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♪Who gazes at the stars in the sky♪

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♪Heading towards the shore
in a broken boat♪

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♪This time, I'll hold onto fate
and never bow down♪

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♪Family bonds are hard to maintain♪

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♪Who will take me
to the fearless dream♪

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♪As the wind and rain come and fade♪

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♪A lone sail sways♪

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♪A flower blooms alone
amidst the thorns♪

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♪its petals pierced by thorns♪

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♪Yet it turned into a pair of wings
flying against the wind♪

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♪Everything grows through the heart♪

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♪Even if dreams are lost♪

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♪Smoothing out the surging waves♪

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♪Breaking through the
tumultuous sounds of the heart♪

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♪Having the courage to resist♪

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♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

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♪Only love brings light♪

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♪Only love embrace the thorns♪

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♪Everything grows through the heart♪

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♪Having the courage to resist♪

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♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

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[Blossoms in Adversity] ♪Only love brings light♪

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Madam Hua and ladies.

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I'm Chen Zhi.

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I'm Yu Zhengyao.

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I'm Shen Qi.

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In the fickleness of the world,

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I didn't expect that there were
still three men of noble character.

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Madam Hua,

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I have brought some clothes and food.

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They're in the carriage outside.

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Your coming here

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is already greatly appreciated.

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How can we accept

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your kindness without cause?

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Madam Hua and ladies,

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one day of teaching
earns a lifetime of fatherhood.

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The misfortune of our master
weighs heavily on our hearts.

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We wish we could suffer it in his place.

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Please accept these.

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Yes.

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Please accept these.

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I'll bring them inside.

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I'll go as well.

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I was wondering why I heard

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the magpies chirping
early in the morning.

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It turns out we have honored guests.

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Madam Hua and ladies,

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we're here today
to discuss an important matter

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with you.

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Please go ahead.

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The truth is, a cousin of mine

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works as an orator
in Prince Xian's Mansion.

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When our master had that incident

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yesterday,

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I bribed him

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and asked him to inquire.

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How did it go?

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His Majesty has made up his mind.

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I had already anticipated this.

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But thank you anyway.

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Your great kindness

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will be remembered by the Hua family.

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You're welcome, Madam Hua.

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There is one more thing

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that I would like to say

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and ask you not to take offense to.

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Speak freely.

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With our master imprisoned,

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your family
has lost the means of livelihood.

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How will you manage in the future?

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Indeed, we have no way out now.

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Madam Xia, worry not.

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We are all disciples of the master,

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no different from his sons or nephews.

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Yesterday, I, Shen, Yu,

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and other fellow disciples

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discussed this matter.

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The urgent matter is to have a man

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who can stand up for you

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and handle external affairs.

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You are right.

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Now,

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you still possess wealth.

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But merely living

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with it is not a solution.

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In my humble opinion, buying land

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and gathering tenant farmers
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To maintain

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a middle-class household,

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at least 15 mu of land are needed.

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Also, you need to rent a house

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with a few courtyards in the city

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to accommodate the entire family.

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You can't live in such a place.

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That's too little.

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It requires at least 35 mu.

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Even that's not enough.

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I wonder

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how much silver one mu of land costs.

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Yesterday, we did a calculation

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of the total cost.

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I wonder if the matriarch is in.

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Why not invite her
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My sister-in-law
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I am the one who manages the household.

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Madam Xia,

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in my opinion,

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you should buy the land first.

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Once that's settled,

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you can go to the city
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Hua Zhi,

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I don't have much cash
on hand right now.

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I can only buy this much.

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In a few days,

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I'll bring more to you.

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Thank you very much.

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We shall consider this aid.

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We owe you a favor.

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It won't be necessary in the future.

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It's no bother.

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Our two families are supposed to...

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to...

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On that day, I had prepared
the betrothal letter,

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just waiting for my grandpa to return

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to visit your family.

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But as soon as he came back,

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he burned the betrothal letter.

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That's when I learned
about what happened.

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What's past is in the past.

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Now is not the time
to talk about these things.

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Let me do it.

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Allow me.

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What are you doing?

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Zhi,

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we are saved.

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Grandpa can come back?

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Thanks to your grandpa's

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benevolent students.

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They are willing

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to come forward to rent a house for us.

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It won't be long before

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we can

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move back into town.

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We should spend only what we have.

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They're what you've managed to bring out

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with much difficulty.

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Are you pawning all of them?

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These are all just worldly possessions.

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Besides,

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we have already discussed it.

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For the time being,

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we'll endure it.

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We won't buy any clothes,

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bedding, or servants

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for now.

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We need to save money

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to quickly buy land and a house.

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Mother,

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have you put your things in there too?

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Yes.

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Jin'e is right.

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We, the women and children,

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possess only wealth.

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If we don't quickly convert it
into a house and some farmland,

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we will eventually be unable to keep it.

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It might

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even bring disaster.

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That's right.

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When we sleep at night,

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the maids' feet

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are almost

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over my head.

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This place is too small.

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Right.

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I can pawn to exchange money to buy land

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and rent a house as well.

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Why entrust it

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to them?

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Don't speak nonsense.

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How can you, an unmarried girl,

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haggle over prices

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with those merchants?

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Don't mind her.

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Everything is here.

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It's only half the required amount.

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What should we do?

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I also have some here.

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Having promised you,

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I must go all out.

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I must do it

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anyway.

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I will find a way

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to make up for the missing money.

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Letting you have

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a place to settle is the most important.

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This is not a small amount.

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Ladies,

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I, Chen, swear to heaven

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not to take a single penny
of this wealth.

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If I handle it alone,

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I'm afraid you will worry.

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It's better to have

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a supervisor.

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Chen,

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though my family is poor,

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I am willing to offer
what little help I can.

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If you don't mind,

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I will take on the role of supervisor.

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I, too, will not take a single penny.

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Or perhaps I...

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Shen,

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your grandpa and father

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are officials, as Master Hua was.

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It is better for you
to stay out of this.

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If a supervisor is needed,

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it should be someone
from the Hua family.

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The elders are planning this.

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You shouldn't interrupt, little girl.

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We women

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know nothing
about buying land or a house.

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Do we?

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You all are men of noble character.

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You've helped without any reason.

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We are eternally grateful.

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Mother,

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yesterday, we were talking

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about how to find a man

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to support the family.

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And today,

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three suitable men have come at once.

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It's truly the slivering of the cloud.

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and misfortune is turning to fortune.

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Mister Chen.

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Yes, ma'am?

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I have a personal matter to ask you.

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You are quite handsome

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and have a kind heart.

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I wonder if you're married.

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I am ashamed

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that I'm not married.

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Good.

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Good.

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Really good.

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Ma'am?

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Thank you.

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Take care.

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Take care.

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Mr. Zhong,

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you go follow them.

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What are you doing?

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I still have to study.

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What do you think

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of your grandpa's students?

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Why say such frivolous words

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out loud?

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It's dirtied my ears.

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You foolish girl.

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My eyes

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have been tempered.

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I've seen Chen Zhi.

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He carries himself with the air
of wealth and nobility.

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And he looks good.

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At critical moments,
he can take on responsibilities.

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His character is impeccable.

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I'll strike while the iron is hot

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to make him my son-in-law

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so that he can get our family

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out of this pit of fire.

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I won't marry him.

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What do you know?

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Your grandma said

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if a son-in-law is taken in,

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the family business
will be entrusted to him

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to let him support the household.

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By then, you and I

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will be the ones
in charge of the household.

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If you take a fancy to him,

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you can marry him.

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You foolish girl!

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Come back to me!

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[Forever Prosperity and Stability]

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Miss, take a look at this.

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It might suit you well.

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The material is all top-notch.

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00:10:13,460 --> 00:10:14,540
Thank you, Chen.

287
00:10:14,660 --> 00:10:15,860
What's with the formalities?

