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♪The white sail came too late♪

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♪Where did he go?♪

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♪Snow veils the mountains♪

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♪Love endures beyond life and death♪

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♪A black chess piece♪

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♪Whose game did he stumble into?♪

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♪All his life, there's no escape♪

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♪In ten thousand years, what will still remain?♪

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♪Will anyone still love with an unchanging heart?♪

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♪I will remember♪

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♪Those days long past♪

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♪As the wind drifts with the white sail♪

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♪Ten thousand years ago♪

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♪Did you once walk this shore?♪

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♪Why can't our bond be severed in this life?♪

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♪I am lost yet willing♪

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♪Still I love you with a steadfast heart♪

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♪Until all things fade away♪

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♪The stars will remember us♪

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[Love & Crown]

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[Adapted from the novel "My Queen" by Xie Lounan]

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[Episode 30]

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Zhong Lin...

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Right now,

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you're all I have left.

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Silly guy,

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you still have His Majesty besides me.

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He treats you like his own sibling.

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- Of course he... - Enough.

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My mother and Ying

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were killed by his own hands.

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You're saying

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the Empress Dowager and the Princess died by His Majesty's hand?

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That's impossible.

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He's not that kind of man.

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There must be some mistake.

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I saw it with my own eyes.

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How could there be any mistake?

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What I hate is,

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I treated Xiao Huan like a brother,

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but he was never truly sincere with me.

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No,

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that can't be.

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His Majesty may be deep and hard to read,

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but he's someone who values love and loyalty.

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I can see

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he's sincere toward you.

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Besides, there's still Cangcang.

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She would never allow that...

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Are you speaking up for them now?

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You said you'd always stay by my side.

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It was all a lie!

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Just go.

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No,

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that's not what I meant...

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What's wrong with you?

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Are you hiding something from me?

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I told you to leave! Can't you understand?

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I don't want to see you right now.

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Fine...

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I'll go.

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Then take good care of yourself.

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Your Highness, what a temper.

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You just chased Princess Zhong Lin away like that.

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Aren't you afraid you'll hurt her?

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What,

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even my private affairs

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need you to meddle in them?

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I wouldn't dare.

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But Princess Zhong Lin

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is the Empress's most trusted friend.

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If you let me have someone keep an eye on her,

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maybe

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we'll learn where Her Majesty is.

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Preceptor Du,

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I'll remind you once more:

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you're overstepping.

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I've thought it through.

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I want the throne,

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and I want to take everything from Xiao Huan.

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Until I achieve that,

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Preceptor Du,

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you are not to interfere with me.

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You don't trust me?

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And do you trust me?

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You and I are merely using each other.

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But do me a favor, don't anger me,

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or I might turn on you.

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Your Highness's temper

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is still as reckless and rash as ever.

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I only wanted to remind you

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that Princess Zhong Lin

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is the key.

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I'll give you one last warning.

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She's mine.

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I don't need your help with her.

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Good.

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Otherwise, if Princess Zhong Lin

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acts rashly,

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even you won't be able to protect her.

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Are you speaking up for them now?

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You said you'd always stay by my side.

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It was all a lie!

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Are you hiding something from me?

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I told you to leave! Can't you understand?

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What on earth are you hiding from me?

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Did something happen to His Majesty and Cangcang?

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Xiao Qianqing,

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don't stray from the right path

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and do something you'll regret.

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Talk.

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Who sent you?

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Are you with the Prince of Yuzhang?

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[Qinglin Court]

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Your Highness.

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You were sent by Prince of Yuzhang too?

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His Highness is worried about your safety.

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He even sent more men to keep an eye on me.

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Xiao Qianqing,

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what exactly are you trying to do?

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[Qinglin Court]

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The Prince ordered you to watch me.

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Did he also tell you to watch me sleep?

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I'm tired now, so hurry up and get lost!

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Cangcang!

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Keep your voice down.

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Cangcang,

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promise me.

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No matter what happens,

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as soon as you see the warning arrow fly,

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you must put your own safety first.

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This is bad.

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Something's happened in the palace.

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Xiaolan.

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Your Highness, I'm here.

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Get some hot water ready.

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I need a medicinal bath!

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Cangcang.

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Go ahead.

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Hang in there.

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Cangcang.

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Go ahead.

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Hang in there.

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Does it hurt?

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Xiaolan.

