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What are you thinking about?

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Nothing.

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Why do I smell something burning?

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My dish!

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Did something happen?

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Qianqian wants to invite you
to be her husband.

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What?

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She sees a good catch
and now she wants to snatch him away, huh?

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No, she means to "borrow" him.

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To drive away a customer
who's been harassing her.

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That won't work, either.

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Dear, why are you pulling me?

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If a woman wanted to borrow you from me,

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would you be okay with it?

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Well, if she were gentle,
I guess I wouldn't mind.

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Say that again! I dare you!

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What kind of reward did she offer

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that you'd sell me out just for
a few taels of silver?

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How could I possibly sell you out
for just a few taels?

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Yeah, exactly.

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A few taels do sound a bit too cheap.

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Thirty taels.

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-What?
-Thirty taels?

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Well, Changyu means well, after all.

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Yan Zheng, why don't you just help out?

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Think of it as doing a good deed.

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Hey, wait...

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What? Why "hey, wait?"

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If you could sell for even 3 or 5 taels,

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I'd agree immediately.

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You...

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Changning.

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Let's go. Let's ignore them.

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Turns out I'm worth even less than a pig.

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And how much do you think you're worth?

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Why don't you ask someone else?

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Like that... Lord Li or whatever.

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Well, he's not in Lin'an.

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Even if he were, I wouldn't ask him.

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I've got my own husband—

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why go to an outsider?

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Just help Qianqian out.

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It's just for 1 day.

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If her Yixiang Restaurant goes under,

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our business will suffer as well.

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That rice merchant surnamed Qi

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clings to her like a stubborn bandage.

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He's just impossible to get rid of.

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Harmless, but irritating.

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The rice merchant surnamed Qi?

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Who has he been associating with lately?

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It's said to be a rice merchant
from the Capital, surnamed Qi.

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Just for 1 day?

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Just for 1 day.

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[Pursuit of Jade]

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[Episode 13]

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[Welcome guests from far and wide]

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This way, please.

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Zheng.

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In this outfit, let alone
a restaurant manager—

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you could even pass for a marquis.

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Not bad. This way, please.

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I'm counting on you today.

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Rest assured.

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Changyu said

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you're her best friend in Lin'an.

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If she wants to help you,

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I'll do it without hesitation.

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This way.

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[Heaven-class]

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Mr. Qi.

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Manager Yu, are you feeling better?

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Mr. Qi, this is my husband, Yan Zheng.

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He's been away on business recently.

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He just returned to Lin'an today,

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and I brought him here specifically

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to thank you for supporting
our humble restaurant's business.

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Mr. Qi.

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Pleasure to meet you.

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So you're Manager Yu's husband.

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Naturally.

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Yan Zheng, have a good chat with Mr. Qi.

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I'll go prepare some food and wine.

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Mr. Qi.

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Please.

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When Master throws his cup as a signal,

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that's our cue to tie that guy up.

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I heard you came from the Capital, Mr. Qi.

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I wonder why you've come to
our tiny Lin'an Town

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for grain business?

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Mr. Yan, you're not a local here either.

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So why are you running a restaurant
here in Lin'an?

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My wife may not
have attended to things properly.

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Please bear with us, Mr. Qi.

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Next time there's business,

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please come straight to me.

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It's just I wonder how big a deal
you can handle, Mr. Yan.

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For example...

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200,000 piculs of grain.

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Pardon me.

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With our Yixiang Restaurant doing so well,

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it's inevitable that some jealous rivals

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cause trouble in the dark.

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No wonder Manager Yu

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turned down my request
to book the whole place earlier.

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Apparently, my business
wasn't enough to interest you guys.

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Alright then.

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Let's talk another day.

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Where is he?

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Gone.

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Gone?

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He gave up just like that?

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Zheng.

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My 30 taels were really well spent.

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What happened, Master?

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You won't believe it—

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I just ran into a dead man,

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and that woman actually claimed
he was her husband.

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Master, you mean...

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Marquis of Wu'an, Xie Zheng.

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Xie Zheng?

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Isn't he dead?

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If the Marquis of Wu'an is still alive,

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I'm afraid Lord Changxin's plan
won't go smoothly.

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That smart father of mine

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intended to use the move of bandits
stealing military grain

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to drive out refugees and create panic,

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and then finish the operation.

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But now,

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not only is the Marquis of Wu'an not dead,

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but he even knows we purchased
200,000 piculs of grain.

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Obviously, he's been prepared all along.

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It's still hard to say who will win
in the end.

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This game is getting
more and more interesting.

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Back then, you intentionally
leaked information, Master,

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to lead the Marquis of Wu'an
to investigate

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the Jinzhou Massacre from 16 years ago

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because you believed Prime Minister Wei
wouldn't allow him to reopen the case.

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Your plan was to use Prime Minister Wei

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to get rid of that serious threat
Xie Zheng.

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But now, he's still alive...

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Should we reveal his whereabouts

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to Wei Yan in secret

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and try to get Wei Yan to do
the dirty work for us again?

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No.

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I tried to turn them against each other
back then

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just to sever Wei Yan's support.

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The Marquis of Wu'an
has never been our enemy.

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Now that the rift between uncle and nephew
is a done deal,

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and the Marquis of Wu'an has been
cast out to the countryside,

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we can take this opportunity
to win him over.

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Take my East Palace seal
and use my former identity

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as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace
to lure him in.

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Got it.

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As for Manager Yu...

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Her?

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Just have someone keep a close eye on her.

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[Yixiang Restaurant]

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Come on in, ladies. This way.

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Please come in, ladies.

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Welcome, ladies.

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Mrs. Fan.

