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00:00:04I woke from a splitting headache to find a fat, greasy face looming over me.
00:00:09That was Derek, my stepmother's cousin.
00:00:12He thought he had won.
00:00:15Die.
00:00:18I reached for the sharp stone hidden under my pillow, aimed at his temple, and struck with all my might.
00:00:27He didn't even have time to cry out.
00:00:32He collapsed, eyes wide open, dead.
00:00:37I did not panic.
00:00:39During those seven years as an unwanted guest in that monastery outside Rome, I had learned one thing.
00:00:44In this world, it was kill or be killed.
00:00:47Voices came from outside the door.
00:00:49It was Gertrude, my stepmother's aunt, accompanying Madame Frances.
00:00:53Madame Frances served my grandmother and had been sent to bring me back to our family estate in Rome.
00:01:00The door was pushed open, and the smell of blood rushed out.
00:01:08My son!
00:01:10What happened to you?
00:01:13Gertrude, what is the meaning of this?
00:01:21My lady's reputation must not be tarnished.
00:01:25I lay on the couch with my eyes closed, pretending to be unconscious.
00:01:31I had my story ready.
00:01:38The maid, Leon, who knew medicine, checked my condition, and her face changed instantly.
00:01:46She whispered to Madame Frances that there were traces of a sleeping potion in my body.
00:01:52Madame Frances was furious.
00:01:55She knew this was not my fault.
00:01:58Gertrude tried to blame me, but Madame Frances would have none of it.
00:02:05I will report this truthfully.
00:02:07You are on your own.
00:02:10That night, we stayed at an inn, no longer remaining at Derek's house.
00:02:19Lying on the soft bed at the inn, I was very satisfied with how the day had turned out.
00:02:27Derek was dead, I had gotten away clean, and the White family would not dare touch me.
00:02:34I was about to fall asleep when the window suddenly made a soft sound.
00:02:37A gust of cold wind, thick with the smell of blood, rushed toward me.
00:02:43A dagger pressed against my neck.
00:02:47Don't move.
00:02:49His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, watching me like a predator watching its prey.
00:02:56He was wounded, and someone was chasing him.
00:03:01I thought about calling for help, but the glint of the dagger made me think twice.
00:03:14Get me the medicine on this prescription.
00:03:16Don't let anyone find out.
00:03:18I took the prescription, but did not move.
00:03:22You have the scent of feather grass on you.
00:03:25Without an antidote, your prescription is useless.
00:03:28He looked at me again.
00:03:30I knew he was suspicious.
00:03:32I said I happened to have the antidote.
00:03:35He clearly did not believe me.
00:03:38I took one pill first.
00:03:42Only then did he swallow the other.
00:03:44Still suspicious.
00:03:47The bleeding stopped.
00:03:51He asked me my name.
00:03:53I gave him the name of that hateful daughter of the White family.
00:03:57My name is Wendy.
00:03:59Consider it collecting an interest.
00:04:01A moment later, the medicine took effect.
00:04:05He collapsed silently onto the couch.
00:04:08I took his dagger and went to knock on Madame Frances' door.
00:04:14I woke Madame Frances in the middle of the night and told her the inn was unsafe, that we had
00:04:19to leave immediately.
00:04:20I am afraid.
00:04:21Every time I close my eyes, I see Derek's bloody face.
00:04:26Madame Frances softened.
00:04:53Madame Frances softened.
00:05:00The gatekeeper said the main gate was for honored guests, and I was to enter through the northwestern side gate.
00:05:08That was where they took out the garbage and night soil.
00:05:10A blatant humiliation.
00:05:13My stepmother, Rosalind, was trying to put me in my place.
00:05:18But I was prepared.
00:05:21If she wanted to play this game, I would make sure everyone knew about it.
00:05:28Just as we were at a standoff, a cry of surprise came from behind me.
00:05:33Stella, it really is you.
00:05:39It was Lady Fiona, my mother's closest friend.
00:05:43I had sent word to her in advance.
00:05:45When she saw they wanted me to enter through the side gate, she became furious on the spot.
00:05:51You want Stella to enter through the side gate, trampling on the legitimate daughter like this?
00:05:56Then don't set foot in this house at all.
00:06:00She took me by the hand without another word and led me to her carriage.
00:06:05Sitting in the carriage, I let out a long breath.
00:06:09Seven years ago, my mother died tragically, and I was sent away, alone and helpless.
00:06:16Now I was back.
00:06:17I would make Rosalind beg me to return, with all due respect.
00:06:21Outside the carriage came the sound of bells.
00:06:23I lifted the curtain and glanced out.
00:06:26It was a carriage made of gilded wood, engraved with dragon patterns.
00:06:30Henry the Night King's carriage?
00:06:33What is he doing at the estate?
00:06:37Henry the Night King, Rome's famed warrior, known as the King of the Underworld.
00:06:44But three months ago, he was ambushed.
00:06:49His legs were crippled, and his eyes were blinded.
00:06:53Our mothers once arranged a marriage contract for the two of us.
00:06:59Later, Rosalind stole that marriage contract and gave it to her daughter, Pearl.
00:07:05Now that the Night King was crippled, they remembered me.
00:07:10Just as I was thinking this, the curtain of that luxurious carriage was suddenly lifted,
00:07:15revealing a pair of grey-blue eyes.
00:07:17What eyes they were, like a demon crawling out of hell.
00:07:22But his face was perfect.
00:07:27Sharp brows, high nose, fierce and noble.
00:07:32Fiona quickly pulled the curtain down, and warned me in a low voice dot to stare.
00:07:36He has become violent since his injury.
00:07:40He once killed a dozen servants for no reason.
00:07:44Luckily, he is blind and cannot see you.
00:07:47I said nothing.
00:07:48I only knew that I needed this marriage.
00:07:52When we arrived at Fiona's house, she said she would make Rosalind kneel and come get me.
00:08:02Sure enough, not long after,
00:08:04the Grand Chamberlain's estate sent someone.
00:08:11Rosalind came in person,
00:08:12and she brought a helper.
00:08:15Lady Beatrice.
00:08:21Fiona and Lady Beatrice were sworn enemies.
00:08:24Rosalind knew exactly whom to bring.
00:08:33But I was not worried.
00:08:36I had Fiona,
00:08:37and I had my own cards to play.
00:08:39In the front hall,
00:08:41Rosalind put on the act of a loving mother.
00:08:47Stella.
00:08:49Stella, don't be stubborn.
00:08:51Come home with me.
00:08:54Come home with me.
00:09:00I lowered my eyes and acted as timid and weak as I could.
00:09:08The servants told me to enter through the side gate.
00:09:12I was worried about tarnishing the family's reputation,
00:09:15so I asked.
00:09:18Fiona immediately took over and tore Rosalind to pieces.
00:09:23If you want to take her back,
00:09:25kneel and swear that you will not harm her.
00:09:29Rosalind's face turned pale.
00:09:30She was the wife of the Grand Chamberlain.
00:09:33When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
00:09:36But she did not dare refuse.
00:09:39Vincent had warned her not to let things escalate.
00:09:46She knelt.
00:09:49Lady Fiona,
00:09:51I sincerely wish to take Stella home.
00:09:56I looked at my kneeling stepmother,
00:09:58suppressing the satisfaction in my eyes.
00:10:02This kneeling was only the beginning.
00:10:17I went back to the estate with her.
00:10:19But I made one condition.
00:10:22I bought two new maids,
00:10:24Susan and Holly.
00:10:25Back at the estate,
00:10:27I met all my family,
00:10:29Pearl,
00:10:30Rosalind's biological daughter,
00:10:32one year younger than me,
00:10:33and the twins,
00:10:35Sophia and Serena,
00:10:36and a little son named Daniel,
00:10:39and an adopted son,
00:10:40Sirius.
00:10:41He worked in the city patrol and rarely came home.
00:10:44They did not bother to hide their hostility.
00:10:47I did not care.
00:10:56I chose to live in the most remote wing.
00:11:00It was a place my mother had loved.
00:11:12That night,
00:11:13Vincent summoned me to his study.
00:11:23He looked at my face,
00:11:25his expression complicated.
00:11:27I looked too much like my mother.
00:11:31It is good that you are back.
00:11:35Your mother arranged a marriage for you.
00:11:38The wedding is at the end of next month.
00:11:42Tomorrow,
00:11:43someone will take you to meet him.
00:11:44I knew he was talking about Henry the Night King.
00:11:50The marriage needed the Night King's personal approval.
00:11:53This hurdle would not be easy to cross.
00:11:57That night,
00:11:58I lay in my second floor bedroom,
00:12:00eyes open in the darkness.
00:12:01I had never met Henry the Night King.
00:12:04I heard he was suspicious,
00:12:06volatile,
00:12:07and unpredictable.
00:12:09How could I get him to agree to this marriage?
00:12:12Just as I was thinking,
00:12:14Holly's figure appeared in the darkness.
00:12:16My lady,
00:12:18Sophia sent someone.
00:12:20Our new servant,
00:12:22Summer,
00:12:22was whispering with that person for a long time.
00:12:25I turned over,
00:12:27not surprised at all.
00:12:31Sophia and Serena,
00:12:33those twins,
00:12:34would not be able to resist causing trouble.
00:12:37Just as I was drifting off to sleep,
00:12:40a soft sound came to my ears.
00:12:43I opened my eyes sharply.
00:12:48A familiar cold presence approached quickly.
00:12:52The moment the bed curtains were lifted,
00:12:57a long sword was pressed against my neck.
00:13:01Black clothes,
00:13:02black mask.
00:13:04Only his star-like eyes visible,
00:13:06their meaning unclear.
00:13:08Miss Shane,
00:13:09you made me search high and low.
00:13:12I was done for.
00:13:13It was Snow,
00:13:14the white-clothed Lord.
00:13:16I had tricked him once.
00:13:18This time,
00:13:19escape would be hard.
00:13:20Your health has recovered, hero.
00:13:23It seems my medicine worked quite well.
00:13:25You mean,
00:13:27the sleeping potion you gave me?
00:13:30Yes.
00:13:31It was quite useful.
00:13:36He took the medicine bottle from my hand
00:13:39and suddenly laughed.
00:13:42You know medicine.
00:13:43You studied under the healer, Morgan?
00:13:47Morgan?
00:13:48I was shocked.
00:13:52He had investigated me completely.
00:13:55The last person who lied to me was cut into pieces.
00:14:00But I am merciful to beautiful women.
00:14:04I will give you a chance.
00:14:07Are you interested in a partnership?
00:14:10Snow claimed to be from the Pinefeather Lodge,
00:14:13the number one assassin.
00:14:17He took my crabapple white jade pendant,
00:14:20saying it would be a token between us.
00:14:24In exchange,
00:14:26he could help me investigate everything about the Night King.
00:14:29I need to know the Night King's likes and dislikes,
00:14:32habits,
00:14:33taboos,
00:14:34enemies,
00:14:35everything you can find.
00:14:38Do not alert him.
00:14:48No problem.
00:14:51I did not know why he was helping me,
00:14:53but for now I had no room to refuse.
00:15:03After dawn,
00:15:04I had to go to the Night King's palace.
00:15:08The next morning,
00:15:09I went to see Rosalyn,
00:15:11and she deliberately delayed.
00:15:19She dawdled until nearly noon before we set out,
00:15:22and she brought the twins along.
00:15:29Sophia had put laxatives in my breakfast,
00:15:31hoping I would humiliate myself at the Night King's palace.
