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Lord Song.
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(Song Ancestral Hall)
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Lord Song.
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The Duke requests your presence.
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The elders from both families are here.
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I'm not going.
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I don't see the need to be there.
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Since everything is already arranged,
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why put on airs and graces now?
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Lord Song.
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His Majesty has decreed.
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If word of this gets out,
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people would chastise both of you
for being ill-mannered
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and disregarding your family duties.
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Even the officials
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may call you disrespectful and rude.
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My reputation has never been pristine.
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I don't care.
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You should go.
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It's good for you
to see what's going on.
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Ms. Longevity.
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Even in a war, civility comes first.
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Besides, we'll be staying
here for a long time.
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We can't avoid them forever.
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You have never been one
to back down so easily.
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What's wrong with you now?
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Are you scared?
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Why would I be scared of them?
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But I promised you
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that you wouldn't have
to deal with such trouble.
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This is only our first day of marriage.
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It's fine.
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Come on.
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=Blossom=
(Adapted from the novel "Blossom" by Zhi Zhi)
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=Episode 20=
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(Duke of Ying's Residence)
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You offered tea to Huisun first?
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You offered tea
to a dead person before us.
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You have no regard for rules.
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We didn't know that all of you
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have been waiting for us here.
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It's just that
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the dead must always
be remembered and honored.
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That's what His Majesty said
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during one of his hunting trips.
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What a glib tongue.
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(Wife of the Eldest Uncle)
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Even the tea has turned cold.
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Is this how you act
right after you married into our family?
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Yes, the tea has gone cold.
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You should brew
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(Wife of the Third Uncle)
a new pot of tea for us.
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Come on.
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Eldest Uncle, Third Uncle,
have you forgotten
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what happened here?
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Yizhi Hall detached itself
from this residence
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soon after my mother passed away.
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As the saying goes, "when
everyone has left, the tea turns cold."
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That's why the tea is already cold.
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Do not forget
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that you are the future Duke of Ying!
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You are right, Father-in-law.
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Now that I am married to Lord Song,
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that makes me the future duke's wife.
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Father-in-law, drink some tea.
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(General)
This is for you, Sister-in-law.
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My brother used to play chess with me
whenever he returned.
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We may not play regularly anymore,
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but you're here to keep him company.
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Thank you, Han.
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It's not like I'd have
your brother all to myself.
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Now that you have
a sister-in-law to dote on you,
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you should visit us more often.
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See?
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Han is such a sensible child.
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Actually, we have prepared gifts
for our new niece-in-law.
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All that talking
made us forget about it.
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Bring the gifts.
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Thank you for the gifts.
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I guess there's a lot I need
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to learn from you as a newly wed.
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Since I am now part of this family,
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I shall humbly learn from you.
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It's not that much.
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Now that Yantang is married,
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our family has decided to do our part
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and renovate Yizhi Hall
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as a token of our affection.
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That's a wonderful idea.
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Once Zhao deposits her dowry
into the residence's treasury,
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you may proceed with the renovations.
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This farcical ceremony
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and your sweet promises
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are just a ruse
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to confiscate Zhao's dowry.
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By tradition, the eldest daughter-in-law
is the mistress of the household.
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Eldest Aunt, instead of handing over
the tokens and keys to the treasury,
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you keep eyeing on my wife's money.
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Yantang.
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That's not true.
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Even though we've separated
from the main residence
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after your mother died,
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your eldest aunt is still responsible
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for managing the finances
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and daily operations of the household.
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Your wife has just
married into our family.
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Someone has to guide and teach her.
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That's not necessary.
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My wife has already calculated
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and declared all her assets
in front of His Majesty.
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Even the Ministry of Revenue
has adopted her calculation formulas.
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I wasn't so calculative in the past,
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but since you are so particular
about money,
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we should separate
the treasury accounts too.
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What are you saying?
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The Emperor has always advised us
to maintain harmony in the family.
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It's improper for you to defy.
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Besides, running the household
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is no easy task.
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There are dozens of issues that
need to be settled every day.
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It's normal to stay up late.
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- Third Aunt...
- Third Aunt,
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those are exactly our biggest concerns.
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Money is simply superficial.
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Family harmony matters the most.
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Since all of you care about me,
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I shall let Eldest Aunt
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manage my dowry.
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Su Lan.
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Call Mr. Chen here.
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Yes.
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I knew my daughter-in-law
would be sensible.
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Your elder is willing
to go all out to help you.
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You must be grateful.
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You are right, Father-in-law.
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This...
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I thought you lost
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all your money in Futing?
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Yes.
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However, that was not my only asset.
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My other ventures
have been successful.
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The Miaos' potato
business has taken off.
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I funded 80% of their starting capital.
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Young Lady.
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I did a rough calculation.
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There's about 70,000 taels here.
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- Zhao has a keen eye for business.
- This...
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This is the dividend
she earned this year.
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You mean, 70,000 taels
is just the dividend?
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Just two chests of these
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is worth ten years' of food
expenses in the residence.
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Don't act like an ignorant fool.
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She might laugh at you.
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I was planning to deposit my dowry
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and the dividend here
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into the residence's treasury
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to share the elders' burden
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by managing the residence's accounts.
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By then, our wealth is expected
to grow by 20% every year.
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Our real estate, trading,
and agricultural ventures
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can generate at least
70,000 to 80,000 taels in profit.
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Now that Eldest Aunt
will manage everything,
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I'm sure you will earn more than I do.
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70,000 to 80,000 taels a year?
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How could I?
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Yes, yes.
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My dowry also includes
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some farming lands and shops
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that I have co-invested with other
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aristocratic ladies.
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If our profits were to fall,
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I'm afraid they'd stop working with us.
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After all, it's important
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to maintain business credibility.
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Once you lose it,
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it's hard to maintain
business connections,
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and you might even
offend other stakeholders.
