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[Debit Queen]

[Episode 7]

[Fulai Inn]

My poor dear sister.

So young and already living like a widow.

My dear sister,

I'm going to kill you.

Wait,

I even prepared a gift for you.

Am I sweet?

Yiyang Powder.

It's expensive.

I thought you had

some tasty treat for us.

What a disappointment.

You really

love causing trouble, huh?

If you have the time,

you might as well

give me the interest.

Didn't we agree on half?

I don't want this.

You never

let anyone take advantage of you.

And you never

miss a chance to get a bargain.

You're so stingy.

Take it.

I won't admit it once you go out.

Thank you.

Count it.

Welcome.

How is it?

Isn't the publicity effect good?

How dare you come?

I've been looking for you.

Come here.

Well...

You Hong Sect

is getting more and more outrageous.

I asked you to spread

dirt about Xu Zilu.

I didn't ask you to spread

bedroom secrets.

Now even I'm involved.

I'll ask you for a refund.

Refund? Don't.

You know the rumor

is uncontrollable.

You can't blame me.

I...

Forget it.

I won't argue with you.

Just think of a way

to suppress the rumors.

I'll figure out a way,

But since spreading a rumor costs money,

suppressing a rumor

will cost even more...

How dare you ask me for money?

I have no choice.

No, not enough.

Not enough.

Still not enough?

No,

these may not be enough.

You know, it's hard

to supress

the rumor.

It takes a lot of effort.

I know it's hard.

Go.

Don't let me see you again. Hurry.

Young Master Xu,

you're such a generous man.

Please forgive me this time, okay?

You can have the chicken.

No, no, no.

Young Master Xu,

I know you've been working hard lately.

This roast chicken

is for your health.

Try it.

Young Madam,

what are you murmuring about?

Well,

is Young Master Xu in the study?

How could you

even mention him?

Young Madam,

you know

how proud he is.

How could you say those things

about him publicly?

I didn't mean to.

He did something

awful to me first

and even grounded me.

I just did it

out of anger.

Young Madam,

you should be content.

Young Master

has been good to you.

Your engagement with him

has already caused trouble to him

with the Tao family.

But you

went there

and irritated Ms. Tao.

Now Master Tao is angry

and cancelled

the cooperation with the Xu family.

They even cut off

our pepper supply.

We nearly

couldn't fulfill

Prince Xian's order.

And still,

Young Master didn't blame you,

just had you stay home

for two days.

If it were me,

I'd be dead in the moat

by now.

Peppers can be made into sachets?

Yes.

But...

with all that's happened,

why didn't Xu Zilu tell me?

What should we do now?

I'll go beg Tao Meili.

Wait.

No need, Young Madam.

There aren't many

businessman

as wise and crafty as

Young Master.

He's already handled

everything.

Young Madam,

please don't be mad

at him again.

As long as it's handled.

You're right.

I shouldn't see him

right now.

You can have the roast chicken.

Okay.

Chicken for free.

Why are you here alone?

I just heard

someone else outside.

Young Madam came

and gave me a chicken.

Put it down.

But

she gave it to me...

Even took the chicken.

Take a look.

Come and take a look.

From today on,

anyone who doesn't gossip

about Young Master Xu's health

will get a ten-coin

reward from me!

Not only will I stop gossiping,

I'll praise Young Master Xu

for being strong and brave!

I know.

Mr. Xu is the best!

Yes.

Mr. Xu is amazing.

It wasn't me.

I swear.

Definitely not me.

The strongest.

Mr. Xu

is the best.

Mr. Xu

is the best.

Mr. Xu

is the best.

Mr. Xu

is the best.

To be honest,

this batch of goods

isn't great quality.

They'll be hard to sell.

Yes.

It's all my fault

for judging it wrong.

I shouldn't have made that mistake.

My fault.

How about this?

I have some

fine aged agarwood in my warehouse.

We can pair it

with dried flowers

to make sachets.

Consider your materials an investment.

Let's cooperate.

What do you think?

Good for you.

Brilliant idea.

Have you heard about

Young Master Xu?

Rich people are so funny.

His ability is poor,

but doesn't want others to talk about it.

He even paid for compliments.