00:15:34But after seven years in that monastery,
00:15:37I had seen every trick in the book.
00:15:41I quietly returned the laxative to her.
00:15:53In the carriage,
00:15:54she could not sit still,
00:15:56and her stomach made gurgling sounds.
00:16:03We arrived at the Night King's palace
00:16:05and waited for a long time.
00:16:14Sophia finally could not hold it any longer,
00:16:17and soiled herself right in the corridor.
00:16:31Even worse,
00:16:33she ran right into Henry,
00:16:34the Night King.
00:16:35The Night King flew into a rage,
00:16:37Take her away.
00:16:39and threw her out of the palace.
00:16:44Rosalyn slunk away with her people.
00:16:49But the Night King kept me behind.
00:16:54The King wishes to see you.
00:16:59My heart raced.
00:17:01He did not know what I had done,
00:17:03but I could not show any weakness.
00:17:05In the small hall,
00:17:06a warm stove burned,
00:17:08an incense curled in the air.
00:17:13I realized the incense contained a sleeping potion.
00:17:17Susan had already collapsed,
00:17:19but I did not.
00:17:21The antidote my master had given me worked.
00:17:25With the sound of rolling wheels,
00:17:28a figure dressed in white appeared before me.
00:17:30So white.
00:17:31White robes.
00:17:33White fox fur.
00:17:35And a face more handsome than any ordinary man.
00:17:39Except for those grey-blue eyes.
00:17:42Which were terrifying.
00:17:44He could not see me,
00:17:45but the people around him could.
00:17:49I bowed properly,
00:17:51not daring to be the least bit presumptuous.
00:17:55Miss Sheng,
00:17:57are you not afraid of me?
00:18:03Your Highness is majestic,
00:18:06and a pillar of the realm.
00:18:07Only your enemies should be afraid.
00:18:09He seemed satisfied with my answer.
00:18:11He asked if I wanted to break off the engagement.
00:18:14I said no.
00:18:16The contract was made by my late mother,
00:18:19and I would honor her wishes.
00:18:25He fell silent.
00:18:27I did not know what he was thinking.
00:18:29The engagement can proceed,
00:18:31but in my current state,
00:18:32I cannot marry a mere beauty to put on display.
00:18:35I immediately laid out my bargaining chip.
00:18:38I happened to meet the healer Morgan at the monastery,
00:18:41and was fortunate enough to become his last disciple.
00:18:45Perhaps I can be of help to you.
00:18:48I stepped forward to diagnose him.
00:18:56He was poisoned,
00:18:58and a very complex one at that.
00:19:00I told him I would need seven days to prescribe a treatment.
00:19:03He did not make things difficult for me,
00:19:05but I always felt he was testing me.
00:19:08Leaving the Night King's palace,
00:19:11my back was already soaked with cold sweat.
00:19:21You mean he agreed to your terms?
00:19:25Not entirely.
00:19:27Contact Bamboo.
00:19:29Have her get the old man to talk.
00:19:32Find out what dealings he has with the Night King.
00:19:46This Night King was not as simple as I had imagined.
00:20:03Back at the estate,
00:20:04I went to pay my respects to Grandmother.
00:20:15Grandmother saw me and wept with sympathy.
00:20:26My dear,
00:20:27you have suffered.
00:20:30Now that you are back,
00:20:32is everything going well?
00:20:38Yes.
00:20:39Thank you for your concern, Grandmother.
00:20:41Everything is fine.
00:20:42I did not complain.
00:20:44But Grandmother's eyes and ears would tell her everything.
00:20:48She saw me wearing that old dress
00:20:50and immediately sent grace to bring me fine ones.
00:20:54I knew I had gained a foothold in the estate.
00:20:59Coming out of Grandmother's courtyard,
00:21:01I ran into Pearl.
00:21:02She looked at me with venomous eyes.
00:21:05Her maid, Cleo, spoke rudely to me.
00:21:08I did not talk back.
00:21:09I just held the jewelry box Grandmother had given me
00:21:11and said softly,
00:21:12If you do not cherish it, I do.
00:21:17This scene was seen by Grace.
00:21:23She went back and told Grandmother everything.
00:21:26The next day,
00:21:28Cleo was sold off.
00:21:35Pearl's face turned pale on the day of the plum blossom banquet,
00:21:40I wore the shimmering dress Grandmother had given me.
00:21:43That fabric was priceless.
00:21:46Only three bolts existed in all of Rome.
00:21:59The moment I appeared,
00:22:01everyone's eyes were drawn to me.
00:22:04Pearl had dressed carefully.
00:22:06But no one noticed her.
00:22:08The jealousy in her eyes was almost spilling over.
00:22:13At the banquet,
00:22:14someone deliberately challenged me,
00:22:16demanding that I compose a poem on the spot.
00:22:21They thought that after seven years in a monastery,
00:22:24I had lost all my learning.
00:22:28But I disappointed them.
00:22:31I looked toward the young lady who had spoken.
00:22:34She wore a deep blue long dress,
00:22:36with contempt and disdain in her eyes.
00:22:39She is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Justice, Lydia.
00:22:42She is Pearl's close friend.
00:22:47I understood this person had come to vent anger on Pearl's behalf.
00:22:52Lydia forced me to compose a poem publicly,
00:22:55hoping to humiliate me.
00:22:59Since everyone wishes to hear it,
00:23:02I will offer my humble attempt.
00:23:04I composed a poem praising the plum blossom.
00:23:09The crowd fell silent.
00:23:11My poem was polished and beautiful.
00:23:17Everyone was astonished.
00:23:22Fiona must have helped her prepare to be false.
00:23:25Rosalind did not believe it,
00:23:27and neither did Pearl.
00:23:33But my poem was real,
00:23:35and they could not refute it.
00:23:37You spent years in a monastery.
00:23:40I don't believe you could write such a poem.
00:23:49Did you cheat?
00:23:50Jennifer's words were like a stone thrown into water,
00:23:53causing a huge stir.
00:23:56Some echoed her,
00:23:58while others spoke for me.
00:24:04I did not panic.
00:24:05I lifted my face,
00:24:07fragile yet determined.
00:24:15If I compose another poem,
00:24:17will you still think I prepared it in advance?
00:24:24Fine.
00:24:25I will give you the topic.
00:24:27Do you dare?
00:24:28I dare.
00:24:30But if you lose,
00:24:32you must kneel and apologize.
00:24:36Jennifer's request was very tricky.
00:24:39Green plum is the theme.
00:24:42I only pondered for a few breaths before reciting.
00:24:46My poem not only met the requirements,
00:24:48but also subtly mocked Jennifer.
00:24:51The whole room fell silent.
00:24:53Jennifer's face turned from red to white,
00:24:55and her eyes reddened.
00:24:59Excellent!
00:25:01Stella is brilliant!
00:25:04The satire in my poem was obvious.
00:25:07Everyone could see I was mocking Jennifer.
00:25:09Some watched the drama unfold.
00:25:12Some were astonished.
00:25:14And more began to reassess me.
00:25:18Rosalind gritted her teeth,
00:25:20wishing she could bore a hole through me with her glare.
00:25:23Don't panic.
00:25:24This brief moment in the spotlight
00:25:26will only make her fall harder.
00:25:29But Jennifer had no choice
00:25:31but to kneel and apologize to Margaret.
00:25:36Margaret came out
00:25:37and gave Jennifer a way to save face.
00:25:41Miss Jennifer is young and competitive.
00:25:44It is understandable.
00:25:50But between the lines,
00:25:52she was defending me.
00:25:59My status was officially announced
00:26:01to everyone present.
00:26:05The banquet continued.
00:26:07Rosalind entertained the guests
00:26:09with a flowing wine cup game.
00:26:11Let the game begin!
00:26:17Halfway through the banquet,
00:26:19Lydia suddenly convulsed
00:26:20and collapsed on the ground.
00:26:22She had caught a chill
00:26:24during her menstrual period
00:26:25and was bleeding profusely.
00:26:26Critical condition.
00:26:27Margaret came to ask me to treat her.
00:26:29The bleeding won't stop.
00:26:30And the doctor hasn't arrived!
00:26:31Stella, go take a look!
00:26:32I did not want to get involved,
00:26:34but as a healer,
00:26:35I went anyway.
00:26:37The inner room was thick
00:26:38with the smell of blood.
00:26:40I thought of my mother's death
00:26:41seven years ago.
00:26:47I steadied myself
00:26:49and began acupuncture
00:26:50to stop the bleeding.
00:26:52Lady Claire stood by,
00:26:53threatening that I must save her.
00:27:03I stopped the bleeding
00:27:04with silver needles
00:27:05and gave Lydia a pill.
00:27:10But Lydia did not wake up.
00:27:14Her face turned pale and blue,
00:27:17as if she were dead.
00:27:22Lady Claire checked her breath.
00:27:25Then collapsed to the floor,
00:27:27wailing.
00:27:29My Lydia!
00:27:31Everyone thought Lydia was dead.
00:27:38Didn't Stella say
00:27:39she could cure Lydia?
00:27:41Why did this happen?
00:27:43Rosalind was overjoyed inside.
00:27:45She waited to see
00:27:47how I would fall into the abyss.
00:27:52Lord Lucas arrived
00:27:53with his son Ethan
00:27:54and three doctors.
00:28:02My sister has been dead for a while.
00:28:04You killed her!
00:28:05She is not dead.
00:28:08She is just in a temporary
00:28:09suspended breath from my medicine.
00:28:12No one believed me.
00:28:13The three doctors,
00:28:15Stanley, Victor, and Lincoln,
00:28:17took turns checking the pulse.
00:28:22They all concluded.
00:28:24Lydia was dead.
00:28:27Lady Claire,
00:28:28my condolences.
00:28:29The young lady has long
00:28:31stopped breathing.
00:28:32We have nearly a hundred years
00:28:34of combined medical experience.
00:28:36How could we be wrong?
00:28:38One look and you can tell
00:28:39she is dead.
00:28:42Lucas was furious
00:28:43and demanded my life
00:28:45in return.
00:28:46Just as Ethan
00:28:47was about to strike me.
00:28:49Stop right there!
00:28:51Henry the Night King
00:28:52had arrived.
00:28:53He sat in a wheelchair,
00:28:55dressed in a moon-white robe,
00:28:57noble and cold.
00:28:59Those gray-blue eyes
00:29:00made people afraid
00:29:01to look directly at him.
00:29:03Gale pushed the wheelchair,
00:29:04his cold gaze
00:29:05sweeping over everyone.
00:29:07Miss Shen is my master's
00:29:09intended bride.
00:29:10What is the meaning
00:29:11of allowing someone
00:29:12to strike her?
00:29:13Henry said he believed in me.
00:29:16I believe the future
00:29:18Night King's consort
00:29:19is not foolish enough
00:29:20to tell a lie
00:29:21she cannot cover.
00:29:22I was asked to argue
00:29:23my case against
00:29:24the three doctors.
00:29:26You said she is dead.
00:29:28Besides her pulse,
00:29:30have you felt her heartbeat?
00:29:32Pulse and heartbeat
00:29:33are connected.
00:29:34No pulse,
00:29:35no heartbeat.
00:29:36You are ignorant
00:29:37and ridiculous.
00:29:38The doctors swore
00:29:39oaths,
00:29:40saying that if Lydia
00:29:41was alive,
00:29:42they would accept
00:29:43any punishment.
00:29:44I raised my hand.
00:29:46Three slender fingers
00:29:47held up.
