WEBVTT 00:09.360 --> 00:11.040 - Your Grace. - Eunuch Wang. 00:11.040 --> 00:12.800 How is His Majesty? 00:12.800 --> 00:14.400 This way. 00:19.280 --> 00:21.400 Meisun. 00:22.080 --> 00:26.360 I'm afraid His Majesty has lost his consciousness. 00:38.080 --> 00:40.520 Why is this stuff here? 00:40.520 --> 00:42.880 Mr. Ji came to see His Majesty. 00:42.880 --> 00:45.920 He probably left it behind. 00:53.520 --> 00:55.720 I want to teach you the 13 Needles of Guimen. 00:55.720 --> 00:58.160 There is a Haiquan acupoint on the human tongue. 00:58.160 --> 01:00.400 It can treat amnesia. 01:00.400 --> 01:04.240 It has a miraculous effect for those in danger. 01:05.920 --> 01:08.880 Ji Yong is always mysterious. 01:08.880 --> 01:11.440 He doesn't say things clearly. 01:11.440 --> 01:15.680 Turns out that this acupuncture technique was supposed to be used today. 01:15.680 --> 01:18.040 So this is his series of strategies. 01:18.040 --> 01:20.600 It's to eliminate evil. 01:20.600 --> 01:23.200 He served as the secretary of Prince Qing. 01:23.200 --> 01:24.400 On the surface, it looks like he is revolting. 01:24.400 --> 01:27.080 But actually, it was ordered by His Majesty. Right? 01:28.840 --> 01:31.320 During the investigation of the incident at Futing, 01:31.320 --> 01:36.400 His Majesty knew the death of the Duke of Ding was done by Prince Qing. 01:36.400 --> 01:39.920 So only by letting Prince Qing act rebelliously 01:39.920 --> 01:46.480 can those deeply hidden traitors show up one by one and be annihilated. 01:48.040 --> 01:50.480 Ji Yong deceived everyone. 01:50.480 --> 01:52.600 He also deceived Song Mo and me. 01:52.600 --> 01:56.560 But in the court, those who support Prince Qing 01:56.560 --> 01:59.400 were far more than His Majesty expected. 01:59.400 --> 02:03.440 Even several princes also blatantly sided with Prince Qing. 02:03.440 --> 02:07.400 And that person who ordered and commanded the overall situation 02:07.400 --> 02:09.920 was actually the person who slept beside His Majesty. 02:09.920 --> 02:13.400 That's how today's dead end came along. 02:13.400 --> 02:15.400 It's not necessarily a dead end. 02:16.000 --> 02:19.760 Eunuch Wang, come and help me lift His Majesty. 02:47.960 --> 02:52.400 Keep the Yuanyang Formation, and get ready to break out at any time! 02:55.520 --> 02:57.120 The end of the power. 02:57.120 --> 02:58.840 Kill them! 03:04.120 --> 03:05.640 No one is allowed to live. 03:05.640 --> 03:07.360 Kill them! 04:02.560 --> 04:06.000 [Qianqing Palace] (Palace of Heavenly Purity) 04:10.520 --> 04:12.880 My reinforcements are here. 04:14.720 --> 04:16.360 Your Highness. 04:17.560 --> 04:24.760 You have been deceived and blinded by traitors thus raising troops and disrupting peace. 04:24.760 --> 04:29.360 I promise that those who put down their weapon 04:29.360 --> 04:33.880 and go back to the right path will not be punished. 04:33.880 --> 04:39.200 Otherwise, with my heavenly troops here, 04:39.200 --> 04:45.040 the rebellious traitors will never be reincarnated! 04:50.200 --> 04:52.320 Listen to me, Tengxiang Guards. 04:52.320 --> 04:56.000 Your commander, Song Han, deceived superiors and subordinates, 04:56.000 --> 04:58.640 and deceived you into conspiring with him! 04:58.640 --> 05:02.600 His Majesty lured you in and laid out a trap. 05:02.600 --> 05:06.800 You have no chance of winning! 05:13.440 --> 05:14.800 No one is allowed to back out! 05:14.800 --> 05:18.000 Anyone who backs out will be killed! 05:19.640 --> 05:21.640 Father, 05:21.640 --> 05:24.200 the crown prince has been assassinated. 05:24.200 --> 05:29.040 According to custom, I should ascend to the throne. 05:32.840 --> 05:34.280 Brothers! 05:34.280 --> 05:38.520 We endured silently for years just for today! 05:38.520 --> 05:42.520 We want to stop the rebels and protect the country! 05:42.520 --> 05:44.960 It's time to act now! 05:44.960 --> 05:47.520 - Stop the rebels and protect the country! - Stop the rebels and protect the country! 05:47.520 --> 05:49.840 Now that it has come to this, we'll go all out. 05:49.840 --> 05:52.000 Attack the Qianqing Palace and seize the imperial seal. 05:52.000 --> 05:55.800 At that time, you will be appointed a general and given a title of nobility. 05:55.800 --> 06:00.000 - Kill them! - Kill them! 06:14.320 --> 06:16.200 Meisun. 