I heard.

They're saying he's as strong

as an ox now.

Isn't that just covering it up?

People

always brag about what they lack.

Poor Young Madam Xu.

Let's go.

Have some tea.

Have some tea.

I gotta go.

See you.

Let's go.

Young Master,

I've heard about your reputation

since I was a junior steward

that you have

a good taste.

Seeing the Tao Mansion now,

it truly stands out.

Thanks, I'm flattered.

It's rare for you

to visit Linchun.

Please accept this

small token of respect.

No need, maybe next time.

I'm just passing

through Linchun on my way,

and I'll be heading

south tomorrow morning.

You're not here for

the Xu family's order?

You are

well-informed.

I only learned recently

that the Xu family is struggling

to get an ingredient

for their incense.

So you're not here for this.

What?

Xu Zilu didn't mention that

to me yesterday.

To make the Jiuchongtian Incense,

they need pepper.

Xu's pepper supply is in big trouble.

You know how scarce pepper is

in Qing.

It won't be easy

to fulfill a large order

in such a short time.

Well, well, Xu Zilu.

Mr. Xu,

whatever you need, just tell me.

Don't keep turning your back on me.

It's creepy.

Want some water?

Take a break.

Supressing rumors

takes time.

It won't be that soon.

I knew it.

You're the one letting them say that I'm

as strong as a tiger, huh?

What nonsense did the

Nosy Parker make up?

Do you know

what people are saying now?

What?

That I'm spending a fortune to squash the rumors,

that I'm biting off

more than I can chew!

I was just trying to help.

I didn't expect the rumors

to spiral out of control.

Help?

Fine.

I appreciate your help.

Can you

stop doing this?

You may not care about

your reputation, but I do.

How am I supposed to do business like this?

Tell me.

How?

Young Master.

Young Master.

Young Master, there's been an incident.

What happened?

Early this morning,

there was a fire at the port.

Some goods were burned,

including a shipment of pepper

we just received.

Did you report it?

Yes,

the authorities came to investigate

but found no clues.

They say it's just

an accidental fire,

caused by dry conditions.

Accident?

No, it wasn't accidental.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Eunuch Zhou is here again.

He doesn't look happy today.

He came right after the fire.

Quite the timing.

Good trick.

Get ready.

Fuding.

Manager Wan said a batch of

pepper got burned.

Is it the batch of pepper

Xu Zilu bought?

Yes.

What should we do?

What else can we do?

It's Prince Xian we're dealing with.

Who would dare cross him?

Now,

unless a miracle happens,

the Xu family is doomed.

What are you doing?

Are you okay?

What do you think?

I'm sorry.

I know it's all my fault.

If I hadn't

messed up with Tao Meili,

you wouldn't be so stressed

about the pepper.

Is there anything I can do?

Let me help.

This isn't your fault.

The Tao family didn't cooperate with the Xu family

because of me.

I'll handle it.

Just don't

cause me any more trouble.

Ping'er,

where else can I buy

that pepper?

My lady,

you've asked me

the same question

many times in the past two days.

I really don't understand.

Is it that precious?

I went to see Liu Yeniang that day.

She has a small bottle of it in the kitchen.

Just a tiny bit,

and she wouldn't give it to me.

So much for sisterhood.

Of course pepper is precious.

Even in the palace,

it's used sparingly.

Our Qing State

doesn't produce pepper.

What you see

is all imported from abroad.

That's why Young Master Xu

has been so busy these days.

I heard from Fuding

that he hasn't been home

for the past two days

and even plans to use the incense formula for trade.

Isn't an incense formula just like a recipe?

If he gives it away,

how can he do business?

Yeah.

He has no choice.

If we can't buy it,

can we not do it?

Of course not.

Although Young Master Xu is very rich,

he is just a commoner.

If Prince Xian really blames him,

I'm afraid he can't do anything about it.

Oh no, it's over.

I've really doomed

Xu Zilu this time.

No,

I have to go out and find a solution.

My dear lady,

please don't cause Young Master Xu

more trouble.

The rumors

and pepper issues

have already

given him a hard time.

If you stir up

more trouble at this time,

I'm afraid

he'll be pissed off by you.

