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= Love Like The Galaxy=

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=Episode 23=

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(Ling's Residence)

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(Ling's Residence)

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Please wait here.

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Why did they make us wait here?

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All of them look so vicious.

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They didn't even offer
a bowl of hot soup.

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Father,

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this is how cold Ling Buyi is.

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But I didn't expect

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that his residence is this cold
and gloomy.

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It doesn't look like a residence at all.

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It looks more like a barrack.

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But why is there not
a single female servant here?

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You're a lady, aren't you?

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He scared me to death.

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It's already enough to have you alone.

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General Ling, you're wounded.

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You didn't have to come out
and welcome us.

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You should sit and rest.

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I felt cooped up
for lying in bed all the time.

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So I came out to take a breath.

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May I know

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what brings you here, General Cheng?

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You saved my daughter's life.

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So I should come and say thank you.

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Fourth Lady Cheng.

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Please take a seat.

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I don't want to.

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Let's not sit, Father. Hurry.

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I have to thank you for saving her.

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Otherwise, my daughter would
have fallen off the cliff.

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Shaoshang,
you should thank General Ling.

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Thank you, General Ling.

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I hope you'll take care of yourself.

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If I want to take care of myself,

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I wouldn't have saved you.

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(Why is General Ling so tactless?)

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(You insisted to come.)

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(Let's go, Father. We should leave now.)

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(All right.)

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General Ling.

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Since you're injured,

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you should get more rest.

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Both of us, mother and daughter
won't be in your way now.

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It's father and daughter.

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Did I say it wrongly?

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My wife and I also prepared a gift
as a token of gratitude

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and delivered it here now.

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We shall take our leave now.

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I don't know if it was my illusion.

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I feel that Ling Buyi is particularly

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not happy with me today.

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Every single thing he said irritates me

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as if he can't wait to swallow me alive.

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It wasn't your illusion.

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From the moment he saw you,

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he looked extremely moody.

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He was mean in his words too.

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Father,

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when did you offend him?

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They say scholars despise each other.

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Who would have known
it's the same for soldiers?

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It's my fault

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for being outstanding.

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Even he's jealous of me.

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I get it.

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Father, we should go back now.

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My legs turned jelly just now.

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Lady Cheng, General Cheng, please stop.

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Young Master found
half a jade pendant just now.

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He thinks you must
have accidentally dropped it.

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But he couldn't find
the other half no matter what.

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So

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he needs you to return
and search for it.

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I'll go and find it now.

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We heard you have great strength

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and that you can fight ten people
at one time.

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All of us want

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to ask for your advice on this matter.

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General Liang,

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I have some matters
to take care of at home.

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Let's pick another day.

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We'll do it another day.

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Niaoniao,

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take good care of yourself.

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You can do it!

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You threaten me with the jade pendant.

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General Ling, this isn't

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the way of a gentleman.

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Are you really that scared of me?

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Do you have to bring your father

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to boost your courage to visit me?

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My old wound relapsed because of you.

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Yet, you're reluctant
to come and visit me.

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General Ling,
does your wound still hurt?

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You only asked if it hurts.

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Are you not going to ask
if it affects archery and horse riding?

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It's better if it doesn't hurt.

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Is it that important

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if you can ride a horse or draw a bow?

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When we were in Hua County,

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only you would ask

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if it hurts.

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You're indeed special.

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Young Master.

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Young Master.

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The Crown Prince
is leading Princess Yuchang here

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to visit you.

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Princess Yuchang?

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Why is she coming here?

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I'm not close to her.

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Doesn't she come often?

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Everyone in the capital knows

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that she adores you.

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She doesn't come

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that often.

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General Ling.

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Since you have guests,

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I should leave now.

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About my jade pendant...

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His Highness,
the Crown Prince has arrived.

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Zisheng!

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Zisheng, you can drop the formalities.

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Shanjian said you're seriously injured.

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So I came to check on you.

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I saw how anxious Shaoshang was.

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So I thought you were seriously injured.

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General Ling,

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I hope you don't find me a disturbance.

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If I say you are,

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would you not come?

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Shanjian was only worried about you.

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Actually, all of us are worried
about you.

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Yuchang, in particular.

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She was worried that she couldn't sleep.

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Who's this young lady?

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I'm the daughter of Marquis Quling,
Cheng Shaoshang.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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She's Fourth Lady Cheng

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who had to break off her betrothal
with the Lou Family.

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Shaoshang,

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I worry about you every day

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after your betrothal was broken off.

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Are you here to visit Zisheng

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because you have an ulterior motive?

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I visit General Ling today

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to thank him for saving my life.

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If you don't believe me,

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you can ask him.

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That's right.

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I got injured because of her.

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I'm afraid someone is using
gratitude as a pretext

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to shamelessly approach

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and cling to someone.

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Who caused the bridge to collapse
so they can look at General Ling

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but ended up falling into the lake.

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Who's the one clinging?

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Who's the shameless one here?

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I invited Lady Cheng
to my residence today.

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Is there anything wrong?

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But she also

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had private meetings with other men.

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My maidservant saw them

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in a secluded place
beside Cheng's Shop.

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She said that person's figure
didn't look like Lou Yao

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or your father.

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You're talking nonsense.

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Lady Wang,

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that man should be me.

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Third Lady Cheng was there too.

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But she didn't come along
because she was occupied.

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I was delivering a message
for my Master.

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So I asked Shaoshang
to do me a favor.

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Is there anything wrong?