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Why is this water so cold?

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Yes, Your Highness.

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I'll go get you hot water right away!

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Xiaolan is from Fenglai Pavilion.

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Don't worry.

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What on earth is happening in the palace?

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Why is he here?

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Prince of Yuzhang?

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What...

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what is going on?

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Where is His Majesty?

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What is this supposed to mean?

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His Majesty was suddenly taken ill with a cold.

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His Majesty was suddenly taken ill with a cold.

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He is now bedridden.

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The imperial physicians have been summoned,

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and he has been moved to the retreat to recover.

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During this time,

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all state affairs

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will be handled by me.

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Your Highness,

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do you have an imperial edict or at least His Majesty's word on this?

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His Majesty fell ill so suddenly.

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We wish to see Her Majesty

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to show our concern.

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Seeing how suddenly His Majesty fell ill,

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Her Majesty panicked,

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worried herself too much,

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and fell ill herself.

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She has gone with His Majesty to the retreat.

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How can you officials just see her whenever you like?

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Mr. Lin, do you not trust me?

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I'm only worried about His Majesty's health.

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We respectfully ask Your Highness to govern on His Majesty's behalf!

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We respectfully ask Your Highness to govern on His Majesty's behalf!

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We respectfully ask Your Highness to govern on His Majesty's behalf!

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We respectfully ask Your Highness to govern on His Majesty's behalf!

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Sharing His Majesty's burdens

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is only what I ought to do.

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By His Majesty's decree:

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[Linghe Hall]
His Majesty is unwell

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By His Majesty's decree:

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[Linghe Hall]
His Majesty is unwell

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and has gone with Her Majesty to recover at the retreat.

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Linghe Hall is sealed.

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No one is allowed to leave the hall without cause.

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Await further orders.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Madam?

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- Madam? - What's going on...

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with His Majesty?

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Aside from letting Eunuch Feng serve him up close,

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he won't say a word

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about the Empress's whereabouts

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and where the Imperial Seal is.

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Nothing at all.

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He's already my prisoner,

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so why does he still act so high and mighty?

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He won't even beg for mercy once.

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Does he really think that stubborn backbone of his

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leaves me helpless?

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Madam...

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ordinary methods

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probably won't work on him anymore.

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Trouble grows with time.

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We might as well

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let the Lingbi Sect make a move.

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They have plenty of ways

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to make people wish they were dead.

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They can definitely force him to hand over the Imperial Seal

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and write an edict to pass on the throne.

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All right...

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You left me no choice.

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Today, Xiao Qianqing took the throne to act as regent.

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His Majesty still hasn't appeared.

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Cangcang,

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what are we going to do?

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Princess Ying and the Empress Dowager's deaths

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shattered Xiao Qianqing.

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He wouldn't really team up with Du Tingxin...

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I have to see Xiao Huan.

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Don't panic, Cangcang.

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You're badly hurt.

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Heal up first.

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I'll make inquiries for you.

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So you're the one behind Du Tingxin.

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Saintess?

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I thought you took orders from the Ghost King.

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The Ghost King?

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Trying to pry words out of me?

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[Dragon–Phoenix Blessings]

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Cangcang,

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you're still wounded.

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You must take care of yourself.

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Only once you've recovered can you save His Majesty.

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Zhong Lin,

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I'm lucky to have you.

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Thank you.

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Come on, what are friends for?

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If you're in trouble,

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I would never just stand by.

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But with how things are now,

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even I don't see any chance of winning.

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You've already helped me enough.

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Let it stop here.

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What if...

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I can get you in to see His Majesty?

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You know where he is?

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The Hot Spring Retreat.

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The Hot Spring Retreat?

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I'm afraid Du Tingxin

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has already laid a trap there.

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I'll help you.

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Then you must remember:

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when you're dealing with Du Tingxin,

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you must not be reckless.

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Be careful with everything!

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You too.

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If you really see His Majesty,

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don't lose your head.

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Wait until reinforcements arrive before you act.

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His safety is still in their hands.

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I won't take any reckless risks.

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I can't stay out for too long.

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Someone will come for you soon.

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Be careful in all things.

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All right. You too.

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Bai,

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are you all right?

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Saintess,

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the stone man lost.

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I underestimated him.

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Your Majesty...

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what happened?

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- Someone tried to assassinate you? - I'm fine.

