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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 31]

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Miss Ling.

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Greetings, Miss Ling.

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I've gathered all members of Fenglai Pavilion from every region.

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They've been slipping into the Capital in secret

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and are now standing by.

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Very well.

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Follow the plan.

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Take your men to the Prince of Yuzhang's Manor and assist Zhong Lin.

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The rest

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is to stay put for now.

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Yes.

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What about you,

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Miss Ling?

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Phoenix Terrace.

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Minister Lin,

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you're back.

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Your Majesty,

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I have returned

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alive.

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You've served two reigns

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and are revered by all.

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Yet due to the Ling faction's framing,

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you rose and fell three times

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and were only reinstated today.

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You've suffered a lot.

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I was stubborn and rigid.

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Your Majesty's decision to exile me

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was to protect me.

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I

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understand.

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Minister Lin, you're an upright man.

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The future of Great Qi will depend on you.

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Greetings, Your Majesty.

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Mr. Li.

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I hope you will continue

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to select worthy talents for Great Qi

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and demand justice for the people.

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Also,

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the status verification system must be abolished.

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Only then can Great Qi remain stable for long.

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Your Majesty, if you face any difficulty,

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you must tell us.

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Even if it costs my life,

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I will protect you.

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I appreciate it,

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Mr. Li.

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I would give

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everything for Great Qi,

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even if at the cost of my life.

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Since birth,

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I have suffered from cold sickness.

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It's only with everyone's care

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that I have lived to see this day.

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I thank you all.

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Thank you for never abandoning me

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so that we could build this flourishing age together.

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Today,

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I'd like to look upon

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my capital,

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my officials and people,

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and my land.

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Long live the wise ruler!

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Golden Phoenix Bids Farewell.

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Cangcang,

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when you see these fireworks,

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leave this place.

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Don't come back.

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This place is dangerous.

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If I survive this,

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I will never let you leave me again.

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Could it be...?

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Xiao Huan!

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Your Majesty,

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you said you wished to die with dignity.

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Do it now.

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Is this

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the ending you all wanted?

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- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

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- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

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- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

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Xiao Huan!

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- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

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No!

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Cangcang.

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Zhong Lin.

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Where's Xiao Huan?

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His Majesty jumped from Phoenix Terrace.

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The river was fast.

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Shi Yan and I have searched for him.

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Xiao Qianqing's men are also looking along the banks,

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but haven't found him.

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Cangcang.

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Where are you going, Cangcang?

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I'm going to find him.

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Du Tingxin has soldiers all over Phoenix Terrace.

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If you go now, you're walking to your death.

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Saintess.

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Speak.

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The Emperor of Great Qi jumped from Phoenix Terrace.

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Is he dead?

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They haven't found his body.

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But no one has ever survived the Qining River.

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He does have some backbone

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to choose such a decisive way to die.

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I didn't get to meet him once.

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Now that I think of it,

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that's a shame.

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[Wuying Hall]

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Well?

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Do you like

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the gift I gave you, Qianqing?

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No.

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When I wanted it, you didn't give it.

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It means nothing when it comes late.

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It's like sincerity.

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If no one answers it,

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then the answer no longer matters.

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Tell me.

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Other than the map,

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what else do you want?

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I only wish to serve you

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and help you claim the throne.

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Let's celebrate in advance.

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May Great Qi

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have peaceful weather

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and thriving people.

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Xiao Huan...

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He jumped from Phoenix Terrace.

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He might...

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- He might be... - I don't believe it.

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I don't believe a single word you say

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unless I see it myself.

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Cangcang.

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Ying,

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do you remember

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we used to play

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at Wuying Hall back then?

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Thank you, Huan.

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You said the mandarins were bitter

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and refused to eat them unless we removed the pith.

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But you didn't like the ones I peeled.

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You said they were ugly.

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You would only eat the ones Xiao Huan peeled.

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I was upset

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- so I peeled a lot for you. - Tasty.

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I want more.

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Peel one more.

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If you like it,

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I can peel more.

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Here.

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No.

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Ugly.

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Ying,

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you must finish the mandarins

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I peeled for you.

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If not, I'll tell our mother

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that you're playing favorites.

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Your mandarins are ugly.

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I don't want them.

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Eat.

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- If you don't finish them... - No.

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Your mandarins are ugly.

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Eat.

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You have to finish them.

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Ying.

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Huan.

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Help, Huan.

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Ying!

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Ying!

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Ying!

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You're bad!

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Ying.

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You're bad!

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I don't want them.

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Go away!

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- Ying. - You're bad!

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Ying.

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You're bad!

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You're bad!

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Don't be afraid, Ying.

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I'm here.

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Don't be afraid, Ying.

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Huan.

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What exactly happened

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during the fire at Luling Palace that day?

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What do you think happened?

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Why did you abandon Ying?

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You knew how she loved you, respected you.

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Why didn't you save her?

