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WRITTEN BY HYUGA NATSU

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THIS STORY IS A FICTION AND ALL NAMES OF
FIGURES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE FICTITIOUS.

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MOREOVER, THE STORY HAS NO RELATION
TO REAL-LIFE INCIDENTS AND EVENTS.

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Rumors tend to spread rapidly.

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The further and wider they spread,
the more they deviate from the truth.

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At times, rumors cease
to remain mere rumors…

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Legends and myths

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may be somewhat similar in that regard.

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I'm leaving.

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Take care.

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An overgrown peach orchard
to the north of the rear palace.

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Nearby is an old shrine-like building.

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And a pond.

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It is said that in the past,

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another people once lived in this area,

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and the remaining structures, outer walls,

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and underground waterways
are still in use today.

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-Whoa.
-Guess who?

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Shisui.

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Correct! Was it my voice
that gave it away?

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This friendliness…

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As expected of Xiaolan’s chatting buddy.

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Maomao, what are you doing here?

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What about you, Shisui? Why are you here?

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Me? I just have a little errand to run.

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-Snacking?
-No, but…

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Look at this!

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Isn't it cute?

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Normally, this would be
considered harassment,

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so it’s better not to do it.

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Eh? Why? It’s so cute!

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This place really is amazing, isn’t it?

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There are many insects here
that I've only seen in picture books.

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This is the first time
I've seen this bug too!

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Huh, is that so?

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This land has been trading
for a long time.

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This bug probably came
mixed in with goods from abroad

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and it successfully reproduced.

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-Will this turn into a butterfly?
-Nope, they're moths.

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Since they're nocturnal,
they're not flying right now,

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but they are beautiful moths!

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I wonder if they were around
when the old lady danced?

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Maomao, you should come
see it at night too.

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It glimmers softly under the moonlight…

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It feels like you’ve
wandered into paradise.

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That’s a bit of an exaggeration…

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Glimmering in the moonlight…

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Do these moths mate
right after they hatch?

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Probably. Once they become adults,
they can’t eat food,

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so they die pretty quickly, I heard.

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Hey, can you tell the difference between
male and female moths?

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I think I can, roughly…

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Shisui!

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I need your help with something.

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This might… just work!

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Is it something bad?

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A few days later,

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a banquet was held to welcome the envoys.

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It took place in the northern garden
where the "Moon Spirit"

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appeared 50 years ago.

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Normally, men are forbidden in the palace,

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but as a special exception,
male officials were granted entry.

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Even senior-ranking consorts
participated in the event.

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Attendees enjoyed the banquet
from inside their carriages.

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This was also a gesture
to avoid treating the foreign envoys

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as mere spectacles…

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Blue eyes and golden hair…

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Such beauties.

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We can't deceive them with bad actors.

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Moreover, raising their curtain
all the way up

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to allow the Emperor to see their faces

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shows just how much confidence they have.

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Above all, while the demure beauty
sitting in the back is striking,

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the ones in the front

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are full of confidence, knowing that
they are more beautiful than anyone else.

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There’s no doubt that
these two foreign beauties

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are stunning enough to rival
the senior-ranking consorts.

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The performances and music
are flashier than usual.

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It must be tailored to suit the envoys.

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But…

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they look rather bored themselves.

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Are they trying to say it’s disappointing?

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Even so, they really do look alike…

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I heard they’re cousins who share the same
grandfather, but they look like twins.

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If it’s those two, the "mirror story"

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that Lord Gaoshun mentioned
might actually be possible.

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Good day. Even though this is
such a rare banquet,

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it’s such a shame
we’re seated so far apart.

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I would much prefer
to talk a little closer.

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I heard the Emperor’s younger brother
is absent today.

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I was really hoping to meet him.

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Ugh, scary. Truly scary…

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The true purpose of the special envoys

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is to gain the favor of

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the Emperor and his brother,

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securing marriage ties with them.

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Probably for political reasons.

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If it pleases you…

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Ayla,

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you should head back soon.
It's a rare performance,

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and you ought to enjoy it properly.

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My apologies.

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Hongniang!

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Somehow they managed.

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I was so nervous.

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The two beauties may not be interested

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in the most beautiful woman

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that their grandfather saw.