00:29:47Three,
00:29:48two,
00:29:50one.
00:29:52The person on the bed
00:29:53suddenly let out
00:29:54a heavy breath.
00:29:56Lydia opened her eyes.
00:30:03I thought I was dead.
00:30:05Everyone was shocked.
00:30:06The three doctors
00:30:07looked ashen.
00:30:08I saved Lydia.
00:30:10I did not hold anyone
00:30:11to their oaths.
00:30:12Margaret told me
00:30:13to be merciful.
00:30:17Grandmother,
00:30:18I don't want compensation.
00:30:20I just feel wronged.
00:30:22For you and for father.
00:30:24With a few words,
00:30:25I subtly worsened
00:30:26the relationship
00:30:27between the Brown family
00:30:29and my family.
00:30:31The goal was achieved.
00:30:34I pushed Henry away
00:30:36and behind me,
00:30:37Margaret watched my thin back
00:30:39with heartache.
00:30:40I pushed Henry along a path.
00:30:42Henry sneered inwardly.
00:30:44He knew I was playing the victim.
00:30:46He grew suspicious.
00:30:47How could a young lady
00:30:48who did rough work
00:30:49in a monastery
00:30:50have such literary talent
00:30:51and medical skills?
00:30:52I reluctantly explained
00:30:54that my masters
00:30:54were the Healer Morgan
00:30:55and Master Nothing.
00:30:57Henry did not press further.
00:30:59His hand suddenly landed
00:31:00on my hand
00:31:01on the wheelchair
00:31:02and pulled sharply.
00:31:05Before I could react,
00:31:06I was sitting on his lap.
00:31:09My heart pounded like thunder
00:31:11as I struggled to get up,
00:31:12but Henry's arm
00:31:14was firmly around my waist,
00:31:16leaving no room
00:31:17for argument.
00:31:19What exactly are you doing?
00:31:21From the other side
00:31:22of the corridor
00:31:23came a figure.
00:31:25Fifth Prince Julian.
00:31:28I didn't expect
00:31:30the rumors to be true, Henry.
00:31:31You have indeed
00:31:32recovered quite a bit.
00:31:34You can even embrace
00:31:35your fiancé in public.
00:31:37Julian's gaze fell on me
00:31:38without restraint,
00:31:39full of greed.
00:31:46I buried my face
00:31:48in Henry's chest,
00:31:49avoiding his scrutiny.
00:31:53After Julian left,
00:31:55I stood up
00:31:56from Henry's lap.
00:31:57I suddenly raised my hand
00:31:59and jabbed
00:31:59toward Henry's eye,
00:32:00but he did not flinch.
00:32:04Was he truly blind?
00:32:06Henry said he needed me
00:32:07as a shield
00:32:08against prying eyes.
00:32:09After all,
00:32:10I hear you have a face
00:32:11that outshines all things.
00:32:13I agreed.
00:32:14It was beneficial to me.
00:32:16In the front courtyard,
00:32:17Pearl saw me
00:32:18and Henry appear together,
00:32:19burning with jealousy.
00:32:22The Night King's
00:32:23marriage contract
00:32:24was something
00:32:25she had discarded,
00:32:26but even so,
00:32:27it was not mine to take.
00:32:32There are grudges
00:32:34I have not forgotten.
00:32:37Pearl's face
00:32:37turned pale.
00:32:44I took Henry back
00:32:46to his palace,
00:32:47gave him acupuncture
00:32:48and a massage.
00:32:54By the time I returned
00:32:56to the estate,
00:32:57it was very late.
00:32:59Margaret gathered everyone
00:33:00to officially recognize
00:33:02my status.
00:33:03Rosalind was unwilling
00:33:04and proposed
00:33:05to officially change
00:33:06the family records
00:33:07during the ancestral ceremony.
00:33:11Margaret agreed.
00:33:19In my grandmother's room,
00:33:21I took out
00:33:21the shimmering,
00:33:22braised dress.
00:33:23The dress was torn
00:33:25along the waist,
00:33:26all the way
00:33:26to the sleeve.
00:33:33What happened?
00:33:35Margaret was furious
00:33:36and immediately interrogated
00:33:39those who had handled
00:33:40the dress.
00:33:43Chloe confessed
00:33:45that Summer
00:33:45had done the damage.
00:33:47Summer was terrified.
00:33:52It was Lady Lillian.
00:33:54She paid us $500
00:33:55to do that.
00:33:57Margaret frowned deeply
00:33:58when she heard
00:33:59Lady Lillian's name.
00:34:01Lady Lillian
00:34:02was a concubine
00:34:03my mother had taken in
00:34:04for Vincent
00:34:05while she was alive.
00:34:06Always well behaved.
00:34:08Why would she want
00:34:09to harm me?
00:34:14Chloe begged me
00:34:15for her life,
00:34:16saying she would
00:34:16serve me faithfully.
00:34:22Grandmother,
00:34:23I have only just returned.
00:34:25If I punish
00:34:26two maids
00:34:27one after another,
00:34:29rumors will spread.
00:34:38Margaret softened
00:34:39and agreed.
00:34:42Chloe revealed
00:34:43why Lady Lillian
00:34:44wanted to harm me.
00:34:46She thought
00:34:47I was in her daughter
00:34:48Violet's way
00:34:49and wanted to make
00:34:50Violet the Night King's bride.
00:34:58Absurd.
00:35:00Violet is only 13.
00:35:02How could she marry?
00:35:05I took Chloe
00:35:06back to my courtyard.
00:35:07I questioned Chloe
00:35:08privately
00:35:09and learned
00:35:10that Lady Lillian
00:35:10had once been pregnant
00:35:11with a son,
00:35:12allegedly killed
00:35:13by my mother.
00:35:18That reason
00:35:19does not hold water.
00:35:24Something else
00:35:25must have happened
00:35:26back then.
00:35:27The next morning,
00:35:30everyone was summoned
00:35:31to Margaret's courtyard.
00:35:36Lady Lillian
00:35:37admitted to all charges
00:35:41and was sentenced
00:35:47to be sent
00:35:49to the Riverside Manor.
00:35:50Rosalyn hypocritically
00:35:52pleaded for her.
00:35:54You have failed
00:35:55to manage
00:35:55your subordinates.
00:35:56Your monthly allowance
00:35:58is reduced
00:35:59for three months.
00:36:02Vincent praised me
00:36:03for being sensible
00:36:04and said he would give me
00:36:06the remaining upscale silk.
00:36:13Pearl and Serena
00:36:14were mad
00:36:14with jealousy.
00:36:16I went to
00:36:17Lady Lillian's residence.
00:36:24Lady Lillian
00:36:25was packing her things
00:36:26while Violet
00:36:27wept bitterly.
00:36:41Lady Lillian,
00:36:42I remember you.
00:36:45You used to
00:36:45embroider beautiful
00:36:46clothes for me
00:36:47and give me
00:36:48water chestnut cakes.
00:36:50Are you saying this
00:36:51hoping I will weep
00:36:51and confess to you?
00:36:52I returned the
00:36:53lotus silver bracelet
00:36:54to Lady Lillian.
00:36:55I will help take care
00:36:57of your daughter
00:36:57for you.
00:37:02Don't be hypocritical.
00:37:04You can hardly
00:37:05protect yourself.
00:37:08Lady Lillian
00:37:09laughed bitterly
00:37:11and told me
00:37:12to marry quickly
00:37:13and not stay
00:37:13in this cannibalistic place.
00:37:16I sensed
00:37:17the deeper meaning
00:37:17in her words.
00:37:29Outside,
00:37:30I looked up
00:37:31at the gloomy weather.
00:37:36Wait.
00:37:38After all,
00:37:39we are not the ones
00:37:40in desperation.
00:37:42In the afternoon,
00:37:43light snow
00:37:44began to fall.
00:37:47Rosalyn was plotting
00:37:48a new scheme
00:37:49at the Chunshir
00:37:50courtyard.
00:37:54The little wretch
00:37:55cannot stay.
00:37:57The birthday banquet
00:37:59of the proconsul's
00:38:00mother in five days
00:38:01will be her death.
00:38:04That night,
00:38:05snow came.
00:38:10not bad.
00:38:12You are even
00:38:13smarter than
00:38:13I imagined.
00:38:15Heavy snow
00:38:15at night
00:38:16leaves traces
00:38:17easily.
00:38:20You are more
00:38:21foolish than
00:38:21I imagined.
00:38:24He gave me
00:38:25a key.
00:38:27The second house
00:38:28on the left
00:38:28on East Lane.
00:38:31Go see it
00:38:32tomorrow
00:38:33and you will
00:38:34know.
00:38:36Then he
00:38:37disappeared
00:38:37into the wind
00:38:38and snow.
00:38:44I looked
00:38:45at the key
00:38:45in my palm,
00:38:46frowning.
00:38:47The next day,
00:38:48I went to
00:38:49the Night King's
00:38:50palace.
00:38:57But Henry
00:38:57had been summoned
00:38:58to the Imperial
00:38:59palace.
00:38:59palace.
00:39:00I went to
00:39:01the pharmacy
00:39:01on East Lane.
00:39:10The old
00:39:11shopkeeper saw
00:39:12the key
00:39:12and excitedly
00:39:13called me
00:39:14Master.
00:39:15The old
00:39:16master is
00:39:17your mother.
00:39:18But misfortune
00:39:19struck and
00:39:20the old
00:39:20master died.
00:39:24So,
00:39:25this pharmacy
00:39:25had originally
00:39:26belonged to
00:39:27my mother.
00:39:35I worked
00:39:35until dark
00:39:36before returning
00:39:37home.
00:39:38On the way,
00:39:40the carriage
00:39:40suddenly hit
00:39:41something.
00:39:49Miss,
00:39:50there is a
00:39:50child ahead.
00:39:51I think
00:39:52dead.
00:39:54I got
00:39:55down to
00:39:55check.
00:39:55A child
00:39:56of four
00:39:57or five
00:39:57lay in
00:39:58the snow,
00:39:58wounded
00:39:59on the
00:39:59back of
00:40:00his head
00:40:00and burning
00:40:01with fever.
00:40:05I immediately
00:40:06carried the
00:40:06child back
00:40:07to the
00:40:07pharmacy
00:40:08for treatment.
00:40:15This is
00:40:15aimed at
00:40:16me.
00:40:16No need
00:40:17to search.
00:40:18The child's
00:40:19family will
00:40:19come knocking
00:40:19soon.
00:40:20I sent
00:40:21Susan back
00:40:21to the
00:40:21estate with
00:40:22a message,
00:40:23using the
00:40:23excuse that
00:40:24the Night
00:40:24King's
00:40:25condition
00:40:25had changed.
00:40:34At the
00:40:34estate,
00:40:35the family
00:40:36waited for
00:40:36me to
00:40:36return for
00:40:37dinner.
00:40:40Rosalyn
00:40:41hypocritically
00:40:41expressed
00:40:42concern.
00:40:44Enough.
00:40:46Stop putting
00:40:47on this
00:40:48hypocritical
00:40:48act.
00:40:51The gatekeeper
00:40:53brought
00:40:53news.
00:40:54I had
00:40:54never
00:40:54gone to
00:40:55the
00:40:55Night
00:40:55King's
00:40:55palace.
00:41:00Margaret
00:41:01panicked
00:41:01and wanted
00:41:01to send
00:41:02people to
00:41:02search for
00:41:03me.
00:41:07A public
00:41:08search will
00:41:08not do.