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You and I

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were born into the imperial family.

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Yes.

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We were born into the imperial family.

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Is this

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the ending you all wanted?

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What did Du Tingxin do to you?

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Xiao Huan.

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Why did you choose to jump from Phoenix Terrace?

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You haven't even told me the truth.

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What should I do now?

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[Virtue Held Within]

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Your Highness,

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the Imperial Preceptor ordered me to bring the Princess of Ding'an back.

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Where's Cangcang?

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Even like this,

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all you care about...

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Tell me where Ling Cangcang is!

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She's fine.

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She's the Empress of Great Qi.

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Of course, she's in Linghe Hall.

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Your Majesty,

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it's been a long while.

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It feels like a lifetime.

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Preceptor Du, you went to all this trouble

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to bring me back to Linghe Hall.

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Surely it's not for a casual chat.

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You're the Empress.

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Naturally, you should be in Linghe Hall.

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I'm only doing my duty as Imperial Preceptor

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to escort Your Majesty back to the palace.

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You want to kill me?

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Of course.

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I can't wait to cut you into pieces.

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If not for you,

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Xiao Huan wouldn't have ended up like this.

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His condition today

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is all thanks to you.

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Your fate is said to curse His Majesty.

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As long as you're near him,

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he will never meet a good end.

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He's not dead.

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He can't be dead.

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I saw him jump from Phoenix Terrace with my own eyes.

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Even if you lie to yourself,

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I'm telling you, he will not survive.

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For you,

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Xiao Huan gave up the only medicine that could save him.

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What were you doing?

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For you,

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he risked his life to travel alone to Xijiang for peace negotiations.

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What were you doing?

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Ling Cangcang,

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he gave you everything he could.

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Now that he's already jumped from Phoenix Terrace.

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Why are you still alive?

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Why didn't you

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die with him?

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Madam.

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Madam.

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They found this blood-soaked robe in the Qining River.

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How could I...

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How could I possibly

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let you die so easily?

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Don't worry.

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I won't torment you for long.

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Once I've had my fun,

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I'll send you

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to your demise.

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Du Tingxin,

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if you want to kill me,

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do it now.

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Otherwise,

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I swear I'll make you pay.

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As matters stand,

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what price could you make me pay?

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It's been three days since His Majesty fell into the river.

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The Capital Patrol Office has been dispatched

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and searched the entire Qining River,

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but they've found no trace of him.

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Your Highness,

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the Qining River is dangerous.

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There are countless undercurrents and whirlpools.

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I fear His Majesty

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may not survive.

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- Yes. - Yes.

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The nation can't be without a ruler for even a day.

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His Majesty has met with disaster

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and left no heir.

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Prince of Yuzhang, you're the regent now.

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For the sake of the people of Great Qi,

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you should...

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How presumptuous!

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Minister Xing,

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what are you trying to say?

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His Majesty's condition remains unclear,

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and all of you

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are already rushing to curry favor

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with the Prince of Yuzhang.

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How shameful.

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If His Majesty

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never returns,

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what will become of Great Qi?

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What will become of the imperial court?

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In my opinion,

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at a time like this,

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only the Prince of Yuzhang...

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I'm not interested.

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Prince of Yuzhang.

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If any of you

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wish to fight over the throne, go ahead.

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I'm not stepping into this mess.

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His Majesty slipped

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and fell into the river from Phoenix Terrace.

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All the ministers present saw it with your own eyes.

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No one who falls into the Qining River

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has ever survived.

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Even though the Capital Patrol Office

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is still searching...

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Whether alive or dead,

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we must find His Majesty.

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Until it's confirmed,

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no one

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is to covet the throne.

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Minister Lin,

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I know you're loyal to the Emperor.

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I myself have known His Majesty since childhood.

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All the more reason I can't accept this either.

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But if His Majesty can't be found,

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we can't wait forever.

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You're right, Preceptor Du.

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- True. - Yes.

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However,

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according to the founding laws of Great Qi,

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if the emperor's life or death remains unknown,

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only after one hundred days

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with no word

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may the throne pass to another.

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One hundred days?

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If any of you doubt it,

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you may consult the law

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and see whether I lie.

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Uh...

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Minister Lin has served two reigns

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and even helped the late Emperor revise the code.

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He's never mistaken.

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However,

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during these one hundred days...

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We must ask the Prince of Yuzhang

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to act as Regent

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during this period.

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When His Majesty returns,

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all will naturally return

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to its rightful order.

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Yes.

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That makes sense.

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Please stay, Prince of Yuzhang.

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His Majesty jumped from Phoenix Terrace,

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and we don't know if he's alive.

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You don't seem to care.

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Why should I care about

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the murderer who killed my mother and Ying?

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Do you have no interest in the throne?

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Since when have I ever cared for it?

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I only wanted the throne

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because Xiao Huan valued it more than his own life.

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If he dies,

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what use

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is the throne to me?