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Some people think

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all men and women behave immorally.

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Everyone seems to be indecent
no matter what they do.

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If there is anything shameful

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between me and Mr. Yuan,

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I'd get hit by a carriage and die
the moment I go out.

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General Ling,

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take care. I'll get going now.

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This matter concerns
the reputation of the Yuan Clan.

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I'll pick a day

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to meet the Cavalry General asking
for an explanation.

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Excuse me.

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Lady Wang, you insulted

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my distinguished guest in my residence.

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Are you planning

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to get on my bad side from now on?

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I...

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Zisheng, it's only a misunderstanding.

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Zisheng,

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did you ask Physician Sun
to examine your injuries?

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No need.

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It doesn't matter if I get hurt.

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I think Your Highness

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should ask Physician Sun

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to check on Lady Wang.

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Ask him to examine her eyes

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for blindness.

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She'll go blind
if she doesn't get them treated.

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Guards!

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Send the guests out.

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You...

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You don't have to do this.

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They're all relatives.
No need to be upset.

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You...

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Zisheng, I...

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(Ling's Residence)

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Where are you going, Elder Brother?

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What happened?

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You look flustered
and lose your manners.

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Yuchang is heartbroken
because of Zisheng.

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I'm afraid she might do
something foolish.

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You go inside first.

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I'll go after her.

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(Ling's Residence)

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So what if he's the eldest son?

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He doesn't look like a Crown Prince
even if he's in his imperial robe.

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Your Highness,
Young Master has just retired.

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Please allow me to inform him
of your arrival.

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Since he's already resting,

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we won't be visiting him then.

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Uncle has obtained
some high-quality medicinal herbs.

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Please brew them
and have Zisheng drink the concoction.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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You've finally returned.

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You're 15 years late.

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Herald

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of the Huo Family army, I, Han Wu,

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call to pay Young Master's respect.

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Since you're alive,

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why didn't you show up?

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You even waited for us to look for you.

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Do you know the crime

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of the Huo Army's deserter?

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I do.

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General Ling, I'll comply

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however you want to punish me.

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I never meant to have you look for me.

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When Gu City was breached that year,

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I managed to survive.

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I intended to reach out
to our fellow soldiers

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and go to the capital
to report everything to His Majesty.

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But every time I revealed my identity,

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all the fellow soldiers
I reached out to were killed.

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I could only hide my identity
and mingle in the marketplace

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until I was found by General Liang.

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General Ling,

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you're safe and sound.

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Tell me.

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On the day Gu City was breached

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and the Huo Army were wiped out,

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where were you?

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I wasn't in the city at the time.

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The General sent me away
to seek reinforcement.

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General Ling, you had no idea.

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Someone swapped

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the armaments of the Gu City's garrison

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with low-quality armaments that year.

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It was hard to resist the enemy attack.

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General Huo had no choice but to send me

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and another fellow soldier

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to seek the Yue Clan's troops
that were stationed nearby

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and seek Lord Qian'an's army
for reinforcement.

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But who would have thought

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that Gu City had been breached

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before the reinforcements arrived.

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There was miasma hanging in the air
outside of Gu City that day.

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The Yue and Lord Qian'an's army failed
to break through the fog.

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So

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the reinforcement came three days late.

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I heard

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Marquis Yue dispatched

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a team of soldiers to investigate
the miasma that year.

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All of them died.

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But then someone saw

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the horses that were dispatched that day

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appeared in the barracks.

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If the miasma was poisonous,

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why did the horses survive
when the men died?

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Are you saying

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that the miasma isn't poisonous?

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I can't be certain now.

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I only find this suspicious.

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There's one thing
that's even more suspicious.

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After the miasma had dispersed,

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the military physicians went

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to the forest to examine
the bodies to report it.

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However,

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these military physicians went missing

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after that.

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General Ling,

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I want to find out
what happened to these physicians.

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If they're alive,

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we might be able to find some clues.

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All right.

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Thank you, Young Master.

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A romantic story was made

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about a man and a woman just standing

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at the entrance of Cheng's Shop.

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But our Zisheng saved a woman

00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:10.840
that his old injury relapsed.

00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.960
Why didn't these blabbermouths

00:18:13.120 --> 00:18:16.000
spread his heroic story
from mouth to mouth?

00:18:16.600 --> 00:18:17.880
Otherwise, why...

00:18:17.880 --> 00:18:19.440
This word of mouth is

00:18:19.760 --> 00:18:22.080
mostly gossip.

00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:25.520
But without this gossip,

00:18:26.120 --> 00:18:28.960
how can I take advantage
of the situation to marry them?

00:18:29.600 --> 00:18:31.200
We've delayed Zisheng's marriage

00:18:31.560 --> 00:18:33.040
for so many years now.

00:18:33.200 --> 00:18:34.040
Your Majesty,

00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:38.920
Zisheng has his own mind.

00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:40.880
You don't have to worry.

00:18:41.360 --> 00:18:43.160
But Fifth Princess talks all day

00:18:43.280 --> 00:18:46.320
about not getting married
and living freely

00:18:46.320 --> 00:18:48.080
like Zisheng.

00:18:48.600 --> 00:18:49.480
Ridiculous.

00:18:51.160 --> 00:18:52.040
A young man focuses

00:18:52.280 --> 00:18:54.720
on his career before settling down.

00:18:55.120 --> 00:18:56.440
A young lady

00:18:56.440 --> 00:18:58.120
stalling to get married.