Besides,

aren't you going to

meet your friend Luodi today?

You're not going?

I forgot about that.

Forget it.

I'm not in the mood.

I'm not going.

Just sitting here

won't solve anything.

Try to

stay positive.

Stop eating.

Your face is full.

I'll eat it.

You are full.

Enjoy yourselves.

Here are the dishes.

Your friend is quite generous.

And quite unique looking too.

It's just not my type.

I can't.

My dear sister,

you don't have to

fall in love with

every man you meet.

Ling Se,

your friend

is really useful.

Anyone who treats you to a meal

is a good friend?

Come on.

Friends, let's drink.

Drink.

Let's drink.

Your friends are here.

What about your husband?

Here I heard

every day that

Xu Zilu is sick.

What illness does he have?

Well, this rumor

is going to spread abroad soon.

All right.

This

Luodi

has prepared roast lamb leg for you.

Make some room.

Come on.

Roast lamb leg.

Eat it while it's hot.

Come on.

Wait,

it doesn't taste good this way.

It needs more seasoning.

Oh my goodness,

are you

out of your mind?

How much will all

this pepper cost?

Not enough. More.

Wait.

Luodi,

this is pepper?

Luodi,

do you have more?

Sure,

I have plenty.

Give this to Manager Chen.

Remember,

don't let anyone

read the letter.

Young Master, what's in the letter?

The incense formula.

Young Master, you can't do this.

Many have offered

fortunes for it,

but we've never sold it.

How can we just give it away?

I don't have

other choices.

This is the only way.

But Young Master,

this is our

exclusive incense formula.

No,

you can't sell the incense formula.

What are you doing here?

This is ground into powder,

but it should still be usable.

What is it?

Pepper?

You want pepper?

How much do you need?

As much as you have.

A big cartful?

I don't have that much,

but I do have two sacks.

You can have them.

He says he only has two sacks.

Is that enough?

Yes.

Could I buy these two sacks from you

at the market price?

Translate.

He said, "10 taels per kilo,

will you sell?"

No, no, no.

No.

I won't sell it.

You are my friend.

I'll give them to you for free.

Great!

Pavarotti,

you've only been in town for a few days,

and your vocabulary has grown a lot.

Thank you for your help.

Thank you.

He said thank you.

No thanks.

You are my good friend.

Let's swear by heaven and earth.

He wants to swear with you.

Not a marriage oath,

it's a brotherhood vow.

There's no need to be so formal.

We are friends now.

If you ever need my help,

just tell me.

Fine, you are my buddy.

And he's your bro.

What?

Buddy and bro.

Perfect match.

Awesome!

Perfect match.

Perfect match.

Perfect match.

Friend.

Thanks...

for today.

You're welcome.

I owe you.

By the way,

about those rumors, just give me some time.

I'll figure something out.

Forget it.

Don't waste your effort.

After some time,

people will probably forget.

No,

I have to find a way.

Otherwise,

I'll feel like

I owe you.

What can you do?

Do you want me

to put on a show

in public?

Just ignore it.

Young Master Xu,

you are really smart.

I have an idea.

Did I remind her anything?

Come in.

Why are you here?

Young Master Xu,

I specially made this calming tea

for you.

Have a taste.

Get to the point.

Here's the thing.

To break the rumor,

I came up with an idea.

Tonight,

I'll stay in your room.

Don't worry.

I promise to serve you

well tonight.

Tonight's weather

is perfect for barbecue.

Miss Ping'er,

do you think we'll see

shooting stars tonight?

I just heard it.

I'm not sure as well.

We have barbecue.

Who cares about shooting stars?

That's right, Miss Ping'er.

Young Madam is so nice,

even gave you money

to buy us meat.

You're overthinking it.

She's not usually

this generous.

Darling,

let's go to bed early.

Young Master and Young Madam

are in the same room.

Young Master,

the audience is all set.

After tonight,

all your rumors

will vanish.

Get out.

If I get out,

it'll only confirm

the rumors about your illness.

Suit yourself.

Why doesn't this bed move...

Why doesn't this bed move at all?

Redwood beds are the sturdiest.

My mother had this bed

custom-made from Beiyun.

