All language subtitles for The First Jasmine - Mo Li Episode 13

(Respect copyright)

♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

♪Endings only mark new routes♪

♪It's all part of the scenery♪

♪To the horizon's call♪

♪Your journey hasn't started♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

♪Put every twist behind you♪

♪Drift leisurely through time♪

♪Make headway against the wind♪

♪Let mountains bow to your pace♪

♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

=The First Jasmine=

=Episode 13=

Are you feeling better now?

♪Love is not just romance♪

♪They don't get my obsession♪

My hands might be a bit cold.

♪Why do two struggling souls make a vow♪

♪And stake everything♪

It's fine.

Bear with it a little.

♪Even with all these feelings,
we hold back♪

You've been busy all day too.

Why don't you rest early?

I'm feeling much better now.

It's only the second watch.

In the latter half of the night,
your pain will be harder to bear.

Master Helai taught me this technique.

It penetrates the muscles
without harming the bones.

A massage will ease you somehow.

♪Or the green branch offered as a tutor♪

♪Like friends
always standing side by side♪

♪Love is but a beginning,
knowing each other day and night♪

♪On such a long road,
holding hands and never letting go♪

♪Only then do we understand why love♪

♪Means more than one thing♪

♪Love has never been just this,
I hope you know♪

♪Even if we were once stubborn♪

♪We understand when we trade places♪

♪Gentleness hides in reserve♪

♪Peacefully supporting
each other in silence♪

Apply this poultice. You should
feel more comfortable tonight.

♪Love is but a beginning,
the pain is brief♪

♪On such a long road,
I hold your fingers♪

Are you leaving?

I'll stay with you a while longer.

Are you cold?

A little.

Come up here.

It rains a lot lately.
The nights are chilly.

I'm worried you'd...

It's so warm.

Actually, I like sneezing.

Why?

Because it means
someone is thinking of me,

and someone misses me.

That's nonsense.

Mo Xiuyao,

do you have a nickname?

Take me, for example. I'm Ye Li.

People close to me call me Li.

I've always called you Your Highness.

Sometimes I call you by your name.

It feels distant
and makes us seem distant.

My parents used to call me Yao.

My brother and sister-in-law
also called me that.

Then I'll call you that too.

Okay.

Yao.

Yao, Yao.

Yao, Yao.

I hear you.

Yao,

have I ever told you?

This time down the mountain,

I have so many things to do.

What things?

I want to eat lots of good food.

I want to take back my mom's shop.

I also want to find my seniors.

And also...

Help that senior chop down a tree?

It's already done.

And help you stand up

and make you live happily.

Your Highness,

a decree from the palace.

Greetings, Your Highness.

The Empress Dowager summons
Your Highness to the palace.

A few days ago, I heard

that Princess Ding had an accident
and was injured.

Is she well now?

Thank you for your concern.

My wife is fine now.

That's good.

If there is still any discomfort,

you can summon an imperial physician
to your mansion for treatment.

It's also a good opportunity
to examine your legs.

That girl, still injured herself,

yet has already arranged
to treat your legs.

Such a trivial family matter
has actually reached your ears.

Your leg treatment is a major event.

How could I possibly not know?

Thank you for your concern.

May I ask why Your Majesty
has summoned me today?

There is indeed one matter, an old case.

You are aware of the previous
assassination of Yuan Fang.

Yuan Fang, a key official,
was killed on the capital's outskirts?

I absolutely do not believe
it was done by roving bandits.

I also know

there's much talk
in and out of court lately,

all pointing to Marquis Muyang's
involvement in this case.

What is your opinion?

Court affairs are like chess in the fog.

Black and white pieces
are both hidden under thick fog.

But the player always
has their own strategy.

In my view, Military Governor Yuan's
case involves many parties.

Ultimately,

someone always stands
to benefit from it.

Yuan Fang was an honest official
with clean hands.

This time, to investigate
the weaponry case,

he traveled far to Huaixi

and exhausted all his efforts.