06:17.680 --> 06:19.760 This time, I... 06:21.440 --> 06:24.640 I won't let you down again. 06:39.200 --> 06:40.560 Your Highness, this is bad! 06:40.560 --> 06:43.280 The crown prince and Count of Yunyang's troops came from Duanmen in the south. 06:43.280 --> 06:46.840 Wang Xingyi and Mr. Ji came with a large number of people, too! 07:02.920 --> 07:06.040 Father, I'm sorry for being late. 07:08.640 --> 07:10.640 Kneel! 07:10.640 --> 07:13.320 - Your Highness, please return to the palace! - Your Highness, please return to the palace! 07:16.160 --> 07:18.040 Your Highness, please return to the palace! 07:18.040 --> 07:19.680 Dou Zhao wanted me to hand this letter to Your Highness. 07:19.680 --> 07:21.560 This is extremely urgent. 07:23.600 --> 07:26.160 With Your Highness away, the empress will rise a revolt 07:26.160 --> 07:27.880 during the palace banquet during the Lantern Festival. 07:27.880 --> 07:29.040 When Your Highness reads this, 07:29.040 --> 07:32.760 kindly lead the troops back to the palace to put down the revolt to secure the country. 07:33.360 --> 07:38.080 Your Majesty, I led three battalions and 40 thousand soldiers to assist. 07:41.440 --> 07:43.480 Prince Qing! 07:43.480 --> 07:47.360 Your soldiers outside the city have been fully controlled. 07:47.360 --> 07:48.760 Surrender now! 07:48.760 --> 07:54.320 The Duke of Jing, Prince Jihuai, and Prince Yu'an have been arrested and confessed. 07:54.320 --> 07:57.640 Your Highness, the game is lost. 08:05.160 --> 08:06.800 Get up! 08:06.800 --> 08:08.440 Get up! 08:08.440 --> 08:10.600 Get up! Get up! 08:10.600 --> 08:13.120 Get up! 08:16.680 --> 08:18.840 Ji Yong, 08:18.840 --> 08:22.280 I treated you as my teacher and tolerated you. 08:22.280 --> 08:24.600 Why did you betray me? 08:24.600 --> 08:27.200 I am greedy for fame and career 08:27.200 --> 08:29.080 because I want to get rid of wealthy families with their factions 08:29.080 --> 08:31.520 to save the country from sinking. 08:31.520 --> 08:34.400 No matter how you treat me, 08:34.400 --> 08:38.640 in my eyes, you're the first evil man that should be removed. 08:43.280 --> 08:47.760 The grievances of the Duke of Ding, the people's suffering, 08:48.760 --> 08:50.880 it's time for you to pay. 08:50.880 --> 08:53.520 What's the point of dragging the citizens into your revenge? 08:53.520 --> 08:55.320 You're funny. 09:20.800 --> 09:23.080 We made it. 09:25.040 --> 09:27.840 We should fight for justice. 09:34.720 --> 09:38.880 [Respect Heaven and the Laws of our Ancestors] 09:38.880 --> 09:42.320 Let me go! 09:51.800 --> 09:55.120 Your Majesty, the crown prince returned safely. 09:55.120 --> 09:58.280 Please spare my aunt from the death penalty. 09:59.480 --> 10:01.840 This matter about the empress, 10:02.640 --> 10:04.920 it's a state affair. 10:04.920 --> 10:07.520 No matter what the decision is, 10:07.520 --> 10:12.440 it's not up to you or me. 10:12.440 --> 10:14.680 You should return. 10:48.880 --> 10:51.760 You fought to get into Qianqing Palace... 10:53.360 --> 10:55.800 just for this. 10:56.600 --> 10:59.040 I will give it to you now. 11:00.040 --> 11:01.960 Hold it! 11:06.160 --> 11:09.600 You know well that with your achievements and virtue, 11:09.600 --> 11:13.720 you can't bear the weight of this responsibility! 11:21.280 --> 11:23.720 I can't bear it. 11:23.720 --> 11:26.960 But Mother can bear it. 11:26.960 --> 11:31.280 When I ascend the throne, Mother will govern the country. 11:31.280 --> 11:35.920 She won't lose to the previous wise rulers of our dynasty. You owe her this. 11:39.440 --> 11:41.880 Your mother suffered for half her life. 11:41.880 --> 11:45.280 I keep her kindness in my heart, that's why she is the empress. 11:45.280 --> 11:47.000 She is the empress. 11:47.000 --> 11:50.920 But not only did she serve you with medicine day and night, 11:50.920 --> 11:53.360 she also helped you govern the country. 11:53.360 --> 11:55.440 When you were weak, 11:55.440 --> 11:58.840 she was so busy with state affairs that she hurt her eyes. 11:58.840 --> 12:02.480 But have you ever treated her as your wife? 12:02.480 --> 12:06.880 You're afraid of her, just like you were afraid of Jiang Meisun. 12:06.880 --> 12:10.720 Youting! Do you know why you lost? 12:10.720 --> 12:13.840 When the time comes, Heaven and Earth work together. 