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= Love Like The Galaxy=

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=Episode 39=

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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Official Yue,

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you may rise.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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I heard you were severely punished
by His Majesty

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for causing trouble at the Censorate.

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Why are you here
in His Majesty's presence?

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Is your injury

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better now?

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Greetings, Marquis Yue.

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I haven't recovered
from my injury yet.

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But I had to discuss state affairs
with His Majesty.

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That's why I'm lacking in grace

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as I accompany His Majesty.

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Zisheng, you're sure a filial child.

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Official Yue.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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I ask you here

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to discuss something

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with you.

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I want Fifth Princess

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and your youngest son
to hold their wedding quickly.

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What do you think?

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Your Majesty,

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why are you bringing this up
so suddenly?

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Father made a solemn promise

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for the Xuan and the Yue clan's
marriage alliance that year.

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Third Sister has married
into the Xuan clan for many years now.

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Fifth Sister

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and your son have been betrothed
for a long time.

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It's about time
to fulfill Father's promise.

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Before the young ladies
of the Yue clan were married,

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they were upright and virtuous.

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Of course, you have to honor
your promise.

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But don't you have to consider clearly

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before you allow
the Xuan clan's young lady

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to marry into the Yue clan?

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What should we consider clearly?

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Do I have to point it out clearly?

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All right.

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I never knew

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Marquis Yue would segregate

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the princesses in such a manner.

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In my opinion,

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the princesses are
His Majesty's daughters.

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If I may be bold to ask,

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why are you discriminating against them?

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Your Majesty,

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Fifth Princess had caused such
a big problem.

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Everyone in the capital
is talking about it.

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If she marries into the Yue clan
at this time,

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won't it affect my...

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I mean won't it affect
Fifth Princess's reputation?

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Official Yue,

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don't be anxious.

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I'm precisely doing this

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to protect Fifth Princess's reputation.

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Just early this morning,

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the Crown Prince suggested to me

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to let Fifth Princess marry sooner.

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The people don't know the truth.

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That's why

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the rumor gets even worst as it spreads.

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If the Yue clan is willing

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to welcome Fifth Princess at this time,

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won't that prove

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Fifth Princess

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had never done
those immoral things before?

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It's the best way

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to stop people from talking.

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Official Yue,

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are you not willing to do it?

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I dare not.

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It's just...

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I

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shall accept and thank you
for Your Majesty's grace.

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Greetings, Crown Princess.

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Greetings, Fifth Princess Consort.

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It's you, Lady Cheng.

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Instead of serving Her Majesty
in Changqiu Palace,

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why are you here?

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Madam Liang and Official Liang came

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to bid farewell to Her Majesty just now.

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They left in a hurry

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that they forgot to take the gifts
Her Majesty gave them.

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So Her Majesty asked
that I go after Madam Liang

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to reward some more gifts.

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But I didn't see them

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when I arrived here.

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Isn't that Lingjun?

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Lingjun!

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I, Liang Shang, greet Crown Princess

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and Fifth Princess Consort.

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Greetings, Crown Princess

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and Fifth Princess Consort.

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Lingjun,

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I heard you came
to bid farewell to Mother

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right after you returned to the capital.

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Why don't you stay a few more days?

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My husband and I

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have been living in our ancestral home.

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My brother-in-law, Governor of Liang
came to report his work.

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It happens to be Her Majesty's birthday.

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So he asked that we come along.

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Now that the birthday banquet is over,

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we should also return now.

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That's so rushed.

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I heard

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you have two clever children.

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Why didn't you bring them to the palace?

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The Crown Prince always talks
about your children

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and wants to meet them.

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Children scream and cry too much.

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I'm afraid it's inconvenient
as they might bother the royal families.

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I'm so envious

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that you have children.

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But I can't seem to have any.

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Say,

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if you married
the Crown Prince in the past,

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we don't have to worry
about the royal successor now.

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Lady Cheng,

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let me make the introduction.

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This is my childhood friend
I grew up with,

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Qu Lingjun.

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Lingjun,

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this is Zisheng's fiancee,

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Cheng Shaoshang.

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I didn't expect Zisheng is already

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at a marriageable age.

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When I was your companion
in the palace,

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he was only eight.

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That's right.

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I was only several years old
at the time.

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Many years have passed since then.

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Why don't you have a chat with them?

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I'll take my leave first.

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Official Liang,

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what's the hurry?

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Madam Liang.

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Since you're already in the capital,

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why didn't you visit
the Eastern Palace earlier?

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I followed my husband here
to bid farewell.

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We won't be visiting.

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When I remember the past,

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you and the princesses
treat each other like siblings.

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I was so envious of that.

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Yet, you ended up as an official's wife.

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How things remain the same
but people have changed.

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In this world,

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many things remain the same
while people change.

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It's not just my life.

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I won't go to the Eastern Palace.

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I ask that Crown Princess

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stop saying these meaningless words.

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Lest someone
with bad intentions heard it,

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it'll bring no benefits

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to the both of us.

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That's fine too.

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Then the Crown Prince doesn't have
to anticipate your arrival.

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You can continue reminiscing.

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I'll head back first.

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Lingjun,

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Crown Princess has left.

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We can have some private time together.

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I'll have to decline.

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It's already late.

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My children are still waiting
for me at home.

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I'll be going home with my husband now.

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It's a pity.

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In those days,

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we used to play together.

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I was looking forward
to having Lingjun as my sister-in-law.

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I pity that someone knowledgeable
like Lingjun

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had to marry such a husband.

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Her husband

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looked impatient.

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He treats her harshly too.

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I wonder if she has a good life

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with the Liang Family

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all these years.

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Fifth Princess Consort, don't worry.

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I heard the Governor of Liang is
a reasonable man.

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With a brother-in-law around,

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Madam Liang's life

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won't be bad.

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Madam Liang, wait!

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This is a farewell gift
from the Eastern Palace.

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Please convey my message
to the Crown Prince.

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I don't deserve

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such a valuable gift.

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The Crown Prince granted

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this treasure to you

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to relieve the pain of separation.

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How can it be easily returned?

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Since it's a kind gesture
from the Eastern Palace,

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you shouldn't refuse.

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I thank the Crown Prince
on my wife's behalf.

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Are you reluctant
to leave the imperial palace?

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No, I wasn't.

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You sure can't forget your old lover.