00:41:10Send people
00:41:10under the
00:41:11pretense of
00:41:11looking for
00:41:12lost items.
00:41:13Do it
00:41:14discreetly.
00:41:20The city
00:41:21was lit
00:41:21up with
00:41:21torches.
00:41:22People
00:41:23searching
00:41:23everywhere.
00:41:32The old
00:41:33shopkeeper
00:41:33learned that
00:41:34the missing
00:41:34child was
00:41:35Princess
00:41:35Gloria's
00:41:36son,
00:41:37Leo.
00:41:38My heart
00:41:39sank.
00:41:41Someone
00:41:41was using
00:41:42Rosalyn's
00:41:42hands to
00:41:43set a
00:41:43trap
00:41:43for me
00:41:44using
00:41:44the
00:41:44Princess
00:41:44child.
00:41:47Suddenly,
00:41:48banging
00:41:48came from
00:41:49the door.
00:41:53Open up!
00:41:57The
00:41:57soldiers
00:41:58broke in
00:41:58and found
00:41:59the child
00:42:00in the
00:42:00room.
00:42:00Found
00:42:01him!
00:42:01Leo is
00:42:02indeed
00:42:02here!
00:42:03I threw
00:42:03myself in
00:42:04front of
00:42:04the child,
00:42:05stopped
00:42:06the soldiers
00:42:06from moving
00:42:07him.
00:42:07His head
00:42:08is severely
00:42:08wounded.
00:42:09He cannot
00:42:10be moved.
00:42:11Moving
00:42:11him will
00:42:12kill him!
00:42:13The soldiers
00:42:13hesitated.
00:42:15They did
00:42:15not dare
00:42:16take
00:42:16responsibility.
00:42:20Princess
00:42:21Gloria
00:42:21herself
00:42:22arrived.
00:42:26She saw
00:42:28her son's
00:42:28condition
00:42:29and instantly
00:42:30broke
00:42:31down.
00:42:32My son!
00:42:33How did
00:42:34you get
00:42:35so hurt?
00:42:42I
00:42:43stopped
00:42:43the
00:42:44princess
00:42:44from
00:42:44taking
00:42:45the
00:42:45child
00:42:45away.
00:42:49How dare
00:42:50you
00:42:50question
00:42:50my
00:42:51decision?
00:42:52I am
00:42:53a
00:42:53healer.
00:42:53If you
00:42:54move him,
00:42:55disaster
00:42:56will
00:42:56follow.
00:42:57The
00:42:58princess
00:42:58hesitated.
00:43:01she
00:43:02did
00:43:02not
00:43:02dare
00:43:02to
00:43:02gamble.
00:43:04Silence
00:43:05spread.
00:43:06I
00:43:06had
00:43:07no
00:43:07idea
00:43:07what
00:43:07would
00:43:07happen
00:43:08next.
00:43:09Princess
00:43:09Gloria
00:43:10stared
00:43:10at me
00:43:10with
00:43:11a
00:43:11dark
00:43:11face.
00:43:12Do
00:43:12you
00:43:12know
00:43:12the
00:43:13consequences
00:43:13of
00:43:13stopping
00:43:14me?
00:43:14Yes.
00:43:15Deceiving
00:43:15you and
00:43:16delaying
00:43:16his
00:43:16treatment
00:43:17is a
00:43:17capital
00:43:17offense.
00:43:19Do
00:43:19you
00:43:19guarantee
00:43:20he
00:43:20will
00:43:20live?
00:43:21The
00:43:21first
00:43:21six
00:43:21hours
00:43:21will
00:43:22be
00:43:22dangerous.
00:43:22I
00:43:22can
00:43:22only
00:43:23do
00:43:23my
00:43:23best.
00:43:23I
00:43:24am
00:43:24only
00:43:24suggesting
00:43:24we
00:43:25keep
00:43:25him
00:43:25here
00:43:25temporarily.
00:43:26You
00:43:26can
00:43:26summon
00:43:27other
00:43:27imperial
00:43:27physicians.
00:43:28Fine.
00:43:29I
00:43:29will
00:43:29trust
00:43:29you
00:43:29once.
00:43:30If
00:43:30anything
00:43:31happens
00:43:31to
00:43:31him
00:43:31within
00:43:31six
00:43:32hours
00:43:32you
00:43:32know
00:43:32the
00:43:33consequences.
00:43:34I
00:43:34breathed
00:43:35a sigh
00:43:35of
00:43:35relief.
00:43:36But
00:43:36then
00:43:37Rosalind
00:43:37and
00:43:37Pearl
00:43:38arrived.
00:43:39They
00:43:39claimed
00:43:39to be
00:43:40pleading
00:43:40for
00:43:40me.
00:43:41But
00:43:41every
00:43:41word
00:43:42was
00:43:42actually
00:43:42condemning
00:43:43me.
00:43:44Your
00:43:44highness
00:43:44Stella
00:43:45didn't
00:43:45mean
00:43:46it.
00:43:46Please
00:43:47consider
00:43:47the
00:43:47grand
00:43:47chamberlain
00:43:48and
00:43:48go
00:43:48easy
00:43:49on
00:43:49her.
00:43:50Rosalind
00:43:51and
00:43:51Pearl
00:43:51were
00:43:52terrified.
00:43:53Slap
00:43:53their
00:43:53mouths.
00:43:54Thirty
00:43:54slaps
00:43:55each.
00:43:56Your
00:43:56highness
00:43:56calm
00:43:57down.
00:43:58Julian
00:43:59was
00:43:59worried
00:43:59and
00:44:00sent
00:44:00me
00:44:00to
00:44:00check
00:44:00on
00:44:00Leo.
00:44:03Julian
00:44:04is
00:44:04worried?
00:44:05Why
00:44:06didn't
00:44:06he
00:44:06come
00:44:06himself?
00:44:09And
00:44:09who
00:44:10do
00:44:10you
00:44:10think
00:44:10you
00:44:10are?
00:44:11Princess
00:44:12Gloria
00:44:12looked
00:44:12at
00:44:13them
00:44:13coldly.
00:44:13I
00:44:14will
00:44:14spare
00:44:14you
00:44:14the
00:44:14slaps
00:44:15out
00:44:15of
00:44:15respect
00:44:16for
00:44:16him.
00:44:17But
00:44:17if
00:44:17you
00:44:17dare
00:44:18utter
00:44:18another
00:44:18word
00:44:19nonsense
00:44:19you
00:44:19will
00:44:20be
00:44:20killed
00:44:20without
00:44:21him.
00:44:22mother
00:44:22and
00:44:22daughter
00:44:22slunk
00:44:23away.
00:44:24Princess
00:44:24Gloria
00:44:25looked
00:44:25at
00:44:25me
00:44:25and
00:44:25told
00:44:26me
00:44:26to
00:44:26continue.
00:44:27Your
00:44:28highness
00:44:29I
00:44:30suspect
00:44:31someone
00:44:31wants
00:44:31to
00:44:31create
00:44:32conflict
00:44:32between
00:44:33you
00:44:33and
00:44:34the
00:44:34Night
00:44:34King
00:44:34and
00:44:35use
00:44:36your
00:44:36hand
00:44:36to
00:44:36kill
00:44:36me.
00:44:38Princess
00:44:38Gloria
00:44:39fell
00:44:39silent.
00:44:40Soon
00:44:41Quentin
00:44:41Princess
00:44:42Gloria's
00:44:43husband
00:44:43arrived
00:44:44with
00:44:44ten
00:44:44imperial
00:44:45physicians.
00:44:46How
00:44:47is
00:44:47Leo?
00:44:56your
00:44:56highness
00:44:58Leo's
00:44:59head
00:44:59injury
00:44:59is
00:45:00life
00:45:00threatening.
00:45:01Someone
00:45:02treated
00:45:02the
00:45:02wound
00:45:03and
00:45:03stopped
00:45:03the
00:45:03bleeding
00:45:04but
00:45:04he
00:45:04has
00:45:04a
00:45:05high
00:45:05fever.
00:45:06Will
00:45:07he
00:45:07live?
00:45:09Can
00:45:09he
00:45:09be
00:45:09moved
00:45:10now?
00:45:11Moving
00:45:12him
00:45:12is
00:45:12not
00:45:12advised.
00:45:14If
00:45:14the
00:45:14fever
00:45:15breaks
00:45:15within
00:45:15six
00:45:16hours
00:45:16he
00:45:17will
00:45:17have
00:45:17passed
00:45:17the
00:45:17first
00:45:18hurdle.
00:45:28Horace
00:45:29saw
00:45:29my
00:45:29prescription
00:45:30and
00:45:30immediately
00:45:31questioned
00:45:31it.
00:45:33Miss
00:45:34Shen
00:45:35Leo
00:45:36is
00:45:36a
00:45:36child
00:45:37how
00:45:37can
00:45:38you
00:45:38use
00:45:38adult
00:45:38dosages?
00:45:39Strong
00:45:40medicine
00:45:41will
00:45:41harm
00:45:42him.
00:45:47At
00:45:47that
00:45:47time
00:45:48Leo
00:45:48was
00:45:49bleeding
00:45:49profusely.
00:45:51Strong
00:45:52medicine
00:45:52could
00:45:53stop
00:45:53the
00:45:53deterioration
00:45:54quickly.
00:45:58I
00:45:58diagnosed
00:45:59him
00:45:59and
00:45:59confirmed
00:46:00he
00:46:00could
00:46:00handle
00:46:00it.
00:46:06I
00:46:07have
00:46:07practiced
00:46:08medicine
00:46:08for
00:46:0950
00:46:09years
00:46:10and
00:46:10never
00:46:10made
00:46:11a
00:46:11mistake.
00:46:18So you
00:46:18mean
00:46:19it
00:46:19doesn't
00:46:19matter
00:46:19if
00:46:19he
00:46:19dies
00:46:20because
00:46:20we
00:46:20follow
00:46:21the
00:46:21rules?
00:46:25The
00:46:26other
00:46:26physicians
00:46:27echoed
00:46:27Horace.
00:46:31Enough!
00:46:32How much
00:46:33certainty
00:46:34do you
00:46:34have?
00:46:3750%.
00:46:37If he
00:46:38gets
00:46:38through
00:46:39the
00:46:39fever
00:46:39then
00:46:40100%.
00:46:41Princess
00:46:42Gloria
00:46:42decided
00:46:43to
00:46:43trust
00:46:43me.
00:46:44If
00:46:45you
00:46:45fail
00:46:45I
00:46:46will
00:46:46kill
00:46:46you
00:46:47and
00:46:47bury
00:46:47you
00:46:47with
00:46:48Leo.
00:46:51Horace
00:46:52do you
00:46:52dare
00:46:52promise?
00:46:53Since
00:46:54your
00:46:54highness
00:46:54has
00:46:54made
00:46:54a
00:46:55decision
00:46:55we
00:46:56dare
00:46:56not
00:46:56comment.
00:46:59But
00:47:00if
00:47:00you
00:47:00insist
00:47:00on
00:47:00using
00:47:01her
00:47:01prescription
00:47:01we
00:47:02will
00:47:03not
00:47:03continue
00:47:03to
00:47:03be
00:47:04involved.
00:47:04The
00:47:04physicians
00:47:05left
00:47:05in
00:47:05disgrace.
00:47:09Quentin
00:47:10chased
00:47:10after
00:47:11them.
00:47:13Horace
00:47:14told
00:47:14him
00:47:14in
00:47:14a
00:47:14low
00:47:14voice.