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Changyu.

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Come here.

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Look.

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The restaurant is so lively—

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it's all thanks to you.

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What do you mean, thanks to me?

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Ever since your husband came by,

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that Qi fellow hasn't bothered me again.

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I can finally focus on
running the business.

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Now look—the restaurant is so lively.

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Of course it's thanks to you.

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Come with me.

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I wonder what Chef Li is cooking
for New Year's Eve.

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What are you planning to eat tonight?

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Cabbage and tofu,

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and stir-fried pork.

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Go on.

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Hello, Mother. Hello, Auntie Fan.

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Sit.

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What is Changning doing at home?

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I miss her.

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How about after New Year's Eve,

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you come over to our place
and hang out with her?

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Mother, can I go?

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Fine.

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Just this once.

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Changning said

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she'd show me her family heirloom.

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Family heirloom?

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She probably meant our butcher knife.

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I guess that won't be necessary.

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That's so cool!

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So it's actually a butcher knife!

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I have things to discuss with Auntie Fan.

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Go study first.

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Let's go.

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Qianqian.

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Aren't you a bit too strict with Bao'er?

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Not at all.

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I just want him to succeed in life.

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Changyu.

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Tomorrow is New Year's Eve,

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and you'll surely be swamped.

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I want to wish you in advance
a smooth and happy year ahead.

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I'm not a child.

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Why give me a lucky money pouch?

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Us girls

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are forever young.

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Come on. Let's get a drink.

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Drinking at noon?

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We women drink when we feel like it,

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not when the clock says so.

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If not now, then when?

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[Overflowing Joy and Good Fortune]

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Cheers!

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Qianqian.

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The last time I was this happy

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was the day I married Yan Zheng.

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Changyu,

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you've been married for
quite some time now.

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That husband of yours—

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are you satisfied with him?

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He's not just all show, is he?

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All show?

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Yan Zheng is pure gold—

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through and through.

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He's that good?

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I'm going to find someone

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to beat Granny Kang up.

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She said you two hadn't even
consummated your marriage.

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You were talking about
consummating the marriage?

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What else would I mean?

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Granny Kang really has a potty mouth.

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It's fine. I'll beat her up.
I can afford the damages.

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Don't worry.

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Qianqian.

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Actually...

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She wasn't entirely wrong.

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Which part wasn't wrong?

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One day,

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Mrs. Zhao locked the two of us in a room.

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He probably wanted to kiss me.

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Did you eat tangerine peel candy?

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You smell like tangerine peel candy.

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Do you want some now?

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And then?

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Then...

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We had a fight.

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So you two are actually serious?

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Actually, I know deep down

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that

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he'd leave sooner or later.

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I've hinted at it several times,

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yet he never gave a different answer.

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Your man does seem to be

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too big a fish for your small pond.

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It's okay.

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If he insists on leaving,

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just have a baby with him before he goes.

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Think about it—

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if the child turns out
as good-looking as him,

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that would be a kind of blessing too.

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That won't do, right?

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Wouldn't that basically be
taking advantage of him?

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You know the saying, "you can't catch a wolf
without sacrificing a lamb."

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Wait—actually, in this case it's:

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you won't get a baby
without feeding the wolf.

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Don't worry.

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Leave this to me.

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[Xigu Lane]

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Zhao Xun, the shopkeeper of
Lin'an Rice Shop, is here to visit.

274
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It's freezing cold.

275
00:17:27,420 --> 00:17:29,550
Won't Your Lordship invite me in?

276
00:17:39,380 --> 00:17:40,240
Your Lordship.

277
00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:41,960
Your Lordship?

278
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:51,730
[Fill Your Belly]

279
00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:52,170
How did you recognize me?

280
00:17:53,250 --> 00:17:55,770
I used to do business
in Jizhou and Yanzhou.

281
00:17:56,290 --> 00:17:59,150
I was lucky enough to
have seen Your Lordship there.

282
00:18:02,140 --> 00:18:02,970
So?

283
00:18:04,210 --> 00:18:06,340
Why are you here today?

284
00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:12,240
Your Xie family has always been
loyal and virtuous,

285
00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,100
which is a fact
known throughout the whole country.

286
00:18:15,180 --> 00:18:16,650
Yet Heaven is unjust,

287
00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:19,100
allowing evildoers to bring you harm.

288
00:18:19,660 --> 00:18:22,460
I too feel indignation
on Your Lordship's behalf.

289
00:18:25,490 --> 00:18:27,350
I don't understand what you mean.

290
00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,860
Wasn't the reason Wei Yan
hunted Your Lordship down

291
00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:32,030
because you were investigating

292
00:18:32,030 --> 00:18:34,230
the Jinzhou Massacre from 16 years ago?

293
00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:42,580
Who exactly are you?

294
00:18:58,540 --> 00:19:00,630
[Chengde Heavenly Treasure]

295
00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:02,220
Sixteen years ago,

296
00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,030
in that fire at the Eastern Palace—

297
00:19:05,620 --> 00:19:07,420
I was one of the lucky survivors.

298
00:19:09,420 --> 00:19:11,580
Wei Yan is a treacherous official
in power,

299
00:19:11,580 --> 00:19:13,240
supporting a puppet emperor.

300
00:19:13,450 --> 00:19:14,710
We are a group of people

301
00:19:15,140 --> 00:19:16,900
who want to restore order.

302
00:19:18,770 --> 00:19:19,730
So,

303
00:19:20,770 --> 00:19:21,990
do you have any proof?

304
00:19:23,380 --> 00:19:26,560
Crown Prince Chengde
and Your Lordship's father

305
00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:28,680
both died tragically in Jinzhou.