The death of such a loyal official

not only grieves me
but also shakes the entire court.

Now, I entrust this case to you
to supervise with full authority.

His Majesty trusts you, and so do I.

Remember, no matter who is implicated,

I want the truth to be revealed.

I accept the order.

(Ye Mansion)

My lord, have some medicine.

You were fine.
What's been going on these days?

She's coming.

She's coming.

Who? Who's coming?

If you ask when you'll meet again,

it's only in dreams at the third watch.

This person is no longer alive.

The Empress Dowager orders
to investigate Yuan Fang's death?

Marquis Muyang didn't do it?

Marquis Muyang has been
particularly domineering these years.

He's drifted from the Empress Dowager.

Their relationship is no longer one
of complete trust.

In any case, the investigation
is no bad thing for us.

Handle it discreetly.
Don't alert the enemy.

Contact Scribe Gu if you need
assistance from Jingzhao Prefecture.

Yuan Fang's case is rife with doubt.
Hidden secrets likely lurk behind it.

Alright. I'm on it.

That's all for Yuan Fang.

Now let's talk about your legs.

Why didn't you tell me
about such a big thing at the time?

How is it? Does it still hurt?

Much better.

Good.

Her Highness is the best.

She found a way
to treat your legs so quickly.

As your close friend for many years,
I'm truly ashamed.

Leave. If you don't leave now,
I'll kick you.

Alright, I'm going.
Take care and rest well.

As long as it's getting better,
the suffering wasn't in vain.

I'm off.

I have a few more
Jingzhao Prefecture matters to report.

Go ahead.

The water-transported grain
deficit case is closed.

The so-called grain warehouse rats
and flying thieves

were all excuses.

The water transport officials stuffed
reed tubes into the sacks at Ba Bridge.

Then at Ba River's sharp bend,
they pretended to drop anchor and stop,

claiming to worship the River God,

but they used the river
to sneak the grain away.

The old cases are almost all settled.

There are a few new matters recently.

Huaizhen Ward is far from the river,
so seven wells need to be dug.

A fire broke out near Chang Tower,
burning down many residences.

They need to be rebuilt.
But all this requires your funding.

Continue.

The household registration document
needs your personal review.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

You have a visitor.

Who is it?

Your father has come.

Father, what brings you here?

You've been married long
but skipped the homecoming visit.

I just wanted to come and see you.

In my two months back at the Ye mansion
from Lishan Mountain, I barely saw you.

Now that I'm married,
you've actually remembered me.

It was during the New Year holiday.
I was busy.

What brings you here today?

Actually,

I came today to ask you something.

How is your mom?

My mom

has been dead for eight years.

Marquis Muyang.

Guard Qin, you went to Cangbei
on Marquis Muyang's business.

You were gone for three months.
It must have been tiring.

Marquis Muyang, you look worried.

Everyone suspects
I'm behind Yuan Fang's death.

Bad luck clings to me.
Nothing goes my way.

Are things smooth on your end?

Yes.

Cangbei is politically chaotic.
Crossbows are in high demand.

You've worked hard.
Stay a while longer this time.

Yes.

Now, Lu Zhi, Chen Fenyuan, and Tian Feng
have been killed one after another.

Even Lu Changfu
couldn't escape misfortune.

Hengyuan.

Over the years, I've seen
your dedication and hard work.

(Qin Cang)

However, while you can
handle court affairs,

there are some matters
that require Qin Cang.

You're farsighted, Marquis Muyang.
I am ashamed of my inadequacy.

Father! Father! Fa...

Young Lord.

Guard Qin?

Young Lord.

You're back?

It's been a few months.

(Zhou Tianyang)
You've become fairer.

And sturdier.

I heard Father say you went home
to visit family. Well?

Is everything well at home?

Thank you for your concern. All is well.

That's good.

Father, look at the fish I caught.

You little monkey,
you're covered in filth.

You know what?
I went to the reed marshes today,

set out three dou
of fermented grain and bran as bait,

and caught two black carp, big and fat.

