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[Glory]

[Episode 18]

Lady Yunyin.

Young Master.

Come here!

Since Lady Shanbao fell sick,

people from the Hualin Courtyard

have rarely come out.

I've been keeping a close eye on Miss Xiu Qiong,

but I haven't discovered any movement.

Stay away from Xiu Qiong.

Since ancient times, those who manage households

have always been suspicious.

Lady Shanbao is especially so.

To find Madam Yang, we must lie low patiently

to succeed at one stroke.

If we miss this chance,

there won't be another one.

Don't think you're the only capable one in the world

and others are just

useless clay or wooden figures.

Even without you,

the Rong family still won't collapse.

Rong Yunyin, stop right there!

The autumn tea harvest is approaching.

All you care about is repairing the embankments

and using our Rong family's money

to fill the government's financial holes.

You've been doing it year after year.

Mountains of gold and seas of silver wouldn't be enough for you to fill them.

There are priorities in everything.

Tea harvesting is important,

but if there are a few more rainstorms,

the tea plantations at the foot of the mountains will also...

Go away!

People in Linji all say the Plum Rain Season will be over soon.

This rain won't last long.

The government's workers for fixing the embankments have all left.

Only you're still living in dreams.

I know what you're thinking.

You just want to show off your authority

and make everyone obey you!

I'd like to see

whether these several small raindrops

can actually kill anyone.

Lady Yunyin.

Please take another look.

My Lady.

Hail!

It's hail!

[Rong Mansion]

Young Master, please slow down.

What's wrong? Why are they in such a hurry?

Young Master.

I've heard the heavy rain has destroyed the embankments

and flooded the tea fields at the foot of the mountains.

Those several mountain paths have all collapsed.

The Rong family's members are all rushing to the mountains.

Mr. Yan has gone to help them, too.

Shall I prepare a horse for you?

So you won't go?

Rainstorms and landslides are no jokes.

I've come to the Rong family to seek fortune,

not to risk my life for them.

Why do I have to work so hard?

Let's wait till the rain stops tomorrow.

- Shanbao! Shanbao! - Young Master!

Don't go, Shanbao!

You mustn't go!

Don't be so foolish.

The mountain paths are all blocked by huge rocks now.

You're still having a high fever.

How can you go up the mountains?

The rain is heavy outside.

Escort my cousin back now.

Shanbao, those damaged tea leaves

aren't worthy of you risking your life!

- Young Master! - Shanbao!

Let's go!

- Shanbao! - Let's go!

- Let go of me! - Young Master!

Don't go!

Go back.

Let go of me!

With such a serious natural disaster,

it's beyond human power to save the stricken area.

It may be a calamity for others,

but not necessarily for you.

If you go now,

all your efforts will be wasted.

Yes, Shanbao!

You absolutely cannot go!

You can't risk your life to protect them!

Young Master!

I must go up the mountains tonight.

Go back and wait for me.

Shanbao!

Young Master!

Shanbao, don't go!

Shanbao! Shanbao!

Young Master!

Young Master, you can't go!

Why are you guys holding me back?

Let's go, Young Master.

Go away!

Young Master!

Did you hear me? Let go of me!

Young Master!

Young Master!

Lady Shanbao's orders cannot be disobeyed!

Let go of me, you all!

- Shanbao! - Let's go back, Young Master!

Shanbao!

Close the door! Hurry!

The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

Check whether all doors and windows are closed.

- Yes! - Yes!

Lady Yunxi and Lady Xiangling

have brought people respectively

to clear away

the huge rocks blocking the mountain paths overnight.

When the paths are cleared tomorrow,

we'll use a sedan chair to carry you up the mountains.

This small path is steep and difficult to walk.

You can't even stand steadily.

You really can't continue to walk.

Or at least,

just let these two men carry you up there.

The mountain path ahead is even steeper.

It's too dangerous.

I can walk.

My Lady.

♪ Who tears a strand of light from the dark night? ♪

You...

Aren't you going up the mountains?

♪ It jolts my already silent heart awake ♪

Come up now!

♪ The moon hangs bright, as breezes dance among stars ♪

You shouldn't have come.

♪ Hear the sighs for the beauty's fleeting years ♪

On this stormy day,

even snakes and insects know that they should hide in the caves.

But someone has insisted on going up the mountains.

♪ Lost in the mortal world, it fades into twilight ♪

I have no choice but to sacrifice my safety to accompany you.