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Do you think of continuing
your relationship with your old lover?

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No, I don't.

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Who do you think you are?

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Shameless.

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I should've beaten you to death
on the day of our wedding!

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No, stop!

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Why do you have time to come
to Changqiu Palace today?

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I'm here

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to report to Her Majesty

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that Qu Lingjun
had murdered her husband.

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The Ministry of Justice is

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on the way to arrest her.

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When did it happen?

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Around noon yesterday,

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Qu Lingjun sent lunch to Liang Shang.

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After that,

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the servant noticed

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Liang Shang was stabbed
to death in the room.

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Zisheng,

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are you certain it was noon?

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Many servants proved

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that it was noon.

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Impossible.

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Mother,

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Qu Lingjun is framed.

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She didn't murder Liang Shang.

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Yesterday noon,

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I met her at Zigui Courtyard.

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A tryst?

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(Liang Residence)

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Where do you think you're going?

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Who allowed you to take my son away?

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Son, you died so tragically.

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I won't allow anyone
to take my son away.

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Son...

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Uncle,

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this case is suspicious.

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I must take Liang Shang's body

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to the Ministry of Justice
for inspection.

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This is the Liang Family's affairs.

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Your mother is the eldest daughter
of the Liang Family's lineal descent.

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(Governor of Liang)
You're also addressing me as your uncle.

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This matter concerns the reputation
of your mother's clan.

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You can't take him away.

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This case involves murder.

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It's no longer a family matter.

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Finding the murderer
and trial according to the law are

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the Ministry of Justice's duty.

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I ask that Uncle

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don't make it difficult for me.

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Let me take Liang Shang's body
and the suspect with us.

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Take them away.

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No! I won't let you!

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This vicious woman murdered my son.

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(Madam Liang)
If I don't cut her to pieces myself,

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it'll be hard to get rid of my hatred.

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Do you think I don't know?

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The Ministry of Justice
will take her away

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and interrogate her several times.

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Maybe you'll even discharge her
from the crime.

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This is the Liang Family's affairs.

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I should be the one who decides
this vicious woman's punishment!

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If you want to take her away,

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you'll have to walk over my dead body!

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Someone!

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Murder! Murder!

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The Ministry of Justice is taking
the murderer away

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to protect her! Someone!

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You went out the palace yesterday noon

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to see her?

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Since you can't forget Qu Lingjun.

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You could just order her
and Liang Shang to end their marriage

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and bring her into the Eastern Palace.

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Why did you have to have a tryst?

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We were meeting

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not had a tryst.

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Not a tryst?

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Then what is it?

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I've been married to you
for more than ten years.

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Why can't you just forget her?

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I've told you

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not to keep in touch with Qu Lingjun.

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But you never listened.

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Now, look what happened.

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You had a tryst with an official's wife.

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If this matter gets out,

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won't Eastern Palace be a laughingstock?

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I knew

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Qu Lingjun rushed

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to attend Mother's birthday banquet

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only to use the birthday banquet
as a chance to seduce you.

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But is she really

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that good in your heart?

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Is she that good enough

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that you lost your senses

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and did such immoral acts
after a reunion?

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Now, she's even involved in a murder.

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Nothing can be said
to prove your innocence now.

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Crown Princess,

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you should let Crown Prince finish
what he wants to say.

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What else is there to say?

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Qu Lingjun shamelessly
seduced His Highness.

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To continue her relationship
with His Highness,

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she even murdered her husband!

00:17:19.390 --> 00:17:20.390
Such a scandalous matter,

00:17:20.390 --> 00:17:21.760
it's too obscene to hear.

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How do you expect me
to listen to all that?

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Just shut up!

00:17:25.630 --> 00:17:27.320
It was because I put up with you

00:17:27.670 --> 00:17:29.350
that you're becoming more unreasonable.

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I met Qu Lingjun

00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:36.110
because I learned she had been abused
by Liang Shang for more than ten years.

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Why did she have such a miserable life?

00:17:40.670 --> 00:17:41.960
It's all because of you.

00:17:43.110 --> 00:17:44.240
Tell me.

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How did my handkerchief end up

00:17:47.350 --> 00:17:48.760
in her hand?

00:17:49.870 --> 00:17:51.240
For the past ten years,

00:17:51.350 --> 00:17:52.390
who has been using my name

00:17:52.390 --> 00:17:53.760
to send gifts to her?

00:17:58.800 --> 00:18:00.190
I've already asked

00:18:00.800 --> 00:18:02.430
the eunuch who serves you.

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In front of Mother

00:18:05.520 --> 00:18:06.760
and me,

00:18:07.670 --> 00:18:10.320
you pretend to be virtuous.

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But behind us,

00:18:13.150 --> 00:18:14.520
you deliberately ordered someone

00:18:14.760 --> 00:18:17.150
to pretend that I sent the gifts
to Liang's Residence.

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You even gave intimate items.

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Last year,
you send a summer sleeping mat.

00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:25.110
This year, it's a jade pillow.

00:18:25.830 --> 00:18:28.830
This time you actually gave
my handkerchief to her.

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How can Liang Shang not be upset

00:18:31.390 --> 00:18:33.080
and not beat Qu Lingjun?

00:18:33.800 --> 00:18:36.760
She'll take a beating
every time you sent something.

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For the past ten years,

00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:40.240
her life is as good as dead

00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:41.830
because of you!

00:18:50.480 --> 00:18:52.110
Why did you think

00:18:53.320 --> 00:18:54.910
I did all these?

00:18:56.630 --> 00:18:58.240
It's because of you.

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If you say

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her life is as good as dead

00:19:04.760 --> 00:19:06.910
for the past ten years.

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Have you ever thought

00:19:12.190 --> 00:19:15.110
about what kind
of life I've been living?

00:19:17.110 --> 00:19:18.560
It's been so many years.

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We sleep in the same bed
but we don't think the same.

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You look at me while thinking of her.

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How can I not resent

00:19:31.430 --> 00:19:34.280
or feel pain

00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:36.910
in my heart?

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When have I thought of her?

00:19:38.800 --> 00:19:40.590
I've told you

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it was already over.

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But why won't you believe me?

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Since we've married,

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I've sworn

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to spend the rest of my life with you.

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But you never change yourself.

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Look at yourself now.

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Put aside that I'm not fond of you.

