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Tell me,

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what exactly is Blood on Snow?

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What you make me take each time

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only temporarily relieves my pain,

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but worsens the poison in my blood.

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The renowned General Zhuge of Great Yong

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and the future heir of Qingshan Manor

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truly lives up to his reputation.

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Not only did you escape alive

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from my heavily guarded Li'an City,

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but you also managed
to stand here threatening me.

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Give me the antidote for Blood on Snow.

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Don't try to control me anymore.

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Let me go,

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and I'll get it for you.

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The antidote for Blood on Snow

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is the most precious antidote in Ximeng.

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No one possesses it except me.

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If you kill me,

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you will never get it.

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Go get it now.

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I will go with you.

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Alright.

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Zhuge Yue!

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If you still want to live,

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put the blade down!

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Then let's see

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who is faster.

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Stop!

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Since you like making deals,

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let's make another one.

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You did save me at Mount Ximin

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and gave me Bone-Chilling Grass.

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So, I'll do 3 things for you,

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and in return, you give me the antidote
for Blood on Snow and let me go.

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The Battle of Li'an was the first one.

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And now,

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there are 2 left.

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Alright!

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It's a deal.

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[REBIRTH]

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[Episode 9]

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Who's there?

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Don't be afraid.

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I didn't light the lamp
to avoid drawing attention.

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Like them,

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I work for the Empress.

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You are all spies,

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so why did you save me?

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No one is born a spy.

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Besides,

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I've known you from the beginning.

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My father was a defending general
of Hongchuan City,

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whose surname was Mu.

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He fought against the Great Yong army
alongside you.

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That was when I first saw you.

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You...

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You are lying!

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I remember every soldier
who died in battle

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at Hongchuan City.

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None of them was surnamed Mu.

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You're the one

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who slipped into my room that day,
aren't you?

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[Boque Palace]
It's a long way from the main courtyard.

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Your companions can't hear you,

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and they won't come to save you.

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So you'd better tell me exactly

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what you reported to the Empress.

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That's right.

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I'm the one who went into her room

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and found the Xiuli Army's flag.

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But I didn't tell Her Majesty,

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because I wanted to kill her myself.

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It's the Empress's order?

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I'm the one who wants her dead.

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My father's name was Mu Zheng.

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He was an imperial guard commander
in Zhenhuang City of Great Yong.

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But because Chu Qiao
and Heir Apparent Yan rebelled,

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my entire family was executed.

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My mother sacrificed her life
to protect me.

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I hate Chu Qiao. I hate the Xiuli Army.

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As long as I'm alive,

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I will try to kill her again.

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If you want to kill me,

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do it now.

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Since you won't talk...

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Song Cheng.

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Yes.

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Let her go.

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Qiao.

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If you let her go,
she will try to kill you again.

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Then let her.

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Do you think by doing this,

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I'll be grateful to you

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and be loyal to you like a dog?

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Your whole family died tragically
because of me.

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It's only right for you to hate me.

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You are not wrong.

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You are not the one to blame.

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Go.

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You will regret letting me go.

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Then before I change my mind,

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get out of here.

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Has Minglu been sent back?

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I also had Song Cheng
prepare medicine for her,

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but she didn't take it.

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She left it in the room.

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How are your injuries?

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It's fine.

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The illness I caught in the frozen lake

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flared up while I was in the water today.

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Otherwise,

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Minglu and her companions
wouldn't have been able to hurt me.

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Qiao,

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don't overthink it.

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Minglu's fate is not your fault.

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You were just temporarily blinded
by Yan Xun,

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which is why you helped him.

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I was not blinded by Yan Xun.

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I knew what I was doing.

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You've never lived in Zhenhuang City,

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nor do you know what it feels like

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to be a slave.

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Slaves don't deserve
to have their own names.

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Even when they are sick or injured,

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they can't be treated by a doctor.

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Not only are their own lives
treated like dirt,

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but the lives of their companions
and siblings

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are also held in the hands
of the nobility.

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If Yan Xun and I
hadn't rebelled back then,

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I'm afraid that

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in Zhenhuang City now,

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only our corpses would be left.

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I was worried
that you'd be sad and blame yourself.

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It seems I was overthinking.

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I wasn't helping Yan Xun rebel.

