EPISODE
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EPISODE
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DESCRIPTIONS
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1
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Ruoxi: Time-travelling To The Qing Era / Ma’ertai
Ruolan / Meeting Yin’e And Yintang / Discovering Beijing Of The Past / On Collision Course: Ruoxi-Yinzhen - Near
Fatal Horse Accident / Meeting ‘The Virtuous Prince’: Her
Brother-In-Law, Yinsi / Conflict: A Matter of Ego and Status - Rouxi
versus Gololo Minghui / ‘Horsing With Reincarnation’ – ‘Time-Travel Back To
the 21st Century’- A Whooping Good Idea: Fated To Meet Yinzhen
Again
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2
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Ruoxi’s Suicide Attempt - Yinzhen Stakes His
Claim Over Ruoxi - ‘I’m Your Master. You Cannot Die Without My Permission’ /
Ruoxi’s Rudimentary Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Characters: Imbibing
Song Dynasty Poetry / First Horse Riding Lesson: An Outing With Yinsi
And Yin’e / Yinzhen’s Advice To Ruoxi: ‘Make The Best Of It’ / Discussion On
Yin’e’s Birthday Plans / Qing Dynasty Recreation: Shuttlecock Game / Rouxi
and Mingyu: Locking Horns Over Rabbits & A Dog / Prince Yin’e’s Birthday Party
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3
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The Power Gaze: Ruoxi Locks Eyes With
Yinzhen on Yin’e’s Birthday / The Crown Prince's Faux Pas: The Birthday Gift - The Ru’yi Jade Sceptre (‘As You Wish’) / Yin’e’s Birthday Celebration: Ruoxi
Brings The 21stCentury To 18th Century Qing China
/ The Ma’ertai Ruoxi-Gololo Mingyu Public Cat Fight: Rouxi Is Sent To
Coventry by Ruolan / Mid-Autumn Festival: Kangxi Holds Court
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4
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Fate and Destiny: The Chinese Meaning / Calling the Shots: The Emperor’s Word Is
Law - No Freedom To Love - Yin'e's Arranged Marriage / Splendour In The Snow:
Yinsi Makes A Move - The Seduction of a Young Lady / Yinsi and Yin’e’s Discussion On Love &
Marriage On Yin’e’s Wedding Day : Yinsi
- ‘Love Is Only A Dream’ / Sad Remembrance - Yinxiang Mother’s Death
Anniversary : Ruoxi Commiserates With Yinxiang
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5
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The Manchus: Born In The Saddle / Yinti’s Conservative Ideas Versus Yinxiang’s Modern Ideas: The Influence
Of Ruoxi Over Yinxiang / The Equestrian Skills of Ruolan & Mingyu / Marital
Incompatibility: Yinsi and Ruolan - A Marriage Not Made In Heaven / The Question Of Class
And Status: Yinxiang Introduces Luwu To Ruoxi / Yinsi’s Token of His Love to
Ruoxi: The Phoenix Bloodstone Jade Bangle / Ruolan And Qing San’s Love
Story / First Time: Yinsi Celebrates A
Joyous Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner With Ruolan
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6
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Chinese New Year Celebrations: The Prince and
The Courtesan / A Sham Marriage: Yinsi Explains To Ruoxi About His
relationship With Ruolan / Ruoxi Enters The Palace of the Son of Heaven: Meeting
Chief Eunuch Li Dequan / Yinsi’s Expression Of His Love For Ruoxi: Gifts – A Book
& A Handkerchief / Yinzhen Reveals His Personal Details To Ruoxi
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7
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Power Corrupts: Yingren Is Above The Law –
Mismanagement Of Tributes / The Preparations For The Expedition: Yinzhen
Gives Instructions To Ruoxi / Forgiveness: Minghui Regrets Her Jealousy And
Apologizes To Yinsi / The Expedition: The Mongolian Steppe North of the Great
Wall – Yinxiang Meets Minmin / A Thoughtful Gift from Yinsi: Riding
Gear / Star Gazing With Yinzhen: Ruoxi Thinks ‘No Way’
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8
