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The Story of Ming Lan

Episode 58

Believe me this once! Just this once! I really didn't do anything!

But last night, we indeed saw a lady sleeping by your side.

I was lying down asleep, not dead!

How could I not know if I've done it or not?

Did you pass out because of being too drunk?

A Guangyun Brothel lady was sleeping beside Xiao Duan.

Why then has no one from Guangyun Brothel come out to admit it?

Either they are afraid of trouble, or you really—

I dare swear by the heavens and by my mother

that I really went there to sleep by myself!

If I indeed touched her, then may my Duan Family ancestors not rest in peace!

I once heard of a swindling ploy like this.

A husband and wife, who were greedy for money, tricked an unfortunate man to sleep with his wife.

Then the husband came out to catch them in the act.

The unfortunate man didn't want to get imprisoned, so he used money to buy his way out of it.

Could it be a ploy like that?

If it's like that,

someone would have come forward to ask for money already, and wouldn't have let this matter reach the local court?

That's right too.

I think this matter is fishy.

A building full of people,

but not one saw Xiao Duan dragging a decent woman into a room.

When they entered the room, would they not make sounds or movements inside?

Moreover, if he really raped her,

it already happened last night.

Would that raped girl accompany him to sleep until morning?

That's right. That's right, Brother Gu!

Why then did you not speak up while in front of the local magistrate?

If a woman can recognize a blade injury, what kind of person do you think she is?

If she's not an assassin or a serial killer, she's an expert fisherman or butcher.

Today, she was able to contradict all your reasoning.

Even if we ask, how would it help?

What then? I'll just let her falsely accuse me like this?

Since the local magistrate released you two,

it means that he will fully investigate this matter.

Let's not panic first.

Let's look for people to ask around.

A few days ago, Prince Huan even said that

because Brother Shen is unable to leave the capital because of the lending business matter,

I would be the one to accompany him to inspect the salt trade.

With this matter happening,

I am ashamed to face the Prince!

If Brother Duan has also fallen into this mess,

this salt investigation of Prince Huan is then over.

Brother Duan has already fallen into the mess.

That's right. Even if his name is cleared in the end,

he can't get involved with the salt taxation matter anytime soon.

Good thing, there is still Old Geng.

Fighting requires bravery. The first drum can stimulate this spurt of courageous energy.

A second drum will weaken it and a third one will exhaust it.

Even if Old Geng goes to inspect the salt taxation, we have still lost one round.

Since we entered Bianjing, how come we all seem to have been possessed by misfortunes?

How come each one's flaws are getting exposed?

Yuzhou has high mountains and is far from the reach of the Emperor. You don't have that much wealth in your hands.

It's natural that there were not many spies.

Now you're holding a high position. You must always think thrice in doing anything.

It's hard to guard against it.

General Xiao Duan has always been an honest man.

He's even about to have marriage talks soon,

but ended up getting schemed against by a fish seller!

What's the use for us to think about this?

Oh no! If that fisherwoman commits suicide,

you all can't defend yourselves even if you're full of mouths! (T/N nothing they say will matter)

- Shitou! - Yes.

Go look for people from the Duan Family and Geng Family to be witnesses.

- Keep watch over that fisherwoman and don't let anything bad happen to her. - Yes.

Hurry! You go with him!

Yes.

You were

forced to die by them!

Move aside! Move aside!

He didn't just rape you,

he even forced you to kill yourself!

Official Gu, stop walking back and forth.

My wife's getting dizzy with it.

I'm fine. This one in my womb

should also experience these stormy waves

so that when he comes out, he'll know that this world

isn't as comfortable as being in my womb.

Marquis!

- How did it go? - When we arrived there,

the woman was already dead.

How did she die?

She hanged herself.

Her husband and child were even crying by her side, and claim that they will continue this case until the end.

How long has she been dead?

Brother Xiao Lai touched that woman the moment she was brought down.

There was only minimal heat left.

In this weather, that should take at least four hours.

This was done deliberately.

Right. If the husband really can't endure the pain of losing his wife,

how can he tolerate watching his wife hanging there for four hours?

When that woman went home,

she could have just waited to be called for trial.

But to nail us with this case, she committed suicide.

It shows that the other party has really invested a lot in this matter.

This matter can't be resolved amicably now.

Great Bianjing. Good battlefield.

Marquis, I heard from the servant of Geng Manor

that when General Geng went home, his wife caught him.

They had an argument, and were still very angry

when we reported to him that the woman might commit suicide.

General Geng was really mad, and they argued again.

