 00:26:15.990
If you have too much money
on your hands,

00:26:16.310 --> 00:26:19.150
you should buy a big mirror
so that you can see yourself.

00:26:19.350 --> 00:26:21.470
Don't dress up like a country bumpkin

00:26:21.470 --> 00:26:22.870
and turn yourself into a laughing stock.

00:26:23.030 --> 00:26:24.030
Mother,

00:26:24.350 --> 00:26:25.670
you're criticizing me again.

00:26:27.470 --> 00:26:29.790
Third Aunt has invited me
over for dinner today.

00:26:29.870 --> 00:26:31.710
She said she would introduce
some old acquaintances to me.

00:26:32.550 --> 00:26:34.630
I can't just dress myself poorly

00:26:34.630 --> 00:26:36.110
and embarrass
the imperial family, right?

00:26:36.430 --> 00:26:38.270
Look at you.

00:26:39.590 --> 00:26:41.110
As a princess,

00:26:41.270 --> 00:26:44.230
there's no need to put on airs
in front of merchants.

00:26:44.990 --> 00:26:46.310
The prestige of the imperial family

00:26:46.470 --> 00:26:49.030
is the best thing you can have.

00:26:49.190 --> 00:26:50.910
Mother, please stop reprimanding me.

00:26:51.350 --> 00:26:53.630
Now, the palace is cutting its expenses.

00:26:53.790 --> 00:26:55.990
I'm leading a poorer life compared
with the wives of the merchants.

00:26:56.750 --> 00:26:58.390
I'm only mingling with those ladies

00:26:58.550 --> 00:27:00.430
all because the one in Changqiu Palace

00:27:00.430 --> 00:27:01.990
convinced Father to be a stingy man.

00:27:01.990 --> 00:27:03.630
I suggest you mind your words.

00:27:05.270 --> 00:27:07.150
His and Her Majesty did so

00:27:07.510 --> 00:27:09.470
in order to serve as
an example for their people.

00:27:09.950 --> 00:27:11.270
Do you think
an uncultured person like you

00:27:11.270 --> 00:27:12.550
has the right to laugh at them?

00:27:15.710 --> 00:27:16.430
Enough.

00:27:17.470 --> 00:27:19.230
Today is General Huo's
death anniversary.

00:27:20.550 --> 00:27:22.510
They will hold a banquet
in Changqiu Palace this afternoon.

00:27:22.630 --> 00:27:25.030
Your father will be attending
the ceremony personally.

00:27:26.630 --> 00:27:28.550
You should pay your respect
in Fengxian Hall too.

00:27:29.390 --> 00:27:30.150
Yes, Mother.

00:27:36.510 --> 00:27:37.310
Stop right there.

00:27:40.150 --> 00:27:41.830
Are you heading there just like this?

00:27:44.310 --> 00:27:46.150
It's my fault for giving
your second sister

00:27:46.310 --> 00:27:47.950
too much intelligence
when I gave birth to her.

00:27:48.110 --> 00:27:50.750
That's why you ended up
being such an idiot.

00:27:51.230 --> 00:27:53.070
You're trying to attend
the memorial ceremony in this getup?

00:27:53.230 --> 00:27:54.110
Are you trying

00:27:54.310 --> 00:27:55.550
to drag the entire Yue Family

00:27:55.550 --> 00:27:56.830
to the grave with you?

00:27:57.910 --> 00:27:58.830
Someone!

00:28:02.790 --> 00:28:05.390
Get a plain dress for Third Princess.

00:28:05.950 --> 00:28:06.710
Yes, Your Highness.

00:29:14.790 --> 00:29:16.670
Lady Cheng, it's been some days
since we met.

00:29:17.230 --> 00:29:18.830
Seems like you're doing well.

00:29:21.550 --> 00:29:23.270
Your Highness, thank you
for the compliment.

00:29:23.670 --> 00:29:24.670
It's been some days since we met.

00:29:25.430 --> 00:29:27.190
Have you improved in your studies?

00:29:29.230 --> 00:29:31.110
Father doesn't remember me anyway.

00:29:31.270 --> 00:29:32.870
It doesn't matter
if I study hard or not.

00:29:36.070 --> 00:29:37.270
You were already useless.

00:29:37.710 --> 00:29:38.990
But now, you can't even study well.

00:29:40.630 --> 00:29:42.030
You're just like me.

00:29:42.110 --> 00:29:43.070
In the future,

00:29:43.590 --> 00:29:44.790
His Majesty will have nothing to say

00:29:44.790 --> 00:29:46.190
when he mentions you.

00:29:49.070 --> 00:29:49.990
So what?

00:30:00.030 --> 00:30:00.910
Zisheng,

00:30:03.830 --> 00:30:05.830
actually, His Majesty is a great ruler.

00:30:06.310 --> 00:30:07.950
However, it would be better

00:30:07.950 --> 00:30:09.350
if he didn't consummate with Lady Cheng

00:30:09.630 --> 00:30:10.870
and give birth to Fifth Prince

00:30:11.150 --> 00:30:12.270
when he was drunk.

00:30:17.470 --> 00:30:19.110
Even His Majesty isn't
a perfect individual.

