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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

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♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

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♪Endings only mark new routes♪

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♪It's all part of the scenery♪

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♪To the horizon's call♪

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♪Your journey hasn't started♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

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♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

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♪Put every twist behind you♪

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♪Drift leisurely through time♪

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♪Make headway against the wind♪

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♪Let mountains bow to your pace♪

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♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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=The First Jasmine=

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=Episode 25=

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(The Office)

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Get the carriage. We'll go back.

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Yes.

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♪Fortunately, the wounds
the world gave me♪

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♪Will be romantic in your eyes♪

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♪I came alone♪

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♪But with you, all is worthwhile♪

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♪We've found a place to belong♪

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♪Who hasn't come coated in frost♪

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♪But that won't stop us
from filling our home with sunlight♪

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♪Seeking an ordinary life♪

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♪To be together side by side♪

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♪You tugged at my heartstrings♪

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♪Our wonderful times are filled♪

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♪With poetic chapters♪

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♪From all the world,
we share a cup of tea♪

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♪Small as the fragrance of a flower♪

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♪To share it with you♪

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♪The candlelight is flickered
by the wind♪

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♪In spite of the storm♪

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You're back.

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You're awake?

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You slept so soundly.
You must be tired today.

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I had a long dream.
It felt like I couldn't wake up.

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What is it about?

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Can't recall clearly.

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It's late now. Have you eaten?

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I'm not hungry.

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But I could eat some.

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I'll let them prepare food.

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No need. I have prepared some.

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♪Things change, but you're with me♪

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I've been craving
roasted meat for so long.

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There were no cows or sheep
on the mountain. I could rarely eat meat.

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So I made up my mind that
if I could come down the mountain,

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I would treat myself to a great feast
and satisfy my cravings.

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I recall this today,
so I had Qingyu buy some fresh lamb.

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It's perfect for roasting.

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Li, I must leave the capital tomorrow.

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Why?

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Qin Cang was rescued.
He provided some valuable clues.

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For how many days?

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Including travel time,
probably four or five days.

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Is it dangerous?

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Not really. With a large retinue,
I think nothing would go wrong.

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Rest assured.

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Then I'll prepare five days of poultice.

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Remember, apply the poultice
to your legs every day. Don't skip it.

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What's the point of telling you?
I should go to Jin.

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Don't rush.

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It's so late. Let's do it tomorrow.

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Let's eat first.

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When you're away, you must be careful.

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Don't stand for too long, run or jump.

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Don't engage in fights.
And don't act recklessly again.

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Done, try it.

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The lamb was marinated
in honey and rice wine.

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It tastes tender and flavorful.

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Why do you keep staring at me
instead of eating?

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You're beautiful.

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Smooth talker.

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Am I more beautiful than Lady Su?

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You can't compare like that.

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Perhaps some see
Lady Su as quite beautiful,

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but to me,

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you are the woman
who no one can match in this world.

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Li, thank you for coming into my life.

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You're quite a smooth talker.

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Want to rank top in some exams?

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Then have I ranked top in your exams?

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Yes. You won the highest honors.

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Eat it.

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A celestial phenomenon as a warning?

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These pedantic scholars

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got scared out of their wits
by a mere solar eclipse.

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I asked you to read memorials.
What made you so cross?

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Mother, look what they wrote.

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A celestial anomaly occurred yesterday.

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Yet today, these ministers acted
like lunatics, nothing's off-limits.

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They even dared submit
such memorials to me.

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Calm down. Finish reading them first.

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Where's the Empress Dowager?

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Your Highness,

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Her Majesty went to the Imperial Study.
Please wait here for a moment.

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Got it.

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(Xiankun Miscellany)

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Master Xiankun once said
you are my fortune goddess.

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We share the same fate and fortune.

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Your well-being ensures mine.

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After all these years,
you still believe him that firmly?

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Of course, I do.

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You also told me that Master Xiankun
possesses true talents.

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I believe both of you.

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Oh, this is the Xiankun Miscellany
I have newly compiled.

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The first volume has been completed.
So I brought it to you for review first.

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Mother, aren't you angry?

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Ancestors interpreted heaven's will
with tortoise shells.

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Then, they communicated
with spirits through sorcery.

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Later, they predicted
fortune or doom using omens.