00:47:16Your
00:47:16highness
00:47:17that
00:47:18young
00:47:18lady's
00:47:19medicine
00:47:19is
00:47:19like
00:47:19forcing
00:47:20sprouts.
00:47:21It
00:47:21might
00:47:22work
00:47:22temporarily
00:47:22but
00:47:23later
00:47:23he
00:47:23will
00:47:24still
00:47:24die.
00:47:26You
00:47:27should
00:47:27go
00:47:27back
00:47:27to
00:47:27avoid
00:47:28regret.
00:47:29Quentin's
00:47:29face
00:47:30turned
00:47:30pale.
00:47:35Leo's
00:47:36condition
00:47:36suddenly
00:47:37worsened.
00:47:40He
00:47:40began
00:47:41to
00:47:41shiver.
00:47:44Didn't
00:47:45you
00:47:45say
00:47:45those
00:47:46medicines
00:47:46could
00:47:46temporarily
00:47:47suppress
00:47:47the
00:47:47illness?
00:47:49I
00:47:50didn't
00:47:50answer.
00:47:51I
00:47:51checked
00:47:51his
00:47:51condition
00:47:52again.
00:47:53This
00:47:54time
00:47:54I
00:47:55found
00:47:55something.
00:48:00Poison.
00:48:01Leo
00:48:02has
00:48:03been
00:48:03poisoned.
00:48:07What?
00:48:09Impossible!
00:48:11Leo
00:48:12has
00:48:12always
00:48:13been
00:48:13strong.
00:48:14How
00:48:15could
00:48:15he
00:48:15be
00:48:15poisoned?
00:48:19a
00:48:20chronic
00:48:20poison
00:48:21called
00:48:21gentle
00:48:21breeze.
00:48:23It
00:48:24has
00:48:24been
00:48:24about
00:48:25a
00:48:25year.
00:48:26Princess
00:48:26Gloria's
00:48:27face
00:48:27turned
00:48:27pale.
00:48:29Leo
00:48:30has
00:48:31been
00:48:31sleepy
00:48:31lately.
00:48:32Wakes
00:48:33easily
00:48:34at
00:48:34night
00:48:34and
00:48:35complains
00:48:35of
00:48:35limb
00:48:35pain.
00:48:37The
00:48:38physician
00:48:38said
00:48:39it
00:48:39was
00:48:39growing
00:48:39pains.
00:48:41Those
00:48:42symptoms
00:48:42are
00:48:43exactly
00:48:43the
00:48:43signs
00:48:43of
00:48:44gentle
00:48:44breeze.
00:48:47I
00:48:47suspect
00:48:47tonight's
00:48:48incident
00:48:48was
00:48:48a
00:48:48cover.
00:48:50Someone
00:48:50didn't
00:48:50want
00:48:50the
00:48:51physicians
00:48:51to
00:48:51detect
00:48:51the
00:48:52poison.
00:48:57Princess
00:48:57Gloria
00:48:58took a
00:48:58deep
00:48:58breath.
00:49:03Why
00:49:03did you
00:49:04send
00:49:04my
00:49:04husband
00:49:04away
00:49:04just
00:49:05now?
00:49:07Because
00:49:07only a
00:49:07mother
00:49:08would
00:49:08not
00:49:08harm
00:49:08her
00:49:09own
00:49:09child.
00:49:10Everyone
00:49:10else
00:49:10is
00:49:11suspect.
00:49:12When I
00:49:12catch
00:49:13whoever
00:49:13harmed
00:49:14Leo,
00:49:15I will
00:49:16tear
00:49:16them
00:49:17apart!
00:49:20A
00:49:21voice
00:49:21came
00:49:21from
00:49:21outside.
00:49:22The
00:49:23Night
00:49:23King
00:49:23and
00:49:23Lady
00:49:23Fiona
00:49:24had
00:49:24arrived.
00:49:28Henry
00:49:28sat in
00:49:29his
00:49:29wheelchair,
00:49:30dressed in
00:49:30formal
00:49:31official
00:49:31robes.
00:49:32Did you
00:49:32come
00:49:33specifically
00:49:33for
00:49:33Leo?
00:49:34Dressed
00:49:35like
00:49:35that?
00:49:36Are you
00:49:36trying to
00:49:37pressure me
00:49:37with your
00:49:38status as
00:49:38Night
00:49:38King to
00:49:39make me
00:49:39spare your
00:49:40fiance?
00:49:41Aunt
00:49:42you
00:49:42jest.
00:49:43I
00:49:43heard
00:49:43about
00:49:44this
00:49:44while
00:49:44still
00:49:44in
00:49:44the
00:49:45palace.
00:49:45I
00:49:46came
00:49:46straight
00:49:46here.
00:49:47No
00:49:47time
00:49:47to
00:49:47change.
00:49:48His
00:49:49gaze
00:49:49turned
00:49:49toward
00:49:49where
00:49:50I
00:49:50was
00:49:50standing.
00:49:52My
00:49:52heartbeat
00:49:53quickened
00:49:53inexplicably.
00:49:54Princess
00:49:55Gloria
00:49:55told
00:49:56Henry
00:49:56what
00:49:56had
00:49:56happened.
00:49:59Your
00:50:00fiance
00:50:00examined
00:50:00him.
00:50:01Leo
00:50:02is still
00:50:02in
00:50:02danger.
00:50:05Stella's
00:50:06medical
00:50:06skills
00:50:07are
00:50:07good.
00:50:09You
00:50:09knew
00:50:09she
00:50:10knew
00:50:10medicine?
00:50:11Yes.
00:50:17The
00:50:17Grand
00:50:18Chamberlain's
00:50:18estate
00:50:18sent her
00:50:19to my
00:50:19palace.
00:50:20The
00:50:20physicians
00:50:21could do
00:50:21nothing
00:50:21for my
00:50:22legs
00:50:22and
00:50:22eyes.
00:50:23But
00:50:24she
00:50:24can.
00:50:25Henry
00:50:25mentioned
00:50:26Leo's
00:50:26servants.
00:50:29Leo
00:50:29is only
00:50:30four.
00:50:31No
00:50:32matter
00:50:32how
00:50:32playful,
00:50:33how
00:50:33could
00:50:33four
00:50:33servants
00:50:33all
00:50:34be
00:50:34sent
00:50:34away
00:50:34at
00:50:34once?
00:50:35I
00:50:36have
00:50:36detained
00:50:36them.
00:50:37Since
00:50:38you
00:50:38are
00:50:38here,
00:50:38helped
00:50:39me
00:50:39interrogate
00:50:40them.
00:50:41Princess
00:50:41Gloria
00:50:42sent
00:50:42Lady
00:50:42Fiona
00:50:43to
00:50:43take
00:50:43me
00:50:43outside
00:50:44to
00:50:44talk.
00:50:47How are
00:50:48you?
00:50:48Are you
00:50:48all right?
00:50:50I'm fine
00:50:51for now.
00:50:51The situation
00:50:52was urgent,
00:50:53so I had to
00:50:53trouble you.
00:50:54Please forgive
00:50:55me.
00:50:55I told
00:50:56Fiona
00:50:56about the
00:50:57poison.
00:50:58Poison?
00:51:03who would
00:51:04do that
00:51:04to such
00:51:04a young
00:51:05child?
00:51:11I
00:51:11suspect
00:51:12it has
00:51:12something
00:51:13to do
00:51:13with
00:51:13Quentin.
00:51:19Impossible!
00:51:20He treasures
00:51:21the princess
00:51:22and has
00:51:22never
00:51:22taken
00:51:23a concubine.
00:51:24Leo
00:51:24is his
00:51:25only
00:51:25child.
00:51:25He
00:51:26wouldn't
00:51:26be that
00:51:26foolish.
00:51:31I fell
00:51:32into deep
00:51:32thought.
00:51:33Had I
00:51:34guessed
00:51:34wrong?
00:51:37Back in
00:51:37the inner
00:51:38room,
00:51:38Leo
00:51:39suddenly
00:51:39spat out
00:51:40blood.
00:51:43Someone!
00:51:45Vetch
00:51:45Stella!
00:51:46Quickly!
00:51:47I rushed
00:51:47in to
00:51:48examine
00:51:48him.
00:51:51Don't
00:51:52panic,
00:51:52princess.
00:51:53That was
00:51:53poison
00:51:54blood.
00:51:54Spitting
00:51:55it out
00:51:55will bring
00:51:55him some
00:51:56relief.
00:51:57So
00:51:57Leo
00:51:57is out
00:51:58of
00:51:58danger?
00:51:58For
00:51:59now.
00:51:59We
00:52:00still
00:52:00need
00:52:00to
00:52:00see
00:52:00if
00:52:00the
00:52:01swelling
00:52:01and
00:52:01fever
00:52:01subside.
00:52:04Quentin
00:52:04returned
00:52:05with Leo's
00:52:05servants.
00:52:07Princess
00:52:08Gloria
00:52:08personally
00:52:09interrogated
00:52:10them,
00:52:10kicking
00:52:11an old
00:52:11nursemaid.
00:52:13I'll
00:52:13kill
00:52:14you!
00:52:17The
00:52:18old
00:52:18nursemaid
00:52:18didn't
00:52:19react.
00:52:19She
00:52:20was
00:52:20dead,
00:52:21poisoned.
00:52:24She
00:52:24is
00:52:24dead,
00:52:25but not
00:52:25by your
00:52:26kick.
00:52:27She
00:52:27died of
00:52:28poison.
00:52:28Miss
00:52:29Shen,
00:52:29do you
00:52:30still claim
00:52:30to be
00:52:31innocent?
00:52:31Quentin
00:52:31suspected
00:52:32me.
00:52:32The
00:52:33coachman
00:52:33has
00:52:33bitten
00:52:33off
00:52:34his
00:52:34tongue
00:52:34and
00:52:34killed
00:52:34himself.
00:52:36I
00:52:36want
00:52:36to
00:52:37see
00:52:37the
00:52:37coachman's
00:52:37body.
00:52:38The
00:52:39dead
00:52:39body
00:52:39is
00:52:40unlucky.
00:52:40I
00:52:40had
00:52:41it
00:52:41taken
00:52:41to
00:52:41the
00:52:41mass
00:52:42grave.
00:52:44In
00:52:45this
00:52:45cold and
00:52:46dark
00:52:46night,
00:52:46wild
00:52:47animals
00:52:47are
00:52:47hungry.
00:52:50Your
00:52:50Highness,
00:52:51I am
00:52:51still
00:52:52here.
00:52:52Henry
00:52:53spoke
00:52:53coldly.
00:52:54Apologize.
00:52:55Quentin
00:52:56apologized
00:52:56reluctantly.
00:52:57I was
00:52:58wrong to
00:52:58suspect
00:52:59Miss
00:52:59Shen.
00:53:00Princess
00:53:00Gloria's
00:53:01look toward
00:53:01me
00:53:02changed.
00:53:04Someone,
00:53:04help
00:53:05Miss
00:53:05Shen
00:53:05find the
00:53:06coachman's
00:53:06body.
00:53:09Henry
00:53:09said he
00:53:10wanted to
00:53:10go out
00:53:10to eat
00:53:11with
00:53:11me.
00:53:15We
00:53:16went to
00:53:16a
00:53:16restaurant.
00:53:17He
00:53:18couldn't
00:53:18see,
00:53:19so I
00:53:19added
00:53:20food to
00:53:20his
00:53:20bowl
00:53:21every
00:53:21so
00:53:21often.
