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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 18=

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You eat your soup.

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You may go.

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You have to rewrite.

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Let me check.

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Luckily, the inside isn't wet.

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You go take a seat.

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Leave it alone.

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You eat your soup.

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Is Qingshuang here?

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Why?

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I'll call her over.

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No need.

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What plans do you have today?

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After writing the letter,
I need to go to Shende Shop.

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I'll go with you.

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You have the day off again?

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I'll go to work in the afternoon.

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I haven't even been to your shop.

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It's also my business, after all.
I should go take a look.

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Your business?

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That was my dowry from my mom.

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I even gave you all my property.

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But I haven't given you mine.

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That's rather stingy of you.

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Alright.

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Even though it's your private asset,

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it shouldn't hurt to take a look, right?

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I'll have Jin mail them for you.

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No need. Qingshuang will handle it.

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Qingshuang is quite capable.

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At least, she is better
than some troublemaker.

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Alright, shall we go
to my shop right now?

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I need your help.

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Your Highness,
you've gained some weight.

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The food must have been delicious.

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Perhaps you need to get more exercise.

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Hey, please.

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Are you afraid?

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I'm afraid you might fall.

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If you are, I'll slow down.

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Look, he's convulsing.

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Was he hit by something?

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- His mouth is purplish!
- Wake up!

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Whose employee is this?

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What should we do?

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Just moments ago...

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A fallen crate hit him in the chest.

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Take a look!

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His chest is puffed up
like an inflatable bag.

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Inflatable bag?

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Sir, what should we do?

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Is there a physician?

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Please step aside.

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Purple face, breathing fast,
and bulging neck veins.

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The fallen crate
crushed his internal organs.

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His lung is damaged.
He is in danger now.

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Tear open his robe.

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Young Lady, how could you
unlace a man's robe on the street?

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Exactly!

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People are watching.

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Quite inappropriate.

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Watch your manners!

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Hurry!

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Press on his ribs!

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I've let the air out of his lungs.

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He needs to lie flat.

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Get him to a clinic quickly.

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Otherwise, nobody can save him!

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(Shende Shop)

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Careful.

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They became inseparable.

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The accounts are complex.
Can you make sense of them?

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Your Highness, do you know
who wrote "Essentials of Mathematics"?

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One of your tutors?

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Master Chen of Lishan Academy.

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Your tutor wrote it, not you!

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So, can you read the ledger?

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Princess Ding is remarkably intelligent.

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Back in the Lishan Academy,

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our tutor often said

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that Princess Ding was young

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but better at accounting
and calculations

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than all his senior disciples.

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No need to praise me.

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You manage so many shops

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and take care of many things.
You've worked so hard.

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You deserve praise.

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You flatter me.

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But to be honest,

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I'm getting increasingly busy.

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I can't handle it alone anymore.

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I think it's time to hire some workers.

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You decide.

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You may go do your things.
No need to stay here.

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I'm leaving.

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Oh, this is the book you requested.

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Thank you.

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Any plans after finishing the ledger?

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Nothing else.

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Come with me
to the prefecture office then.

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You're on duty there. Why should I go?

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To accompany me.

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I refuse. Jingzhao Prefecture is stuffy.

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But I came to the shop with you.

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I didn't ask you to come.

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You came of your own accord.

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You...

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Master Feng.

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Zhuang.

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Please come inside.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Your Highness, you didn't
stop by the Qingfeng Mingyue Tower.

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Why is that?

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Well, I came to my own shop.

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Must I report to you?

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Your own shop, huh?

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Jinbao Shop has been open for six years.

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Yet His Highness has never been there.

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Times have changed.

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Your Highness,
I advise you to be careful.

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One moment, someone holds you dear.

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The next, they change as they please.

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When they favor you,
they praise your genius in trade.

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They long to entrust everything to you.

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When you lose favor,

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they turn their backs on you
and offer it all to others.

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I'm so unlucky.

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Your Highness, take a look.

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What do I hold in my hands?

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Nothing at all.

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Yes! Completely empty.

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So, you must be careful.

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Are you done?

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Let's go. Time to work.

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Okay.

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We haven't met for several days.

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Let's chat more.

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Your Highness,
come to your own shop again.

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Your medical skills are impressive.

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Thank you for saving the patient.

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You two have blood stains.

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If you don't mind,
follow me inside for a quick cleaning.

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Alright.

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Your knife has an unusual form.

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Looks like the triangular knives
in the southwest.

