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= Love Like The Galaxy=

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=Episode 42=

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This hairpin looks more exquisite.

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It'll complement your elegance.

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You should wear this for the wedding.

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You mustn't.

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White accessories are inauspicious

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during joyous occasions as such.

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You should wear
the golden hairpin instead.

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Everyone in the capital

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is concerned about Niaoniao's marriage.

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We mustn't disgrace our family.

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The golden hairpin
must be thick and heavy.

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Only then, it can show
prosperity and good fortune.

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Old Madam,

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I think she should look dignified
and elegant instead.

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What about

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this sandalwood hairpin?

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She's getting married here!

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She's not trying to be a nun here.

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We have a gem crown for her.

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There's agate on top of it.
It's very valuable.

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This accessory doesn't
fit her attire at all.

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I do think

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that we do not need
such luxurious accessories.

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The key is to be elegant.

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Look at how nice
this fan-shaped hairpin look on her.

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Only a few ladies in
the capital wear this.

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Ladies from the younger generation
like you all

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have no rules at all.

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A fan

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signifies separation.

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It's too inauspicious.

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Here's a Dragon and Phoenix Hairpin.

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Let me put it on for you.

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All right.

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Stop.

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Mother,

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Grandmother,

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you guys don't need to be worried.

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Her Majesty had already prepared

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the wedding accessories for me.

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They're all crafted by the craftsmen
in the palace.

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They're top-notch.

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Really?

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That's great! We can save some money!

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Not only can we save money,

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but we will also be respected!

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Niaoniao,

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did Her Majesty prepare them
for you long ago?

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I didn't expect Her Majesty
to be more thoughtful

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than your mother.

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That's not it.

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It's because Her Majesty and His Majesty

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always hoped that
Zisheng could get married.

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That's why they would
buy them every year.

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They've bought a lot of them.

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They can finally
put them to use this year.

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If everything goes smoothly,

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I should be getting married
within the palace.

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Her Majesty said

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she had already
prepared a boudoir for me.

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That's better.

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That's the reward His and Her Majesty

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are giving to the Cheng Family.

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We've honored our family's name.

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If so, we shall follow
Her Majesty's will.

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You should get married
within the palace.

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Why are you standing there
like a woman waiting for her husband

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when you're engaged?

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Why do you make no sound when you walk?

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You're so annoying.

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It's clearly because you were
too absorbed in your longing.

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That's why you didn't
detect my presence.

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Do you know how exhausting

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these days were for me?

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I had to try on the wedding dress
and accessories.

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Jewelries that weigh over 10 jin

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were placed all over my head

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and my neck.

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If you were in my shoes,

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you would feel the soreness too.

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Wait, you can't be in my shoes.

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You're not getting married.

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You wouldn't know how I feel.

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What do you mean by
I don't need to get married?

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What's the big deal
about getting married?

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Don't tell me

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that you think you're the only person
who can get married?

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Besides,

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what's so good about getting married?

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It's tiring and has no benefits.

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Only a muddle-headed person like you

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would cherish such an idea.

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Look at you now.

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You look worried and listless.

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You looked much better in the past.

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It's obvious that you don't understand

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how it feels to be in love.

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You also don't know

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how it feels like to long for someone.

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However, it'll get better
after the wedding.

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After I get married,

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I can see him every day.

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I do not need to long for him again.

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Don't worry.

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I'll definitely get married before you.

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I will find out how it feels like

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to see my partner every day
faster than you.

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Yuan Shanjian,

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you don't have to get married
if you don't want to!

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No one is forcing you!

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Did you hear me?

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This is what you meant

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by a peerless noble lady?

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Official Cai graduated
from Bailu Academy too.

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But why is his daughter...

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I heard that Lady Cai could
recite poems when she was three

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and write rhapsodies when she was seven.

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And, she was famous in the capital
for her intellect.

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The matchmaker said
she was the best candidate

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for you.

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When did the matchmaker go blind?

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How is Lady Cai

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the best candidate for me?

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I don't ask a lot for someone
to be the Yuan clan's madam.

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Her brain

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must not be slower than Lady Cheng's.

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Her personality must not
be more perverse than Lady Cheng.

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Understood.

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Her looks must not be uglier
than Lady Cheng.

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Young Master, your expectations

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are still pretty high.

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I...

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I am

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a rare male intellectual

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who has both looks and intellect.

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The Yuan Family is
a renowned family as well.

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Isn't it reasonable for me

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to have higher expectations?

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That's not it.

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However, Young Master, why must
you compare your fiancee

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to Lady Cheng?

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I just don't want her
to look down on me.

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You must pay great attention to this.

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It's best if we can skip
the wedding gift process

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and get straight to the marriage.

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We will get married

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on the day of Lady Cheng's wedding.

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By then,

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all those guests will come and
congratulate me instead of her.

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I'll see what Cheng Shaoshang
can do about that.

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He must be out of his mind.

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I'm sure he's out of his mind.

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Are you out of your mind?

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Can't you tell

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what's different about me today?

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I can tell you're crazier than usual.

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Today,

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I'm betrothed.

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Which lady is so desperate?

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You're just envious of her good taste.

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She's Lady Cai of Henan.

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She's a perfect match for me.

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She can

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recite poems when she was three

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and write rhapsodies when she was seven.

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She's a famous figure.

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What are you laughing at?

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Don't look as if

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you've rid yourself of a burden.

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I've never

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pestered you like this before, right?

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I was laughing because I wanted you
to stop being pretentious.

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You aren't a reckless person.

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You always think twice before you act.

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Since you're getting engaged,

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I'm sure you've assessed

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the Cai Family beforehand.

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And, this engagement

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will produce the best result for you.

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That's why you agreed to it.

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This has nothing to do

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with her talents.

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Don't make me sound so sordid.

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I got engaged

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because I truly fancy her.

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It's a pity...

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Why?

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Is it a pity that you can't afford
the betrothal gifts

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that the Cai Family is asking for?

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Why don't I ask my Zisheng

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to lend you some money?

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Nothing good comes out of your mouth.

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I was taking pity on you.

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From now on,

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there's one less

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dashing

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and elegant bachelor in the world.

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You just need two people to be in love.

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Getting engaged isn't a business deal.

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It won't be a pity
if you two love each other.

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What's so good about loving each other?

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My mother wasn't
married to my father initially.

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Although we have parents,
it's as if we don't.

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Initially,

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I thought you would be like me.

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I thought you would take your time

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to find the most beneficial husband
for yourself.

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I didn't expect you to...

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You didn't expect what?

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You didn't expect me to be so lucky

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to encounter Zisheng, right?

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If so, I pray

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that you can meet someone
as good as him too.

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Wait.

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I forgot.

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You're engaged.

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It's a pity that you won't get
to encounter anyone else.

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However, this is better for you.

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At least it's a marriage
of equal status.

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You should be grateful.

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(List of guests)

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There are so many guests
attending Fourth Lady Cheng's wedding.

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However, you can actually remember

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all of their titles and ranks

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without any mistakes.

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I wonder

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who's lucky enough to marry
an excellent lady like you?

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Young Marquis Ban,
you're teasing me again.

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Actually, I've made up my mind.