288
00:10:16,860 --> 00:10:17,620
I almost forgot

289
00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:18,340
that you almost became

290
00:10:18,380 --> 00:10:19,260
Miss Hua's husband.

291
00:10:19,460 --> 00:10:20,020
Chen,

292
00:10:20,380 --> 00:10:21,300
this matter is no joke.

293
00:10:21,860 --> 00:10:22,980
It concerns Shen's future.

294
00:10:23,540 --> 00:10:24,740
Never mention it again in the future.

295
00:10:25,460 --> 00:10:26,140
It doesn't matter.

296
00:10:27,260 --> 00:10:27,980
Fate plays with people.

297
00:10:28,940 --> 00:10:30,260
Rest assured.
I have a sense of propriety.

298
00:10:31,100 --> 00:10:31,540
Shen,

299
00:10:31,860 --> 00:10:32,660
you should hurry back home.

300
00:10:33,460 --> 00:10:35,220
Yu and I will turn these into money

301
00:10:35,340 --> 00:10:36,740
and return the cart to you tomorrow.

302
00:10:38,180 --> 00:10:38,660
Alright.

303
00:10:59,380 --> 00:11:00,940
I followed them the entire day.

304
00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:02,380
I saw it with my own eyes

305
00:11:02,540 --> 00:11:03,500
that the man named Yu

306
00:11:03,620 --> 00:11:05,020
delivered a cart full of goods

307
00:11:05,220 --> 00:11:06,540
into the pawnshop.

308
00:11:06,780 --> 00:11:07,580
And then the one

309
00:11:07,620 --> 00:11:08,780
named Chen went back home.

310
00:11:09,540 --> 00:11:10,340
Thank you, Mr. Zhong.

311
00:11:10,780 --> 00:11:12,260
But you'll have to continue
following them tomorrow.

312
00:11:12,420 --> 00:11:12,980
Okay.

313
00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:13,980
Get some rest early.

314
00:11:14,860 --> 00:11:15,500
Take care.

315
00:11:19,620 --> 00:11:21,420
The food sent by Mister Shen

316
00:11:21,460 --> 00:11:22,740
will all be consumed by tomorrow.

317
00:11:23,260 --> 00:11:23,900
I wonder

318
00:11:23,940 --> 00:11:25,180
whether he will send it again

319
00:11:25,220 --> 00:11:26,380
in the morning or in the evening.

320
00:11:26,580 --> 00:11:27,260
Concubine Qin,

321
00:11:27,380 --> 00:11:28,340
you have a discerning palate,

322
00:11:28,660 --> 00:11:29,620
always picking the tastiest one.

323
00:11:30,140 --> 00:11:31,300
Where is the tasty one anyway?

324
00:11:31,860 --> 00:11:33,900
It's all coarse food from the street.

325
00:11:34,140 --> 00:11:36,100
Even peddlers and footmen
can afford to eat it.

326
00:11:36,900 --> 00:11:37,820
I wonder

327
00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:39,180
where the snack chef

328
00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:40,020
from Pingjiang,

329
00:11:40,380 --> 00:11:41,620
who used to work for us, went.

330
00:11:42,540 --> 00:11:43,380
That scumbag.

331
00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:47,300
Miss,

332
00:11:48,460 --> 00:11:49,500
what are you doing here?

333
00:11:49,780 --> 00:11:51,700
Have some hot porridge to warm up.

334
00:11:51,780 --> 00:11:52,540
Have you had any?

335
00:11:53,060 --> 00:11:53,860
I'm not hungry.

336
00:11:54,300 --> 00:11:55,460
Miss, please eat more.

337
00:11:56,220 --> 00:11:56,700
Fudong,

338
00:11:57,060 --> 00:11:58,500
you put your belongings in there too,

339
00:11:58,540 --> 00:11:59,180
did you?

340
00:11:59,460 --> 00:12:00,060
Yes.

341
00:12:00,340 --> 00:12:01,500
That little bit of money I have

342
00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:02,620
isn't of much use anyway.

343
00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:03,940
To me,

344
00:12:03,940 --> 00:12:05,740
following you back to town

345
00:12:06,380 --> 00:12:08,460
to have a bed to sleep in
and food to eat

346
00:12:08,740 --> 00:12:09,460
would be enough.

347
00:12:09,700 --> 00:12:10,340
If you follow us,

348
00:12:10,340 --> 00:12:11,580
there is no bed to sleep in.

349
00:12:12,340 --> 00:12:13,260
And it's unknown

350
00:12:13,260 --> 00:12:14,380
if there will be food in the future.

351
00:12:19,580 --> 00:12:20,900
(Aunt Xia and the others are desperate.)

352
00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:22,180
(They can't be dissuaded.)

353
00:12:22,860 --> 00:12:23,940
(If we really lose everything,)

354
00:12:24,020 --> 00:12:25,020
(what should we do afterwards?)

355
00:12:42,530 --> 00:12:44,610
[Li Hou, Sevem-Star Guard]

356
00:12:45,620 --> 00:12:46,180
Chen,

357
00:12:46,820 --> 00:12:48,220
I heard that Deputy Commander Yuan
is fuming

358
00:12:48,340 --> 00:12:49,500
and has beaten
several prisoners to death.

359
00:12:49,660 --> 00:12:50,300
Several?

360
00:12:51,340 --> 00:12:52,000
[Zheng Hu, Sevem-Star Guard]

361
00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:58,620
Greetings, sir.

362
00:13:00,420 --> 00:13:01,020
Sir,

363
00:13:01,220 --> 00:13:02,420
please have some tea.

364
00:13:03,300 --> 00:13:03,860
No, thank you.

365
00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:06,020
Then, do you have any orders?

366
00:13:06,260 --> 00:13:07,020
No.

367
00:13:07,260 --> 00:13:07,620
You chat.

368
00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:08,660
I'll just stroll around.

369
00:13:08,700 --> 00:13:09,100
Stroll?

370
00:13:11,180 --> 00:13:12,820
I'll take you for a stroll. Let's go.

371
00:13:19,100 --> 00:13:19,980
Our new head

372
00:13:19,980 --> 00:13:21,260
seems to have a good temper.

373
00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:24,260
We've arrived. This way, please.

374
00:13:24,460 --> 00:13:25,140
The first floor

375
00:13:25,220 --> 00:13:27,100
of the Seven-Star Bureau
is mainly filled with cells.

376
00:13:27,420 --> 00:13:28,500
There are a total of 17 cells.

377
00:13:28,980 --> 00:13:30,220
The left side holds death row inmates.

378
00:13:30,500 --> 00:13:32,260
The right side
is for prisoners with lighter sentences.

379
00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:33,660
The place for daily affairs

380
00:13:33,860 --> 00:13:34,580
is on the second floor.

381
00:13:34,700 --> 00:13:36,100
Your area is also on the second floor.

382
00:13:36,700 --> 00:13:37,260
This way, please.

383
00:13:37,580 --> 00:13:38,300
Mind the stairs.

384
00:13:39,620 --> 00:13:40,900
I am Chen Qing. If you need anything,

385
00:13:41,180 --> 00:13:42,060
just give me your orders.

386
00:13:42,660 --> 00:13:44,020
The commander's office is just ahead.

387
00:13:45,020 --> 00:13:45,500
This way.

388
00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:48,260
Watch the steps.

389
00:13:48,260 --> 00:13:49,060
That is your seat.

390
00:13:57,820 --> 00:13:58,380
Sir,

391
00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:00,220
I'll go brew a pot of tea for you.

392
00:14:01,060 --> 00:14:01,540
Go ahead.

393
00:14:01,860 --> 00:14:02,380
Right away.

394
00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:22,300
When you sharpen your knife,
don't aim it at me.

395
00:14:23,860 --> 00:14:24,460
You are back.