00:18:58.320 --> 00:18:59.280
If she gets older,

00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:01.040
the rumors would

00:19:01.040 --> 00:19:03.080
be unpleasant to hear.

00:19:03.080 --> 00:19:03.960
You're right.

00:19:04.240 --> 00:19:05.200
Putting that aside,

00:19:05.360 --> 00:19:06.880
let's talk about the daughter
of the Cheng Family.

00:19:07.280 --> 00:19:09.360
She broke off the engagement
with the Lou Family

00:19:09.800 --> 00:19:11.360
for the sake of loyalty.

00:19:11.560 --> 00:19:13.160
But others gossip anyway.

00:19:13.520 --> 00:19:15.800
If Fifth Princess doesn't marry,

00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:18.000
how would the people talk

00:19:18.040 --> 00:19:19.400
about her?

00:19:20.880 --> 00:19:22.280
I ordered her to get married

00:19:22.280 --> 00:19:23.600
for her sake.

00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:25.600
It's a pity that most children

00:19:26.080 --> 00:19:28.800
don't know their parents' hearts.

00:19:31.600 --> 00:19:32.600
Gossip is

00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:34.480
always harsher

00:19:34.760 --> 00:19:35.800
on women

00:19:36.440 --> 00:19:37.880
in this world.

00:19:39.560 --> 00:19:40.880
I'm not asking her to marry far away.

00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:42.840
A marriage alliance

00:19:43.120 --> 00:19:44.520
between the Yue and Xuan Clan

00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:46.720
connected with the Wen Clan.

00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:48.600
No matter how bad the conflicts are,

00:19:48.600 --> 00:19:49.760
we're still family.

00:19:49.880 --> 00:19:53.000
What is so bad
about marrying the heir of the Marquis Yue?

00:19:53.520 --> 00:19:56.400
You're always patient with Zisheng.

00:19:57.040 --> 00:19:58.240
Fifth Princess is stubborn.

00:19:58.720 --> 00:19:59.440
Your Majesty,

00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:02.240
you must reason with her nicely.

00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:04.160
I take care of Zisheng

00:20:04.840 --> 00:20:07.080
because I owe Huo.

00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:09.360
She's my birth daughter.

00:20:09.880 --> 00:20:10.880
How are they the same?

00:20:13.280 --> 00:20:14.400
It's just hard

00:20:14.520 --> 00:20:17.640
to have Zisheng set his eyes on a lady.

00:20:17.920 --> 00:20:20.640
Of course, I need to make
an effort to bring them together.

00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:24.160
How do you plan to bring them together?

00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:37.520
I shall have

00:20:38.160 --> 00:20:39.520
Lady Cheng present herself

00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:41.920
in the palace.

00:21:26.080 --> 00:21:27.360
You still have the appetite to eat.

00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:32.640
We received the edict and rushed
to enter the palace this early.

00:21:33.080 --> 00:21:34.880
I didn't even eat my breakfast.

00:21:35.160 --> 00:21:36.320
Why would I lose my appetite?

00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:41.600
Tell me.

00:21:42.120 --> 00:21:44.000
Did you make any mistakes

00:21:44.280 --> 00:21:46.240
when you visited Ling Buyi that day?

00:21:47.320 --> 00:21:48.880
No, I didn't make any mistake.

00:21:49.760 --> 00:21:50.920
Father was with me.

00:21:51.560 --> 00:21:52.440
I wasn't there

00:21:52.720 --> 00:21:55.200
in the second half. So how would I know?

00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:58.000
I only noticed

00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:00.400
Ling Buyi didn't look
too happy that day.

00:22:01.360 --> 00:22:02.240
Could it be...

00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:05.320
I wonder if His Majesty's edict

00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:08.200
is good or bad.

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:11.480
If it's bad, we can't escape it anyway.

00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:12.880
What's the point of worrying?

00:22:13.440 --> 00:22:15.480
I need to teach you
some life-saving rules first.

00:22:16.040 --> 00:22:18.120
When you meet the royalty
after entering the palace,

00:22:18.120 --> 00:22:19.360
you must kneel and greet them.

00:22:19.760 --> 00:22:21.560
Wish His Majesty long life

00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:23.720
and Her Majesty good health.

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:26.080
You must say your father's title first

00:22:26.320 --> 00:22:28.040
and then your name.

00:22:30.600 --> 00:22:32.000
Do you understand?

00:22:39.840 --> 00:22:42.200
(I can't remember if you teach me now.)

00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:43.760
(Why didn't you teach me earlier?)

00:22:44.040 --> 00:22:44.800
(It's too late to regret now.)

00:23:08.800 --> 00:23:10.800
Stop probing around.

00:23:14.320 --> 00:23:16.520
You can behave unruly at home.

00:23:16.800 --> 00:23:19.560
You must not behave this way
when you're in the palace.

00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:22.080
Otherwise, you'll implicate
the Cheng Family

00:23:23.800 --> 00:23:25.560
and put everyone's life in danger.

00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:27.560
Do you understand?

00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:49.360
We can get off now.

00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:07.840
The female members of the Cheng Family
don't have to get off the carriage.

00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:09.520
His Majesty has said

00:24:09.520 --> 00:24:10.720
that the ladies don't walk fast.

00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:12.600
It'll take too long
for them to reach Xuanming Hall.

00:24:13.280 --> 00:24:15.480
So they can ride the carriage
all the way to Xuanming Hall.

00:24:16.920 --> 00:24:17.840
It's better this way.

00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:19.600
Take the carriage?

