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♪The white sail came too late♪

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♪Where did he go?♪

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♪Snow veils the mountains♪

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♪Love endures beyond life and death♪

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♪A black chess piece♪

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♪Whose game did he stumble into?♪

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♪All his life, there's no escape♪

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

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♪Will anyone still love with an unchanging heart?♪

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♪I will remember♪

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♪Those days long past♪

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♪As the wind drifts with the white sail♪

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♪Ten thousand years ago♪

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♪Did you once walk this shore?♪

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

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♪I am lost yet willing♪

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♪Still I love you with a steadfast heart♪

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♪Until all things fade away♪

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♪The stars will remember us♪

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[Love & Crown]

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

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[Episode 25]

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You may go.

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I don't like you.

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It's fine if Your Highness doesn't care for me.

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But before Commander Li left,

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he asked me to bring you a message.

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Would you like to hear it?

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What is it?

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Commander Li told me to remind you that

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as long as you keep calm,

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don't hit anyone,

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and behave yourself,

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the flower

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will soon be in bloom.

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That's not right.

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Your Highness.

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That is indeed Commander Li's message.

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What's wrong with it?

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You didn't say it

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as nicely as he did.

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Then, Your Highness,

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about this meal...

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I'll behave.

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I'll eat it.

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Her Majesty arrives!

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- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

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What brings you here?

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I came out for some air,

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and thought I'd stop by to check on you.

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I'm here now.

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Dismissed.

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Yes.

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I know why you've come.

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You were afraid I'd be angry.

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Don't worry.

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I was a little angry just now,

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but I've already forgiven you.

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Forgiven us?

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Why?

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It's a secret.

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I'm not telling you.

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It seems our Princess Ying has

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grown more poised and gracious,

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and far more considerate.

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When will Hongqing be able to return?

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Well, I don't know either.

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However,

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I believe that as long as you behave,

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and wait for Commander Li's return,

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His Majesty will surely have a surprise for you.

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All right.

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I'll trust you.

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Of course you should trust me.

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Oh, Your Majesty,

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if I receive a gift from Hongqing,

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shouldn't I send one in return?

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Naturally.

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What gift in this world is the best?

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In this world,

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there is no such thing as the "best" gift.

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As long as your heart is in it,

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that makes it the best.

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My heart...

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Does it mean

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a gift made with my own hands would be better?

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Yes.

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I know what I want to give him.

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So,

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Princess Ying summoned

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the palace maid who sent Li Hongqing that sachet,

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and she could learn how to make one herself.

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Yes.

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My younger sister has always held grudges.

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It is no small feat for her

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to come this far.

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Indeed.

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I wonder if things are going smoothly on Li Hongqing's side.

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Hongqing has always been meticulous.

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Put your mind at ease.

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I just hope they all return safely.

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But truth be told,

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this sachet is quite ugly.

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Actually, Princess Ying hasn't finished

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making the sachet she intends for Li Hongqing.

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This is the one

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I made for Your Majesty.

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I came to ask what kind of fragrance

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you'd prefer.

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But since Your Majesty dislikes it,

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then I'll take it back.

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Why would I dislike it?

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I only glanced at it and missed the details.

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With a closer look,

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your hands are as skilled as ever.

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Your stitching could rival the palace embroiderers.

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Do you mean that?

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Of course.

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I...

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I like it a great deal.

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Glad to hear that.

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Our little princess

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has given her heart

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to Li Hongqing,

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and is still waiting for the flower to bloom.

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And yet,

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will she be met with joy or grief?

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What are you getting at?

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Working with that man

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is like playing with fire.

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To him, you are nothing

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but a piece on the board.

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So,

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does that trouble you?

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A piece can be played

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or tossed aside.

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Madam, all I want is for you

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to live freely, without chains,

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not bound to anyone's will.

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I know what you're saying.

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But there's something important

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I need to tell you.

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What is it?

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The important thing

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is that you're still calling me "Madam."

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I...

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I'm simply used to it.

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It's hard to change this habit.

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Very well.

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Suit yourself.

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Some incense

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can quiet the mind, soothe the spirit.

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Others

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can steal a life without a sound.

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Do you think the Lingbi Sect

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is capable of taking Li Hongqing's life?

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Help him.

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Yes.

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It's a trap.

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Go!

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Go on ahead.

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Quit talking.

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You're Li Hongqing.

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And what of it?

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I've been expecting you!

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It's you!

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Save it,

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just move!