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Everyone in the capital knows
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(Eldest Daughter-In-Law)
that you're a skilled businesswoman.
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My mother-in-law spends all her time
managing the household.
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It's not even worth mentioning
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compared to your business ventures.
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I guess it's better
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that we keep our accounts separate
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so that we don't end up arguing
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over money matters.
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As a man,
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it is pathetic to eye
on his wife's dowry.
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Miss Miao,
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take the money back
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so that we don't
attract unwanted gossip.
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Sure, I'll continue managing
Zhao's business on her behalf.
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Take them back.
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- No...
- This is...
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Zhao.
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Mind telling me
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how you earned so much money?
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I didn't expect
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that we have such
a capable niece-in-law.
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Yichun, why don't we let her
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manage the residence's
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private assets as well?
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She's family, after all.
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We can trust her, right?
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Yes, that's a great idea.
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If that's what you wish,
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I wouldn't say no,
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but if my father-in-law doesn't agree,
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I wouldn't defy him.
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Yichun.
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You...
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Yichun.
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I'm keeping my hands off this.
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Wait.
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- Yichun.
- Yichun.
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- Yichun.
- Yichun, you can't just leave.
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Zhao.
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Can you also
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reserve a spot for us
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- in your business ventures too?
- Yes, Zhao.
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We have some savings.
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- We can pass them to you...
- I thought she
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was good at observing palace politics,
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but I didn't know she's also good
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at managing household affairs.
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I know you want to protect her,
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but the deaths of
the Duke of Ding and Mrs Jiang
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are connected.
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In this large residence,
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we can only start investigating
through money allocations
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and what the servants say and do.
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Young Lady is trying to gain power here
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so that she could help you
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win the favor of the household.
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By then, we will get to access
the matching tokens.
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That's right.
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(Meritorious Service)
Yichun.
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You can't just stay out of this.
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We're talking about
70,000 to 80,000 taels.
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As they say, money is king.
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Exactly.
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We don't have to be scared
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since the matching tokens
are still in our hands.
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That's right.
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Have I not treated you well?
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She's only been here for a day,
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and yet she's already got you
all under her thumb?
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No...
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You're a disgrace to our ancestors!
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What a stubborn man.
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Come on.
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Yichun.
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This is about money.
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Stop wasting your
breath on him, Brother.
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Come out!
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Your Grace.
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Don't worry.
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Everyone in the residence
is loyal to you.
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She's just a newcomer.
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The servants wouldn't listen to her.
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She'd soon realize
how difficult it is to survive here.
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I underestimated Dou Zhao.
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To think a young lass like her
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could be so sly.
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Perhaps I made a mistake
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and infuriated that defiant son of mine?
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Everyone in the capital knows
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that my father and I
have separated our households.
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As for my uncles, aunts
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and their daughter-in-law,
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you don't have to
worry about their assets.
272
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Better yet, you don't have
to interact with them,
273
00:12:51,470 --> 00:12:53,040
or else you might fall sick from anger.
274
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I approached them
275
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not to let them infuriate me.
276
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Your father doesn't want me
to manage the residence's treasury
277
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and tries to convince
his brothers to stop me.
278
00:13:01,860 --> 00:13:04,400
However, they've never been of one mind.
279
00:13:04,770 --> 00:13:06,569
Your uncles are money-hungry.
280
00:13:06,570 --> 00:13:08,390
Your eldest aunt
isn't as strong as she looks.
281
00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,440
Your third aunt is an easy read.
282
00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,219
They may seem to follow
your father's arrangements,
283
00:13:13,220 --> 00:13:15,200
but they all have their own minds.
284
00:13:15,430 --> 00:13:17,750
Only your eldest uncle's
daughter-in-law is clever enough
285
00:13:18,100 --> 00:13:21,029
to know that if she gets caught between you
and your father,
286
00:13:21,030 --> 00:13:22,440
the deal would be off.
287
00:13:22,450 --> 00:13:23,920
She may be our breakthrough point.
288
00:13:30,690 --> 00:13:31,830
What's wrong?
289
00:13:33,140 --> 00:13:36,280
You know them well
though you've only met them once.
290
00:13:36,770 --> 00:13:40,040
How could my wife be so clever?
291
00:13:41,340 --> 00:13:44,200
Back when I saved Wu Shan in the manor,
292
00:13:44,220 --> 00:13:46,830
you also immediately recognized
the hidden dynamics in my family.
293
00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:49,139
In fact, you're better at identifying
294
00:13:49,140 --> 00:13:51,070
the subtle expressions
on people's faces.
295
00:13:54,570 --> 00:13:56,689
If the Duke of Ying's Residence
296
00:13:56,690 --> 00:13:58,139
tries to do anything funny,
297
00:13:58,140 --> 00:14:00,289
get Mr. Chen to find me
at the Imperial Guards.
298
00:14:00,290 --> 00:14:01,430
Don't carry the burden alone.
299
00:14:02,290 --> 00:14:04,990
You just called me
a strategist last night,
300
00:14:05,140 --> 00:14:06,440
and now you don't trust me?
301
00:14:08,530 --> 00:14:09,830
It's not that.
302
00:14:10,220 --> 00:14:11,360
I'm just worried.
303
00:14:12,930 --> 00:14:14,019
By the way,
304
00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:16,320
let me give you something as protection.
305
00:14:18,860 --> 00:14:20,320
This is my first time.
306
00:14:20,930 --> 00:14:22,070
It's fine.
307
00:14:22,530 --> 00:14:23,680
Stay calm.
308
00:14:24,980 --> 00:14:26,120
Look at your target.
309
00:14:26,570 --> 00:14:27,710
Aim.
310
00:14:36,570 --> 00:14:38,350
This is even louder than the fireworks.
311
00:14:38,570 --> 00:14:40,800
- Careful, it's hot.