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Good eye, sir.

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Earlier, you seemed calm and composed.

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Do you know medicine?

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Late autumn last year,

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I stayed in a southwestern hamlet
for a month or so.

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I learned some methods
from their physician.

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So I learned about pneumothorax.

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It's not a life-threatening illness.

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If the air trapped in the chest
can't get out,

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it will suffocate a person alive.

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Is the hamlet near the Chishui Valley?

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Yes! How do you know?

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That place is remote
and sparsely populated.

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You've been there?

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On business.

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When?

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Early this spring.

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How coincidental.

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I just left, and then you arrived.

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Did you pass the Qianxing Inn
outside the valley?

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Their snake gall liquor
is strong and spicy.

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I've been craving that liquor
since leaving.

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I stayed two days.

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Just as the owner had a baby,

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their snake gall liquor is half price.

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Are you okay?

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When I was there last year,
she hadn't delivered yet.

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She had a big belly.

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Tell me!

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Were the mother and child safe?

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Did she have a boy or a girl?

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What was the weight?

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Both were safe. A baby girl.

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You two.

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The patient is now out of danger.

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His wife came here to care for him.

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But his family is poor,
growing melons for a living.

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They can't afford to pay you.

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His wife is grateful for your kindness.

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She brought two homegrown melons
for you two.

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Money isn't better than melon!

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I'm glad you like it.

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Have a try.

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But your knife?

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I've wiped it. It's clean.

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Back in the southwest,
I stumbled into wolves.

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I used this very knife
to kill the wolf pack.

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And then I still slice meat with it.

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People say
unhygienic food makes them sick.

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That's nonsense.

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The sturdier people become,
the better their lives are.

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Turns out a melon cut with your knife
tastes this sweet.

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I told you it was sweet!

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(Ren'an Clinic)

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It's getting late.

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Indeed.

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I'm leaving.

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Don't move or speak.

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Since you've been to the Chishui Valley,

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you must know
there's an unwritten custom there.

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Love at first sight is tested
by a three-day pact.

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If you don't get over me
after three days,

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come find me at this address.

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We met by chance.

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I don't even know your name.

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I'm Lin Tinglan.

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T I N G, L A N.

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As for your name,
tell me next time we meet.

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(Lakeview Garden)

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(Jingzhao Prefecture)

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(The Legend of Gallant Knights)
(Tales of Distant Mountains)

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You've read them?

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The Legend of Gallant Knights,

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Tales of Distant Mountains.

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I never read romance stories.

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Luckily, I brought my books.

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Let me see what you've brought.

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Notes on the Armillary Sphere,

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Commentary on the Taichu Calendar.

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You even know this stuff?

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I only know a little.

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The sun, moon, and stars
follow constant rules,

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moving along their natural paths.

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For example,
the Seven-Star Alignment is considered

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a once-in-a-century event,

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but it's just down
to varying orbital cycles,

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with unfixed intersection intervals.

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Many factors influence this.

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The celestial events
like Mars lingering near Antares,

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Venus crossing the sky,
and the moon eclipsing the Pleiades,

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all can be precisely calculated

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to find their best viewing times
and locations.

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That's impressive.

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Then keep reading.

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I'll review official documents.

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Your Highness, enjoy your tea.

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Are you all right?

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I've calculated an intriguing event.

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It would happen soon.

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Very soon?

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Pinpointing it exactly proves tricky.

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Do you need my help?

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No need.

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Are you sure?

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You think I can't help, right?

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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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♪Through heat and cold♪

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♪No one disturbs our peace♪

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♪Our shadows have overlapped♪

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♪In the vast world,
longing only for some moonlight♪

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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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♪No matter how small a place♪

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♪By each other's faint light♪

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♪The rest of our life is clear♪

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♪We're wearing simple robes♪

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♪With your lingering fragrance♪

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Sleep now.

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♪A river of longing reflects in my gaze♪

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♪Let all worries rest deep inside♪

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♪No need to drift again♪

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♪Things change, but you're with me♪

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♪The world remains peaceful♪

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What's wrong?

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What's with you?

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You've been acting strange.

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How so?

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You're suddenly so attentive to me.

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Was I ever unkind to you?

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Li.

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Do you still feel lonely
living in the mansion now?

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No. Plenty of people
in the mansion, after all.

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Why, Your Highness?

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You'll never feel lonely?

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Yes.

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And in the Lishan Academy?

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Lishan Academy?

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So many people there.