He then got bed-ridden and couldn't get up.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

Don't make things hard on him.

Even General Geng got afraid of this act. He chose to feign illness and hide in his house.

If he told this while we were at the Shen Manor,

I fear that Big Madam Zhang would have been more anxious.

She's still has a person in her womb.

There were too many problems today. I'm sure that you must be very anxious right now.

It's a time of so many problems.

What must we do now?

Prince Huan went to inspect and investigate the salt affair.

It's dangerous for him to not have any fighters supporting him.

Do you want to go?

For them to scheme in such thorough manner,

I fear that it's not just some minor officials and constables.

The local military camp commander may not be clean either.

Someone must go re-organize it,

and it must be someone who's able to establish order.

A few must be killed to be offered to the ancestors.

Will His Majesty allow you to go?

Now, Old Shen and Xiao Duan

have criminal cases binding them.

For the remaining Old Geng,

that one in his home is a tigress,

yet she really loves him.

In this matter, even if she has to act as a wild woman and escalate it to Wende Palace Hall,

she will never let Old Geng get involved in this muddied water.

I'm the one left.

Although I've saved His Majesty and Prince Huan

from the mouth of the tiger before,

without them I wouldn't have reached my status now.

Even more so, I wouldn't have been able to marry you.

When you drink water, you should think about its origin. I still feel grateful to the government. (T/N proverb)

I just can't bear to part with you.

When you're around, I already feel that I'm so far away from you.

When I leave,

you'll be even further from me.

You just love to imagine things! Am I not right here?

Don't go.

You heartless little woman!

My husband the Marquis, don't embrace me tightly like that.

- Don't, it hurts! - If you don't feel any pain, how will you remember me?

Oh no, don't embrace me like that! I... I...

I have...

- What do you have? - What could I have?

Royal Physician Zhang has already come to check me.

That...

You have!

You... are now pregnant?

My dearest!

- My husband the Marquis, it's not yet stable! - Quickly put Big Madam down!

- Don't hurt her! - My darling!

- Marquis! Marquis! - My god!

My dearest!

Here.

Slow down. Slow down.

- My shoes. - Here, I'll remove them for you.

Are you alright? What happened?

- I'm fine. I'm fine. - Are you alright?

- I just bumped it a little. - Is your hand fine? - It's fine.

No need to be that careful.

It's good that I didn't hurt you. I was too impulsive earlier and got carried away.

Are you hungry?

You don't feel unwell, right? I'll get you something to eat.

Come. Come. You sleep well.

Have a good rest.

I've already eaten.

No need to eat anything further!

You must eat. You must eat more.

Marquis is so giddy to the point of being silly!

What's wrong?

I remember Chang'er.

Before, Rong'er

would always cry. She doesn't anymore.

Chang'er was wasted by his mother.

We must be careful with this child of ours.

I'm just in the manor. Nothing will happen to me.

I'll leave you a troop.

I will also find someone to send a letter to Nanny Chang.

She surely will be here in a few days.

At that time, she'll handle the household affairs and some miscellaneous matters for you.

If anyone comes to seek trouble or bully you,

you mustn't lower yourself to their level.

Or you could just pretend to be deaf or mute,

or give them a smile. Just wait for my return.

I will surely vent your anger back at them.

You are now two people.

You mustn't make a fuss with those rude people and hurt yourself.

I'm guessing that you won't be mad at me again.

When it comes to you, I'm out of methods.

What can I do to you?

Respectfully greeting Your Majesty.

Long live Your Majesty!

Which one is my husband the Marquis?

Grandmother, I think that you just miss me so much,

so you especially found a reason to get hold of me to come here.

Who cares about a little macaque like you? (T/N monkey)

You still won't admit it!

Without you in front of me, I'm more carefree.

Am I right, Nanny Fang?

Yes!

I don't believe it. Goodness, Grandmother, look.

Look at you. You've grown thinner.

It must be because you missed me so much?

Not seeing me for a day is like three autumns have passed.

You now have lovesickness!

I have lovesickness. How about this?

Always bring me to your side. Don't leave me even for a moment.

Let your Marquis husband get agitated!

Get agitated!

When Old Madam sees Sixth Miss, she turns into a child.

Why are you two even stuck to each other? Be careful of getting hurt.

Miss, you're now a Big Madam.

You must be careful.

Xiaotao. The clothes, food,

even the fragrance cauldron, silver coal,

and the plants in the garden, you all must be careful about them.

- Yes. - Danju, you must remember this.