00:53:24I
00:53:25am
00:53:25only
00:53:25blind,
00:53:26not
00:53:26without
00:53:26sensation.
00:53:30I
00:53:31won't
00:53:31put food
00:53:31up my
00:53:32nose.
00:53:39He
00:53:39silently
00:53:40finished
00:53:40the
00:53:41food
00:53:41I
00:53:41served
00:53:41him.
00:53:42Back
00:53:42at the
00:53:42pharmacy,
00:53:43Princess
00:53:44Gloria
00:53:44told me
00:53:44Leo's
00:53:45fever
00:53:45had
00:53:45broken.
00:53:46In
00:53:46less
00:53:46than
00:53:47six
00:53:47hours,
00:53:47Leo's
00:53:48fever
00:53:48has
00:53:48completely
00:53:48broken.
00:53:50Miss
00:53:50Shane,
00:53:50is that
00:53:50good
00:53:50news?
00:53:51Yes.
00:53:52The
00:53:53first
00:53:53hurdle
00:53:53is
00:53:54passed.
00:53:55Now
00:53:55we
00:53:55need
00:53:56to
00:53:56see
00:53:56if
00:53:56he
00:53:56wakes
00:53:56up
00:53:56soon.
00:53:57The
00:53:57coachman's
00:53:58body
00:53:58was
00:53:58found.
00:53:59Just
00:53:59a
00:53:59few
00:54:00bones
00:54:00remained.
00:54:01I
00:54:01crouched
00:54:01down
00:54:02to
00:54:02examine
00:54:02them.
00:54:06What
00:54:06are
00:54:07you
00:54:07doing?
00:54:08You
00:54:08are
00:54:08the
00:54:09Night
00:54:09King's
00:54:09intended
00:54:09bride.
00:54:11Your
00:54:11every
00:54:12move
00:54:12represents
00:54:12more
00:54:13than
00:54:13just
00:54:13yourself.
00:54:15The
00:54:16dead
00:54:16can
00:54:16also
00:54:17speak,
00:54:17even
00:54:18if
00:54:18only
00:54:18bones
00:54:19remain.
00:54:20I
00:54:20found
00:54:20knife
00:54:21marks
00:54:21and
00:54:21black
00:54:21traces
00:54:22on
00:54:22the
00:54:22bones.
00:54:25Not
00:54:26wild
00:54:26animals.
00:54:27Human
00:54:27hands.
00:54:28He
00:54:29was
00:54:29poisoned.
00:54:30Ridiculous.
00:54:31even
00:54:32in
00:54:32this
00:54:32state
00:54:32you
00:54:32can
00:54:32tell
00:54:33he
00:54:33was
00:54:33poisoned?
00:54:35I
00:54:35told
00:54:36you,
00:54:36the
00:54:36dead
00:54:36can
00:54:37speak.
00:54:44Princess
00:54:45Gloria's
00:54:45face
00:54:46darkened
00:54:46completely.
00:54:51Princess
00:54:51Gloria
00:54:52decided to
00:54:53take me
00:54:53back to
00:54:53the
00:54:53Grand
00:54:54Chamberlain's
00:54:54estate.
00:54:55In the
00:54:56carriage,
00:54:56she asked
00:54:57me quietly,
00:54:58do you
00:54:58suspect
00:54:59Quentin?
00:55:00Logically,
00:55:01Quentin
00:55:02wouldn't be
00:55:02so hasty,
00:55:03and that
00:55:04poison doesn't
00:55:04act
00:55:05immediately.
00:55:06Someone
00:55:06poisoned the
00:55:07coachman in
00:55:07advance,
00:55:08so regardless
00:55:09of whether
00:55:10Quentin
00:55:10interrogated
00:55:11him,
00:55:11the
00:55:11coachman
00:55:12would have
00:55:12died
00:55:12from
00:55:13poison.
00:55:14Yes,
00:55:15this game
00:55:16began long
00:55:16ago.
00:55:17Princess
00:55:18Gloria
00:55:19laughed
00:55:19coldly.
00:55:23It
00:55:24seems my
00:55:24position as
00:55:25princess has
00:55:26gotten in
00:55:26someone's
00:55:26way.
00:55:27I didn't
00:55:28respond.
00:55:29The carriage
00:55:30stopped at
00:55:30the estate
00:55:31gate,
00:55:31and we
00:55:32happened to
00:55:32meet
00:55:32Julian.
00:55:39Greetings,
00:55:40Aunt Gloria.
00:55:41I heard
00:55:41young cousin
00:55:42Leo was
00:55:42injured.
00:55:44Has he
00:55:45improved?
00:55:45Thank you
00:55:46for your
00:55:46concern.
00:55:47Leo is
00:55:48fine.
00:55:48Julian
00:55:49looked at
00:55:49me.
00:55:50Stella,
00:55:51wait!
00:55:53You are
00:55:53about to
00:55:54become the
00:55:54Night King's
00:55:55consort,
00:55:55and the
00:55:56Night King
00:55:56is my
00:55:56seventh
00:55:57brother.
00:55:58We will
00:55:59be family.
00:56:00His hand
00:56:00landed on
00:56:01my shoulder.
00:56:02I stepped
00:56:02back, avoiding
00:56:03his touch.
00:56:04Please show
00:56:04some restraint.
00:56:06Pearl saw
00:56:07this scene, her
00:56:08eyes full of
00:56:08jealousy.
00:56:11I went to
00:56:12see Grandmother.
00:56:13It's good
00:56:14you're back.
00:56:15How are
00:56:16things with
00:56:16the princess?
00:56:17I told
00:56:17Grandmother
00:56:18what had
00:56:18happened.
00:56:25Grandmother
00:56:26was furious.
00:56:27Someone.
00:56:29Summon
00:56:30Rosalyn to
00:56:31me.
00:56:32After
00:56:33Rosalyn
00:56:33knelled,
00:56:34Grandmother
00:56:34directly took
00:56:35away her
00:56:36household
00:56:36management
00:56:37authority.
00:56:43Hand over
00:56:44the tally
00:56:44keys and
00:56:45the matriarch's
00:56:45pendant.
00:56:49What have I
00:56:50done wrong?
00:56:51You cannot
00:56:51bear the
00:56:52burden of
00:56:52this estate.
00:56:54It's better to
00:56:55lighten your
00:56:56load.
00:56:59Grandmother
00:57:00mentioned my
00:57:01uncle.
00:57:04Your great
00:57:05uncle is
00:57:05dead, but
00:57:07his sons have
00:57:08risen again.
00:57:09A general
00:57:10has emerged
00:57:11in the
00:57:11National
00:57:11Defense
00:57:12Force,
00:57:13gaining
00:57:14great
00:57:14influence.
00:57:15My heart
00:57:16leaped.
00:57:17Back at my
00:57:18courtyard, I
00:57:19sent Holly to
00:57:19investigate.
00:57:22This family is
00:57:23definitely not
00:57:24clean.
00:57:24My mother's
00:57:25death, her
00:57:26family's
00:57:26downfall, they
00:57:28are all
00:57:28connected.
00:57:30You suspect
00:57:31that your
00:57:31mother's father
00:57:32was framed by
00:57:33the Grand
00:57:33Chamberlain?
00:57:34Not only
00:57:35that.
00:57:39Vincent and
00:57:40Rosalind must
00:57:41have someone
00:57:42behind them.
00:57:43I went to
00:57:44the Night
00:57:44King's
00:57:45Palace, but
00:57:48didn't see
00:57:48Henry.
00:57:54The gatekeeper
00:57:55said he had
00:57:55gone to the
00:57:56Imperial Palace.
00:58:06I went to
00:58:07the pharmacy.
00:58:10Leo had
00:58:11improved
00:58:12significantly, and
00:58:13even opened
00:58:14his eyes
00:58:14briefly.
00:58:16You are
00:58:16amazing!
00:58:18The physicians
00:58:19all said Leo
00:58:20wouldn't make
00:58:20it.
00:58:21Thank goodness
00:58:21you didn't
00:58:22give up!
00:58:23Stella.
00:58:25Stella, you
00:58:27are my
00:58:27savior.
00:58:28Princess
00:58:28Gloria told
00:58:29me that
00:58:29Quentin's
00:58:30cousin, Una,
00:58:30had left a
00:58:31suicide note
00:58:32and killed
00:58:32herself.
00:58:33The suicide
00:58:34note was
00:58:35clear.
00:58:36She had
00:58:37loved Quentin
00:58:37for years,
00:58:38became
00:58:38resentful
00:58:39from unrequited
00:58:40love, and
00:58:41bribed a
00:58:41nanny to
00:58:42harm Leo.
00:58:46If she
00:58:46killed herself
00:58:47out of fear,
00:58:48why leave a
00:58:49confession?
00:58:52even in death,
00:58:53she was
00:58:53thinking of
00:58:54Quentin,
00:58:56afraid I
00:58:57would
00:58:57misunderstand
00:58:57him.
00:58:59I waited
00:58:59for Henry
00:58:59on the
00:59:00second floor
00:59:00and fell
00:59:01asleep
00:59:01without
00:59:01realizing
00:59:02it.
00:59:07when I
00:59:07woke up,
00:59:08his face
00:59:09was very
00:59:10close
00:59:10to
00:59:10mine.
00:59:13I
00:59:14retreated
00:59:14in panic
00:59:15but fell
00:59:15into his
00:59:16arms.
00:59:18Miss
00:59:19Shane,
00:59:20what guilty
00:59:20conscience do
00:59:21you have that
00:59:22makes you so
00:59:22afraid of
00:59:23me?
00:59:24How did
00:59:25you arrive
00:59:25so quietly?
00:59:27I am
00:59:27blind but
00:59:28my ears
00:59:28have become
00:59:29sharper.
00:59:30You made
00:59:30quite a
00:59:31noise.
00:59:36I stood
00:59:37up from
00:59:37his arms
00:59:38blushing.
00:59:39He took
00:59:39out a
00:59:40box of
00:59:40plum cakes.
00:59:43Try
00:59:43this,
00:59:44a new
00:59:44creation
00:59:45from the
00:59:45palace.
00:59:46I looked
00:59:46at the
00:59:47box of
00:59:47cakes and
00:59:48recognized
00:59:48them as
00:59:49the one
00:59:49Snow had
00:59:50brought
00:59:50last night.
00:59:51I have
00:59:52tried them.
00:59:53The
00:59:53assassin you
00:59:54hired brought
00:59:54me some.
00:59:59Snow?
01:00:01Are you
01:00:01close?
01:00:02Not very.
01:00:04He needs
01:00:04to buy
01:00:05poisons
01:00:05for me
01:00:05so we
01:00:06have some
01:00:06acquaintance.
01:00:10He treats
01:00:11you well,
01:00:11even remembering
01:00:13to bring you
01:00:13small cakes.
01:00:19You are
01:00:19a royal
01:00:20prince.
01:00:21How come
01:00:22you hire
01:00:22Snow?
01:00:26I too
01:00:27have times
01:00:28when I am
01:00:28not free
01:00:29to act.
01:00:29when I
01:00:30cannot go
01:00:31through
01:00:31proper
01:00:31channels
01:00:32without
01:00:32being
01:00:32noticed.
01:00:35The
01:00:35Pine
01:00:36Feather
01:00:36Lodge
01:00:36is the
01:00:36best
01:00:37choice.