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Throughout every dynasty, people have used
celestial phenomena for their purposes.

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Even our founding emperor once used
the saying of Mars staying at Antares

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to execute Chancellor Guo.

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Celestial phenomena
are like a chessboard.

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The pieces become formidable weapons
for whoever controls them.

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Do you understand now?

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I see now.

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Veteran ministers like Chen Jingzhi
want to use mourning rites to warn you off,

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so they can safeguard
their entrenched interests.

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Wang Ke manipulates celestial phenomena
to undermine your authority,

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hoping to gain a reputation
as an outspoken advisor.

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Zheng Yuan and Feng Zhao'an
cite judicial unfairness as a pretext

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to exonerate their relatives
and friends who are imprisoned.

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Everyone has their own agenda,

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so public power becomes their tool
for private gain.

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I see now. I shouldn't be mad at them.

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Instead, I should learn
how to wield this weapon myself.

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Has the Dowager Consort visited?

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Yes, Your Majesty.
Her Highness came earlier.

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I told her you're at the Imperial Study
and asked her to wait.

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But she sat in the hall for a moment
and then left in silence.

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(Xiankun Miscellany)

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(Qingfeng Mingyue Tower)

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When we reach the peak tomorrow,

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we'll pitch tents
in a wind-sheltered spot.

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Then we'll set a campfire and grill.

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I have to impress her.

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Right.

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I must bring this thick wool blanket.

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The nights at the mountain peak
are chilly. If we catch a cold,

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it would ruin our sunrise viewing plan
the next day.

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Imagine this.

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Viewing sunrise from the peak,

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how spectacular!

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Don't forget this, azure-glazed tea set.

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Brewing fresh tea
with mountain spring water

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while overlooking the capital of Chu.

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What a pleasure!

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It's indeed a pleasure.

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Pack them all up.

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Yes, my lord.

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Perfect!

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Your Highness.

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You're finally back?

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Yes.

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Since you're back,
lie low and avoid further trouble.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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(Prison)

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How's the wound?

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The stab wound is extremely deep.

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The physician said it's so close
to his vital pulse, extremely perilous.

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He's lucky to be alive.

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Even tigers don't harm their cubs.

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Marquis Muyang is really ruthless.

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Qin Cang is vital. You must save him.

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Yes.

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Chen Longxiang
is Marquis Muyang's confidante.

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Five years ago, out of drunken rage,

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he killed seven, including
his wife, child, and mother-in-law.

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Then he was sentenced
to be beheaded in public.

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Yet he was switched with a double
by Marquis Muyang.

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And he's been hiding in Huaixi ever since,
managing weaponry smuggling.

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Your Highness, do you think it's true?

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We'll know once we catch him.

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Then, when will you set off?

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Prefect, everything's ready.
We can set off at any time.

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Let's set off now.

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Guard him vigilantly.

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Yes.

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This volume was finally returned.

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From Year 3 of Jinghe to Year 9 of Jinghe,
Master Xiankun secluded himself

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at Qingyang Mountain for cultivation.

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He never stepped
beyond the gate during that period.

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Records are crystal clear on it.
What's the doubtful point?

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Nonsense!

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I witnessed it myself.

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In the autumn of Year 8 of Jinghe,
in the west of Jinling City,

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at Yanyu Pavilion,

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a Chongyang Poetry Gathering was held.
And poets crammed the pavilion.

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Master Xiankun was one of them.

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He challenged poets
to compose on the hibiscus theme.

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When the wine was at its peak,
he was inspired to compose poems,

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chanting repeatedly
and praising hibiscuses.

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Under the bright moon,
ask not where I belong.

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I only gather beneath the hibiscuses.

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If only the hibiscuses caught my sight,

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I would gladly stay by the water
appreciating them.

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The world praises
the early bloom of the plum.

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Yet I say, the hibiscuses
seep deep into my bones.

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This poem earned
thunderous applause back then.

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Master Xiankun...

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(Furong... Her Majesty...)
[*"Furong" means "Hibiscus" in Chinese]

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Get back to work.

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Your Highness.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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What brings you here, Princess Ding?

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My niece likes to visit me
whenever she's available.

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Upon hearing you're
compiling star scriptures,

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she got so excited
and insisted on coming.

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You make it sound like
I'm a three-year-old.

