All language subtitles for The First Jasmine - Mo Li Episode 17

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♪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 17=

Are you two here
to see our shop's celadon?

Could you please rest
in the private room next door?

I'll have my men see to it

and bring out all the finest celadon
from our shop.

Aren't your rules very strict?

I heard newcomers here must spend
ten thousand coins to see the best.

It's my first time here.

And you'll let me in?

Rules are rigid,
but people are flexible.

You two visiting is a great honor

for our shop.

Rules don't matter now.

This way, please.

I think this steward recognized me.

Why do you say that?

If he didn't know
I was the owner of Shende Shop,

why would he be so attentive to me?

He took me to the private room
and is about to show me the best.

He probably wants to intimidate me
with his shop's treasure.

Rest assured.

The goods are ready. Please take a look.

If these aren't to your liking,
there are more batches in the back.

No need.

Anything you like?

We can have them all wrapped up.

No need to hesitate to spend.

This shop is mine.

What?

The shop owner
you mentioned just now is me.

His Highness is indeed
the owner of our Jinbao Shop.

I've served Prince Ding's household
for a long time.

We do have some wealth.

Why didn't you tell me before?

Feng Zhiyao managed it before.
I didn't pay much attention.

If you're interested, I'll hand it
all over to you.

I'm interested.
I'm very much interested.

Congratulations!

In the future,
I'll rely on you for guidance.

I think you're very different today.

(Marquis Muyang's Mansion)

Marquis Muyang.

Gongshu Yang
found about my former guard.

What happened exactly?

Before reaching Huaixi,

he first conducted an undercover visit.

Then he had the major families
anonymously accuse each other,

causing widespread panic.

Everyone thought their secrets
had been exposed.

After some pushing and shoving,
they pushed Guard Qiu out.

But Marquis, rest assured.

A man no family wants
is bound to die soon.

Gongshu Yang won't get anything.

Marquis, I...

I was meant to become Adjutant Commander
of Zhechong Prefecture today.

Why hasn't there been any news?

There's been a slight hiccup
with that matter.

I forgot to tell you.

That post was taken by someone else.

It's better not to go.

Adjutant Commander of Zhechong
is always about fighting and killing.

It's not really a good job.

If you seek office,

I'll find you a post elsewhere.

Thank you, Marquis.

It's been days in the capital.
Are you settling in?

I'm fine.

If you have any difficulties,
feel free to come to me.

Guard Qin.

Young Lord.

Do you have time
to go to Xiangqi Pavilion for a drink?

I still have official duties,
so I cannot drink.

Farewell.

What are you so happy about?

Nothing.

Don't you have official duties?
Go attend to them.

I wasn't appointed to the post.
It was your doing?

You seemed busy.

So I eased your burden.

Childish.

Qin Zheng is nothing
like your cowardly father.

The edict concerns her life
and everything she has.

Getting her to talk is harder
than climbing to heaven.

Of course we can't ask directly.

You have a way?

Dowager Consort Qin was close
to someone when she was in the palace.

Zhou Xiankun, the official
from the Bureau of Astronomy?

That's right.

As far as I know, Zhou Xiankun

had exceptional talent
and extraordinary insight,

versed in five elements and stars.

After the Empress Dowager,
he was who she respected most.

So, you plan to start with him?

Yes.

But he passed away years ago.

He's dead, but his disciples
are still around.

They might know something.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Take everything away.

Leave nothing behind.

Be careful.

Alright.

Be careful.

Your Highness.

What's going on?

Your Highness doesn't know?

My master said he won't come back.

He wants it all sent back.

Your Highness, if I may say so,

only here a few days,
yet he has quite a lot of stuff.

And he left without any notice,

not even saying goodbye to you.

(Longevity Shop)

I told you our master isn't well.

Please don't disturb him.

What's wrong with him?

Heat in his heart,
fire in his meridians.

He can't eat or sleep.

Anyway, he's unwell
and won't see outsiders.

The 'outsiders' your master speaks of

can't be just me, can it?

Your Highness knows best in your heart.

Our master simply
doesn't want to see you.

That's why he had me stop you here.

But honestly,

you two are blood relatives.

Say it at your residence
if you have private words.

Why make it hard for me here?

Don't worry.
I won't make it hard for you.

Then Your Highness should go quickly.
I won't see you out.

Ding.

What are you doing? Let me go!

Uncle Wenshen.

I know you don't want to see me.

But today, I have a reason
I must see you.

If you won't open the door,
I'll just wait here until you do.

(Sacred Tablet
of the Late Mother, Zhu Cenying)

You moved all your things away.

Not planning to return
to Prince Ding's Mansion?