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Du Tingxin might've joined forces with the Saintess of the Lingbi Sect.

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Their tricks truly are strange,

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and their methods vicious.

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Your Majesty,

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then...

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you should leave this dangerous place at once.

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Hear me out first.

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I suspect the one behind all this

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is Du Tingxin herself.

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If I'm right,

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she's already preparing a palace coup.

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When that happens,

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she'll try every way she can to win you over

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and make you her puppet emperor.

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If I turn out to be right,

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remember this:

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you must not refuse her.

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You have to pretend to work with her.

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On her own,

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she could never pull off a coup.

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Only by stalling for time

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can we discover who's really behind her.

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Only by ripping them out root and branch

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can Great Qi

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know lasting peace.

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This aroma is...

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Naiguo tea.

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Perfect timing.

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Have a taste.

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Delicious!

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Add two more dates.

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You haven't slept in days, have you?

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Get some sleep.

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Zhong Lin...

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I...

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I'm afraid to sleep.

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Whenever I close my eyes,

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I see Ying.

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She tugs at my sleeve,

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this tiny little thing

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I see Ying.

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She tugs at my sleeve,

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this tiny little thing

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following me everywhere.

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In the blink of an eye,

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she's grown into a graceful young lady.

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But suddenly she's lying in a coffin.

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No matter how I shout,

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how I call her name,

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she never answers me.

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Just a few days ago,

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she said once we left the palace,

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we'd go see the sea of flowers.

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She said

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she'd grow up sensible and well-read,

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learn to be dutiful and considerate.

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She even said

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she'd see me off at the end of my days.

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Zhong Lin,

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do you think one day

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you'll leave me too?

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I won't.

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All right,

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stop thinking about it.

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Close your eyes

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and get some sleep.

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Xiao Qianqing?

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Xiao Qianqing?

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[Xiao Qianqing]

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If you want to be mad at me,

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then be mad.

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But being angry for a while

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is better than regretting it later.

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Don't you think?

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At noon today,

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Du Tingxin is to visit Prince of Yuzhang's Manor.

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You can check the East Hall of the Hot Spring Retreat.

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[Prince of Yuzhang's Manor]

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Is His Highness in?

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His Highness is not in,

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but Princess Zhong Lin is.

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Madam,

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please.

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Preceptor Du.

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His Highness suddenly had urgent business at the palace

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and ordered me to wait here for you.

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Please sit and wait a while.

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I've long heard

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that you're unrivaled in tea and incense.

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I wonder

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if this Yunwuqing tea today

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suits your taste.

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Since His Highness is busy,

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I'll see him another time then.

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His Highness does have matters to discuss with you.

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Then I'll go into the palace to see him myself.

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No need for that.

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What?

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I'm actually the one who wanted to see you.

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Why would we

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need to meet?

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His Highness and I are already engaged.

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I wanted to see you

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of course because of him.

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Then why go around him to come to me,

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even going so far as to steal his seal and stamp it in secret?

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His Highness is keeping secrets with you,

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yet won't tell me.

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It worries me.

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You're a woman too.

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You should understand

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there are some things

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you have to see with your own eyes

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before you can be at ease.

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Our Princess Zhong Lin

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really is wholeheartedly devoted to His Highness.

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Hearing you say that,

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I'm almost a little envious of him.

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If you had to choose between His Highness

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and Ling Cangcang,

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Your Highness,

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who would you choose?

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Do you know

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what kind of lonely, desperate situation

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His Highness is in right now?

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If he's deceived again,

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how much more would he suffer?

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My feelings for His Highness are love,

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and Cangcang and I are like sisters.

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Mind your words, Preceptor Du.

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That's not something I have to choose between.

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I see.

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Since you won't say anything,

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then forget it.

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You may go, Preceptor Du.

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Don't think that with a few tricks,

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Ling Cangcang will get to see him.

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What do you mean by that, Preceptor Du?

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You search over there.

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Everyone else, come with me!

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Yes, sir!

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Zhong Lin,

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do you know what you're doing?

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Looks like

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[To Du Tingxin, personally]
this letter

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wasn't really Your Highness's intention.

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You swear up and down you won't leave me,

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yet you steal my seal

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and scheme behind my back!

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We'll talk later.

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Save it!

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So you were lying to me,

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coaxing me,

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and betraying me all the same.

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I've had enough

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of that.