306
00:19:29,660 --> 00:19:31,250
Then the Emperor abdicated,

307
00:19:31,250 --> 00:19:33,100
and the Eastern Palace caught fire.

308
00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:35,760
All these suspicious events
pointed to Wei Yan.

309
00:19:35,970 --> 00:19:38,340
Your Lordship's father and the Crown Prince
both died in battle,

310
00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:42,050
and their bodies were hung on the city wall
by the Beijue people for 3 days.

311
00:19:42,050 --> 00:19:45,050
Doesn't Your Lordship want to
avenge this blood feud?

312
00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:52,420
Your Lordship had just started
reinvestigating the Jinzhou Massacre,

313
00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:53,860
and you immediately got hunted down

314
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,140
and ended up here—

315
00:19:55,530 --> 00:19:57,140
isn't that proof enough?

316
00:20:06,730 --> 00:20:07,410
Not enough.

317
00:20:18,380 --> 00:20:19,580
We also found out that

318
00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:21,970
Wei Yan sent his Suicide Warriors

319
00:20:21,970 --> 00:20:23,970
across the Capital and 17 prefectures

320
00:20:23,970 --> 00:20:25,230
to kill over 10 people—

321
00:20:26,530 --> 00:20:28,790
all retainers who once worked for Wei Yan

322
00:20:29,210 --> 00:20:30,650
and later retired.

323
00:20:30,730 --> 00:20:32,820
What exactly does the Fan family have

324
00:20:32,820 --> 00:20:35,820
that's worth the Wei family's
Iron Suicide Warriors coming here for?

325
00:20:35,820 --> 00:20:37,280
It was the Prime Minister.

326
00:20:37,450 --> 00:20:39,180
He sent me here to find a letter.

327
00:20:40,380 --> 00:20:43,310
So Fan Erniu must have also
worked for Wei Yan before,

328
00:20:43,780 --> 00:20:45,910
which is why he kept being hunted down.

329
00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:47,760
Your Lordship.

330
00:20:48,490 --> 00:20:50,370
Wei Yan is immensely powerful now,

331
00:20:50,370 --> 00:20:52,620
with ambitions that could
overshadow the heavens.

332
00:20:52,620 --> 00:20:53,940
To bring him down,

333
00:20:54,380 --> 00:20:56,380
doesn't Your Lordship need an ally?

334
00:20:57,140 --> 00:20:58,770
How can I trust you?

335
00:20:59,180 --> 00:21:00,910
How can Your Lordship trust me?

336
00:21:03,450 --> 00:21:04,780
Give me a deposit first.

337
00:21:05,420 --> 00:21:06,420
What deposit?

338
00:21:08,580 --> 00:21:10,050
200,000 piculs of grain—

339
00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:12,270
how does that sound?

340
00:21:15,770 --> 00:21:18,010
It seems he really knows about

341
00:21:18,010 --> 00:21:21,270
my grain collection from all across
Jizhou and Chongzhou.

342
00:21:22,340 --> 00:21:24,050
We bought from many sources,

343
00:21:24,450 --> 00:21:26,710
with over 100 grain merchants involved.

344
00:21:26,820 --> 00:21:28,860
How did he know so accurately?

345
00:21:29,210 --> 00:21:32,690
I'd actually like to ask you that.

346
00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:36,430
Forgive me, Master. It was my negligence.

347
00:21:38,730 --> 00:21:40,900
But it's good that
he's willing to name his terms.

348
00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:42,360
It's business, after all.

349
00:21:43,340 --> 00:21:45,450
Once he quotes a price, we can talk.

350
00:21:48,860 --> 00:21:50,210
200,000 piculs...

351
00:21:50,770 --> 00:21:51,530
Master,

352
00:21:51,770 --> 00:21:53,680
the grain from all across
Chongzhou and Jizhou

353
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,730
has almost been emptied by us
these past months.

354
00:21:55,730 --> 00:21:58,260
He didn't ask you to give it
all at once, did he?

355
00:22:00,450 --> 00:22:02,940
Father never cared about me,

356
00:22:03,180 --> 00:22:06,050
and the position of Crown Prince
was meant for Sui Yuanqing.

357
00:22:06,050 --> 00:22:08,980
But if we can gain the support of
the Marquis of Wu'an,

358
00:22:09,940 --> 00:22:11,800
our chances of success will soar.

359
00:22:12,250 --> 00:22:13,780
What if the Marquis of Wu'an

360
00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:15,590
doesn't believe your identity,

361
00:22:15,590 --> 00:22:17,420
takes the grain, and turns against us,
Master?

362
00:22:17,420 --> 00:22:18,380
What then?

363
00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:19,590
Turn against us?

364
00:22:20,140 --> 00:22:21,530
Who else can he turn to?

365
00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:24,540
Can he possibly go back to
work for Wei Yan?

366
00:22:25,490 --> 00:22:28,140
As long as he's willing to help me
wholeheartedly,

367
00:22:28,140 --> 00:22:29,860
let alone 200,000 piculs of grain—

368
00:22:29,860 --> 00:22:31,290
I can even grant all 4 prefectures

369
00:22:31,290 --> 00:22:33,220
of the Northwest to him as his fief.

370
00:22:33,380 --> 00:22:34,110
Understood.

371
00:22:34,530 --> 00:22:36,060
I'll see to it immediately.

372
00:22:46,140 --> 00:22:48,010
Wei Yan, oh Wei Yan.

373
00:22:49,820 --> 00:22:51,140
You will soon

374
00:22:51,140 --> 00:22:53,820
be bitten by the ungrateful wolf

375
00:22:54,770 --> 00:22:56,120
you raised yourself.