00:24:20.520 --> 00:24:21.480
All the way?

00:24:46.340 --> 00:24:47.060
I.

00:24:47.140 --> 00:24:48.100
I.

00:24:51.100 --> 00:24:51.900
I.

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:55.300
-Greetings, His Majesty and Her Majesty.
-Greetings, His Majesty and Her Majesty.

00:24:55.300 --> 00:24:57.900
-May His Majesty have a long life.
-May His Majesty have a long life.

00:24:57.900 --> 00:25:00.340
-May Her Majesty have good health.
-May Her Majesty have good health.

00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:09.780
Please rise.

00:25:10.300 --> 00:25:11.180
You may be seated.

00:25:13.380 --> 00:25:15.140
- Thank you, Your Majesty.
- Thank you, Your Majesty.

00:25:21.820 --> 00:25:22.860
What are you looking at?

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:26.500
This lamp is huge.

00:25:27.580 --> 00:25:28.300
I've never seen

00:25:28.300 --> 00:25:29.940
a house built so exquisitely.

00:25:29.940 --> 00:25:30.980
It's my first time seeing it

00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:32.420
so it's hard not to like it.

00:25:38.980 --> 00:25:39.820
Sit down.

00:25:48.580 --> 00:25:50.380
It's an honor for me and my family

00:25:50.620 --> 00:25:52.660
to be summoned in your presence.

00:25:53.580 --> 00:25:55.340
Official Cheng,
you can drop the formalities.

00:25:56.380 --> 00:25:57.260
Previously,

00:25:57.380 --> 00:25:58.500
you had to compromise
and break off the betrothal

00:25:59.060 --> 00:26:01.100
with the Lou Family
for everyone's interest.

00:26:01.500 --> 00:26:02.260
I

00:26:02.500 --> 00:26:04.220
have yet complimented you

00:26:04.620 --> 00:26:05.900
and your family for doing that.

00:26:06.380 --> 00:26:09.540
General He and his family died
as martyrs for the country.

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:13.020
My family is extremely impressed
by his virtue

00:26:13.260 --> 00:26:16.220
so we decided
to fulfill General He's dying wish.

00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:17.940
We didn't have to compromise.

00:26:18.140 --> 00:26:19.620
You're too humble, Official Cheng.

00:26:19.860 --> 00:26:20.780
I still have

00:26:21.260 --> 00:26:23.460
to reward you.

00:26:25.020 --> 00:26:25.900
That must be

00:26:26.380 --> 00:26:27.740
your daughter, right?

00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:31.460
Yes.

00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:34.420
Come here.

00:26:35.020 --> 00:26:37.780
Let me and Her Majesty take
a close look at you.

00:26:43.300 --> 00:26:44.420
How are we supposed to talk

00:26:44.820 --> 00:26:45.980
if you're too far away?

00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:49.980
Don't move.

00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:58.420
Put it down. Put it down.

00:27:21.980 --> 00:27:23.300
Lady Cheng,

00:27:24.300 --> 00:27:25.740
your name is...

00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:28.140
I...

00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:36.940
My name is Cheng Shaoshang.

00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:38.500
I was named after Guqin string.

00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:40.660
Shaoshang string.

00:27:41.900 --> 00:27:42.940
Shaoshang.

00:27:43.620 --> 00:27:45.100
It's indeed a good name.

00:27:46.300 --> 00:27:48.300
How old are you this year?

00:27:50.700 --> 00:27:53.540
I've reached the age of 15
for months now.

00:27:53.780 --> 00:27:54.820
Tell me.

00:27:54.980 --> 00:27:56.500
Do you feel sad

00:27:57.140 --> 00:27:58.180
after breaking off your betrothal

00:27:58.580 --> 00:27:59.780
with the son of the Lou Clan?

00:28:00.340 --> 00:28:01.340
Your Majesty,

00:28:02.100 --> 00:28:03.420
I do feel sad.

00:28:03.820 --> 00:28:05.740
But my family never wanted
to break off the betrothal.

00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:08.380
But we know we had no choice
but to do it.

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:09.740
Why do you say so?

00:28:10.820 --> 00:28:11.900
I've read

00:28:11.980 --> 00:28:14.620
a saying from a book.

00:28:16.100 --> 00:28:17.540
Heaven and earth are merciless.

00:28:17.940 --> 00:28:19.740
They treat everything
as disposable beings.

00:28:20.380 --> 00:28:21.300
Several months ago,

00:28:21.300 --> 00:28:23.140
I witnessed the suffering of the people

00:28:23.340 --> 00:28:25.260
after the chaos happened in Hua county,
where my uncle took office.

00:28:25.500 --> 00:28:26.820
So I think

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:28.980
it happened because heaven and earth

00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:30.700
were ruthless and indifferent
to the world.

00:28:30.860 --> 00:28:32.420
So when we were born as humans,

00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:33.900
we should be kind and upright

00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:35.380
to help each other.

00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:37.740
If we live for our pride

00:28:37.900 --> 00:28:39.340
and disregard people's cries,

00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:42.140
that's the behavior of an animal.

00:28:48.260 --> 00:28:51.300
Do you know which sage said this?

00:28:56.540 --> 00:28:57.900
Confucius spoke of giving oneself
to justice.

00:28:58.180 --> 00:28:59.420
Mencius spoke of sacrificing
for righteousness.

00:28:59.820 --> 00:29:02.060
Xunzi said humans are evil by nature.