At worst, from now on, wherever you go,

I'll go with you.

♪ Grass sprouts, orioles sing, longevity slips away ♪

If you can't walk anymore,

I'll carry you on my back and move forward.

Hold tight. If you fall,

♪ Love comes in scattered pairs, yet thoughts linger on ♪

you'll be smashed into pieces.

Okay.

♪ Drifting with the passing years ♪

♪ Flowers bloom and wither, the sun climbs and falls ♪

♪ True feelings are like drifting mist ♪

♪ People only know loneliness ♪

♪ Who cares about karma's twist? ♪

♪ Tides ebb and flow, the moon swells and shrinks ♪

♪ I see through, yet hold my tongue ♪

♪ Too fragile to be put into words ♪

♪ Flowers bloom and wither, the sun climbs and falls ♪

♪ True feelings are like drifting mist ♪

♪ People only know loneliness ♪

You're awake.

♪ Who cares about karma's twist? ♪

♪ Tides ebb and flow, the moon swells and shrinks ♪

You kept shivering just now.

♪ I see through, yet hold my tongue ♪

The rain has stopped.

I've told them

to dry our clothes over the fire before we leave.

♪ Too fragile to be put into words ♪

Don't worry. Your important business won't be delayed.

It's time to set off.

♪ Too fragile to be put into words ♪

[Rong's Tea Plantation]

- Come on! - Hurry up!

Come on!

Everyone, act quickly!

Hurry up!

Don't forget this side.

- Okay! - Cover them quickly!

Hurry up!

Act quickly, you all!

Unfold them all!

Okay!

Hurry!

Bring some stones here to block this area!

Okay!

Spread it over there.

- Okay! - Spread it over here, too.

Okay!

You blind fool!

Song! Song!

Song!

What are you doing?

How could you hit him?

He hasn't slept

for three consecutive days.

Do you have no humanity?

It's his own fault for being useless.

Why are you all

staring at me?

Hurry up and dig ditches to drain water!

If the roots of the tea trees rot or wither,

all of you will be held accountable!

None of you can escape!

Get to work now!

Stand up! Take them to work now!

I'm quitting!

You hit people indiscriminately. Let's quit!

I'm quitting! I'm quitting! I'm quitting!

You're all tea slaves of the Rong family.

Each of you has signed the servitude indenture.

So what if I hit you? What can you do about it?

I'm quitting! I'm quitting! I'm quitting!

Stop it!

I'm telling you all to stop it!

Stop it!

Stop it, you all!

It's Lady Shanbao!

Lady Shanbao is back!

Rong Yunyin.

Is this how you manage the plantations?

Buddies!

The Rong family doesn't treat us as humans!

Lady Yunyin is her own younger sister.

How could she possibly speak for outsiders?

- That's right! - Yeah! That's right!

- They're a family! - That's right!

The tea plantations at the foot of the mountains are all flooded.

Many tea trees on the mountains

have also been damaged by hail.

This year's autumn tea

depends entirely on these several plantations.

Guys, please help to

dig ditches to drain water overnight

so that the tea trees won't soak in water for too long.

We must find a way

to preserve next year's harvest.

Your Rong family always abuses and exploits the workers.

How could you still expect us to work hard for you?

That's right! I'm quitting!

Let's go down the mountains tonight!

- Let's go! - Let's go! I'm quitting!

- Let's go! - That's right! Let's go!

What rights do you have to hit others?

Stop!

Exactly!

The monthly wages in Rong's Plantation

are already 10% higher than the others'.

During every tea-picking season,

Lady Shanbao would even give you

extra five dou of rice each month.

Those who have elderly people at home

would receive additional firewood, wine and meat.

Lady Yunyin may be overbearing,

but Lady Shanbao has never

treated any of you unfairly.

Besides, you all

have signed the servitude indenture.

Once you defy the tea plantation's owner,

sending you to officials for punishment would be a minor consequence.

In the future, if Lady Shanbao

makes a statement about it,

which tea plantation will dare to hire you?

For a momentary fit of anger,

you might make your family members live a hard life.

It's not worth it.

That's truly not worth it.

Capture that ringleader

for me now!

I'd like to see who dares to do it!

W-Well...

Shanbao.

All of you, look carefully!

The mark on this whip

is in the shape of tea leaves

and has been passed down for 400 years.

The Rong family has planted vast tea groves here

and established tea trade routes.

In the city, hundreds of

large or small shops

all make a living by tea leaves.