376
00:22:59,940 --> 00:23:00,870
Prime Minister.

377
00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:05,430
I was investigating
Grand Tutor Li's dealings with the rebels,

378
00:23:05,730 --> 00:23:06,860
and I accidentally found out
that when the Marquis of Wu'an

379
00:23:06,860 --> 00:23:10,060
was reinvestigating the Jinzhou cases
from 16 years ago,

380
00:23:10,340 --> 00:23:13,870
it was exactly Lord Changxin's people
who plotted against him.

381
00:23:17,180 --> 00:23:19,970
If Xie Zheng didn't exist in this world,

382
00:23:20,970 --> 00:23:24,700
Lord Changxin would have
one less major threat on the battlefield.

383
00:23:26,210 --> 00:23:28,210
The Sui family is

384
00:23:29,050 --> 00:23:31,210
trying to ruin my great plans.

385
00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:36,210
There's one more thing.

386
00:23:36,210 --> 00:23:38,100
Li Huai'an was recalled to the Capital
by Grand Tutor Li

387
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:39,500
for some unknown reason.

388
00:23:41,180 --> 00:23:42,820
With Princess Royal back in the Capital,

389
00:23:42,820 --> 00:23:45,620
that old coot probably wants to
push the marriage,

390
00:23:46,340 --> 00:23:49,470
so he hurried to
recall his eldest legitimate grandson.

391
00:23:51,050 --> 00:23:52,140
Just leave him be.

392
00:23:53,380 --> 00:23:55,690
Write to He Jingyuan immediately

393
00:23:56,010 --> 00:23:57,860
and tell him to defend Lucheng
to the death.

394
00:23:57,860 --> 00:24:00,190
That's the place for the decisive battle.

395
00:24:01,710 --> 00:24:05,460
[New Year's Eve]

396
00:24:14,180 --> 00:24:15,460
Happy New Year.

397
00:24:15,490 --> 00:24:16,820
Come on, everyone, time for dinner.

398
00:24:16,820 --> 00:24:18,110
Coming. Coming.

399
00:24:18,380 --> 00:24:19,840
Happy New Year, Mrs. Wang.

400
00:24:23,730 --> 00:24:24,970
Happy New Year, Mrs. San.

401
00:24:24,970 --> 00:24:26,210
Happy New Year, Mr. San.

402
00:24:26,210 --> 00:24:27,450
Happy New Year.

403
00:24:27,850 --> 00:24:30,890
[Chunfeng Tofu Shop]

404
00:24:28,490 --> 00:24:29,730
Happy New Year to you.

405
00:24:32,970 --> 00:24:34,570
Keep writing. Keep writing.

406
00:24:35,010 --> 00:24:35,740
Horizontal.

407
00:24:37,010 --> 00:24:38,340
Horizontal, vertical.

408
00:24:39,530 --> 00:24:40,140
Vertical.

409
00:24:41,660 --> 00:24:45,210
Horizontal with a turn,
left-falling, right-falling.

410
00:24:52,050 --> 00:24:54,620
Sister, Zheng is teaching me how to write.

411
00:24:54,940 --> 00:24:55,660
Good girl.

412
00:25:00,970 --> 00:25:03,770
Do you know how to write
Spring Festival couplets?

413
00:25:05,860 --> 00:25:09,290
My mother used to write them every year.

414
00:25:09,690 --> 00:25:12,350
Can you write Spring Festival couplets,
Zheng?

415
00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:13,380
Get me the paper.

416
00:25:13,860 --> 00:25:14,490
Okay.

417
00:25:29,860 --> 00:25:31,190
You ground too much ink.

418
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,910
♪ The scenery is as clear as me ♪

419
00:25:33,970 --> 00:25:35,500
Then write a few more pairs.

420
00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:37,290
We can give some to Mrs. Zhao
and the others,

421
00:25:36,950 --> 00:25:38,170
♪ With very pale colors ♪

422
00:25:38,050 --> 00:25:40,460
and we can put the rest on the doorframes
of all these rooms.

423
00:25:38,950 --> 00:25:41,910
♪ Just like the outline in the mirror ♪

424
00:25:40,690 --> 00:25:41,490
For good omen.

425
00:25:42,370 --> 00:25:44,860
♪ I think that's me, being naive ♪

426
00:25:43,140 --> 00:25:43,690
Alright.

427
00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:47,090
♪ Unlocking my heart ♪

428
00:25:47,770 --> 00:25:51,930
♪ I hid you in my soul ♪

429
00:25:55,380 --> 00:25:57,940
♪ The moon is as quiet as me ♪

430
00:25:58,650 --> 00:26:00,260
♪ The light shines ♪

431
00:26:00,970 --> 00:26:03,670
♪ It illuminates
the turbulence in my heart ♪

432
00:26:03,010 --> 00:26:05,160
[Sprouting Grass]

433
00:26:04,140 --> 00:26:06,750
♪ It seems to be the fire of love ♪

434
00:26:07,370 --> 00:26:09,110
♪ Just a few sparks ♪

435
00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:14,470
♪ Let me hide in your heart ♪

436
00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,040
♪ I pray that our love ♪

437
00:26:18,070 --> 00:26:20,760
♪ Will never end ♪

438
00:26:21,430 --> 00:26:22,400
♪ It's worth my foolishly waiting ♪

439
00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:24,690
♪ For a lifetime ♪

440
00:26:25,330 --> 00:26:29,380
♪ Clear and quiet as me ♪

441
00:26:26,580 --> 00:26:28,660
D-Did I accidentally touch you?

442
00:26:29,420 --> 00:26:31,380
It's fine. I just got a bit too much ink
on the brush.