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I just believe

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that there should be a place in this world

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where everyone is equal.

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Qiao,

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you are too brave.

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But...

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I have a question.

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If one day

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you really create
a great harmonious society,

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could you keep a place for me?

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My requirements are not high.

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The place must be bigger than Zhuge Yue's.

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After all, I am more handsome

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and more humorous than him.

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Can this land be distributed
based on looks?

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It's fair, right?

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Distributed by looks?

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Are you sure

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you can get a bigger place than Zhuge Yue?

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Qiao,

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it's not that I want to criticize you.

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You're good at everything,

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but your taste is so...

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Oh, right.

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If Minglu wasn't the one
who tipped off the Empress,

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then how did your identity get leaked?

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Mother

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seems very certain

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that you are Chu Qiao.

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There is another person in Biantang

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who knows my identity very well.

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Who is it?

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The envoy of Great Yong,

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Zhao Kuo.

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[Tangjing]
Lord Zhao!

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My Lord!

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The wind is too strong tonight.

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Why don't we wait until tomorrow
to set off?

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The messenger we sent

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hasn't returned yet.

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He must have died
at the hands of Chu Qiao.

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If we keep staying in Biantang,

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there will surely be trouble.

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Now we must go back immediately

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to report to Lord Muhe.

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Let's go!

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Help!

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Princess Fu was poisoned and passed out!

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Move!

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Your Highness.

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Fu? Fu?

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What happened?

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Your Highness,

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there's something wrong with the pastries.

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Someone poisoned them.

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Drive all those concubines away!

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Your Highness,

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you can't go in!

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Her Majesty is already asleep.

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness, you can't go in!

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness,

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Her Majesty is not feeling well

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and has already gone to sleep.

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I need to see Her Majesty
for something important.

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Your Highness, please wait until tomorrow!

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Your Highness!

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Crown Prince.

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You are becoming more and more unruly.

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Do you know what the punishment is

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for breaking into the harem late at night?

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Protect His Lordship!

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Chu Qiao?

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Go!

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Kill her!

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Chu Qiao!

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Your martial arts have been restored?

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I am no match for you!

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B-But your

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relentless pursuit of killing me today

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is simply because
you're afraid I'll expose your identity,

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and you'll no longer be able to pretend
to be Princess Fu of Biantang.

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I admit it!

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It was me.

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I was the one who reported you
to the Biantang Empress.

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But now I have information
to trade with you!

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Spare my life,

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and we'll be even.

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The Xiuli Army.

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Your Xiuli Army!

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What did you say?

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He Xiao from the Xiuli Army—

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he is not dead!

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Princess Fu was poisoned?

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When did this happen?

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Mother,

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are you still pretending not to know?

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Just now, 2 hours ago,

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someone poisoned Princess Fu's pastries.

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She is still unconscious.

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Even if you suspect Fu's identity

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and fear she might harm me,

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you shouldn't have been so ruthless.

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Presumptuous!

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Princess Fu is poisoned,

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and instead of staying at your manor
to save her,

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you broke into the palace late at night
to reprimand me

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and spout such nonsense.

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Please forgive my offense, Mother.

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But please, Mother,

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let go of Fu.

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Yan Qing.

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Your Majesty.

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Go summon Lord Zhan.

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Have him accompany the Crown Prince
back to the manor

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to investigate Princess Fu's poisoning.

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Yes.

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Your Highness,

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I have come by Her Majesty's decree

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to investigate the poisoning
of Princess Fu.

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Lord Zhan, what a grand display.

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Are you here to investigate the case,

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or to lay siege
to my Crown Prince's Mansion?

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The poisoning of Princess Fu

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is indeed a serious matter.

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If the poisoner is in the mansion,

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without strict guarding,

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they might escape at any time.

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I am only acting on the decree.

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Naturally, I must do my best

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and allow no room for error.

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Guard the Crown Prince's Mansion strictly.

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You must keep the Crown Prince safe

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and let no one in or out.

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Yes!

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Your Highness.

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Her Majesty specially requested
a palace physician to come here with us.

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Let us go see Princess Fu now.

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Keep a close eye on everything!

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Don't let anyone escape!

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Yes!

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Your Highness, did you mistakenly
take the wrong way

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in your haste?

