E12 - Promotion of the Princess of Ye

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    Psychic Princess
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    Psychic Princess
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    Episode 12
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    Greetings, Your Highness.
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    At ease.
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    Please come to the Hall of
     Esteemed Virtue, Highness.
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    This is an order from the Prince.
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    Hall of Esteemed Virtue? What's that?
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    The Hall of Esteemed Virtue is the
    residence of Prince Ye, Your Highness.
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    What the hell does Prince Ye-diot want now?
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    You'd better go.
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    Excuse me?
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    You might manage to hide from him today,
    but you can't hide forever.
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    Why don't you use this chance and find out
    if the prince has that thing on him for me?
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    If you find it, I'll be able to go in
    and out of the palace as I please.
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    Which means I'll be able to help
    you with whatever you want.
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    Makes sense.
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    Nothing good ever happens
    when I go somewhere with you,
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    but I'll go with you this time.
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    Thank you for your consideration, Highness.
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    What do you want me to do here?
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    The Hall of Esteemed Virtue
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    His Highness has ordered that,
    starting from today,
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    you will be responsible for all the day-to-day
    running of the Hall of Esteemed Virtue.
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    The day-to-day running?
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    Here is the water tank.
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    Please fill it with water, Your Highness.
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    Are you short of laborers in the palace?
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    Why are you suddenly asking me to do this?
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    I do not dare to speculate on the
    reasons behind the prince's orders.
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    I am simply following them
    in bringing you here.
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    Chop wood and carry water?
    Are these the prince's orders?
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    Take me to him.
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    I will ask him what his
    intentions are in person.
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    Your Highness, please do not go to the prince.
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    Will angering the prince again
    not make things worse?
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    These are tasks I am used to performing.
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    I can easily do them by myself.
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    No way.
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    How can I let you do it alone? I'll help.
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    My lady! How could I allow
    you to perform these labors?
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    Hold on a minute. Let me see
    if there's some better solution.
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    A better solution?
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    My lady! What are you planning to do?!
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    You'll see soon enough.
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    Out of interest, Sister Jiao'er,
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    has the prince come to your place lately?
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    Not recently, but His Highness
    did send someone to greet me.
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    His Highness is busy with his work.
    We need to be understanding.
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    Oh my. How envious we are of you.
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    Do not speak of sending greetings.
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    We have not even heard
    from His Highness all year.
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    Worry not, sisters.
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    I will be sure to relate your lovesickness
    to His Highness when I see him next.
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    I do not wish to grow old and die
    alone in this palace like these hags.
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    Mistress.
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    I have news for you.
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    Sisters, we have an entertaining
    spectacle awaiting us.
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    An entertaining spectacle? What spectacle?
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    Follow me and you will find out.
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    I am certain you will all enjoy what you see.
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    You are amazing, my lady.
    This is a much better solution.
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    'Course it is. Who d'ya think you're talking to?
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    Oh my!
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    Why does my sister look so
    happy about chopping wood?
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    Oh me, oh my, I feel sorry for you.
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    Indeed.
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    How can my sister be made
    to do such menial chores?
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    When I visit His Highness,
    I will be sure to plead your case.
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    Plead my case? Who are you?
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    Busy nobles cannot be expected
     to remember everything,
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    but have you forgotten your
    sister after only a few days?
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    My lady, have you forgotten?
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    Oh! You're Beauty Chu, right? The one who's
    always getting slapped and bruises easily?
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    I wish I was so bold.
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    Well said!
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    What are you laughing at?! Stop laughing!
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    What are you doing?
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    You don't need to worry about me.
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    Prince Ye is cruel. I suggest you stay away
    from him to avoid getting slapped again.
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    Not only do you mock me,
    you also dare to traduce His Highness!
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    You are impudent!
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    It was just a friendly reminder.
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    Enough false sincerity!
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    What is this?
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    Oh my! Is this not the bamboo
    that was purchased a few days ago?
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    Indeed. This is the bamboo
    you spent a lot of money on.
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    Why would she cut down such good bamboo?
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    Look at what you have done!
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    I made this so I don't have to
    carry water back and forth.
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    Do you not realize that every single thing in
    this palace has been carefully placed by me?
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    You need my permission to touch them!
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    Well, I already did it. Is there
    a point to telling me this now?
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    Last time, you outlawed flower hairpins.
    Now, cutting down bamboo is out.
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    Do you own everything in this palace?
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    The palace belongs to the prince. But the
    prince allows me to oversee everything.
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    As such, even the grass and
    trees are my responsibility.
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    Prince Ye has such bad taste.
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    Who is talking about me?
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    His Highness is here.
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    Your Highness, please get justice for me.
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    Look, Your Highness. I scrimped and
    saved to buy these precious bamboo trees.
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    But the princess has cut them down!
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    I asked her why she did,
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    and she said I was not good
    enough to oversee the palace.
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    She also said Your Highness had
    terrible taste in choosing me to manage it.
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    Please get justice for me, Your Highness.
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    Let us see how the prince punishes you.
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    If that is how the princess feels,
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    perhaps the princess should start
    managing the palace from tomorrow.
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    I would like to see how
    capable the princess is.
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    What?!
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    Oh my.
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    Did His Highness just say the princess
    is to manage the palace now?
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    I believe so.
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    Your... Your Highness, I can
    handle managing the palace.
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    I was merely pointing out that the
    princess should not doubt your taste.
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    I did not say you cannot manage.
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    It was the princess who said you could not.