443
00:26:29,790 --> 00:26:33,490
♪ So what if we encounter difficulties? ♪

444
00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:35,210
♪ I pray that our love
will not be like sand ♪

445
00:26:35,230 --> 00:26:37,740
♪ Slipping into the sea ♪

446
00:26:37,260 --> 00:26:46,350
[Be a Good Person]

447
00:26:39,020 --> 00:26:39,960
♪ I'd rather use this life ♪

448
00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:40,900
Your calligraphy is really good.

449
00:26:39,980 --> 00:26:42,330
♪ To guard our love forever ♪

450
00:26:43,130 --> 00:26:47,020
♪ Clear and quiet as me ♪

451
00:26:45,210 --> 00:26:46,290
What a pity.

452
00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:48,210
But it's okay.

453
00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:58,140
♪ Why do we need
to seek cause and effect ♪

454
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:54,030
[As ice thaws, the springs awaken]
[With snow gone, new grass sprouts]

455
00:26:49,690 --> 00:26:53,090
I'll just put this pair
on the door of Changning's and my room.

456
00:26:53,290 --> 00:26:55,340
Ice something...

457
00:26:56,290 --> 00:26:58,090
Spring something something...

458
00:26:59,420 --> 00:27:03,730
Snow something... New grass sprouts.

459
00:27:04,490 --> 00:27:06,250
As ice thaws, the springs awaken.

460
00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:08,180
With snow gone, new grass sprouts.

461
00:27:09,580 --> 00:27:12,970
When my mother wrote
Spring Festival couplets,

462
00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:14,360
she didn't like writing those

463
00:27:14,360 --> 00:27:16,420
clichéd auspicious phrases either.

464
00:27:16,860 --> 00:27:17,860
Do you like these?

465
00:27:20,890 --> 00:27:24,510
[Be a Good Person]

466
00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:44,580
You know how to paint?

467
00:27:46,970 --> 00:27:47,860
Only a little.

468
00:27:55,050 --> 00:27:56,010
That's enough.

469
00:27:58,970 --> 00:28:01,050
If you go and sell
your calligraphy and paintings out there,

470
00:28:01,050 --> 00:28:03,180
you'll definitely make a lot of money.

471
00:28:07,010 --> 00:28:09,070
I don't paint what doesn't please me.

472
00:28:12,140 --> 00:28:13,940
I want to write something too.

473
00:28:16,170 --> 00:28:17,500
Write a top scroll then.

474
00:28:19,420 --> 00:28:21,620
Come on, Changning,
write a top scroll.

475
00:28:23,820 --> 00:28:25,080
What should you write?

476
00:28:26,140 --> 00:28:27,380
What should I write?

477
00:28:38,970 --> 00:28:40,250
Just write this.

478
00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:50,430
[You'll Be Rich]

479
00:28:48,730 --> 00:28:49,990
How's this top scroll?

480
00:28:53,450 --> 00:28:54,580
Just like...

481
00:28:55,860 --> 00:28:57,460
Joining a dog's tail to sable fur.

482
00:28:57,460 --> 00:29:01,880
[You'll Be Rich]

483
00:29:00,430 --> 00:29:02,290
That means it's very good, right?

484
00:29:06,730 --> 00:29:08,590
That means it's very good, right?

485
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:11,750
It's perfect.

486
00:29:12,650 --> 00:29:15,710
[You'll Be Rich]

487
00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:18,030
I wrote it too well.

488
00:29:18,380 --> 00:29:19,530
I'm amazing.

489
00:29:21,770 --> 00:29:23,770
Oh right, we're missing the falcon.

490
00:29:29,450 --> 00:29:30,500
Good falcon,

491
00:29:30,860 --> 00:29:33,060
let's celebrate the New Year together.

492
00:29:37,690 --> 00:29:39,490
With the falcon's claw print,

493
00:29:39,660 --> 00:29:42,390
our family is complete.

494
00:29:45,790 --> 00:29:48,350
[You'll Be Rich]

495
00:29:46,530 --> 00:29:47,210
Look.

496
00:29:50,450 --> 00:29:51,380
Dear.

497
00:29:51,730 --> 00:29:53,170
Lower. Lower.

498
00:29:54,050 --> 00:29:54,970
Alright, alright. Right there.

499
00:29:54,970 --> 00:29:56,490
Don't move. Don't move further. That's it.

500
00:29:56,490 --> 00:29:58,620
-Alright.
-Let's go check on Changyu.

501
00:30:00,100 --> 00:30:00,820
Okay.

502
00:30:03,210 --> 00:30:03,970
Dear.

503
00:30:04,660 --> 00:30:05,940
How is the calligraphy?

504
00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:07,350
It's beautiful.

505
00:30:07,370 --> 00:30:09,860
-I've never seen such nice calligraphy before.
-He wrote this, right?

506
00:30:09,860 --> 00:30:12,940
-I guess so.
-You're illiterate. Can you really understand it?

507
00:30:12,940 --> 00:30:14,250
I may not be able to read,

508
00:30:14,250 --> 00:30:16,470
but I can tell this calligraphy
is valuable.

509
00:30:16,470 --> 00:30:17,940
Look how square and upright
the characters are.

510
00:30:17,940 --> 00:30:18,860
So neat and proper.

511
00:30:18,860 --> 00:30:20,790
It's obvious it's worth a fortune.

512
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,180
Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao.

513
00:30:23,450 --> 00:30:25,340
The couplets are written so well.

514
00:30:25,580 --> 00:30:26,530
Who wrote these?

515
00:30:26,530 --> 00:30:28,990
Changyu's husband wrote all of these.

516
00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:33,710
Changyu's husband.