You are all mountain people,

who have lived here for generations.

You depend on the mountains for a living

by growing and processing tea leaves.

Without tea, you cannot survive.

Without tea,

up and down the mountains,

how many people would starve?

Tea is the lifeblood of tea artisans.

This tea plantation is my lifeblood.

Those who are willing to stay tonight

will receive extra two months' wages.

As for those who dare to leave the mountains without permission,

if the autumn tea leaves can't be delivered

and the reputation of the Rong family's tea is damaged,

they would be considered as destroying

the livelihood of countless tea farmers

and making enemies

with me forever.

Just see if I would spare him.

What Lady Shanbao said makes sense.

Yes.

Lady Shanbao truly

shows solicitude for rough fellows like us.

With Lady Shanbao here,

we don't need to worry.

Yi.

Give her a hoe.

Tell her to go down there and clear the silt too.

Take a hoe!

I'm not going!

I'm not going, Shanbao!

I'm your own sister.

How could you treat me like this?

I'm sorry, Shanbao!

I'm not going! I'm not going!

Shanbao!

This boy just fainted from shock.

His life is not in danger for now.

Take him down to bandage his wounds now.

Lady Shanbao.

Get to work now.

Let's get to work!

Come on!

Let's get to work!

Just disperse.

Having whipped her this time will deepened her hatred.

If you want her to truly submit to you

and try to make peace with her,

I don't think you can achieve that in the future.

Her feelings for me are worthless.

But my tea leaves are extremely valuable.

I can't afford to wait. Nor do I dare to wait.

Your kindness has been wasted.

However, as for what I've promised you,

I will definitely keep my word.

Rong Shanbao, you'd better

truly remember

this promise well.

The weather has cleared up. Guys, act quickly!

- Okay! - Okay!

[Rong's Tea Plantation]

Lady Yunxi, Lady Xiangling.

Mr. Yan.

Wasn't there some trouble

in the tea plantations on the mountains?

Where is Yunyin?

Yunxi!

Yunxi!

Yunxi, save me now!

Save me now!

Yunxi!

I... I can't stand it anymore!

Take me back home now!

Yunyin.

You were sent here to manage the tea plantations.

How did you end up looking like a mud monkey?

What happened?

It's all Rong Shanbao's fault.

I fell into a mud pit.

Shut up! All of you, shut up!

Who dares to laugh?

Shut up!

Shut up!

Believe it or not, I'll slaughter all of you!

Lady Yunyin.

I'm afraid what you're saying doesn't count.

That's right.

Yeah! That's right! Exactly!

Where is Lady Shanbao? How come she's not here?

Lady Shanbao was worried about the new plantation,

so she asked Mr. Lu to go there with her.

Is there any medicine for wounds here?

Mr. Yan is badly injured.

He must have got injured

from clearing the obstacles on the roads previously.

I told you not to do it personally,

but you refused to listen to me.

How are we supposed to explain this to Grandmother?

Hurry! Take him

to the tea shed over there to apply medicine.

Young Master, you're too honest.

Look how cunning that guy is.

He always chooses the perfect moments to curry favor.

It's not Lady Shanbao's fault.

Yunxi, take me back home now!

Yunxi!

Yunxi!

You withdrew all the workers who were repairing the embankments,

which caused the 800 acres of tea fields

at the foot of the mountains to be flooded.

Tonight, you've been left here to dig ditches,

which could barely count as atonement for your mistakes.

Otherwise, if Grandmother hears about this,

you'll be in serious trouble.

After you've made such a big mistake,

except for

your own sister born from the same mother,

who else would help you clean up the mess?

This is not just punishment for you,

but she's also trying to save you.

Rong Yunyin,

you've been muddle-headed for so many years.

Who is close or estranged? And who is good or bad?

It's also time for you to wake up.

My Lady, he's the one from the He family.

Tell him to go back.

Haven't we already asked someone to deliver the message?

When Lady Yunxi has time,

she will surely meet with you.

Master He, please wait patiently for a few more days.

Please go back now.

No more nonsense.

The tea mountains are all flooded.

You're still trying to fool people, huh?

Bring her down to talk.

Come down!

Lady Yunxi!

Previously, I heard that your He family

was a powerful non-native,

specializing in gaining improper benefits

on the waterways.

I thought it was just a rumor,

but now I'm seeing it with my own eyes.

Who do you think my Rong family is?

How dare you, a non-native, act so impudently?