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Do you see anyone

00:20:03.960 --> 00:20:05.760
in the palace think highly of you?

00:20:20.110 --> 00:20:21.240
I knew

00:20:21.670 --> 00:20:23.280
you looked down on me.

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Why don't you just divorce me?

00:20:25.390 --> 00:20:27.080
And marry that Qu Lingjun!

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That's enough!

00:20:28.670 --> 00:20:30.110
It's all because of you

00:20:30.280 --> 00:20:32.240
that Qu Lingjun was wronged
for more than ten years!

00:20:33.320 --> 00:20:34.190
Today,

00:20:34.800 --> 00:20:37.350
I'm going to prove her innocence!

00:20:39.390 --> 00:20:41.040
If you're willing,

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you can see His Majesty with me

00:20:45.320 --> 00:20:47.040
to plead for Qu Lingjun.

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If you're not willing,

00:20:51.320 --> 00:20:52.720
you can get lost!

00:20:56.910 --> 00:20:58.390
Qu Lingjun is

00:20:59.110 --> 00:21:02.190
someone I've hated for more
than ten years.

00:21:04.280 --> 00:21:05.720
She's like

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:09.390
a thorn

00:21:10.590 --> 00:21:11.960
in our hearts

00:21:14.110 --> 00:21:15.190
that can't be removed.

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Someone that we couldn't see
without notice.

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I can't wait for her to be arrested
by the Ministry of Justice

00:21:24.390 --> 00:21:25.960
and die in the dungeon!

00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:30.480
I

00:21:31.960 --> 00:21:33.240
will never

00:21:35.080 --> 00:21:36.910
plead for her.

00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:07.630
Someone!

00:22:07.910 --> 00:22:10.720
The imperial officials are bullies!

00:22:10.870 --> 00:22:11.590
Get back!

00:22:11.590 --> 00:22:13.520
The officials
from the Ministry of Justice hit me!

00:22:13.520 --> 00:22:16.150
Someone! They hit me!

00:22:17.080 --> 00:22:18.080
Fine.

00:22:18.910 --> 00:22:20.910
Both of you joined hands
to obstruct an official investigation.

00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:22.080
You say

00:22:22.190 --> 00:22:24.320
the Ministry of Justice
can't get involved in family affairs

00:22:24.630 --> 00:22:26.240
and you want
to punish Madam Qu illegally.

00:22:26.670 --> 00:22:27.520
Fine.

00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:29.480
Then I'll bring someone

00:22:30.350 --> 00:22:32.630
to discuss family affairs!

00:22:35.190 --> 00:22:36.040
Let's go!

00:22:40.430 --> 00:22:41.480
You vicious woman!

00:22:42.080 --> 00:22:44.590
You had an affair with the Crown Prince
and killed my son.

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My poor son

00:22:47.110 --> 00:22:49.960
actually died in your hands.

00:22:50.190 --> 00:22:51.630
You've gone too far!

00:22:51.830 --> 00:22:54.630
The Crown Prince relied on his power
to covet his subject's wife.

00:22:55.080 --> 00:22:57.320
(Liang Xia) I'm going to file this matter
to the Censorate.

00:22:57.320 --> 00:22:58.350
Shut up!

00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:00.760
Close the doors.

00:23:05.190 --> 00:23:06.670
This matter ends here.

00:23:07.350 --> 00:23:08.760
Stop pursuing this anymore.

00:23:08.870 --> 00:23:10.280
Why should we?

00:23:10.430 --> 00:23:12.520
Is my son going to die for nothing?

00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:15.480
The Crown Prince
and she took someone's life.

00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:17.520
Is His Majesty not doing
anything about it?

00:23:17.720 --> 00:23:20.280
I trust Sister-in-law's character.

00:23:20.350 --> 00:23:22.670
How many children of the Liang Family
are too poor to study?

00:23:22.670 --> 00:23:24.760
It's all thanks
to Sister-in-law's financial help.

00:23:25.870 --> 00:23:29.080
I don't believe she has an affair
with the Crown Prince.

00:23:29.080 --> 00:23:31.480
Even if they did,
what can we do about it?

00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.870
Can anyone really know

00:23:32.870 --> 00:23:34.280
what's going on in the compound
of wealthy families?

00:23:34.590 --> 00:23:36.110
Do we also need to know

00:23:36.350 --> 00:23:38.110
how you rise from a concubine?

00:23:39.800 --> 00:23:41.480
You ungrateful Liang Wuji.

00:23:42.280 --> 00:23:44.350
I knew you were not satisfied
with me over the years.

00:23:44.520 --> 00:23:46.910
But you're just
my late husband's adopted son.

00:23:47.520 --> 00:23:49.190
You become the Governor

00:23:49.390 --> 00:23:51.670
because my late husband helped you.

00:23:51.670 --> 00:23:52.630
Today,

00:23:53.040 --> 00:23:56.190
you take Qu Lingjun's side
and disregard my son's life.

00:23:57.150 --> 00:23:59.910
Tomorrow, I'll report this
to the head of the clan

00:24:00.110 --> 00:24:03.560
and expel both of you from the clan!

00:24:07.040 --> 00:24:08.590
My poor son.

00:24:21.910 --> 00:24:24.190
Brother-in-law,
you don't have to defend me.

00:24:28.760 --> 00:24:30.830
I did meet the Crown Prince in private.

00:24:31.110 --> 00:24:33.350
I'm at fault for my lack of conduct.

00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:38.390
I admit my crime.

00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:40.390
I'm willing

00:24:41.560 --> 00:24:42.830
to pay for my husband's life.

00:24:44.190 --> 00:24:45.240
You scoundrel!

00:24:47.390 --> 00:24:49.150
You met an official's wife in secret.

00:24:49.150 --> 00:24:50.560
How dare you come

00:24:50.560 --> 00:24:51.800
and surrender to me?

00:24:51.800 --> 00:24:52.720
You actually want me

00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:54.040
to try the case
at the Ministry of Justice

00:24:54.040 --> 00:24:55.430
to prove Qu Lingjun's innocence

00:24:55.430 --> 00:24:56.590
and clear her name?

00:24:56.590 --> 00:24:57.870
Why didn't you just choose a river

00:24:57.870 --> 00:24:58.910
and kill yourself

00:24:58.910 --> 00:24:59.720
by jumping into it?