396
00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:27,780
Chen,

397
00:14:28,140 --> 00:14:28,620
how is it?

398
00:14:28,740 --> 00:14:29,580
His temperament

399
00:14:30,860 --> 00:14:31,500
is good.

400
00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:38,780
I'm coming, sir.

401
00:14:39,220 --> 00:14:40,820
This is what I purchased new this year.

402
00:14:56,740 --> 00:14:57,540
Sir, spare my life.

403
00:14:58,380 --> 00:14:59,700
Go brew another pot.

404
00:15:00,420 --> 00:15:02,020
Call over Deputy Commander Yuan for me.

405
00:15:02,220 --> 00:15:03,540
Yes.

406
00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:05,220
As for your matter,

407
00:15:06,420 --> 00:15:07,260
we'll talk about it later.

408
00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:08,500
Yes.

409
00:15:09,260 --> 00:15:09,940
Thank you, sir.

410
00:15:10,380 --> 00:15:11,220
Thank you.

411
00:15:24,780 --> 00:15:25,260
Sir,

412
00:15:25,780 --> 00:15:27,140
Chen is feeling a bit dizzy.

413
00:15:27,340 --> 00:15:28,660
Let me pour you another pot of tea.

414
00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:29,780
Thank you.

415
00:15:43,260 --> 00:15:43,820
Chen,

416
00:15:44,660 --> 00:15:45,460
what's the matter?

417
00:15:45,700 --> 00:15:46,260
Hou,

418
00:15:47,540 --> 00:15:48,660
how have I usually treated you?

419
00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:49,980
Not bad.

420
00:15:52,260 --> 00:15:52,820
Polish the walnuts

421
00:15:53,740 --> 00:15:54,780
for me in the future.

422
00:15:55,500 --> 00:15:56,460
You don't want them?

423
00:15:56,780 --> 00:15:58,180
And take good care

424
00:15:59,260 --> 00:16:00,460
of my old mother at home.

425
00:16:02,540 --> 00:16:03,700
It's no big deal.

426
00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:05,220
You don't want to live?

427
00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:20,020
Why did that girl

428
00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:21,540
sneak out?

429
00:16:26,650 --> 00:16:28,620
[Chen Mansion]

430
00:16:28,620 --> 00:16:29,020
Sir,

431
00:16:29,220 --> 00:16:29,660
look.

432
00:16:29,820 --> 00:16:31,020
We have the finest spirits here.

433
00:16:36,740 --> 00:16:37,540
Would you like two jars?

434
00:17:07,940 --> 00:17:09,060
You want to see me?

435
00:17:10,380 --> 00:17:10,980
You're here.

436
00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:14,820
Have some tea.

437
00:17:16,740 --> 00:17:17,860
I am busy.

438
00:17:18,300 --> 00:17:19,260
I have no time for tea.

439
00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:21,140
You've just arrived.

440
00:17:21,980 --> 00:17:23,740
If you have any questions, just ask me.

441
00:17:24,260 --> 00:17:24,820
How coincidental!

442
00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:28,300
It so happens
thatI have a question for you.

443
00:17:29,260 --> 00:17:30,060
Three days ago,

444
00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:32,780
you went to the palace
and saw His Majesty.

445
00:17:37,940 --> 00:17:39,620
You violated the rules
of the Seven-Star Bureau

446
00:17:39,860 --> 00:17:41,980
and secretly entered the palace
without your commander's knowledge.

447
00:17:43,420 --> 00:17:44,780
What exactly was it for?

448
00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:48,380
Spare me this act.

449
00:17:48,580 --> 00:17:50,300
If it weren't
for my turning Qi Ruhai in,

450
00:17:51,460 --> 00:17:53,300
how could you, someone living in luxury,

451
00:17:53,860 --> 00:17:55,860
have taken this position of commander?

452
00:17:56,300 --> 00:17:57,140
Having gained an advantage,

453
00:17:57,860 --> 00:17:59,020
yet here you are,
questioning and accusing.

454
00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:00,420
You know me?

455
00:18:00,660 --> 00:18:02,420
I have been in the bureau for 17 years.

456
00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:05,060
There is nothing or no one
in the imperial capital

457
00:18:05,380 --> 00:18:06,340
that I do not know.

458
00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:07,700
Gu Yanxi,

459
00:18:08,660 --> 00:18:10,260
I'm afraid you can even consult with me

460
00:18:11,460 --> 00:18:13,100
about the matters of your household.

461
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:16,700
Then please enlighten me.

462
00:18:17,380 --> 00:18:18,540
In the eighth year of Chengtian,

463
00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:20,380
when you just turned ten,

464
00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:23,540
you entered the palace under a decree
and were raised alongside His Majesty.

465
00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:26,020
And Prince Ling
went to the mountains to cultivate

466
00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,580
and has stayed away
from the imperial court ever since.

467
00:18:27,820 --> 00:18:28,980
Do you know why?

468
00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:30,380
Back then,

469
00:18:31,340 --> 00:18:32,660
it was Qi Ruhai and I who personally

470
00:18:32,740 --> 00:18:33,700
dealt with that matter.

471
00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,700
Now, I'm the only one left in the bureau

472
00:18:37,220 --> 00:18:38,500
who knows about it.

473
00:18:39,340 --> 00:18:40,420
In the eighth year of Chengtian,

474
00:18:42,340 --> 00:18:43,620
my maternal family plotted a rebellion.

475
00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:45,300
His Majesty didn't want

476
00:18:45,340 --> 00:18:46,460
to implicate too many people's lives.

477
00:18:46,820 --> 00:18:48,300
So he kept it a secret.

478
00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:50,220
Thus, my mother

479
00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:51,820
and many officials were saved.

480
00:18:52,660 --> 00:18:54,500
Since His Majesty
has raised me by his side,

481
00:18:54,980 --> 00:18:56,780
I have known this since I was a child.

482
00:18:57,460 --> 00:18:58,420
Deputy Commander Yuan,

483
00:18:59,020 --> 00:18:59,860
I originally thought

484
00:18:59,860 --> 00:19:01,460
that you were just vile in character.

485
00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:02,700
But to my surprise,

486
00:19:02,740 --> 00:19:04,100
you actually stooped to such stupidity.

487
00:19:04,700 --> 00:19:06,420
You've underestimated
His Majesty too much.

488
00:19:07,340 --> 00:19:09,020
And you've underestimated me too.

489
00:19:09,580 --> 00:19:10,700
I'm afraid you're not up

490
00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:11,740
to this job anymore.

491
00:19:13,540 --> 00:19:15,740
Leave your waist token and sword behind.

492
00:19:30,300 --> 00:19:33,240
[Seven-Star Bureau]

493
00:20:26,060 --> 00:20:26,860
Deputy Commander Yuan,

494
00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:28,340
do you think drawing your sword

495
00:20:28,380 --> 00:20:29,620
will pave the way for your survival?

496
00:20:32,140 --> 00:20:33,020
Would you spare my life

497
00:20:34,020 --> 00:20:35,140
if I didn't?

498
00:20:36,140 --> 00:20:36,660
No.

499
00:22:15,540 --> 00:22:17,740
Please spare me.

500
00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:19,860
It's not your turn yet.

501
00:22:21,260 --> 00:22:22,500
Summon everyone for me.

502
00:22:23,340 --> 00:22:24,260
I have something to say.

503
00:22:39,180 --> 00:22:40,340
You must be wanting to ask

504
00:22:40,740 --> 00:22:42,260
why Deputy Commander Yuan died.

505
00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:44,940
For so many years,

506
00:22:45,580 --> 00:22:46,860
His Majesty has always held Qi Ruhai

507
00:22:46,940 --> 00:22:48,020
as his right-hand man.