I can't worry about all that now.

After this year's autumn-tea-leaf picking is finished,

if the Rong family can't deliver the tea leaves,

half of my assets

will be lost in there.

Unlike you, I wasn't born with a silver spoon.

I've earned every copper coin

by fighting through wind and waves.

Lady Yunxi, I'm sorry but you have to

come with me.

When Old Madam Rong gives me a definite answer,

I promise I'll send you back home safe and sound.

Stop it!

Lady Shanbao has said these several days might not be peaceful

and has specifically ordered me

to escort Lady Yunxi back home.

Alright.

I've also lived my life on the edge of a knife

and have never feared anyone.

Truth has never depended on how loudly one speaks.

Your Rong family owes me 1,000 jin of tea leaves.

It's all clearly written

on the paper.

We may have to settle this at the County Office,

which will cause you great trouble.

Go ahead and file charges if you want.

There are still a few more questions

Lady Shanbao would like to ask you, Master He.

He Gui!

Have you settled

the murder case

you committed in Pingjiang?

Your 5,000-tael stolen money

can't be used to buy our legal tea leaves.

I suggest you to keep the money to buy your life instead.

In Linji's territory,

even a powerful non-native would become a struggling scoundrel.

Lady Shanbao wasn't going to deal with you,

but you're asking for trouble here yourself.

Your deposit has been sent back to your place.

Your eight sworn brothers

who traveled with you

are now tied up

under the big willow tree at the Shili Slope outside the city.

In the future, if you dare to be violent and aggressive again,

killing innocent people

and breaking the Rong family's cardinal rules,

even with the 100 thievish guards

you've brought,

just see whether you can leave the city or not.

Was it really Rong Shanbao

who asked you to pick me up?

Lady Yunxi, please.

[Rong Mansion]

Thankfully, my dear Bao is here.

If we had relied on those several girls,

who can't tell right from wrong,

I'm afraid they would have

made terrible mistakes

and would ruin our Rong family's century-old business

sooner or later.

I was right about you.

You are truly the pillar of our Rong family.

We can't be without you even for a day.

Grandmother, I'm back.

You boasted about it in front of me,

but you didn't even show up after causing trouble.

Is this how you sisters take responsibility?

Kneel down!

Grandmother, please let me explain.

It was Yunyin who swore to Heavens

and asked me to entirely entrust the tea plantations to her.

She said even if the sky fell,

she would be able to handle it.

It's my fault for being gullible

and believing in her boastful words.

And I was too focused on the autumn tea business,

so I didn't monitor the work in the plantations on a daily basis.

Laster, I became so soft-hearted that

I was deceived by others,

signing a contract with the He family.

I didn't know he was such a brute,

who somehow

heard some gossip

and believed that the Rong family couldn't deliver the tea leaves.

It almost led to big trouble.

Because of that, Lady Shanbao had to work while being sick,

and you got so worried and angry.

Please forgive me, Grandmother.

I'm sorry.

Yun'e.

Intercede for me now.

Three days ago, right in this hall,

Yunxi and Yunyin firmly made a guarantee,

only saying for a hundred years in Linji,

there had never been heavy rain destroying the tea leaves.

You even withdrew the people

Lady Shanbao had sent to repair the embankments.

It showed that you only cared about immediate benefits

with no long-term plans.

Unfortunately, Heaven wasn't on your side.

The tea plantations at the foot of the mountains are all destroyed.

The tea trees on the mountains

were all damaged by hail, too.

Now that this disaster has happened,

with all this mess left there,

what should we do?

Your knees

aren't made of gold and jade.

The tea trees that were washed away

won't come back no matter how long you kneel.

Besides,

you've always been close to Yunyin.

You two are on the same side.

How would you bear to let her

suffer alone in the tea plantations?

Perhaps you'd better

share some of the burden with her.

Please don't be angry, Grandmother.

When a newbie tries to pan-fry tea leaves,

he might scorch them, make them too yellow,

overdo it

or fail to dry them thoroughly.

No newbies could do it perfectly without any mistakes.

At this point,

blaming Yunxi won't help.

Let's just find a way to make up for it.

But please don't worry, Grandmother.

I've already asked people

to urgently transfer tea leaves from the prefectures and counties

that are unaffected by the disaster.

However, the Longjing tea leaves produced elsewhere

are not as good as those from Linji.

Yunxi, I'd like to ask you

to visit our old customers one by one

and discuss

how to make up for this year's autumn tea leaves first.