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I'll stay single

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so that I can
take good care of First Aunt.

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You're the smartest lady
I've ever encountered.

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If you're staying single,

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I'm afraid some guys

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will be heartbroken.

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I wonder which guy will be heartbroken

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that Yangyang isn't
planning to get married?

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Is it you?

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That's right, Young Marquis Ban.

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You visit us all the time.

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And, you're interrupting Yangyang
when she's preparing for the wedding.

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Could it be that
you harbor ulterior motives

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toward Yangyang?

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Marquis Ban went to Shouchun

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with his troops.

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He was worried about
Young Marquis Ban's safety.

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That's why he told him
to visit us more often.

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That's right.

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My grandfather

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told me to join you guys
during mealtimes.

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So, you're just here to eat, huh?

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The food here tastes great.

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But the people here

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are better, right?

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This is bad!

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It's an omen!

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Such audacity!

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I had high expectations of him.

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However, he sold the country out

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and caused great distress
to the people of Tongniu County!

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All these old fools

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are useless!

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They cannot write anything useful

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except for things like eradicating
Marquis Quling and his entire clan!

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Why should I keep them around?

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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Attendant Cao,

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please notify His Majesty for me.

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I seek an audience with His Majesty.

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Your Majesty,

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we just received news that
Tongniu County had been taken over.

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Some subjects had joined hands

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and requested His Majesty
to punish Marquis Quling and his family severely

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to serve as a warning to the public.

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His Majesty has thrown a tantrum
for the last hour because of this.

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He doesn't wish to see anyone today.

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If so,

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I shall wait outside the hall.

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Your Majesty, it's cold outside.

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Why don't you return
to Changqiu Palace for now?

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Your Majesty, I shall notify you

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once I receive any news.

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It doesn't matter.

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I will wait outside the hall.

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This...

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Your Majesty,
why aren't you heading inside?

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Consort Yue.

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Heng, great timing.

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You should go and persuade His Majesty.

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His Majesty hasn't taken his meals yet?

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Yes, His Majesty said
he didn't have any appetite.

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He didn't even want
to take a sip of water.

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Such nonsense.
Does he know how old he is?

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He really thinks that
he's made of iron, huh?

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I'll check on His Majesty.

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Consort Yue.

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His Majesty said he wouldn't see anyone.

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This is...

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Didn't I say I wouldn't see anyone?

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All of you, scram!

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Heng, what are you doing here?

00:15:54.630 --> 00:15:55.430
Were you hurt?

00:15:55.430 --> 00:15:56.550
Hurry! Summon the physician here!

00:15:57.030 --> 00:15:58.030
No need for that.

00:15:59.030 --> 00:16:00.350
Your Majesty, you should continue.

00:16:00.350 --> 00:16:01.270
Continue with what?

00:16:01.270 --> 00:16:02.390
You can continue to throw objects at me.

00:16:02.630 --> 00:16:04.670
You thought you were pretty cool,
didn't you?

00:16:07.830 --> 00:16:09.830
We should summon the physician here

00:16:09.830 --> 00:16:11.030
to see if you're hurt.

00:16:11.030 --> 00:16:13.150
It'll be terrible
if your face is wounded.

00:16:19.470 --> 00:16:20.510
Throwing things around

00:16:20.710 --> 00:16:22.150
does feel satisfying.

00:16:22.470 --> 00:16:23.270
Your Majesty,

00:16:23.390 --> 00:16:24.710
if you think throwing
these memorials around

00:16:24.710 --> 00:16:25.990
isn't satisfying enough,

00:16:26.070 --> 00:16:27.950
I'll order the servants to bring us
some charcoal pots.

00:16:28.070 --> 00:16:29.910
Isn't it more satisfying

00:16:29.910 --> 00:16:31.150
if we can burn these memorials?

00:16:32.950 --> 00:16:33.990
I know my fault now.

00:16:34.310 --> 00:16:35.070
It's my fault.

00:16:35.270 --> 00:16:37.710
I shouldn't have
vented my anger on them.

00:16:39.270 --> 00:16:41.230
Let me see if you're hurt.

00:16:41.230 --> 00:16:42.870
Let me see.

00:16:48.070 --> 00:16:49.830
I'm not that stupid.

00:16:50.270 --> 00:16:52.750
I won't just stand there
and let you throw things at me.

00:16:54.670 --> 00:16:56.830
Your Majesty, you haven't taken anything
since this morning.

00:16:56.830 --> 00:16:58.870
That's why I was worried about you.

00:16:59.510 --> 00:17:00.910
To repay the favor,

00:17:01.310 --> 00:17:03.790
I have to make you worry about me.

00:17:04.030 --> 00:17:05.190
Only then, we'll be even.

00:17:06.790 --> 00:17:07.870
I'm glad that you're fine.

00:17:08.230 --> 00:17:09.230
I'm glad that you're fine.

00:17:11.990 --> 00:17:13.430
You're still the same.

00:17:13.910 --> 00:17:15.350
You were always unwilling

00:17:15.550 --> 00:17:17.150
to get the short end of the stick.

00:17:19.390 --> 00:17:20.950
Are these snacks not sweet enough?

00:17:21.070 --> 00:17:22.670
Or are these pastries not crispy enough?

00:17:23.110 --> 00:17:24.270
Why are we having short sticks

00:17:24.910 --> 00:17:26.070
when we have snacks here?

00:17:26.190 --> 00:17:27.150
You're right.

00:17:28.150 --> 00:17:29.070
I'm sorry.

00:17:33.070 --> 00:17:36.030
The county magistrate of Tongniu County
and Marquis Quling had defected.

00:17:36.830 --> 00:17:38.390
I understand why you were disappointed.

00:17:39.030 --> 00:17:40.190
However, I know

00:17:40.470 --> 00:17:41.510
that Your Majesty threw a tantrum

00:17:41.670 --> 00:17:44.430
not only because of the lost county.

00:17:45.390 --> 00:17:47.790
You also felt sorry for those
who come from a poor background.

00:17:50.990 --> 00:17:51.990
Heng,

00:17:52.830 --> 00:17:53.830
you do know me well.

00:17:57.030 --> 00:17:57.870
Initially,

00:17:58.110 --> 00:18:00.590
I planned to promote several students
who had a poor background.

00:18:00.910 --> 00:18:04.310
However, I was always restrained
by those noble families.

00:18:04.870 --> 00:18:06.510
They would rather practice cronyism

00:18:06.750 --> 00:18:08.750
than selecting people
from poor backgrounds.

00:18:09.230 --> 00:18:11.070
Cheng Shi and Yan Zhong,

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both of them were selected by me

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even though my subjects objected to them
as they came from a poor background.

00:18:15.830 --> 00:18:16.950
But now,

00:18:17.430 --> 00:18:19.590
both of them have
defected to the enemies.

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I'm afraid it would be even harder

00:18:21.270 --> 00:18:24.230
for me to promote those

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from a poor background.

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That spells the end of poor families.

00:18:31.310 --> 00:18:32.670
Even so,

00:18:33.110 --> 00:18:35.550
Your Majesty doesn't
need to be that angry.

