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[Glory]

[Episode 20]

What the Rong family took in

was a poor woman who was beaten

by her mother-in-law and husband until she miscarried.

She was bedridden for three months

before she escaped death.

She neither killed nor burned,

nor did she transgress in any way.

How could she be a criminal?

Even if she were brought to the court,

she would be a witness, not the accused.

But you even intend to shift the blame

for false accusation onto others?

How can there be

such an easy way out in this world?

You!

Father,

please calm down.

Miss Rong makes a valid point.

Now is not the time

to shift blame onto each other.

I hope Miss Rong,

considering the past friendship between our families,

can show our Yang family in the right direction.

The Wei family mistreated my aunt first.

Their downfall was their own doing,

and they can't blame others.

My family stepped back many times,

all for the sake of my aunt and her husband's harmony.

Later, despite our exhaustive efforts to find her,

we accused him of murder in a moment of righteous anger.

Yet, many hidden grievances and circumstances

are difficult to share with outsiders.

There's just one thing I must tell Miss Rong:

the ones who filed the lawsuit

were indeed the Yang family.

But with the multiple subsequent retrials

implicating

countless unexpected events,

the Yang family has long

since lost control of the situation.

Are you saying

the Yang family was also coerced

with no other choice?

Father.

Miss Rong generously sheltered my aunt

and took on countless responsibilities.

Her anger now

is for my aunt's injustice.

You shouldn't be angry;

instead, you should thank her for her noble integrity.

Since things have reached this point now,

it's pointless to argue who's right or wrong.

Both families must face the court,

so we should work together

to resolve the grudges

and turn conflict into peace.

I'm just worried

that your aunt may resent her maiden family and,

if provoked by someone with ulterior motives,

might speak recklessly in court

and ruin the big picture.

After so many years apart,

I don't know what my aunt's temperament

or personality is like now.

Can Miss Rong give us some advice, please?

I have a couple of things to say,

though I'm not sure if I should bring them up.

Yunshu?

Eldest Sister, you've always been so smart.

A small thing like this is hardly an obstacle for you.

You just don't have the heart to go through with it.

Then let me be

the bad person here.

Uncle Yang, Mr. Yang.

Although the government has arrested him,

the truth hasn't been confirmed yet.

What is the evidence then?

What?

Don't you two understand yet?

He hasn't spoken a word?

My Lord, he hasn't spoken.

This case is difficult to judge.

News of the Imperial Inspector's drowning

reached the capital

and infuriated His Majesty.

He ordered Xu Song, the Prefect of Linji,

to personally take over the investigation.

Xu Song dared not delegate to others.

He brought the accused and evidence to court

and examined the details of the case

one by one with strict interrogation.

The suspect, Wei Kejian, has lost his sanity

and can't even utter the word "injustice".

Given this, Xu Song made sure

all official procedures appeared impeccably proper.

Moreover, this case has passed through many hands,

and every official involved now fears implication.

Which one of them would permit a retrial?

My advice to you is this: Caution and Discretion.

That's the key point.

I nearly lost my life in Linji,

so I know how deep

this water truly is.

But since I've taken this case,

I will face all dangers

and get to the bottom of it.

Only then will I be worthy of the long journey

you undertook to secure the imperial decree

that verified my status.

Though Wei Kejian has gone mad,

he is still

under Xu Song's strict supervision.

I am afraid

that Xu Song won't let you see him easily.

Fortunately, you've got Madam Yang yourself.

She

is the only solid evidence in this case.

You must force her to talk.

Don't worry, Mentor.

I will definitely make her talk.

My Lord.

I understand. You may go back.

Please give us your instructions, My Lord.

Minister Xu

has come with the Emperor's decree.

The Ministry of Justice has rejected the case files.

The case will be retried.

Holy Mother and Son, may you live forever!

Good.

Good bird.

The Empress Dowager's birthday is followed by the Longevity Festival.

I'm counting on all of you

to make me look good in front of the Empress Dowager.

But, My Lord...

Just let him try the case then.

That old lord

is about to retire.

He's already one foot in the grave,

yet he still came specially to watch you preside over this case.

If you don't preside over it well,

how will you survive

in the officialdom after this?

No water can rise above the ship's mast.

No hand can be big enough to cover the sky.

All people in this world

have their own fates.