12:14.640 --> 12:18.640 And when fortune comes, all things walk together. 12:18.640 --> 12:21.560 It's because in Father's heart, 12:21.560 --> 12:26.960 the Duke of Ding and Empress Wan are different from each other. 12:30.760 --> 12:34.240 Could it be that all this... 12:34.960 --> 12:37.240 All of this was for Jiang Meisun? 12:37.240 --> 12:40.240 For the citizens, Meisun could even empty his coffers. 12:40.240 --> 12:43.640 He ignored his life and had no friends or factions! 12:43.640 --> 12:46.040 But what did you and your mother do? 12:46.040 --> 12:49.960 Who made me have a weak body? 12:57.600 --> 13:03.240 Before disposing of me, may I ask you this? 13:03.240 --> 13:09.000 Since when did you plan this? 13:11.920 --> 13:14.040 The ruler. 13:15.160 --> 13:18.760 Investigate this. Who punished him? 13:18.760 --> 13:21.280 Who harmed Meisun? 13:21.280 --> 13:24.880 Don't let anyone go! 13:24.880 --> 13:26.360 And the reign title. 13:26.360 --> 13:30.600 Below is the edict from the emperor. 13:30.600 --> 13:36.840 On this beautiful day, the reign title will be changed to Fengming. 13:36.840 --> 13:40.520 Fengming? How about using this as the reign title? 13:40.520 --> 13:42.360 It means to make the achievements of the past generations known to all. 13:42.360 --> 13:44.320 So that no one will doubt the laws. 13:44.320 --> 13:47.080 Inherit the achievements of the ancestors, and virtue shines on the people. 13:47.080 --> 13:50.560 Having strict laws to dispel the injustices in the world. 13:50.560 --> 13:52.880 I wonder if the Minister of Rites will allow it. 13:52.880 --> 13:56.200 Don't bother with him. As long as we remember it. 13:57.480 --> 14:00.560 All right. As long as we remember it. 14:08.320 --> 14:14.720 "Measure the land, remove the redundant officials, 14:15.800 --> 14:21.960 pacify the wars, suppress the tyrants." 14:26.000 --> 14:28.840 Those ambitions of the past, 14:28.840 --> 14:33.880 until he died, I didn't realize any of it. 14:35.720 --> 14:40.520 Before I die, I got to give it a try. 14:40.520 --> 14:42.160 But he is just an unrelated official! 14:42.160 --> 14:47.680 But this unrelated official sacrificed his life to save the country. 14:47.680 --> 14:49.920 Instead, you, my flesh and blood, 14:49.920 --> 14:53.960 tried to kill me to seize the throne and killed the good officials. 14:55.400 --> 14:58.920 Your Highness, do you really think people like Mu Chuan and the Duke of Jing 14:58.920 --> 15:04.360 really value Your Highness and support Empress Wan as the ruler? 15:04.360 --> 15:08.240 They just wanted to use Your Highness to enjoy eternal glory! 15:08.240 --> 15:12.800 Those vermin in the imperial court love and hate each other. 15:12.800 --> 15:19.200 And they're all related to the towering trees of the royal family. 15:19.200 --> 15:23.920 That time, when I pressed down the incident in Futing, 15:23.920 --> 15:29.000 I already knew that you were not the only one who was guilty. 15:29.000 --> 15:35.360 I wanted you to come out one by one, so that I could remove all of you in one go. 15:37.400 --> 15:39.920 You're cruel. 15:39.920 --> 15:43.720 To ruin your wife and son's reputation, 15:44.520 --> 15:47.120 to make your relatives who gained power from their past achievements 15:47.120 --> 15:49.720 to surrender their power and submit to the law, 15:49.720 --> 15:53.560 you put on a show for them to hurt each other. 15:58.560 --> 16:03.600 Your Majesty, Prince Qing rebelled and should be punished. 16:03.600 --> 16:08.000 Should we summon the Shadow Guard? 16:12.160 --> 16:15.720 Your Majesty, I believe I made an achievement tonight. 16:15.720 --> 16:20.200 I boldly request Your Majesty to issue two favors. 16:22.080 --> 16:27.080 Do you want me to kill him? 16:30.040 --> 16:35.040 Those who dare to plot rebellion and treason have long regarded life and death as nothing. 16:35.040 --> 16:38.000 What he was looking for was a grand ambition. 16:38.000 --> 16:41.560 What he did was to trample on his father and brother. 16:41.560 --> 16:45.560 I request for Your Majesty to ground Prince Qing in a three-foot secret room 16:45.560 --> 16:47.920 that never sees the light of day in the West Garden forever. 16:47.920 --> 16:50.880 Send someone to report the achievements of Your Majesty and the crown prince 16:50.880 --> 16:53.360 one by one, to him every day! 16:55.000 --> 16:58.080 - No, I don't want it. I don't want it! Father! - Take him away! 16:58.080 --> 17:00.360 Just kill me. Father! 