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Once I wake up,
I'll spend hours just on meals,

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leaving scarce time for rest.

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No time for loneliness.

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What are you doing?

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What's this?

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Your Highness,
did you eat anything unusual today?

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Just as usual.

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Speaking of which,

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I tried Mumantou this afternoon.

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I found it novel and ate quite a bit.

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Any past reactions to it, Your Highness?

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Never had it before.

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Please don't worry, Your Highness.

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In my view, Her Highness suffers
from food intolerance.

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The rash now is likely harmless.

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How to treat it, then?

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Stop consumption, Your Highness.

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Don't scratch. Drink lots of water.

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Recovery should take days.

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Thank you.

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(Wen Quan)

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The petals are added, Your Highness.

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Qingyu, why is the water so hot?

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Not hot. I just felt it.

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Definitely hot. Feel it again.

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It's strange.

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How could it be hot?

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Fell for it, didn't you?

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My dress got wet.

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Stop it, Your Highness.

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Come on, join my bath.

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No! I won't!

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(Tranquil)

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You can't scratch.

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The physician warned against it.

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Scratching causes scarring.

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But it's itchy.

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Qingyu is right.

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Scratching leads to a disfigured face.

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It's not that serious.

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It's just a tiny rash.

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You're making such a big fuss about it.

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Are you a physician?

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Yes, I am.

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(Wen Quan)
Come, bask in the sun with me.

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Alright.

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I'm sorry?

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I'm staying.
We won't sleep in separate rooms.

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Are you serious?

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Yes.

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Li.

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We've been married for some time now.

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Before, I was disabled,

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and I didn't know how you felt.

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But now, those concerns are gone.

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Time to consummate our marriage.

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Why?

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What do you mean?

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Now that we're husband and wife,

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it's natural to share the same bed,
isn't it?

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But it never happened before.

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Didn't I just explain why?

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Before, I was disabled,

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and I didn't know how you felt about me.

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What? Are you unwilling?

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It's not like that.

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In that case, let's go to sleep then.

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He's fallen asleep?

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Stop scratching it. It's almost healed.

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You are unwell today.

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Relax. Go to bed.

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Come on.

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I was about to go to bed,

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but I was afraid of waking you up.

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Why are you laughing?

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Li, were you happy today?

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Sure.

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Revenue Clerk Gu has arrested my people

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without even a heads-up.

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If there isn't a good explanation
for this,

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don't blame me for losing my cool.

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Military Secretary Wang, calm down!

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Revenue Clerk Gu knows what he is doing.

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But

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if he privately detains an officer

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without evidence,

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I'll absolutely ask the Prefect
for an explanation

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and make it clear to all

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that the laws are no joke!

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Military Secretary Wang, calm down.

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Deputy Prefect Zheng,

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the arrest was ordered
by the Prefect himself.

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As for the reason,

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Qiu Xian, a squad leader,

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makes 20 guan a year.

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According to the Bureau of Revenue,

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he has no inherited property
for three generations,

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and it's recorded that way

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on Wannian County's household register.

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Also, the Bureau checked
his three years of spending records.

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No large deposits whatsoever.

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His income is small.

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He has no inheritance or work.

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So, how did he
afford the three-courtyard mansion

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in Anye Ward a year ago?

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The Prefect noticed
his suspicious activity.

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So he ordered Bureau of Revenue
and Bureau of Justice to investigate.

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I followed the trail,

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tracing back to the chase
for the Red Fox in Penglai Alley.

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And sure enough,
he vanished midway for almost an hour.

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He didn't return
until the target disappeared.

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Several of his squad mates testified
and signed statements,

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and we have the camp logbook
and patrol maps from that night

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as evidence.

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Military Secretary Wang,
isn't it already enough to convince you?

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Am I allowed to hold him?

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Qiu Xian, be honest.

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Any false statements?

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Speak! What really happened?

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How dare you!

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Speak! Where did the money come from?

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Who did you meet that night?

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If you conceal the truth again,

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nobody will save your worthless life.

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(Meng's Incense Shop)

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(Incense)

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By the order of Jingzhao Prefecture,

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resisters will be killed without mercy!

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Sir, spare me, please!

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I'm just an incense seller.

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Behave yourself.
Answer whatever you're asked,

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and you'll spare yourself the pain.

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I really am just an incense seller.

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Enough!

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Speak! Who ordered you?

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Who did you contact? Hand over the list!

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Okay! Show mercy, please.

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I'll get the list for you now.