Prince Ding's Mansion's
threshold is too high.

I dare not aspire to it.

Are you blaming me?

Wending was stripped
of his official post

because he knowingly broke the law
and brought it upon himself.

I don't blame you.

Wenhua went mad

because he wronged your mom
and got what he deserved.

I don't blame you.

Because of your mom's matter,

you hate our entire Ye family

and have thrown the Ye family
into chaos.

I still don't blame you.

But what about my mom?

What did she do wrong?

Perhaps you should
never have left the mountain.

You want me to stay on Lishan.

You're probably thinking,

why couldn't I just die clean
like my mom did?

I didn't say that.

But that's exactly what you think.

But it's understandable.

After all,

people always like to see things
from their own perspective.

Even in the face of the law, it's hard
not to be blinded by family ties.

But Uncle Wenshen,
I am also your family.

You tacitly permitted them to do evil

and turned a blind eye to their sins

but can't tolerate
my act of self-preservation?

I'd like to ask you:
what exactly did I do wrong?

I also want to know
what exactly you did that night.

If you have nothing to say,
please go ahead.

I need to continue chanting sutras
for my mom.

Uncle Wenshen, have some tea.

You should know
about General Xiuwen's matter back then.

(To whom did you give the edict
summoning Heiyun Cavalry to the capital?)

Dowager Consort Qin.

I never intended to harm Grandmother.

She came at me with a blade.

She wanted to get rid of me.

Just like she killed my mom,
she wanted to kill me too.

Was I supposed to just sit
and let her take my life?

You probably don't know.

The tree that struck
and injured Grandmother

was planted by my mom back then.

She killed my mom,

and now she died under that tree.

You could say it's karma.

Uncle Wenshen, at this Longevity Shop,

what you talk about every day
is just good and evil being repaid.

You chant every day,
yet you still can't see through it?

Good and evil are repaid indeed.

Li, you are very smart.

You don't seem like your father's child.

I'll take that as a compliment from you.

These past days,
I've been tossing and turning.

I've been thinking about you.

About me?

About everything you've done
since you came down the mountain.

You admonished Ms. Wang,
reclaimed your dowry,

and ran Shende Shop so successfully.

You married Prince Ding

and won his favor.

Now, at the Ye residence,

you cleared your mother's name
and avenged her.

These are things I know.

What about the things I don't know?

Someone like you,

so meticulous and cold-hearted,

can turn anyone
into a pawn in your hand.

You came to me today

definitely not just
to tell me this, right?

I heard Jinbao Shop
is no longer mine to run.

And you've given that estate
in the western city to your wife too.

Did you know

how much monthly turnover
a shop on West Market generates?

That's a gold mine of a business.

Not to mention supporting commoners.

Even supporting a hundred mansion guards
would be more than enough.

You gave such a vital lifeline

to someone else so casually?

She is my wife, not someone else.

'She is my wife, not someone else'?

But you told me initially

that too many in court and out
are watching you,

and Ms. Wen can't run things,

so you'd only feel at ease
if it was handed over to me.

Now, just to make a beauty smile,
you gave it away so generously.

Now you don't mind
others eyeing you warily?

Times have changed.

I've even taken on a post
in Jingzhao Prefecture.

Why would I fear them
being wary of me over a few shops?

You're done for.
Mo Xiuyao, you're done for.

How are you different from
a doomed ruler with a wicked favorite?

Giving all your wealth
and power to a beauty.

This is the sign of a fallen country.

Do you still want this?

What's this?

What? Didn't you ask me
to keep investigating your wife?

I found something.

Seeing how lovey-dovey you are now,
it's probably all for nothing.

You won't even take a look?

If she wants to tell me,
she'll come to me on her own.

Mo Xiuyao.

Is something wrong
with my eyes or my brain?

You stood up!

Once healed, I can stand.

It hurts? You can feel pain now?

So you have sensation.

Let me help you walk a bit.

Come on, slowly.

One, two.

Walk a few steps.

Good legs! You've finally stood up.

The heavens
have truly opened their eyes!

Tonight, I'll host a banquet
at Qingfeng Mingyue Tower.

Let's drink till we drop!

Keep your voice down.

Don't make it known
that my legs are healed yet.

I'm the first to know?

Your wife sure has skills.

She actually healed your legs.

No wonder. No wonder you gave her
all your family fortune.

This has transcended love.

This is practically a debt of rebirth.

I admit I was narrow-minded.

Not just those few shops.

Even if you gave her
my Qingfeng Mingyue Tower,

I'd be willing to.

Did you come today
to discuss any serious business?

Is there still no news from Huaixi?