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Kangxi Draws Comparisons: The Princes and
Popular Flowers In China / Locking Lips: A Kiss To Remember - More Than Just
Horse Riding Lessons from Yinzhen / Ruoxi Throws A Tantrum: Her Actions Have
Been Misinterpreted / The Death of the 18th Prince: Kangxi - State Duties versus
Parental Duties / Rivalry Between The First Prince And Crown Prince, Yinreng:
The First Time - Yinreng Is Stripped off Crown Prince Title
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9
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Shocked By Yinreng’s Corruption: Kangxi Falls
Ill / Yinsi’s First Love Letter To Rouxi: Song Dynasty Poem ‘Fairy On
The Magpie Bridge By Qin Guan / Botched Attempt At Ousting Yinreng:
Witchcraft and Superstition / Yinsi: Plotting & Manoeuvring – Garners the
Support of Court Officials / Yinzhen: Incisive Intelligence: Low Profile Strategy
/ Another Chinese New Year Eve: The Yearning And Longing / Yingzhen’s
Gift To Ruoxi: A Magnolia Necklace / Yinsi’s Second Love Letter To Ruoxi - Another Poem / The Princes’
Anxiety: The Vacant Crown Prince Position / Body Language: Yinzhen Inches His
Way Closer To Ruoxi’s Heart / The Petition Of Ministers To Appoint Yinsi As
Crown Prince Backfires: Yinsi’s Truncated Ambition / Crime and Punishment:
Ruoxi Pleads For Mercy For The Princes
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10
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Imperial Punishment: The Princes In Dire
Straits – Ruoxi Pleads For Mercy / Yinti Is Flogged And Yinsi Is Stripped Of
His Beile Title / Paternal Love: Pardon For The Princes And The Folly Of The
Restoration of Yinreng To Crown Prince Position / Yinti And Yin’e Fulfill Ruoxi’s
Birthday Wish: Spending Time with Ruolan / Birthday Gift from Yinzhen – Three
Bottles of Perfume / Another Expedition To the Mongolian Grasslands North of
the Great Wall
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11
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Stirrings of the Heart: Yinsi Saves Ruoxi
from Runaway Horse / Court Politics: Yinzhen Tries To Clip Yingsi's Wings at
Kangxi’s Behest / Yinzhen Joins Forces With Nian Gengyao / Stealth: Yinti
Meets Yinsi With Ruoxi’s Help / Yingren’s Manhunt: Shoot to Kill – A
Determined Attempt to Kill Yinsi & Yinti / Hoodwinked: Minmin Is Tricked
By Ruoxi To Help Yinti / A View To Kill: Yinsi Is Shot
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12
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Intelligent Ruse: Yinsi’s Boiling Tea
Deception / Ruoxi’s Idea Of Shaping History: Change The Present / Mission
Accomplished: Yinti Returns To The Capital / The Fantasy World of A Mongolian Princess / Yinsi - Masterful Manipulation:
Transfer list - The Kangxi Emperor’s Change of Mind / Folk Tale: ‘Kuafu Chases The Sun’ / Yinzhen’s Thoughtful Gift To Ruoxi: Bird's
Nest / Ruoxi & Minmin’s Private Performance for Yinsi: ‘The Butterfly
Lovers’
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13
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Splendour In The Mongolian Steppe: Frolicking
In The Grass for Ruoxi & Yinsi - The Fragrant Jasmine Scent / Rouxi’s
Delusion: Attempt at Shaping History - Requests 8th Prince to Abandon Throne
Quest / Yinsi-Ruoxi’s Romance Comes Full Circle: Ambition Outweighs Love: / Minghui’s
Views: Her Duties As Yinsi’s Consort / Bullying As If On Cue: Hong Wang Kicks
Ruoxi / Yinsi: Another Futile Attempt To Save His Marriage - Explanation of
The Past To Ruolan
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14
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Yinzhen’s Unique Gift To Ruoxi: Snuff Bottle
with ‘Reverse Painting’ or 'Inside Painting' / Futile Proposal by Minghui & Ruolan: Yinsi
& Ruoxi's Union / Swan Song In The Snow: Ruoxi & Yinsi - Final
Parting of Ways / The Crux of the Princes’ Conflicts: Ruoxi’s Fateful Warning
to Yinsi Against Yinzhen / Meeting In The Snow: Yinzhen, Yinxiang And Ruoxi /