508
00:22:48,460 --> 00:22:49,660
He was beaten to death

509
00:22:50,220 --> 00:22:51,420
because the previous day,

510
00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:53,660
Deputy Commander Yuan
made a secret complaint to His Majesty,

511
00:22:53,980 --> 00:22:55,500
exposing his conspiracy against me.

512
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:57,460
Yuan was confident in his favors for me.

513
00:22:57,820 --> 00:22:58,820
Little did he know that the favors

514
00:22:58,860 --> 00:23:00,060
came from His Majesty,

515
00:23:00,260 --> 00:23:01,380
not him.

516
00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:03,420
As the commander
is loyal to His Majesty,

517
00:23:04,180 --> 00:23:06,060
the Seven-Star Guards
should be loyal to the commander.

518
00:23:06,780 --> 00:23:07,660
The bureau

519
00:23:07,980 --> 00:23:09,460
knows all affairs in the capital.

520
00:23:10,140 --> 00:23:10,940
You all must

521
00:23:11,220 --> 00:23:12,860
know very well who I am.

522
00:23:13,340 --> 00:23:15,020
Outside this door, my identity
is not important.

523
00:23:15,180 --> 00:23:16,460
But once within the bureau,

524
00:23:16,580 --> 00:23:18,180
I am your commander.

525
00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,300
Yuan Qi served for many years,

526
00:23:20,620 --> 00:23:21,740
holding the deepest secrets

527
00:23:21,780 --> 00:23:22,780
of countless people.

528
00:23:23,660 --> 00:23:25,060
He thought he could
blackmail me with these

529
00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:26,220
in exchange for his life.

530
00:23:27,140 --> 00:23:28,380
But he was wrong.

531
00:23:29,220 --> 00:23:30,300
His Majesty has given you

532
00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:31,140
this assignment

533
00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,580
to keep secrets,

534
00:23:32,700 --> 00:23:34,220
not sell them for credit.

535
00:23:34,660 --> 00:23:36,580
A dog that bites its master to death

536
00:23:37,620 --> 00:23:38,740
is something I cannot tolerate.

537
00:23:39,340 --> 00:23:40,060
Do you understand?

538
00:23:40,260 --> 00:23:41,140
Yes!

539
00:23:44,820 --> 00:23:46,220
The Seven-Star Bureau

540
00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:47,540
has been infamous,
not just for a day or two.

541
00:23:47,940 --> 00:23:49,420
Now that I am the commander,

542
00:23:49,580 --> 00:23:50,700
you must follow my rules.

543
00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:52,660
I will lead you the way

544
00:23:52,740 --> 00:23:54,140
I used to lead my soldiers.

545
00:23:55,420 --> 00:23:56,380
From today onwards,

546
00:23:56,660 --> 00:23:58,500
the Seven-Star Guards
must not fight in private,

547
00:23:58,580 --> 00:23:59,420
oppress the good,

548
00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:00,620
or extort people.

549
00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:02,060
If I find out

550
00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:03,940
that someone is misusing the name
of the bureau

551
00:24:03,980 --> 00:24:04,540
to cause trouble,

552
00:24:05,860 --> 00:24:07,460
I will take his life first.

553
00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:08,940
Yes.

554
00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:12,100
Any more questions?

555
00:24:13,860 --> 00:24:14,580
Sir,

556
00:24:15,340 --> 00:24:16,020
I have a question.

557
00:24:16,220 --> 00:24:17,700
Deputy Commander Yuan
was highly skilled in martial arts.

558
00:24:18,180 --> 00:24:19,460
What move did you use to kill him?

559
00:24:33,220 --> 00:24:34,020
I'll teach you next time.

560
00:24:36,060 --> 00:24:36,620
Okay.

561
00:24:37,860 --> 00:24:39,180
What is your name, and how old are you?

562
00:24:39,820 --> 00:24:40,420
Sir,

563
00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:41,380
my name is Li Hou.

564
00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:42,140
I am 18.

565
00:24:42,660 --> 00:24:43,980
You've joined the bureau
at such a young age.

566
00:24:44,140 --> 00:24:45,100
Sir, do not underestimate

567
00:24:45,140 --> 00:24:46,220
this brother of mine.

568
00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:47,740
Speaking of swiftness,

569
00:24:47,940 --> 00:24:49,020
no one in the bureau can match him.

570
00:24:51,220 --> 00:24:53,380
Alright. Dismiss.

571
00:24:54,140 --> 00:24:54,740
Yes.

572
00:24:58,940 --> 00:24:59,540
Sir,

573
00:25:00,180 --> 00:25:01,340
I am willing to sever my own arm

574
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,180
in exchange for you to spare my life.

575
00:25:04,820 --> 00:25:06,300
An arm for a life?

576
00:25:07,020 --> 00:25:08,620
There is no such a good deal.

577
00:25:10,580 --> 00:25:11,380
Sir,

578
00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:14,460
what has he done to make you

579
00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:15,820
insist on taking his life?

580
00:25:16,580 --> 00:25:17,460
You are rather righteous.

581
00:25:18,180 --> 00:25:19,020
But when did I say

582
00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:19,980
to take his life?

583
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:22,940
Thank you, sir!

584
00:25:24,380 --> 00:25:25,460
As for how to deal with him,

585
00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:27,660
allow me to consider it further.

586
00:25:29,540 --> 00:25:30,100
What is your name?

587
00:25:30,340 --> 00:25:31,300
I am Zheng Hu.

588
00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:32,700
Hu, as in tiger.

589
00:25:33,180 --> 00:25:34,020
Tiger?

590
00:25:35,020 --> 00:25:35,860
From today onwards,

591
00:25:35,940 --> 00:25:36,660
you will take over

592
00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:37,900
the position of Deputy Commander.

593
00:25:39,620 --> 00:25:40,580
As for your brother,

594
00:25:40,620 --> 00:25:41,580
you should ask him yourself

595
00:25:42,420 --> 00:25:43,260
what exactly he did .

596
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:47,060
Thank you, sir.

597
00:25:51,060 --> 00:25:52,100
No backing out after the bet is placed.

598
00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:52,980
No backing out.

599
00:25:53,020 --> 00:25:53,250
I told you to bet big at that time,

600
00:25:53,250 --> 00:25:54,420
[Rongfeng Casino]
I told you to bet big at that time,

601
00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:55,220
but you wouldn't listen.

602
00:25:55,740 --> 00:25:57,060
Big! Big! Big!

603
00:25:57,180 --> 00:25:57,660
Open!

604
00:25:58,780 --> 00:26:00,660
You've lost!

605
00:26:02,140 --> 00:26:04,420
Big! Big! Big!

606
00:26:10,460 --> 00:26:10,940
Wait.

607
00:26:15,020 --> 00:26:16,460
Isn't this my brother's jade?

608
00:26:16,980 --> 00:26:17,660
Well, well.

609
00:26:17,700 --> 00:26:19,140
He pretends to be so proper
all the time.

610
00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:20,860
It turns out he's been playing secretly.

611
00:26:23,020 --> 00:26:23,820
I'll take this jade.

612
00:26:27,700 --> 00:26:29,140
Young Master Shen, please take it.

613
00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:31,940
I must show this to my father.

614
00:26:32,700 --> 00:26:33,180
Let's go.

615
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:39,000
[Yongchang Pawnshop]

616
00:26:41,540 --> 00:26:42,860
Miss, what do you wish to pawn?

617
00:26:43,260 --> 00:26:43,900
Sir,

618
00:26:44,140 --> 00:26:45,660
a few days ago, my family pawned a batch

619
00:26:45,660 --> 00:26:46,420
of silk fabrics and jewelry.

620
00:26:46,540 --> 00:26:47,500
Are they in your storehouse?

621
00:26:49,140 --> 00:26:50,300
We haven't taken any silk

622
00:26:50,380 --> 00:26:51,860
over the past few days.