Just go back.

It's not your turn to be anxious yet.

Allow me to take my leave.

Miss Rong.

What an imposing

and powerful Imperial Inspector Lu!

Does he forget how he was once clinging to life by a thread,

gravely wounded and awaiting death?

If not for your kindness

in taking him in,

how could he still be alive?

He'd have been eaten by vultures and wolves,

let alone coming to throw his weight around at the Rong family!

What an ungrateful

and disrespectful damned man!

We're not going! Drive those officers away.

We're definitely not going!

If we don't accept a polite invitation,

then the government will come to arrest us.

How dare him?

Miss Rong, the Emperor has given

his imperial word to reopen the Wei case.

All of Linji is buzzing about it.

Everyone is waiting to see

how this case will be solved.

When officials arrested Madam Yang,

she was with Lady Yunwan.

I'm afraid we can't hide where Madam Yang

has been hiding all these years.

But Lady Yunwan's side...

Didn't he want the witness to be present in the court?

I will go.

They've recently dotted the hillslope

beneath this tea grove with chrysanthemums and orchids.

Now, with the autumn blossoms in full display,

the view is a delight to the senses.

Old Madam, you often stroll here to unwind,

which'll never fail to lift your spirits.

This was Bao's idea?

Yes.

Who would have thought

that tea trees could thrive alongside

wild chrysanthemums and grow so vigorously?

I recall Miss Rong mentioned that next year,

varieties of chrysanthemum are to be carefully chosen

for both petals and roots

that can be used in medicine.

No wonder you're being so kind,

accompanying an old woman like me for a walk.

It turns out that you're speaking on her behalf.

She won't appreciate your efforts.

Lady Rong, Miss Rong...

Enough.

It's rare for me to come out for a stroll.

Let's not talk about troublesome matters.

I know your heart is full of sincerity,

far better than that Lu fellow.

But unfortunately, you keep everything bottled up inside.

You do good deeds but no one knows about them.

You're honest...

To a fault.

Miss Rong insists on appearing in court.

She must have a well-thought-out plan.

Miss, you have lost

a lot of weight these past few days.

You'd take better care of yourself

and not worry so much about others.

How could the court be a pleasant place to visit?

The Rong family stands in Linji because of its reputation.

Eldest Sister's position is extremely important.

If she loses in court,

it means the Rong family loses.

Those who understand

will say Eldest Sister is virtuous

and took pity on Madam Yang.

Those who don't know the truth

will surely say our family is harboring a criminal

to seize the Wei family's tea plantation.

How does that reputation sound?

Grandmother is getting old now.

How could she bear such disgrace?

Well said.

Grandmother.

I'm impressed you thought of this.

You are even more

sensible and filial than Shanbao.

I'm not stopping her from doing good deeds.

But as the head of the Rong family,

I must see further than she does.

Saving one person's life

is a small kindness.

Bearing responsibility for thousands of tea workers' livelihoods

is the greater good.

To think that just to save Madam Yang,

we must sacrifice the Rong family's

century-old reputation

and abandon the duty that rests on our shoulders!

How could I not be furious with her?

It's me, being not resilient enough.

Grandmother.

Eldest Sister already has

a solution.

She won't lose in court.

Please don't blame her anymore.

Alright.

Yesterday,

the calming pillow you sent was excellent.

My maid used to make ones

with sandalwood and borneol too.

But they weren't as effective as yours.

I added my own sun-dried

gardenia petals and mint.

I was afraid you couldn't sleep well,

so I added them to help you relax and sleep better.

Lately,

are your eyes getting any better?

What medicine have you been taking recently?

So it is truly the Wei family's case.

The real culprit has gone mad,

so what's to investigate?

Haven't you heard?

The wife who died over ten years ago

has come back to life.

No wonder everyone is like flies to blood,

rushing here in swarms.

Everyone wants to see

how people can return from the dead.

Come on, let's go have a look too.

How is that possible?

Let's go.

Let's see what's happening.

We must go take a look.

Don't push.

[Linzhang Government]

Might!

Power!

Miss Rong.

If Old Master finds out...

Then we just won't let him know.

Here they come.

As your guest, I'd follow your lead, Lord Xu.

How about you take the lead?

I forgot.

Lord Xu's verdict

has been rejected by the Ministry of Justice.