In such a mood now, talking about Huaixi

isn't appropriate.

I toast to you with tea instead of wine.

Can we talk business now?

Huaixi.

Once Gongshu Yang arrived in Huaixi,

he's turned that place upside down.

The various clans
were biting at each other.

In the end, they pushed forward
a guard named Qiu as the scapegoat.

He was once the Zhou family's guard

and Marquis Muyang's confidant.

Now he's become a discarded pawn
no one wants.

Will they

let such a man live and talk?

The Zhou family
does have a firm grip on Huaixi.

They won't let Gongshu Yang dig.

Exactly.

They've tried every trick,
soft and hard, overt and covert.

Gongshu Yang still needs
to put in some effort.

But I think

he'll have solid evidence on the Huaixi
weaponry case sooner or later.

After all, behind him

stand the young emperor
and the Empress Dowager.

No one dares to really touch him.

Also, Gongshu Yang
is an upright official.

He won't stop
until he achieves his goal.

Yao,

although our goal
is to bring down Marquis Muyang,

more importantly,
we need to find evidence

to overturn the case
for you, your family,

and the entire Heiyun Cavalry.

What? You want to...

overturn Prince Ding's case?

You want to do something
that even top-rank officials dare not?

Are you crazy?

But why?

Just for Mo Xiuyao?

That's how you think of me?

Does it have to be for a man?

Can't it be for the 30,000 soldiers
who haven't been exonerated?

For the peace and safety
of the common people,

for the majestic authority
of our country,

and for justice and righteousness?

Alright, I am doing it for my mom.

(Hearing my maternal grandfather
had left the mountain)

(and prepared to join forces
with court officials to clear his name,)

(General Xiuwen listened to my mother)

(and revealed the edict's location.)

(But after my mom obtained the edict,)

(it was snatched away
by my father and Uncle Wending.)

Mo Xiuwen died because of that.

The entire Prince Ding's household
was implicated.

And those 30,000 Heiyun Cavalry
who were wronged.

These are all debts my mom

and Lishan Academy owe.

I must repay them.

Now I understand.

Your descent down the mountain
has two purposes.

One is revenge,
and the other is repayment.

You keep your accounts straight.

Then why did you come to me?

If Father is right,

that edict should now
be in Dowager Consort Qin's hands.

Dowager Consort Qin and your master,

Master Xiankun, had a deep bond.

I want to know if you know
about Dowager Consort Qin

and what I should do

to make Dowager Consort Qin
give something so critical to me.

My master

served as an observatory officer
in the Bureau of Astronomy.

When Dowager Consort Qin
was selected as a consort,

my master went as the marriage envoy
to Nanyi to escort her.

It was then that the two of them met.

The renowned dragon painting
of Master Xiankun in Nanyi

happened during
that marriage procession?

Nanyi had suffered a severe drought
for over three years then.

Riverbeds cracked,
and the land was parched.

My master saw corpses
of the starved everywhere,

and the people suffered.

His heart ached for them.

So on the day of the ceremony,
he wielded his brush and painted.

It is said my master's brush
flowed like a dragon.

Soon, a giant dragon appeared
on the paper, vivid and lifelike.

With the final dotting of the eyes,

that giant dragon tore through
the paper and vanished.

In that moment,

thunder roared across the sky,
and dark clouds swirled.

Then the rain fell.

That miraculous? Really?

My master certainly had true abilities.

Dowager Consort Qin
also firmly believed it.

And then what?

From Nanyi to the capital,
they spent several months together.

Under my master's influence,
Dowager Consort Qin

also became obsessed with divination.

Their conversations always revolved
around the Dao of heaven and fate.

Once in the palace,

whenever Dowager Consort Qin
was undecided, she'd consult my master.

But the good times didn't last.

The late emperor died,
and the Eastern Palace was on fire.

My master was implicated
in the Eastern Palace case

and got beheaded.

Master, Consort Qin...
Consort Qin has come to see you.

How did you get involved
with people from the Eastern Palace?

I've managed to see those accusations.

The Eastern Palace people
just randomly implicated others.

But don't worry, the Empress
will figure something out.

Alright, I'll rest assured.

You are truly a fool.

It's a pity

time passes quickly
and can't be relived,

and the world turns.

This is what I should bear.

Don't go to the Empress anymore.

It's useless.

Master, you mustn't give up.

Empress...

Wenshen, you go on ahead.

Master...

I'm fine.

Let us say a few more words.

You said the Empress and I
have linked fates and fortunes.

If I go beg her again, she will help.

It's useless.

Linked fortunes
with the Empress Dowager?

