Original subtitles

=Royal Upstart 2= (Based on "Zhenguan Foolish Son-in-Law")

=Episode 7=

(This fool's mouth could infuriate His Majesty)

(Ministry of Justice Prison) What does your father mean?

Why did he seal up my shop?

We're just selling glaze, and now your father has taken an interest in it?

You...

What are you talking about?

How could my father possibly be interested in this?

Who are you?

This is the steward from my residence.

The steward of the Princess's residence?

No wonder you carry yourself so well.

When the time comes, I'll go to your residence to propose marriage.

Can you help me persuade His Majesty?

You scoundrel!

What are you talking about?

What did I say wrong?

When a man comes of age, he marries. When a woman comes of age, she weds.

What daughter doesn't get married?

(How dare this fool set his sights on my daughter.)

As long as you marry me,

all the shares of my glaze workshop will be yours.

Just take a look.

Across all of Great Yong,

who could be more generous than me?

So much.

All for me?

This is nothing.

It's really not much.

Do you know,

we were about to make a fortune today?

So many merchants came to place orders with me.

That man from Beicang alone

ordered nearly ten thousand guan.

We were just about to close the deal,

and then the shop got sealed.

Your goods are so good,

why sell them to Beicang?

Brother,

what do you know?

This concerns major court affairs.

You wouldn't understand even if I told you.

(Brother?)

(I don't understand court affairs?)

You...

Don't flatter yourself.

Your glaze,

I...

It really sells very well.

People of Great Yong

are all eager to buy from you,

yet you insist on selling to Beicang.

Aren't you afraid others will accuse you of colluding with the enemy?

Colluding with the enemy?

Accuse me?

Who would dare accuse me?

I'll go straight to His Majesty and file a complaint.

I'll have his entire clan punished.

Colluding with the enemy?

Isn't that ridiculous?

Then tell me,

if any misunderstanding arises later,

I can help explain it for you.

Come.

One glaze cup

can sell for that much money.

One sheep is only eighty wen.

One guan can buy a whole flock of sheep.

Raising a sheep

takes at least a year and a half.

How long does it take me to make glaze?

What's more, those gemstones of theirs,

I make them all from glaze scraps.

There's practically no cost.

If we sell these things

to merchants from Beicang and Nanshuo,

when foreigners spend money on them,

how many cattle and sheep must they sell?

Cattle and sheep, who do they sell them to?

Isn't it still us, Great Yong?

The more cattle and sheep they sell,

the less money they have to buy provisions and equipment.

With just a small glaze product,

we can restrain the war preparations of Beicang and other foreign states.

Isn't that clever?

If they keep liking them in the future,

they'll keep buying them.

Before long,

they won't have money left to wage war.

I've heard

our Great Yong border

is still at war with Beicang.

With my method,

it won't take long before they are too poor to fight.

Good.

Good!

Just watch.

In less than three months,

they'll start selling cattle and sheep at the border.

Even

their warhorses will have to be sold.

Indeed.

If Beicang ends up buying large quantities,

it will surely affect their war preparations.

On top of that, with Great Yong's taxes,

we can also bring in a considerable amount of revenue.

As one rises and the other falls,

then

the conflict between Great Yong and Beicang

won't take many years.

We may soon see a decisive outcome.

You do have some brains after all.

Girl.

You...

Come.

I'll take you to see the glaze workshop.

Oh right,

that Beicang fellow,

she's just a fool.

Let her go.

She might still be of use later.

(A fool?)

(And he calls others fools.)

(Ministry of Justice Prison)

I told you, this young master just doesn't have the fortune for wealth.

He offended the Princess.

If he wasn't arrested, that would be strange.

Young Madam.

How is it?

The guard just said

the young master was taken away by the Princess.

Young Madam.

Taken...

Taken away?

Boss,

you're back.

Young Madam was worried sick just now.

Didn't I tell her not to worry?

Hurry and go inform her.

Alright.

This bowl

wrapped in a glaze as thin as gauze,

layer upon layer,

yet never cloudy.

A fine piece.

This is no mere bowl.

This is clearly a treasure meant to be passed down through generations.

Impressive, isn't it?

Your glaze workshop is doing very well.

You should keep it going.

You've solved a major crisis for the court.

Do you need any reward?

A reward?

What reward?

From whom?

I will submit a memorial to His Majesty.

That's not necessary.

He probably won't grant anything worthwhile.

If

you could get me a marquis title,

I'd be quite pleased.

Then our statuses would match,

and I could go to your residence to propose marriage.

You...

A marquis title probably can't be given to you.

But if you can agree to one condition,

a count title

can be secured.

What condition?

Let's hear it.

A count title works too.

If you publicly say

these gemstones

were made by her,

and from now on you stop producing them privately,

then this title will be yours.