00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:00.960
I thought of that too.

00:25:01.560 --> 00:25:03.150
But I'm afraid if I die,

00:25:03.590 --> 00:25:05.190
Qu Lingjun would still be wronged.

00:25:05.320 --> 00:25:06.870
I still can't save her.

00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:08.910
So I came to ask Father

00:25:09.560 --> 00:25:10.870
to handle this justly.

00:25:10.870 --> 00:25:11.800
You

00:25:12.110 --> 00:25:13.390
even notified this matter

00:25:13.390 --> 00:25:15.910
to the Ministry of Justice.

00:25:16.190 --> 00:25:17.800
Why didn't you just inform the Censorate

00:25:17.800 --> 00:25:19.150
or the whole world?

00:25:19.150 --> 00:25:20.240
Trust me.

00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:21.520
Tomorrow morning,

00:25:21.590 --> 00:25:23.190
I'll depose you from your position!

00:25:29.190 --> 00:25:30.320
Father,

00:25:30.870 --> 00:25:33.430
I just don't want Qu Lingjun
to be treated unjustly again.

00:25:33.760 --> 00:25:35.110
I admit

00:25:35.350 --> 00:25:36.800
that I met an official's wife privately.

00:25:37.280 --> 00:25:38.800
Even if I am deposed,

00:25:38.800 --> 00:25:40.280
I have no complaints.

00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:42.480
I once

00:25:42.630 --> 00:25:44.080
loved her.

00:25:44.830 --> 00:25:46.560
But so many years have passed.

00:25:46.560 --> 00:25:48.240
I've already let it go.

00:25:48.430 --> 00:25:49.870
I'm just not willing

00:25:50.190 --> 00:25:51.870
to watch her being wronged anymore.

00:25:52.150 --> 00:25:54.480
I can't bear to see her being abused
for years because of me.

00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:57.280
Nothing is going on
between Qu Lingjun and me.

00:25:57.280 --> 00:25:58.960
We never did anything
against proper conduct.

00:25:59.150 --> 00:26:00.480
I just feel guilty

00:26:01.110 --> 00:26:02.590
toward her.

00:26:03.040 --> 00:26:04.960
But there were only the two of you.

00:26:05.280 --> 00:26:06.720
You had a private meeting
in the courtyard.

00:26:06.870 --> 00:26:08.560
Even if you say you're innocent,

00:26:08.960 --> 00:26:09.830
who would believe you?

00:26:10.190 --> 00:26:11.190
Would the world believe you?

00:26:11.190 --> 00:26:12.280
Would they believe you?

00:26:12.280 --> 00:26:13.670
I don't care if they believe me

00:26:13.670 --> 00:26:15.150
as long as I have a clear conscience.

00:26:15.150 --> 00:26:16.150
Child!

00:26:16.350 --> 00:26:17.760
You're being a fool!

00:26:18.040 --> 00:26:19.110
As the Crown Prince,

00:26:19.110 --> 00:26:20.800
you should be a role model
to the people.

00:26:20.800 --> 00:26:21.760
But what did you do?

00:26:21.830 --> 00:26:23.190
You almost ruin your reputation

00:26:23.190 --> 00:26:24.720
because of a love affair!

00:26:25.110 --> 00:26:26.240
Could it be that in your eyes

00:26:26.350 --> 00:26:27.670
that Qu Ling's injustice is

00:26:27.670 --> 00:26:29.590
more important than the country?

00:26:31.670 --> 00:26:32.870
You

00:26:33.150 --> 00:26:34.830
prioritize feelings over the country.

00:26:35.800 --> 00:26:38.190
Can you even take the responsibility
as the Crown Prince?

00:26:43.560 --> 00:26:44.590
Your Majesty,

00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:48.480
we know our children's personalities.

00:26:48.670 --> 00:26:50.760
When the children are wronged,

00:26:50.760 --> 00:26:53.280
it doesn't matter what people think.

00:26:53.350 --> 00:26:54.720
What they care about is

00:26:54.910 --> 00:26:57.560
whether parents are willing
to trust them.

00:26:58.520 --> 00:27:00.110
As a mother,

00:27:00.350 --> 00:27:01.430
I trust

00:27:01.430 --> 00:27:02.320
that my son

00:27:02.320 --> 00:27:05.110
never did anything
that disgraced the royal family.

00:27:05.560 --> 00:27:08.350
I wonder you as a father,

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:10.760
do you believe him?

00:27:26.560 --> 00:27:27.560
Zisheng,

00:27:28.080 --> 00:27:28.910
go.

00:27:29.320 --> 00:27:30.800
Get to the bottom of this

00:27:31.040 --> 00:27:32.040
to answer the Eastern Palace

00:27:32.520 --> 00:27:35.040
and the world.

00:27:36.110 --> 00:27:37.040
Yes, Your Majesty.

00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:08.910
You scared me.

00:28:10.800 --> 00:28:12.080
How long are you going to eavesdrop?

00:28:14.280 --> 00:28:15.560
Who says I'm eavesdropping?

00:28:18.390 --> 00:28:19.320
I'm leaving.

00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:23.590
His Majesty ordered
to investigate this case.

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:25.430
Can you bring me along?

00:28:27.560 --> 00:28:28.760
Why do you want to go?

00:28:29.040 --> 00:28:30.240
Then why do you want to go?

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:31.720
Naturally, for His Majesty

00:28:31.830 --> 00:28:32.910
and the people.

00:28:33.430 --> 00:28:35.560
I'm doing this for Her Majesty
and the Crown Prince.

00:28:35.870 --> 00:28:36.720
You're doing it for His Majesty

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:38.430
because he raised you with love.

00:28:38.590 --> 00:28:39.520
I'm doing this for Her Majesty

00:28:39.520 --> 00:28:41.350
because she takes good care of me.

00:28:42.630 --> 00:28:44.240
The Crown Prince made a wrong judgment

00:28:44.350 --> 00:28:45.760
by choosing the wrong Crown Princess,

00:28:45.960 --> 00:28:48.040
which led Qu Lingjun
to marry a bad person.

00:28:48.040 --> 00:28:49.910
Now, he wants to lend a hand
to Qu Lingjun.

00:28:50.190 --> 00:28:52.800
Yet, he got her into
an even worst situation.

00:28:53.190 --> 00:28:54.630
He even got himself involved.