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Your Highness,
urgent notice from Jingzhao Prefecture.

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Your Highness.

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Over here.

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(Tuisi Pavilion)
The traitor is my subordinate Qiu Xian.

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On the day we tried to catch Red Fox,

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he went to an incense shop
in West Market to warn them.

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We rushed over and captured the steward.

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But before we interrogated him,
that steward took his own life.

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One more thing.

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According to the Revenue Clerk,
he used to work in the Eastern Palace.

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The Eastern Palace?

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Revenue Clerk Gu looked into it.

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His name is Chen Bing.

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He was a registrar
of the Catering Bureau.

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After the fire at the Eastern Palace
eight years ago, he was exiled.

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It was previously heard
that he died midway.

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He should have died years ago.

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Yet he hid in the capital,
selling incense for eight years.

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So Yuan Fang's death seems connected
to the Eastern Palace.

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Was Deputy Prefect Zheng also present
at the incense shop?

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Yes.

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Ten years ago,

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he served as Director of Rituals
in the Ministry of Rites

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and often dealt with the Eastern Palace.

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With his eye for detail,

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there's no way
he wouldn't recognize Chen Bing.

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Deputy Prefect Zheng is suspicious.

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Find out what he did tonight.

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Yes.

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Go to Prince Li's mansion.

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Chen Bing killed himself on the spot.

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That's what happened.

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So Mo Jingli killed Yuan Fang,

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trying to sow discord
between the Empress Dowager and me.

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The Emperor seizes the chance
to grab power

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when we fight.

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What does Mo Jingli want?

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Zhao Ting! Mobilize my guards,

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to Prince Li's mansion.

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Yes!

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(Jingsi Palace)

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(Your Highness,
live first, no matter what.)

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(The Crown Prince died.)

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(Marquis Muyang and the Empress Dowager
sent men to set the fire.)

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(Live on with hatred.)

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Hurry! Move everything out. Hurry!

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Your Highness.

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Let go of me!

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Let go!

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Let go of me!

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Let go!

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness! What's happening?

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Why is it in such chaos?

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Tell me, Your Highness!

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Chief Secretary Sui.

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Did I not order you
to escort her back to Ye Mansion?

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Your Highness, I had people...

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I won't go back.

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Your Highness. I won't leave.

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I want to stay with you.

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Tell me, what is really happening?

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We can face it together.

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I apologize to you.

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Listen to me. Go.

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If I'm lucky enough,

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we might meet again.

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Your Highness, I won't leave!

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Was it that night?

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Send her away.

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Let go of me!

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Let go!

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Let go!

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Your Highness!

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Let go!

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Let go!

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I'm not leaving, Your Highness!

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Let go!

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- Ma'am.
- Get out of here.

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No, ma'am.

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Be good.

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- Ma'am.
- Come on.

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I won't leave!

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Your Highness,
please listen to His Highness.

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Going to Ye Mansion now is the safest.

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No. His Highness is definitely
hiding something from me.

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Something must have happened.

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I can't leave, ma'am.

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I must stay.

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Your Highness, you must leave now.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Fire!

34:05.783 --> 34:06.903
Fire!

34:07.503 --> 34:09.383
Fire in His Highness's room!

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Your Highness!

34:17.663 --> 34:19.303
- Your Highness
- Your Highness!

34:19.303 --> 34:20.263
No! There's fire!

34:20.263 --> 34:21.663
His Highness is still inside!

34:21.783 --> 34:22.823
Your Highness!

34:22.823 --> 34:23.543
Don't go!

34:23.543 --> 34:24.303
Let me go!

34:24.303 --> 34:25.143
- Get away!
- Your Highness!

34:25.143 --> 34:26.383
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!

34:26.383 --> 34:27.223
Your Highness!

34:27.223 --> 34:28.543
The fire is too big.

34:28.543 --> 34:29.503
His Highness is inside!

34:29.503 --> 34:30.663
- Get out of here.
- Let me in!

34:30.663 --> 34:32.023
- No!
- Let go of me.

34:32.223 --> 34:33.463
It's dangerous, Your Highness!

34:33.463 --> 34:35.183
Your Highness!

34:35.623 --> 34:36.703
- Let go!
- Your Highness!

34:36.703 --> 34:37.823
Ma'am, please save him.

34:38.183 --> 34:39.663
Ma'am, you must save him.

34:40.863 --> 34:42.703
Your Highness!

34:44.103 --> 34:45.383
Your Highness, hold your breath!