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(Stellar record)

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Is this the Meteor Shower
in Summer Night?

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The meteor shower
from Year 4 of the Xide Era?

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Fixed stars vanished, and meteors
rained down across the night sky.

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I saw it too while on Lishan Mountain.

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You also have some knowledge
of celestial phenomena?

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Celestial phenomena are profound
and unfathomable.

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Yet all things have patterns to follow.

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By following their patterns,

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things far beyond reach
can become within reach.

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Compiling texts here, you must be quite
knowledgeable about celestial phenomena.

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I merely inherited
the legacy of a friend.

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Master Xiankun is a true polymath.

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It's said that he couldn't bear to see
the great drought in Nanyi years ago,

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and then he painted a dragon.

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Once he finished,

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a dragon soared to the skies,
and the rain poured down,

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breaking the great drought in Nanyi
and saving countless lives.

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You were present that day.
You must have witnessed it, right?

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Master Xiankun's talent
was utterly compelling.

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To be honest, regarding
the technique Master Xiankun

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used to summon rainfall
through painting a dragon

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with his marvelous brushwork,
I know a little about it.

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I wonder if you want
to see me demonstrate it.

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Sure.

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I would like to see if that technique
can be reproduced today.

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Today's celestial phenomenon
is perfect for that technique.

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The brush and ink are ready.

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The paper and brush are fine,
but I have to use my own ink.

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Done now?

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One step left.

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It's gone! The dragon vanished!
The dragon...

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It's raining.

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It's raining.

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(How could there be
so many coincidences?)

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There are even bigger coincidences.

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Lishan Academy compiled
historical records spanning millennia.

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If you read them, you'd know

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that given a long enough time span,

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the strangest coincidences
become possible.

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Celestial phenomena are profound
and unfathomable.

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Yet all things have patterns to follow.

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By following their patterns,

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(things far beyond reach
can become within reach.)

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Uncle Wenshen, I'm sorry.

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Proving Master Xiankun was just a charlatan
who exploited celestial phenomena,

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what good is it for you?

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Dowager Consort Qin has been loyal

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to the Empress Dowager
since entering the palace.

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It was largely because of Xiankun.

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Who does Xiankun work for?

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What does that have to do
with the edict you want?

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Even if Dowager Consort knows,
she'd only go to Empress Dowager.

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She won't.

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Did those two book restorers
talk about Furong as you said?

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How did you figure it out?

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Did you forget? The Empress Dowager
also hails from Lishan Mountain.

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The only person who can help her
settle this score now is me.

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She may not trust you.

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But she's become suspicious.

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For a clever person, that's sufficient.

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Ye Li.

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Do you know why your father
could never truly love your mom?

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Because your mom
was too clever, just like you.

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That's because my father
didn't deserve her.

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Why do you think like that?

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No wonder you are still not married.

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What about Prince Ding?

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If he learns the truth about the edict,
how will he think of you?

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My mom wanted to help General Xiuwen.

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At that time, Grandfather
had come down the mountain.

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They planned to present
the edict in the court

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to testify for General Xiuwen
and the Heiyun Cavalry.

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You didn't witness what happened
to Prince Ding's Mansion.

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Some things can't be justified just
by bringing out the facts and reasons.

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Li, I am indeed unmarried.

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But in this world,
not many lovers can truly get together.

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Shouldn't you cherish what you have?

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Listen to me.
Let the bygones be bygones.

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Stop chasing after the truth.

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I promised General Xiuwen

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and my mom

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to clear the name
of Prince Ding's Mansion.

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I observed
the celestial phenomenon yesterday

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and predicted that the sun
would shine today.

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But I didn't expect sunshine and rain
to occur simultaneously.

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I had a meticulous plan.

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What was your plan?

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My plan was that
we'd reach the peak before dusk.

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You like Golden-Scaled Bloom, right?

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A flower grower down the mountain
grows it very well.

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And I bought his field.

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How glorious and beautiful
it would be under the setting sun!

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But it got ruined
by this wretched weather!

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But this scene also has a unique charm.

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Yun, don't try to cheer me up.

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Here. Try my Feng family's
secret barbecue.

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Delicious! Better than what I had
at the Northern Frontier.

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See?

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I might be rotten at weather prediction,
but I am good at barbecue.