Yinsi’s Lovesickness: Yinti Admonishes Ruoxi / Chinese New Year Resolutions:
Return To Senders - Letters From Yinsi And Yinzhen’s Chinese New Year Gift To
Ruoxi, A Magnolia Hairpin / Mt Wutai Retreat: Closure For Yinsi: He Lets Go
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15
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An Aura of Romance Among A Sea of Lotus: Coincidental Meeting Ushers in a New
Yinzhen and Ruoxi Relationship / Yet Another Expedition to the Mongolian
Grasslands / Uncovered - Ruoxi’s Whooping White Lie - Ruoxi & Minmin:
Horse Racing / Unrequited Love: Minmin Gives Up Yinxiang / Zuoying
Saves The Kangxi Emperor From The Crown Prince’s Eagle / Ruoxi’s Preparation
For The Final Entertainment Night
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16
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Thanks For The Memories: Minmin’s Personal
Dance for Yinxiang and Yinxiang’s Flute Playing for Minmin / 'The Poeny
Pavilion': A Paranormal Folktale / A Walk In The Grasslands North Of The Great
Wall: Yinzhen's Heart to Heart Talk with Ruoxi About The Impending Marriage
Question / The Fujian Corruption Case: The Wrath Of An Emperor / The Fujian Corruption Case: Kangxi
Tasks Yinzhen To Investigate - A Lesson On Flexibility / The Fujian Corruption Case: Yinzhen’s Masterstroke of Diplomacy /
The Fujian Corruption Case – The Investigation Continues - Yintang’s Unyielding
Arrogance and Corrupt Practices / Yinsi Lets Go Of Protecting Yintang: The Calm
After The Storm - The Kangxi Emperor Halts The Investigations / Ruoxi's 'Return To Sender' Gifts Are Placed Into Her Hands Again By Yinzhen
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Yinxiang & Luwu: A Love Story Against All
Odds / Princely Brother Rises Up In Arms Against Princely Brother:
Yintang Versus Yinxiang - Brawling Over Luwu / Perfect Getaway:
Ruoxi’s Sanctuary among the Lotus Plants / Cold Calculation: The Crown Prince, Yinreng
Covets Ruoxi / Ruoxi: Sleepless In The Forbidden City / Conspiracy of 4th
Prince and 8th Prince Factions - Killing Two Birds With One Stone: The Downfall of Yinreng and The Protection of Ruoxi / Seeds of Rebellion: The
Kangxi Emperor Orders An Investigation Against Yinreng / Knowledge Is Power: Alpha
Female, Ruoxi Pops The Question To Yinzhen, the Future Qing Emperor
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Sweetest Proposal: Yinzhen’s Positive Response
To Ruoxi’s Marriage Proposal / The Death of Concubine Liang,
Yinsi's Mother / Star-Crossed Romance: Ruoxi Returns The Phoenix
Bloodstone Jade Bangle To Yinsi Through Yinti / Anti-Corruption Investigations
Completed: Punishment Enforced - Kangxi's Methods of Punishment: Suffocation
and Branding / Calligraphy Practice: Ruoxi Immitates Yinzhen’s Calligraphic
Style / Conflict In Yin’e-Mingyi’s Marriage: Mingyi’s Jealousy Rears Its Ugly
Head / The Lover’s Promise: Yinzhen
& Ruoxi’s Promise To Tell Each Other The Truth
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19
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Yinzhen Lets Ruoxi Into His Heart: His
Ambition for the Dragon Throne / Ruoxi Saves Yin'e and Mingyu's
Marriage: Breathing New Life Into The Relationship / Yinti
Returns The Bangle To Yinsi - Yinsi’s Acceptance of The Reality:
Smashing The Returned Phoenix Bloodstone Jade Bangle Into Smithreens / Finale
- Breaking Up Gracefully: Ruoxi’s Face-To-Face Talk With Yinsi / Satisfying
The Emperor’s Tastebuds: Ruoxi’s New Dessert / Mid-Autumn Festival Drinking
Buddies: Ruoxi And Yinxiang Drink Before Tragedy Strikes
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Soulmates: Yinxiang Drinks Mid-Autumn
Festival Wine With Ruoxi And Discusses Yinsi-Yinzhen’s Feuds / Upheaval And
Betrayal In The Qing Court - Yinsi’s Shocking
Conspiracy With Mandarin Officials Against Yinzhen: Yinxiang Takes The Rap /
Drowning His Sorrows: Yinxiang’s 10-Year House Arrest / Pleas For