Today, it's more appropriate

that I preside over the proceedings.

Please.

Bring forth witnesses Madam Yang

and Yang Jisheng to the court.

Bring Madam Yang and Yang Jisheng to the court!

I, Yang Jisheng,

pay my respects to both lords.

Yang Jisheng.

Open your eyes and look carefully.

Who is standing beside you?

You accused your brother-in-law Wei Kejian

of beating his wife to death.

Now Madam Yang has been found.

What else do you have to say?

My Lord,

this is not my sister Yang Yun.

You keep your mouth shut

and refuse to admit you're Yang Yun.

It's only because you fear your brother

would be charged with false accusation

and the entire Yang family would be punished.

For this, you'd rather hide your identity,

willingly serve as a servant in the Rong family,

and live as a walking dead for your entire life.

Yang Yun, how foolish you are.

Go to the court and see

how your Yang family treats you.

Who are you?

How dare you come to court

and falsely claim to be our relative?

My Lord,

Yun is my very own dear sister

and we have the same mother.

How could a brother

not recognize his own sister?

There is some resemblance in appearance,

but she is absolutely not my sister.

How can you be so sure?

My Lord,

the notorious case of Wei Kejian,

who cruelly killed his wife, shook Jiangnan to its core.

Despite repeated investigations for ten years,

no verdict has been reached,

which is common knowledge now.

If she were truly my sister,

why would she hide herself for so many years?

Why would she stand by and watch

the Yang and Wei families clash in court,

watch her innocent husband

imprisoned unjustly,

watch the Wei family fall into ruin

and its members scatter,

and watch her mother-in-law waste away from hunger and cold?

Why?

My sister, Yang Yun, is a woman of both knowledge and virtue,

renowned for her exemplary filial piety,

graceful decorum, and peerless moral character.

How could she commit such unfilial

and unconscionable acts?

It must be the Wei family's people

who want to reopen the case

and found this woman to deliberately deceive us.

How pitiful!

My poor, innocent sister,

cruelly slain,

now bears this guilt even in death.

Her name dragged through the mud,

her very being devoured, flesh and bone!

My Lords,

please uphold justice for me,

and clear my sister's name!

Lord Lu, you heard all that?

Yang Jisheng and Yang Yun

are siblings, immediate kin.

Even if others failed to recognize Madam Yang,

he certainly would not.

Moreover, every point he made was valid.

If Madam Yang were truly alive,

why'd she remain hidden

and watch her husband be condemned?

This simply doesn't make sense.

I did hear that.

Madam Yang,

everyone in court can hear

Yang Jisheng's words,

but you alone are deaf and blind,

with a leaf before the eye.

I fear all your devoted efforts

have been spent sheltering a nest of serpents

you've warmed in your bosom!

My Lord, everyone in my Yang family,

all 170 members,

can testify to this.

If you still don't believe me, My Lord,

you can summon Yang family relatives

and longtime neighbors.

They are people

who witnessed Yun grow up

and who have seen me escort her to her wedding.

They can all attest

that not a single word

of what I've said today is false.

Madam Yang!

They want to drink your blood

and devour your flesh.

Are you still going to remain obstinate?

You don't recognize me,

but I recognize who you are.

I recognized you

when you gathered your friends for drinking bouts,

were expelled by the mentor of Songhe Academy,

and received thirty lashes from our father.

I recognized your wolf-hearted nature

and your profit-driven mind.

Knowing full well the Wei family

had abused a daughter-in-law to death,

yet you still threw your own sister into that inferno.

I recognized your mouth full of benevolence and virtue,

constantly using filial duty and moral rectitude to pressure me,

feeding my flesh and blood to fill

the Wei family's pit of suffering

while you lived a carefree life.

I recognized you... cunning as a fox

and greedy as a wolf... who,

for the sake of three hundred mu of Wei family tea fields,

fabricated charges to accuse your brother-in-law of murder,

bringing ruin upon the entire Wei family.

My Lord!

I have said it.

I've endured this for ten whole years.

If I didn't speak up,

I'd have suffocated from holding it in.

You liar!

My Lord, don't believe her.

She's a liar!

This woman's story

has details and makes sense.

It doesn't sound false.

This Yang family

is truly despicable.

Madam Yang, since you're still alive,

why didn't you come forward earlier to testify?