If you find any servant to be acting strange, don't let them off.

Yes. What Nanny Fang said is correct!

The Marquis has left. Because of that,

the government is also unstable.

You must always be careful.

He is looking out for me.

He even especially fetched the Nanny Chang who has closely-attended to him

from the province to sit in my manor.

That's good.

With you two knowing how to handle things,

I'm at ease.

By the way, I heard that the eldest sister of your Main Mother, Madam Kang,

is very close to your mother-in-law.

She frequently comes to ask you to eat with them.

I only go there once every three to five days. It's no big deal.

That person isn't good.

Before, she confused Big Madam into lending people money with high interest.

Now your Sister Hualan and Brother Changbai are both married.

She's always idle, won't listen to my advice, and keeps socializing with that older sister of hers.

I'm sure that no good thing will happen from this.

No need for you to give any importance to that Kang woman.

No need to fear offending her.

I must have done something good in my past life,

that's why I met such a good grandmother.

I really didn't know that their prince manor was like that!

Isn't that right?

I, your Sheng daughter-in-law, am here to greet you.

I hope Mother-in-law is doing well, and may you have a healthy body.

I'm good. I'm good. You're pregnant, so there's no need to bow.

Auntie, you're here again. Hope that you're well too.

You are really a generous mother-in-law.

Only you can endure having a daughter-in-law that greets you once every ten to fifteen days.

She's pregnant.

You indeed should rest more.

Look at her complexion. You can even pinch some water out of it. (T/N suggesting self-indulgence, eating a lot)

Meanwhile, you have gone frail. (T/N comments all suggesting unfilial neglect... )

As a mother-in-law, you really have it hard.

Your elder hasn't told you to sit yet,

why did you sit down already?

I thought that Auntie surely would let me sit down, so I sat down.

What rule is that?

Is this how your grandmother taught you?

You've just married into this family not long ago

and you've already forgotten how my little sister, your legitimate mother, disciplined you?

Technically speaking, my grandmother is also your elder.

What rule is it then for you to criticize your elder like that?

Since she has climbed up onto a higher branch, her manner of speaking has changed too.

She now contradicts her elders.

I was also raised by my grandmother.

As long as I'm alive,

I would never allow anyone to speak ill of my grandmother like that.

If you think that what I said is wrong,

let's then go resolve this matter in front of your little sister, my legitimate mother.

Disrespectful thing! Who do you think your backer is?

Sister... Kang...

Big Madam, Nanny Chang is here.

May Big Madam please go there now.

That was Old Second's nursemaid. She was the one who raised him.

Not that I want to lecture you, but you're being much too generous!

A nurse maid

is worthy enough to be met by the Big Madam?

You really should intervene in your household affairs!

Why did you change our secret signal? I almost didn't react.

What signal? Nanny Chang is really here.

- Let's move quickly then. - Hey, Big Madam slow down. No need to rush.

Good! Good!

Big Madam has good complexion and good pregnancy signs.

I'm sure it will be an obedient child.

It won't torment people!

Obedient. Obedient.

The doctor said that I'm fine. No need for you to worry.

Young Master Gu

can be said to have finished with the bitterness and the sweetness has begun.

He now even has a legitimate child.

Rong'er is also an obedient child.

Earlier, she even wrote two characters for me.

She said that she can read accounting books now.

All this is thanks to your meticulous teaching.

She attended the private school in my sister-in-law's Hai Manor.

It's all thanks to the good teaching of her teacher.

Big Madam, no need to be too humble. Young Master has already told me everything.

For Young Master to have married you is worth three reincarnations' of great fortune!

When he told me about it,

I came at once!

Nanny, you're already so old, yet we still make you worry like this.

So embarrassing.

That Kang woman comes often and always asks Big Madam to keep her company?

She does indeed.

Big Madam is someone pregnant!

She comes, and they send over Mother Xiang to get Big Madam.

She came over twice in three days.

Our Big Madam puts it off, again and again.

But she's not at ease to decline every time and even if she goes, she gets ridiculed by her.

Quite loathsome.

Miss Danju is someone experienced by Big Madam's side.

Do you know about the relationship between Aunt Kang and the maiden home.

How close they are?

My Miss is pitiful.

She lost her birth mother very young.

The Big Madam at home never raised her for a day.

It was always our Old Madam who raised her.

Old Madam is elderly now.

She only wishes for our Miss to have peace and safety.

If that Kang woman was someone sensible,

she wouldn't ask a pregnant woman to labor by going back and forth.