00:18:36.270 --> 00:18:37.190
Is there

00:18:37.830 --> 00:18:39.590
a secret reason behind this?

00:18:40.390 --> 00:18:42.310
Is it something inconvenient
for Your Majesty to announce in public?

00:18:43.310 --> 00:18:45.390
Why don't you tell me about it?

00:18:47.310 --> 00:18:48.670
Two deputy county magistrates

00:18:49.270 --> 00:18:51.110
saw for themselves that
Cheng Shi and Yan Zhong

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defected to the enemies together
with 2,000 jin of refined copper.

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They have ironclad evidence
of their crime.

00:18:55.390 --> 00:18:57.550
And now, we can't even locate them.

00:18:57.870 --> 00:18:58.790
Even if I said

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they were maligned,

00:19:01.310 --> 00:19:02.910
it's hard for me
to prove their innocence.

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If I do have to punish them both,

00:19:06.430 --> 00:19:07.550
what should I do about Lady Cheng?

00:19:08.310 --> 00:19:09.470
What should I do about Zisheng?

00:19:09.470 --> 00:19:10.990
What should I do about their wedding?

00:19:11.150 --> 00:19:12.150
It's going to be ruined again.

00:19:14.710 --> 00:19:15.630
Your Majesty,

00:19:17.310 --> 00:19:20.470
as a ruler, you mustn't be indecisive.

00:19:20.790 --> 00:19:22.630
You can only convince
the people to trust your rule

00:19:22.950 --> 00:19:25.150
by following the rules.

00:19:27.670 --> 00:19:29.590
Your Majesty, I trust you.

00:19:29.990 --> 00:19:33.470
I trust Country Magistrate Yan
and Marquis Quling too.

00:19:34.590 --> 00:19:36.990
I'm sure there's more to this case
than meets the eye.

00:19:39.870 --> 00:19:41.390
However, Your Majesty,
you don't need to be conflicted.

00:19:41.390 --> 00:19:42.790
You just need to go by the book.

00:19:42.870 --> 00:19:45.430
We can investigate the case
at our own pace.

00:19:47.270 --> 00:19:48.590
We won't frame anyone

00:19:49.590 --> 00:19:50.910
innocent.

00:20:01.630 --> 00:20:03.470
Since His Majesty
is having his meal now,

00:20:03.630 --> 00:20:05.030
I'm sure he's already appeased.

00:20:05.390 --> 00:20:06.950
Your Majesty, if you're still worried,

00:20:07.070 --> 00:20:08.470
why don't you head inside?

00:20:10.590 --> 00:20:12.710
Since Consort Yue had already
consoled His Majesty,

00:20:13.270 --> 00:20:15.150
I shouldn't head inside
and cause any trouble.

00:20:15.910 --> 00:20:18.670
I think the edict will be out soon.

00:20:22.710 --> 00:20:23.710
Attendant Cao,

00:20:24.190 --> 00:20:26.710
how does His Majesty
plan to deal with Marquis Quling?

00:20:27.470 --> 00:20:29.390
His Majesty said...

00:20:36.350 --> 00:20:37.430
His Majesty said

00:20:38.150 --> 00:20:41.030
that Marquis Quling's entire family
will be imprisoned.

00:20:41.110 --> 00:20:42.350
His two siblings,

00:20:42.670 --> 00:20:45.030
Cheng Cheng and Cheng Zhi, will be
removed from their posts and imprisoned.

00:20:46.150 --> 00:20:47.070
The eldest son of the Cheng Family,

00:20:47.070 --> 00:20:48.510
Cheng Yong and his wife,

00:20:48.510 --> 00:20:50.910
will be detained in
the border area's military camp.

00:20:51.190 --> 00:20:52.910
Marquis Quling is a patriotic subject.

00:20:53.070 --> 00:20:55.070
There's no reason for him
to commit treason at this time.

00:20:55.070 --> 00:20:55.910
Moreover,

00:20:56.190 --> 00:20:57.750
even if Marquis Quling had defected
to the enemies,

00:20:57.750 --> 00:20:59.150
it has nothing to do with his family.

00:20:59.230 --> 00:21:01.310
Shaoshang lived in the palace
during the wedding preparation.

00:21:01.470 --> 00:21:03.310
She has no idea about what happened
in Tongniu County.

00:21:03.430 --> 00:21:04.870
Why must she be imprisoned as well?

00:21:05.310 --> 00:21:06.950
Regarding Marquis Quling's defection,

00:21:07.150 --> 00:21:08.710
His Majesty will definitely
get to the bottom of it.

00:21:09.910 --> 00:21:11.190
However, the nation has its own rules.

00:21:11.430 --> 00:21:13.230
His Majesty cannot practice favoritism.

00:21:13.910 --> 00:21:15.190
As for Lady Cheng,

00:21:15.470 --> 00:21:16.830
Your Majesty, you don't need to
worry about her.

00:21:16.950 --> 00:21:18.190
His Majesty said

00:21:18.190 --> 00:21:20.110
that since Lady Cheng
was engaged to Zisheng,

00:21:20.230 --> 00:21:22.150
she could be counted as
part of the Ling Family.

00:21:22.510 --> 00:21:24.910
His Majesty will spare her.

00:21:25.230 --> 00:21:26.790
Your Majesty, you don't need to worry.

00:21:27.070 --> 00:21:29.110
His Majesty is going
to spare Lady Cheng.

00:21:32.430 --> 00:21:33.830
Your Majesty, this is bad.

00:21:33.990 --> 00:21:35.670
Lady Cheng insists on leaving the palace

00:21:35.670 --> 00:21:36.710
after hearing about what happened
to Marquis Quling.

00:21:36.710 --> 00:21:39.710
She said she would
die together with her family.

00:21:40.110 --> 00:21:41.070
What?

00:21:55.250 --> 00:21:55.890
Stop!

00:22:06.290 --> 00:22:06.930
Shaoshang,

00:22:07.410 --> 00:22:08.170
get in my carriage.

00:22:08.730 --> 00:22:09.570
Have you heard about it?

00:22:10.690 --> 00:22:12.250
Official Zuo has already reported this
to His Majesty.

00:22:13.090 --> 00:22:15.250
Now, everyone in the court knows that
General Cheng has defected.

00:22:16.130 --> 00:22:16.890
You should return home for now.

00:22:17.370 --> 00:22:18.930
I shall make an appeal for you
in front of His Majesty.

00:22:19.490 --> 00:22:20.690
Even if I were to offend His Majesty,

00:22:21.210 --> 00:22:22.530
I will do it.

00:22:23.330 --> 00:22:24.290
Do you believe in my father?

00:22:25.370 --> 00:22:26.490
When I was teaching in the Cheng Family,

00:22:26.890 --> 00:22:28.410
I made acquaintances with General Cheng.

00:22:28.770 --> 00:22:30.250
No matter who believes
that he has defected,

00:22:30.330 --> 00:22:31.130
I won't.

00:22:32.410 --> 00:22:33.050
Moreover,

00:22:33.730 --> 00:22:34.730
he's your father.

00:22:35.090 --> 00:22:36.330
I won't just sit here
and do nothing about it.

00:22:39.050 --> 00:22:39.690
Get in my carriage.