Yes, why did you wait until now?

Please examine that, My Lord.

What are they looking at?

- Such a large scar. - An old scar.

It really exists.

Indeed it does.

My Lord,

this woman has

an old scar on her head,

which is deep, narrow, and over 7cm long.

Madam Yang,

where does this scar come from

and what does it have to do with this case?

Since I married into the Wei family,

I've suffered constant abuse from my mother-in-law

and had a strained relationship with Wei Kejian.

That night, he believed his mother's slander

and accused me of not being respectful enough to elders.

I'll beat you to death!

You worthless woman! I won't let you escape!

I'll kill you!

You worthless woman! Go to hell!

Why are you

making Mother angry again?

- Let go! Let go! - I’ll kill you!

Let go!

What woman in this world

can't bear children?

I would have had grandchildren by now.

I never liked her since the very beginning.

I’ll kill you! Mother!

Mother, please stop beating!

You'll kill her if you continue!

Mother!

Stop it! Stop it!

- Mother! - Let go!

Mother!

I barely managed to escape

and save my life.

The Wei and Yang families were in a legal dispute.

After much consideration,

I did decide to come forward as a witness.

Just as I returned to my maiden home to discuss the matter,

he...

He feared I'd expose the false accusation,

so he pretended to consult the clan.

In the evening, he drugged me to faint

and tried to drown me in the backyard's well.

When I awoke during the attempt,

he swung a blade at me.

Had my mother not discovered us

and fought to restrain him,

I would have been killed.

Then, fearing the truth would come out,

he deceived my mother,

claming he was sending me

to a clan uncle's for safety,

but in fact, he sold me far away,

to a place I could never return to... Linji.

I took advantage when the guards on the ship weren't watching,

jumped into the water,

and survived by the skin of my teeth.

Now you tell me, why I dare not show my face?

Tell me!

Listen to this!

What kind of brother would do such things!

How can there exist

such a savage and vile creature in the world?

Yang Jisheng,

do you plead guilty?

My Lord.

Since my sister Yun's tragic death,

and with the true killer still at large,

my mother wept day after day.

Her profound grief turned to illness,

and she passed away five years ago.

This woman implicates innocent people,

speaks nothing but lies,

even fabricates stories about my deceased mother.

How shameless she is!

Fine.

You keep claiming

that you are Madam Yang.

Where are your witnesses?

The entire Wei family is implicated and can't testify.

What about others?

Among Linji's million residents,

can you find even one witness?

No matter how eloquent you're,

a lie can never become the truth.

You...

What you said sounds reasonable.

You claim to be Madam Yang,

but who can vouch for you?

Without witnesses,

you're making false accusations.

Lord Xu wants witness?

Why'd there be any cause for concern?

The doctor who treated Madam Yang

and the Rong family that took her in

are both still waiting their turn before the court.

Guards!

Take Yang Jisheng into custody

for further questioning tomorrow.

Yes! Take him away.

I'm innocent, My Lord!

My Lord!

I'm innocent, My Lord!

I'm innocent!

So that's really happened?

Isn't it?

Let's come back tomorrow and see how it ends.

- My Lord! - Lord Lu's handling of this matter

has been indeed exemplary.

Court adjourned.

Impressive!

It has to be Lord Lu

to bring justice for Madam Yang.

Well judged!

Well judged, Lord Lu!

I can hear you.

I'm impressed you dared to call the siblings

to testify against each other in court.

You provoked Madam Yang

into revealing the truth about that year.

Had it been me,

uncertain whether the siblings

had conspired from the start,

I'd have been far too cautious to take on such a great risk.

Guard!

Yes? My Lord?

Post a notice immediately

to search for witnesses throughout the city.

I think the Yang family in Linji

can't completely control everything.

With a generous reward,

brave people will surely come forward as witnesses.

Yes!

Why are you worried?

Didn't Madam Yang already say?

She miscarried and escaped from the Wei family,

and was saved by Doctor Luo Ping,

who specializes in gynecology

and practices regularly in the area around Chunning and Yangzhong.

As long as you send someone to find him tonight,

he will show up in court tomorrow.

Just in case.

What you concern makes sense.

We must consider the possibility of sabotage.

However,

tomorrow Miss Rong

will appear in court herself.

Have you thought it through?

I dare not think about it.