00:28:55.520 --> 00:28:56.830
The Crown Prince's action is

00:28:57.590 --> 00:28:58.760
truly...

00:29:00.910 --> 00:29:02.040
Are you serious

00:29:02.520 --> 00:29:03.800
about investigating this case
for the Crown Prince?

00:29:06.670 --> 00:29:08.350
I wanted to help him

00:29:08.350 --> 00:29:09.390
because I was impressed with him.

00:29:10.910 --> 00:29:12.150
After all these years,

00:29:12.350 --> 00:29:14.150
he's finally resolute for once.

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:16.630
He may have made
a mistake ten years ago.

00:29:17.280 --> 00:29:19.520
But he's not doing anything wrong now.

00:29:19.830 --> 00:29:21.590
He knew Qu Lingjun was abused.

00:29:21.830 --> 00:29:24.240
If he ignores her
to protect his reputation,

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.590
that would be a disappointment.

00:29:26.520 --> 00:29:27.480
At this moment,

00:29:27.870 --> 00:29:29.560
he's a decent

00:29:29.560 --> 00:29:30.960
and praiseworthy young man.

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:32.110
Besides,

00:29:32.430 --> 00:29:34.520
the Crown Prince and Qu Lingjun
are good people.

00:29:34.910 --> 00:29:37.150
It's not reasonable for good people
to compromise for everyone's interest

00:29:37.320 --> 00:29:39.320
while bad people gloat proudly.

00:29:39.670 --> 00:29:40.720
Besides,

00:29:40.830 --> 00:29:43.480
seeing how Liang Shang abused
Qu Lingjun all year,

00:29:44.190 --> 00:29:46.560
I'm afraid he also abused his children.

00:29:46.670 --> 00:29:47.960
Such a despicable human,

00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:49.390
just let it go after he's dead.

00:29:49.590 --> 00:29:51.670
Why do they want Qu Lingjun
to pay with her life?

00:29:51.870 --> 00:29:52.870
Such injustice

00:29:53.150 --> 00:29:54.520
in this world,

00:29:54.630 --> 00:29:55.670
I hate...

00:29:59.870 --> 00:30:01.280
I hate it the most.

00:30:01.800 --> 00:30:02.670
So

00:30:02.830 --> 00:30:04.430
I must call out this injustice.

00:30:04.760 --> 00:30:05.830
Bring me with you.

00:30:09.870 --> 00:30:11.390
Oh, bring me with you.

00:30:13.040 --> 00:30:13.870
All right.

00:30:14.560 --> 00:30:15.320
Then

00:30:15.560 --> 00:30:16.670
you must promise

00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:18.390
that you won't cause any trouble.

00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:20.910
When did I ever cause any trouble?

00:30:22.520 --> 00:30:23.910
When have you never?

00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:26.760
I swear I won't cause
any trouble in this matter.

00:30:45.110 --> 00:30:46.350
So many carvings.

00:30:47.150 --> 00:30:48.190
All the gold and stones in this room are

00:30:48.190 --> 00:30:50.430
what my Second Brother
cherished the most.

00:30:50.910 --> 00:30:52.480
Normally, he won't let
anyone touch it.

00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:53.910
Unless it's urgent,

00:30:53.910 --> 00:30:55.430
he wouldn't knock over the bookshelf.

00:30:56.630 --> 00:30:58.870
According to the two servants on duty,

00:30:59.320 --> 00:31:00.150
at noon,

00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:02.150
Sister-in-law sent lunch
to Second Brother.

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:03.960
Then they heard him going in rage

00:31:04.150 --> 00:31:05.110
and wanting to chase Sister-in-law out.

00:31:05.110 --> 00:31:06.960
Dishes made

00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:08.280
from your filthy hands are not

00:31:08.590 --> 00:31:09.480
even

00:31:09.630 --> 00:31:11.630
as clean as my feet!

00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.910
Get lost!

00:31:14.520 --> 00:31:16.080
I don't want to see you again!

00:31:16.350 --> 00:31:17.240
Get lost!

00:31:18.390 --> 00:31:20.350
Don't come in here again,
do you hear me?

00:31:20.630 --> 00:31:21.630
Get out!

00:31:22.630 --> 00:31:23.590
In the evening,

00:31:24.630 --> 00:31:26.720
the servants who delivered the scrolls

00:31:31.040 --> 00:31:32.560
found Second Brother dead.

00:31:33.910 --> 00:31:35.830
- Master.
- Master?

00:31:36.670 --> 00:31:37.760
Master?

00:31:42.870 --> 00:31:43.800
Someone!

00:31:43.800 --> 00:31:45.040
Master was murdered!

00:31:45.040 --> 00:31:48.350
- Someone!
- Master is dead!

00:31:48.590 --> 00:31:51.190
During this time,
no one went in or out of the room.

00:31:51.190 --> 00:31:52.320
So we concluded

00:31:52.430 --> 00:31:54.800
that Sister-in-law was the murderer.

00:31:55.630 --> 00:31:56.630
And

00:31:56.830 --> 00:31:58.150
she already admitted it.

00:32:10.320 --> 00:32:11.870
The blood stench is too strong.

00:32:12.150 --> 00:32:13.670
You should go and question Madam Liang.

00:32:13.830 --> 00:32:15.040
I have something

00:32:15.590 --> 00:32:17.040
to tell the Governor of Liang.

00:32:25.520 --> 00:32:27.040
Third Young Master Liang, please stay.

00:32:29.430 --> 00:32:30.560
General Ling,

00:32:30.560 --> 00:32:32.670
what else do you want to tell me?

00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:35.390
This case involves all the men
in Liang's Residence.

00:32:35.910 --> 00:32:37.110
Everyone

00:32:37.720 --> 00:32:39.240
including Third Young Master Liang

00:32:39.830 --> 00:32:41.480
must listen.

00:32:48.150 --> 00:32:49.960
Mother!

00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:51.110
Child!

00:32:51.560 --> 00:32:52.480
My children.

00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:54.190
Mother!

00:32:54.190 --> 00:32:55.190
Stop!

00:32:56.590 --> 00:32:57.760
Child!

00:32:57.760 --> 00:32:59.110
You vicious woman.

00:32:59.390 --> 00:33:01.390
Was it because Shang learned

00:33:01.390 --> 00:33:02.760
about your tryst with the Crown Prince?