- You didn't even blink.
312
00:14:42,020 --> 00:14:43,950
It's normal to be scared
on your first try.
313
00:14:49,930 --> 00:14:52,400
The more scared you are,
the calmer you need to be.
314
00:14:52,620 --> 00:14:53,760
Stay calm.
315
00:14:56,620 --> 00:14:57,760
Relax.
316
00:14:58,100 --> 00:14:59,280
I'm beside you.
317
00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:15,120
I missed.
318
00:15:15,770 --> 00:15:17,040
You're already doing a good job.
319
00:15:23,290 --> 00:15:25,640
If you can hit the wind chimes today,
320
00:15:25,830 --> 00:15:27,230
you'd pass your first entrance test.
321
00:15:27,380 --> 00:15:28,520
Try it.
322
00:15:29,650 --> 00:15:30,990
I'm going to freshen up.
323
00:15:47,650 --> 00:15:48,790
I hit it!
324
00:15:48,860 --> 00:15:50,070
I hit it!
325
00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:51,700
My dear.
326
00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,520
You have talent.
327
00:15:56,140 --> 00:15:57,280
What happened to your hand?
328
00:15:57,810 --> 00:15:58,950
Show me.
329
00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:01,310
Why is it bleeding again?
330
00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:02,409
It's fine.
331
00:16:02,410 --> 00:16:03,550
It's nothing.
332
00:16:10,410 --> 00:16:11,550
Yantang.
333
00:16:12,980 --> 00:16:15,520
I said I can bathe by myself.
334
00:16:16,860 --> 00:16:18,520
Your hand is still injured.
335
00:16:18,530 --> 00:16:20,660
Before it heals, you need
to keep it away from water.
336
00:16:21,340 --> 00:16:22,449
Allow me.
337
00:16:22,450 --> 00:16:23,590
It's fine.
338
00:16:24,410 --> 00:16:25,590
I can manage myself.
339
00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:30,320
Allow me.
340
00:16:30,890 --> 00:16:33,180
If I can't take care of you
when you're injured,
341
00:16:33,290 --> 00:16:34,990
how could I call myself your wife?
342
00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:51,680
I didn't expect that
the mighty General Song
343
00:16:51,860 --> 00:16:53,440
can feel shy sometimes.
344
00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,440
♪Riding across the desolate battlefield in the wind♪
345
00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:09,010
♪The turbulence unfolding one after another♪
346
00:17:10,100 --> 00:17:12,739
♪The lingering uncertainty has yet been resolved♪
347
00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:17,209
♪I gaze at you, and all is calm♪
348
00:17:17,210 --> 00:17:20,299
♪The world is vast and turbulent♪
349
00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:22,230
When I said I could manage,
350
00:17:22,450 --> 00:17:23,640
I wasn't being shy.
351
00:17:24,490 --> 00:17:25,719
I didn't want to scare you.
352
00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,760
♪When the time comes,
all pride will be laid down♪
353
00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:33,449
Back at Zhaowen Bookstore,
354
00:17:33,450 --> 00:17:36,790
after Mr. Chen bandaged
your wounds, he said
355
00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:38,920
that your back is covered in scars.
356
00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:42,990
I see them now.
357
00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,639
♪Ferrying me to the other side♪
358
00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,690
♪You're my light of redemption
amid the darkness♪
359
00:17:53,070 --> 00:17:56,699
♪You're my saving grace♪
360
00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:58,770
♪Warming my heart♪
361
00:18:00,970 --> 00:18:03,230
Ms. Longevity, I'm sorry.
362
00:18:04,010 --> 00:18:05,440
You got these scars from defending
363
00:18:05,970 --> 00:18:08,470
our nation and people.
364
00:18:08,930 --> 00:18:12,310
In fact, you injured your shoulder
to protect me.
365
00:18:12,690 --> 00:18:14,230
There's nothing to apologize for.
366
00:18:18,340 --> 00:18:19,480
Yantang.
367
00:18:20,860 --> 00:18:22,600
When two people live together,
368
00:18:23,210 --> 00:18:24,350
the most important thing
369
00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:27,099
is to make each other feel
more comfortable
370
00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:28,270
and free.
371
00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:33,200
In the future,
372
00:18:33,820 --> 00:18:35,600
no matter what happens,
373
00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:37,990
we need to be honest with each other
374
00:18:38,210 --> 00:18:39,470
and face everything together,
375
00:18:39,860 --> 00:18:41,000
won't we?
376
00:18:42,450 --> 00:18:44,710
Sure, I promise you.
377
00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,660
(Reinvigorating Spring)
378
00:19:11,580 --> 00:19:12,720
Your Lordship.
379
00:19:15,410 --> 00:19:16,550
You're here, Ming.
380
00:19:16,930 --> 00:19:18,310
You're hiding something from me?
381
00:19:18,690 --> 00:19:19,920
I'll see it anyway.
382
00:19:19,970 --> 00:19:21,110
Let me look.
383
00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:22,159
Ming.
384
00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,270
You'll get to see it
when I finish drawing.
385
00:19:25,010 --> 00:19:26,790
No, I want to see it now.
386
00:19:26,970 --> 00:19:28,110
Ming.
387
00:19:28,250 --> 00:19:29,510
This is a secret.
388
00:19:31,650 --> 00:19:32,790
Fine.
389
00:19:33,620 --> 00:19:34,990
Have some fruits, Your Lordship.
390
00:19:38,900 --> 00:19:40,040
Let me see!
391
00:19:40,590 --> 00:19:41,819
Why are you keeping it from me?
392
00:19:41,820 --> 00:19:43,400
- I'm not showing you.
- Let me see!
393
00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,470
Your Lordship, come on.
394
00:19:51,450 --> 00:19:53,510
Ming, I'll show you when it's done.
395
00:19:59,250 --> 00:20:00,880
Ming, you look so pretty today.