17:00.360 --> 17:03.840 - Take him away, hurry! - Please, just kill me! Father! 17:03.840 --> 17:05.760 Father, please kill me. 17:05.760 --> 17:08.920 Father! 17:11.800 --> 17:15.160 Even if Jiang Meisun was here, 17:15.160 --> 17:18.760 he wouldn't dare to deal with the prince on my behalf. 17:18.760 --> 17:21.720 You're bold. 17:21.720 --> 17:25.840 Say it. What else? 17:32.280 --> 17:35.080 Song Mo! What are you doing? 17:37.800 --> 17:42.160 I, Song Mo, request to be exempted from all titles and military merits. 17:42.160 --> 17:48.960 I beg Your Majesty to clear the innocence of the Duke of Ding and the Jiang family. 17:50.040 --> 17:52.040 Of course, I will clear the Duke of Ding's innocence. 17:52.040 --> 17:54.400 But you... What are you doing? 17:54.400 --> 17:59.040 What I'm asking for is not for myself. It's for justice. 18:01.160 --> 18:06.080 My life was once for loyalty and filial piety. 18:06.080 --> 18:09.040 After that, it was for revenge. 18:09.040 --> 18:11.800 Until I met Dou Zhao. 18:11.800 --> 18:14.800 She made me understand this. 18:14.800 --> 18:19.840 When a deer hunter sees a rabbit, he must be patient. 18:19.840 --> 18:24.880 But when a deer hunter sees the mountain, he must be open-minded. 18:25.760 --> 18:28.200 I don't have much time left. 18:28.200 --> 18:34.480 I want to live for myself and see that openness. 18:48.760 --> 18:50.760 Little Song Mo. 18:55.440 --> 18:57.080 Hold it. 19:16.640 --> 19:18.800 Little Song Mo. 19:21.240 --> 19:24.560 Do you really want to leave me? 19:35.280 --> 19:38.920 [A Country Prospers, People at Peace] (Idiom: Peace and Prosperity) 19:50.320 --> 19:52.160 Ansu. 20:08.200 --> 20:10.160 Ansu. 20:10.160 --> 20:11.880 I knew it. 20:11.880 --> 20:14.080 You would stay by my side. 20:32.480 --> 20:34.520 Ansu, 20:34.520 --> 20:43.880 why did you wait until I fell in love with you... before you betrayed me? 20:44.560 --> 20:46.360 Muyu. 20:48.680 --> 20:54.280 I used to cherish you very much, really. 20:55.440 --> 21:00.000 The boy who handed me a handkerchief when I was in trouble. 21:00.000 --> 21:01.640 How could you look down on her? 21:01.640 --> 21:02.960 What's wrong with her being a businesswoman? 21:02.960 --> 21:05.120 She makes money with her brain. 21:05.120 --> 21:08.240 That's way better than a lackey from a wealthy family. 21:08.880 --> 21:13.600 You know my vulnerability and understand my difficulties. 21:14.160 --> 21:15.640 Wipe your sweat. 21:15.640 --> 21:19.360 This is the second time you have given me a handkerchief. 21:20.920 --> 21:22.880 That boy... 21:23.960 --> 21:31.440 during festivals, he would huddle and look at the lonely moon. 21:34.080 --> 21:38.680 I once understood you and admired you. 21:38.680 --> 21:41.840 I will go and ask His Majesty to annul the engagement. 21:41.840 --> 21:43.680 I'm willing to marry you. 21:50.360 --> 21:54.760 But now, you want me dead. 21:55.480 --> 22:00.920 Dying in my hands, you'll be more comfortable. 22:00.920 --> 22:02.920 I hated you before. 22:05.600 --> 22:08.600 But I don't want others to taint you. 22:09.280 --> 22:16.760 ♫ Broken waves cross the barren river, the wind rises, and the mind is at ease ♫ 22:16.760 --> 22:21.200 ♫ If you are the light of redemption in the darkness ♫ 22:21.200 --> 22:25.040 ♫ You are my reward in this life ♫ 22:25.040 --> 22:28.640 Ansu... 22:29.640 --> 22:36.800 If I could turn back, would you forgive me? 22:40.920 --> 22:44.040 ♫ Stay with me forever, looking back ♫ 22:44.040 --> 22:53.040 ♫ A mere sigh causes a storm ♫ 23:07.920 --> 23:11.840 [Xuanyue Hall] 23:19.560 --> 23:24.680 During the incident at the jewelry pavilion, you'd already guessed the whole picture. 23:24.680 --> 23:27.960 It was more of a gamble than a guess. 23:27.960 --> 23:31.840 If I lost the bet, it was nothing more than dying faster. 23:31.840 --> 23:35.560 If Your Majesty had take over power as you wished, 23:35.560 --> 23:38.000 then you wouldn't have let me live long. 23:46.800 --> 23:52.200 Every time I see you, it's like seeing myself before I entered the palace. 23:52.200 --> 23:53.560 No. 23:53.560 --> 23:55.320 We're different. 