34:45.463 --> 34:48.143
- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

34:57.103 --> 35:00.183
Revenue Clerk Gu,
take men and seal all the exits.

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No one in or out.

35:01.463 --> 35:03.743
Yes. Follow me.

35:03.863 --> 35:07.343
Military Secretary Wang,
take men inside and search thoroughly.

35:07.663 --> 35:09.343
Yes. Follow me.

35:30.183 --> 35:33.583
(Prince Li's Mansion)

35:40.063 --> 35:42.903
Marquis Muyang, you're well-informed.

35:43.463 --> 35:45.783
Any rebels destabilizing Dachu

35:46.663 --> 35:47.663
or acting against me

35:48.383 --> 35:49.903
are always unforgivable.

35:51.343 --> 35:55.143
Fire!

36:10.463 --> 36:12.663
What happened? Where is Prince Li?

36:13.343 --> 36:14.183
Find him quickly!

36:14.543 --> 36:15.303
Follow me!

36:15.383 --> 36:16.103
- Yes.
- Yes.

36:16.783 --> 36:17.463
Hurry!

36:18.623 --> 36:20.223
Prefect, according to the servants,

36:20.223 --> 36:22.983
Prince Li took some close aides
and set fire to themselves inside.

36:23.223 --> 36:25.183
Princess Li was overwhelmed and fainted.

36:31.383 --> 36:32.183
Put out the fire!

36:32.703 --> 36:34.463
Question all relevant individuals.

36:34.543 --> 36:36.983
Take the corpses to Jingzhao Prefecture
for verification.

36:37.623 --> 36:39.543
None shall leave without permission.

36:39.823 --> 36:40.623
Yes.

36:41.183 --> 36:43.903
Who would've thought
Prince Li was behind Yuan Fang's murder?

36:43.903 --> 36:46.623
Now that the truth is exposed,
he killed himself out of guilt.

36:46.783 --> 36:48.183
He deserved death.

36:48.823 --> 36:49.623
Marquis Muyang.

36:51.663 --> 36:53.743
Yuan Fang's case involves many parties.

36:54.183 --> 36:56.783
His Majesty has tasked me
with its investigation.

36:57.383 --> 36:59.903
You don't have to interfere.

37:01.063 --> 37:03.183
I'll report to the Emperor
and the Empress Dowager

37:03.703 --> 37:07.223
to catch the remaining survivors
and maintain national stability.

37:14.703 --> 37:16.783
Why did he go out so late at night?

37:17.023 --> 37:18.623
He left in such a hurry.

37:19.303 --> 37:20.823
Your Highness, don't worry.

37:21.063 --> 37:23.223
Maybe His Highness will be back soon.

37:23.783 --> 37:25.383
I've had Xing cook sleepy soup for you.

37:25.383 --> 37:26.823
Please have some, Your Highness.

37:28.143 --> 37:28.903
Your Highness.

37:34.463 --> 37:38.623
Qingyu, I saw the sky turning red.

37:46.103 --> 37:48.063
Your Highness, slow down!

37:49.743 --> 37:50.663
Be careful!

37:50.823 --> 37:51.623
Your Highness.

38:02.343 --> 38:04.183
Isn't that Prince Li's mansion?

38:17.063 --> 38:19.183
Your Highness, what happened?

38:19.543 --> 38:20.663
Why are still up?

38:21.223 --> 38:23.063
I saw flames shooting into the sky.

38:23.143 --> 38:24.383
It was from Prince Li's mansion.

38:24.823 --> 38:26.063
What happened?

38:26.663 --> 38:29.823
Last night at the Zi hour,
Prince Li's house was suddenly on fire.

38:30.343 --> 38:32.383
The fire spread fiercely,
burning out of control.

38:34.143 --> 38:35.183
Prince Li has died.

38:40.783 --> 38:41.623
Impossible!

38:43.183 --> 38:44.703
Mo Jingli cannot be dead!

38:45.023 --> 38:48.063
I don't believe
he has just died like that.

38:48.343 --> 38:49.703
Your Highness, are you mistaken?

38:49.703 --> 38:50.383
Li.

38:51.983 --> 38:54.183
His dead body has been taken
to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

38:57.103 --> 38:58.503
(Jingzhao Prefecture)

38:58.623 --> 38:59.983
Based on stature

38:59.983 --> 39:03.583
and the remnants
of clothing and accessories,

39:03.743 --> 39:05.703
the four corpses belong to

39:05.863 --> 39:09.183
Prince Li, Chief Secretary Suixin,
Eunuch Jiang Qingbao,

39:09.183 --> 39:11.103
and one of the guards on duty.