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    So I would like know if I do,
     in fact, have terrible taste,
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    or if it was merely an insult.
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    But Your Highness, I am really...
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    Where did you get the courage
    to talk back to me again and again?
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    Hold it!
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    I don't want to manage any palace.
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    Oh? Well, this is most odd.
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    Did you not say I had terrible taste?
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    You having terrible taste doesn't
    mean I want to manage the palace.
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    It's hard work and a pain in the butt.
    I'm not remotely interested.
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    All right, then. Beauty Chu will continue
    managing the daily affairs of the palace.
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    Your Highness, I shall work harder
    and manage the palace even better!
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    From tomorrow hence, the princess will
    serve me in the Hall of Esteemed Virtue.
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    Stop making things hard for me.
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    Didn't the emperor give me a 1,000 tael reward?
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    Go use it to hire someone.
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    I do not need to hire anyone.
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    However, I refuse to support idle wastrels.
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    Who needs your support?
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    I support myself in the Serenity Pavilion.
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    The Serenity Pavilion is part of my palace.
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    You are my princess.
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    It is your duty to serve me.
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    You didn't make me do it before!
    Why are you changing your mind now?
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    Because you do not wish to do it.
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    Which makes me want you to do it.
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    This woman constantly talks
    back to His Highness. Why is he...
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    Take heed: from tomorrow,
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    if the princess defies my orders,
    she will be disciplined.
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    Yes, Highness.
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    You...
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    Farewell, Highness.
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    Farewell, Your Highness.
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    Damn that jerk.
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    As soon as Auntie Xue is back, I'm outta here.
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    My lady, let us go back.
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    Fortunately, your palace responsibilities
     were not taken from you. Close call, hm?
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    Sister, why are you shaking?
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    Are you all right?
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    That harlot infuriates me!
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    I, Chu Jiao'er, will never forgive you!
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    We were keeping a nice distance
    from each other before.
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    Why'd this jerk suddenly ask me to serve him?
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    Let me pull out all your hair!
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    Finished.
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    I'm done, so can I leave now?
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    No, you cannot leave yet.
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    Why not?
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    Go sweep the courtyard. Then you may leave.
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    Sweep the courtyard?
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    That wasn't the deal!
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    You will do whatever I want you to do.
    We have no "deal" to speak of.
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    You're going back on your word!
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    If I'd known you'd also be roped into this,
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    I would've pulled out some of
    his hair to teach him a lesson!
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    My lady, you cannot do that.
    The prince will punish you.
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    As if I care about that.
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    If I start fearing him, it'll just
    encourage him to push his luck, right?
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    Why are all these leaves suddenly falling?
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    There is no wind, and the petioles are fresh.
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    Which means...
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    You did this, right?
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    You... You can see me?
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    Teasing others like that...
    Of course I can see you.
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    Take back your leaves.
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    You think just because you can see me,
     you can order me around?
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    Who did that?!
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    Me.
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    M-Mei! Why are you here?
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    Did you come to visit me?
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    Oh, it's you! What brings you here?
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    I came to take care of some business,
    so I dropped in to see you.
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    Aren't I welcome?
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    You're always welcome!
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    Thanks for your help before. I've been
    looking for you so I could thank you.
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    You're welcome!
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    My lady, who are you talking to?
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    The flower fairy who helped me last time.
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    It is a shame I cannot see you...
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    My name is Que'er. Nice to meet you!
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    Mei...
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    By the way, why are you holding a broom?
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    You mean this thing? I have
    to sweep the courtyard today.
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    I'm here now, so leave it to—
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    Let me! Let me do it!
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    I'm Muqing, a tree fairy.
    Sorry for being a pain earlier.
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    I will help you tidy up this
    whole courtyard right this second!
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    The seal was...
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    This is...
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    You are...
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    I am this ginkgo tree and I have
    been asleep for many years.
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    Did you wake me?
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    You're this ginkgo tree, huh?
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    Why'd you fall asleep?
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    That is rather a long story.
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    He just woke up from the seal,
    so he might take a while to recover.
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    Yeah, true. It's great he woke up, though.
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    This place is going to become livelier.
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    Why is this dead ginkgo tree now in full leaf?
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    It is extremely odd.
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    It is said that no grass will grow around
    this tree in the Serenity Pavilion...
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    Th-This is too spooky.
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    We should go.
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    The investigation?
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    Your Highness.
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    Another daughter appeared in the House
     of Grand Councilor three months ago.
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    Three months ago, you say?
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    Are you certain?
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    Yes, Highness.
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    Only one young lady
    resided there previously.
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    The other daughter has been
    considered a jinx since childhood.
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    She was raised on Spirit Cloud Mountain.
    For some reason, she returned three months ago.
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    How dare the House of Grand
    Councilor do this, Shadow...
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    They deceived His Imperial Majesty.
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    If this is true, their entire
    house will be beheaded.
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    We must be sure. Check again.
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    Yes, Your Highness.
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    What?
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    Is what you say true?
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    It is true, mistress.
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    There is an additional swing on
     this tree also. It is frightful indeed!
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    Although I have not been in the palace long,
    I have heard of this old dead ginkgo tree.
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    How did it come back to life
    overnight, lush and in full leaf?
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    Mistress, do you wish to
    report this to His Highness?
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    Not right now.
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    And the Taoist I asked you to invite?
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    The Chief Taoist is out of town.
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    He will return in a few days.
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    Excellent.
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    This time, come what may, I will make
    that woman show her true colors!