396
00:20:11,730 --> 00:20:13,360
Your Lordship, Your Ladyship.
397
00:20:13,380 --> 00:20:15,839
The Eight Treasure soup
for Madam Wei is ready.
398
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,110
Time to greet her.
399
00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:19,549
Greet her?
400
00:20:19,550 --> 00:20:20,990
All we do is greeting those people.
401
00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:22,440
How annoying.
402
00:20:23,380 --> 00:20:24,449
Fine, you may leave now.
403
00:20:24,450 --> 00:20:25,590
Yes, Your Lordship.
404
00:20:27,540 --> 00:20:28,750
I'm going, then.
405
00:20:30,250 --> 00:20:31,510
Thank you, Ming.
406
00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:35,280
Go.
407
00:20:39,510 --> 00:20:41,000
How dare you talk back?
408
00:20:41,410 --> 00:20:42,550
What happened?
409
00:20:42,580 --> 00:20:44,120
Did Nanny Zhou do anything wrong?
410
00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:46,929
She was trying to order you around,
411
00:20:46,930 --> 00:20:48,489
and all I did was to rebuke her.
412
00:20:48,490 --> 00:20:50,230
You're serving the young duke's wife,
413
00:20:50,410 --> 00:20:52,249
and I'm serving the senior duke's wife.
414
00:20:52,250 --> 00:20:55,910
Rebuking me is an act of disrespect
towards your mistress's sister-in-law.
415
00:20:56,540 --> 00:20:58,169
Make sure you remember that
416
00:20:58,170 --> 00:21:01,550
on behalf of your mistress.
417
00:21:06,780 --> 00:21:07,920
Your Ladyship.
418
00:21:07,930 --> 00:21:09,160
- Nanny.
- Your Ladyship.
419
00:21:09,970 --> 00:21:11,200
Ming.
420
00:21:13,620 --> 00:21:15,550
Serve the soup now.
421
00:21:21,010 --> 00:21:22,310
Hurry up.
422
00:21:42,140 --> 00:21:43,310
Your Ladyship.
423
00:21:43,490 --> 00:21:48,030
You have to kneel and lift the bowl
over your head to show your respect.
424
00:21:52,970 --> 00:21:54,790
I prepared the rehmannia root
425
00:21:54,860 --> 00:21:57,160
in the soup all by myself.
426
00:21:57,340 --> 00:21:59,080
I heard this soup is beneficial
427
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:01,270
for your constitution.
428
00:22:01,580 --> 00:22:03,139
Since this is the Duke's residence,
429
00:22:03,140 --> 00:22:05,270
we're very particular
about rules and decorum.
430
00:22:05,730 --> 00:22:09,470
From helping your mother-in-law
get dressed in the morning,
431
00:22:09,490 --> 00:22:12,710
to preparing your
mother-in-law's bed at night,
432
00:22:12,780 --> 00:22:16,160
these are your duties
as a daughter-in-law.
433
00:22:17,490 --> 00:22:20,310
Make sure you learn
and follow all these rules
434
00:22:21,010 --> 00:22:22,550
in the days to come.
435
00:22:24,490 --> 00:22:27,440
Your sister is already contributing
her wealth and power
436
00:22:27,490 --> 00:22:30,729
towards the Duke of Ying's Residence.
437
00:22:30,730 --> 00:22:31,870
And you?
438
00:22:32,250 --> 00:22:34,099
Do you even know
439
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:35,969
how much money we have,
440
00:22:35,970 --> 00:22:37,510
and how long it'll last?
441
00:22:38,450 --> 00:22:40,030
The current deficit
442
00:22:40,170 --> 00:22:44,880
is caused by the grand funeral
held years ago
443
00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:47,079
when the previous duke and duchess died.
444
00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,939
You must have heard
how much Dou Zhao's dowry
445
00:22:50,940 --> 00:22:52,750
and personal assets are.
446
00:22:53,990 --> 00:22:55,800
We took you in,
447
00:22:56,110 --> 00:22:58,560
yet you're not showing any gratitude.
448
00:22:58,660 --> 00:23:02,490
All you're doing now is keeping
my silly brother happy.
449
00:23:02,930 --> 00:23:05,160
Have you thought about
450
00:23:05,210 --> 00:23:06,640
the residence's future?
451
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:13,020
What happened to the benefits
your mother promised us?
452
00:23:15,750 --> 00:23:16,940
What are you doing?
453
00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:20,980
Ming, come on.
454
00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,180
Get up.
455
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:24,500
Are you fine?
456
00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,020
What happened to your hands?
457
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,100
As your sister, it's normal for me
458
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,620
to teach your wife about decorum.
459
00:23:31,780 --> 00:23:33,020
This has nothing to do with you.
460
00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,020
This is my residence,
461
00:23:35,190 --> 00:23:36,500
not yours.
462
00:23:37,050 --> 00:23:38,580
Of course this is my business.
463
00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,460
If it's about money,
464
00:23:40,750 --> 00:23:42,580
I can sell my paintings
and calligraphy works.
465
00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,089
I know you're jealous
of Dou Zhao's dowry,
466
00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:45,959
but you can't vent out
467
00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,439
on Ming.
468
00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:48,620
What did you say?
469
00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,689
I've paid so much for you
over the years,
470
00:23:51,690 --> 00:23:53,200
and you've been taking it for granted.
471
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,839
Now, all I'm asking
is that she contribute some money
472
00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,340
to help the residence,
473
00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,380
and you're chastising me?
474
00:23:59,540 --> 00:24:00,599
The heavens must be blind.
475
00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:01,839
They should have sent
476
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,999
a bolt of lightning to strike you!
477
00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,460
Sister-in-law.
478
00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:06,870
I was wrong.
479
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,550
I shouldn't have started this argument
between you and my husband.