We absolutely cannot damage the Rong family's reputation.

Of course.

Watch your step.

Come here.

There's another matter

I need to tell you, Grandmother.

This child's mother

was a tea worker in our plantations.

She often delivered meals and did trivial work at the embankments.

A few days ago, she was unfortunately washed away by the flood.

Seeing that this child has nowhere to go

and she's so adorable and beautiful,

I want to keep her by my side

and adopt her as my daughter

to prevent her from being homeless

and all alone in this world.

She's just a child.

If you like her,

just keep her by your side.

It's her good fortune as well.

Did you hear that?

From today onwards,

you are a daughter of the Rong family.

Look.

It wants to eat something.

Put it here.

It's all spilled out.

Rong Shanbao.

You were aware of Mr. He's background.

You also knew Yunyin's temperament very well.

Obviously, you set up a trap

and tried to make us fall into it.

Do you think I can't sense

these schemes of yours at all?

Sooner or later, I'll expose everything in front of Grandmother.

Then none of us can get any benefits.

Now I understand,

three years ago,

when you went all the way to Fuzhou to learn tea skills,

you truly benefited a lot from it.‌

A moment of passion

resulted in this romantic entanglement.

Even if Grandmother finds out about it,

I'll just be labeled as

a rebellious young girl.

It won't shake my foundation.

Grandmother will still have to keep me around

to compete with you.

This is what an heir

must go through.

Just like a whetstone,

I'm still of great use to Grandmother.

How would she easily give me up?

Don't think that

you can threaten me

with this child.

Call her Mother.

You...

In the past, children from our Rong family

were treated by all sisters as their own kids

and were raised together.

If you teach her to call us Mother or Aunt,

it would just create alienation instead.

Since she calls me Mother,

calling you Mother as well

is simply following the old custom

of the Rong family sisters raising children together.

What right do outsiders have to comment?

Mother.

Regardless of what kind of person

her birth father might be,

and whether Grandmother would allow him to join our family,

I only acknowledge this one thing.

The offsprings of the Rong family

cannot be left abandoned outside.

Let's raise and teach our daughter properly.

Don't let her become as wilful

and undisciplined as Yunyin when she grows up.

By that time, it'll be too late to regret it.

Pack up the young master's things

properly.

Then take them to the Xinfang Pavilion.

When did I say I was moving out?

Who told you to touch my things without permission?

Jun Dai! What's going on?

Say something.

I ordered them

to move your belongings

back to the Xinfang Pavilion.

Lady Shanbao, you haven't recovered from your cold yet.

There should be someone taking care of you by your side.

I'm not moving.

Go ahead.

Put them down!

I've thought carefully about what you said.

Though we are sisters

from the same family,

I can't always give in,

which might pose a threat.

Those who should be suppressed must be suppressed, too.

Those who should be restricted must also be restricted.

I have to make plans decisively

and implement them appropriately.

I can't damage our sisterhood

or break Grandmother's heart.

I also need to handle everything nicely and decently.

Therefore, I've made up my mind.

I'll keep Yunyin

in the tea plantations to atone for her mistakes.

She always complains that Grandmother favors others

and doesn't allow her to enter the plantations.

So I'll just ask her to start with

such trivial work as digging ditches and planting tea trees.

Once she understands others' hardships,

she'll realize what mistakes she has made.

We'll discuss this matter later.

But Lady Shanbao, I'm not moving.

Delivery of this year's autumn tea leaves will inevitably be delayed.

Some of our old customers are difficult to deal with.

I'm afraid they won't save face for Yunxi.

I'd better visit them personally to smooth things over.

Rong Shanbao, today, why are you...

Xiu Qiong, stay home and make preparations.

You don't need to come with me.

Yes.

Rong Shanbao.

I haven't finished speaking yet,

and you're already leaving.

You used me and then dumped me.

How could there be such a person in this world?

Congratulations, Mr. Lu!

Mr. Lu, there will be a wedding.

A wedding?

Once we finish the ceremony in front of the paired pillars

in the Rong family's ancestral hall,

we'll be husband and wife officially.

In the hundred years of the Rong family's history,

there has never been another case like this.

That's not okay.

My Lord, you are a distinguished official in the imperial court

and a close minister to the Emperor

with limitless prospects.

You're only gaining experience in the provinces for a few years.

You'll return to the capital sooner or later.