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There are too many pursuers.

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We need a distraction.

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Luo Xianxue,

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I'm entrusting Shi Yan to you.

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Why trust me?

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You chose to save us.

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You'd already made your decision.

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Get him out of here.

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Head for the Capital.

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Tell His Majesty and the Empress

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about the Lingbi Sect.

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Don't worry.

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I won't die.

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Someone is waiting for my return.

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Be careful.

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When it blooms,

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we'll wander

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through mountains and rivers

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to see the sea of blossoms.

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Your Highness.

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Is there news of Hongqing?

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Your Highness,

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your dinner from the Imperial Kitchens.

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Hongqing said

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I mustn't bully the weak.

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Otherwise, he wouldn't like me anymore.

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Then,

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allow me to help Your Highness dine.

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I'm not eating.

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I'm going to His Majesty.

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You are not to follow me.

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Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty!

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What now?

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This is...

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Li Hongqing's sword.

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To save General Shi Yan,

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Commander Li lured the Lingbi Sect's elites away

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and fell off the cliff to his death.

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What?

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Did they recover his body?

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They searched for two full days and nights.

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All they found was his sword.

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How could this be...

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General Shi Yan said

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the Lingbi Sect seemed prepared from the start.

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They set up an ambush.

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If not for Luo Xianxue,

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they would've

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all died there.

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Luo Xianxue...

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Shi Yan must not give up.

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He must keep searching for Li Hongqing.

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As long as there is no body,

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Li Hongqing isn't dead yet.

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Yes.

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Wait.

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Princess Ying

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must never find out.

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Yes.

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What can't I know?

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I heard everything.

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Is Hongqing dead?

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Xiao Ying...

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Listen to me.

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Did you send Hongqing out there?

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You never liked him, so you sent him away on purpose.

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You just wanted him gone!

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That's not true.

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Don't touch me!

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You're the one who killed him.

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I will never

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forgive you!

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Your Highness!

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Your Majesty,

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what should we do?

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When she loses her temper,

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there's no telling what she'll do.

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Summon

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the Prince of Yuzhang here.

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As you wish.

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- Princess Ying! - Princess Ying!

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- Your Highness. - Princess Ying!

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Where is the princess?

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Princess Ying!

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- Your Highness, - Princess Ying!

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Princess Ying returned an hour ago.

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She looked terribly upset.

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And then she vanished.

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A bunch of fools.

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Princess Ying!

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- Search over there with me! - Yes!

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Princess Ying!

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This way!

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You, search there!

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Princess Ying!

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Princess Ying, where are you?

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Ying.

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Ying.

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Ying.

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What kind of flower is this?

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Let me see it, will you?

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Qianqing.

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Come.

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Ying.

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It's all right.

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I will plant it for you.

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I promise it'll be just the same.

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It will bloom, I swear.

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I can't get angry.

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I can't hit or scold anyone.

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Or else Hongqing won't like me anymore.

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Ying, stop it.

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I can't get angry.

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I can't hit or scold anyone.

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Or else Hongqing won't like me anymore.

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But I can't hold it in. What do I do?

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Get out!

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I want you to leave!

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I can't get angry.

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I mustn't get angry.

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If I get angry,

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the flower won't bloom.

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I can't get angry.

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I mustn't get angry.

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If I get angry,

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the flower won't bloom.

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I can't get angry...

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Li Hongqing isn't coming back.

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You and Li Hongqing bought tanghulu in the market.

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He bought this pot of flowers for you.

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It's actually a Blaze Blossom.

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When it blooms, it's brilliant.

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A symbol of freedom.

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He hoped you'd always live happy and unbound.

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He put his heart into everything he did for you.

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Stop talking.

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I'm not angry.

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I can't get angry.

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I mustn't get angry.

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You've tended to this flower so carefully,

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waiting for it to bloom,

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hoping he'd see it when he came back.

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Isn't that right?

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If I get angry, Hongqing won't like me anymore.

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I can't be angry.

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Li Hongqing is dead.

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Even if the flower blooms,

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there's no one left to cherish you.

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You're lying!

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Hongqing won't die.

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He won't.

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He's dead.

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And it was His Majesty who killed him.

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- I didn't think anything of the sort... - You want to kill him.

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Stop talking.

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- Be quiet. - You want to kill him.

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- I wasn't thinking that! - Kill him.

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Kill him!

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Kill His Majesty!

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Avenge your dear Hongqing!

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Kill His Majesty!

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Avenge your dear Hongqing!