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"There's no one more beautiful
in the world than ourselves."

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That's how they take pride in themselves.

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At this rate, the reason they gave
mirrors to the four consorts

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might have been a form of provocation.

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Well, it’s fine. My job is

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to show those two the Moon Spirit.

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It seems like the banquet is about to end.
How's it going?

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I've done everything… I could.

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Well, that’s the kind of reaction
I’d expect.

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Shall we go?

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The music seemed to have been
made more extravagant

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to suit us,

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but the dance wasn’t anything special,
was it, Aylin?

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Even the so-called four consorts
remained hidden behind the screens.

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Regarding the Moon Spirit our grandfather
saw, how impressive could it really be?

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Ayla, this isn’t the place
to talk about that.

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We can talk in my room afterwards.

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We might hear from the Emperor
himself any moment now.

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This guy!

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Fifty years ago,

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the scene the envoy's grandfather saw

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could have been something like this.

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Diana.

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I wasn’t confident
about the pronunciation,

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but it seems to have gotten across.

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The name of the Moon Goddess

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from the West.

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It seems to have gone well.

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Yes, I think it turned out as I expected.

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If you remove the black cloth in the dark,

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it seems as though he suddenly appears.

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Above all, the key is those moths.

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In the painting of the old lady,

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the light that shines

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is of an adult moth.

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The old lady said that
they were bothering her.

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On the day of the event,

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there were people who played
a prank on my outfit.

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They rubbed insect corpses onto it.

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Among insects, some emit a scent

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to attract the opposite sex.

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The males, attracted to the smell,

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gathered around the old lady.

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They looked like moon spirits
dancing in the light.

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What a coincidence…

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I need to thank Shisui
and Xiaolan for their help.

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But it was difficult to show
that view only to the envoys.

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I had already instructed the coachman
not to look this way.

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Lord Gaoshun and his men
were on standby nearby,

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ready to jump into action
if anything was to happen.

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That is not something
to be shown to everyone.

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A beauty…

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so captivating that
he could topple a kingdom.

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Hey!

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I did what you said
and you just leave me stranded?

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Thank you, Lord Jinshi.

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For swimming across the pond
with that heavy outfit on.

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So did it go well?

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Yes, I believe I fulfilled

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the envoy's request to the utmost.

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Well, I did my job!

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My hair's still wet!

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Why don't you do it yourself?

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Then, fine.

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Oh, Maomao.

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I'm going to the new school!

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Oh, it opened without any issues.

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I'm going to be a first-year student!

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I'm off then.

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Do your best.

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I'm so bored.

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There isn't much work to do
back at the Jade Pavilion either…

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The quack doctor's place is…

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probably swamped
with the perfume incident.

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That perfume incident

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isn't completely over.

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Even if each individual amount is small,

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it can become a poison
depending on the combination.

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Who in the world would arrange
for such a thing to be brought in?

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I'm investigating, but

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each Pavilion purchased
a large amount of perfume.

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The attendants of
the Jade Pavilion did too.

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I had anything poisonous disposed of, but…

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For example, is there
any possibility that the envoys

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could have arranged this?

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I wonder. Perhaps their aim was to

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infiltrate the ranks of the consorts.

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But their pride must be so shattered,

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it's not worth their time.

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There are four high-ranking consorts
in the palace.

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Considering their families' power,

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the most important one
would be Consort Loulan.

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Her father, Shishou,

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was a favored minister who was
highly-regarded by the previous emperor.

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The current emperor visits him regularly,

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but his enthusiasm doesn't seem very high.

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The next highest-ranking consort
is Consort Lihua,

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but due to being
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she isn't the ambitious type.

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She fell ill after losing
her crown prince,

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but she has regained the emperor's favor.

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On the other hand,

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the family of Consort Lishu who
has risen in rank in recent generations,

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is so ambitious, having offered their
young daughter to the previous emperor.

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Unfortunately, the emperor
prefers fuller-bodied women,

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and even after Consort Ah-Duo left,

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she hasn't become his consort.

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On the other hand, the emperor favors
Consort Gyokuyou the most.

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In addition to having their daughter,
Princess Lingli,

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she is pregnant
with the emperor's child again.