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The study is on the left,

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and Princess Fu's bedroom
is on the right, I think.

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Lord Zhan, are you more familiar with

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the Crown Prince's Mansion than I am?

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I just have a good memory.

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I've been here before, so I know the way.

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No entry without the Crown Prince's order.

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How dare you!

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Move!

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Zhan Ziyu,

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how dare you
break into Princess Fu's bedroom!

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Your Highness,

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you claimed that Princess Fu was poisoned

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and went to the palace late at night
to question Her Majesty,

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but now you're trying to stop us
from checking on her.

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Are you trying to hide something?

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Or was Princess Fu not poisoned at all?

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Assassins!

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Don't run! Don't run!

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A female assassin?

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Get her!

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Don't let her escape.

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After her!

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No matter what it takes,

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you must find her!

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Stop!

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My Lord,

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the physician says
Princess Fu's poisoning is severe.

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He asked you to check on her.

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Didn't you bring a physician

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to treat Princess Fu?

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Weren't you going to
break into her bedroom?

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Why are you saying
there's nothing you can do now?

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Your Highness.

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What's going on?

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Forgive me, Your Highness.

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Forgive me, Lord Zhan.

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This poison is fierce.

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It's no ordinary poison.

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I really can't find a way

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to neutralize the poison right away.

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I can only write a prescription.

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Her Highness
will have to endure the pain for now,

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taking the medicine for 10 days,
after which

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the poison will naturally lose its effect.

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Ten days?

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You want Princess Fu
to endure this for 10 days?

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Useless!

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Don't be anxious, Your Highness.

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Since it's poisoning,

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it won't be cured in a day or two.

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Rather than giving the physician
a hard time,

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it would be better
to let him prepare the medicine,

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so that the Princess
can get some relief sooner.

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Hurry up and prepare the medicine.

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Yes.

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Lord Zhan,

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do you want to watch Princess Fu recover

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in person?

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I have no intention of offending.

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I will leave now.

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I'll let Her Highness have some quiet time
to recuperate.

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Song Cheng.

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Yes.

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See Lord Zhan out.

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Qiao!

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Hurry!

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Get the antidote for me!

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Okay.

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Is this it?

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How do you feel?

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How could you actually take poison?

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I'm fine.

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When I was in Qingshan Manor,

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I carried this Gelsemium with me

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just in case.

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Come on.

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How do you feel?

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Is the poison gone?

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I'm fine now.

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When I was a spy,

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I often tested and neutralized poisons
to identify them.

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A little time like this
won't do me any harm.

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That's good.

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However...

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Zhan Ziyu's men
were all over the mansion just now.

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How did you get back?

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Minglu?

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You haven't fully recovered,

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but you dared to come alone to kill him.

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If this isn't suicide,

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what is?

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Then why are you here?

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Don't flatter yourself.

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I'm not here to help you.

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Muhe Xifeng and Zhao Kuo were among those

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who killed my father
and his brother back then.

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Don't kill me!

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Chu Qiao!

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I'm not lying to you!

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I really have information
to exchange with you.

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Your vice commander
of the Xiuli Army, He Xiao,

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didn't die at Meilin Pass.

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He was just captured
and forced into labor.

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Tell me!

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Where is He Xiao?

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I don't know.

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If you don't tell me,

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I will cut off your hands and feet
one by one.

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I've told you everything I know.

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You... you can't kill me.

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Chu Qiao,

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we're even now.

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Okay.

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We're even now.

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Yes, we are.

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Minglu.

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It's me.

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Qiao!

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Zhan Ziyu's men are gone now,

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but he's sure you can't escape the city,

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so he might search this area for a while.

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You can hide here for now.

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I don't need you to do this.

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I can't kill you,

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and I can't avenge my father.

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I might as well die.

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You're even afraid of pain,

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and you say you're not afraid of death?

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Don't move.

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It's just been bandaged.

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Qiao,

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this is an old restaurant I bought.

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It's empty,

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and nobody knows about this place.

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Take it.

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Rest here for a while.

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Come back and kill me when you're healed.

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Your Majesty.

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Physician Liu has examined her.

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She really has been poisoned by Gelsemium.

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There shouldn't be any mistake.

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There might be more to this.