480
00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:10,660
As for your request,
481
00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,340
I will ask my mother when I return home.
482
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:17,959
Slow and steady does it.
483
00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,260
Be careful.
484
00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,060
Put them here.
485
00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:28,500
So many gifts.
486
00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,700
This must be a first in the Capital.
487
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,980
I hope you'll enjoy
the gifts I prepared.
488
00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:45,380
Let's talk inside.
489
00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:46,540
This way.
490
00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,860
You're trying to embarrass my daughter.
491
00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,220
Still, if you weren't
as rich as you are now,
492
00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,260
I'm sure Song Mo
wouldn't treat you so well.
493
00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,140
My daughter Ming and the Duke of Jining
are happily in love.
494
00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,540
They don't need
these material possessions.
495
00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:16,420
You are
496
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,260
just a pitiful girl.
497
00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:22,159
Hearing these words from your mouth
498
00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,620
is actually surprising.
499
00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:25,900
Money is hard-earned,
500
00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,020
but love fades easily.
501
00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:29,839
This is what
502
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,660
I learned from you years ago.
503
00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:40,999
Seventh Madam.
504
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,060
The Duchess of Jining is back.
505
00:25:45,360 --> 00:25:48,500
Your looks haven't changed
over the years, Mother.
506
00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,359
We don't look like
mother and daughter now.
507
00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:52,860
Instead, we look like sisters.
508
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,100
Exactly.
509
00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,199
I feel so relieved
510
00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:57,879
now that you're no longer here,
511
00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,340
so I look younger naturally.
512
00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,460
On the contrary,
513
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,180
it's only been a while
since you got married,
514
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,799
and you've lost so much weight.
515
00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,580
Has Wei Tingzhen been abusing you?
516
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,259
Is this how the Duchess of Jing
517
00:26:13,260 --> 00:26:14,860
behaves as a sister-in-law?
518
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:16,740
Someday,
519
00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:18,660
I'll settle these scores with her.
520
00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:20,839
Mother.
521
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,639
The Duke is protective of me.
522
00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,220
He treats me very well.
523
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,060
As if.
524
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,220
What gifts did he bring
525
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:29,759
the last time he came?
526
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,220
Just look at your sister today.
527
00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,140
The Duke and I don't care about that.
528
00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,860
But your residence needs to maintain
a certain standard of living.
529
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:40,799
Even if he doesn't care,
530
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,460
his sister won't just sit by and watch.
531
00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:44,900
Mother.
532
00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,780
You don't have to worry about me.
533
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,319
She's nice to me, too.
534
00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:50,460
That's enough.
535
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:51,900
Don't try to fool me.
536
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,559
You think I don't know
537
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,180
what kind of person Wei Tingzhen is?
538
00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:57,639
If she knows
539
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,780
how much Dou Zhao's dowry is worth,
540
00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,629
she'd make your life hellish
541
00:27:02,630 --> 00:27:03,860
in the Duke's residence.
542
00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,140
You insisted on marrying him,
543
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,460
and now you can't even tell me
how much you're suffering there.
544
00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,980
You useless girl.
545
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,500
I know everyone is comparing
546
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,540
my sister's dowry and mine,
547
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,180
but why are you also
doing this to me, Mother?
548
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,919
What else can I say?
549
00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:25,790
Ever since I was born,
550
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,940
everything I do is a mistake
in your eyes.
551
00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:29,820
If that's the case,
552
00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:31,540
I shall not linger around and annoy you.
553
00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:36,380
Your Ladyship...
554
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,919
Look at her.
555
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,479
She's unhappy about her in-laws,
556
00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:40,999
and she's bickering with me?
557
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:41,959
Look at her behavior.
558
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,300
She's just like her father.
559
00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:44,679
Madam.
560
00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:45,759
You don't know
561
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,199
how much Ming is suffering
562
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:48,700
over there.
563
00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:01,060
Ming.
564
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,140
What happened?
565
00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:14,220
Why are you crying?
566
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:17,889
Ming must be missing home
567
00:28:17,890 --> 00:28:19,220
since she just got married.
568
00:28:22,330 --> 00:28:24,140
Why don't we let them chat
569
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,260
while we enjoy a drink?
570
00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:42,670
After getting married, I realized
571
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,220
that your advice was true.
572
00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,060
The Duke's residence
573
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,380
is not as wonderful as outsiders think.
574
00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,140
They insist on putting up appearances
even when they're broke inside.
575
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,180
I don't have the capabilities
576
00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,140
to cover their deficits
577
00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,060
or maintain their facade.
578
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,260
Let's not talk about the past.
579
00:29:03,540 --> 00:29:06,340
You should focus on the future.
580
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,399
The higher a family's status,
581
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,940
the bigger their deficits.
582
00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:13,460
Don't blame yourself.
583
00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:17,239
My dowry is nothing
584
00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,060
compared to the debts
585
00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,900
they have accrued.
586
00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,479
How can I, a domestic lady,
587
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,180
get the money to pay their debts?
588
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,359
While domestic life can seem trivial,
589
00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,380
there are many things
to pay attention to.
590
00:29:33,390 --> 00:29:35,380
For example, the rice
from Liaodong may be softer,
591
00:29:35,390 --> 00:29:36,700
but it costs 900 wen per dan.
592
00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,740
Meanwhile, rice from Jiangnan is firmer,
and it only costs 700 wen.
593
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,890
So, when you're cooking rice or congee,
for every two parts of Liaodong rice,
594
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,190
mix in one part of Jiangnan rice,
595
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,780
and it'll taste just as good.
596
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,239
You can save
597
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,300
up to 500 to 600 taels a year.
598
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,359
You can deposit half of it in the bank
599
00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:52,940
and invest the rest in the tea trade
600
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,540
to earn thousands of taels a year.
601
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,020
That's an amazing idea.
602
00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,600
Sister, you must be the goddess
of wealth in your past life.