23:55.320 --> 23:59.680 The person I love in this life, I trust him. 24:07.880 --> 24:09.920 Your Majesty, 24:09.920 --> 24:12.680 His Majesty has summoned you. 24:13.640 --> 24:20.120 Now that it has come to this, I feel disgusted seeing him again. 24:20.120 --> 24:24.560 His Majesty said if Your Majesty is ashamed to face His Majesty, 24:24.560 --> 24:32.640 Your Majesty should move to Qianxi, and to never take a step out of that place again for the rest of your life. 24:37.360 --> 24:39.080 Is he not abolishing my title? 24:39.080 --> 24:41.800 His Majesty is magnanimous. 24:50.800 --> 24:53.800 But I no longer want to act in this play anymore. 24:54.920 --> 24:59.960 And I don't want this fake marital status. 25:00.880 --> 25:07.080 Whether it's in hell or the afterlife, I just hope that I will never see him again. 25:08.840 --> 25:10.000 Tell him this. 25:10.000 --> 25:13.680 I ask to be abolished and demoted to a commoner. 25:13.680 --> 25:15.920 I ask for death. 25:26.240 --> 25:28.120 Dou Zhao. 25:35.400 --> 25:37.360 Goodbye. 26:04.240 --> 26:07.400 ♫ The jade terrace drifts like a shadow, all devoid of magnificence ♫ 26:07.400 --> 26:10.800 ♫ Thousands of soldiers stop at your feet ♫ 26:14.480 --> 26:16.320 Yantang! 26:17.320 --> 26:20.520 ♫ The golden-feathered and fierce horse travels to the end of the world ♫ 26:20.520 --> 26:29.640 ♫ In this life, if there is no you, what is there to envy ♫ 26:29.640 --> 26:36.280 ♫ Let me put down my sword and thank the sea of ​​sand, and give you a jade hairpin ♫ 26:36.280 --> 26:42.960 ♫ I want these thousands of trees to bloom for you overnight ♫ 26:42.960 --> 26:46.560 ♫ How helpless is prosperity ♫ 26:46.560 --> 26:49.480 ♫ If the smoke of war comes naturally ♫ 26:52.520 --> 26:55.680 Don't make me wait for you outside the palace again. 26:55.680 --> 26:58.840 I don't want to see this cold palace wall anymore. 27:00.880 --> 27:03.040 You can stop worrying about this. 27:05.240 --> 27:07.160 I won't die. 27:08.760 --> 27:11.080 Did the emperor give you the antidote? 27:12.680 --> 27:16.200 ​♫ It is far inferior to your powder and rouge ♫ 27:16.200 --> 27:20.680 ♫ Why do I need to go up to the high platform again ♫ 27:20.680 --> 27:23.400 [Qianqing Palace] (Palace of Heavenly Purity) 27:26.800 --> 27:31.000 [Respect Heaven and the Laws of our Ancestors] 27:43.480 --> 27:45.640 Your Majesty. 27:45.640 --> 27:50.440 Why did Your Majesty give the only Snow Lingzhi to Song Mo? 27:50.440 --> 27:54.920 That's your life-saving lingzhi! 27:55.680 --> 27:59.800 Indeed, Snow Lingzhi has been extinct for hundreds of years. 27:59.800 --> 28:04.680 But the emperor who established the country once gifted Snow Lingzhi to Wanfo Temple. 28:04.680 --> 28:08.520 I risked my life to come here because of this. 28:08.520 --> 28:13.360 You have Snow Lingzhi, but Grudgebane is the most poisonous of them all. 28:13.360 --> 28:16.240 Preparing the antidote requires careful consideration. 28:16.240 --> 28:18.640 It doesn't happen overnight. 28:26.000 --> 28:28.960 I'm nearing the end of my life. 28:28.960 --> 28:30.840 I don't need it anymore. 28:32.600 --> 28:36.880 If Yantang has it, he can protect Yousheng forever. 28:40.760 --> 28:42.760 You're not young anymore. 28:42.760 --> 28:45.120 Why do you still act like a child? 28:46.200 --> 28:50.520 I can't even remember the last time you cried. 28:53.120 --> 28:56.120 That was more than 50 years ago. 28:59.120 --> 29:01.040 That's right. 29:03.240 --> 29:05.640 It's more than 50 years ago. 29:11.280 --> 29:13.720 I want to walk by myself. 29:20.080 --> 29:23.320 [Qianqing Palace] (Palace of Heavenly Purity) 29:24.720 --> 29:30.040 The way of heaven is not far away, condemnation is not in vain. 29:30.040 --> 29:35.240 The fault of all is mine alone. 29:35.240 --> 29:42.520 Now I blame myself bitterly for giving slander and flattery a chance 29:42.520 --> 29:47.040 to wrong the loyal officials and exile the Jiangs. 29:47.040 --> 29:51.240 God has condemned me but I wasn't aware of my ignorance. 29:51.240 --> 29:55.920 The people were complaining, but I was not aware. 29:57.520 --> 29:59.120 The emperor issued an edict to take the blame himself 29:59.120 --> 30:02.120 and the Duke of Ding and Jiang family have been vindicated. 30:02.120 --> 30:05.040 The factions of Prince Qing were executed for treason. 30:05.040 --> 30:08.720 The following year, the crown prince ascended the throne and amnesty was given. 