Mercy: Ruoxi Kneels In The Rain To Beg The Kangxi Emperor To Allow Luwu
To Be With Yinxiang
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A Cheerleader For Ruoxi: Yinti Kneels and
Appeals to Kangxi / Ruoxi’s Health Problems / A Moving Scene: Ruoxi Kowtows
To Yinti / Breach Of Promise: Yinzhen Retracts His Promise To Marry Ruoxi / Yutan:
A Tale of Poverty and Salvation / Beyond Redemption: Yinreng is Stripped off
Crown Prince Title Once and For All / Kangxi's
Reasonable Suspicion Against Yinsi’s Grand Ambitions / Winning The favour Of The Kangxi Emperor: Yinti Stays True To His Imperial's Father's Imperial Politics And Ideas / Agricultural
Interests: Yinzhen Finds Favour with Kangxi – Kangxi Visits Yinzhen’s Estate
And Presents The Yuyi Jade To His Consort
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From Enmity To Friendship: Ruoxi & Mingyu
/ Close Call With An Arrow: Yinzhen Saves Ruoxi From Arrow Shot / The Kangxi Emperor
& Yinti’s Plum Blossoms Gift To Empress Dowager / Empress De: The
Question of Bias - Jade Bangles, Tokens of Love from Yinzhen & Yinti
/ Yet Again: The Imperial Hunting Expedition North of The Great
Wall / Yinzhen’s Chess Game Of Politics: Yinsi’s Birthday Gift To His
Imperial Father Turned Into Shocking Dead Haidong Qing Eagle / Kangxi’s
Unjust Punishment: Yinsi’s Loss of Political Clout and Influence / Chinese
New Year: Minghui – A Woman Of Substance
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The Kangxi Emperor’s Mandate: Ruoxi's
Marriage To Yinti / The Kangxi Emperor - Business As Usual: Ruoxi
Is Flogged - Refusal To Obey The Mandate / Change: Ruoxi's New Life In The
Laundry Department / Yinti: Appointment as General-In-Chief For The Northwest
Border Pacification Campaign / Yinzhen Visits Ruoxi – Reason For The Demotion
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Adjustment: Ruoxi’s New Laundry Maid Life / Ruoxi’s Letter To Ruolan: Yinsi And Ruolan
Talks About ‘Letting Go’ / Northwest Rebellion: Yinti's Appointment As
General-In-Chief Takes Effect - The Kangxi Emperor Deploys The Military Under Yinti To The War Zone / Yinzhen’s Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ Quote Wins The Kangxi
Emperor’s Favour: Yinzhen Returns To Palace Administrative Work With Longkodo
And Nian Gengyao’s Help / Luwu And Yinxiang’s Joy: Cheng Huan Is Born / Yinti
Makes A Triumphant Return From The Northeast War Campaign / Ruoxi: Return to
the Palace To Make Snacks For The Kangxi Emperor / Kangxi’s Last Instructions
To Yinzhen
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25
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Ruoxi Resumes Her Tea-Maid Duties: A Stern
Warning By Li Dequan To Be Cautious / Kangxi and Concubine De: Conversation
on Their Parenting Skills / The Death of the Kangxi Emperor: Longkodo
Proclaims Yingzhen As The New Emperor / The Yongzheng Emperor Ascends The Throne:
The Survival of The Fittest - Sealing off the Palace, Eunuchs And Maids -
Individual Confinement and Military Presence / Suspicion: Concubine De
Denounces Yongzheng’s Enthronement / Dawn of A New Era – The Writing’s On The
Wall: Bestial Cruelty - Vengeance and Punishment - Dismemberment of Official
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Release After A Decade Of House Arrest: Yinxiang
– A Changed Man / Ruoxi: Continued Illness – Beset With Fear and Anxiety /
Failure Of Concubine De’s Attempt To Uncover Secrets of Kangxi’s Succession
Mandate: Secret Sealed Forever: Li Dequan Forced To Drink Poison / Revelation
Of The Secret of The Dead Haidong Qing: Yongzheng’s Confession To The Crime
To Ruoxi / The Meaning of the Drama Title, ‘Bu Bu Jing Xin’: A Maid Is
Flogged - The Fear of Yutan / The Recall of Yinti From His Duties To Attend
Kangxi’s Funeral / Luwu Commits Suicide
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Ruoxi Comforts Yinxiang With Her Version Of
Luwu’s Tale of Tragedy: Yongzheng Corroborates The Story / Ruoxi’s