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I'm going to kill him.

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He must die.

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I must avenge Hongqing.

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I must kill him.

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I thought Your Majesty

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was about to remove the cloak

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and drape it over me.

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Why haven't you returned home?

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Worried about Ying?

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Lately,

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my right eyelid keeps twitching.

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Something isn't sitting right in my heart.

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This is the only jug of wine I have left.

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I was hoping it'd last me till morning.

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Don't be late

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for tomorrow's court session.

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Minister Xing will be presenting the waterworks funding proposal.

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I'll need your support.

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Do you intend to work me to the bone,

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and have me serve till death?

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It's for the sake of Great Qi.

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Here, Prince of Yuzhang.

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You've done well.

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I only have one younger sister.

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She may be a little wild,

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but she's the apple of my eye.

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I understand.

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I haven't given up on Li Hongqing.

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I believe

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he won't meet his demise so easily.

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Wufu.

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Yes.

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Prepare a brazier for the Prince of Yuzhang.

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At once.

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Ying.

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Why won't you come in?

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I wouldn't dare.

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You said no one was allowed inside.

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I couldn't bear the consequences

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of invoking your anger.

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I'm fine now.

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Truly?

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Ying.

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I promise you

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that Li Hongqing will be all right.

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And the flower will bloom.

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Ying,

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you'll have happiness in life.

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Yes.

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The Blaze Blossom

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will bloom.

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You...

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You know what flower it is now?

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Princess Ying is preparing to awaken the Dual-Pupil Art?

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Yes.

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I've heard

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that art exists only in legends.

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Everything is progressing as planned.

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The Dual-Pupil Art is terrifyingly powerful,

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and Princess Ying is now

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slowly losing her sanity.

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She's ready to drag him down with her if she must.

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These past days,

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I've tampered

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with His Majesty's pills.

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Just enough to leave him drowsy,

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and none the wiser.

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But tell me,

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has Princess Ying ever seen your true face?

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She shouldn't recognize me.

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These next few days,

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I'll keep a close watch on her.

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[Poison Toad]

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[Devoid of Delusion]

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Sir.

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Everything is prepared.

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Are you certain

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this will cure me?

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Madam has said

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she'd rid you of your suffering once and for all.

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Very well.

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Let's begin.

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Yes, sir.

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You're awake.

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How long was I asleep?

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An hour.

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Your Majesty has been overworked lately.

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It's normal to be drowsy now and then.

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You summoned Mr. Li Chengtian.

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He'll be here shortly.

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I'll fetch some Zixue Pills

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to help you stay alert.

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All right.

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You don't know where Princess Ying has gone?

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Her Majesty had chicken soup prepared for her.

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It won't taste good once it's cold.

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I really don't know.

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Lately, the princess has stayed in her chamber.

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No one is allowed in.

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But today, for some reason, she's not there.

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We're searching as well.

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It's fine.

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We'll wait for her in her chamber, then.

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She'll return eventually.

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Your Majesty,

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the princess forbids lighting a fire inside.

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It's a bit cold within.

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It's all right.

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Your Majesty.

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Ying.

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Ying.

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Why are you here?

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Did you find Hongqing?

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Not yet.

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But I haven't given up.

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The fact that we haven't found his body

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also proves

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that Li Hongqing is still alive.

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You're lying to me.

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I'm not.

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Is it because

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you hate seeing me in love with Hongqing?

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Did you send him to his death?

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Did you want him dead?

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I did not.

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Why would I do such a thing?

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You've never liked me since we were children.

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You wanted me dead.

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You wanted the fire to burn me alive.

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Ying, calm down.

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Do not call me that!

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Only Hongqing can call me that.

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Shall I summon the Prince of Yuzhang?

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Believe me or not,

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I am your brother as well.

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I want you to be happy too.

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And I hope that one day

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you'll let me care for you.

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If Your Majesty truly cares for me...

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Promise me one thing,

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will you?

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Certainly.

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Tell me.

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Look at this table. It's so messy, and no one cleaned it.

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These servants all deserve a beating.

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Judging by this sight,

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the princess hasn't slept in her bed

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for quite some time.

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The eunuchs said

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she'd barely eaten these days.

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She stopped eating and sleeping over Li Hongqing.

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If this goes on,

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it will take a toll on her body.

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And who knows what she does

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when shut up in here all day.

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Something here has been moved.

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Why would she shift the carpet?

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Your Majesty!

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The figure wearing the crown

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is

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His Majesty?