Especially this first one.

When I was jigging the float,

once the rod tip touched the water,

splash! The float sank right away!

Tonight, let's have a whole fish feast.

Alright, alright.

Look at your nose, all dirty.

Careful, or the fish demon will get you.

Guard Qin.

Guard Qin.

Guard Qin.

You'll be staying in the capital
long-term this time.

You can't do without
a comfortable residence.

I happen to have an old house
in the west of the city.

It's a bit old, but well-preserved.

It's a three-courtyard compound
in a good location

and close to the marquis's residence.

Thank you, Commissioner.

But I've already found a place to stay,
so I won't trouble you.

Guard Qin, wait for me.

Young Lord.

Guard Qin, you walk so fast.

For some reason,
Father has suddenly become vegetarian.

He won't even eat this fish.

Since you're back in the capital
with nothing to do,

why not stay and drink with me
at a pleasure house?

I'm a bit exhausted
from the long journey.

Very well.

You are Father's favorite.

Even I have to treat you
with some respect.

Take this black carp.

I don't like fish.

That's perfect.
I happen to love fresh fish.

Why not give this fish
to me instead, Young Lord?

Alright.

Thank you, Young Lord.

My lord.

My lord.

No matter how urgent the matter,
you must take care of your health first.

You haven't eaten for half a day.

Where did the lord go today?

My lady, the lord went
to Prince Ding's Mansion at noon.

Don't come closer! Don't come closer!

My lord, it's me. It's me.

Don't be afraid. It's me.

Don't be afraid. It's alright.

Don't be afraid.

It's alright.

Play here.

Don't speak.

Listen to me. Play here.

Here.

Why did you play here, Mom?

Are you sure?

Can't I?

If you play here,
this whole area will be lost.

You should have listened to me
and played here.

Here she loses even faster.

See?

Look.

Stop playing.

Mom, let's not play with her anymore.

It's just chess.
You're quitting over one loss?

Aunt, you're a monster.
Who would play with you?

Wuyou, don't talk nonsense.
Our chess skills are not refined.

You're quite good.
Let's play another round.

Sure.

What are you playing that's so lively?

Yao, you're here.

Uncle.

We're playing chess.

Li's chess skills are superb.

Neither Wuyou nor I are a match for her.

Do you want to give it a try?

Uncle, don't try. She plays ferociously.

Is that so?

I didn't expect you
to be a chess master as well.

No master. I just know a little.

Yao hasn't played chess
in a long time either.

Is that so? Then please instruct me,
Your Highness.

Sure. Come on.

Here?

What?

Won't you think it over?

Just play. Why so much talk?

I told you that Aunt is a monster.

No one can beat her.

Don't say that.

His Highness
was just momentarily careless,

allowing me to gain the upper hand.

Again.

Well, it's getting late.

I'll go check on the kitchen first.

Let's go.

I'm not going.

Hurry up and go.

I want to stay.

Move!

I'll go prepare some tea and snacks.

Stop watching.

Your Highness, I...

You're going too?

You indeed have
extraordinary chess skills.

Truly worthy of someone
from Lishan Academy.

You flatter me, Your Highness.

I was bored on the mountain.

So I practiced by playing
against myself all day long.

With so many people on Lishan Mountain,
why did you play chess with yourself?

They thought my skills were poor
and wouldn't play with me.

You know sword arts?

What?

Your move, hiding yin and yang
in the wrist,

is from a masterful sword art.

Me? A sword art?

Give me your hand.

A sword art focuses on thrusting,
with a flexible grip.

Fingerwork controls the sword.

Given the thick plum blossom calluses
on your thumb and index finger,

you've practiced sword art
for a long time.

There's such a nuance?

Then what about saber practice?
Do calluses grow in different places?

Saber arts slash and chop more.
The pressure points differ.

So the calluses that form are different.

I used to practice saber. My calluses
were all on the center of my palm.

But there are none.

It's long since I last practiced.