Madam Yang escaped from a desperate situation,

and the Rong family took her in.

This is understandable, both emotionally and morally.

But in terms of the law,

Wei Kejian is in prison awaiting execution,

and many Wei clan members have been exiled due to lawsuits,

suffering for many years.

Now that I've taken this case,

we must handle this impartially

without giving in to personal feelings.

I wonder how she'll

face the court tomorrow.

Mother.

I'm not crying.

Don't tell anyone.

Grandmother said

Miss Rong of the Rong family is not allowed to cry.

It's all right. You can cry in private.

No one will see you.

Miss Rong.

Are you really not going to see him one more time?

He is the Imperial Inspector,

and it's his duty to review old cases.

I'm a daughter of the Rong family,

naturally being obligated to defend my family's honor.

He talks to me about laws,

but I don't want to listen.

I appealed to his sense of personal obligation,

he'd not yield an inch either.

We'd better not to meet at all.

Miss Rong.

You've cut off all the leaves.

It is indeed difficult

to confront one's beloved in open court.

Miss Rong, you don't have to

put on a brave face in front of me.

I won't laugh at you.

But I am Rong Shanbao.

Rong Shanbao doesn't lose

and can't lose.

My Lord.

There's not a single person.

It's quite strange.

Local customs are quite open.

Even ladies from the most secluded households

venture out during the Lantern Festival and the New Year.

This is especially true for Madam Yang,

who grew up and was married right in Linji.

We've asked at shops selling rouge and bracelets,

and the old clothing stores,

all households,

yet not a single person knows her.

Unless she never left her home

and never socialized with others,

but this Wei family

is in the tea business.

How could the hostess

live in such isolation?

Something's not right.

There's always someone more powerful.

Keep your voice down. Don't draw trouble to yourself.

What mighty stature for a mere Linji Prefect,

to hold the entire city in such thrall

that not a whisper of testimony

can be heard.

A single hand blots out the heavens!

Do they have any respect for the law?

My Lord, that Doctor Luo...

Doctor Luo, he...

What happened to him?

Constables went to his home to take him in,

but it turned out he went up the mountain yesterday

to pick herbs, fell into a ravine,

and died...

He died.

Let's return to the Government Office first.

I killed her. I killed her.

I killed her.

Look at this.

I killed her.

Well done.

I killed her.

I killed her.

[Linji Prefectural Office]

Mighty.

Powerful.

Bring Rong Shanbao for questioning.

So it really is Miss Rong of the Rong family?

Impressive.

Even the Rong family was summoned.

What a rare occasion.

What connection does this case have with the Rong family

that even Miss Rong has been called in?

Indeed. Why is Miss Rong here?

Make way.

Step aside.

Let her through.

Greetings to both lords.

Silence!

Mighty.

Powerful.

Miss Rong,

take a closer look.

Do you recognize this lady

in the court?

I haven't noticed her before.

I personally led people

to arrest her from Rong Mansion.

You claim you've never seen her?

Lord Lu.

The Rong family has 300 servants

and 30,000 tea workers.

If I need to know everyone,

even if I have ten heads,

that won't be enough.

She's just an ordinary servant,

yet why did Lady Yunwan of the Rong family

refuse to let her go?

Miss Rong, you carefully attend to

Lady Yunwan's daily needs.

How could you not recognize

someone close to her?

I remember now.

Since childhood, Yunwan

was served by the maid Madam Liang,

to whom she was very attached.

Three months ago,

Madam Liang returned to Qiongzhou to retire.

Yunwan became ill with longing

and moved out to recuperate.

Later when I visited her,

I discovered that Yunwan

had taken in a female beggar

because she resembled Madam Liang.

It was just transference of affection.

My sister had a childish nature

that changed from day to day.

Since she wanted to keep a servant,

I didn't inquire further.

Today when My Lord asked about it,

I suddenly remembered.

But My Lord seems so certain.

Could it be

that you've met

the real Madam Liang before?

Not a word of truth. Complete lies!

How would he dare admit in front of everyone

that he infiltrated the Rong family with ill intent?

Or should I say he's shameless enough

to sacrifice himself for a fraudulent marriage?

You!

How could she be easily cornered?

Miss Rong is indeed calm and composed

and doesn't back down at all.

Madam Yang.