It doesn't make any noise.

Then my plan

will be ruined.

No way.

I have to

make up for it.

If I go out now,

I'll be in trouble too.

What is the lady up to in there?

Oh my.

What?

I heard it.

Yes.

What are you doing? Where is Young Master?

Fuding,

don't ruin our Young Master's good time.

What good time can Young Master have?

Why didn't I kno...

Rumors are not credible.

Our Young Master is strong as ever.

It's been over an hour.

It hasn't stopped yet.

An hour?

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Go back.

Hurry up.

I can't do this anymore.

I can't.

I can't.

I give up. I surrender.

I failed.

I'm going back to sleep.

Wait.

If you leave now,

the rumor you spread

will be settled.

Please,

I was wrong.

My fault.

I spoke wildly.

I was reckless.

I won't talk nonsense again.

Please let me go back to sleep.

Just

stay here tonight

and leave tomorrow morning.

Okay.

I'm going to sleep.

Stop.

Get down.

Don't touch my bed.

Where should I sleep?

Except the bed,

you can sleep anywhere you want.

Who cares?

Fine.

Young Master,

I will fix it for you.

Don't worry.

Why are you kneeling

in the middle of the night?

I don’t have money for you.

In the ninth year of Yonghe,

the year of Guichou,

in early spring,

we gathered at Lanting in Shanyin of Kuaiji

for a cleansing ritual.

All the esteemed guests,

young and old, were present.

The place was surrounded by high mountains

and lush bamboo groves,

with...

Stand up.

Still sleeping?

Master,

I wasn't sleeping.

Then tell me,

what is 'Liu Shang Qu Shui'?

A type of wine diluted with water.

Hopeless.

Class dismissed.

Let's go.

What is

'Liu Shang Qu Shui'?

A type of...

wine diluted with water.

You...

What?

I don't want to talk to

someone who doesn't even know

what "Liu Shang Qu Shui" is.

Who says I don't know?

Let me tell you,

not only do I know,

but I'm also going to host one.

Starting tomorrow,

I'll be the first to host

the Wine Cups Floating Feast in Linchun City.

And my mark on the history of

Linchun City will be significant.

Why don't you host one too?

Why not?

Can you afford it?

If you are capable,

talk about it when it's done.

Let's go.

Ling Shuo,

how can we hold

the Wine Cups Floating Feast?

We need to choose a location first.

As I said, our daughter is sold...

married to a good guy.

If it weren't for Xu Zilu,

we would be in big trouble.

But I heard

all the trouble with Xu Zilu

were caused by

Ling Se.

What if he gets mad and doesn't

cooperate with us?

Even after getting married,

she can't settle down.

How disgraceful.

Your Ling family

has always been honest and trustworthy.

How did you end up

with such a troublemaker?

What are you talking about?

Alright, darling.

Don't be angry.

I'm thinking that

even if Xu Zilu doesn’t mind,

Old Madam Xu

might not tolerate it.

If Old Madam Xu

can't tolerate her

and vents her anger on us,

it'll be bad.

My Lord,

I have an idea.

Before Old Madam Xu

reacts,

we should take the initiative,

inviting them to a banquet

to apologize.

Let's get things done first.

That way, Old Madam Xu

will have nothing to say.

Darling, you're right.

But doing this will

make our family

lose some face.

Face doesn't matter.

We're doing this

for long-term bargains.

No,

for long-term benefits.

Alright,

it's settled.

Send an invitation to the Xu family.

No.

Mother, you can't go.

It's not a festival or a holiday.

Yet Master Ling suddenly invited you to dinner,

There must be a reason.

How about this?

I'll send someone to find out

before we decide.

Se,

you're overreacting.

Since you married in,

I haven't met

your father.

Now he's asking me to a banquet.

If I don't go,

it will look like our Xu family

is disrespecting you.

No, Mother.

No one would think so.

I know what you're thinking.

You're just worried about me

and that it's too tiring.

It is a bit troublesome.

Zilu,

how about this?

Tomorrow,

you go back with Se.

But remember,

you must take care of

the gifts for the Ling family yourself.

Understand?

Don't embarrass Se.

Yes.

I understand.