517
00:30:35,900 --> 00:30:36,730
Changyu,

518
00:30:37,580 --> 00:30:40,350
your husband writes really nice couplets—

519
00:30:40,450 --> 00:30:43,090
even better than the ones Scholar Song

520
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,490
wrote in previous years.

521
00:30:44,490 --> 00:30:45,660
That's why I say

522
00:30:45,660 --> 00:30:47,620
our Changyu has good taste.

523
00:30:48,530 --> 00:30:50,380
Can he write a pair for me too?

524
00:30:52,860 --> 00:30:55,010
-Yeah. Write a pair for us too.
-Write for all of us.

525
00:30:55,010 --> 00:30:55,770
Sis.

526
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:56,860
I'm sorry.

527
00:30:56,860 --> 00:30:59,060
We ran out of red paper for the couplets.

528
00:30:59,450 --> 00:31:00,860
Oh, red paper for the couplets?

529
00:31:00,860 --> 00:31:03,820
I've got plenty of red paper at home
from previous years.

530
00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:05,490
I've got some at home too.

531
00:31:05,490 --> 00:31:06,900
-I have some too.
-Me too.

532
00:31:07,140 --> 00:31:07,770
Alright.

533
00:31:08,900 --> 00:31:10,100
Bring the paper over.

534
00:31:10,580 --> 00:31:11,140
Alright!

535
00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,860
Quick, go get the red paper.

536
00:31:12,860 --> 00:31:13,820
Okay, thanks.

537
00:31:13,820 --> 00:31:15,100
See you in a bit.

538
00:31:15,530 --> 00:31:16,290
Let's go.

539
00:31:25,860 --> 00:31:27,140
If you aren't willing,

540
00:31:27,140 --> 00:31:28,450
you didn't have to agree.

541
00:31:28,450 --> 00:31:29,650
Don't worry about me.

542
00:31:30,620 --> 00:31:31,490
I am willing.

543
00:31:33,660 --> 00:31:35,290
You just said

544
00:31:35,290 --> 00:31:37,690
you wouldn't paint what didn't please you.

545
00:31:40,450 --> 00:31:41,920
Now it pleases you?

546
00:31:42,420 --> 00:31:43,220
Grind the ink.

547
00:31:44,010 --> 00:31:44,660
Changyu.

548
00:31:45,690 --> 00:31:46,660
Mrs. Zhuang.

549
00:31:46,660 --> 00:31:48,450
Here's some homemade puffed rice candy—

550
00:31:48,450 --> 00:31:50,110
a little snack for Changning.

551
00:31:51,010 --> 00:31:51,680
But...

552
00:31:51,820 --> 00:31:52,490
Take it.

553
00:31:52,490 --> 00:31:55,420
Changyu, I heard your husband
was writing Spring Festival couplets for people.

554
00:31:55,420 --> 00:31:58,010
Our family hasn't gotten ours written yet,
either,

555
00:31:58,010 --> 00:32:00,260
so I boldly came along.

556
00:32:00,860 --> 00:32:02,700
It's nothing fancy,

557
00:32:03,050 --> 00:32:06,140
just some freshly ground tofu
for you to taste.

558
00:32:08,250 --> 00:32:08,970
Ladies,

559
00:32:09,340 --> 00:32:10,290
please have a seat first.

560
00:32:10,290 --> 00:32:11,350
Alright, alright.

561
00:32:13,050 --> 00:32:13,580
Thank you.

562
00:32:13,580 --> 00:32:14,380
Here's the red paper I brought.

563
00:32:14,380 --> 00:32:15,510
Alright, thank you.

564
00:32:37,250 --> 00:32:40,010
Harmony brings peace to all frontiers.

565
00:32:40,460 --> 00:32:41,390
Done.

566
00:32:42,010 --> 00:32:42,870
It's finished.

567
00:32:45,250 --> 00:32:47,210
"Lanterns shine on homes to celebrate
the prosperous year."

568
00:32:47,210 --> 00:32:50,180
"The ox carries spring to plow
the green fields."

569
00:32:50,180 --> 00:32:52,100
It means that when spring comes
next year,

570
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:53,490
there will be a bumper harvest,

571
00:32:53,490 --> 00:32:56,090
and the whole family
will be happy and healthy.

572
00:33:03,860 --> 00:33:05,100
Though storm and darkness fill the sky

573
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:06,970
and the rooster crows without end,

574
00:33:06,970 --> 00:33:08,290
now that I have met you—

575
00:33:08,380 --> 00:33:10,110
how could my heart not rejoice?

576
00:33:10,660 --> 00:33:11,770
The meaning of this poem line is that

577
00:33:11,770 --> 00:33:14,670
amidst the gloom and pouring rain,

578
00:33:14,770 --> 00:33:16,340
the roosters crow in panic.

579
00:33:17,420 --> 00:33:19,900
Yet, precisely in this chaotic moment,

580
00:33:21,180 --> 00:33:22,400
I glance around,

581
00:33:23,490 --> 00:33:24,850
and I catch sight of her.

582
00:33:25,940 --> 00:33:28,450
It's like parting the clouds and mist,

583
00:33:28,580 --> 00:33:30,970
and a beam of light falls upon me—

584
00:33:32,940 --> 00:33:34,410
warm and radiant,

585
00:33:35,140 --> 00:33:36,670
filling my heart with joy.

586
00:33:37,860 --> 00:33:40,050
When I heard him recite this line before,

587
00:33:40,050 --> 00:33:41,780
I just thought it sounded nice,

588
00:33:41,970 --> 00:33:44,230
but I had no idea
what was so good about it.