This...

Alright.

Fine.

But you must agree to one condition of mine.

That is, the ones you produce, these so-called gemstones,

can only be sold externally,

and must not interfere with Great Yong's monetary system.

(This fool even knows to consider the court's interests.)

Sure.

Girl, in a while I'll have someone

deliver the money earned this morning to you.

Didn't your family need money?

Use it first.

But it's agreed,

later on,

we still split it evenly.

Also,

these glaze-making techniques,

I'll teach them to you later.

It's nothing complicated,

not worth much anyway.

Not worth much?

Look at you, with such little ambition.

So beautiful.

I'll take all the items the steward

is holding.

Give me your lowest price.

Didn't you say you needed money?

These are meant for the wealthy.

It's useful for him to buy them.

Alright.

Just name a price.

But you're not allowed to sell them outside.

Name a price?

Just name one.

They're all from our own household anyway.

Five guan.

Five...

What?

Five guan?

This...

These things,

if sold outside, how much would they fetch?

Two or three thousand guan, I suppose.

I didn't look too closely.

(These...)

(Hundreds of times the profit.)

(This kid isn't making money at all.)

(He's practically taking money.)

Then tomorrow just wait at home to receive your title.

Is that true?

Aren't you the unfavored princess?

Why do I feel

this sounds unreliable?

(Wei Mansion)

Aunt,

didn't I have someone send you word?

Why are you still so anxious?

Hao, I've thought about it for a long time.

Serving someone close to power is like living with a tiger.

Helping the Princess

is far too dangerous.

If it really comes to it,

we should just hand the workshop

over to the Princess.

Whether we hand it over or not makes no difference.

Sooner or later, I'll marry the Princess.

We'll be family anyway.

Why are you talking nonsense again?

We're just ordinary people.

At most, we've only earned a bit of money.

The Princess is someone far above us.

How could she possibly take a liking to you?

If the royal family hears you say things like this,

it will ruin you.

But I feel like the Princess already has some feelings for me.

Hao,

what's gotten into you?

Have you lost your mind?

Aunt,

anything I want to do, I can make happen.

Oh right,

tomorrow morning don't go to restaurant yet.

And don't go out either.

Something might happen.

(What if that girl isn't reliable)

(and no count title comes tomorrow?)

(Wouldn't that just get Aunt's hopes up for nothing)

Did you go out and cause trouble again?

Why can't it be something good?

Did you get into another fight again?

These past few days,

I've been happiest.

We don't have to pay anything back,

and money keeps coming in every day.

You're not allowed to go out and cause trouble again.

Do you hear me?

I told you,

it's something good.

What good thing could it be?

I told you, but you don't believe me.

Then what do you want me to do?

Then say it first.

Let me hear it

and see if I can take it.

Well,

I'm not completely sure yet.

I might

be granted a count title.

A count title.

What?

♪Everyone says I'm a big silly fool♪

♪When things happen, I only know how to count on my fingers♪

♪They shake their heads and say I'm pitiful♪

♪Sigh and walk away♪

♪Little do they know, I am sharp and bright♪

♪With a heart like a mirror, I understand the world's♪

♪Colors and darkness♪

♪But I keep my edge hidden♪

♪The day I become famous is just around the corner♪

♪In the hotpot restaurant, skewers boil in the broth♪

♪People come and go, with few worries or troubles♪

♪The clacking of the abacus rings out♪

♪See me differently. Who dares to challenge me?♪

♪The world mistakes me♪

♪For an ignorant and stubborn fool♪

♪As the storm approaches♪

♪I just shrug and watch with a smile♪

♪This foolish image is convenient♪

♪I use it as a protective shield♪

♪Navigating with ease, I attract♪

♪A lucky star to accompany me♪

♪In a peaceful golden age♪

♪I hold my lady's hand to watch the world♪

♪Pouring youth and fireworks♪

♪Into a precious glazed cup♪

♪Having experienced life's changes♪

♪And tasted its highs and lows♪

♪My wish has finally come true♪

♪To stay by your side♪

♪In this fleeting world♪

♪We are free and happy♪

♪From a nobody♪

♪To someone now famous♪

♪Ordinary people laugh at me♪

♪But I laugh at how they cannot see through it all♪

♪Let others plot and scheme♪

♪I will keep my heart unchanged♪

♪In this vast world♪

♪I find my own leisurely freedom♪

♪The world is bustling, and things constantly change♪

♪Everything ends eventually♪

♪All that remains before my eyes♪

♪Is this street wandering, still tinged with pity♪

♪No matter how time flies♪

♪Even if the falling snow♪

♪Dyes the hair at our temples white♪

♪All I want now♪

♪Is to pray for my lady's peace and safety♪

♪Year after year♪