Big Madam is suffering from morning sickness and vomiting,

but what pregnant woman doesn't vomit from morning sickness?

You can't just not go out and meet people.

After you're done vomiting, you still need to go out.

It's not an outsider you're meeting. It's your legitimate maternal aunt.

Since it's my legitimate relative, I imagine she would be understanding.

- I won't go today. - Big Madam, you've already put it off three to five times.

It's not good that you never go see her.

Our family is a grand house with great enterprises,

this will have others talk idly about us.

S-Send Mother Xiang out.

Mother Xiang, I'll escort you out.

Big Madam, since you're not feeling well,

I should stay and accompany you.

How can I just go?

You! Were you given birth to by a father and not raised by a mother?

Your mother never carried a child?

- Your mother never vomited her life out? - I..!

This is a Madam of high society, a nobly-titled lady!

- She's even met the Emperor's mother! - I..!

Is this a place for you, you old whore, to say this and that?

I came to deliver message for my Big Madam!

Good. They insist on my Madam going?

- She can't go, and this old hide will go see them! - I... ! (T/N old servant)

Nanny Chang! Nanny Chang!

Mother Xiang! Mother Xiang!

- What are you doing? - Nanny Chang is coarse.

Please don't mind it, Mother Xiang.

Come, come, have some tea.

- I won't. I won't! - Come on.

Let me go. I won't have any, I won't!

By the way, I have an illegitimate daughter named Kang Zhao'er.

She's most gentle.

She's had a cup of wine here before.

I remember.

She looks like a flower.

I see that she's of age, so I want to find a good family for her.

My, it's not easy to find a good family.

The best is to find someone you are familiar with to the core.

Especially a family among your relatives.

Right?

This must be Aunt Kang.

This is the wet nurse of our Second Son, who flaunts her old age.

Nanny Chang, what is this you're doing?

I am an old woman who flaunts her old age.

I came to apologize for my Marquis' Madam.

It's actually because she's pregnant, and it's not convenient to move around.

I imagine both of you are elders, so you wouldn't lack compassion

and force her to come meet you?

As if she's the only one who's ever been pregnant on earth!

Just because she's got merchandise in her belly, she strikes up a pose and disrespects her elders.

You can be considered an elder?

The sage said, "mothers should be kind and children be filial". (T/N Confucius - basic teaching)

It requires the mother to be kind in order for the child to be filial.

What sort of person are you?

We are courteous to you in calling you "Big Madam" since you're related to the maiden home.

But you really think you are something special?

Your Kang family is merely a sister-in-law relation of the Sheng's.

- You're many circles away from our Gu House! - I..!

You come here to place yourself in charge as elder or what not?

Our family's elder is sitting right there!

Nanny Chang, have you gone mad?

Hurry and go quietly out.

See that? We have a proper elder.

She's waiting for my Big Madam to add children to our Gu House.

Now everyone inside and out knows the Madam is with child.

Don't even mention the close friends.

Even the maiden home's legitimate mother and grandmother don't come to bother her

to allow the Marquis' Madam to nurse her pregnancy. But what comes now?

Here comes a aunt with unknown dog-face and mouth,

putting on airs twice in three days to put herself in charge as boss! I spit at that!

If something goes wrong with our Marquis' offspring,

can those bones of yours weighing a couple of taels pay for it? (T/N will she take responsibility)

Are you all dead?

Hurry up, drag her out!

In this large manor, there's no need for dragging.

I'll walk out myself.

What the hell is that? Did someone in the family die?

No one rushes to a funeral this diligently!

And a Miss from Wang House at that, the daughter-in-law of the Kang family?

- Not even half the look of a lady of a large house! - Don't be mad.

Running here twice in three days? I suppose she's here to stir up trouble!

You, you! You wretched woman!

Attendants! Attendants, drag her out!

- Cane her twenty times! - You can't go in there!

Who the hell do you think you are? You think this is your Kang House?

Open your eyes and look around! This is our Gu House.

This is my suckling son's yard.

This whole house is my suckling son's assets!

- How's it your turn to take charge as boss? - You... !

Drag her out!

Ask anyone on earth.

What proper house would order a pregnant woman,

whose pregnancy isn't even stable yet, to go back and forth?

But how great is it for her? She noses her way in here!

There's all sorts of shameless acts!

Some pretend to be dumb and dazed.

If the Marquis doesn't have an heir, who will benefit?

Mother, let's continue our chess.

Come, come, Mother.

- But outside . . . - Sit.

Mother, didn't Father tell us?