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When it comes to cooking, no one
in the capital of Chu can beat me.

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What's your secret recipe?

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I can't tell you.

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I plan to pass this secret recipe
down to my children.

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You've worked so hard
on your culinary skills.

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Is it because we suffered from hunger
in the Northern Frontier?

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To be honest, it really
has something to do with you.

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You said that having a small shop
capable of sustaining a life,

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a happy marriage,
and a harmonious family,

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makes the best life.

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I thought what you said
made perfect sense.

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Your Feng family owns
a huge family business.

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Yet you're content just running
Qingfeng Mingyue Tower?

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Of course.

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With food and drink,
I could live a carefree life.

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Why can't I just live like that?

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If any lady could marry you,
it would be her blessing.

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To be honest,

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over the years,
I've been helping an old friend

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manage various mundane affairs.

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Now, his old illness is cured,
and he's found a good wife.

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It's time for me
to consider my own marriage.

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If you know of any suitable ladies,
you can introduce me.

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Perfect. I have a younger sister.

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Her temperament is similar to mine,
and so are her looks.

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Great! Glad to hear that!

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However...

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What?

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She's been married once.

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Back then, for profit,

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our elders forced her to marry
an abusive old guy.

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She nearly lost her life.

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Later, unable to bear the humiliation,
she managed to escape.

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And then?

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Then, an unexpected event occurred,

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and that old man died.

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I mean your sister.

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She had escaped,
but did her heart truly escape?

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Does she still believe
someone will treat her sincerely?

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Well, may I have the honor
of meeting her?

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You wouldn't mind?

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Mind what?

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Her past.

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Remember.

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No wind or snow can cloud the sincerity.

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Alright. I'll let you two meet
in seven days, at the Shen hour.

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Under the old elm tree
outside the Confucius Temple,

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I'll wait for you there with
the blooming Golden-Scaled Bloom.

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Me?

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Makes no difference.

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It's settled.

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See you there.

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Come!

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Come on!

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Come and dance!

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(Auspicious)

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(Auspicious)

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(Yuncha Posthouse)

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(The Grocery Shop)
Rouge and powders!

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Three wen.

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What a bargain!

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Family recipe liniment!

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What would you like to buy?

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Three qian of Falling Star of Dubhe.

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Not enough Falling Star,
will Waning Moon suffice?

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The deep pool mirrors all,
star and moon share their light.

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This way, please.

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Here.

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(Han Mingyue)

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You're here.

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You've lost weight.

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How is His Highness?

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Everything goes well.
We only await the moment.

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And you?

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When have I ever delayed
His Highness's plan?

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I'm asking how you've been recently.

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I'm fine.

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But I'm not.

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You've been staying in
Prince Ding's Mansion lately,

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seeing your old sweetheart every day.

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It's rare for me to see you once.

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He is my enemy.

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I came here
not to listen to your nonsense.

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What do we do next?

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Next, we must stir up conflict
between Dachu and Cangbei.

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I've already arranged everything.

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From Imperial West Street
to Taiping Ward...

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Why did you come to see me today?

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You look so pale.

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Why do you keep silent? What happened?

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Nothing. I just haven't been
sleeping well these past few days.

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Why?

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That day on the street,

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I witnessed a solar eclipse
with my own eyes.

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I heard commoners gossiping.

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They were saying
the solar eclipse brings great disaster.

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This is a very bad omen
and an inauspicious sign.

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I feel so worried
and couldn't stay composed.

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Just nonsense.

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That's just a solar eclipse,
a common celestial phenomenon.

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Don't take those superstitious tales
from ignorant folks to heart.

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In his Records of Mystical Signs and Omens,
Master Xiankun wrote clearly:

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"A solar eclipse
foretells war and disaster,

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shaking the very foundation
of the empire."

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How could I not worry about you?

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Even if disaster strikes,
I won't let you bear it.

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Even if the earth collapses,
I'd always protect you.

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You will definitely enjoy
a prosperous and peaceful life.

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I have been truly blessed in this life.

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In my early years,
my father shielded me.

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Then I had the fortune to enter the palace
and enjoy the late Emperor's favor.

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The only time I nearly lost my life
was that year during the plague.

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The late Empress abandoned me
in the Western Courtyard,

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with no doctors or medicine,
wanting me to rot away in silence.