623
00:26:52,020 --> 00:26:53,580
Miss, perhaps
you've remembered incorrectly.

624
00:26:53,740 --> 00:26:55,220
The pawner's name is Chen Zhi.

625
00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:58,500
Miss, you must be joking with me.

626
00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:01,300
Mister Chen brought the items that day,

627
00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:02,660
only to store them for half a day.

628
00:27:02,860 --> 00:27:04,020
He took them away the same night.

629
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:06,140
Mister Chen's family

630
00:27:06,180 --> 00:27:07,860
runs a pawnshop of their own.

631
00:27:08,020 --> 00:27:09,540
Why would they pawn things to me?

632
00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:11,820
It seems I've misremembered.

633
00:27:12,140 --> 00:27:13,580
Could you tell me
how to get to Chen's pawnshop?

634
00:27:23,380 --> 00:27:24,620
It's been two days already.

635
00:27:25,180 --> 00:27:26,860
We haven't heard anything

636
00:27:26,900 --> 00:27:28,140
from Mister Chen.

637
00:27:28,420 --> 00:27:29,780
Mister Shen hasn't sent

638
00:27:29,820 --> 00:27:30,860
any food here either.

639
00:27:31,620 --> 00:27:32,260
Huilan,

640
00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:33,620
what's the rush?

641
00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:35,420
Hasn't that servant

642
00:27:35,460 --> 00:27:36,540
already delivered the pawn ticket

643
00:27:36,580 --> 00:27:37,940
into our mother's hands?

644
00:27:38,620 --> 00:27:39,460
They can't run.

645
00:27:39,980 --> 00:27:40,780
Moreover,

646
00:27:41,620 --> 00:27:44,300
buying land and renting a house
is a serious matter.

647
00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:46,180
You can't just rush into it.

648
00:27:46,660 --> 00:27:47,300
If he were to

649
00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:48,260
bring over the deed immediately,

650
00:27:48,660 --> 00:27:49,820
I would be suspicious of him

651
00:27:49,940 --> 00:27:50,860
acting too hastily.

652
00:27:51,140 --> 00:27:51,820
Indeed.

653
00:27:52,140 --> 00:27:53,900
Even if you go to the countryside
to buy a cow,

654
00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:55,020
you still have to be picky,

655
00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:55,900
checking out the teeth and all.

656
00:27:57,140 --> 00:27:58,420
As for Mister Shen,

657
00:27:58,860 --> 00:28:00,220
just don't count on him.

658
00:28:01,020 --> 00:28:01,980
His parents

659
00:28:02,300 --> 00:28:03,820
are all about chasing profits.

660
00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:04,740
Can't you see

661
00:28:04,940 --> 00:28:06,300
he didn't mention
the betrothal matters at all?

662
00:28:07,220 --> 00:28:09,300
If this matter can't be settled at once,

663
00:28:09,380 --> 00:28:10,100
Mister Chen

664
00:28:10,140 --> 00:28:11,100
should make another visit

665
00:28:11,180 --> 00:28:12,540
to explain things clearly to us.

666
00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:14,180
Huilan,

667
00:28:14,380 --> 00:28:15,860
you've only spent that bit of money.

668
00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:17,180
And now you're suspecting Chen Zhi?

669
00:28:17,660 --> 00:28:19,580
That bit of money is still money.

670
00:28:20,580 --> 00:28:24,320
[Chen's Pawnshop]

671
00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:31,300
Shen Qi?

672
00:28:34,060 --> 00:28:34,580
Hua Zhi.

673
00:28:34,700 --> 00:28:35,660
What are you doing here?

674
00:28:36,900 --> 00:28:37,420
I...

675
00:28:38,060 --> 00:28:39,300
Are you here to see Chen Zhi?

676
00:28:40,940 --> 00:28:42,020
Something strange happened today.

677
00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:43,780
My brother saw the jade pendant

678
00:28:43,820 --> 00:28:44,660
I took off the other day

679
00:28:44,940 --> 00:28:45,780
at your home

680
00:28:45,780 --> 00:28:46,660
at a gambling house today.

681
00:28:46,980 --> 00:28:48,220
Father was so angry
that he wanted to ground me.

682
00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:48,980
I was at a loss for words.

683
00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:50,180
I had a hard time getting out.

684
00:28:50,580 --> 00:28:51,940
Someone lost it in the gambling house.

685
00:28:52,180 --> 00:28:52,780
Yes, indeed.

686
00:28:53,380 --> 00:28:54,180
But Chen

687
00:28:54,260 --> 00:28:55,620
clearly pawned this jade pendant.

688
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:58,020
I'm afraid their pawnshop

689
00:28:58,020 --> 00:28:58,660
has a thief

690
00:28:58,700 --> 00:28:59,580
who's stealing things out.

691
00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:00,780
I just went to Chen's mansion
to look for him.

692
00:29:00,860 --> 00:29:01,620
But the doorman said he wasn't home.

693
00:29:01,820 --> 00:29:02,740
So I came to check the pawnshop

694
00:29:02,860 --> 00:29:03,700
to remind him.

695
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,260
Mister Shen, you go back first,

696
00:29:05,340 --> 00:29:06,820
lest your father get angry again.

697
00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:08,900
I know where this 'thief' is.

698
00:29:10,340 --> 00:29:11,180
Madam!

699
00:29:11,780 --> 00:29:13,140
Mister Chen has arrived.

700
00:29:13,820 --> 00:29:14,980
What was I saying?

701
00:29:15,460 --> 00:29:16,500
Hurry and fetch our mother.

702
00:29:17,060 --> 00:29:17,740
See?

703
00:29:20,780 --> 00:29:21,620
Greetings, Madam Hua.

704
00:29:22,460 --> 00:29:23,540
I have not shown up for two days.

705
00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:25,100
You must be worried by now.

706
00:29:25,620 --> 00:29:26,420
Not at all.

707
00:29:26,660 --> 00:29:28,420
We have great confidence
in your handling of affairs.

708
00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:30,540
I am ashamed.

709
00:29:31,140 --> 00:29:31,780
How so?

710
00:29:32,420 --> 00:29:34,260
I've been going around these two days
trying to borrow money,

711
00:29:34,460 --> 00:29:35,660
hoping to make up the shortfall

712
00:29:35,740 --> 00:29:36,740
and quickly get the deed.

713
00:29:37,540 --> 00:29:38,580
But the world is cold.

714
00:29:38,660 --> 00:29:39,780
Although my friends and family helped,

715
00:29:40,260 --> 00:29:41,220
it's still not quite enough.

716
00:29:41,660 --> 00:29:43,020
Since we already have the better part,

717
00:29:43,820 --> 00:29:45,260
we could rent the house first.

718
00:29:45,580 --> 00:29:46,460
As for buying land,

719
00:29:46,940 --> 00:29:48,740
we can plan for it gradually.

720
00:29:50,700 --> 00:29:51,220
Madam Hua,

721
00:29:51,540 --> 00:29:52,820
it's 150,000 cash short.

722
00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:54,740
I have an older friend
who is a great scholar

723
00:29:54,740 --> 00:29:55,620
from the capital.

724
00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:57,300
He heard that the Hua Mansion
has a vast collection of books,

725
00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:58,180
including rare editions,

726
00:29:58,300 --> 00:29:59,420
and all are brought out
of the residence by you.

727
00:30:00,380 --> 00:30:01,180
He is willing to pay

728
00:30:01,180 --> 00:30:02,260
twice the market price for these books.

729
00:30:02,260 --> 00:30:03,020
Consider it a loan for reading.

730
00:30:03,540 --> 00:30:04,740
When you can manage your finances,

731
00:30:04,860 --> 00:30:05,740
redemption is an option again.