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Her homeland, the western country,

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seems to be prosperous from trade,

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but the land is barren

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and it's not exactly prosperous.

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Consort Gyokuyou has twice
been the victim of

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an attempted assassination
by poison in the past.

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The incident at the garden party
last year was

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carried out by
the head attendant of Consort Ah-Duo,

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who acted on her own
to target Consort Lishu.

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But the reason wasn't for power,

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it was a very human motive.

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But before that,

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who poisoned Consort Gyokuyou when
she was pregnant with Princess Lingli?

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Who could it have been?

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If Lady Hongniang is right,

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the culprit is the mid-ranking consort
who died in the recent mushroom incident.

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However, how did the mid-ranking consort

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acquire knowledge of poison?

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Suirei.

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Her whereabouts are still unknown.

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Why…? For what reason…?

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What was her goal
in targeting Lord Jinshi?

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It's useless for
a mere poison tester to think about this?

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I think I'll do something
to clear my head.

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Cherry season is almost over…

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Those are the attendants
from the Crystal Pavilion.

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Oh my!

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They're making a big fuss over nothing.

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She's the only attendant

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in the Crystal Pavilion
who doesn't wear any perfume.

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I thought it was unusual
in the fashion-conscious Crystal Palace,

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but maybe there's at least one person…

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I'm feeling a bit under the weather.

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Don't get sick.

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What if you pass it on to
Lady Gyokuyou and the others?

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I was being careful…

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00:17:06,608 --> 00:17:09,111
You have a slight fever.

256
00:17:09,194 --> 00:17:11,238
Should I make you
some herbal medicine for a cold?

257
00:17:11,321 --> 00:17:13,907
Then, after you make the medicine,

258
00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:16,785
could you take her to the clinic?

259
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,787
The clinic?

260
00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:21,331
It's different from the medical office.

261
00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:23,584
Anyway, Ailan knows about it.

262
00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:26,545
-So, please take her there.
-Understood.

263
00:17:31,175 --> 00:17:34,344
I had no idea there was a place
like this in the north of the palace.

264
00:17:35,345 --> 00:17:37,306
Having a laundry nearby is

265
00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:40,517
quite practical for frequent washing
of clothes and bedding.

266
00:17:41,101 --> 00:17:43,353
-Excuse me, I think I've caught a cold.
-Huh?

267
00:17:44,646 --> 00:17:46,815
It's rare to see
a middle-aged palace woman.

268
00:17:48,525 --> 00:17:50,944
You have a slight fever.
Stick out your tongue.

269
00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:55,741
It doesn't seem too bad.

270
00:17:56,366 --> 00:17:59,703
You'll be fine as long as you don't
overexert yourself for a few days.

271
00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:00,829
What do you want to do?

272
00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:03,874
I can't infect the consorts,

273
00:18:03,957 --> 00:18:06,376
so could I please
stay the night here just to be safe?

274
00:18:07,211 --> 00:18:08,670
Come with me.

275
00:18:08,754 --> 00:18:11,423
She's much more experienced
than that quack doctor,

276
00:18:11,507 --> 00:18:13,634
and she's very good at diagnosis.

277
00:18:16,637 --> 00:18:19,556
I can't stand this smell.

278
00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,600
It smells like alcohol.

279
00:18:21,683 --> 00:18:23,519
It's a sign of cleanliness.

280
00:18:24,561 --> 00:18:27,022
There are many windows,
so it's well-ventilated.

281
00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:30,442
Despite its simplicity, it's very clean.

282
00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:32,694
I think it's the perfect place
for recuperation.

283
00:18:34,696 --> 00:18:36,365
Please use this room.

284
00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:38,283
Thank you.

285
00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:41,370
Maomao, tell them I'll be back tomorrow.

286
00:18:41,453 --> 00:18:42,287
Understood.

287
00:18:47,417 --> 00:18:49,253
Sick attendants

288
00:18:49,336 --> 00:18:52,130
are isolated like this, huh?

289
00:18:52,214 --> 00:18:54,842
You go back to work.

290
00:18:54,925 --> 00:18:58,053
Don't think you can slack off
just because you're accompanying her.

291
00:18:58,137 --> 00:18:59,429
What is it?