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You've misunderstood me.

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That's not what I meant.

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Then what did you mean?

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Isn't this fake letter proof enough

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that you betrayed me?

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I didn't betray you!

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I...

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Fine.

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So you believe her, not me?

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Guards!

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Your Highness.

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Take her back to her room.

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Without my permission,

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she's not to take a single step outside.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Now that Your Highness has returned,

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you must know

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this was just a ploy to lure you away.

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I'll go with you

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to the retreat right now.

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What,

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for something this minor,

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Your Highness still doesn't trust me?

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Today I've tasted betrayal to the fullest.

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I owe all of this

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entirely to my imperial brother.

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I will make sure

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he pays me back double.

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[Lingquan Palace]

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It's been days,

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and I finally get to see you, Prince of Yuzhang.

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Why did you put that thing on him?

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Are you asking me?

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Yes!

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I'm asking you.

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Why did you put something like that on him?

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So what if I did?

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I even want to kill him.

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Didn't Your Highness promise me

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that how to deal with him

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would be entirely up to me?

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However you want to torment him to vent your anger,

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I won't interfere.

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But this thing...

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no.

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Take it off him.

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If not for this iron chain

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that even blades can't cut,

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our emperor would've escaped already.

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Your Highness, have you gone soft?

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So you've forgiven His Majesty so soon?

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I only want him to taste betrayal to the fullest.

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But no matter what he's done,

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he's still of the imperial bloodline.

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The dignity of the imperial house

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is not yours to trample.

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This is where I draw the line.

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It seems Your Highness only acts on emotion

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and has no real ambition or resolve for great deeds.

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I misjudged you.

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Xiao Qianqing,

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my throne

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can be yours.

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What did you say?

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If I swore

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that I absolutely did not kill Xiao Ying,

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would you believe me?

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No.

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You can have my throne,

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but I have one condition.

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Your Highness must not listen to him!

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What condition?

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I want

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to die with dignity.

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Your Highness...

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Silence!

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If you still remember I was once your elder brother,

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then on the Empress Dowager's funeral day,

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let me die with dignity

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on Phoenix Terrace.

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His Majesty has already been moved

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from the Hot Spring Retreat back to the palace.

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They say he'll attend the Empress Dowager's grand funeral rites.

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[Dragon–Phoenix Blessings]

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Miss Zhong.

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- Miss Zhong. - Miss Zhong.

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Zhong Lin,

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are you all right?

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I'm late, Miss Ling.

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It took me some time to shake the people tailing me.

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As long as you're safe. Sit.

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Everyone, sit.

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Now

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that I've gathered you all here,

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I'm sure you know why.

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The Capital is in turmoil.

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Fenglai Pavilion

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must share His Majesty's burdens

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and stand with Great Qi through this crisis.

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Yes!

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In my letter I've instructed Shi Yan

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that within five days,

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he is to lead our followers from all branches in a coordinated strike.

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When the time comes,

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I'll need you all waiting outside the city

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to help him slip into the Capital.

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Yes!

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Thank you.

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You left the Imperial Seal with me

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because you already foresaw all this?

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[Spirit tablet of Empress Dowager Liu of Great Qi]

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Seal the coffin!

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Kneel!

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Bow!

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Rise!

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Bow again!

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Rise!

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You may stand!

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♪Who walks lone through storm and snow♪

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♪Reading every warmth and chill♪

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♪Of the heart?♪

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♪Who stands proud against a thousand weights♪

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♪Grace only a mask he wears?♪

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♪My blade sweeps the heavens♪

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♪Blood once drenched♪

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♪My armor and charging steed♪

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♪I know what it means to let go♪

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♪When to step in, when to hold back♪

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♪A broken blade cuts through♪

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♪Years of winter and summer♪

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♪Enemy flags burn to ash like gauze♪

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♪Yet my heart still bears the scars of rise and fall♪

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♪I'm willing to wield my sword with you and burn the waning moon♪

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♪I'm willing to brave all storms with you, boiling with passion♪

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♪I'm willing to break my wings and become the blade in your hand♪

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♪I'm willing to write with you this torn, enduring page of history♪

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♪I'm willing to travel thousands of miles, seeking your ambition♪

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♪I'm willing to give my life to keep you safe for a lifetime♪

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♪I'm willing to sing through every farewell and wait for you another thousand years♪