I know you don't want to betray your benefactor

by testifying against them in court.

But since you've already appeared as a witness,

if you back out now,

it will be a serious crime of false accusation.

Making false accusations will result in punishment.

The Rong family claims you were a beggar

taken in by Lady Yunwan.

A servant who has only been there for three months

would hardly know the details of the Rong Mansion.

If you truly are Madam Yang's daughter,

who is literate and skilled in painting,

and have lived with the Rong family for ten years,

then rendering the plants and gardens

of Rong Mansion should be easy for you.

I order you to draw here in court,

so we can verify the details to check

whether your account is true

or Miss Rong's is correct.

The truth will become self-evident.

Madam Yang, do you dare or not?

I'll do as you command, My Lord.

Wait.

Lord Lu,

there remains the single

most crucial witness

you have yet to question.

Guards, bring in the prisoner Wei Kejian.

Look!

What have they done to him?

This is...

Just look.

He's unrecognizable now.

Totally unrecognizable.

Didn't Wei Kejian go mad?

How can he appear in court?

Young Master? Young Master?

Though that man is still breathing,

he's been tortured until there's barely any life left in him,

hardly looking like a living person.

What happened to this man?

Lord Xu.

This prisoner is already delirious.

You summoned Wei Kejian to court.

Could it be that you want him

to identify Madam Yang?

Look at his condition.

Can he even recognize who's in front of him?

Wei Kejian!

Did you kill Madam Yang?

I killed her.

I killed her.

It was me.

I used a wooden pick

to strike her dead.

I wanted her dead! I wanted her dead! I wanted her dead!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

The prisoner has confessed.

He killed Madam Yang.

That woman is an impostor!

He spoke so clearly.

He must be the killer without doubt.

He was just pretending to be mad.

Yes, he's pretending to be mad and stupid.

Wei Kejian committed this heinous murder.

Remorse and fear drove him insane.

Now he reveals the truth in court.

This is heaven's justice.

Good and evil will always be rewarded accordingly.

We can't let Madam Yang die in vain,

nor allow others to impersonate her

with malicious intent.

Who helped you carry and bury the body?

Tell us!

Wei Laowu.

Wei Ming.

Wei Ming.

Wei Laowu.

Wei Ming.

Whether he is truly insane

or just pretending,

I will have someone examine him.

Guards! Take Wei Kejian away.

Move.

My Lord, this woman took down the notice

and came to identify Madam Yang.

I, Zhang, pay my respects to both lords.

My Lord, I know this woman.

Her surname is Wang, given name is Dongling.

She was from the Jia family in Luzhou,

a concubine of Old Master Jia.

Because the legal wife couldn't tolerate her,

she was sold several times

until she came to me.

Over these years,

she grew old and was not as pretty as she used to be,

so she couldn't treat clients anymore.

So I was planning

to send her to

a nunnery to settle down.

But who would have thought

she would escape on the way

and disappear without a trace?

If you don't believe me, My Lords,

you can remove her clothes.

On her left arm

is a scar from a candleholder

that I myself branded onto her.

My Lord, here is the witness.

You despicable beast!

That's a scar from some mischief

- when I was a kid. - You crazy woman!

How dare you cause a scene in court!

Seize her!

She's hitting people!

Pull them apart!

- Stop her. - No one is more shameless

than you!

Tell me who I am.

Tell me! Who am I?

Tell me!

Speak up.

I am Yang Yun

who was ruined by you.

You all made my life worse than death.

Tell me who I am.

Court adjourned.

Court adjourned.

Miss Rong.

Lady Yunyin refuses to eat or drink

in the tea plantation.

She says if you don't take her back,

she would rather starve herself to death.

Let her be.

Wait.

Bring her to me at 4 p.m.

You may go now.

So she knows to take me back?

Why not just let me die in the tea plantation?

It would have been perfect for her

to use my corpse as fertilizer for her beloved tea trees.

No matter how many mistakes I've made,

I'm still her sister.

If Mother knew how cruelly she treats me,

Mother'd die without closing her eyes in peace.

Lady Yunyin must be tired.

Please rest well for a day.

Tomorrow, after paying respects at Chongxi Hall,

the carriage will be waiting outside at 7 in the morning.

The weather is getting cooler.

Nights in the mountains are cold.

Miss Rong has instructed

to prepare more warm clothes for you.