00:33:02.870 --> 00:33:04.670
To cover up this matter,

00:33:04.670 --> 00:33:06.630
did the Crown Prince instigate you
to kill Shang

00:33:06.630 --> 00:33:08.080
to cover up your immoral behavior?

00:33:08.080 --> 00:33:09.720
It has nothing to do
with the Crown Prince.

00:33:09.830 --> 00:33:11.520
The Crown Prince and I treat
each other with courtesy

00:33:11.520 --> 00:33:14.280
and I've never done anything
wrong to Shang.

00:33:14.520 --> 00:33:17.080
This concerns
the Liang Family's reputation.

00:33:17.080 --> 00:33:18.190
Now,

00:33:18.390 --> 00:33:20.350
only send you to my son

00:33:20.350 --> 00:33:23.040
then it can appease the hatred
in my heart!

00:33:23.040 --> 00:33:24.670
That fellow, Liang Wuji is

00:33:24.670 --> 00:33:26.800
occupied because of Ling Zisheng.

00:33:26.960 --> 00:33:29.560
I'm going to beat you to death

00:33:29.560 --> 00:33:31.910
to avenge my son!

00:33:32.190 --> 00:33:33.240
Beat her!

00:33:33.760 --> 00:33:34.670
What are you doing?

00:33:34.670 --> 00:33:35.670
I won't let you hurt Madam!

00:33:35.670 --> 00:33:37.110
A life for a life!

00:33:37.280 --> 00:33:38.430
Youtong, get out of the way!

00:33:38.430 --> 00:33:39.760
Beat until she's dead!

00:33:39.760 --> 00:33:40.960
Get out of here!

00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:42.040
Stop it!

00:33:44.560 --> 00:33:45.280
Madam.

00:33:45.320 --> 00:33:46.040
Madam Liang,

00:33:46.040 --> 00:33:47.280
this case is not tried yet.

00:33:47.280 --> 00:33:48.720
How can you punish her in private?

00:33:48.910 --> 00:33:50.150
Who are you?

00:33:50.150 --> 00:33:51.960
Why are you meddling
in the Liang Family's affair?

00:33:51.960 --> 00:33:54.080
I'm Cheng Shaoshang
who attends to Her Majesty.

00:33:54.080 --> 00:33:56.110
I came here with General Ling
to investigate this matter.

00:33:56.110 --> 00:33:58.520
The Liang Family is
a century-old noble family.

00:33:59.190 --> 00:34:01.840
Even His Majesty has
to give us some face.

00:34:01.840 --> 00:34:03.790
Qu Lingjun murdered my son.

00:34:04.110 --> 00:34:05.590
We have evidence!

00:34:07.560 --> 00:34:10.520
I'm afraid Her Majesty wants
to protect the Crown Prince.

00:34:10.710 --> 00:34:12.920
That's why she sent you here
to stop me.

00:34:13.230 --> 00:34:15.230
Her son is important.

00:34:15.790 --> 00:34:18.270
But is mine not important?

00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:21.670
This is not fair!

00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:26.270
You want to stop me
from punishing Qu Lingjun?

00:34:26.630 --> 00:34:28.110
I'm going to bring
this case to His Majesty

00:34:28.110 --> 00:34:29.960
and roll over the nail board
to file this complaint!

00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:32.360
I want the whole world to know

00:34:32.360 --> 00:34:33.630
how His Majesty and Her Majesty

00:34:33.630 --> 00:34:36.880
try to protect the Crown Prince

00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:39.840
and humiliate
the century-old Liang Family!

00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:42.150
I want the world to judge this!

00:34:42.270 --> 00:34:44.080
Beat her! Beat her!

00:34:44.080 --> 00:34:44.710
Beat her!

00:34:44.710 --> 00:34:45.840
- Stop it!
- Stop!

00:34:47.190 --> 00:34:48.480
Anyone who wants to judge this

00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:50.270
can ask me to judge.

00:34:50.710 --> 00:34:52.110
If it's an official affair,

00:34:52.310 --> 00:34:53.840
we'll just hand it over
to the Ministry of Justice

00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:55.480
and let Shanjian be in charge of it.

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:57.400
If it's family affairs,

00:34:57.750 --> 00:34:59.150
since Official Liang isn't here,

00:34:59.270 --> 00:35:01.630
then let me, the eldest daughter
of the Liang Family decide.

00:35:01.790 --> 00:35:03.230
You're already married.

00:35:03.840 --> 00:35:05.750
What gives you the right
to tell us what to do?

00:35:06.190 --> 00:35:08.480
The right when I was still
the Liang Family's eldest daughter,

00:35:08.590 --> 00:35:09.840
you were just

00:35:09.840 --> 00:35:11.960
my father's maidservant.

00:35:12.110 --> 00:35:13.040
Someone.

00:35:13.360 --> 00:35:15.190
Bring Old Madam inside the hall.

00:35:15.670 --> 00:35:17.150
Since you said it's a family affair,

00:35:17.560 --> 00:35:19.270
we'll invite all the elders of the clan

00:35:19.270 --> 00:35:22.080
to try this matter
according to family rules.

00:35:22.230 --> 00:35:23.150
You...

00:35:24.750 --> 00:35:26.590
You... Let go of me.

00:35:51.040 --> 00:35:52.310
Hold her down.

00:35:56.710 --> 00:35:57.840
From today on,

00:35:57.960 --> 00:36:01.150
you shall no longer be in charge
of Qu Lingjun and her maidservant.

00:36:01.310 --> 00:36:03.310
If you want to touch her,

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:05.520
you need to ask if I'll allow it.

00:36:05.520 --> 00:36:06.880
I'm your father's concubine.

00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:08.400
How dare you disrespect me?

00:36:08.400 --> 00:36:09.270
At that time,

00:36:09.270 --> 00:36:11.630
I never agreed
when Father wanted to take you in.

00:36:11.750 --> 00:36:13.630
Poor family background is not an issue.

00:36:13.750 --> 00:36:16.270
But you're narrow-minded,
shallow, selfish,

00:36:16.270 --> 00:36:17.630
and never cared
about everyone's interest

00:36:17.630 --> 00:36:19.360
but your own benefits.

00:36:19.520 --> 00:36:21.270
Now, you made

00:36:21.270 --> 00:36:22.670
a huge commotion in public

00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:25.040
and dragged the Crown Prince
into this matter.