00:22:42.530 --> 00:22:43.170
Thank you.

00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:06.520
(Marquis Quling's Residence)

00:23:13.690 --> 00:23:15.530
Who has the Cheng Family offended

00:23:16.130 --> 00:23:17.810
for the Commandant
to send his men after us?

00:23:19.370 --> 00:23:20.290
Cheng Shi

00:23:20.450 --> 00:23:23.850
bewitched the county magistrate
of Tongniu County and defected

00:23:24.050 --> 00:23:25.290
to the enemies with
2,000 jin of refined copper.

00:23:25.530 --> 00:23:27.610
His Majesty has already issued
the imperial edict.

00:23:28.410 --> 00:23:31.050
Madam Cheng, you should surrender.

00:23:31.210 --> 00:23:33.290
Are you trying to rebel here

00:23:33.290 --> 00:23:34.770
since your husband has defected
to the enemies?

00:23:35.010 --> 00:23:36.610
You and your men
barged into our residence

00:23:36.610 --> 00:23:37.890
indiscriminately

00:23:38.050 --> 00:23:39.210
and humiliated our family.

00:23:39.650 --> 00:23:40.450
Don't tell me

00:23:40.450 --> 00:23:42.370
you want us to welcome you
with a warm hug?

00:23:42.370 --> 00:23:43.250
Did you forget

00:23:43.370 --> 00:23:44.890
that I was by my husband's side
during the warring period?

00:23:45.010 --> 00:23:46.330
I've rendered meritorious deeds too.

00:23:46.570 --> 00:23:47.970
If you wish to arrest my family,

00:23:48.250 --> 00:23:50.330
you have to get through me first.

00:23:52.090 --> 00:23:54.410
I'm here to seize
Marquis Quling's Residence

00:23:54.610 --> 00:23:56.370
and arrest criminals like you all

00:23:56.370 --> 00:23:58.370
under the order of the Commandant.

00:23:58.850 --> 00:24:00.290
Madam Cheng, your deeds

00:24:00.290 --> 00:24:02.410
are nothing in front of

00:24:02.890 --> 00:24:04.290
His Majesty's imperial edict.

00:24:04.290 --> 00:24:05.330
It's impossible

00:24:05.610 --> 00:24:07.010
for my husband to defect to the enemies.

00:24:07.330 --> 00:24:08.690
I'm sure there's more to this case
than meets the eye.

00:24:09.090 --> 00:24:10.370
We can follow you to
the Commandant's Residence

00:24:10.370 --> 00:24:11.610
and be interrogated.

00:24:12.050 --> 00:24:13.490
(Virtue Flows Like Water)
However, we're not criminals,

00:24:13.610 --> 00:24:14.690
and we won't yield to this defamation.

00:24:14.810 --> 00:24:16.130
You don't get to say

00:24:16.490 --> 00:24:18.330
if you all are criminals or not.

00:24:19.930 --> 00:24:21.410
You guys are being overbearing here.

00:24:21.610 --> 00:24:22.930
How will you face your fellow officials

00:24:23.050 --> 00:24:24.890
if General Cheng comes back right now?

00:24:25.570 --> 00:24:26.370
You!

00:24:26.610 --> 00:24:28.570
If you dare to touch my family members,

00:24:28.810 --> 00:24:30.970
I'll fight you until the end!

00:24:31.210 --> 00:24:32.730
If you dare to hurt my family members,

00:24:32.930 --> 00:24:34.530
I shall make you all pay!

00:24:34.530 --> 00:24:35.410
That's right.

00:24:38.810 --> 00:24:41.890
If anyone tries to resist, kill them.

00:24:42.170 --> 00:24:43.490
We'll report to His Majesty after that.

00:24:46.370 --> 00:24:47.250
General,

00:24:47.690 --> 00:24:48.650
His Majesty had always ruled the nation

00:24:48.650 --> 00:24:50.610
with virtues and moral obligations.

00:24:51.250 --> 00:24:53.690
He has never tortured his people.

00:24:54.050 --> 00:24:55.770
The case hasn't even been
brought to trial yet.

00:24:55.930 --> 00:24:57.370
The Cheng Family isn't convicted
of the crime yet.

00:24:57.530 --> 00:24:59.010
But now, you're trying
to intimidate us with violence.

00:24:59.010 --> 00:25:00.250
This is highly inappropriate of you.

00:25:00.890 --> 00:25:01.650
Excellent words!

00:25:01.650 --> 00:25:02.610
Highly inappropriate?

00:25:03.650 --> 00:25:05.250
Today, I shall see

00:25:05.930 --> 00:25:07.330
who thinks this is inappropriate.

00:25:11.130 --> 00:25:11.890
Me!

00:25:32.210 --> 00:25:33.370
His Majesty will decide

00:25:34.090 --> 00:25:35.410
if the Cheng Family
has betrayed the nation or not.

00:25:35.930 --> 00:25:38.170
But you're abusing your power
to exact revenge.

00:25:38.330 --> 00:25:39.930
Are you tired of living?

00:25:40.770 --> 00:25:42.210
What nonsense are you saying?

00:25:42.490 --> 00:25:44.010
I'm executing His Majesty's order.

00:25:44.010 --> 00:25:45.090
How am I abusing my power?

00:25:45.090 --> 00:25:46.610
Your niece pushed me into the water.

00:25:47.090 --> 00:25:48.490
And I rewarded her with
a splash to the face.

00:25:48.810 --> 00:25:50.570
Your brother, who was
working in the Censorate,

00:25:50.930 --> 00:25:52.650
had one of his legs broken
by my husband-to-be.

00:25:53.050 --> 00:25:53.850
What?

00:25:54.090 --> 00:25:55.650
Do you think we're being unfair here?

00:25:55.970 --> 00:25:57.610
Is that why you're asking for
a beating right now?

00:25:57.610 --> 00:25:58.330
You!

00:26:01.730 --> 00:26:03.210
Don't get too ahead of yourself.

00:26:04.210 --> 00:26:06.370
Now that the Cheng Family
has lost its prestige,

00:26:07.210 --> 00:26:08.690
your husband-to-be

00:26:08.970 --> 00:26:10.570
will no longer support you.

00:26:11.530 --> 00:26:12.770
Are you guys dumb?

00:26:13.010 --> 00:26:15.170
Take her and her family members down!

00:26:15.410 --> 00:26:16.250
Stop right there.

00:26:20.410 --> 00:26:22.050
(Pass)
According to His Majesty's edict,

00:26:22.210 --> 00:26:23.810
Lady Cheng isn't involved with the case.

00:26:24.090 --> 00:26:24.930
General Zuo,

00:26:25.210 --> 00:26:27.210
are you trying to defy
the imperial edict?

00:26:36.050 --> 00:26:37.170
Official Yuan,

00:26:38.090 --> 00:26:39.970
as the Attendant Gentleman of
the Ministry of Justice,

00:26:40.090 --> 00:26:41.890
are you trying to hinder me
from executing public duties?

00:26:45.690 --> 00:26:47.250
His Majesty has issued another edict.

00:26:47.490 --> 00:26:50.130
The Ministry of Justice
shall handle this case.