I'll send them all together then.

What?

She still wants to send me away?

Where is she? I'll go see her myself.

Tell me quickly!

Miss Rong is in the Flower Hall.

She has important matters to discuss with Mr. Yang.

Lady Yunyin!

Lady Yunyin!

Don't be rash, Lady Yunyin!

Who gave your Yang family permission to make decisions on your own?

What's the story with that woman Zhang?

Mr. Yang.

Yang Yun is your own aunt.

How can you resort to such underhanded tricks?

Don't you fear it will curse you with misfortune?

This is a life-or-death crisis for the Yang family.

If we can get through this,

I will personally go to apologize,

and accept whatever punishment my aunt gives me.

Even if my knees are worn raw from kneeling,

I won't even furrow my brow.

For the rest of my life,

I, Yang Yitang, will serve my aunt until her final days,

as if I were her own son.

But if we don't survive this,

and if the Yang family is convicted of false accusations,

we'll face execution, exile, death, and ruin.

How would we support my aunt then?

These stakes and consequences

aren't clear to outsiders.

Miss Rong is a person of great undertakings

and should be magnanimous.

What lofty rhetoric!

Your cheek is thicker than the city walls.

Truly, you've even outshone

your families in brazenness.

Don't gloat too soon.

Don't forget,

my younger sister Yunwan

has lived with Madam Yang for many years.

They're as close as mother and daughter.

If she were to testify in court,

she could overturn everyone's testimony.

That's exactly what I'm asking for your help, Miss Rong.

Before the lawsuit is settled,

please properly arrange for Lady Yunwan,

and don't let her rashly appear

to ruin the important matters of our two families.

Miss Rong.

Please forgive me, Miss Rong.

I'm also forced into this corner.

I implore you,

please spare the lives of my entire Yang family.

Miss Rong.

Fine. For the sake of the Rong family's reputation,

I'll have to go against my conscience this once.

Tonight I will send Yunwan

to stay at the newly opened tea plantation.

Before the lawsuit is settled,

I won't let her appear in public.

Miss, it's Lady Yunyin!

Fourth Sister, you've returned.

Eldest Sister is discussing matters in the Flower Hall.

Did you see her, Fourth Sister?

Lady Yunyin,

why did you come here?

You had me searching everywhere for you.

All right, I'm leaving now.

But you must let me go back to pack my autumn clothes

and say goodbye to grandmother.

See you, Fourth Sister.

Lady Yunshu.

[Landscape and Tea in Zhejiang]

Who would have thought

that tea trees could thrive alongside

wild chrysanthemums and grow so vigorously?

I recall Miss Rong mentioned that next year,

varieties of chrysanthemum are to be carefully chosen

for both petals and roots

that can be used in medicine.

The Rong Family ancestors moved to Jiangnan

and has run the tea business

for over 100 years.

The Tea King Rong Family

became renowned throughout the land

mainly because of

favorable timing, geography, and human factors.

Tea trees prefer moisture,

and their growing environment

requires sufficient water

with ideal temperatures between 10 and 30 degrees Celsius.

Tea trees thrive in

deep,

fertile,

loose,

and well-draining soil.

Loamy soil

or sandy loam is preferred.

These soil types benefit

the growth and development of tea tree root systems.

Additionally, our Rong Family members,

through a century of dedication,

continuously improved tea processing techniques,

optimized soil conditions,

sought superior tea varieties,

and expanded markets,

which made the Tea King Rong Family

a prestigious brand

famous throughout China.

Today's Zhejiang Province

is one of China's largest

tea-producing provinces.

It's known as the land of silk and tea.

Tea is Zhejiang's

most prominent

agricultural industry.

[Ten Famous Tea]

Famous teas it produces include:

West Lake's Longjing tea,

Dafo Longjing Tea,

Kaihua Longjing Tea,

Anji White Tea,

Wuyang Spring Rain Tea,

Songyang Silver Monkey Tea,

Jingshan Tea,

Gold Medal Huiming Tea,

Wanghai Tea,

Green Sword Tea.

These premium teas have now become

the economic backbone of

Zhejiang's tea industry,

playing a positive role in driving

the sustained growth of agricultural economy

in the province's mountainous regions,

while also contributing

to the development of China's tea industry

and the global trade in green tea.