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Guards!

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Your Majesty.

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Where is His Majesty now?

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Likely in Wuying Hall.

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Notify General Lu.

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Deliver my decree.

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Summon the Prince of Yuzhang.

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The rest of you, come with me to Wuying Hall.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty!

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It's alright.

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Just die,

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all right?

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Die!

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Your Majesty!

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Princess Ying!

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Stop at once!

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- General Lu! - General Lu!

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- Are you injured? - General Lu!

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Don't come any closer!

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The Empress?

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I think I might like you a little.

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Forgive me.

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He's the one Li Hongqing loved and respected most!

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No.

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The one he loved most was me.

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He's followed His Majesty since he was nine.

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If you kill him,

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Li Hongqing will never forgive you!

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Xiao Ying.

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Do you still remember

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what Li Hongqing promised you?

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If you wish,

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I'll take you out of the palace

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to see the sea of blossoms.

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If I wish,

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he'll take me to see the flowers.

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That's right.

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He promised you

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you'd see the flowers.

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But if you kill His Majesty now,

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that wish will never come true.

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Liar.

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I'm not lying.

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If Li Hongqing stood here today,

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he wouldn't want to see you like this.

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If you kill the one he respects most,

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then you will never

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see him again.

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Shut up!

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Your Majesty.

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Are you all right?

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Cangcang...

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Cangcang!

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- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

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[Wuying Hall]

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Your Highness.

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Ying.

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Ying!

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Ying!

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Ying, are you hurt?

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Ying?

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Ying.

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Why would you do this?

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Tell me.

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Why did you do this?

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And His Majesty?

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How is he?

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Your Highness,

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His Majesty is safe.

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However,

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Her Majesty...

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I deserve punishment.

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Nothing would atone for this.

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Where are they?

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Sent to Linghe Hall.

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Imperial Physician Li is there.

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Eunuch Feng and the others

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were likely struck by Ying's Enfeebling Dust.

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The cold palace should have the antidote.

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One more thing.

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If the Empress Dowager arrives,

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you must stop her.

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Do not let her near Linghe Hall.

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Yes.

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You brat.

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Get some rest.

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When will the Empress be out of danger?

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Her Majesty miscarried and lost too much blood.

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But her constitution is strong.

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If she wakes, she should recover.

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And if she doesn't wake?

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You brat.

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You must keep a clear head.

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A clear head?

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My child is gone.

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My empress remains unconscious.

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How do you expect me to be calm?

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Now,

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my child is gone.

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The Empress is bleeding out, clinging to life.

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All thanks to your dear little sister.

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I deserve

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a thousand deaths.

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You need not die.

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But Xiao Ying

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must pay the price.

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It's my fault for failing to guide her.

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Punish me instead.

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Will you die in her place too?

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Your Majesty, I beg you.

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Please spare her life.

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In return, you will have

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my unconditional loyalty.

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Get out.

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I don't want to see you again.

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You brat.

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Get some rest.

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If Her Majesty wakes up,

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you shouldn't be the one who falls sick.

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Why isn't the Empress awake yet?

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I checked her pulse just now.

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It's still steady and strong.

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Give her a little more time.

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♪The cold breeze dissipates♪

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♪The flying snow♪

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♪Leaving no traces of it...♪

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Your Majesty,

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Prince of Yuzhang is still kneeling outside.

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Let him kneel all he wants.

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♪Gently♪

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♪We loved with all our hearts♪

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♪And softly, under flickering flames, we fell from the heavens♪

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♪When our story♪

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♪Is sung again in spring♪

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♪May tomorrow's homeland♪

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♪Be awash in morning light♪

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[Linghe Hall]

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♪When our story♪

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♪Is sung again in spring♪

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♪May tomorrow's homeland♪

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♪Be awash in morning light♪

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Cangcang.

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You're awake.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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Were you hurt?

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I am all right.

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I am safe and sound.

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I'm glad to hear that.

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♪Who walks lone through storm and snow♪

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♪Reading every warmth and chill♪

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♪Of the heart?♪

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♪Who stands proud against a thousand weights♪

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♪Grace only a mask he wears?♪

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♪My blade sweeps the heavens♪

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♪Blood once drenched♪

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♪My armor and charging steed♪

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♪I know what it means to let go♪

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♪When to step in, when to hold back♪

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♪A broken blade cuts through♪

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♪Years of winter and summer♪

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♪Enemy flags burn to ash like gauze♪

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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