00:26:50.490 --> 00:26:51.450
He has ordered me

00:26:51.450 --> 00:26:52.690
to escort the kin of the suspect

00:26:52.930 --> 00:26:54.610
to the Ministry of Justice
for interrogation purposes.

00:26:55.330 --> 00:26:57.730
We're to escort them,
not to arrest them.

00:26:58.330 --> 00:26:59.170
General Zuo,

00:26:59.650 --> 00:27:01.650
do you understand
what His Majesty means?

00:27:10.970 --> 00:27:11.770
Let's go!

00:27:31.250 --> 00:27:32.370
His Majesty has ordered me

00:27:32.370 --> 00:27:34.730
to interrogate you all
in the Ministry of Justice.

00:27:34.970 --> 00:27:36.130
I'm executing my duties here.

00:27:36.370 --> 00:27:37.530
Madam, please pardon me.

00:27:37.530 --> 00:27:38.730
Thank you, Official Yuan.

00:27:38.730 --> 00:27:40.610
My sons and I only went against the edict

00:27:40.690 --> 00:27:41.850
as I was too anxious.

00:27:42.450 --> 00:27:43.450
However,

00:27:43.770 --> 00:27:44.890
there's more to this case
than meets the eye.

00:27:45.370 --> 00:27:46.650
In order to prove our innocence,

00:27:47.250 --> 00:27:48.250
we're willing

00:27:48.410 --> 00:27:50.290
to be interrogated in
the Ministry of Justice.

00:27:51.010 --> 00:27:52.450
Why must the entire family be there?

00:27:52.450 --> 00:27:53.690
Because General and I

00:27:54.050 --> 00:27:55.330
are the loyal subjects of His Majesty

00:27:55.330 --> 00:27:56.490
and the protectors of the nation.

00:27:56.970 --> 00:27:58.410
Since we're paid by the nation,

00:27:58.970 --> 00:28:00.610
we have to obey the rules.

00:28:00.850 --> 00:28:01.890
We have to go!

00:28:07.410 --> 00:28:08.250
Please.

00:28:13.570 --> 00:28:14.490
Old Madam.

00:28:21.090 --> 00:28:21.890
Yangyang,

00:28:23.010 --> 00:28:24.130
bring your grandmother there.

00:28:27.850 --> 00:28:28.650
Grandmother.

00:28:53.970 --> 00:28:55.090
Why are you following us?

00:28:55.570 --> 00:28:57.570
His Majesty is treating you
as a part of the Ling Family

00:28:57.570 --> 00:28:58.650
as you'll be married to Ling Buyi soon.

00:28:59.010 --> 00:29:00.370
This case has nothing to do with you.

00:29:00.850 --> 00:29:01.730
Return to Changqiu Palace immediately.

00:29:01.730 --> 00:29:02.970
I'm the young lady of the Cheng Family

00:29:03.370 --> 00:29:04.930
as long as I'm not married yet.

00:29:05.690 --> 00:29:07.250
If my kin is convicted of this crime,

00:29:07.250 --> 00:29:08.530
I shall suffer together with them.

00:29:12.010 --> 00:29:13.450
Thank you, Mr. Yuan.

00:29:21.330 --> 00:29:22.410
First Aunt, calm down!

00:29:24.810 --> 00:29:26.490
Niaoniao did so because
she was worried about us!

00:29:28.850 --> 00:29:30.730
I slapped her because I was
angry at her ignorance!

00:29:32.090 --> 00:29:33.650
We don't know
if your father is dead or alive.

00:29:34.570 --> 00:29:35.730
If we cannot

00:29:35.730 --> 00:29:37.570
clear our names,

00:29:38.090 --> 00:29:39.130
you'll be the last descendant

00:29:39.130 --> 00:29:40.730
of our family.

00:29:42.450 --> 00:29:43.410
Cheng Shaoshang,

00:29:44.690 --> 00:29:45.930
listen up.

00:29:47.330 --> 00:29:48.730
No matter what happens to
the Cheng Family,

00:29:49.330 --> 00:29:50.810
you must live on.

00:29:52.570 --> 00:29:54.370
You must survive.

00:29:55.530 --> 00:29:57.370
If not, the ancestors of
the Cheng Family

00:29:57.370 --> 00:29:58.730
will never forgive you.

00:30:00.570 --> 00:30:01.850
Your father and I

00:30:04.210 --> 00:30:05.250
will never forgive you.

00:30:10.010 --> 00:30:10.930
Understood?

00:31:16.530 --> 00:31:17.490
Official Yuan,

00:31:19.130 --> 00:31:20.210
what punishment awaits those
who defect to the enemies

00:31:21.250 --> 00:31:22.330
and sell one's nation to the enemies?

00:31:25.930 --> 00:31:26.730
According to the law,

00:31:27.410 --> 00:31:28.530
their entire clan will be massacred.

00:31:29.450 --> 00:31:30.770
Men will be tortured and executed.

00:31:32.090 --> 00:31:33.490
Women will be banished
to the border areas.

00:31:35.810 --> 00:31:36.650
I'm sure

00:31:39.690 --> 00:31:41.290
that day will never arrive.

00:31:54.840 --> 00:32:06.400
(Yongle Palace)

00:32:07.290 --> 00:32:09.450
Lady Cheng, you should head back.

00:32:09.450 --> 00:32:09.970
You!

00:32:09.970 --> 00:32:10.850
You're putting His Majesty on the spot

00:32:10.850 --> 00:32:12.810
by kneeling here.

00:32:13.530 --> 00:32:15.650
His Majesty will never see you.

00:32:18.890 --> 00:32:19.730
Your Majesty!

00:32:20.050 --> 00:32:22.810
It's impossible for Father
to sell his nation out!

00:32:23.010 --> 00:32:24.650
I know I'm insignificant.

00:32:24.930 --> 00:32:27.410
However, this is
the only thing I can do!

00:32:27.850 --> 00:32:29.530
Your Majesty, I request an audience!

00:32:29.810 --> 00:32:31.090
Lady Cheng,

00:32:31.090 --> 00:32:32.690
it's pouring out here.

00:32:32.890 --> 00:32:34.170
What should we do

00:32:34.170 --> 00:32:35.690
if you get sick?

00:32:35.690 --> 00:32:36.690
It's best if I can die here.

00:32:37.690 --> 00:32:39.050
My father had served the nation
and its people his entire life.

00:32:39.490 --> 00:32:41.130
But now, he's framed for
such a ridiculous crime.

00:32:41.490 --> 00:32:43.250
Even the heavens cannot stand this.

00:32:43.250 --> 00:32:44.770
The heavens are crying

00:32:44.970 --> 00:32:46.690
because our family is maligned.

00:32:47.210 --> 00:32:49.690
Due to that, it's snowing in the summer

00:32:50.130 --> 00:32:51.490
and there is thunderstorm in the winter.

00:32:51.770 --> 00:32:53.290
That's how it is.

00:32:55.170 --> 00:32:56.330
Listen to her.

00:32:56.610 --> 00:32:57.810
What the heck is she saying?

00:32:59.370 --> 00:33:01.410
It's snowing in the summer
and there is thunderstorm in the winter?

00:33:01.570 --> 00:33:02.450
What does she mean by that?