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Your Majesty,

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Zhao Kuo was assassinated on the road.

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Your Majesty,

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what happened?

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Just now, Zhao Kuo
was assassinated on the road.

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Princess Fu was poisoned,

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and Lord Zhao was killed.

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Aren't these two things
too much of a coincidence?

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You think it's

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just a coincidence?

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Could it be that Lord Zhao's death

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is related to the Crown Prince?

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Didn't the Crown Prince come to the palace
and make such a scene

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just to show me clearly

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that they had nothing to do with this?

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There is one more thing.

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Because of this,

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the Crown Prince

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has expelled all the spies

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we sent into his mansion.

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Ce,

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your act
of pretending to be absurd and foolish

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was very convincing.

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This contains the second thing

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King Ximeng wants you to do.

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You will stay here for today

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and set off from here tomorrow.

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Oh, right.

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Remember to change

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your clothes.

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[Imperial City]

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When someone makes a mistake,
they should naturally be punished.

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I failed in my duty,

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allowing Zhuge Yue to hurt Your Majesty.

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Please punish me, Your Majesty.

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You are a useful slave.

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I still need you.

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But they are different.

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You are right.

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Then let me do it myself.

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Enough!

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I don't like losers.

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If there is a next time,

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they won't die so easily.

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For this trip to Biantang,

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you have two missions.

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First, you must be around

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this fake King Ximeng all the time.

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By any means necessary,

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bring back the person I want

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along with his records.

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Besides you,

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his true identity

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must remain a secret to everyone else.

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Yes.

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Second, Zhuge Yue is unpredictable

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and cunning.

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You must stay on guard against him
all the way.

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Once his mission is complete,

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kill him in Biantang.

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Whatever it takes,

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do not let him leave there.

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Otherwise, in the future,

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he will become a great threat to us.

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Who is it?

28:55.583 --> 28:56.743
Is Princess Fu here?

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[Zi Ming, Li Ce's Concubine]
Princess Fu,

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I came specifically to see you.

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His Highness told me to avoid you

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and stay out of your sight,

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but I thought you wouldn't mind.

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So I took the liberty
of coming to see you.

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I thought that after last night,

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with the palace people causing a ruckus,

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breaking into your room,

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and even trying to poison you,

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you must be starving and exhausted.

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So I made some dishes

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and snacks

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for you to try.

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Have some tea to moisten your throat
before you eat.

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It's good for your digestive system.

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How is it?

30:15.023 --> 30:15.663
It's good.

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Zi Ming, why are you here?

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Fu,

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Zi Ming is not a spy sent by Mother,

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so I kept her here.

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Your Highness,

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I saw you practicing swordsmanship
in the courtyard the other day.

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It was beautiful.

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Could you teach me some other day?

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What's going on today?

30:58.023 --> 30:59.863
His Majesty doesn't even attend
the morning court usually.

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Why did he suddenly

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summon us to the afternoon court today?

31:03.303 --> 31:05.463
I heard it's related to Ximeng.

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The day before yesterday, the Ximeng envoy

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delivered a diplomatic note.

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I wonder what it is about.

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Ximeng?

31:11.743 --> 31:13.183
We have no interactions with Ximeng.

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What are they doing here?

31:14.703 --> 31:15.463
I don't know.

31:16.343 --> 31:18.183
Grand Secretary Liu
has been on sick leave for days.

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Why hasn't he returned yet?

31:20.303 --> 31:20.663
Well...

31:20.663 --> 31:22.463
Lord Liu is hiding from trouble.

31:26.543 --> 31:28.583
The Emperor asked him to assist
the Crown Prince in governing the state.

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He thinks it's a tough job,
[Sun Di, General of Cavalry of Biantang]
so he's feigning illness at home.

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General Sun, you're straightforward,

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but this is not the right place to talk.

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What am I afraid of?

31:42.583 --> 31:44.903
Everyone knows
the Crown Prince is a lost cause.

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If His Majesty had other sons
of the right age,

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would he have stayed in this position
for so long?

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If you ask me,

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Grand Secretary Liu is right.

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If it were me,

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I would also feign illness
and skip the court.

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Your Highness,

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Her Majesty invites you to Fengyi Palace.

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Your Xiuli Army commander, He Xiao,

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is as tough as you.