603
00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:02,039
Besides,
604
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,220
you need to manage
your residence's assets.
605
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:08,359
If you have any taverns or shops
that haven't been making profits,
606
00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:09,640
you should sell them off
607
00:30:09,650 --> 00:30:12,370
and reinvest the money in booming trades
like fragrances and apparel.
608
00:30:12,380 --> 00:30:13,060
No need.
609
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:16,060
Ming.
610
00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,380
My father and I will support Ming,
611
00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,060
so she doesn't have to
learn your miserly ways.
612
00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:33,300
I will make sure
613
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,460
that Ming doesn't live in poverty.
614
00:30:36,340 --> 00:30:37,569
I'll get my father
615
00:30:37,570 --> 00:30:41,079
to assign a position for her husband.
616
00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,820
Once the Duke's career takes off,
617
00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,079
they won't have to worry over
618
00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,340
such material concerns.
619
00:30:47,660 --> 00:30:48,800
Come on.
620
00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:01,820
Mother.
621
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,260
Did you really mean that?
622
00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,740
But, Grandfather has always been fair,
623
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,180
and he despises nepotism.
624
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:09,799
Why would he...
625
00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:10,940
You know,
626
00:31:11,930 --> 00:31:13,540
when you have children,
627
00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,620
you can't live for yourself.
628
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,380
Back when my father was demoted,
629
00:31:19,670 --> 00:31:22,700
I had to cast my pride aside
and sell porridge to earn a living.
630
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,340
Now, I'll do this again
631
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,100
for your sake.
632
00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,380
I'll beg my father to make an exception.
633
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:33,599
(One hundred taels)
634
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:34,940
Take these.
635
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:40,999
Mother.
636
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,540
I can't take these.
637
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,380
I know that you're
638
00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,279
facing a difficult time too.
639
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,220
How did you get so much money?
640
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:51,820
I may be useless,
641
00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,060
but I cannot be a bad daughter.
642
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:00,799
Illegal moneylending is a major crime.
643
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,380
The palace takes it seriously.
644
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:03,980
Mother.
645
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,759
Let's think of other solutions,
646
00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:06,900
shall we?
647
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,260
As a woman in the house,
648
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,300
other than being a noble lady,
649
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,060
what advantage do we have?
650
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,700
We can't possibly be like Dou Zhao
651
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,180
to affiliate ourselves
with random hooligans
652
00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:29,860
and their lowly trades.
653
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,420
Ming.
654
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:37,420
Remember this.
655
00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,300
You are a duchess.
656
00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,780
Never get involved
in such despicable business.
657
00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,100
Keep the money.
658
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,599
Don't be a pushover
in the Duke's residence.
659
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,740
I'll always support you, understood?
660
00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,759
Once the Duke has a stable career,
661
00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,620
your sister-in-law won't
order you around anymore.
662
00:32:58,400 --> 00:32:59,540
Really?
663
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:03,260
By then, my worries
664
00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:05,740
will come to an end.
665
00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:08,980
Mother.
666
00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:13,860
Silly girl.
667
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,060
Mind the step.
668
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,220
Go.
669
00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,900
Even though you scold her often, Madam,
670
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,060
you love her deeply.
671
00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,300
I need to secure a position for the Duke
672
00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,580
and arrange everything for her.
673
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,380
Pawn off a few more items
674
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,780
from my personal treasury.
675
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:48,900
Yes, Madam.
676
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,060
(Yizhi Hall)
677
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,820
(Ledger)
The purchases seem exaggerated.
678
00:33:56,180 --> 00:33:58,799
Check every entry and tell me how much
money has been embezzled.
679
00:33:58,800 --> 00:33:59,530
Madam.
680
00:33:59,540 --> 00:34:02,470
We don't have the matching tokens,
so we can't order the servants around.
681
00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:04,119
They've been rejecting
682
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:05,600
all our requests.
683
00:34:05,740 --> 00:34:06,839
At this rate,
684
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,120
they're forcing us to pay
from our own pockets.
685
00:34:09,130 --> 00:34:10,830
And that's only one
of our many problems.
686
00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:11,619
What's more,
687
00:34:11,620 --> 00:34:13,259
someone has been spying and listening in
688
00:34:13,260 --> 00:34:16,260
everything you're doing here.
689
00:34:16,290 --> 00:34:18,310
They'd sneak to the Duke's
main residence at night.
690
00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:20,359
I recorded every single one of them.
691
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:21,489
These servants
692
00:34:21,490 --> 00:34:23,570
are loyal to the Duke of Ying.
693
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,620
In fact, we seem to be
694
00:34:25,660 --> 00:34:27,700
unwelcome in the residence.
695
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,380
What do you think, Lord Song?
696
00:34:32,240 --> 00:34:35,020
Should I replace all our servants
with a new batch?
697
00:34:35,910 --> 00:34:37,780
We cannot control the Duke's servants,
698
00:34:37,790 --> 00:34:40,900
but we can control ours, can't we?
699
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,140
It's not that simple.
700
00:34:42,730 --> 00:34:44,820
All the servants in the Duke's residence
701
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,580
must have had ties to the previous dukes
702
00:34:46,670 --> 00:34:48,460
since generations ago.
703
00:34:48,570 --> 00:34:50,340
Some of them even watched me grow up.
704
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,580
It's not just hard to replace them.
705
00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,180
It'll makes me feel bad.
706
00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,439
But, we can't let those
servants get their way
707
00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:57,999
and torture our mistress.
708
00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,119
Su Lan.
709
00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:00,900
I am married to Lord Song.
710
00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,020
Don't see him as an outsider.
711
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:05,820
I was wrong.
712
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,060
I am sorry, Your Lordship.
713
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:11,260
Even if we replace our servants now,
714
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,820
it'll take time to gain their loyalty,
715
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,820
and we might attract spies instead.