01:00:38I
01:00:38cautiously
01:00:39asked him
01:00:39what he
01:00:40was
01:00:40afraid
01:00:40of.
01:00:45The
01:00:46less you
01:00:46know,
01:00:47the
01:00:47better.
01:00:48Leo's
01:00:49matter
01:00:49ends
01:00:50here.
01:00:52You
01:00:52know who
01:00:53is behind
01:00:53this?
01:01:01he
01:01:01didn't
01:01:02deny
01:01:02it.
01:01:09What
01:01:10happens
01:01:10when an
01:01:11egg
01:01:11hits a
01:01:11rock
01:01:13or when
01:01:14an
01:01:14ant
01:01:14meets
01:01:14an
01:01:14elephant?
01:01:18I
01:01:18only
01:01:19know
01:01:19that
01:01:19if
01:01:19you
01:01:19retreat
01:01:20one
01:01:20step,
01:01:24you
01:01:24will
01:01:24be
01:01:24pushed
01:01:25back
01:01:25step
01:01:25by
01:01:25step.
01:01:28Otherwise,
01:01:28why do you
01:01:29think I
01:01:29stayed away
01:01:29for so
01:01:30many
01:01:30years?
01:01:31Henry
01:01:31was silent
01:01:32for a
01:01:32moment.
01:01:38I
01:01:39will
01:01:39help
01:01:39you
01:01:39take
01:01:40back
01:01:40what
01:01:40is
01:01:40yours.
01:01:41At
01:01:41the
01:01:42Grand
01:01:42Chamberlain's
01:01:42estate,
01:01:43do
01:01:43as
01:01:44you
01:01:44wish.
01:01:45Gail
01:01:45came
01:01:45in
01:01:45to
01:01:45report.
01:01:46Your
01:01:47highness,
01:01:47great
01:01:47victory
01:01:48at
01:01:48the
01:01:48front.
01:01:48The
01:01:49war
01:01:49is
01:01:49completely
01:01:49over.
01:01:50General
01:01:50Cedric
01:01:51is
01:01:51returning.
01:01:52My
01:01:52heart
01:01:53raced.
01:01:54General
01:01:54Cedric,
01:01:55was
01:01:55that
01:01:56my
01:01:56uncle?
01:01:56It
01:01:57is
01:01:57said
01:01:57that
01:01:57General
01:01:58Cedric
01:01:58carries
01:01:59a
01:01:59secret
01:01:59document
01:02:01about
01:02:02your
01:02:02injury.
01:02:05Henry's
01:02:05face
01:02:06darkened.
01:02:07He
01:02:08really
01:02:08doesn't
01:02:09want
01:02:09me
01:02:09to
01:02:09do
01:02:09well.
01:02:10Your
01:02:10highness,
01:02:11General
01:02:11Cedric
01:02:12is
01:02:12my
01:02:12eldest
01:02:13uncle.
01:02:13Is
01:02:14there
01:02:14some
01:02:14unpleasantment
01:02:15between
01:02:15you?
01:02:16Henry
01:02:16didn't
01:02:17answer.
01:02:18It's
01:02:18not
01:02:18just
01:02:19unpleasantness,
01:02:20it's
01:02:20too
01:02:21many
01:02:21words
01:02:21from
01:02:22you.
01:02:23Back
01:02:23to
01:02:23the
01:02:23palace.
01:02:30They
01:02:31left
01:02:31and
01:02:32I
01:02:32was
01:02:32full
01:02:32of
01:02:32doubts.
01:02:36Back
01:02:36at
01:02:37the
01:02:37estate,
01:02:37Holly
01:02:38told
01:02:38me
01:02:39that
01:02:39after
01:02:39losing
01:02:39her
01:02:40household
01:02:40authority,
01:02:41Rosalind
01:02:41had
01:02:41punished
01:02:42Teresa.
01:02:43Her
01:02:43fear
01:02:44is
01:02:44real.
01:02:44There's
01:02:45something
01:02:45wrong
01:02:45with
01:02:45the
01:02:46account
01:02:46books.
01:02:50What
01:02:51if we
01:02:51find
01:02:51nothing?
01:02:55If
01:02:56we
01:02:56find
01:02:56nothing,
01:02:57we
01:02:57will
01:02:57unravel
01:02:58it
01:02:58thread
01:02:58by
01:02:59thread
01:02:59and
01:02:59pin a
01:02:59charge
01:03:00on her
01:03:00that she
01:03:00cannot
01:03:01refute.
01:03:03After
01:03:03all,
01:03:03this is
01:03:04her
01:03:04usual
01:03:04tactic.
01:03:06It's
01:03:06time she
01:03:06experienced
01:03:07it
01:03:07herself.
01:03:10The
01:03:11next day
01:03:11was the
01:03:11birthday
01:03:12banquet
01:03:12of the
01:03:13pro-consul's
01:03:13mother.
01:03:15I wore the
01:03:15lake blue
01:03:16dress
01:03:16grandmother
01:03:17had prepared
01:03:17for me
01:03:18and Rosalind
01:03:19also sent
01:03:19a set
01:03:20of
01:03:20cloud
01:03:20pink.
01:03:28serena
01:03:28accidentally
01:03:29spilled
01:03:29porridge
01:03:30on me.
01:03:32I
01:03:33didn't
01:03:33mean
01:03:33it.
01:03:37I
01:03:37had no
01:03:38choice
01:03:38but to
01:03:38change
01:03:39into the
01:03:39dress
01:03:39Rosalind
01:03:40had
01:03:40sent.
01:03:44Grandmother
01:03:45saw me
01:03:45in the
01:03:45cloud
01:03:46pink
01:03:46dress
01:03:46and
01:03:46nodded.
01:03:49as your
01:03:50stepmother
01:03:50should have
01:03:51prepared
01:03:51these
01:03:51for you
01:03:52long
01:03:52ago.
01:03:59A
01:04:00flash of
01:04:00venom
01:04:00passed
01:04:01through
01:04:01Pearl's
01:04:02eyes.
01:04:02In the
01:04:03carriage,
01:04:04Pearl did
01:04:04not ride
01:04:05with us.
01:04:07Stella,
01:04:08don't blame
01:04:09me for
01:04:10talking too
01:04:10much.
01:04:12In a
01:04:12noble
01:04:13family,
01:04:14every move
01:04:15concerns the
01:04:16entire
01:04:16household's
01:04:17reputation.
01:04:18Only
01:04:19you would
01:04:20take such
01:04:20meticulous
01:04:21care of
01:04:21me.
01:04:22I am
01:04:23more
01:04:23grateful
01:04:24than
01:04:24anything.
01:04:28Grandmother
01:04:28held my
01:04:29hand,
01:04:29her eyes
01:04:30full of
01:04:30affection.
01:04:38Grandmother
01:04:39had just
01:04:40fallen asleep
01:04:40when the
01:04:41carriage
01:04:41suddenly
01:04:41stopped.
01:04:42The
01:04:43Night
01:04:43King's
01:04:43carriage
01:04:43was
01:04:44blocking
01:04:44the
01:04:44way.
01:04:47Sorry
01:04:48to disturb
01:04:48you,
01:04:49ma'am.
01:04:49Our
01:04:50king is
01:04:50unwell
01:04:50and wishes
01:04:51Miss
01:04:51Shen
01:04:52to
01:04:52treat
01:04:52him.
01:04:54Stella
01:04:54is on
01:04:55her way
01:04:55to the
01:04:55banquet.
01:04:57Perhaps
01:04:57your king
01:04:58could summon
01:04:58an imperial
01:04:59physician?
01:05:00The
01:05:00king only
01:05:01trusts
01:05:01her.
01:05:03Grandmother
01:05:03whispered
01:05:04to me
01:05:04to me
01:05:05mindful
01:05:05of
01:05:05propriety.
01:05:08Go
01:05:08ahead.
01:05:09Since
01:05:10the
01:05:10king
01:05:10said
01:05:10he
01:05:11needed
01:05:11you,
01:05:11we
01:05:12won't
01:05:12wait.
01:05:21I
01:05:21boarded
01:05:22the
01:05:22Night
01:05:22King's
01:05:22carriage.
01:05:23Henry
01:05:24wore an
01:05:24ivory
01:05:25white
01:05:25robe
01:05:25today,
01:05:26showing
01:05:26no
01:05:26signs
01:05:27of
01:05:27discomfort.
01:05:35What
01:05:36discomfort
01:05:36do you
01:05:36have?
01:05:38Discomfort
01:05:38is an
01:05:39excuse.
01:05:40You
01:05:41are a
01:05:41smart
01:05:41person.
01:05:44Why
01:05:45are you
01:05:45being
01:05:46foolish
01:05:46today?
01:05:47Gale
01:05:48told me
01:05:48that the
01:05:48dress I
01:05:49was wearing
01:05:49clashed
01:05:50with the
01:05:50wife of
01:05:51the
01:05:51proconsul.
01:05:52The
01:05:52proconsul's
01:05:53wife loves
01:05:54Cloudpink
01:05:54the most.
01:05:56She
01:05:57has
01:05:57white
01:05:57crane
01:05:57patterns
01:05:58and
01:05:58you
01:05:58have
01:05:59cloud
01:05:59patterns
01:05:59but the
01:06:00difference
01:06:01is hard
01:06:01to see.
01:06:02So
01:06:02Rosalind
01:06:02had
01:06:03set
01:06:03a
01:06:03trap
01:06:03for
01:06:03me.
01:06:08But
01:06:09Henry
01:06:09had
01:06:09prepared
01:06:10another
01:06:10dress
01:06:10for
01:06:11me.
01:06:24I
01:06:24changed
01:06:25into
01:06:25a
01:06:25pink
01:06:25blue
01:06:25dress.
01:06:27bright
01:06:28bright
01:06:28and
01:06:28gentle
01:06:31Gale
01:06:32escorted
01:06:33me to
01:06:33the
01:06:33entrance
01:06:33of
01:06:34the
01:06:34proconsul's
01:06:34mansion.
01:06:40The
01:06:40moment I
01:06:41appeared
01:06:41everyone's
01:06:42eyes were
01:06:43on me.
01:06:44Serena
01:06:44came up
01:06:45to me
01:06:45her face
01:06:46full of
01:06:46surprise.
01:07:00Jennifer
01:07:10saw me and
01:07:11immediately
01:07:12made a
01:07:12sarcastic
01:07:13remark.
01:07:13dark.
01:07:16She
01:07:17really
01:07:17wants
01:07:17attention.
01:07:18At a
01:07:19birthday
01:07:19banquet,
01:07:20she dresses
01:07:20like a
01:07:20peacock.
01:07:22What,
01:07:23can't wait
01:07:23to show
01:07:24off for
01:07:24everyone?
01:07:33miss
01:07:33miss
01:07:34Jennifer,
01:07:35have you
01:07:36forgotten
01:07:36the pain
01:07:36so quickly?
01:07:42Pearl
01:07:42stared at
01:07:43me,
01:07:44her eyes
01:07:44full of
01:07:44jealousy
01:07:45and
01:07:45hatred.
01:07:55Rosalind's
01:07:55face
01:07:55changed
01:07:56when she
01:07:56saw I
01:07:57had
01:07:57changed
01:07:57clothes.
01:08:02Stella,
01:08:03you're
01:08:03finally
01:08:04here.
01:08:04Grandmother
01:08:05is waiting
01:08:05for you
01:08:05inside.