Jealousy - Yongzheng Promises Her Whatever She Wants: Ruoxi’s Exclusive Right
And Prerogative To Touch His Queue / Mother And Son Face Off: Concubine De
Cuts Yongzheng Down To Size - Refusal of 'Empress Dowager' Title / Yongzheng Replaces The Broken Magnolia Hairpin / Chinese New Year - Yongzheng's Empress Visits Ruoxi
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Firecrackers Taboo: First Chinese New Year
After Kangxi's Death / Ruolan's Dying Fears: Yinsi Tearfully Divorces
Ruolan / Lovers’ Union: Ruoxi Finally Surrenders To Yongzheng / Yinti Is
Given His Marching Orders: Demotion To Role of Guard at Qing Imperial Tombs
at Zunhua
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Death of Yongzheng And Yinti’s Mother, Concubine
De: Yongzheng’s Thorn In The Flesh Is Removed / Injustice: Punishment of
Yinsi - Ruoxi Kneels and Begs For Mercy / Stalemate: Yongzheng and Ruoxi –
Yinxiang Advises Ruoxi To Let Go of Her Entanglement in the Princes’
Conflicts / The Poem, ‘The Lament 'Li Sao': The Reason Why Yongzheng Likes
Magnolias
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Winner Takes It All: Yinsi & Minghui Let Go
of Power Struggle – Too Late / Yongzheng’s Persecution Complex:
Irrational Fear of Yinsi’s Faction / Ruoxi Visits The Laundry Department: The Reality of Yongzheng's Paranoiac
Cruelty – Wangxi Reveals That Eunuch Zhang’s Tongue Had Been Sliced & Limbs Chopped
off / Navigating The Corridors Of Power: Terror Takes Over Ruoxi / Father and Son
Conflict: Yongzheng & Hon Shi / General Nian Gengyao's Heroism and
Mounting Influence / Yongzheng’s Wrath Borders On Paranoia:
Boiling or Steaming of Yutan – Yongzheng’s Reason – A Trojan Horse In Their
Midst
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Yutan’s Secret: Lowlife Yintang's
Ruthlessness / Ruoxi Is Petrified Of The Yongzheng Emperor / Yinti Cares For Ruoxi: His Secret
Message To Rouxi / Flaming Grudges: Minghui’s Fateful Visit To Ruoxi /
Rouxi’s Miscarriage - Yongzheng Vents His Anger on Yinsi
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Ruoxi Attempts To Tell Yongzheng About Her 21st
Century Identity / Yinsi Is Compelled to Divorce Minghui: Minghui’s Fiery
Suicide / Qiaohui’s Fear: Wary of Every Step – ‘Bu Bu Jing Xin’
/ The Aftermath - Far Too Late: Yinsi Reminisces About Minghui’s Love /
Mingyu Fears For Yin’e: Appeals To Ruoxi For Help / Ruoxi’s Confession
To Her Crime - Damaging Truth: The Enormity of Ruoxi’s Warning Against
Yinzhen - The Cataylst for the Yinzhen-Yinsi’s Conflict - Yongzheng Turns Icy Cold
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Yonzheng-Rouxi’s Relationship Beyond Repair:
The Enigmatic Message - ‘I'm Willing’ / Yongzheng Stalls For Time: The
Unforseen Emperor’s Decree - Yinti's Royal Marriage Decree Issued by Kangxi
/ The Imperial Physician’s Estimation: Ruoxi's Life Expectancy - 3-4
years left / The Gut-Wrenching Revelation: Yinsi Reveals His and
Ruoxi’s Secret Romance To Yongzheng / Swan Song: Ruoxi's Final Goodbye - Hugs and Thanks Yinsi / Release From the Imperial Bird Cage: Ruoxi’s Tearful
Goodbye To Yinxiang and Cheng Huan
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The Wedding By Decree: Yinti and Ruoxi /
Reminiscences of the Past: Yongzheng and Ruoxi’s Romance / Ruoxi’s Letter To
The Yongzheng Emperor: Request To See Him One Last Time / Last Wishes: Ruoxi’s
Final Instruction’s To Qiaohui / Ruoxi Waits In Vain To See Yongzheng For the
Final Time - Ruoxi Wants To Erase The Princes From Her Memories: Choosing The
Moment To Go in Yinti’s Arms / Ruoxi Is Cremated
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Yongzheng Reads Ruoxi's Final Letter: Never The
Twain Shall Meet: Regrets of an Emperor / Ruoxi’s Ashes Scattered to
the Wind By Yongzheng / The Final Curtain: The Deaths of the Princes: Yinsi,
Yintang, Yinxiang and
the Yongzheng Emperor
/ Another Time, Another Place: Meeting Yinzhen Again In The 21st Century
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