So you know sword arts.
You know martial skills, right?

You've guessed wrong.

These calluses
aren't from sword practice.

They're from manual labor.

Lishan Academy was sealed
for eight years.

We had to take care
of our own food and clothing.

I had to plant vegetables and crops,

weave cloth, pick tea,

also chop firewood, hunt,

sew, mend, and wash.

There was so much work.

There were many people on the mountain.
You had to do all the chores?

The more people, the more work.

Someone as noble as you
wouldn't understand.

Your Highnesses,

Ms. Wen says the meal is ready
and asks you to come eat.

Your Highness,
Master Feng is here again.

What is it?

According to your orders,
I have indeed found something.

Of course, I might have made a mistake.

Three more days, perhaps?

Hand it over.

Give it to me.

She hired those men
to assassinate herself?

Yes.

The person Her Highness hired
is Zheng Qin of the Red Scorpion Gang.

He and Lu Changfu were close.

He set fire to the seven scholars
of Lishan Mountain.

Lishan Academy has a deep
blood feud with this man.

Did Her Highness hire him

because she tried
to use you to get rid of him?

Truly killing two birds with one stone.

Keep digging.

Into what?

One lie, all lies.

Have you ever seen a liar
who tells only one lie?

And now that I think carefully,

many things have happened
since she came down the mountain.

Lv Cheng lost his life
because of a name.

Lu Changfu died in a blaze.

Yuan Fang was rescued at Suixue Pass.

All these people are intricately
connected to Lishan Academy.

I think you're overthinking it.

I'm overthinking?

Heiyun Cavalry returned unapproved.

Suixue Pass fell.

My brother
was wrongly accused and killed.

Which of these was not because
we didn't think enough?

You, I, and my household

are all walking a tightrope.

One misstep and we'll fall
into an abyss of eternal damnation.

Yet I can't even figure out
what my own wife is doing.

How can I be at ease?

Yes.

Frankly, Her Highness
did handle this matter poorly.

But her original intention
wasn't to harm you.

Look, after such a big detour,

wasn't she sincerely trying
to treat your legs?

Whether it was sincere
remains to be seen.

Has Feng Zhiyao not left yet?

He has left.

Your Highness.

Is His Highness inside?

Why aren't the lamps lit?

The medicine is ready. Come take it.

What's wrong?

Have I wronged you?

So, that day when we returned
from Zhengyi Temple,

it was you who hired men
to kidnap yourself?

No wonder they knew
our whereabouts so well.

They had every advantage
but didn't strike hard.

So it was you.

I'm truly foolish. I never imagined
it would actually be you.

Ye Li, why did you do that?

Does Your Highness
not know why I did it?

For me?

Your Highness is clever.

I was completely fooled by you.

Those few days, I was so anxious
I couldn't eat or sleep.

How can I be called clever?

Your Highness's leg condition
has been neglected for years.

I suggested it several times,
but you wouldn't let me try.

I had no choice
but to push you a little.

You really went to great lengths.

Yao, I never intended to harm you.

Indeed, it was for my own good.

I, a cripple,

a fallen noble stripped of power,

am so honored to be favored
by a descendant of Lishan Academy.

To heal my legs, you toiled and schemed,

put yourself in danger,

and gave me a rude awakening

to bring me to my senses.

How moving!

And here I am, so ungrateful.

I truly failed your painstaking efforts.

Don't say that.

Everyone knows about my brother's case.

He received an imperial edict
and led his troops back to the capital.

But when he arrived,
the late emperor had died.

He was convicted of treason
and lost his life.

But no one knows where
that imperial edict he received went.

It was because
he trusted others too easily

and handed over the edict,

wanting to prove
he hadn't committed treason!

And so he 'returned
to the capital without an edict'

and was sentenced to death.

Look,

this is the consequence
of being gullible.

I didn't lie to you.

Jin!

My lady.

It's alright.

It will be alright.

(But what if the posthumous edict
is already destroyed?)

(Then we will peel back
the truth layer by layer.)