00:30:19.510 --> 00:30:20.550
He had tried his best
to compensate for his mistake.

00:30:21.070 --> 00:30:22.150
Even since that happened,

00:30:22.870 --> 00:30:24.830
His Majesty only brought the empress,
one consort,

00:30:25.550 --> 00:30:27.070
and Attendant Cao together with him.

00:30:29.310 --> 00:30:31.790
Shaoshang, since you're Zisheng's bride,

00:30:32.390 --> 00:30:34.350
from now on,
you'll be a part of our family.

00:30:34.910 --> 00:30:37.270
You should join us
in offering the toasts.

00:30:39.990 --> 00:30:40.950
No need for that.

00:30:42.630 --> 00:30:43.830
I'm in no mood to drink

00:30:44.070 --> 00:30:45.590
whenever it comes to this occasion.

00:30:46.910 --> 00:30:48.310
You guys can enjoy your meals.

00:30:49.030 --> 00:30:49.910
Let me

00:30:51.070 --> 00:30:52.350
be alone for a while.

00:30:55.750 --> 00:30:56.950
Shaoshang,

00:30:58.150 --> 00:30:59.790
you and I are close even though
we've just met.

00:30:59.790 --> 00:31:01.590
In the future, you must visit us

00:31:01.590 --> 00:31:02.990
together with Zisheng.

00:31:05.430 --> 00:31:06.350
That's right.

00:31:06.590 --> 00:31:07.840
We'll be a family from now on.

00:31:07.840 --> 00:31:08.350
(Consort of Fifth Prince)
We'll be a family from now on.

00:31:08.470 --> 00:31:09.870
You must visit us more often.

00:31:12.190 --> 00:31:13.550
Third Brother, what are you laughing at?

00:31:16.790 --> 00:31:18.830
I was just reminded of the past.

00:31:19.990 --> 00:31:21.830
No one welcomed Zisheng

00:31:22.150 --> 00:31:23.310
when he first entered the palace.

00:31:23.910 --> 00:31:24.950
But now,

00:31:25.550 --> 00:31:27.270
everyone is trying to lick his boots.

00:31:29.070 --> 00:31:32.110
Zisheng was brought up by Mother.

00:31:32.550 --> 00:31:33.550
Naturally, those who did not welcome him

00:31:33.550 --> 00:31:35.430
would not be

00:31:35.430 --> 00:31:37.190
those who were brought up by Mother.

00:31:37.670 --> 00:31:39.310
They must be the consort's...

00:31:39.310 --> 00:31:40.990
Wu, you're speaking nonsense again.

00:31:41.310 --> 00:31:42.750
All of us grew up together.

00:31:43.150 --> 00:31:45.630
Zisheng is just like one of us.

00:31:45.830 --> 00:31:48.070
There's no difference between
Mother's side and the consort's side.

00:31:48.510 --> 00:31:50.310
We're already lucky enough

00:31:50.310 --> 00:31:51.830
to be the children of Father

00:31:52.030 --> 00:31:53.470
who were born in this peaceful era.

00:31:53.590 --> 00:31:55.070
We should make no distinction
between our siblings.

00:31:58.030 --> 00:31:58.870
Peaceful era?

00:31:59.950 --> 00:32:02.270
I do not dare to flatter myself
with that term.

00:32:02.990 --> 00:32:04.310
However, this world

00:32:04.550 --> 00:32:06.150
did obtain peace

00:32:06.710 --> 00:32:07.870
after I became its ruler.

00:32:09.190 --> 00:32:10.110
Regarding that,

00:32:10.670 --> 00:32:11.510
Huo

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was one of the major contributors.

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It's all because General Huo
risked his life to fight for our nation.

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Father also sacrificed a lot

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for the sake of our peace.

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Second Sister, although you and I
have the same mother,

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I'm not

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as eloquent as you.

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It's no wonder Father favors you.

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Your Majesty,

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Lady Ruyang has arrived.

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Summon her.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Summon Lady Ruyang!

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Aunt.

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Someone, bring her to her seat...

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Today is General Huo's
death anniversary.

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Your Majesty, I knew you were
holding a family banquet.

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That's why I came without permission.

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This must be Zisheng's bride.

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I must ask you

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how you forced Yuchang

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to become a nun in Sancai Tower.

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Our marriage

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was arranged by His Majesty himself.

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And, both sides of the families
had agreed to it.

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Old Consort,

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what do you mean by this?

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Both sides of the families
had agreed to it?

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Cheng,

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why didn't you visit
Marquis Chengyang and his wife?

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My father had already
divorced my mother.

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There was no need for Shaoshang
to visit Madam Chunyu.

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Madam Chunyu is
her future mother-in-law.

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Future mother-in-law?

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Are you saying that
my mother had already passed away?

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Today is my uncle's death anniversary.

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Old Consort, please mind your words.

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Did I say

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anything wrong?

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At the end of the day, she's your elder.

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Cheng,

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why didn't you pay her a visit?

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Shaoshang hasn't visited my mother yet.

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Why must she visit Madam Chunyu?

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She doesn't deserve it.