30:08.720 --> 30:10.840 Ji Yong was promoted to Minister of Personnel 30:10.840 --> 30:13.640 and became the first Grand Secretary of the new Grand Secretariat. 30:13.640 --> 30:14.720 Wu Shan also returned to the capital 30:14.720 --> 30:16.840 and was promoted to assistant minister of the Ministry of Work. 30:16.840 --> 30:18.240 The new dynasty implemented reforms. 30:18.240 --> 30:20.520 Attaching importance to agriculture and sericulture, and returning the land to the people. 30:20.520 --> 30:22.440 All officials are strictly inspected. 30:22.440 --> 30:25.240 It was a brand new government. 30:31.640 --> 30:35.440 [Five Years Later] [Granary Festival] 30:35.440 --> 30:37.920 [Plentiful] 30:45.200 --> 30:47.040 Go and get the seeds. 30:51.720 --> 30:53.240 Here. 30:53.240 --> 30:55.240 Let's put more. 30:55.240 --> 30:57.600 Let's have a bumper harvest! 30:57.600 --> 31:00.360 We'll have a full harvest. 31:11.760 --> 31:14.200 It's so high! 31:14.200 --> 31:16.200 Yours is higher! 31:17.040 --> 31:18.840 Pretty good. 31:24.320 --> 31:27.640 The lot is cast. 31:28.320 --> 31:31.520 The dynasty has changed and many things are waiting to be done. 31:31.520 --> 31:34.080 Why did you retire? 31:34.080 --> 31:37.720 I used to think that healing the country was important 31:37.720 --> 31:40.840 and by being the Grand Secretary, I would not waste my life. 31:40.840 --> 31:45.640 But now that I have become one, I find it boring. 31:45.640 --> 31:47.840 Spiritual practicing is much more comfortable. 31:47.840 --> 31:52.040 Only by letting go of your ego can you feel at ease. 31:52.040 --> 31:59.320 You're being open-minded now is all tied to one person. 32:01.680 --> 32:05.600 All dharmas are empty, but cause and effect are not empty. 32:05.600 --> 32:09.280 This worldly past is like a passing cloud. 32:09.280 --> 32:13.280 I hope you can understand the cause and effect of the world. 32:13.280 --> 32:16.280 Only then will troubles disappear on their own. 32:31.720 --> 32:33.320 Father! Mother! 32:33.320 --> 32:35.640 Wake up! Father! Mother! Come and play with me! 32:35.640 --> 32:38.120 Your daughter is calling for you. 32:38.920 --> 32:42.640 She climbed trees and caught fish yesterday. 32:42.640 --> 32:45.320 She's only slept for a few hours. 32:48.840 --> 32:51.120 Father! Mother! 32:52.120 --> 32:54.240 Father! Mother! 32:54.240 --> 32:55.920 Get up and play with me. 32:55.920 --> 32:58.840 - Father! Mother! Get up and play with me. - Coming, coming... 32:58.840 --> 33:01.440 Father! Mother! 33:04.840 --> 33:06.840 Go play in the yard for a while first, all right? 33:06.840 --> 33:09.040 I'll be there soon. 33:09.040 --> 33:11.040 Father and Mother, hurry up. 33:11.040 --> 33:13.920 - Go. - Slowly. 33:16.520 --> 33:21.600 Teaching children is more difficult than doing business. 33:21.600 --> 33:23.000 It's more tiring than going to war. 33:23.000 --> 33:29.320 We always said that when the world was pacified, we'd go for a trip to the mountains. 33:29.320 --> 33:31.040 But what have we been doing? 33:31.040 --> 33:32.440 Every now and then, 33:32.440 --> 33:35.000 it is a wall that has collapsed or the garden has exploded. 33:35.000 --> 33:37.200 We've been delaying it year after year. 33:37.200 --> 33:40.480 Instead, Grandma has been to many places over the years. 33:40.480 --> 33:43.120 And she'll be back soon. 33:43.120 --> 33:46.160 This time, we'll definitely go for an outing. 33:46.160 --> 33:47.240 Why? 33:47.240 --> 33:50.320 Have you forgotten? Lianjun will go to school soon. 33:50.320 --> 33:51.960 You're right! 33:51.960 --> 33:53.600 Let's arrange it. 33:53.600 --> 33:55.480 Let's set off! 33:56.520 --> 33:59.320 Mr. Feng was born into a scholarly family. 33:59.320 --> 34:02.400 He's ranked No. 4 in the Imperial Examination. 34:02.400 --> 34:03.880 He's a poor boy! 34:03.880 --> 34:06.920 How can he be worthy of Princess Anyu? 34:08.040 --> 34:12.440 I came to evaluate the candidates for the Ministry of Revenue, not to choose a husband. 34:12.440 --> 34:15.640 You'll have it if you choose one. 34:15.640 --> 34:18.240 The eldest son of Taiyuan Bank 34:18.240 --> 34:20.320 and Third Master Wan of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce, 34:20.320 --> 34:23.040 they truly admire you. 34:23.040 --> 34:24.840 So what if they're wealthy? 