716
00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,300
The Crown Prince and Lord Qing
are trying to win your favor.
717
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:20,949
If they plant their spies here,
718
00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:22,860
our situation would turn worse.
719
00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:24,540
Your Ladyship, Your Lordship.
720
00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:26,279
We don't have to replace
721
00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,140
everyone from the main residence.
722
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,999
They're loyal to the Duke's residence,
723
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,540
not Song Yichun himself.
724
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:35,380
Your Lordship,
you used to be quite violent,
725
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:36,759
so they saw you as the enemy
726
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,199
of the Duke's residence.
727
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,740
That's why they're on
Song Yichun's side.
728
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,159
You're right.
729
00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,999
If His Lordship
730
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,439
can take control
of the entire residence,
731
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,159
and Her Ladyship obtains
the treasury's matching tokens,
732
00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:52,780
the servants will be on our side.
733
00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,140
Now, the key issue
734
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:56,780
is that Lord Song was beaten up,
735
00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,340
and there are signs of foul play
in his mother's death.
736
00:35:59,850 --> 00:36:01,339
Even though we've already replaced
737
00:36:01,340 --> 00:36:02,599
many of our servants,
738
00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:04,020
perhaps some of them
739
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,439
may know the truth behind all these.
740
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,140
That's why we need to keep them here.
741
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,020
Did I say anything wrong, Your Lordship?
742
00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:17,700
You just told Su Lan
743
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:20,500
not to see me as an outsider,
744
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,180
but what did you just call me?
745
00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:26,860
Yantang.
746
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:29,860
Say that again.
747
00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:33,300
Yantang.
748
00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:35,999
They're all here.
749
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:36,919
What are you doing?
750
00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,300
- Not anymore.
- Not anymore.
751
00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,460
Why are you staring at me like this?
752
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,740
I've always said that
I have a bad reputation.
753
00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:50,300
Now that I think of it,
754
00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,540
you used to have an ugly reputation too.
755
00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:54,500
I didn't want to get married back then,
756
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,260
so I didn't care what they
have to say about me.
757
00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:00,460
But, now that we're a married couple,
758
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:01,959
if you want to advance further,
759
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:03,999
we can't let Wang Yingxue
and Song Yichun
760
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,420
spread malicious gossip
and damage your reputation.
761
00:37:07,550 --> 00:37:09,260
I need to put an end to this.
762
00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:12,439
I wanted to give you a carefree life,
763
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,199
but now, I'm involving you
764
00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,660
in our family affairs.
765
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:18,220
It's my fault.
766
00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:20,500
My family is no better than yours.
767
00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:22,060
It's no one's fault.
768
00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,959
Besides, you said I'm your strategist,
769
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,460
so I have to share your burden.
770
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,580
Strategist, is it?
771
00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:34,700
What's wrong with that?
772
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:36,500
In fact, you...
773
00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:38,479
What are you doing?
774
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,340
We're discussing serious issues here.
775
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,959
Everything you've been
discussing in this room
776
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,260
isn't serious at all.
777
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,660
Then, what sounds serious to you?
778
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:49,279
Call me Hubby.
779
00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:50,500
Song Mo.
780
00:37:54,820 --> 00:37:57,939
♪I want to hide like the moon♪
781
00:37:57,940 --> 00:38:01,450
♪Like a butterfly drawn to flowers♪
782
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:07,799
♪Like ink drops fading into my heart
that turns to longing♪
783
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:11,579
♪Like the sun waiting
for the flying wild geese♪
784
00:38:11,580 --> 00:38:15,010
♪The sound of weapons
chasing the long whip♪
785
00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,279
I was wondering why
His Lordship looked miffed,
786
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:21,530
and it's because Young Lady
hasn't called him Hubby yet.
787
00:38:21,540 --> 00:38:22,620
I never thought
788
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,540
we would work together
in the same residence.
789
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:26,839
Just months ago,
790
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,359
we were still enemies.
791
00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:29,780
The future is hard to predict.
792
00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:31,420
I was wondering
793
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:32,730
what would happen now
794
00:38:32,740 --> 00:38:34,479
if that arrow didn't
miss your vital organs
795
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:35,620
during the siege.
796
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,039
My friend.
797
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,420
Look, the scar is still here.
798
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:43,500
Mr. Chen.
799
00:38:43,610 --> 00:38:45,940
We have the best Ganlubai wine here.
800
00:38:45,970 --> 00:38:48,060
Let me offer some to you
to show my apology.
801
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:49,389
- Sure.
- This way.
802
00:38:49,390 --> 00:38:50,530
This way.
803
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,460
Your Grace, bad news!
804
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:06,820
Why are you yelling?
805
00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,540
Mind your manners.
806
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:10,900
I think something's wrong.
807
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,980
Everyone in Yizhi Hall
is moving things around.
808
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,599
All those camphor wood chests
are filled with money
809
00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,060
to the brim.
810
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,860
There were six or seven people
calculating everything,
811
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,100
so busy until they have
no time to drink water.
812
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,879
Even when we did our year-end
accounts every year,
813
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,780
we'd finish in a day or two.
814
00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,780
How much dowry did she bring exactly?
815
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:41,420
I know the Dous are famous merchants,
816
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,159
but they're not that rich, are they?
817
00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:45,460
Exactly.
818
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:49,860
Keep an eye on them.
819
00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,140
Investigate what's going on.
820
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:53,460
Yes, Your Grace.
821
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,039
(Duke of Jining's Residence)
822
00:39:58,040 --> 00:39:59,999
If it looks like it's going to rain,
823
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,780
keep the Duke's paintings
824
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:03,999
so that they don't get wet.
825
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,140
Yes, Your Ladyship.
826
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:48,500
Well?
827
00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:49,980
Do you like it?
828
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:51,900
Yes, I do.