732
00:30:06,900 --> 00:30:08,260
I didn't expect that Zhi

733
00:30:08,380 --> 00:30:09,460
would make a good deal

734
00:30:09,860 --> 00:30:11,420
by sheer fluke.

735
00:30:19,060 --> 00:30:19,700
I've found

736
00:30:19,740 --> 00:30:21,220
a large dwelling with four rows.

737
00:30:21,580 --> 00:30:23,300
The owner is eager to sell.
It's of good quality and inexpensive.

738
00:30:23,620 --> 00:30:25,220
If we can't get the money in two days,

739
00:30:26,060 --> 00:30:27,420
it will be hard for us
to find such a place again.

740
00:30:37,900 --> 00:30:39,180
Thank you, Mister Chen.

741
00:30:39,220 --> 00:30:40,060
Ladies, please return.

742
00:30:41,180 --> 00:30:41,660
Wait.

743
00:30:41,860 --> 00:30:42,300
Mr. Zhong.

744
00:30:49,260 --> 00:30:50,020
[Plum Blossom Numerology]

745
00:30:51,140 --> 00:30:52,540
What are you doing?

746
00:30:54,020 --> 00:30:55,660
Why give these books to Mister Chen?

747
00:30:56,180 --> 00:30:57,460
By selling these books today,

748
00:30:57,660 --> 00:30:59,340
we will be able to move into

749
00:30:59,420 --> 00:31:00,380
a proper residence tomorrow.

750
00:31:00,660 --> 00:31:02,100
I want to thank you,

751
00:31:02,500 --> 00:31:03,060
Zhi.

752
00:31:03,420 --> 00:31:04,380
On the day of the raid,

753
00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:05,700
you gave up wealth to save the books.

754
00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:07,500
I understand your intention.

755
00:31:07,780 --> 00:31:08,860
But matters must be weighted

756
00:31:08,860 --> 00:31:09,940
with priority and urgency.

757
00:31:10,140 --> 00:31:12,020
Right now, we are
without clothes and food at home.

758
00:31:12,220 --> 00:31:13,540
The need is pressing.

759
00:31:13,660 --> 00:31:14,500
As for these books...

760
00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:15,820
Money can always be managed.

761
00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:16,500
But these books

762
00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:17,500
must never leave this place.

763
00:31:20,020 --> 00:31:20,580
Madam Xia,

764
00:31:20,940 --> 00:31:22,060
what's going on here?

765
00:31:22,820 --> 00:31:23,460
Zhi,

766
00:31:24,020 --> 00:31:25,020
you have always

767
00:31:25,020 --> 00:31:25,900
been wishful,

768
00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:27,500
never associating

769
00:31:27,500 --> 00:31:28,660
your uncles, aunts, and sisters.

770
00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:29,700
Now you are not allowed

771
00:31:29,740 --> 00:31:30,740
to be so willful anymore.

772
00:31:31,140 --> 00:31:33,140
Your grandma can decide on these books.

773
00:31:33,300 --> 00:31:34,340
And I can too.

774
00:31:34,700 --> 00:31:35,300
Mister Chen,

775
00:31:35,460 --> 00:31:36,140
feel free to sell them.

776
00:31:37,660 --> 00:31:39,060
Chen Zhi is simply not a good person.

777
00:31:39,380 --> 00:31:39,900
He's squandered

778
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:40,900
all our money on gambling.

779
00:31:44,020 --> 00:31:45,060
You have no proof.

780
00:31:45,220 --> 00:31:46,220
Do you have evidence?

781
00:31:50,580 --> 00:31:51,780
This is Shen Qi's jade pendant.

782
00:31:51,940 --> 00:31:52,940
He took it off right here

783
00:31:52,980 --> 00:31:53,540
the other day.

784
00:31:53,980 --> 00:31:55,260
Chen Zhi lost it at the gambling house.

785
00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:04,500
Bet again! Big! Big!

786
00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:11,580
Big! Big! Big!

787
00:32:14,020 --> 00:32:14,580
Don't move.

788
00:32:14,860 --> 00:32:15,420
Who's it?

789
00:32:15,860 --> 00:32:17,740
You are so feeble,

790
00:32:18,020 --> 00:32:19,260
and you dare to commit crimes.

791
00:32:19,780 --> 00:32:21,380
Mister Yu, I will ask you something.

792
00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:22,420
If you answer clearly,

793
00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:23,580
I will let you go immediately.

794
00:32:23,940 --> 00:32:25,220
If you lie to me or hide something,

795
00:32:25,380 --> 00:32:26,500
I will send you to the authority

796
00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:27,780
to strip you of your scholar's title.

797
00:32:27,820 --> 00:32:28,820
I'll talk.

798
00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:33,060
This is Yu Zhengyao's statement.

799
00:32:37,220 --> 00:32:38,340
Chen Zhi threatened Yu Zhengyao

800
00:32:38,380 --> 00:32:39,140
to collude with him

801
00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:40,380
to swindle the wealth of our family.

802
00:32:40,820 --> 00:32:42,060
Yu Zhengyao always borrows money
from Chen Zhi

803
00:32:42,060 --> 00:32:42,820
for living expenses.

804
00:32:42,820 --> 00:32:43,780
So he had no choice but to agree.

805
00:32:44,010 --> 00:32:44,380
[Yu Zhengyao]

806
00:32:44,380 --> 00:32:45,740
That pawnshop belongs
to the Chen family.

807
00:32:45,740 --> 00:32:46,660
And he is the owner.

808
00:32:46,860 --> 00:32:48,220
He merely transferred our money
from one pocket to another.

809
00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:50,020
Someone!

810
00:32:50,220 --> 00:32:51,020
Someone!

811
00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:53,820
Someone!

812
00:32:53,980 --> 00:32:54,940
Quick, go call someone!

813
00:32:58,580 --> 00:32:59,380
Mr. Zhong!

814
00:33:00,180 --> 00:33:01,260
Someone!

815
00:33:01,620 --> 00:33:03,140
- Quick, get someone!
- Mr. Zhong!

816
00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:08,380
Chen Zhi,

817
00:33:08,740 --> 00:33:09,940
aren't you afraid of being sued?

818
00:33:10,260 --> 00:33:11,180
Being sued?

819
00:33:11,660 --> 00:33:12,420
I know where this money

820
00:33:12,460 --> 00:33:13,060
comes from.

821
00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:13,860
You guys

822
00:33:13,860 --> 00:33:14,780
smuggled it out secretly.

823
00:33:15,340 --> 00:33:16,300
I dare to take your wealth.

824
00:33:16,540 --> 00:33:17,620
Dare you report to the authorities?

825
00:33:18,340 --> 00:33:18,860
Beast!

826
00:33:19,020 --> 00:33:19,860
You beast!

827
00:33:19,940 --> 00:33:21,020
Then let's strike a deal.

828
00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:22,420
Leave these books with me.

829
00:33:24,620 --> 00:33:26,300
I don't spit out what I take.

830
00:33:26,740 --> 00:33:28,580
These books can't be sold anyway.

831
00:33:29,020 --> 00:33:29,620
I'll take them back,

832
00:33:29,620 --> 00:33:31,060
burn them all as firewood,

833
00:33:31,220 --> 00:33:32,140
and throw away the ashes.

834
00:33:32,540 --> 00:33:34,420
Even if you report me,
you have no proof.

835
00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:36,100
You lowly wenches!

836
00:33:36,620 --> 00:33:37,780
You should feel lucky
that you're not enslaved

837
00:33:37,820 --> 00:33:38,780
and keep your head down.

838
00:33:38,900 --> 00:33:40,060
Yet you dream of fine clothes and food?

839
00:33:40,460 --> 00:33:41,580
How dare you argue with me?

840
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,780
So, there's no room for discussion.

841
00:33:44,620 --> 00:33:45,380
Get lost!

842
00:33:49,740 --> 00:33:50,380
Zhi!