34:24.840 --> 34:30.320 The combined wealth from the three of them cannot be compared to Princess Anyu's! 34:30.320 --> 34:34.440 The son of Marquis Dongping, Lord Han, is good in both civil and military. 34:34.440 --> 34:36.320 He has the perfect background. 34:36.320 --> 34:38.840 He is a good match for Princess Anyu. 34:38.840 --> 34:40.520 - He must be rich! - Mr. Feng is better! 34:40.520 --> 34:44.840 - Lord Han is better! - The few of you are chattering loudly. 34:44.840 --> 34:46.840 Is this appropriate? 34:48.640 --> 34:50.040 Gentlemen, 34:50.040 --> 34:52.440 this thing in the portrait can be used as a staple food. 34:52.440 --> 34:55.040 It can also be used in making dessert or wine, and grinding flour. 34:55.040 --> 34:56.520 It can be planted in both north and south of the country. 34:56.520 --> 35:01.440 Whoever can calculate the costs and profits of growing and selling this plant for a year, 35:01.440 --> 35:03.320 I will choose him. 35:10.440 --> 35:14.320 They're not diligent and can't differentiate grains. 35:14.320 --> 35:17.320 No wonder people say that scholars are useless. 35:17.320 --> 35:19.440 I should just have you who is capable. 35:19.440 --> 35:21.440 Tell them to leave. 35:21.440 --> 35:24.320 Don't do this. You must choose one of them. 35:24.320 --> 35:27.440 This is the empress' order. 35:32.680 --> 35:35.000 The cob is huge! 35:35.880 --> 35:39.080 Whatever Su Su brings for us is not a problem for me. 35:39.080 --> 35:40.400 Hurry, get the corn. 35:40.400 --> 35:42.040 I want to fry with this. 35:42.040 --> 35:46.080 Lotus root and corn, is it a good combination? 35:46.080 --> 35:49.880 Two things that don't seem to match will create a unique flavor when put together. 35:49.880 --> 35:52.120 Don't you understand this? 35:54.120 --> 35:56.120 I understand. 35:56.120 --> 35:58.080 Just like us. 35:59.040 --> 36:01.040 What are you talking about? 36:02.000 --> 36:03.680 Nothing. 36:03.680 --> 36:05.400 Whatever my wife says is right. 36:05.400 --> 36:07.000 Stop flattering. 36:07.000 --> 36:09.600 Hurry up. My grandma will be here soon. 36:11.000 --> 36:14.320 Mother, you've been traveling for three months. 36:14.320 --> 36:17.960 I'm bad as I didn't keep you company. 36:17.960 --> 36:21.120 The next time you want to travel again, 36:21.120 --> 36:24.640 why don't you wait for me to have days off so that I can travel with you? 36:24.640 --> 36:28.800 Well, I'm healthy. 36:28.800 --> 36:33.400 I have Tuo Niang taking care of me so don't worry. 36:33.400 --> 36:39.000 You've been promoted, and you're compiling scriptures and histories for His Majesty. 36:39.000 --> 36:40.840 You don't have the time. 36:40.840 --> 36:42.400 Filial piety comes first. 36:42.400 --> 36:44.680 I have time to spend with you. 36:44.680 --> 36:48.640 I just hope that you won't think of me as an eyesore. 36:49.840 --> 36:51.240 I heard that recently 36:51.240 --> 36:55.520 many people from the imperial court wanted to help you find a partner. 36:55.520 --> 36:57.800 But you rejected them. 36:58.520 --> 37:00.520 I'm not young anymore. 37:00.520 --> 37:03.320 Mother, stop arranging this for me. 37:03.320 --> 37:07.040 Lately, I've been dreaming about Guqiu. 37:07.040 --> 37:10.640 The magnolia tree in our old house, it finally bloomed this year. 37:10.640 --> 37:13.280 I made some magnolia wine. 37:13.280 --> 37:17.800 If she were here, she would definitely love it. 37:23.480 --> 37:26.640 I told Shougu to keep the matchmaking confidential. 37:26.640 --> 37:28.160 How did you find out about it? 37:28.160 --> 37:30.880 Great-grandma! Grandpa! 37:32.000 --> 37:34.000 - My great-granddaughter. - My lovely granddaughter. 37:34.000 --> 37:36.280 Great-grandma knows everything. 37:36.280 --> 37:41.400 But, Grandpa, you don't know that Great-grandma has a spy in the residence. 37:42.080 --> 37:43.680 Let me carry her. 37:43.680 --> 37:48.200 Madam, didn't you buy a gift for her? 37:48.200 --> 37:50.080 You're right. 37:50.080 --> 37:51.800 My good great-granddaughter. 37:51.800 --> 37:54.640 Let's go take a look, shall we? 37:54.640 --> 37:56.920 Mother, what spy? 37:56.920 --> 38:00.040 I bought a lot of specialties 38:01.200 --> 38:06.640 This famous minister is known for his strong character and living a frugal life. 38:06.640 --> 38:10.840 The imperial court gave him a carriage to make it easier for him to go to court. 