00:33:02.610 --> 00:33:04.490
It's obvious that she's saying
that I'm a fatuous ruler.

00:33:05.290 --> 00:33:07.130
Your Majesty, if you're worried about
Lady Cheng,

00:33:07.570 --> 00:33:08.930
you should summon her.

00:33:09.130 --> 00:33:11.010
You're stretching your neck
just to hear her words.

00:33:11.010 --> 00:33:13.050
I'm afraid your neck will be sore.

00:33:13.050 --> 00:33:14.210
Who's worried about her?

00:33:15.410 --> 00:33:17.050
She can get drenched all she likes.

00:33:17.210 --> 00:33:18.850
I won't feel sorry for her.

00:33:20.010 --> 00:33:21.170
This little lady,

00:33:21.410 --> 00:33:22.610
how could she

00:33:22.610 --> 00:33:23.730
have such a stubborn temper?

00:33:23.850 --> 00:33:25.290
If she does fall sick,

00:33:25.690 --> 00:33:28.090
Zisheng will be upset
when he comes back.

00:33:29.490 --> 00:33:30.690
I don't feel for her.

00:33:30.850 --> 00:33:32.010
I just feel for Zisheng.

00:33:36.450 --> 00:33:38.490
Your Majesty, if you don't
uphold justice for my family,

00:33:39.210 --> 00:33:41.370
I'll seek justice from the gods
of Mount Taishan!

00:33:41.650 --> 00:33:44.050
Your Majesty, if you're
not seeing me today,

00:33:44.490 --> 00:33:46.010
I will kneel here until you see me!

00:33:46.610 --> 00:33:48.530
Your Highness, great timing.

00:33:48.690 --> 00:33:51.170
Please persuade Lady Cheng to stop.

00:33:52.010 --> 00:33:53.330
Why are you kneeling as well?

00:33:53.450 --> 00:33:54.610
You don't have an umbrella!

00:33:54.970 --> 00:33:55.890
Your Highness.

00:33:59.490 --> 00:34:01.530
I also don't believe that Marquis Quling
will defect to the enemies.

00:34:01.810 --> 00:34:02.730
Since you're seeking an audience,

00:34:03.330 --> 00:34:04.490
let me join you.

00:34:04.770 --> 00:34:06.050
Your Highness, if you fall sick,

00:34:06.250 --> 00:34:07.490
Her Majesty will be worried.

00:34:07.690 --> 00:34:08.970
Besides, Your Highness,

00:34:08.970 --> 00:34:10.770
you were only released from
detainment just recently.

00:34:10.770 --> 00:34:12.650
If you get yourself involved,

00:34:13.050 --> 00:34:15.010
what should we do if His Majesty
punishes you again?

00:34:15.250 --> 00:34:17.050
Lady Cheng, you once risked your life
to investigate my case.

00:34:17.330 --> 00:34:18.410
I will not turn my back on you.

00:34:18.850 --> 00:34:21.490
Let us seek the gods
of Mount Taishan together.

00:34:22.090 --> 00:34:23.170
Look at you guys!

00:34:24.850 --> 00:34:26.690
What should we do about you two?

00:34:37.050 --> 00:34:37.850
Your Majesty!

00:34:40.290 --> 00:34:41.090
-Shield His Highness from the rain!
-Your Majesty?

00:34:41.090 --> 00:34:41.490
Shield His Highness from the rain!

00:34:41.490 --> 00:34:42.650
-Shield His Highness from the rain!
-Don't be afraid.

00:34:43.010 --> 00:34:44.490
I will join you guys.

00:34:46.970 --> 00:34:48.330
His Majesty is cold-hearted!

00:34:48.850 --> 00:34:50.130
He will never see me!

00:34:51.250 --> 00:34:52.370
Your Majesty, you should head back.

00:34:52.370 --> 00:34:53.570
Please don't fall sick.

00:34:59.170 --> 00:35:00.890
Why is the empress here as well?

00:35:04.410 --> 00:35:06.450
Her body won't be able to take it.

00:35:06.450 --> 00:35:07.410
She always takes a long time

00:35:07.530 --> 00:35:09.490
to recover from her sickness.

00:35:09.610 --> 00:35:11.170
And, what is the Crown Prince doing?

00:35:11.530 --> 00:35:12.770
He's not even afraid of detainment now.

00:35:13.090 --> 00:35:14.650
Her Majesty won't be able
to stand the harsh weather.

00:35:15.050 --> 00:35:16.370
You should check on her.

00:35:18.050 --> 00:35:19.130
I won't go.

00:35:20.650 --> 00:35:21.450
Just go.

00:35:21.450 --> 00:35:22.290
No, I won't.

00:35:22.770 --> 00:35:24.090
Just go!

00:35:51.610 --> 00:35:52.690
Enough!

00:35:53.250 --> 00:35:54.850
Stop bowing!

00:35:55.090 --> 00:35:56.410
Return to your palace!

00:35:56.610 --> 00:35:58.730
Have some ginger soup
and warm yourselves up!

00:36:00.210 --> 00:36:01.170
Cheng Shaoshang,

00:36:01.330 --> 00:36:02.370
don't think that you can

00:36:02.490 --> 00:36:03.930
threaten me

00:36:04.250 --> 00:36:05.530
with your foolish behavior!

00:36:07.370 --> 00:36:08.410
And you two!

00:36:08.490 --> 00:36:09.570
On usual days,

00:36:09.570 --> 00:36:10.690
you two

00:36:10.690 --> 00:36:12.770
do not go against the palace rules!

00:36:12.890 --> 00:36:13.810
What's wrong?

00:36:13.810 --> 00:36:15.530
Are you guys influenced by

00:36:15.730 --> 00:36:18.130
Cheng Shaoshang's boorishness
after she joined the palace?

00:36:18.410 --> 00:36:19.290
Your Majesty,

00:36:19.530 --> 00:36:21.290
this is not Shaoshang's fault.

00:36:21.730 --> 00:36:23.970
Even if Shaoshang wasn't here,

00:36:24.290 --> 00:36:26.570
I would demand an explanation
for the Cheng Family too.

00:36:26.850 --> 00:36:30.290
Your Majesty, please grant Shaoshang
her wish.

00:36:30.410 --> 00:36:32.010
Marquis Quling has
defected to the enemies.

00:36:32.330 --> 00:36:33.530
This case will be brought to trial.

00:36:33.730 --> 00:36:35.410
I've already issued an imperial edict.

00:36:36.050 --> 00:36:37.810
No changes are allowed.

00:36:38.290 --> 00:36:40.770
You should stop trying
to plead for them.

00:36:41.410 --> 00:36:43.690
I've already spared Cheng Shaoshang.

00:36:44.050 --> 00:36:45.890
I've already done enough

00:36:45.890 --> 00:36:47.650
to spare her from the case.

00:36:47.650 --> 00:36:49.050
However, Your Majesty...

00:36:49.050 --> 00:36:50.170
Your Majesty, you have a weak body.

00:36:50.410 --> 00:36:52.170
Why don't you join me in Yongle Palace

00:36:52.170 --> 00:36:53.810
and have some ginger soup?