The outside matters aren't our matters. We'll play our chess.

Even if you toss and break your abacus, it wouldn't make a sound! (T/N no assets)

If you're not willing to live in peace,

let me tell you, you black-hearted people...

something unpleasant will be waiting for you!

You! That wretched woman.

I will go rip her mouth apart!

Come back here--!

What are you watching? Help her up.

Rip her mouth for me!

Help her up.

Nanny Chang is elderly and muddled, and threw a crazed tantrum.

Not one person in the whole manor doesn't know you're the most forgiving and kind one.

Those slanders, may you never take them to heart.

According to what you told me, if I find fault with it,

I'm not forgiving and kind anymore?

I only beg for the Grand Madam's patience.

Once the Marquis is back, he will surely reprimand and punish severely,

and vent anger for the Grand Madam.

Now I can't even reprimand her?

Naturally, she will be reprimanded harshly once the Marquis is back.

May you be assured of this, Grand Madam.

From when I was young until now,

I have never received a harsh word.

Now that I'm old, I have to bear this anger?

She dismisses me with a petty whore like her?

It now appears...

that I must do something.

It's one thing if you succeed,

but if you don't, it's your reputation and honor.

That'll all shatter.

What reputation and honor?

That's all hollow.

Furthermore...

my reputation now isn't so great anyway.

If I continue to live like this,

I can already guess...

that in the future, I will be at Sheng Minglan's disposal,

and eat whatever leftover food she grants me.

Then all this long life I've lived...

I will have lived in vain.

Hurry and come up to rest a bit please.

It's such a hot day, so allow me to do it for you.

No, no. You've not done this before so don't add trouble here.

Go and rest there. - But . . .

It's a great relief that Marquis Gu went on the salt patrol.

I hear his wife is pregnant.

He's willing to leave his delicate wife and sweet child behind

and enter the tiger's den. It's not an easy feat.

Marquis Gu is the most clever planner.

What do you mean?

Marquis Gu sure did display his loyalty.

On the first day to install a title for Late Prince Shu,

he offended the Empress Dowager and received twenty strokes of caning as punishment.

Afterward, he stayed home to recuperate and missed the Imperial court for many days.

Thus he lost the chance to work for you, Your Majesty.

What is this nonsense?

He offended the Empress Dowager for my sake.

But it was used to secure himself too,

so he could avoid the struggle of the Imperial court.

After that, High General Shen was remonstrated.

General Xiao Duan has to report to Kaifeng Precinct daily too.

Seeing that every capable man of Your Majesty's had fallen off their horse,

without anyone else to choose, it has to fall upon Marquis Gu.

He's leaving his delicate wife and sweet child behind to run the salt patrol in the south for my sake.

Not only is he unmatched in courage,

his maternal side is a salt merchant's family.

To run a salt patrol is the easiest task for him.

But we never saw him volunteer on his own to help ease Your Majesty's weary.

Only after seeing that Your Majesty's wings are both clipped

does he trouble himself to make this trip for Your Majesty.

It's clearly to seek recognition for his merit.

That's not the case.

Marquis Gu is a coarse chap.

He's never declined in assisting me.

Marquis Gu is someone who sees the future for the long run.

Back when we were still struggling to come to grips with this, he urged you to come to Bianjing at once.

His intentions and plans are beyond the ordinary.

I hear that Madam of his is a character too.

His wife?

Isn't that the illegitimate daughter of Sheng Hong?

Her grandfather once placed third in the Hanlin Examination,

and they produced Sheng Changbai, who is also quite good.

He's considered a talent.

That wife of his is famous.

I heard when she was still the Sixth Miss Sheng,

she had something going on with Lord Qi.

With the Princess's temperament, she didn't see her suitable enough as an illegitimate-born,

so she had that relationship broken up quickly.

Which Lord Qi?

That one that spurred himself foremost against Your Majesty's bestowing of title,

that Young Duke, Qi Heng.

Him?

It's only those of us from Yuzhou who aren't aware of it.

But later on, somehow she reached a high branch for herself with Marquis Gu.

The family matter between State Uncle and Duke Ying's House,

she's the one who tidied it up nice and neat.

If I were to say something disrespectful, even Her Highness the Empress

might not have been able to manage this matter so clean and tight.

Nonsense. You dare to speak ill of the Empress?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! I am still young.

I said something nonsensical and you actually took it to heart?

Gu Tingye can have a wife

as capable as she is and that's his blessing.

It's a pity that I am foolish.

If I could be like Madam Sheng.