00:29:02.420 --> 00:29:04.100
So they were not the ones

00:29:04.100 --> 00:29:05.460
who said this saying.

00:29:06.140 --> 00:29:07.500
Legalists talked about advantages
and disadvantages

00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:08.740
while Moism talked about universal love.

00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:09.580
The former only cared about

00:29:09.740 --> 00:29:11.700
the benefits of the world

00:29:11.980 --> 00:29:13.900
and they didn't care
if the world is benevolent.

00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:14.900
The latter thought

00:29:15.340 --> 00:29:16.980
the world is too benevolent.

00:29:17.420 --> 00:29:18.660
Even so,

00:29:18.660 --> 00:29:20.260
people should cherish each other more.

00:29:20.540 --> 00:29:21.580
So it was not them

00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:24.180
who said it either.

00:29:24.620 --> 00:29:27.420
The last one would be a Tao philosopher.

00:29:28.540 --> 00:29:30.020
So it must be Laozi

00:29:31.020 --> 00:29:32.380
who said this.

00:29:32.700 --> 00:29:34.300
Why is it not Zhuangzi?

00:29:36.060 --> 00:29:38.140
I never read the scrolls about  Zhuangzi

00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:39.180
that Mother gave.

00:29:40.620 --> 00:29:42.180
So I don't know what's written in it.

00:29:43.860 --> 00:29:45.380
You made a correct guess.

00:29:45.780 --> 00:29:47.260
But the interpretation is off.

00:29:48.020 --> 00:29:49.220
Heaven and earth are merciless.

00:29:49.420 --> 00:29:50.940
They treat everything
as disposable beings.

00:29:51.140 --> 00:29:53.140
It's not about being indifferent

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:54.540
and treating everything as disposals.

00:29:55.340 --> 00:29:56.420
But it means

00:29:56.620 --> 00:29:59.580
heaven and earth treat
everything equally.

00:29:59.780 --> 00:30:01.940
Let nature take its course.

00:30:03.580 --> 00:30:05.820
So this is what it means.

00:30:05.820 --> 00:30:06.620
I had no idea too.

00:30:06.620 --> 00:30:07.460
Official Cheng,

00:30:08.860 --> 00:30:09.660
impressive.

00:30:09.980 --> 00:30:10.780
You've taught

00:30:11.060 --> 00:30:12.340
your daughter well.

00:30:13.740 --> 00:30:14.900
Not at all, Your Majesty.

00:30:15.340 --> 00:30:16.940
My wife taught her well.

00:30:21.620 --> 00:30:22.420
Your Majesty,

00:30:23.020 --> 00:30:24.500
we didn't return home
for more than ten years

00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:26.060
due to war expeditions.

00:30:26.660 --> 00:30:28.940
So General and I fail
to teach her well.

00:30:29.660 --> 00:30:31.860
I hope Your Majesty can forgive us.

00:30:34.060 --> 00:30:34.940
Shaoshang,

00:30:35.460 --> 00:30:38.660
your parents held up your studies
because of the country.

00:30:38.900 --> 00:30:40.980
I can see how smart you are.

00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:43.460
General Cheng and Madam Cheng

00:30:43.580 --> 00:30:45.340
only need to make a little effort.

00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:47.100
I'm sure they'll teach you well.

00:30:50.100 --> 00:30:51.700
Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty.

00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:56.060
Your Majesty, you're very beautiful.

00:31:01.020 --> 00:31:02.460
Niaoniao, don't speak recklessly.

00:31:04.540 --> 00:31:05.780
It's my turn to ask you now.

00:31:06.340 --> 00:31:08.540
Is your mother or the empress

00:31:08.900 --> 00:31:10.300
more beautiful?

00:31:14.060 --> 00:31:15.100
Her Majesty.

00:31:21.540 --> 00:31:22.340
Your Majesty,

00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:25.020
she doesn't know the rules.

00:31:25.340 --> 00:31:27.660
She offended Her Majesty
during her first meeting.

00:31:28.300 --> 00:31:29.620
Please forgive her, Your Majesty.

00:31:30.380 --> 00:31:31.420
Please pardon her, Your Majesty.

00:31:31.780 --> 00:31:32.860
No matter.

00:31:33.140 --> 00:31:34.500
I think this child is

00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:37.220
honest.

00:31:37.780 --> 00:31:39.100
An interesting child.

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:43.940
Speaking of which,

00:31:44.100 --> 00:31:46.300
you received the edict early
in the morning.

00:31:46.740 --> 00:31:48.540
I'm sure you haven't taken
your breakfast.

00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:52.540
Father and Mother haven't taken
their breakfast.

00:31:53.620 --> 00:31:54.660
But I already had mine.

00:31:55.540 --> 00:31:57.260
I ate a pancake
in the carriage just now.

00:31:57.460 --> 00:31:58.780
But I'm hungry now.

00:31:58.940 --> 00:32:00.140
Oh, you already ate a pancake?

00:32:00.420 --> 00:32:01.740
Good. All right.

00:32:02.060 --> 00:32:03.900
Then all of you can stay

00:32:03.900 --> 00:32:05.940
and have lunch with me.

00:32:06.020 --> 00:32:06.820
What do you say?

00:32:08.820 --> 00:32:09.700
I think it's all right.

00:32:09.820 --> 00:32:10.820
You think it's all right?

00:32:12.420 --> 00:32:13.460
Good!

00:32:17.500 --> 00:32:20.620
Your Majesty,
General Wan has entered the palace.