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When I was in such a situation,
Master Xiankun came to help me.

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Then I met you.
And I feared no danger anymore.

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You always offer me advice
and protect me.

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Do you know?

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Actually, after I first introduced
Master Xiankun to you,

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he cast a divination for me.

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He said that as long as I stayed
by your side, never leaving you,

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then I could enjoy a lifetime
of peace and prosperity.

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We're so close like sisters.
Why mention this?

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Back then, the late Empress caused us
trouble and oppressed us every day.

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We really had a tough time.

37:27.423 --> 37:28.623
But looking back now,

37:29.583 --> 37:33.703
I quite miss those days
amidst danger and oppression.

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Let the past stay in the past.

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Now, the nation is at peace.

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This is the present,
and also the future.

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It has been so long since anyone
called me by my childhood name.

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What about you?

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Me too. No one has called me that
in a very long time.

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What's your childhood name?
I'll call you that if you want.

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My childhood name is Furong.

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It sounds lovely.

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(Vast as the Earth)

38:43.783 --> 38:46.783
(Look at these two flowers.
Do they look like us?)

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They really do.

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Rest assured.

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I'll stay by your side
for this lifetime.

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In this deep palace,
there are very few people I can trust.

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We should support each other,
never doubting one another.

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(Vast as the Earth)

39:36.063 --> 39:39.543
(Xu Wanzhou refuses
to hand over that edict.)

39:40.103 --> 39:44.583
The Empress Dowager has sent
Marquis Muyang to coerce the Ye Mansion.

39:45.903 --> 39:49.983
You have to think of a way
to obtain that edict.

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If you manage to obtain that edict,

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hide it well and never tell
the Empress Dowager.

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But that edict is very important to her.

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That edict implicates Marquis Muyang,

40:08.343 --> 40:10.783
Prince Ding's Mansion,
and several factions.

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At a critical moment,
you can use it to ensure your safety.

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Remember.

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Never let yourself

40:26.503 --> 40:28.143
get into the situation I'm in now.

40:29.663 --> 40:32.383
I don't quite understand. I...

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You don't need to dwell on it.

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Just remember what I told you today.

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Stay calm.

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(Vast as the Earth)

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Give me another one.

41:32.663 --> 41:33.463
Your Majesty.

41:34.623 --> 41:36.183
(Poetry of Hibiscus)
Poetry of Hibiscus.

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Moonlight washes the hibiscus
in hues of green,

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while the Southern Star
glows upon the jade pavilion.

41:58.543 --> 42:02.463
Your Majesty, is this the poetry book
Master Xiankun made for you back then?

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Every verse mentions hibiscuses
and praises them.

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Shut it.

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(Poetry of Hibiscus)

42:15.343 --> 42:18.583
(Preview)

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My mom's life became a sacrifice
to your struggle for power.

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Even after death,
she bore the stain of disloyalty.

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Right now, you must want to kill me.

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Since you've already known
the answer, why bother asking?

42:31.703 --> 42:33.703
Princess Lingyun died in the Dachu.

42:34.103 --> 42:36.463
The Cangbei soldiers
are all filled with grief and anger.

42:36.943 --> 42:40.503
They believe Prince Ding's Mansion
deliberately set up this lethal trap.

42:40.703 --> 42:44.063
Princess Ding assassinated
Princess Lingyun herself.

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Now, they have given us
a three-day deadline

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to execute the culprit.

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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

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♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

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♪Endings only mark new routes♪

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♪It's all part of the scenery♪

43:24.503 --> 43:27.943
♪To the horizon's call♪

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♪Your journey hasn't started♪

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♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

43:39.543 --> 43:45.223
♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

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♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

43:55.263 --> 44:00.743
♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

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♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

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♪Be grateful to your losses♪

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♪Make your steps weightless♪

44:16.503 --> 44:20.223
♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

44:20.263 --> 44:25.903
♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

44:26.663 --> 44:34.663
♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

44:36.063 --> 44:41.303
♪Make headway against the wind,
let mountains bow to your pace♪

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♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

44:47.463 --> 44:51.583
♪Let your nature burst free♪

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♪Unbound by form♪

44:57.743 --> 45:02.023
♪Let your nature burst free♪

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♪Unbound by form♪