38:10.840 --> 38:14.120 But his son used his carriage secretly to go to school. 38:14.120 --> 38:16.880 Yang Zhen shouted to stop the carriage 38:16.880 --> 38:21.480 and reprimanded his son for using a court-issued carriage privately. 38:21.480 --> 38:23.840 When he was young, he was too lazy to walk to school. 38:23.840 --> 38:27.200 How could he endure hardship when he becomes an official? 38:28.400 --> 38:30.040 Exactly! 38:30.040 --> 38:31.400 That's right. 38:31.400 --> 38:36.960 Knowledge comes from books and the experiences of the world. 38:36.960 --> 38:38.720 An official should learn from his experiences, too. 38:38.720 --> 38:40.880 For the people... 38:42.960 --> 38:44.840 Jiang Shu. 38:45.520 --> 38:48.280 When did Lianjun leave? 38:48.280 --> 38:49.400 When you mentioned [The Duke of Ding's Son] 38:49.400 --> 38:51.400 "Knowledge comes from books and the experiences of the world," 38:51.400 --> 38:53.720 Lianjun slipped away. 38:57.000 --> 38:59.160 She's just like her mother. 39:12.320 --> 39:15.760 Flowers fill the island and wine fills the cup. 39:15.760 --> 39:19.000 Freedom in the vast waves! 39:19.000 --> 39:22.400 Beautiful scenery and a picnic along the way. 39:22.400 --> 39:24.360 Just what you asked for. 39:24.360 --> 39:26.160 What about the wine? 39:29.600 --> 39:31.120 It has the fragrance of magnolias! 39:31.120 --> 39:33.520 Where did you get this? 39:33.520 --> 39:36.640 The wine your father made. 39:37.400 --> 39:39.480 I took it secretly. 39:42.040 --> 39:47.360 The injustice is cleared up, and our wish for a trip to the mountains has been fulfilled. 39:47.360 --> 39:51.480 Shougu, let's make a new wish. 39:51.480 --> 39:53.240 Sure! 39:56.400 --> 39:58.880 Love and happiness for a husband and wife, reunions for a lifetime. 39:58.880 --> 40:02.800 ♫ Dusk to dawn are clear skies with a breeze and bright moon, we wait for the breeze and bright moon ♫ 40:02.800 --> 40:05.680 ♫ Waiting for the fog to dissipate and the clouds to lift ♫ 40:05.680 --> 40:12.240 ♫ I have shed tears for half my life, half my tears are dissolved by your kiss ♫ 40:12.240 --> 40:14.520 ♫ I wish to be like a mandarin duck in the water in this life ♫ 40:14.520 --> 40:16.800 ♫ The blue shore is bluer than the sky ♫ 40:16.800 --> 40:19.440 ♫ Prosperity does not intoxicate my eyes ♫ 40:19.440 --> 40:21.080 ​♫ Spring is back and the green lotus is swaying ♫ 40:21.080 --> 40:26.200 ♫ Mountains and rivers are far away. What should I be surprised and envious of? ♫ 40:26.200 --> 40:28.360 ​♫ I am willing to keep my promise with you in this life ♫ 40:28.360 --> 40:30.320 ♫ Even if we grow old, I will not change ♫ 40:30.320 --> 40:33.120 ♫ I will definitely attend our appointment without missing a thing ♫ 40:33.120 --> 40:36.920 ♫ Between dusk and dawn, the full moon can be seen in the sky ♫​ 40:37.480 --> 40:39.120 How is it? 40:39.120 --> 40:40.560 Not so good. 40:40.560 --> 40:45.080 My mother had the same book. I don't want this. 40:45.920 --> 40:49.000 My mother already told me the story in this book. 40:49.000 --> 40:52.360 It's not like what's written in your book. 40:53.200 --> 40:55.000 You can't say that. 40:55.000 --> 40:58.560 What's in this book may have happened before. 40:58.560 --> 41:02.160 Maybe there were some very great people in this world 41:02.160 --> 41:05.520 who changed the fate of the people in this book. 41:05.520 --> 41:08.360 Not only those people mentioned in this book, 41:08.360 --> 41:12.040 they changed the fate of those people who were not mentioned in this book, too. 41:12.040 --> 41:17.800 The fate of thousands of people in that land was changed, too. 41:17.800 --> 41:22.640 So the book you read was different. 41:22.640 --> 41:23.800 I don't understand. 41:23.800 --> 41:25.520 I think you're a liar. 41:25.520 --> 41:28.040 I'm leaving. Stop lying to children. 41:28.040 --> 41:30.400 I'll tell my mother about you. 41:30.400 --> 41:32.120 Wait a minute. Little girl, 41:32.120 --> 41:38.000 if you don't like this book, besides "Nine-Layered Purple," (Literal title of "Blossom") 41:38.000 --> 41:41.360 I have "Ten-Layered Purple" and "Eleven-Layered Purple". 41:41.360 --> 41:44.320 Each book has a different ending. 41:44.320 --> 41:47.880 Do you want to see other endings?