00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:22.500
He's currently waiting at Chongde Hall.

00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:23.300
It's Mr. Wan.

00:32:23.460 --> 00:32:24.220
All right.

00:32:24.460 --> 00:32:25.460
I'll be there.

00:32:25.820 --> 00:32:26.780
Official Cheng, Madam Cheng.

00:32:27.020 --> 00:32:29.700
Join me and Official Wan
for a conversation.

00:32:30.300 --> 00:32:30.980
Yes, Your Majesty.

00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:31.860
Madam Zhai,

00:32:31.860 --> 00:32:33.460
take Lady Cheng

00:32:33.580 --> 00:32:36.100
to Changqiu Palace's side hall
for a rest.

00:32:36.300 --> 00:32:39.100
Let's have a family feast later.

00:33:07.620 --> 00:33:09.780
I'll go and help Her Majesty
get changed.

00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:11.780
Lady Cheng, please have a seat.

00:33:46.420 --> 00:33:48.340
(It's actually made of elm.)

00:33:48.980 --> 00:33:50.140
(How frugal.)

00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:06.220
(This hall is more than 10 meters high.)

00:34:06.980 --> 00:34:08.620
(But two people can hug
around this column.)

00:34:09.140 --> 00:34:12.020
(Clearly, it doesn't rely
on the columns and beams for support.)

00:34:13.340 --> 00:34:16.220
(This is different from the houses
of ordinary people.)

00:34:16.820 --> 00:34:18.260
(I wonder what method did they use)

00:34:18.260 --> 00:34:19.180
(to build this hall.)

00:34:24.140 --> 00:34:24.940
Mother!

00:34:25.180 --> 00:34:26.900
Fifth Princess,
Her Majesty is changing her clothes.

00:34:27.140 --> 00:34:28.300
Your Highness. Your Highness!

00:34:28.300 --> 00:34:29.100
Mother,

00:34:29.980 --> 00:34:32.500
they said you and Father have
something important to discuss

00:34:33.620 --> 00:34:35.580
and refused to let me in.

00:34:36.460 --> 00:34:38.380
Your father indeed has
an important matter to take care of.

00:34:38.580 --> 00:34:40.020
Why would I lie to you?

00:34:40.860 --> 00:34:43.540
As a princess of the royal family,

00:34:43.820 --> 00:34:45.260
you're familiar with the palace rules.

00:34:45.700 --> 00:34:47.580
How can you cause a stir as you enter?

00:34:47.900 --> 00:34:49.460
If your father hears you,

00:34:49.940 --> 00:34:51.500
he'll punish you again.

00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:53.140
Father is partial.

00:34:53.460 --> 00:34:54.780
As a princess,

00:34:54.780 --> 00:34:56.820
I have less freedom
than other ordinary girls.

00:34:57.900 --> 00:34:59.940
You were born with a silver spoon
in your mouth.

00:35:00.260 --> 00:35:02.260
Your father never mistreated you at all.

00:35:02.380 --> 00:35:04.740
Isn't swimming in luxury also
a kind of mistreatment?

00:35:05.260 --> 00:35:07.060
You don't lack food or clothes too.

00:35:07.420 --> 00:35:09.380
But why do you frown every day?

00:35:10.020 --> 00:35:11.820
It's because Father only has eyes

00:35:11.820 --> 00:35:13.820
for Yue Heng and her children.

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Everyone knows

00:35:15.700 --> 00:35:17.260
that Yue Heng is the real empress.

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How dare you!

00:35:44.420 --> 00:35:46.060
Who feeds you

00:35:46.220 --> 00:35:48.260
with these incitement words?

00:35:50.940 --> 00:35:52.700
The aides at my residence.

00:35:53.060 --> 00:35:55.580
They were planning for my future.
They never try to incite anything.

00:35:55.580 --> 00:35:56.860
You're a woman.

00:35:56.940 --> 00:35:58.700
You don't need to manage state affairs.

00:35:58.780 --> 00:35:59.980
Why do you need aides?

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You'll be married off to the Yue Clan.

00:36:02.140 --> 00:36:04.060
Yet, you keep these men close to you.

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What would Marquis Yue think?

00:36:07.620 --> 00:36:10.020
This is why I'm here today.

00:36:10.180 --> 00:36:11.540
I don't want to marry into that family.

00:36:12.060 --> 00:36:14.420
I don't want to marry Marquis Yue's son.

00:36:14.540 --> 00:36:16.860
Yue Heng's nephew is not talented
in anything.

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He's even worse
than Third Princess's husband.

00:36:18.940 --> 00:36:20.740
Why did we give Xuan Clan
talented and educated men

00:36:20.740 --> 00:36:21.900
for the marriage alliance

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while the Yue Clan had to make me
marry that dissolute person?

00:36:24.300 --> 00:36:25.700
They're clearly trying to ruin me

00:36:25.700 --> 00:36:27.220
and insult you.

00:36:27.220 --> 00:36:28.060
Ridiculous!

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Third Princess used to like Zisheng.

00:36:36.580 --> 00:36:38.180
But after your father granted
her marriage.

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She was willing to marry
into the Xuan Clan.

00:36:40.500 --> 00:36:41.820
Why can't you do the same?

00:36:46.420 --> 00:36:48.420
That's because Ling Zisheng
is not interested in her.

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The Xuan Clan's male members
are not inferior to Ling Buyi.

00:36:51.660 --> 00:36:52.780
She had no choice but to marry.

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If I agree to marry that dissolute man,

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she's going to laugh at me.