I could help ease Your Majesty's worries too.

Nowadays, Prince Huan and Marquis Gu are close,

and they went on the salt patrol together.

Lord Sheng Changbai is also Marquis Gu's brother-in-law.

Those three are together now, as one alliance.

They can help Prince Huan

and ease Your Majesty's worries.

Three bodies as one alliance.

Those three are talented and each may have their own position

for the royal court to flourish

and toward Your Majesty's grand vision.

I hope this Marquis of Ningyuan can do this nice and obediently.

Greetings to Your Highness the Imperial Consort.

What's that in your hands?

Empress Dowager received some silk flowers.

She dispatched me to have each consort select one.

Her Highness the Empress just selected hers and I ran into Your Highness.

Have you said all you wanted to say?

Report to the Empress Dowager that everything went smoothly.

Our aunt had us investigate the old ledgers.

We discovered an old nanny who does sweeping in the back courtyard,

her family was originally in farming around the capital region.

She said that year, the precipitation and wind were all favorable.

She could eat round cakes since she was little.

It was actually after she had passed thirty years in age that disaster fell on her,

and she was sold into the manor with children in tow.

It's true. It means that year's grain price being higher than before is only natural.

But the later years, since things were peaceful and bountiful,

why would the prices paid on ledger increase every year?

There's something off.

Then what's off, by you two misses' assessment?

The steward for the exterior affairs has been on duty for years.

He was very earnest in the beginning.

But later, after earning the trust of the people in the yard,

he's spared himself from being too mindful of them.

He reported falsely to swindle money for himself.

It's true. But we ourselves are at fault too.

Though we employed someone experienced,

we should've still checked in often.

Money makes people greedy. We ourselves allowed a small crack,

so we can't complain if someone has dug into it.

Look! Look at these maidens of our home. How capable!

With that skill, no matter what changes occur in the future,

you can survive it all.

Xiaotao, hurry and bring me my accessory box.

- Let these two choose something to their liking. - Alright.

Really?

- Thank you, Aunt. - Thank you, Big Madam.

I am so happy!

You are too good to us.

Big Madam, Kang Family's Miss Zhao'er came to greet you.

Maternal cousin, Zhao'er? By herself?

Yes.

Have her come in.

Look, which one do you like?

Cousin. Big Madam told me to come apologize to you.

She says she was muddled.

May you not take it to heart.

Cousin, if you are still angry, please beat me to vent.

It's just that Nanny Chang's hot-tempered and clashed with Aunt Kang.

It's actually my fault.

I hope Aunt Kang won't be angry.

Cousin, you really don't fault Big Madam?

Cousin Zhao'er, have some treats and hang out here before you go.

Since you don't fault us anymore, may you come to the neighboring yard

and have a cup of wine from my Big Madam.

Aunt Kang came again?

Alright. I won't go though.

You go and enjoy yourself.

Our yard's been remodeled recently.

You can look around some more.

May you please go over there. Have just one cup of wine. Just one...

or else... I can't answer to my Big Madam.

Miss Zhao, you can't do that.

You're tormenting our Big Madam. Please get up.

Rise.

Since Cousin still has a banquet to attend at Xuanning Hall,

I won't keep you for lunch.

I'll walk you out, Miss Zhao'er.

Let's go.

How's this?

Do you like it?

Try it on.

This way, Miss.

You try it.

- This one's pretty. - What about this one?

How is it? Did she leave?

She left.

Madam, she cried in our yard quite a while.

Those who aren't aware would think we bullied her.

I know!

Big Madam, yesterday you said we'd have milk-sugar dessert for lunch today.

Is it done?

Rong and Xian, enjoy. I'll have a cup of wine next door.

Miss.

The life of an illegitimate daughter is hard to bear.

If I don't go, she will be beaten and reprimanded harshly by that Aunt Kang for sure.

I'll go have a cup of wine.

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at Viki

T/N In the following song, "Don't You Know, Don't You Know?", Lines 5 to the end are the poem by Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, the poem is titled "Spring Ends".

♫ One morning, a flower opened and approached a willow tree, beautifully fragrant and mistaking him for her lord ♫

♫ Even if drinking in water in the morning, red clouds have half a day of sunshine, the wind and rain do not affect them completely ♫

♫ In the palace, you are constantly brave and growing thin, from on high, your cold tears of distress flow ♫

♫ Brocade letters delivered to me dismiss me, only suddenly to recall me,

not for many years can I see you other than stealthily♫

♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫

♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫

♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫

♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫

♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫

♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫

♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