01:08:06Go
01:08:07quickly
01:08:07to pay
01:08:07your
01:08:07respects
01:08:08to the
01:08:08ladies.
01:08:08Inside
01:08:09the
01:08:09inner
01:08:09room,
01:08:10several
01:08:10elderly
01:08:11ladies
01:08:11were
01:08:11present.
01:08:12Grandmother
01:08:13told me
01:08:13to greet
01:08:14the
01:08:14proconsul's
01:08:14mother,
01:08:15Mabel.
01:08:16May you
01:08:16be
01:08:16fortunate
01:08:16and have
01:08:17longevity.
01:08:18Good
01:08:18child.
01:08:19Old
01:08:20friend,
01:08:20I like
01:08:21this
01:08:21granddaughter
01:08:21of
01:08:22yours.
01:08:22Mabel
01:08:22gave
01:08:23me
01:08:23a
01:08:23jade
01:08:23bangle.
01:08:24Pearl
01:08:24mocked
01:08:25me
01:08:25but
01:08:25was
01:08:25scolded
01:08:25by
01:08:26grandmother
01:08:26and
01:08:26then
01:08:27left
01:08:27in
01:08:27disgrace.
01:08:34Rosalind
01:08:34pulled
01:08:35Pearl
01:08:35into
01:08:35a
01:08:35corner
01:08:36of
01:08:36the
01:08:36garden.
01:08:37What's
01:08:38wrong
01:08:38with
01:08:38you?
01:08:39Why
01:08:39can't
01:08:39you
01:08:40control
01:08:40your
01:08:40temper?
01:08:42When
01:08:43I see
01:08:43that
01:08:43little
01:08:44wretch
01:08:44pretending
01:08:44to be
01:08:45innocent,
01:08:45I can't
01:08:46control
01:08:46my
01:08:46anger.
01:08:47A play
01:08:47was
01:08:47performing
01:08:48on the
01:08:48stage.
01:08:50Holly
01:08:51whispered
01:08:51to me
01:08:51about
01:08:51Rosalind's
01:08:52plot.
01:08:54Teresa
01:08:54has a
01:08:55distant
01:08:55niece
01:08:55working
01:08:56at the
01:08:56proconsul's
01:08:57mansion
01:08:57named
01:08:57Rose.
01:08:58She
01:08:59has
01:08:59lured
01:08:59the
01:08:59proconsul's
01:09:00eldest
01:09:00son
01:09:00to the
01:09:01backyard.
01:09:01out.
01:09:02A
01:09:03pretty
01:09:03maid
01:09:03came
01:09:04to
01:09:04invite
01:09:04me,
01:09:05saying
01:09:05the
01:09:05proconsul's
01:09:06eldest
01:09:06son wished
01:09:07me to
01:09:07critique
01:09:07his
01:09:08poetry.
01:09:08Miss
01:09:09Shane,
01:09:09he
01:09:09witnessed
01:09:10your
01:09:10literary
01:09:10talent
01:09:11at the
01:09:11previous
01:09:11banquet
01:09:12and was
01:09:12greatly
01:09:13impressed.
01:09:13He
01:09:14wishes
01:09:14to invite
01:09:15you to
01:09:15the
01:09:15study
01:09:15for
01:09:15guidance.
01:09:17I
01:09:18followed
01:09:18her.
01:09:19Halfway
01:09:20there,
01:09:21I
01:09:21raised
01:09:21my
01:09:21hand
01:09:22and struck
01:09:22the
01:09:22back
01:09:22of
01:09:23her
01:09:23neck
01:09:23hard.
01:09:27Rose
01:09:27didn't
01:09:28even make
01:09:28a
01:09:28sound.
01:09:29She
01:09:29collapsed
01:09:30on the
01:09:30spot.
01:09:31Holly
01:09:31told
01:09:32me
01:09:32that
01:09:32courtyard
01:09:32was
01:09:33not
01:09:33a
01:09:33study
01:09:33at
01:09:33all.
01:09:34The
01:09:34door
01:09:34had
01:09:34a
01:09:35seal
01:09:35on
01:09:35it
01:09:35and
01:09:35the
01:09:35proconsul's
01:09:36eldest
01:09:36son
01:09:37Zach
01:09:37was
01:09:37inside,
01:09:38having
01:09:38taken
01:09:39an
01:09:39aphrodisiac.
01:09:40I
01:09:40had
01:09:40Holly
01:09:40carry
01:09:41Rose
01:09:41into
01:09:41the
01:09:41room.
01:09:42Then
01:09:42I
01:09:42turned
01:09:43and
01:09:43walked
01:09:43down
01:09:43another
01:09:44path.
01:09:45At
01:09:45the
01:09:46theater,
01:09:46Rosalyn
01:09:47waited
01:09:47and
01:09:47waited
01:09:47for
01:09:48news,
01:09:48then
01:09:49sent
01:09:49Teresa
01:09:49to
01:09:50spread
01:09:50word.
01:09:51By
01:09:52now
01:09:52it
01:09:52should
01:09:52be
01:09:52done.
01:09:54Jade
01:10:01time.
01:10:02I
01:10:02haven't
01:10:02seen
01:10:03Stella.
01:10:03Grandmother
01:10:04panicked
01:10:04and wanted
01:10:05to
01:10:05search
01:10:05for
01:10:06me.
01:10:09Someone
01:10:09reported
01:10:10that they
01:10:10had seen
01:10:11me going
01:10:11alone
01:10:12toward
01:10:12the
01:10:12northern
01:10:12courtyard.
01:10:14Mabel's
01:10:14face
01:10:14instantly
01:10:15changed.
01:10:21What?
01:10:24The
01:10:25elderly
01:10:25ladies
01:10:26marched
01:10:26toward
01:10:26the
01:10:27north.
01:10:28Before
01:10:28even
01:10:29entering
01:10:29the
01:10:30courtyard,
01:10:31they
01:10:32heard
01:10:32lewd
01:10:32sounds
01:10:33coming
01:10:34from
01:10:34inside.
01:10:43Jennifer
01:10:43rushed
01:10:44over
01:10:44upon
01:10:44hearing
01:10:44the
01:10:45news,
01:10:45her
01:10:45face
01:10:46full
01:10:46of
01:10:46excitement.
01:10:47Excellent.
01:10:47As the
01:10:48Night
01:10:48King's
01:10:48intended
01:10:49bride,
01:10:49she
01:10:49publicly
01:10:50commits
01:10:50lewd
01:10:50acts
01:10:50with
01:10:51someone.
01:10:51Stella
01:10:51is
01:10:52far
01:10:52too
01:10:52bold.
01:10:53She
01:10:53is
01:10:53trampling
01:10:54the
01:10:54faces
01:10:54of
01:10:54the
01:10:54Night
01:10:55King
01:10:55and
01:10:55the
01:10:55royal
01:10:55family.
01:10:58Where
01:10:59do you
01:10:59get
01:10:59that,
01:11:00Miss
01:11:00Jennifer?
01:11:02Have
01:11:02you
01:11:03put
01:11:03your
01:11:03eye
01:11:03to
01:11:03the
01:11:04door
01:11:04crack
01:11:04and
01:11:04confirmed
01:11:05that
01:11:05it
01:11:05is
01:11:06Stella
01:11:06inside?
01:11:08Stella
01:11:09is
01:11:09missing
01:11:09and
01:11:10someone
01:11:10saw
01:11:10her
01:11:11coming
01:11:11this
01:11:11way.
01:11:14If
01:11:15the
01:11:15woman
01:11:15inside
01:11:16isn't
01:11:16Stella,
01:11:17then
01:11:17who
01:11:17is?
01:11:18She
01:11:19self-righteously
01:11:20demanded
01:11:20that the
01:11:21door be
01:11:21broken
01:11:21down.
01:11:23Mabel
01:11:24knew
01:11:24it could
01:11:24no
01:11:25longer
01:11:25be
01:11:25hidden.
01:11:27Someone
01:11:28break
01:11:28down
01:11:29the
01:11:29door!
01:11:29Everyone
01:11:30waited
01:11:30in
01:11:31silence
01:11:31for
01:11:31the
01:11:31moment
01:11:32of
01:11:32truth.
01:11:33Then
01:11:33an
01:11:34aged
01:11:34voice
01:11:35came
01:11:35from
01:11:35behind
01:11:36the
01:11:36crowd.
01:11:36What
01:11:37is
01:11:37all
01:11:37this
01:11:38noise?
01:11:38I
01:11:39could
01:11:39hear
01:11:39it
01:11:40in
01:11:40the
01:11:40back
01:11:40courtyard.
01:11:41Why
01:11:41is
01:11:42everyone
01:11:42gathered
01:11:42here?
01:11:43Everyone
01:11:44turned
01:11:44and saw
01:11:45the
01:11:45proconsul's
01:11:46grandmother,
01:11:47Maude.
01:11:49Beside
01:11:49her was
01:11:50a pretty
01:11:50young
01:11:50lady
01:11:51in a
01:11:51pink
01:11:51blue
01:11:52dress.
01:11:55It
01:11:55was
01:11:55none
01:11:56other
01:11:56than
01:11:56me.
01:11:58Jennifer's
01:11:58face
01:11:58went
01:11:59pale
01:11:59when
01:11:59she
01:11:59saw
01:11:59me.
01:12:02You?
01:12:04How
01:12:04are
01:12:04you
01:12:04here?
01:12:07Why
01:12:08can't
01:12:08I
01:12:08be
01:12:08here?
01:12:09I
01:12:09explained
01:12:10what
01:12:10had
01:12:10happened.
01:12:11I
01:12:11went
01:12:11to
01:12:11the
01:12:11back
01:12:11garden
01:12:12but
01:12:12didn't
01:12:13see
01:12:13Pearl.
01:12:14Then
01:12:14heard
01:12:14that
01:12:14Maude
01:12:15was
01:12:15well
01:12:15versed
01:12:15in
01:12:15poem
01:12:16as
01:12:16well
01:12:16so
01:12:16I
01:12:17went
01:12:17to
01:12:17have
01:12:17a
01:12:17talk
01:12:17with
01:12:18her
01:12:18losing
01:12:18track
01:12:19of
01:12:19time.
01:12:22The
01:12:22door
01:12:22was
01:12:23broken
01:12:23down.
01:12:26Inside
01:12:27were
01:12:27Zach
01:12:28and
01:12:28Rose.
01:12:30Mabel's
01:12:30vision
01:12:30went
01:12:31dark
01:12:31and
01:12:31she
01:12:32fainted.
01:12:36I
01:12:37used
01:12:37acupuncture
01:12:37to
01:12:38wake
01:12:38her.
01:12:43What a
01:12:44sin!
01:12:44That
01:12:45boy
01:12:45Zach
01:12:45is
01:12:46worthless
01:12:46but
01:12:47he
01:12:47wouldn't
01:12:47be
01:12:47so
01:12:48foolish
01:12:48as
01:12:48to
01:12:48act
01:12:49up
01:12:49at
01:12:49your
01:12:49birthday
01:12:50banquet.
01:12:51Someone
01:12:52tampered
01:12:52with
01:12:52this.
01:12:53Investigate!
01:12:54I
01:12:54want
01:12:54to
01:12:54see
01:12:54who
01:12:55is
01:12:55so
01:12:55bold
01:12:55as
01:12:55to
01:12:55use
01:12:56such
01:12:56vile
01:12:56means
01:12:56to
01:12:56harm
01:12:57people
01:12:57at
01:12:57my
01:12:57birthday
01:12:57banquet.
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