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If only you saw

00:37:01.860 --> 00:37:02.740
how Fifth Princess cried

00:37:02.740 --> 00:37:04.780
while looking flustered
as she entered Changqiu Palace.

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It was hilarious.

00:37:07.100 --> 00:37:07.740
It looks like

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Father is determined

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to let her marry into Uncle's family.

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She's unbelievable.

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What's there to complain about?

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To marry such an insolent bride.

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It's a loss for Uncle.

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Your cousin lives a dissolute life.

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It's not surprising

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that Fifth Princess refused
to marry him.

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Why should she?

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I liked Zisheng in the past.

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Father made me marry into the Xuan Clan.

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Didn't I marry in tears?

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We're both princesses.

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So we must have
the same type of marriage.

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What gives her the right not to marry?

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I suggest you stop daydreaming.

00:37:42.220 --> 00:37:45.020
If Zisheng likes someone
with an ugly personality like you,

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would your father worry
about him all these years?

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I'm afraid a number of ladies
who are qualified to marry him

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have surrounded the capital.

00:37:52.580 --> 00:37:53.620
Mother,

00:37:54.180 --> 00:37:56.180
how can you belittle your daughter?

00:37:57.100 --> 00:37:58.060
You don't want to admit it?

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Your husband of the Xuan Clan
has rendered meritorious service.

00:38:04.260 --> 00:38:05.460
Not only his family has
a good reputation,

00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:07.340
but he's also upright.

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Think about your cousin.

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He spends all day at the brothels.

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Which lady is willing to marry him?

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Would you be willing

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to swap your husband with her?

00:38:18.540 --> 00:38:20.460
Fifth Princess has countless aides
at her residence.

00:38:20.860 --> 00:38:22.500
They spend time together every day

00:38:22.620 --> 00:38:24.180
and pretend to discuss state affairs.

00:38:24.460 --> 00:38:26.820
Who knows what they do behind our backs?

00:38:27.220 --> 00:38:28.420
Fifth Princess is not willing to marry

00:38:29.020 --> 00:38:30.820
because she looks down on the Yue Clan.

00:38:30.980 --> 00:38:32.780
Stop sowing discord.

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You grew up in your uncle's house.

00:38:36.420 --> 00:38:38.380
I'm sure he always tells you

00:38:38.380 --> 00:38:40.700
about the grudge between
Changqiu Palace and the Yue Clan.

00:38:42.260 --> 00:38:43.860
Let me make myself clear in this matter.

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I only want

00:38:46.060 --> 00:38:47.980
a quiet life.

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Put away your funny business

00:38:50.700 --> 00:38:52.540
and don't cause me any trouble.

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Or else,

00:38:54.460 --> 00:38:55.900
I'll never speak for you.

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It's already late.

00:38:59.860 --> 00:39:00.980
Go and attend the family feast.

00:39:01.740 --> 00:39:02.740
You're not going?

00:39:04.180 --> 00:39:06.260
I hate those kinds of boring feasts.

00:39:06.620 --> 00:39:08.140
We're not close anyway.

00:39:08.540 --> 00:39:10.420
Why must we pretend
to be happy together?

00:39:10.420 --> 00:39:12.540
Are you going
to let Changqiu Palace steal the show?

00:39:13.980 --> 00:39:17.300
Do I look like I care
who gets to steal the show?

00:39:17.900 --> 00:39:18.700
You're not happy?

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.420
I refuse to give in.

00:39:20.940 --> 00:39:23.060
If they say men and women
should marry on coming of age,

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Ling Zisheng is still not married.

00:39:25.340 --> 00:39:27.460
Why did Father
let him live freely?

00:39:28.020 --> 00:39:30.260
Father spoils him more
than he spoils us.

00:39:30.420 --> 00:39:31.660
Could it be

00:39:31.740 --> 00:39:33.780
that Ling Buyi is Father's son
who was stranded out there?

00:39:33.780 --> 00:39:34.540
You!

00:39:36.940 --> 00:39:38.820
How could you insult
your father this way?

00:39:40.380 --> 00:39:42.500
Zisheng is General Huo's nephew.

00:39:42.740 --> 00:39:44.420
The only descendant of the Huo Family.

00:39:44.620 --> 00:39:45.500
That year,

00:39:45.500 --> 00:39:48.180
all of the Huo Family died
to save the whole nation.

00:39:48.340 --> 00:39:50.700
Your father has been feeling guilty
to this day.

00:39:51.940 --> 00:39:54.380
How could you utter such cold words?

00:39:54.660 --> 00:39:57.380
Huo Chong was only Ling Zisheng's uncle.

00:39:57.620 --> 00:39:58.820
No matter how many people die,

00:39:58.820 --> 00:40:00.540
they're only from the maternal side.

00:40:01.340 --> 00:40:03.820
His parents are obviously still alive.

00:40:04.020 --> 00:40:06.460
He was the odd one
who refused to get close to them.

00:40:06.460 --> 00:40:07.500
Yet, he shamelessly stayed here

00:40:07.500 --> 00:40:09.020
to steal my parents.

00:40:09.020 --> 00:40:09.740
How is this reasonable?

00:40:09.740 --> 00:40:10.500
Quiet!

00:40:11.380 --> 00:40:12.700
If you keep spouting nonsense,

00:40:13.180 --> 00:40:14.620
I'm going to punish you!

00:40:17.180 --> 00:40:18.700
Just punish me then.