32:59.823 --> 33:01.543
He didn't die in battle at Meilin Pass.

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He was just captured
and forced into labor.

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He Xiao,

33:13.263 --> 33:15.063
I will definitely take you home.

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Greetings, Mother.

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Mother, I apologize for being rude

33:26.263 --> 33:27.503
and disturbing you yesterday.

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About Princess Fu being poisoned,

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have you found out the truth?

33:30.823 --> 33:31.743
Not yet.

33:32.103 --> 33:33.743
But I believe it was those concubines,

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jealous of me and Princess Fu
being deeply in love,

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who poisoned her.

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I was reckless

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and misunderstood you, Mother.

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Please forgive me, Mother.

33:42.743 --> 33:43.943
How is Princess Fu?

33:44.223 --> 33:45.783
Thank you for your concern, Mother.

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She is much better.

33:47.423 --> 33:50.023
But the envoy from Great Yong
is not doing well.

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He was killed yesterday,

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right outside Tangjing.

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What?

33:55.983 --> 33:57.703
The envoy of Great Yong is dead?

34:03.903 --> 34:04.503
Ce,

34:05.023 --> 34:06.783
do you know who told me

34:07.423 --> 34:09.303
that Princess Fu is Chu Qiao?

34:09.863 --> 34:12.303
It was this Great Yong envoy, Zhao Kuo.

34:13.223 --> 34:14.903
It's a pity that he's dead now.

34:14.943 --> 34:17.343
No one
will ever suspect Princess Fu again.

34:28.423 --> 34:30.623
Don't you agree, Ce?

34:31.823 --> 34:32.423
Mother,

34:33.303 --> 34:35.143
who killed the Great Yong envoy?

34:35.903 --> 34:36.863
Are there any clues?

34:36.863 --> 34:38.223
Now that Zhao Kuo is dead,

34:38.663 --> 34:41.383
Great Yong will definitely demand
an explanation from us.

34:41.383 --> 34:43.303
But this has nothing to do with you.

34:43.663 --> 34:44.463
You can still

34:44.463 --> 34:46.463
be deeply in love with your Princess Fu

34:46.463 --> 34:47.503
and live your life.

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Not only that.

34:49.343 --> 34:50.383
Now, even

34:50.383 --> 34:51.863
the concubines I gave you

34:52.063 --> 34:53.183
have made mistakes

34:53.463 --> 34:56.023
and brought it upon themselves
to be kicked out.

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From now on, let alone Princess Fu,

34:58.783 --> 35:01.023
even if you keep the real Chu Qiao
in your mansion,

35:01.023 --> 35:02.463
no one will know.

35:03.023 --> 35:05.023
If you really had Chu Qiao,

35:05.303 --> 35:07.063
not only could it cause
Great Yan and Great Yong

35:07.063 --> 35:09.263
to use it as an opportunity to attack us,

35:09.543 --> 35:12.903
you could also use Chu Qiao
to build a private army and rebel.

35:13.183 --> 35:15.743
Didn't Heir Apparent Yan
join forces with her back then

35:15.743 --> 35:17.663
and march all the way to Zhenhuang City,

35:17.663 --> 35:20.183
catching the Emperor of Great Yong
off guard?

35:22.423 --> 35:22.903
Mother.

35:23.503 --> 35:24.663
As the Crown Prince,

35:24.983 --> 35:27.383
although I lack the virtue and talent
to share the burden of Father and you,

35:27.383 --> 35:29.503
I would never do such an absurd thing.

35:30.103 --> 35:32.063
I truly like Fu.

35:32.063 --> 35:33.503
I was afraid that she would be angry,

35:33.503 --> 35:34.303
so I made an excuse

35:34.303 --> 35:36.863
to kick those beautiful concubines
out of the mansion.

35:36.863 --> 35:38.583
I've been lacking in ability
since I was young.

35:38.583 --> 35:40.343
Thanks to your doting
and protection, Mother,

35:40.343 --> 35:42.263
I was able to survive in the palace.

35:42.383 --> 35:43.983
At the afternoon court today,

35:43.983 --> 35:45.503
I'm about to tell Father

35:45.943 --> 35:48.183
that I cannot take on the great responsibility
of governing the state.