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Right now I have only one thought.

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I hope he doesn't die in the Qining River.

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I want to take his life with my own hands.

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Then you should think about

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how to find His Majesty first.

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By the way,

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the Empress weeps day and night.

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She says she wants to die with His Majesty.

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Your Highness,

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what do you think we should do with her?

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What do the rites say?

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If there is no news

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from His Majesty after a hundred days,

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the Empress must be buried with him.

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We'll follow this rite then.

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I shall obey.

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Your Highness,

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when the decree announcing the emperor's passing

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is issued,

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please deliver the decree

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for the Empress to be buried with him.

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I will.

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It was Xiao Huan.

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He fooled me.

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Now it's clear

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that he was the one who killed Ying.

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He would rather choose death

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than admit it.

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So he can't blame me

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for destroying everything he cares about.

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Your Highness.

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Investigate all contact

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between Nanrong Palace and Xuanguang Hall before the incident.

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Do it quietly.

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Don't let anyone in the palace find out.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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[Prosperity in Full Vigor]

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Your Highness.

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[Linghe Hall]

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Your Highness.

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The Imperial Preceptor said

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Her Majesty is grieving too deeply

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and shouldn't be disturbed.

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But she must repay me

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what she owes me.

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[Linghe Hall]

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Now

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you finally understand my pain.

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Give it back to me.

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The pain of having your heart ripped out.

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The pain of a thousand arrows through the chest.

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I want you

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to feel it just as I have.

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Soon,

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the news of His Majesty's passing

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will be announced.

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You're the Empress.

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You will be buried with him.

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But before that,

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I want you to eat well

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and stay alive.

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I want you

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to live in torment

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for every single moment.

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You know you're going to die,

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yet you don't even flinch.

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Truly a lovely couple who would die for each other.

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He said he wanted to die with dignity.

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Then he turned around

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and jumped off Phoenix Terrace.

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He just wanted to be thought dead and gone!

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How I wish

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I could run a sword through his heart myself.

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Your Highness.

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He said he chose death,

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but jumped from Phoenix Terrace

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and disappeared.

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That means

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there's still hope.

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If he only disappeared,

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then there's still hope.

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[The Start of a Bright Future]

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I passed by

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your favorite dessert shop today.

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I bought a few bowls

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of your favorites.

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Eat.

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Do you know

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why I like that shop?

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No.

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Because they use more sugar.

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When it's sweet,

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life doesn't feel so bitter.

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But now it feels too sweet.

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It doesn't taste good.

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Fine.

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Tomorrow

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I'll buy from another shop...

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Do you find this fun?

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How many days can you keep me here?

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I do find it fun.

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I think you're doing well here.

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Are you really that eager to leave me?

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Xiao Qianqing,

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I have to go.

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I need to save Cangcang.

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What did you say?

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She's started eating again?

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Yes, Madam.

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Her Majesty has found her will to live.

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I thought your love for Xiao Huan

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was so deep

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that you'd cry day and night

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and suffer endlessly.

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Since that's the case,

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I won't let you live

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a day longer.

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Your Majesty, be on your way, please.

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What?

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Du Tingxin can't wait

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for the Empress of Great Qi to be buried?

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Is she so afraid I'll live another day?

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Please do it yourself, Your Majesty.

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If I do it,

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it'll be painful.

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How could I

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give you what you want?

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Forgive me then.

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Zhong Lin?

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Let's go.

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Careful.

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Madam,

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Her Majesty has escaped.

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I didn't know Her Majesty still had influence

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inside the palace.

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I truly

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underestimated her.

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[Fayun Temple]

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Father.

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Father.

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I'm here.

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Great that you're safe.

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Father.

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About what Du Tingxin has done,

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were you involved?

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Is it nippy outside?

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Your hands are cold.

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You're a grown-up

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and still don't know how to take care of yourself.

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Here.

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Take this.

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Take this.

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Do you know about the death

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of the Empress Dowager Liu and Princess Ying?

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Cangcang,

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you came here

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just to ask about this?

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Stop hiding it, Father.

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Xiao Huan has disappeared now.

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The Prince of Yuzhang has turned against him

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and joined Du Tingxin in the coup.

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I need to know the truth.

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Cangcang, stop digging.

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What matters most now is that you head north

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and meet Jueding.

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The Northern Garrison Army can protect you,

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understand?

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You want me

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to leave the Capital

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and go to the northern border?

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What about Xiao Huan?

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What about Great Qi?

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Cangcang, even if you find out the truth,

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what difference does it make?

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It does make a difference.

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Father,

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if Xiao Huan has only disappeared, it means there's still hope.

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I believe

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he'll come back alive.

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That's why the truth matters.

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Father,

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please tell me.

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Cangcang,

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you're so stubborn.

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You wouldn't listen to

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a single word I said.

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Do you know

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what you're about to face?

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Du Tingxin.

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She's a mad dog.

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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♪