00:36:54.570 --> 00:36:55.330
Your Majesty,

00:36:55.570 --> 00:36:58.410
Lady Cheng isn't an ignorant lady.

00:36:58.410 --> 00:36:59.490
She wouldn't

00:36:59.490 --> 00:37:00.970
put you on the spot like this.

00:37:01.170 --> 00:37:02.770
I assume she's just
worried about her father

00:37:02.770 --> 00:37:05.010
and that she wants to know more
about the case in Tongniu County.

00:37:05.170 --> 00:37:05.810
Your Majesty,

00:37:05.810 --> 00:37:07.770
you should grant her an audience.

00:37:08.890 --> 00:37:09.890
Your Majesty.

00:37:10.970 --> 00:37:12.050
Just grant her an audience.

00:37:21.170 --> 00:37:22.170
Your Majesty.

00:37:24.250 --> 00:37:25.090
Enough!

00:37:25.490 --> 00:37:26.450
Cao Cheng,

00:37:26.850 --> 00:37:28.050
get some ginger soup.

00:37:28.490 --> 00:37:29.490
You may come in.

00:37:31.450 --> 00:37:32.530
Thank you, Your Majesty!

00:38:23.170 --> 00:38:24.010
Master?

00:38:27.050 --> 00:38:28.250
Are you here to visit us?

00:38:28.970 --> 00:38:30.170
Do you have news from Niaoniao?

00:38:30.450 --> 00:38:32.450
Mr. Yuan, do you have any news
of my father?

00:38:32.530 --> 00:38:34.410
Mr. Yuan, is Niaoniao doing okay?

00:38:34.410 --> 00:38:35.810
She looked distressed today.

00:38:36.010 --> 00:38:37.410
You should console her.

00:38:42.570 --> 00:38:43.450
Official Yuan,

00:38:43.530 --> 00:38:44.730
did His Majesty say

00:38:44.890 --> 00:38:46.730
how he would punish
Cheng Cheng and Cheng Zhi?

00:38:48.330 --> 00:38:50.290
Yangyang was implicated because of us.

00:38:50.450 --> 00:38:52.450
Since His Majesty has spared Shaoshang,

00:38:52.810 --> 00:38:53.690
can His Majesty

00:38:54.090 --> 00:38:55.450
spare Yangyang as well?

00:38:55.610 --> 00:38:56.450
First Aunt,

00:38:56.930 --> 00:38:57.890
I won't leave.

00:38:58.330 --> 00:38:59.530
I was happy

00:38:59.530 --> 00:39:01.170
that I could be together with you all.

00:39:02.170 --> 00:39:04.610
Although I'm not as witty as Niaoniao

00:39:04.810 --> 00:39:06.370
and I can't think of a way
to save you all,

00:39:06.690 --> 00:39:07.610
at least

00:39:08.210 --> 00:39:10.130
I can take care of you and Grandmother
when I'm here.

00:39:10.330 --> 00:39:12.650
I have no complaints.

00:39:13.010 --> 00:39:13.850
First Aunt,

00:39:14.650 --> 00:39:16.330
please allow me to stay here.

00:39:18.410 --> 00:39:19.250
Don't worry.

00:39:19.730 --> 00:39:20.650
Cheng Cheng

00:39:20.730 --> 00:39:22.850
was only detained in Bailu Academy.

00:39:23.290 --> 00:39:24.450
County Magistrate Cheng and his wife

00:39:24.450 --> 00:39:26.490
were detained in Hua County.

00:39:26.770 --> 00:39:29.090
Your eldest son and his wife
were detained in the military camp.

00:39:29.490 --> 00:39:31.650
However, the military didn't make
things difficult for them.

00:39:32.570 --> 00:39:33.450
Don't worry.

00:39:33.610 --> 00:39:35.810
The Ministry of Justice will get to
the bottom of this as soon as possible.

00:39:36.210 --> 00:39:37.370
As long as the truth is out,

00:39:37.890 --> 00:39:39.250
you all will be released.

00:39:40.250 --> 00:39:41.010
Sir!

00:39:41.370 --> 00:39:44.370
Sir, was Zhi arrested as well?

00:39:45.330 --> 00:39:46.130
Sir!

00:39:49.890 --> 00:39:54.970
God! Open your eyes!

00:39:56.170 --> 00:39:58.410
Sir, it's just 2,000 jin of
refined copper, right?

00:39:58.410 --> 00:40:00.010
How much are they? I'll pay for them!

00:40:00.010 --> 00:40:02.450
I'll pay His Majesty for it, okay?

00:40:02.610 --> 00:40:04.890
I'll pay for the amount
that Shi has taken!

00:40:04.890 --> 00:40:06.570
I'll pay for everything!

00:40:06.570 --> 00:40:07.410
Old Madam!

00:40:07.650 --> 00:40:09.850
Do you know how much 2,000 jin
of refined copper will cost you?

00:40:10.490 --> 00:40:11.970
Do you think you can afford them?

00:40:12.410 --> 00:40:15.130
Besides, this case isn't over yet.

00:40:15.130 --> 00:40:17.890
Why are you saying as if
my husband was guilty?

00:40:19.170 --> 00:40:20.810
You jinx!

00:40:21.090 --> 00:40:24.610
You shouldn't have brought my son
to the battlefield back then!

00:40:25.090 --> 00:40:27.850
You just had to be a great general, huh?

00:40:30.450 --> 00:40:32.050
I would rather he come back

00:40:32.050 --> 00:40:34.450
and become a peasant!

00:40:38.650 --> 00:40:39.450
Sir!

00:40:39.810 --> 00:40:40.530
Sir!

00:40:41.130 --> 00:40:43.850
How much do you need to free him?
Tell me.

00:40:44.450 --> 00:40:46.810
This heartless woman
isn't willing to save her husband.

00:40:47.370 --> 00:40:50.250
I will save my son myself!

00:40:50.410 --> 00:40:53.770
Sir, I have all the money you need!
I'll save him!

00:40:53.770 --> 00:40:54.610
Old Madam,

00:40:54.890 --> 00:40:57.130
His Majesty is handling
the case himself.

00:40:57.290 --> 00:40:58.690
I do not dare to abuse my power here.

00:40:59.170 --> 00:40:59.970
I'm here

00:41:00.090 --> 00:41:01.730
to deliver your meals to you.

00:41:01.930 --> 00:41:03.210
Why don't you all have dinner

00:41:03.410 --> 00:41:04.650
before we talk about anything else?

00:41:09.530 --> 00:41:10.370
I won't eat.

00:41:10.850 --> 00:41:14.290
Instead of being beheaded,

00:41:14.610 --> 00:41:16.090
I would rather starve to death.

00:41:16.210 --> 00:41:19.090
At least my corpse is complete.

00:41:24.570 --> 00:41:25.570
Even if Old Madam doesn't want to eat,

00:41:26.250 --> 00:41:27.210
we shall eat.

00:41:28.530 --> 00:41:30.770
It takes time to get
to the bottom of this case.

00:41:30.970 --> 00:41:32.410
We shouldn't starve ourselves to death

00:41:32.530 --> 00:41:33.890
before our names are cleared.