Thank you, Mother.

Young Master Xu, wait for me.

How about this?

You seem busy.

Let's just lie to Mother

that we've been there. What do you think?

It's just a visit.

What's the big deal?

Or,

you think I'll embarrass you?

Of course not.

How could you embarrass me?

You are so handsome

and charming.

I'm just worried about

wasting your time.

Your father and I

are doing business together.

He's also my father-in-law.

He sent me an invitation.

If I don't go,

it would be too disrespectful.

How about this?

I'll pay you.

I only worth ten coins?

I've spent all my savings

dealing with rumors.

This is all I have.

Money can do.

100 taels.

Why don't you go rob someone?

[Ling Mansion]

Ling,

how is the preparation going?

Wang, look.

I've drafted it for you.

The water flowing activity around the Orchid Pavilion is very interesting.

Let's hold the feast in late autumn.

Wang's Wine Cups Floating Feast.

Sincerely inviting all scholars and guests

to come and enjoy.

Impressive,

you've got it done so quickly.

Of course.

You're my friend, Wang.

Is there anything else missing?

I'll add it for you.

Everything

is ready.

From now on,

I'll be the first to host

the Wine Cups Floating Feast in Linchun City.

By then,

my mark will be prominent

in the history of Linchun City.

Wang,

from now on,

you will be as famous as

Wang Xizhi and Huang Tingjian.

Whether I can bring glory

to the Wang family

depends on this.

Wang.

Ling.

Wang.

Ling.

I checked the lunar calendar today.

The auspicious day is in three days.

Let's set for that day.

Hubian.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Make 50 copies of this

and send them out immediately.

To whom?

Any standards?

Exclude those with poor reputation,

like Xu Zilu.

Yes.

Remember to invite Young Madam Xu

and her maid Ping'er.

Yes, Young Master.

Ling,

thank you for your help.

I really appreciate it.

You're welcome.

I'm leaving.

Wang,

actually, I have a favor

to ask you.

Go ahead.

My father is doing business with

my brother-in-law.

I heard that he's inviting

Xu Zilu and my sister to have dinner.

You know how my father

tries to please Xu Zilu

at my sister's expense.

Wang, can you help me to

support my sister?

Leave it to me.

Wang Zhujue,

why are you everywhere?

My wife came home.

Why are you here?

My father

is a governor,

dedicated to serving the people.

Now he knows

the cooperation between the Xu and the Ling family,

he wanted to come himself.

Unfortunately, he's too busy,

so I came on his behalf.

What?

You don't welcome me?

Welcome.

Magistrate Wang

is really considerate.

We are all family here.

Make yourself at home.

Let's eat.

Come on.

Ling Se,

why are you so inconsiderate?

You don't even serve food

to your husband and the elders.

Let me tell you,

after a woman gets married,

she must

follow her husband's rules.

Understand?

Yes.

Master Xu,

there's something you don't know.

Young Madam Xu

has suffered a lot.

No, I haven't.

Stop defending him.

I know everything.

Xu Zilu

is a scumbag.

You publicly insulted

your wife late at night.

The entire Linchun City

know it now.

You have no manners as a husband.

Poor Ling Se

is mistreated

and has no one to turn to.

Wang Zhujue,

what's wrong with you?

Poor Ling Se.

Well done.

I'm good at it, right?

Zilu,

I’m not talking about you.

Come, sit down.

I mean

you did well.

My daughter

is bad-tempered

and needs to be scolded.

In the future,

don't show her respect.

Your scolding is for her own good.

Zilu, you did the right thing.

Yes, exactly.

Mr. Wang,

Anything else? Go ahead.

Well...

Ling Se was kidnapped,

but Xu Zilu ignored her

for a whole day and a night,

just leaving her

to fend for herself.

Do you think

this is what a human should do?

Well done.

Mr. Xu,

Ling Se

grew up without a mother.

She

was raised wild,

and mixed with

all kinds of people.

It's her fault

for making you

the laughingstock of the city.

Now

she's married to you

and become one of the Xu family.

You don't have to consider.

Just teach her a lesson as you like.

Don't let it affect

our families' relationship.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes,

it's all my fault.

What fault do you have?