843
00:34:00,700 --> 00:34:01,500
Zhi!

844
00:34:03,420 --> 00:34:04,740
Is Sir Duan
of the Seven-Star Bureau here?

845
00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:06,420
I have an unexpected merit

846
00:34:06,420 --> 00:34:07,340
to present it to you both.

847
00:34:19,740 --> 00:34:20,500
What merit?

848
00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:21,700
Tell me.

849
00:34:22,500 --> 00:34:23,260
When our house was raided,

850
00:34:23,420 --> 00:34:24,260
we smuggled out.

851
00:34:24,260 --> 00:34:25,380
some gold, silver, and treasures.

852
00:34:25,820 --> 00:34:26,740
Today, I'm here to turn myself in.

853
00:34:26,980 --> 00:34:28,020
Where is that wealth now?

854
00:34:28,820 --> 00:34:29,820
It was stolen by this person

855
00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:31,020
and hidden within his pawnshop.

856
00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:33,500
Sir, it's a misunderstanding.

857
00:34:38,340 --> 00:34:39,620
You also need to come with me.

858
00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:47,180
Wait...

859
00:35:11,260 --> 00:35:12,100
Stop!

860
00:35:32,060 --> 00:35:32,740
Nice strength.

861
00:35:33,140 --> 00:35:34,060
But your skills are not there yet.

862
00:35:34,220 --> 00:35:34,700
Sir.

863
00:35:35,260 --> 00:35:36,300
Sir, wipe off the sweat.

864
00:35:36,660 --> 00:35:37,580
Truly impressive, sir.

865
00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:40,460
Shall we take a break and have some tea?

866
00:35:41,860 --> 00:35:42,780
Still a long way to go.

867
00:35:43,460 --> 00:35:44,460
Back when I was in the North Land,

868
00:35:44,820 --> 00:35:45,380
I had to practice daily

869
00:35:45,380 --> 00:35:46,260
for an hour or two.

870
00:35:48,140 --> 00:35:49,620
Who else will spar with me?

871
00:35:59,620 --> 00:36:00,220
I'll do it.

872
00:36:04,820 --> 00:36:05,580
You're not qualified.

873
00:36:09,620 --> 00:36:10,220
Me.

874
00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:04,580
Report!

875
00:37:07,260 --> 00:37:07,700
Commander,

876
00:37:07,940 --> 00:37:09,260
when stationed
outside the Zihuang Residence,

877
00:37:09,420 --> 00:37:10,620
we've confiscated a new batch
of the Hua family's property.

878
00:37:11,220 --> 00:37:11,940
Where did it come from?

879
00:37:13,420 --> 00:37:14,460
Chen Zhi has been captured

880
00:37:14,580 --> 00:37:15,220
and is locked up in prison.

881
00:37:15,420 --> 00:37:16,660
And Miss Hua has also been captured

882
00:37:16,740 --> 00:37:17,300
and is confined outside,

883
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:18,780
waiting for your judgment.

884
00:37:19,180 --> 00:37:20,780
Having waited in the wilderness
for several days

885
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:22,380
and been used by someone,

886
00:37:22,980 --> 00:37:24,140
you seem quite happy.

887
00:37:26,180 --> 00:37:28,060
Hand over Chen Zhi
to the government office.

888
00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:30,780
Is that Miss Hua called Hua Zhi?

889
00:37:31,740 --> 00:37:32,300
Yes.

890
00:37:33,180 --> 00:37:34,100
So it is her.

891
00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:36,140
Let her go.

892
00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:37,220
Yes.

893
00:37:56,420 --> 00:37:57,060
Commander,

894
00:37:57,380 --> 00:37:57,980
she won't leave.

895
00:37:58,420 --> 00:37:59,620
She insists on seeing you.

896
00:37:59,860 --> 00:38:00,940
I will drive her away immediately.

897
00:38:04,660 --> 00:38:07,940
[Plum Blossom Numerology]
[Mo-tse]

898
00:38:07,940 --> 00:38:08,580
Bring her in.

899
00:38:08,900 --> 00:38:09,540
Yes.

900
00:38:13,660 --> 00:38:15,010
[Plum Blossom Numerology]

901
00:38:39,580 --> 00:38:40,180
I didn't expect

902
00:38:40,220 --> 00:38:41,980
you to hurl yourself willingly
into the net.

903
00:38:42,340 --> 00:38:43,500
The privately hoarded wealth
of my family

904
00:38:43,500 --> 00:38:44,300
has been confiscated.

905
00:38:45,060 --> 00:38:46,900
These books
are not among those confiscated.

906
00:38:47,260 --> 00:38:48,220
Can I have them back?

907
00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:50,860
Are these books so important?

908
00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:52,580
They might be worthless to you.

909
00:38:52,820 --> 00:38:54,420
But to me, they are extremely important.

910
00:38:55,420 --> 00:38:57,780
Speaking of the initial raid
on the Hua Mansion,

911
00:38:58,100 --> 00:38:59,340
His Majesty had instructed

912
00:38:59,700 --> 00:39:00,860
that the manuscripts of Minister Hua

913
00:39:00,980 --> 00:39:02,420
not get into the public domain.

914
00:39:03,180 --> 00:39:04,540
The Seven-Star Guards
searched thoroughly

915
00:39:04,540 --> 00:39:05,300
and only found some

916
00:39:05,340 --> 00:39:06,700
old works that had been published.

917
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:08,820
Not a single new word was found.

918
00:39:09,140 --> 00:39:10,620
Isn't that strange to you?

919
00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:17,580
My grandpa is old and frail.

920
00:39:17,700 --> 00:39:18,940
He has long ceased to write.

921
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:20,220
Presumably, he has no new work,

922
00:39:20,660 --> 00:39:21,340
sir.

923
00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:22,700
So naturally, nothing was found.

924
00:39:23,540 --> 00:39:24,540
So that's how it is.

925
00:39:25,420 --> 00:39:26,140
Then it's not surprising

926
00:39:26,180 --> 00:39:27,540
that their work wasn't meticulous.

927
00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:29,500
Can I have the books back now?

928
00:39:29,660 --> 00:39:30,780
I've been bored lately.

929
00:39:31,180 --> 00:39:32,860
I just want to read some books
to relieve my boredom.

930
00:39:33,740 --> 00:39:35,420
I think one
called Plum Blossom Numerology

931
00:39:35,460 --> 00:39:36,220
is quite good.

932
00:39:40,780 --> 00:39:42,620
(Could it be that he knows?)

933
00:39:48,260 --> 00:39:49,900
Miss Hua, you are truly stingy.

934
00:39:50,260 --> 00:39:51,820
You're not willing to lend me
even a few books.

935
00:39:52,580 --> 00:39:53,140
So be it.

936
00:39:53,660 --> 00:39:54,740
Take your book

937
00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:56,780
and get lost.

938
00:39:58,020 --> 00:39:58,580
Thank you.

939
00:40:02,180 --> 00:40:03,860
This is not the place for you.

940
00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:16,020
You two.

941
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:17,740
Quickly clear these eyesores of books

942
00:40:17,780 --> 00:40:18,580
away from me.

943
00:40:19,060 --> 00:40:20,100
Send them back

944
00:40:20,700 --> 00:40:21,780
to where you found them.

945
00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:22,580
Yes.

946
00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:33,180
Tell those two cheap 'tools'

947
00:40:33,420 --> 00:40:34,340
that starting today,

948
00:40:34,540 --> 00:40:35,740
they don't have to watch
over the Huas anymore.

949
00:40:35,980 --> 00:40:36,460
Yes.

950
00:40:43,220 --> 00:40:44,180
Who among you still has energy?

951
00:40:44,580 --> 00:40:45,420
Practice with me again.

952
00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:47,060
Sir,

953
00:40:47,340 --> 00:40:48,380
let's do it another day.