00:41:36.330 --> 00:41:38.450
Yes, Mother. I will eat.

00:41:38.450 --> 00:41:39.850
Yes, me too.

00:41:40.130 --> 00:41:41.850
Keep some for me. I will eat too.

00:41:47.450 --> 00:41:48.490
Open the meal box.

00:42:36.810 --> 00:42:38.450
I've lost my appetite

00:42:38.690 --> 00:42:40.170
thinking about Marquis Quling's case.

00:42:41.810 --> 00:42:43.330
But you do seem like
you're enjoying the ginger soup, huh?

00:42:45.930 --> 00:42:47.450
A tragedy has befallen your family.

00:42:50.010 --> 00:42:51.450
I have to take good care of myself.

00:42:52.570 --> 00:42:53.810
Only then, I will have the strength
to do something about it.

00:42:54.490 --> 00:42:55.570
Naturally, I have to drink.

00:42:57.330 --> 00:42:59.130
You turned yourself into a mess

00:43:00.010 --> 00:43:01.810
after Zisheng left the capital
for a few days.

00:43:02.490 --> 00:43:03.770
Do you know that
you've let Zisheng down?

00:43:11.130 --> 00:43:12.530
If I don't let Zisheng down,

00:43:13.850 --> 00:43:15.690
that means I'll let my parents down.

00:43:17.050 --> 00:43:18.010
I was just

00:43:18.330 --> 00:43:19.650
going by the book.

00:43:20.930 --> 00:43:21.930
Instead of

00:43:22.250 --> 00:43:23.490
speaking out against
your father's injustice,

00:43:24.210 --> 00:43:25.410
why don't you ask him

00:43:25.970 --> 00:43:27.650
why he defected to the enemies?

00:43:28.370 --> 00:43:29.930
I have something I don't understand.

00:43:31.690 --> 00:43:33.210
Your Majesty, please explain it to me.

00:43:34.570 --> 00:43:37.050
My mother, my brothers,
and I are in the capital,

00:43:37.170 --> 00:43:38.170
leading a comfortable life.

00:43:39.730 --> 00:43:41.210
And, I will get married to Zisheng soon.

00:43:41.930 --> 00:43:43.450
My father doesn't lack anything in life,

00:43:43.690 --> 00:43:44.770
and he has a harmonious family.

00:43:45.690 --> 00:43:47.210
Why did he defect to the enemies?

00:43:47.530 --> 00:43:48.330
That's right.

00:43:49.530 --> 00:43:50.890
I wish to know the answer to that too.

00:43:51.730 --> 00:43:53.250
I always treated your father nicely.

00:43:53.890 --> 00:43:55.490
Why did he defect to the enemies?

00:43:56.610 --> 00:43:57.690
I have no idea.

00:43:59.050 --> 00:44:00.450
Your Majesty,
I assume you have no idea too.

00:44:01.690 --> 00:44:02.890
It's obvious that Father

00:44:03.250 --> 00:44:05.570
doesn't have a reason
to betray Your Majesty.

00:44:06.410 --> 00:44:07.290
Therefore,

00:44:08.770 --> 00:44:10.450
Father was surely maligned.

00:44:11.850 --> 00:44:13.010
I've always treated Lord Yong

00:44:13.210 --> 00:44:14.290
and Peng Kun nicely too.

00:44:14.570 --> 00:44:15.770
Even so, they betrayed me.

00:44:16.570 --> 00:44:17.970
Therefore, you cannot prove
that your father was maligned

00:44:17.970 --> 00:44:20.690
with those words of yours.

00:44:20.690 --> 00:44:21.690
How could you compare those traitors

00:44:21.690 --> 00:44:23.250
to Father?

00:44:23.930 --> 00:44:25.570
Father isn't as stupid as them.

00:44:28.810 --> 00:44:30.090
Just look at you.

00:44:30.290 --> 00:44:31.170
I assume your father

00:44:31.330 --> 00:44:32.530
isn't that much smarter than you.

00:44:36.010 --> 00:44:37.490
Your Majesty, you can insult me.

00:44:39.050 --> 00:44:40.850
But you mustn't insult my father.

00:44:42.170 --> 00:44:43.210
My father

00:44:43.650 --> 00:44:44.690
is the person

00:44:45.130 --> 00:44:46.850
who loves his children
the most in the world.

00:44:48.090 --> 00:44:49.650
If Father was here,

00:44:50.250 --> 00:44:52.410
I'm sure he wouldn't
let me get drenched.

00:45:00.210 --> 00:45:01.290
If so, tell me then.

00:45:01.970 --> 00:45:03.610
Cheng Shi headed to Tongniu County

00:45:03.610 --> 00:45:05.330
to assist the county magistrate
to allocate military supplies.

00:45:05.690 --> 00:45:06.890
Why would he and
County Magistrate Yan Zhong

00:45:07.370 --> 00:45:09.450
run away with 2,000 jin
of refined copper

00:45:09.450 --> 00:45:11.530
if they didn't betray the country?

00:45:11.970 --> 00:45:13.730
Even now, we have no news of them.

00:45:14.490 --> 00:45:15.930
If so, why were
the deputy county magistrates

00:45:16.050 --> 00:45:17.210
so sure

00:45:17.410 --> 00:45:18.970
that both of them
had betrayed the country?

00:45:20.890 --> 00:45:21.770
Shaoshang,

00:45:22.730 --> 00:45:23.650
even if

00:45:24.090 --> 00:45:25.850
I trust your father,

00:45:26.210 --> 00:45:27.930
I have to make my subjects
in the imperial court

00:45:27.930 --> 00:45:29.330
trust him as well.

00:45:30.690 --> 00:45:31.570
Now,

00:45:31.930 --> 00:45:34.650
if we cannot locate the stolen
refined copper of 2,000 jin,

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I'm afraid

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I cannot ensure your family's safety.

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Your Majesty,

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allow me to head to Tongniu County.

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I'll locate the 2,000 jin
of stolen refined copper for you.

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Stop spouting nonsense.

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Why would I send a little lady like you

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to Tongniu County?

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That county is close to Shouchun.

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Peng Kun has taken over the county.

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It's very dangerous.

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I'm not afraid.

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Back then, when we encountered
danger in Hua County,

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I once defended the family
with our servants.

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Zisheng taught me how to defend myself.

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I can ride horses

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and create machines.

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Your Majesty,

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the longer my father is out there,

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the more danger he'll be in.

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Your Majesty, I beg you.

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Please let me seek my father.

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Say no more.

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I will leave the case

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to the Ministry of Justice.

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You don't need to interfere.

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Just stay in the palace

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and wait for Zisheng's return

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so that you can get married to him.

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Your Majesty, I beg you!

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Please let me seek my father
in Tongniu County.

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Your Majesty, please!

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Why are you so stubborn?

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Cao Cheng!

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Yes, Your Majesty?

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Your Majesty.

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Bring Lady Cheng
back to Changqiu Palace.

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Tell Her Majesty

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that she's a sinner as well.

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From today onward,

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she is not to leave Changqiu Palace.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

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I caress the scars gently
from the past

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Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

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I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

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The light between your brows

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Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

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

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

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

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

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Both of us will be

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In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

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Our sincerity