Your Highness.

Your Highness?

Your Highness?

What time is it?

A quarter past the Chen hour.

Where is His Highness?

In his room.

Looks like he's off to work.

Jin is attending to him.

How can he go to the office
while still recovering?

I don't know either.

By the way, Your Highness,
today is Madam's birthday.

The gifts are all prepared.

Are we going back to the Ye Mansion?

Yes, we are.

Help me change.

Yes.

(Let me down!)

I'm here to save you.

If you fall,
I can't do anything about it.

Young General, they're trying to escape!

In their dreams!
None of them will escape!

After them!

Yes!

As the Chief Garrison Commander,
how could you act so recklessly?

Should I have watched desert bandits
slaughter innocent merchants?

You could've reported to me.

By the time you arrived, those people
would probably have been dead.

If Father were here today,
would you dare to answer him like this?

How dare you compare yourself to Father?

(Xiuwen led the Heiyun Cavalry
into the capital without an edict.)

(Cangbei seized the chance
and took three cities in a row.)

(Yao, you were too impulsive.)

(If you were still at Suixue Pass,
it wouldn't have come to this.)

Your Highness, Her Highness
has set off for the Ye Mansion.

Shall we still deliver
the prepared birthday gifts?

Did you have a quarrel
with His Highness?

Then why isn't he coming?

Nothing of the sort.
Don't worry, Uncle Wenshen.

It's good if you didn't quarrel.

The way of husband and wife
is a profound art.

You haven't even married yourself,
yet you know all this?

One need not weave
to know the silkworm's work.

I've managed the Longevity Shop
for so many years.

I have contact with all the noble ladies
in the capital.

I've heard so many boudoir secrets.

Let me tell you, some families...

It's indescribable.

Li, you're already married now.

In the future, you must,
amidst ordinary trivial matters,

ponder more on the way
of husband and wife.

It's not something those old tutors
at Lishan Mountain can teach you.

Probing into others' private affairs
and citing it as personal experience?

The tutors at Lishan Academy
indeed never taught me that.

Your ability to apply knowledge
is truly impressive.

If I remember correctly, you studied
under Master Xiankun, right?

M-My master didn't teach me that.

This... this is the worldly experience
from my early travels across the realm.

Worldly experience.

But anyway,

if back then I hadn't left the mansion,

I would never have let you
and your mom leave like that.

People meet and part,
as the moon waxes and wanes.

Fate rises and falls,
and it's only natural.

I don't seek to force things.
You need not blame yourself.

Mom!

Mom! Mom!

What's wrong? Wait for me.

Mom!

Mom? Mom?

Mom, what's wrong?

Don't scare me, Mom.

Ding, stop the carriage.

Hurry! Physician, please be faster!

(Wenhua, give me back
the late emperor's decree! Give it back!)

Let me go! Let me go!

We'll doom Prince Ding's household!

(Mom!)

(Don't panic. Stay calm.)

I will go find Father.

I will retrieve the decree.

(Some say that in the land of Xuanque,)

(the sun will go out.)

(But Mom once told me)

(that the sun will never go out.)

(It only sinks into the hearts)

(of those who dare to warm
the long night with their chests.)

Li, what's wrong?

Your Highness?

What happened?

Why did you run?

Come on. Let's go home.

Wait.

Take it.

Li?

What did you see?

(Preview)

You dare hit me?

Why wouldn't I dare?

I haven't hit you yet.

Don't cry.

Li,

you must protect this well.

Come with me.

By doing this, you're making everyone
in the mansion die with you. Is that it?

- Ye Wending!
- Go!

Give me back the edict!

Mom.

♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

♪Endings only mark new routes♪

♪It's all part of the scenery♪

♪To the horizon's call♪

♪Your journey hasn't started♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

♪Be grateful to your losses♪

♪Make your steps weightless♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

♪Make headway against the wind,
let mountains bow to your pace♪

♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

♪Unbound by form♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

♪Unbound by form♪