00:36:25.310 --> 00:36:26.960
Why don't you ask the elders

00:36:27.190 --> 00:36:28.710
if they're willing
to stand on your side?

00:36:29.080 --> 00:36:31.670
Are we going
to let my son die tragically

00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:34.110
and let this vicious woman escape
from her crime?

00:36:34.110 --> 00:36:35.590
We haven't gone to the bottom
of this case.

00:36:35.590 --> 00:36:37.110
We must not act hastily.

00:36:37.230 --> 00:36:39.080
If you beat Qu Lingjun to death,

00:36:39.080 --> 00:36:40.590
we'll lose a witness for trial.

00:36:40.590 --> 00:36:42.190
If this angers His Majesty,

00:36:42.190 --> 00:36:44.710
His Majesty won't make things difficult
for us

00:36:45.110 --> 00:36:46.630
because we're
a century-old noble family.

00:36:47.190 --> 00:36:50.710
But this will end the clan's career
in officialdom.

00:36:51.520 --> 00:36:53.150
For your son alone,

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:54.110
is it worth it?

00:36:54.110 --> 00:36:56.480
I don't care about officialdom.

00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:59.920
I wanted Xia to be an official.

00:37:00.790 --> 00:37:02.750
But none of you refuse to recommend him.

00:37:02.750 --> 00:37:05.110
I want Xia to be the head of the house.

00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:08.110
You insisted on saying
there's a rank to follow

00:37:08.310 --> 00:37:09.880
and refused to give him a chance.

00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:12.310
You're all proud of your noble origins

00:37:12.310 --> 00:37:14.670
and always look down on us.

00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:17.360
You refuse to admit when I say
you're narrow-minded and shallow.

00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:19.520
When you gave birth to Liang Shang,

00:37:19.630 --> 00:37:21.270
Father didn't elevate you.

00:37:21.400 --> 00:37:23.190
It was after you gave birth to Liang Xia

00:37:23.190 --> 00:37:24.840
that Father made you his official wife.

00:37:25.080 --> 00:37:27.560
So Liang Shang was a concubine's son.

00:37:27.750 --> 00:37:30.150
You were not willing
to bring up that origin of his.

00:37:30.150 --> 00:37:32.590
So you never liked your eldest son
and only doted on your youngest son.

00:37:32.590 --> 00:37:33.920
That's why you raised Liang Shang

00:37:33.920 --> 00:37:35.310
into someone sensitive, suspicious,

00:37:35.310 --> 00:37:37.040
and distrustful of women,

00:37:37.040 --> 00:37:38.920
which led to today's disaster.

00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:40.480
Xia is filial.

00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:42.310
Is it wrong

00:37:43.560 --> 00:37:45.310
to dote on him more?

00:37:45.630 --> 00:37:47.480
I care for Shang too.

00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:49.270
Now, am I not fighting

00:37:49.270 --> 00:37:52.480
for justice for Shang?

00:37:53.790 --> 00:37:55.110
He's already dead.

00:37:55.270 --> 00:37:57.270
You can stop pretending now.

00:37:57.270 --> 00:37:58.920
You were just worried

00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:02.480
that Qu Lingjun and her children
would be the head of the house.

00:38:02.630 --> 00:38:04.230
You're biased toward your youngest son

00:38:04.230 --> 00:38:06.400
and you wanted him to be
the head of the house.

00:38:06.400 --> 00:38:08.960
That's why you were so eager
to declare her guilty.

00:38:09.230 --> 00:38:10.110
That's why

00:38:10.270 --> 00:38:12.440
I don't agree my father should help you.

00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:13.630
You must know this.

00:38:13.790 --> 00:38:15.150
Liang Family comes first.

00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:17.710
Your useless sons come second.

00:38:18.310 --> 00:38:19.880
Without Liang Family,

00:38:20.230 --> 00:38:21.560
how much

00:38:22.310 --> 00:38:23.840
do their lives worth?

00:38:25.790 --> 00:38:26.750
You...

00:38:27.440 --> 00:38:28.630
You...

00:38:29.790 --> 00:38:33.110
I'm still your father's widow
no matter what.

00:38:33.230 --> 00:38:34.880
I'll just be frank with you.

00:38:35.560 --> 00:38:37.750
No matter how things end today,

00:38:38.590 --> 00:38:40.190
Your position as the widow

00:38:40.710 --> 00:38:42.110
has come to an end.

00:38:42.520 --> 00:38:43.880
You wouldn't dare.

00:38:54.750 --> 00:38:55.840
General Ling,

00:38:57.230 --> 00:38:59.840
why are you gathering
all Liang Family's men here?

00:39:01.230 --> 00:39:02.880
The murder may have taken place
in Liang's Residence.

00:39:02.880 --> 00:39:04.440
But we're innocent.

00:39:04.710 --> 00:39:06.270
We shouldn't suffer such humiliation.

00:39:06.270 --> 00:39:07.790
Innocent, you say?

00:39:08.270 --> 00:39:10.150
Liang Shang is a part
of the Liang Family too, right?

00:39:10.590 --> 00:39:11.840
If he was upright

00:39:11.840 --> 00:39:13.750
and a good husband to Qu Lingjun

00:39:13.750 --> 00:39:14.880
and intimate with her,

00:39:15.270 --> 00:39:17.560
someone's scheme may not have succeeded.

00:39:17.710 --> 00:39:19.440
But he chose to be an animal.

00:39:19.520 --> 00:39:21.630
It was said that he and his wife
did not get along

00:39:21.630 --> 00:39:22.920
Now that the case is exposed,

00:39:23.080 --> 00:39:24.670
we learned of Qu Lingjun's sufferings

00:39:24.790 --> 00:39:26.520
and Liang Shang's despicable means.

00:39:26.520 --> 00:39:27.480
Is the Liang Family

00:39:28.190 --> 00:39:29.880
not related to this?

00:39:29.880 --> 00:39:32.670
Are you saying Liang Shang's death
is the Liang Family's fault?

00:39:32.960 --> 00:39:33.960
Ling Zisheng,

00:39:34.110 --> 00:39:35.670
you're sure good
at distorting the truth.