589
00:33:45,180 --> 00:33:46,560
Until just now,

590
00:33:47,730 --> 00:33:49,930
when he turned his head and looked at me.

591
00:33:51,970 --> 00:33:53,100
In that instant,

592
00:33:53,580 --> 00:33:55,780
the courtyard fell completely silent.

593
00:33:56,820 --> 00:34:00,600
Even the falling snow seemed lighter,

594
00:34:02,010 --> 00:34:03,700
and even the wind blowing over

595
00:34:03,860 --> 00:34:06,290
felt softer and gentler.

596
00:34:07,530 --> 00:34:09,570
It was like the sun
on the Winter Solstice—

597
00:34:09,570 --> 00:34:11,230
neither slanting nor skewed,

598
00:34:11,780 --> 00:34:15,050
shining perfectly on me.

599
00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:18,070
It turns out when you are truly happy,

600
00:34:18,260 --> 00:34:19,900
your heart sings.

601
00:34:20,739 --> 00:34:23,199
Just like when you sit by the stove,

602
00:34:23,570 --> 00:34:25,530
and the firewood crackles softly,

603
00:34:26,219 --> 00:34:29,219
crisp and warm.

604
00:34:36,610 --> 00:34:38,139
Your hand must hurt, right?

605
00:34:38,699 --> 00:34:39,500
It's nothing.

606
00:34:40,090 --> 00:34:41,350
Still toughing it out.

607
00:35:01,610 --> 00:35:03,270
Are you here for couplets too?

608
00:35:06,700 --> 00:35:07,780
Before...

609
00:35:08,860 --> 00:35:12,490
Before, it was always my elder grandson,
Kang Dan, who wrote the Spring Festival couplets.

610
00:35:12,490 --> 00:35:14,220
But later, he got into trouble

611
00:35:14,220 --> 00:35:16,080
and was sent off for forced labor.

612
00:35:16,570 --> 00:35:17,490
After that,

613
00:35:18,260 --> 00:35:20,130
Scholar Song helped out.

614
00:35:21,740 --> 00:35:24,650
You see, Kang Dan turned 18 this year.

615
00:35:24,860 --> 00:35:26,700
He's timid and simple-minded.

616
00:35:27,490 --> 00:35:28,420
I just hope

617
00:35:28,420 --> 00:35:30,340
that my younger grandson, Xiaohu,

618
00:35:30,340 --> 00:35:33,450
could be smarter and sharper
than his older brother.

619
00:35:35,570 --> 00:35:36,380
You know,

620
00:35:37,170 --> 00:35:38,820
by the end of the year,

621
00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:42,630
isn't life really just about
having something to look forward to?

622
00:35:47,650 --> 00:35:49,820
Next year, or the year after—

623
00:35:50,170 --> 00:35:51,010
perhaps

624
00:35:51,610 --> 00:35:52,940
things will get better.

625
00:36:04,050 --> 00:36:04,710
Please sit.

626
00:36:10,780 --> 00:36:12,380
What do you want me to write?

627
00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,740
Just no more wars,

628
00:36:18,420 --> 00:36:19,860
so that our Kang family

629
00:36:20,090 --> 00:36:21,490
could continue our line.

630
00:36:23,570 --> 00:36:25,100
And I hope my two grandsons,

631
00:36:26,050 --> 00:36:28,250
without their parents to protect them,

632
00:36:28,610 --> 00:36:30,540
could still grow up safe and sound.

633
00:36:40,260 --> 00:36:40,900
Okay.

634
00:36:50,790 --> 00:36:51,790
[Composed]

635
00:37:08,390 --> 00:37:12,070
[Ornamented Beauty]

636
00:37:16,570 --> 00:37:17,820
Greetings, Mother.

637
00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:20,860
May I ask why

638
00:37:20,970 --> 00:37:22,630
you summoned me here, Mother?

639
00:37:25,970 --> 00:37:28,570
It's New Year's Eve,
a time for family reunion.

640
00:37:28,650 --> 00:37:30,580
Do I really need a reason

641
00:37:30,700 --> 00:37:32,340
just to see you?

642
00:37:33,570 --> 00:37:34,970
That's not what I meant.

643
00:37:42,090 --> 00:37:45,220
I wish you a prosperous New Year, Mother.

644
00:37:45,380 --> 00:37:47,900
May peace and health be with you always.

645
00:37:52,860 --> 00:37:55,920
You were betrothed to
the Marquis of Wu'an since birth.

646
00:37:56,090 --> 00:37:58,420
Back when the Marquis of Wu'an
was still around,

647
00:37:58,420 --> 00:38:01,050
he was a heroic young man
with great military merits.

648
00:38:01,050 --> 00:38:03,910
Such a fine man would have been
a great match for you,

649
00:38:04,300 --> 00:38:06,900
yet you said you only saw him
as an older brother

650
00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:09,500
and refused to take him as
your Prince Consort.

651
00:38:10,010 --> 00:38:12,130
And now, this failed scheme

652
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:13,740
has consumed you.

653
00:38:15,700 --> 00:38:17,500
What do you mean by that, Mother?

654
00:38:17,650 --> 00:38:19,530
Ever since you returned to the palace,

655
00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:22,860
you've used illness as an excuse
multiple times to put off meeting Li Huai'an.

656
00:38:22,860 --> 00:38:24,610
I have already made arrangements.

657
00:38:24,610 --> 00:38:28,050
You will go to the Lantern Festival
with him on the fifteenth.

658
00:38:29,090 --> 00:38:30,090
Mother!

659
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:35,170
The Gongsun family has been barred from
holding office in the court for generations.