292
00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:02,850
Or are you going to fold
all the laundry here?

293
00:19:03,892 --> 00:19:06,061
Excuse me!

294
00:19:07,563 --> 00:19:10,566
I knew I couldn't beat the older lady…

295
00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:12,568
Nevertheless,

296
00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:15,237
there are only older palace women here.

297
00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,197
In the rear palace, when you get older,

298
00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:19,449
you're almost forced to be replaced,

299
00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:23,078
but in the clinic, experience
and knowledge are necessary,

300
00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,205
so they can probably stay longer…

301
00:19:27,416 --> 00:19:31,378
Don't mumble to yourself
as you walk. You'll trip.

302
00:19:31,461 --> 00:19:33,547
Was I saying something?

303
00:19:35,132 --> 00:19:37,551
Is there something you need?

304
00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:40,387
No, I don't need anything, but

305
00:19:41,054 --> 00:19:43,515
is it wrong to talk to someone
I happen to meet?

306
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:50,063
-Where were you at?
-The clinic.

307
00:19:50,147 --> 00:19:52,399
I didn't know there was a place like that.

308
00:19:52,482 --> 00:19:53,901
When you first entered the palace,

309
00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:57,821
you were supposed to be shown everything,
but I guess it was overlooked.

310
00:19:58,405 --> 00:20:01,241
I probably wasn't listening at the time

311
00:20:01,325 --> 00:20:03,160
because I had been sold and was so upset.

312
00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:09,833
Every time I talk about this,
I get kind of depressed.

313
00:20:11,084 --> 00:20:14,296
I was surprised by
how well-equipped it was.

314
00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:17,591
Actually, shouldn't that place be
the medical office?

315
00:20:18,508 --> 00:20:20,802
If that were possible, it would be great.

316
00:20:20,886 --> 00:20:22,721
What do you mean?

317
00:20:22,804 --> 00:20:24,973
Because only men can be medical officers.

318
00:20:26,016 --> 00:20:28,143
Minor injuries are one thing, but

319
00:20:28,226 --> 00:20:30,938
only medical officers can
handle serious injuries.

320
00:20:31,521 --> 00:20:34,942
And of course, only medical officers
can prepare medicine.

321
00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:38,403
That's why there was
no smell of medicine in the clinic.

322
00:20:38,487 --> 00:20:39,947
I see.

323
00:20:40,781 --> 00:20:42,491
What will happen to me?

324
00:20:43,784 --> 00:20:45,827
Turn a blind eye to it.

325
00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:50,332
There seems to be
some complicated circumstances involved.

326
00:20:50,415 --> 00:20:52,417
For the future,

327
00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:55,837
we should find a different way
to recruit medical officers.

328
00:20:57,005 --> 00:20:59,007
So that one can become one
without being a eunuch.

329
00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:02,010
Eunuchs…

330
00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:05,389
After the current emperor took the throne,

331
00:21:05,472 --> 00:21:08,684
the surgery to become a eunuch
was banned. So in the future,

332
00:21:09,685 --> 00:21:12,271
it's clear that there will be
a shortage of manpower.

333
00:21:12,854 --> 00:21:15,148
Considering Lord Jinshi's age,

334
00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:18,777
he probably had the surgery
just before it was banned.

335
00:21:19,361 --> 00:21:22,656
It's a pity. If he had
waited a few more years…

336
00:21:24,241 --> 00:21:25,075
What?

337
00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:27,327
Oops, I said it out loud.

338
00:21:29,329 --> 00:21:31,373
Lord Jinshi, you still have other work.

339
00:21:32,416 --> 00:21:33,625
Understood.

340
00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:36,878
And, apothecary,

341
00:21:38,213 --> 00:21:41,883
make sure no one else knows
that you're preparing medicine.

342
00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,552
Understood.

343
00:21:48,557 --> 00:21:51,393
If I made a growth potion,
would I make a profit?

344
00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,191
That's medicine, isn't it?

345
00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,528
The maid I saw earlier
smelled of medicine.

346
00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:05,073
That maid…

347
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:08,452
She's secretly making medicine, isn't she?

348
00:23:46,007 --> 00:23:49,052
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349
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