If you're truly going to get married,

you can choose a prime minister's daughter

or even a prince's daughter.

How could you stay in Linji

and become a son-in-law to that Rong family?

As an official, I strive to bring benefits for the local people.

It doesn't matter

where I work as an official.

Even though there are many powerful people

and beautiful ladies in the capital,

how could I possibly find

another Lady Rong Shanbao from there to be my match?

Fortunately, I've been

steadfast in my principles and cautious from the start.

I never curry favor with the powerful men

or make marriage promises easily.

I've been determined to wait for someone I truly love.

Otherwise, if I were to change my mind and get engaged to Lady Rong Shanbao now,

wouldn't I become

a person who breaks his word?

What did you just say?

I think you're just jealous

and trying to stand in my way.

My Lord!

Alright, alright.

I know no matter how hard you've tried,

you still can't get into the Rong family.

Being able to see Bao once

should be considered as your good fortune.

If one constantly harbors jealousy and anxiety,

it's easy for illness to develop in his organs.

That would be unfortunate.

What are you implying?

My Lord, you're going to marry a beauty

and are quite satisfied,

but you mustn't forget the important matters.

The Wei family's old case remains unsolved,

and Madam Yang is still missing.

Nor do we know what tricks

the Rong family has played in this process.

As the presiding judge,

you will eventually face her in court.

If you two truly get married,

how will the Wei family's grievances be redressed?

And how will you make a ruling?

I will certainly be fair and impartial,

showing no favoritism.

Even if you maintain absolute fairness

and show no favoritism to relatives,

Lady Rong Shanbao

is extremely proud.

She will surely suspect that

you have ulterior motives for infiltrating into the Rong family.

Let alone becoming lovers,

I'm afraid

she might confront you with weapons.

She won't do that.

And I certainly won't.

Even if that doesn't happen,

how will you handle the situation?

Therefore, this wedding with the Rong family

absolutely cannot proceed.

No way.

My Lord!

You haven't even thought this through.

The Rong family is prestigious

with great power throughout Linji.

How would they tolerate me refusing the marriage arbitrarily?

Although I've infiltrated into the Rong family now,

I haven't seen Madam Yang yet.

My household has even been attacked,

and my status remains unclear.

Before reinforcements arrive from the capital,

can I even leave the Rong family?

My Lord, you're right.

I've failed to consider it thoroughly.

What should we do then?

To find Madam Yang,

I already have a plan.

However, there's an important matter

that I need you to handle.

Last night, while interrogating Qing Yun, I got his confession

that after his success,

anyone who wanted to curry favor with Xu Song

must first pay him a visit.

He also didn't reject anyone's visit

and has benefited greatly from it.

He even keeps

an opera performer as his mistress in the Zhenhe Street.

She possesses

a ledger secretly,

which has records about all bribe money Xu Song has received.

But you can't deal with it in person.

I'm afraid Xu Song

has already become suspicious of you.

Since it's the vital physical evidence,

I should go myself.

My Lord, don't worry.

I will be extra cautious.

It's getting late.

My Lord, you should go back now

lest the Rong family's members should become suspicious.

Fragrance pouches and sachets!

Come and take a look!

Fragrance pouches and sachets!

Fragrance pouches and sachets!

[Baozhi Pharmacy]

Young Master.

After the heavy rain,

Lady Shanbao has been incredibly busy.

Her daily medicine

is all decocted in the tea plantations.

There are available doctors accompanying her.

Why did Miss Xiu Qiong

go to the Baohe Hall?

Let's talk when we get back.

Young Master.

These two men are acting suspiciously.

There must be something fishy going on.

Lady Rong Shanbao is difficult to deal with.

This is a perfect chance to let those two men

be my vanguards.

It's also good to have them test the water.

Keep a close eye on them.

If there's any unusual activity,

report it to me immediately.

Yes.

- Young Master! - My tofu!

What's wrong with you?

You knocked over my tofu.

You can't leave!

Take this.

This is not okay.

Tofu means "gathering luck."

You've knocked over my container,

and my luck has run away.

We've given you the money.

Why are you still trying to pester us?

Such a small sum of money is not enough.

Do you know how hard it is

to make tofu?

You can't leave!

That's right.

Mr. Hu, stop moving around.

Let me carry this stuff there for you.

What's that noise?

It seems to be coming from the tea house.

Let's go check it out now.

Isn't this Yang Yitang?

Did you two see that?

A thief tried to attack me.