660
00:38:35,170 --> 00:38:36,570
This is an imperial regulation

661
00:38:36,570 --> 00:38:37,970
and must never be defied.

662
00:38:37,970 --> 00:38:39,230
As the Princess Royal,

663
00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:41,020
you must not let that scheme

664
00:38:41,130 --> 00:38:43,590
ruin the grand cause of
our imperial family.

665
00:38:47,090 --> 00:38:48,940
I'm not your pawn, Mother.

666
00:38:49,470 --> 00:38:52,260
And I refuse to be manipulated
in this palace scheme.

667
00:38:52,260 --> 00:38:54,340
You only care about family glory

668
00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:55,490
and imperial regulations, Mother.

669
00:38:55,490 --> 00:38:58,550
Have you ever truly cared about
my happiness or sorrow?

670
00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:00,500
In short, from now on,

671
00:39:00,700 --> 00:39:03,700
you must not see anyone
from the Gongsun family again.

672
00:39:04,650 --> 00:39:06,310
Just cut that thought off now.

673
00:39:10,700 --> 00:39:12,560
If there's nothing else, Mother,

674
00:39:12,820 --> 00:39:14,090
I shall take my leave.

675
00:39:17,170 --> 00:39:18,130
Shu!

676
00:39:19,090 --> 00:39:20,650
Your Highness, where are you going?

677
00:39:19,180 --> 00:39:22,010
[Ornamented Beauty]

678
00:39:22,260 --> 00:39:23,660
I'm going to hang myself.

679
00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:25,300
Do you want to join me, Nanny?

680
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:31,290
[Composed]

681
00:39:36,010 --> 00:39:39,650
Though loved for its clever words,

682
00:39:41,610 --> 00:39:45,260
the bird yearns to fly free.

683
00:40:00,380 --> 00:40:01,860
Come on.

684
00:40:02,780 --> 00:40:03,860
Let's eat.

685
00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:04,890
It smells so good.

686
00:40:04,910 --> 00:40:05,780
Smells so good.

687
00:40:05,780 --> 00:40:07,170
Thank you. Thank you.

688
00:40:07,740 --> 00:40:08,740
Here.

689
00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:10,300
Yummy, yummy.

690
00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:10,940
Yummy.

691
00:40:12,190 --> 00:40:12,650
Eat up.

692
00:40:12,650 --> 00:40:13,380
It's so good.

693
00:40:13,700 --> 00:40:14,710
Coming up.

694
00:40:17,230 --> 00:40:19,380
-Happy New Year!
-Happy New Year!

695
00:40:33,570 --> 00:40:34,530
Let's have another cup.

696
00:40:34,530 --> 00:40:35,260
Fill it up.

697
00:40:35,610 --> 00:40:36,340
Fill it up.

698
00:40:37,220 --> 00:40:38,080
I want some too.

699
00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:41,050
No, you're still injured.

700
00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:43,400
This light liquor won't hurt.

701
00:40:43,570 --> 00:40:44,610
Have some tea instead.

702
00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:45,650
The doctor said

703
00:40:45,650 --> 00:40:47,490
no alcohol until you recover.

704
00:40:47,780 --> 00:40:49,140
I want some too.

705
00:40:49,820 --> 00:40:51,490
Changning, you can't drink either.

706
00:40:51,490 --> 00:40:53,570
Come on, have tea with Zheng.

707
00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:01,820
Eat and drink well. Peace year after year.

708
00:41:01,820 --> 00:41:03,170
Cheers.

709
00:41:03,530 --> 00:41:04,380
Come on.

710
00:41:16,700 --> 00:41:17,520
Yan Zheng.

711
00:41:19,490 --> 00:41:20,570
Why don't we...

712
00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:24,530
Fireworks!

713
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:30,380
Let's go watch the fireworks.

714
00:41:30,380 --> 00:41:32,510
Come on, let's go watch the fireworks.

715
00:41:35,780 --> 00:41:37,110
Be careful, Changning.

716
00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:39,160
What did you just say?

717
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:40,290
I didn't catch that.

718
00:41:46,650 --> 00:41:48,510
I... I said I wanted to drink more.

719
00:41:51,830 --> 00:41:55,090
-Come on, let's go upstairs.
-Let's go upstairs and watch.

720
00:41:55,650 --> 00:41:56,300
Good wine.

721
00:41:56,970 --> 00:41:58,170
Don't drink too much.

722
00:41:58,530 --> 00:41:59,820
I'm perfectly sober.

723
00:41:59,820 --> 00:42:01,480
This wine isn't strong at all.

724
00:42:04,220 --> 00:42:05,480
I'll pour you some tea.

725
00:42:06,450 --> 00:42:07,710
Sober up with some tea.

726
00:42:15,700 --> 00:42:17,140
Looking down on me, huh?

727
00:42:21,050 --> 00:42:22,740
My father can drink
a whole jar of strong liquor,

728
00:42:22,740 --> 00:42:24,600
so I can handle at least half a jar.

729
00:42:36,650 --> 00:42:38,260
This wine isn't intoxicating at all.

730
00:42:38,260 --> 00:42:39,940
Come on, bottoms up.

731
00:42:42,010 --> 00:42:42,570
Come on.

732
00:42:48,450 --> 00:42:49,970
You really are drunk.

733
00:42:52,420 --> 00:42:54,090
I'm totally fine.

734
00:42:56,260 --> 00:42:57,490
Happy New Year.

735
00:42:57,970 --> 00:42:59,050
Happy New Year.

736
00:43:13,220 --> 00:43:15,130
You won't get a baby

737
00:43:15,610 --> 00:43:17,370
without feeding the wolf.

738
00:43:19,780 --> 00:43:20,530
What baby?