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You abandoned Yuchang

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and defended Cheng.

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Consort Yue has arrived.

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Aunt,

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this is my seat.

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Please excuse me.

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I thought you weren't coming?

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You don't attend
family banquets usually.

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It's because I missed you.

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I heard that you were coming.

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I was thinking

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that you should have someone

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you could share your thoughts with.

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That's why

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I rushed here.

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Someone,

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grant Lady Ruyang a seat.

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At the end of the day,
I'm still your elder.

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If you insist on
talking about seniority,

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Aunt, you're His Majesty's elder.

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Why don't you take
His Majesty's seat then?

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I was late.

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You didn't stir up any trouble, did you?

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If you stir up any trouble again,

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I will definitely ask His Majesty

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to confiscate your manor and servants.

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I'll see how you can act arrogantly

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without any wealth or power.

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Mother, Third Sister
already knew her fault.

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Shut up.

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If you try to defend her again,

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I'll pray to Goddess Nuwa

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so that you will give birth

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to an idiot like your third sister.

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Mother, you're wise indeed.

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Father had already punished her
several times

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before this.

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Mother, please stop blaming her.

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Consort Chu, I suggest

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you focus on your own duties.

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You can tell me what to do

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when you do become

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the empress in the future.

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But don't worry,

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I will surely leave
before that day arrives

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so that you won't need to
waste your effort on me.

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Why are you crying?

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Mother, she was
just overwhelmed by your words.

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Why are you crying? Keep quiet!

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Yue Heng,

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don't you think
you're being too mean here?

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You've scared all those children.

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Children of the imperial family

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should put on airs when they have to.

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You shouldn't discipline them
in such a strict way.

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Children of the imperial family

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are children of His Majesty.

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As parents,

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we gave birth to them and raised them.

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We don't expect them to be filial.

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We just hope that they won't act unruly

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and disgrace their parents.

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Aunt,

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is that too much to ask for

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as their parents?

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I guess so.

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Your granddaughter

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never cared about her parents' dignity.

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She could cry over and over again
because of a failed marriage.

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And now,

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she has even become a nun in Sancai Tower.

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You!

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Are you Zisheng's bride?

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Raise your head.

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Why do you look nervous?

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Did you skip lunch?

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Mother, you have good taste.
This Lady Cheng is...

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Wu,

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why do you still look
as ghastly as always?

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Look at your dark eye circles.

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Did you spend

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the entire night chatting with

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your aides again?

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Look at your face.

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Do you think you can be married
into the Yue Family with that face?

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I'm afraid to even the wedding fans
used in the ceremony

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cannot cover your dark eye circles.

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You should spend more time alone

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and take care of your health,
understood?

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She left without bidding farewell.

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She's an unruly brat indeed.

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Forget it.

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I shall leave her be

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for some days before she gets married.

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This is what I am.

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I'm too soft-hearted.

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I was always

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lenient to my children.

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How could you be so mean?

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I was just educating my child.

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Aunt, why did you say that about me?

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Yes.

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Aunt, I knew you didn't like me.

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You only liked His Majesty.

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But not entirely.

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Aunt, you didn't like His Majesty

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when he was young.

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After that,

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when His Majesty proved his capability

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and started to earn fame and fortune,

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that's when you started
to dote on His Majesty.

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After that, His Majesty became
the ruler of the nation.

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By then, Aunt, you were

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spoiling His Majesty with your love.

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Yue Heng,

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what do you mean by this?

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Are you trying to drive a wedge between
me and His Majesty?

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Consorts and prince consorts,

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I'm not treating you guys
as outsiders here.

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However, I'm going to
talk about the old tales.

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Are you guys sure

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you want to listen to them?

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Just get straight to the point.

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Back then, when First Princess
was pregnant and weak,

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you weren't willing to lend her
any money to buy meat.

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It was winter back then.

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His Majesty had no choice
but to go hunting in the mountains.

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He only hoped that he could obtain
some fur and meat for my sister.

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When Huo Chong discovered His Majesty,

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he had already turned purple
from the cold.

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After that, Huo Chong was the one
who provided First Princess

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with everything during her pregnancy,

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and cured His Majesty of his cold.

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It's a shame

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that good people die young.

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I didn't lend her any money?

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Back then, your uncle didn't return home
for several months.

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I had no choice
but to save up some money.

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Besides, I...

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I didn't know that His Majesty
was going to head into the mountains.

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Zisheng,

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your uncle died young.

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You're the only descendant

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of the Huo Family now.

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His Majesty and I

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hoped that you could get married
and give birth to offspring

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so that your descendants could

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burn offerings
to your uncle and his family

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and not let them
end up as wandering spirits

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in the underworld.

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If someone

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doubts your bride,

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just ignore their foolish attempt.

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Yes, Consort Yue.

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The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

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I caress the scars gently
from the past

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Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

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I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

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The light between your brows

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Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

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The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,
whom do I part them for?

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As I wake up from the blue sea,
stone steles stand like a mountain range

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Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,
the narrow door could not contain my feelings

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The joys and woes of this mortal life,
we speak as we dream of the future

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Both of us will be

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In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

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Our sincerity