00:40:18.900 --> 00:40:20.700
I know you're angry
because I'm disobedient.

00:40:20.940 --> 00:40:23.220
But I want to do what men do.

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Walk into the court,
make contributions to the country,

00:40:25.300 --> 00:40:26.900
and be an accomplished lady.

00:40:27.300 --> 00:40:29.580
I will never marry into the Yue Clan
no matter what.

00:40:29.860 --> 00:40:31.900
If I can't decide on my marriage,

00:40:32.140 --> 00:40:33.300
I might as well die!

00:40:33.460 --> 00:40:34.060
You!

00:40:36.740 --> 00:40:37.980
Mother, where are you going?

00:40:37.980 --> 00:40:39.580
I'm not done talking yet.

00:40:46.060 --> 00:40:46.940
Mother!

00:40:58.060 --> 00:41:00.100
How dare this lowly servant eavesdrop?

00:41:00.260 --> 00:41:01.420
I wasn't eavesdropping.

00:41:01.740 --> 00:41:03.100
You were too loud.

00:41:03.100 --> 00:41:04.580
I couldn't avoid it if I wanted to.

00:41:04.580 --> 00:41:05.380
Insolence!

00:41:05.580 --> 00:41:07.460
How dare you behave insolently
in Changqiu Palace?

00:41:07.460 --> 00:41:08.300
Guards!

00:41:10.580 --> 00:41:12.100
Drag this disrespectful maidservant

00:41:12.100 --> 00:41:13.140
and cane her!

00:41:13.140 --> 00:41:14.140
Yes, Your Highness.

00:41:14.660 --> 00:41:15.700
Your Highness, please spare her.

00:41:21.260 --> 00:41:22.100
Your Highness.

00:41:22.740 --> 00:41:25.180
She's Lady Cheng
from Marquis Quling's Residence.

00:41:25.340 --> 00:41:26.540
It's her first time entering the palace.

00:41:26.540 --> 00:41:27.900
So she doesn't know the palace rules.

00:41:28.060 --> 00:41:29.980
General Cheng is a new military general

00:41:30.540 --> 00:41:32.580
who had made great achievements
in Gu City

00:41:32.940 --> 00:41:34.540
and was granted the title,
Marquis Quling by His Majesty.

00:41:35.300 --> 00:41:37.860
His Majesty often says to be kind
to meritorious heroes' family.

00:41:38.060 --> 00:41:39.140
I hope you don't be angry

00:41:39.340 --> 00:41:40.980
(Luo Jitong)
with Lady Cheng.

00:41:43.820 --> 00:41:45.740
So you're a daughter
of a military family.

00:41:45.900 --> 00:41:48.260
No wonder you lack proper manners.

00:41:48.380 --> 00:41:49.540
You actually have the audacity

00:41:49.540 --> 00:41:51.460
to behave presumptuously
in Changqiu Palace!

00:41:51.620 --> 00:41:52.980
I shall report this to Father tomorrow

00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:54.140
to punish you, lowly servant!

00:41:54.580 --> 00:41:55.220
No,

00:41:55.220 --> 00:41:56.820
I'll have your parents punished too!

00:41:56.820 --> 00:41:57.940
Strip their military achievements

00:41:57.940 --> 00:41:59.500
and chase all of you out of the capital.

00:41:59.780 --> 00:42:01.020
Your Highness, calm down.

00:42:01.380 --> 00:42:03.220
There's no need to bother about her.

00:42:03.780 --> 00:42:05.100
His Majesty ordered me

00:42:05.100 --> 00:42:06.900
to bring Lady Cheng to the family feast.

00:42:07.020 --> 00:42:08.740
If you're still upset,

00:42:08.940 --> 00:42:10.220
you can just scold some more.

00:42:10.620 --> 00:42:11.460
But

00:42:11.700 --> 00:42:12.900
I'm afraid His Majesty would blame us

00:42:13.820 --> 00:42:15.380
if we were late.

00:42:16.860 --> 00:42:18.340
Stop using Father to oppress me.

00:42:25.060 --> 00:42:26.220
You're lucky this time.

00:42:26.540 --> 00:42:27.700
If it weren't for the feast,

00:42:27.980 --> 00:42:29.300
I would not let you go this easily.

00:42:30.260 --> 00:42:32.300
You better watch yourself at the feast.

00:42:33.020 --> 00:42:34.380
Don't let me catch you.

00:42:34.980 --> 00:42:35.780
Or else

00:42:36.260 --> 00:42:37.460
the Cheng Clan

00:42:37.700 --> 00:42:39.060
will be punished along with you.

00:43:13.030 --> 00:43:20.070
The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

00:43:21.870 --> 00:43:29.070
I caress the scars gently
from the past

00:43:30.630 --> 00:43:37.950
Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

00:43:39.390 --> 00:43:46.550
I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

00:43:47.510 --> 00:43:51.270
The light between your brows

00:43:51.870 --> 00:43:55.750
Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

00:43:56.530 --> 00:44:03.870
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,
whom do I part them for?

00:44:05.870 --> 00:44:14.150
As I wake up from the blue sea,
stone steles stand like a mountain range

00:44:14.430 --> 00:44:22.870
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,
the narrow door could not contain my feelings

00:44:23.470 --> 00:44:31.590
The joys and woes of this mortal life,
we speak as we dream of the future

00:44:32.150 --> 00:44:35.830
Both of us will be

00:44:36.190 --> 00:44:47.050
In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

00:44:49.390 --> 00:44:55.690
Our sincerity