You ungrateful scoundrel!

We usually treat you as an honored guest

and provide you with the best food and drinks.

I can't believe you turn out to be a thief.

Tell me!

Why did you sneakily

follow us here?

Could it be that you want to steal

the Rong family's tea-making methods?

Lady Shanbao, I'm innocent.

Help!

How dare you still tell lies?

Xiangling, stop it!

I... I followed Mr. Lu

in here.

Everyone in this mansion is saying

Lady Rong Shanbao has allowed him to pay respects at the ancestral hall

and complete the wedding ceremony.

It's such wonderful news.

I... I was going to congratulate him.

But I saw him change into casual clothes,

avoid people and sneak around suspiciously,

so I followed him in here.

You're still lying?

Lady Shanbao, if you don't believe it,

ask Mr. Lu to come over here.

I'm willing to confront him face to face.

Just ask him to come over here.

Then you'll know the truth.

Heaven is watching above us.

If anything I've said is untrue,

just let that lightning strike half of my body down.

Do you know this trick

has been used by someone else before?

Why on earth

did you follow him here?

My...

My... My cousin was perfectly fine

when he entered the Rong Mansion.

Then he died and was carried back home on a board.

After that, the elders sent me here,

hoping that I could accomplish something.

Last time, a woman visited the house and claimed to be a relative.

I thought

Mr. Lu was keeping someone here.

I expected to get something on him

so that I could threaten him.

But unexpectedly,

I offended Lady Rong Shanbao.

What are you talking about?

You're talking nonsense.

I think you've lost your mind.

Mr. Hu has been working on pan-frying tea leaves

in our plantations for 30 years.

He unfortunately injured his leg.

I accompanied Shanbao here to visit him.

Amazing!

No matter how many plasters I used, it wasn't effective.

Thankfully, Lady Shanbao brought me

the prescription from the Baohe Hall.

It's really effective.

Look at this leg.

I can even walk a few steps without any pain now.

In this way,

it won't hinder me from pan-frying tea leaves.

I'm glad it's effective.

Lady Shanbao, we've searched the entire courtyard

and found no outsiders.

The footprints on the low wall

belong to just one person, too.

You shameless liar!

What else can you say now?

I saw him enter the alley with my own eyes.

He must have been trying to mislead us.

Lady Shanbao, if you hurry back now,

I'm sure you can catch him red-handed.

Go!

[Rong Mansion]

Those dragon-and-phoenix

and marital-harmony patterns are too vulgar.

It's better to choose the Magnolia patterns.

Let's also not waste

that pair of phoenixes you've carefully drawn.

Make them into shoe uppers.

I'm sure Lady Shanbao will be pleased.

I got it.

Thank you for your guidance, Young Master.

If you want to use flowers,

why not choose peonies?

That would symbolize wealth and prosperity.

It must not be too vulgar.

Okay. I got it.

Alright.

Fortunately, I didn't go in there recklessly.

It was indeed a trap.

[West Lake Longjing Tea]

I've already asked people

to urgently transfer tea leaves from the prefectures and counties

that are unaffected by the disaster.

However, the Longjing tea leaves produced elsewhere

are not as good as those from Linji.

Yunxi, I'd like to ask you

to visit our old customers one by one

and discuss

how to make up for this year's autumn tea leaves first.

We absolutely cannot damage the Rong family's reputation.

West Lake Longjing Tea

is one of our country's top 10 famous tea types.

It's nurtured

in a uniquely favorable natural environment,

embodying the essence of the West Lake's landscape

and the wisdom of the West Lake's tea artisans.

West Lake Longjing Tea originated in the Tang Dynasty,

became famous in the Song and Ming Dynasties,

flourished in the Qing Dynasty and is promoted nowadays.

It's renowned for its green color, rich aroma,

sweet taste and beautiful appearance,

making it famous worldwide.

That's why it's deeply loved

by people both domestically and internationally.

The ancestors in the West Lake Longjing Tea Region

and their successors

gradually developed methods for

good varieties selection, diligent cultivation

and meticulous picking processes

through long-term production practices.

Especially during the pan-frying process,

they gradually developed

a set of distinctive technical

pan-frying methods,

namely, the West Lake Longjing Tea's

10 Major Pan-frying Techniques.

The West Lake Longjing Tea

is integrated with Hangzhou's landscape

as well as its culture and history.

Its production technique is a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

and an important component of

China's traditional tea-making techniques

and related customs.