35:48.183 --> 35:50.263
I will ask him to allow you to continue

35:50.383 --> 35:52.983
bearing this heavy burden for me.

36:02.983 --> 36:03.943
Rise, Ce.

36:05.463 --> 36:06.023
Yes.

36:13.943 --> 36:14.503
Ce,

36:15.383 --> 36:17.503
since you are the Crown Prince
of a country,

36:17.503 --> 36:19.063
how can you easily shirk

36:19.223 --> 36:20.543
the heavy responsibility
of governing the state?

36:20.543 --> 36:22.583
I only secured
this position of Crown Prince

36:22.583 --> 36:24.543
because of your prestige, Mother.

36:24.703 --> 36:25.783
To govern the state

36:25.943 --> 36:28.423
is to shoulder the responsibility
for the people.

36:28.423 --> 36:30.263
I have neither talent nor virtue.

36:30.463 --> 36:33.463
Please keep helping me
bear this burden, Mother.

36:46.823 --> 36:47.623
-Qiao.
-Li Ce.

36:49.103 --> 36:51.503
-I have something...
-I have something...

36:51.943 --> 36:53.543
-You go first.
-You go first.

36:54.023 --> 36:55.543
Alright, I'll go first.

36:56.423 --> 36:57.903
That day, I heard some news

36:58.023 --> 36:59.183
from Zhao Kuo.

36:59.863 --> 37:01.863
He Xiao is still alive.

37:02.223 --> 37:03.303
He is in Great Yong.

37:03.423 --> 37:04.823
I want you to help me find out

37:04.823 --> 37:06.103
where he is being held.

37:06.343 --> 37:07.463
I want to rescue him.

37:08.903 --> 37:11.023
I also have a favor to ask of you.

37:13.583 --> 37:15.663
Qiao, do you remember telling me that

37:16.023 --> 37:17.023
once you recover,

37:17.423 --> 37:18.983
you would not only protect me,

37:18.983 --> 37:21.103
but also help me take back what is mine?

37:23.023 --> 37:24.023
Get up first.

37:25.903 --> 37:26.503
Li Ce,

37:27.543 --> 37:28.463
you want...

37:28.463 --> 37:29.903
I want to reclaim

37:30.903 --> 37:32.343
my power from my mother.

37:32.903 --> 37:33.463
Qiao,

37:33.903 --> 37:35.143
although I am the Crown Prince,

37:35.143 --> 37:36.223
I can only live under the shadow

37:36.223 --> 37:37.543
of my mother's power.

37:37.783 --> 37:39.543
You were once the martial arts instructor
of Great Yong's imperial guard,

37:39.543 --> 37:40.743
and you led the Xiuli Army.

37:40.743 --> 37:41.823
I will provide the money and resources,

37:41.823 --> 37:43.863
and I want you
to train a secret army for me.

37:43.863 --> 37:45.783
This army will be mine in the future.

37:45.783 --> 37:47.663
At the same time, I will help you find out

37:47.663 --> 37:49.143
news about He Xiao in Great Yong.

37:49.143 --> 37:51.023
This way, given time,

37:51.223 --> 37:52.623
once this army is formed,

37:52.903 --> 37:54.303
you can also use it to help you

37:54.303 --> 37:56.063
rescue He Xiao from Great Yong.

38:02.143 --> 38:03.383
Well played, Li Ce.

38:04.063 --> 38:05.943
Not only do you want
to make a deal with me,

38:05.943 --> 38:07.623
but you also want to tie me down to you?

38:07.623 --> 38:09.503
How is this tying you down, Qiao?

38:10.223 --> 38:11.623
You are a female general.

38:11.623 --> 38:14.183
You must take responsibility
for your words.

38:17.103 --> 38:19.143
I can't spend my whole life
playing the role of

38:19.143 --> 38:22.103
a loser indulging in luxury
and debauchery.

38:22.943 --> 38:24.463
I must first be able to protect myself,

38:24.463 --> 38:27.183
so that I can protect the people
I want to protect.

38:56.983 --> 38:59.023
Our Biantang has prepared a state banquet

38:59.023 --> 39:01.063
to welcome King Ximeng.

39:03.023 --> 39:05.023
But I'm afraid in King Ximeng's eyes,

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there is no one worthy of his trust.

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Xing?