829
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:53,620
I'm glad to see
830
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:55,060
that you like it.
831
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,820
You were drawing this that day,
weren't you?
832
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:00,559
That's right.
833
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,820
I wanted to give you a surprise.
834
00:41:03,240 --> 00:41:04,420
It's beautiful.
835
00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:09,260
Your Ladyship.
836
00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:13,279
Your Ladyship.
837
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,390
Madam wants to see you now.
838
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,020
Understood.
839
00:41:19,790 --> 00:41:22,290
Can you come with me?
840
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:25,300
Ming,
841
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:26,839
I haven't finished painting today.
842
00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:28,039
- Once I'm done...
- But...
843
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:29,180
Ming.
844
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:30,580
Ming, don't worry.
845
00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:32,660
My sister is already married off,
846
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,460
while you're married into this family.
847
00:41:36,340 --> 00:41:37,820
You need to show your prowess
848
00:41:37,910 --> 00:41:39,540
as the mistress of the residence.
849
00:41:39,730 --> 00:41:41,060
Don't let them push you around.
850
00:41:51,130 --> 00:41:52,270
Sister-in-law.
851
00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:54,639
Look at this!
852
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,820
How are you the mistress
of the household?
853
00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,039
The residence is heavily in debt now!
854
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,439
What have you been doing?
855
00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:01,999
How unfortunate for us.
856
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,719
If my brother
married your sister instead,
857
00:42:03,720 --> 00:42:05,980
our residence wouldn't be in this state!
858
00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,340
Are you mute?
859
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,060
You're right, Sister-in-law.
860
00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:16,740
My mother just gave me
some money last month.
861
00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:18,620
It's only been a while,
862
00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:21,860
and I'm thinking if we could
863
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:23,079
reduce our spending instead.
864
00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:24,439
Reduce our spending?
865
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,079
This is the Duke's residence!
866
00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,159
That's all you can do to keep us afloat?
867
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:29,519
As the mistress of the residence,
868
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,620
aren't you afraid that people
might laugh at you?
869
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:35,479
If the residence keeps spending
without any source of income,
870
00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,039
we'd eventually go broke
no matter how rich we are.
871
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,839
That's why my mother
begged my grandfather
872
00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:43,159
to appoint the Duke as
the Deputy Commander
873
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,180
of the North Warden's Office.
874
00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:49,980
(Letter of Appointment)
875
00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:53,940
This is his letter of appointment.
876
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,079
I wanted to share this piece of news
877
00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:59,460
together with the Duke and you.
878
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:06,980
That's more like it.
879
00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:27,159
You're the one
880
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:29,359
who made Ming lose her child.
881
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:31,300
If you can't give me
an explanation today,
882
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:33,489
we'll take this case to court.
883
00:43:33,490 --> 00:43:35,299
Sister, you warned me
884
00:43:35,300 --> 00:43:37,759
that the Duke wouldn't
make a good husband.
885
00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:38,979
Do you regret it?
886
00:43:38,980 --> 00:43:40,179
I'm a beast!
887
00:43:40,180 --> 00:43:42,610
(Request for Divorce)
I was wrong, Ming!
888
00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:48,790
♪If dreams are shattered,
can they be whole again?♪
889
00:43:49,130 --> 00:43:52,739
♪If today brings hope, will it stay?♪
890
00:43:52,740 --> 00:43:58,480
♪Will the pain just
weave itself deeper?♪
891
00:43:59,120 --> 00:44:00,419
♪Where can this
restless heart find peace?♪
892
00:44:00,420 --> 00:44:03,499
♪Left alone in an empty hall♪
893
00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:07,360
♪A lifetime chasing fate's lonely call♪
894
00:44:07,450 --> 00:44:11,679
♪Watching seasons fade and storms rise♪
895
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:14,249
♪It hurts but it's not all for nothing♪
896
00:44:14,250 --> 00:44:15,499
♪My heart is as empty as a quiet street♪
897
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:18,539
♪Who cares about the path I walk alone?♪
898
00:44:18,540 --> 00:44:22,719
♪Would you take away
the weight of the past?♪
899
00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:24,699
♪Life is fleeting, like morning frost♪
900
00:44:24,700 --> 00:44:27,909
♪Even a moment feels endless with you♪
901
00:44:27,910 --> 00:44:34,050
♪Like a stream flowing
steady through time♪
902
00:44:36,020 --> 00:44:42,920
♪A lone flower falls from the eaves
Moonlight graces steps beneath♪
903
00:44:43,380 --> 00:44:50,600
♪Can anyone ease the pain of goodbye?♪
904
00:44:50,910 --> 00:44:54,120
♪If dreams are shattered,
can they be whole again?♪
905
00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:58,280
♪If today brings hope, will it stay?♪
906
00:44:58,380 --> 00:45:04,280
♪Will the pain just
weave itself deeper?♪
907
00:45:04,900 --> 00:45:06,179
♪In this chaotic world♪
908
00:45:06,180 --> 00:45:09,159
♪Only love lasts♪
909
00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,910
♪We'll get through
every challenge together♪
910
00:45:13,090 --> 00:45:17,319
♪No matter how cold
or uncertain the road♪
911
00:45:17,320 --> 00:45:19,899
♪There's nothing to fear
when I'm with you♪
912
00:45:19,900 --> 00:45:21,099
♪My heart feels empty♪
913
00:45:21,100 --> 00:45:24,029
♪But I can hear your voice♪
914
00:45:24,030 --> 00:45:28,309
♪In this life, under moonlight
and across the oceans♪
915
00:45:28,310 --> 00:45:30,750
♪We'll find our way back to each other♪
916
00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:31,719
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this drama.)
917
00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:32,599
(Every medical behaviour involved
and medicine used in the drama)
918
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:33,599
(is required by the story.
Please don't try this at home.)
919
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:39,800
♪Together, we'll make
every moment count♪
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