954
00:40:48,860 --> 00:40:49,700
I'm out of stamina.

955
00:40:50,140 --> 00:40:51,380
I just heard

956
00:40:51,900 --> 00:40:53,420
that Chen Zhi is locked up in jail.

957
00:40:54,980 --> 00:40:56,340
Bring him to the practice ground for me.

958
00:41:00,060 --> 00:41:00,820
Beast!

959
00:41:02,180 --> 00:41:03,340
What a beast!

960
00:41:06,860 --> 00:41:07,620
It's all my fault.

961
00:41:08,140 --> 00:41:10,580
I shouldn't have rushed to tell you.

962
00:41:10,740 --> 00:41:12,180
Now it's all over.

963
00:41:12,900 --> 00:41:14,380
There's no way out anymore.

964
00:41:15,980 --> 00:41:17,780
They say losing wealth
wards off disasters.

965
00:41:18,300 --> 00:41:19,940
But who would have thought that Zhi

966
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:21,860
would dare
to provoke the Seven-Star Bureau?

967
00:41:22,020 --> 00:41:23,180
What foolishness!

968
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:24,700
Is it time

969
00:41:24,740 --> 00:41:26,260
to think about these things?

970
00:41:27,260 --> 00:41:29,220
Zhi was taken away by the spies.

971
00:41:29,860 --> 00:41:31,500
Now her life hangs by a thread.

972
00:41:34,180 --> 00:41:35,660
Madam, Mister Shen is here.

973
00:41:39,980 --> 00:41:40,580
Madam Xia.

974
00:41:42,620 --> 00:41:43,420
Mister Shen.

975
00:41:44,260 --> 00:41:45,220
I must have been blind

976
00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:46,180
for not seeing

977
00:41:46,260 --> 00:41:47,380
that you were the only integral one.

978
00:41:47,820 --> 00:41:48,500
The other two

979
00:41:48,780 --> 00:41:50,260
are both unforgivable beasts

980
00:41:50,340 --> 00:41:51,540
with rotten hearts.

981
00:41:54,980 --> 00:41:55,980
Mister Shen,

982
00:41:56,020 --> 00:41:56,900
what brings you here?

983
00:41:57,580 --> 00:41:59,060
I heard that Chen Zhi
was paraded with a cangue.

984
00:41:59,260 --> 00:42:00,500
Only then did I realize
I was deceived by him.

985
00:42:00,740 --> 00:42:01,660
I failed to see through bad people.

986
00:42:01,900 --> 00:42:02,620
I let you down.

987
00:42:02,900 --> 00:42:03,620
I thought Hua...

988
00:42:06,180 --> 00:42:07,420
that you must be anxious,

989
00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:08,220
so I came.

990
00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:11,340
Chen Zhi came to rob us.

991
00:42:11,460 --> 00:42:12,260
He didn't hurt anyone.

992
00:42:12,820 --> 00:42:14,060
Now he and Hua Zhi

993
00:42:14,260 --> 00:42:15,660
have been taken
to the Seven-Star Bureau.

994
00:42:18,220 --> 00:42:19,020
Mister Shen,

995
00:42:19,420 --> 00:42:20,220
please sit for a moment.

996
00:42:20,420 --> 00:42:21,260
I will have my daughter

997
00:42:21,340 --> 00:42:22,300
- pour you a cup of tea.
- No.

998
00:42:22,460 --> 00:42:23,860
Madam Xia, I'm leaving now.

999
00:42:24,700 --> 00:42:25,820
What's the rush?

1000
00:42:26,020 --> 00:42:26,500
Madam,

1001
00:42:27,220 --> 00:42:28,100
my family has some acquaintances

1002
00:42:28,100 --> 00:42:28,700
among the imperial guards.

1003
00:42:28,860 --> 00:42:29,780
They might be able to speak

1004
00:42:29,780 --> 00:42:30,220
with the Seven-Star Bureau.

1005
00:42:30,580 --> 00:42:31,060
The pressing matter at hand

1006
00:42:31,060 --> 00:42:31,900
is to bring Hua Zhi back.

1007
00:42:33,220 --> 00:42:34,260
By the way, Madam Xia,

1008
00:42:34,660 --> 00:42:35,620
I don't have any cash on me
at the moment.

1009
00:42:35,700 --> 00:42:36,540
Once I have raised the money,

1010
00:42:36,540 --> 00:42:37,380
I will immediately send it to you.

1011
00:42:38,460 --> 00:42:39,100
Farewell.

1012
00:42:47,900 --> 00:42:49,900
Ling! Ling!

1013
00:42:50,740 --> 00:42:52,180
Shen Qi is leaving.

1014
00:42:52,380 --> 00:42:53,500
Hurry and see him off.

1015
00:42:53,900 --> 00:42:55,140
Why should I see him off?

1016
00:42:57,260 --> 00:42:58,700
Just do as I say.

1017
00:42:59,060 --> 00:42:59,780
He is

1018
00:42:59,780 --> 00:43:01,020
a true gentleman.

1019
00:43:01,340 --> 00:43:02,340
Don't be foolish.

1020
00:43:02,940 --> 00:43:04,620
Even if he has discussed marriage
with Hua Zhi,

1021
00:43:04,820 --> 00:43:06,060
they are not engaged.

1022
00:43:06,580 --> 00:43:07,540
It's still undecided who will

1023
00:43:07,540 --> 00:43:08,260
get him in the end.

1024
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:10,460
Don't you know our situation?

1025
00:43:10,540 --> 00:43:11,780
Isn't it shameful enough already?

1026
00:43:13,860 --> 00:43:15,140
We are now at the end of our tether.

1027
00:43:15,420 --> 00:43:16,180
He is our

1028
00:43:16,180 --> 00:43:17,140
only hope.

1029
00:43:17,620 --> 00:43:18,900
Since he's willing to come to see us,

1030
00:43:19,060 --> 00:43:19,740
it means he retains

1031
00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,460
a thread of old affection.

1032
00:43:22,060 --> 00:43:22,820
What if the Shen family

1033
00:43:22,820 --> 00:43:23,860
is willing to lend us a hand?

1034
00:43:23,980 --> 00:43:24,540
Come on. Just go.

1035
00:43:24,540 --> 00:43:25,420
I won't.

1036
00:43:26,260 --> 00:43:27,140
Mother, don't worry.

1037
00:43:27,340 --> 00:43:28,180
I'll go.

1038
00:43:53,770 --> 00:43:57,010
♪A tea plant never grows old♪

1039
00:43:57,390 --> 00:44:04,880
♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, chickens leave manure♪

1040
00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:12,300
♪Effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

1041
00:44:12,300 --> 00:44:16,010
♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

1042
00:44:16,010 --> 00:44:19,630
♪But the taste is of spring♪

1043
00:44:19,630 --> 00:44:27,020
♪Ah, joy in the clear spring,
pick a little♪

1044
00:44:27,020 --> 00:44:34,510
♪Ah, enjoy the abundant spring together♪

1045
00:45:03,950 --> 00:45:07,210
♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

1046
00:45:07,730 --> 00:45:10,800
♪A tea plant never grows old♪

1047
00:45:11,370 --> 00:45:18,670
♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, chickens leave manure♪

1048
00:45:18,700 --> 00:45:26,220
♪Effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

1049
00:45:26,220 --> 00:45:29,840
♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

1050
00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:33,520
♪But the taste is of spring♪

1051
00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:40,910
♪Ah, joy in the clear spring,
pick a little♪

1052
00:45:40,910 --> 00:45:48,270
♪Ah, enjoy the abundant spring together♪

1053
00:45:48,270 --> 00:45:55,440
♪Ah, joy in the clear spring,
pick a little♪

1054
00:45:55,660 --> 00:46:03,020
♪Ah, enjoy the abundant spring together♪