00:39:36.960 --> 00:39:38.440
It's the Liang Family's members,

00:39:38.880 --> 00:39:40.230
Liang Family's married couple,

00:39:40.360 --> 00:39:42.560
Liang Family's Residence,
and Liang Family's murder case.

00:39:43.310 --> 00:39:44.670
If the Liang Family is innocent,

00:39:44.920 --> 00:39:47.040
are you saying it's my fault?

00:39:47.150 --> 00:39:48.400
I won't argue with you.

00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:49.840
Just tell me.

00:39:49.840 --> 00:39:52.840
Why are you gathering all the men
in Liang's Residence here?

00:39:53.270 --> 00:39:54.790
This matter concerns the Crown Prince.

00:39:55.310 --> 00:39:56.920
You can't hide it if you want.

00:39:57.440 --> 00:39:59.190
If the Liang Family
doesn't hand over the murderer,

00:39:59.880 --> 00:40:01.710
it'll implicate the whole clan.

00:40:06.630 --> 00:40:07.710
Qu Lingjun,

00:40:08.710 --> 00:40:11.040
I've always thought you were
a smart woman.

00:40:11.630 --> 00:40:13.400
Why did you let your marriage

00:40:13.400 --> 00:40:15.590
end up in such a manner?

00:40:16.270 --> 00:40:17.560
Liang Shang abused you.

00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:20.630
Can't you say or so anything about it?

00:40:20.840 --> 00:40:22.040
If you make a scene about it,

00:40:22.040 --> 00:40:23.920
this won't have happened.

00:40:27.840 --> 00:40:29.630
At first, I wanted to end the marriage.

00:40:30.270 --> 00:40:31.270
But Liang Shang threatened me

00:40:31.270 --> 00:40:32.840
to spread rumors of me having

00:40:32.840 --> 00:40:35.270
a secret affair with the Crown Prince.

00:40:35.270 --> 00:40:36.790
I was young at the time.

00:40:36.920 --> 00:40:38.480
So I was scared.

00:40:38.790 --> 00:40:40.230
After I gave birth to my children,

00:40:40.520 --> 00:40:43.310
I realized Liang Shang
was only bluffing.

00:40:43.840 --> 00:40:45.480
So I asked to end the marriage again.

00:40:45.590 --> 00:40:47.960
But he threatened me

00:40:47.960 --> 00:40:49.630
that I have to leave my children here

00:40:49.840 --> 00:40:51.670
even if I could leave.

00:40:51.670 --> 00:40:53.270
How can such

00:40:54.230 --> 00:40:56.560
young children suffer such abuse?

00:40:58.560 --> 00:41:00.110
So I hesitated again.

00:41:00.400 --> 00:41:02.150
Because of your indecisiveness,

00:41:02.670 --> 00:41:05.440
you have brought
the matter to this stage.

00:41:05.960 --> 00:41:06.960
Now,

00:41:07.230 --> 00:41:09.270
are you still not willing
to tell us the truth?

00:41:09.630 --> 00:41:10.920
At noon that day,

00:41:11.360 --> 00:41:12.960
who was the person

00:41:13.230 --> 00:41:14.400
who delivered the meal to the study?

00:41:18.110 --> 00:41:19.630
It was my maidservant,

00:41:20.440 --> 00:41:21.560
Youtong.

00:41:27.920 --> 00:41:28.920
Why do you think

00:41:28.920 --> 00:41:30.750
the murderer is among us?

00:41:30.750 --> 00:41:32.400
Don't tell me you want the whole
of the Liang Family to bear the crime

00:41:32.400 --> 00:41:33.960
because you can't find the murderer.

00:41:33.960 --> 00:41:35.790
Who says I can't find the murderer?

00:41:36.750 --> 00:41:38.150
This person had such strength

00:41:38.400 --> 00:41:40.520
to stab him through his chest
from the back.

00:41:40.880 --> 00:41:42.230
The person who took his life

00:41:43.310 --> 00:41:44.790
must be a man.

00:41:45.630 --> 00:41:46.960
Liang Shang wasn't good at socializing.

00:41:46.960 --> 00:41:49.270
So he stayed at home
and focused on his gold and stones.

00:41:49.440 --> 00:41:50.560
Those who held a grudge against him

00:41:50.560 --> 00:41:52.360
and competing for interests

00:41:52.960 --> 00:41:54.670
must not be outsiders.

00:41:55.150 --> 00:41:56.880
They can only be the Liang Family.

00:41:57.790 --> 00:41:59.270
This matter concerns the Crown Prince.

00:41:59.440 --> 00:42:00.480
In just one day,

00:42:00.480 --> 00:42:02.230
everyone in the capital
already knows about it.

00:42:02.480 --> 00:42:04.590
The murderer dares to act conspicuously

00:42:04.590 --> 00:42:07.150
because someone is protecting him.

00:42:07.880 --> 00:42:08.880
Also,

00:42:09.630 --> 00:42:11.630
Liang Shang is the head
of the Liang Family.

00:42:11.630 --> 00:42:12.920
If the head of the family died

00:42:12.920 --> 00:42:14.880
and his wife was framed as the murderer,

00:42:15.310 --> 00:42:16.360
then his son

00:42:16.360 --> 00:42:18.480
can never inherit his father's position
as the head of the house.

00:42:18.750 --> 00:42:20.630
Whoever can replace him

00:42:21.590 --> 00:42:23.750
may be the murderer.

00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:26.110
Liang Wuji,

00:42:26.960 --> 00:42:28.920
this person could be you.

00:43:02.850 --> 00:43:09.890
The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

00:43:11.690 --> 00:43:18.890
I caress the scars gently
from the past

00:43:20.450 --> 00:43:27.770
Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

00:43:29.210 --> 00:43:36.370
I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

00:43:37.330 --> 00:43:41.090
The light between your brows

00:43:41.690 --> 00:43:45.570
Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

00:43:46.350 --> 00:43:53.690
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,
whom do I part them for?

00:43:55.690 --> 00:44:03.970
As I wake up from the blue sea,
stone steles stand like a mountain range

00:44:04.250 --> 00:44:12.690
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,
the narrow door could not contain my feelings

00:44:13.290 --> 00:44:21.410
The joys and woes of this mortal life,
we speak as we dream of the future

00:44:21.970 --> 00:44:25.650
Both of us will be

00:44:26.010 --> 00:44:36.870
In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

00:44:39.210 --> 00:44:45.510
Our sincerity