39:11.223 --> 39:15.343
Their faces are badly disfigured.

39:17.863 --> 39:18.863
Greetings, Prefect.

39:19.463 --> 39:21.663
This is the physician in service
at Prince Li's mansion.

39:21.703 --> 39:24.223
He attended to Prince Li's health
and knew his appearance well.

39:24.223 --> 39:25.743
He has finished examining the body.

39:30.183 --> 39:32.183
His Highness had an old scar
on his body.

39:32.223 --> 39:34.663
Though this body
was burnt beyond recognition,

39:34.743 --> 39:36.463
most traces suggest a match.

39:37.503 --> 39:38.783
Any other distinctive features?

39:40.223 --> 39:43.023
I once treated His Highness's teeth.

39:43.343 --> 39:45.023
I extracted his left back molar

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for him earlier this year.

39:48.103 --> 39:50.583
The left back molar is missing
from this corpse.

39:50.743 --> 39:51.743
It's him indeed.

39:56.783 --> 40:00.223
(Mo Jingli)

40:12.623 --> 40:15.983
Who'd have thought Prince Li intended
to rebel behind our backs?

40:16.463 --> 40:17.063
Mother.

40:21.743 --> 40:22.583
Sister.

40:24.783 --> 40:26.183
You've heard the news as well?

40:26.463 --> 40:27.223
Yes.

40:27.703 --> 40:29.463
Prince Ding
is investigating Yuan Fang's case.

40:29.703 --> 40:33.023
When it implicated the Eastern Palace,
Mo Jingli set himself on fire.

40:34.823 --> 40:35.703
What do you think?

40:37.703 --> 40:39.703
Eight years ago,
the Eastern Palace pressed you hard,

40:39.823 --> 40:41.303
attempting to get you killed.

40:41.863 --> 40:45.063
If not for your immense fortune,
there would be no peace today.

40:45.743 --> 40:46.743
You showed benevolence,

40:46.983 --> 40:49.223
leaving their child alive
and titling him as a prince.

40:49.303 --> 40:52.183
Yet Mo Jingli harbored an ill ambition.

40:52.703 --> 40:55.463
He failed to appreciate your grace,
even plotted secretly

40:55.463 --> 40:56.703
and committed such a rebellious act.

40:56.903 --> 40:59.263
Such a source of disaster
must be eradicated completely.

40:59.663 --> 41:00.983
Lest it'll endanger the nation.

41:04.503 --> 41:06.903
Both of your share similar opinions.

41:10.303 --> 41:13.023
(Preview)

41:13.663 --> 41:16.543
All connected to Mo Jingli
and Eastern Palace remnants

41:16.543 --> 41:17.703
shall be apprehended.

41:17.823 --> 41:19.983
(Prince Li's Mansion)
The entire capital is heavily searched.

41:20.183 --> 41:20.783
(Jingzhao Prefecture)
Your Highness!

41:21.783 --> 41:22.383
Your Highness!

41:23.183 --> 41:25.063
You're finally back!
Something has happened.

41:25.903 --> 41:27.983
Today, even if I kill you,

41:29.503 --> 41:31.383
no one would speak up for you.

41:31.663 --> 41:32.703
Leave her with me.

41:33.103 --> 41:34.703
You can't take her.

41:42.423 --> 41:49.023
♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

41:52.583 --> 41:58.743
♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

42:00.943 --> 42:04.183
♪Endings only mark new routes♪

42:04.423 --> 42:10.423
♪It's all part of the scenery♪

42:10.743 --> 42:14.183
♪To the horizon's call♪

42:14.223 --> 42:20.783
♪Your journey hasn't started♪

42:21.863 --> 42:25.783
♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

42:25.783 --> 42:31.463
♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

42:31.983 --> 42:40.583
♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

42:41.503 --> 42:46.983
♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

42:46.983 --> 42:52.503
♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

42:52.583 --> 42:56.623
♪Be grateful to your losses♪

42:56.903 --> 43:02.143
♪Make your steps weightless♪

43:02.743 --> 43:06.463
♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

43:06.503 --> 43:12.143
♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

43:12.903 --> 43:20.903
♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

43:22.303 --> 43:27.543
♪Make headway against the wind,
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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♪Unbound by form♪

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♪Let your nature burst free♪

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♪Unbound by form♪