My master divined

that the Empress Dowager's natal star
lights Dowager Consort's Ziwei Palace

as her fated noble one.

Pity the Empress Dowager

couldn't clear my master's name
in the end.

I don't know why
Dowager Consort Qin did that

or why she didn't produce
the testamentary edict.

But now,

it won't be easy
to get her to hand it over.

It will naturally take some measures.

Have you figured out what to do?

I have to rely on Master Xiankun.

On my master?

Let's wait for an opportune moment.
Heaven will help us.

(Marquis Muyang's Mansion)

Can't hold on
after just this short time?

Didn't Guard Qin
usually train you people?

Higher.

Just ahead.

Guard Qin.

Young Lord.

Long time no see.

Have you been busy?

Young Lord,

Marquis Muyang instructed me
to run an errand. I just got back.

Well done.

You're deeply valued by my father.
The capable should do more.

Unlike me, who's just a hedonist.

Idle all day, I can only drink
and make merry here.

It's quite boring.

Please don't say that.

You came just in time today.

I have fresh mutton here.

Guard Qin, why not sit down
and drink with me? How about it?

I have urgent matters to attend to,

so I won't disturb your enjoyment.

I take my leave.

You are very disapproving, Guard Qin.

That's not good.

Pork is fatty, mutton is savory,

and beef is quite chewy.

Each has its merits and drawbacks,
hard to rank.

But they say men
are the paragon of all beings,

and human flesh
combines the best of all things.

Roasted, it is supremely delicious.

The meat isn't even cooked yet.

Guard Qin, how can you leave now?

Young Lord!

I've been looking for you.

Registrar Tan has returned,

bringing a letter from your mother

and all sorts of delicacies
from Lingnan.

All the good food and wine
you could ask for.

Young Lord, come with me
and take a look quickly.

Also, Marquis Muyang has returned.

He's waiting for you in the main hall.

Blockhead.

Let's go now.

Young Lord,
Lingnan is thousands of li away.

How did Registrar Tan
bring those things back?

Later, ask him properly for me.

Alright.

Watching fish?

Carefree and easy.

Let's go back.

On my way here,
I didn't see many servants.

Where did everyone go?

Today I sent them all
to Qiongying Residence.

From now on, among the servants,
only Jin, Ding,

and your Qingyu, Tao, and Xing

can enter the inner court.

No one else can enter.

Why?

The fact that my legs are healed
must stay hidden for now.

No wonder you won't let me remove
those iron rings in your room,

and you've kept the wheelchair.

So you're playing the pig
to outwit the tiger.

Tomorrow I must have Qingyu
buy a pigskin at the market

to drape over you,
a tiger pretending to be sick.

You are absolutely right.

Where did you go today?

Longevity Shop.

Did you make up with Uncle Wenshen?

Not really.

No matter what,
Grandmother died because of me.

As her son,
he must have some resentment.

But Uncle Wenshen is a good man,

clear-minded and reasonable.

He should be able to understand me.

You did nothing wrong.

Don't feel guilty toward him.

I don't feel guilty at all.

I was confident and left him speechless.

I won't let myself
be taken advantage of.

You don't need to console me.

By the way, you said
only Qingyu, Tao, and Xing

can enter this courtyard from now on.

Why not Qingshuang?

Qingshuang?

Yes.

Qingshuang endured so many years
of hardship with me on Lishan Mountain.

Now we've left the mountain together

and entered this mansion together.

She is the person closest to me.

Qingyu and the others
can freely enter Tuisi Pavilion.

Why can't Qingshuang?

Don't worry.

She won't spill that you're pretending
to be a cripple.

Right, Qingshuang?

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

Your Highness,
haven't you already asked once?

There's no maid named Qingshuang
in the mansion at all.

Qingshuang is the maid
my wife has kept since childhood.

She went up Lishan Mountain with her,

left with her upon the edict,

and accompanied her into the mansion.

Did you check thoroughly?

Then it's even more wrong.

The Empress Dowager's edict allowed
only Her Highness to leave to marry.

The mountain guards
acted according to the edict.

No one else but Her Highness
could have left the mountain.

First moon, twelfth day,

(Lishan Academy)
Ye Li left Lishan Mountain alone

with the edict.

(Lishan Mountain
is 100 li from the capital.)

(Ye Li was penniless
and found it hard to move.)

- (Probably, the mountain guards helped)
- Farewell.

- (and raised money for her)
- I'll come back to see you again.

(so she could ride in an ox cart.)

(After days of bumpy travel,
she finally reached the capital.)

- (At Changxing Gate,)
- Young lady,

- (Ye Li seemed to ask for directions.)
- where are we going now?

- (Then she reached the tea stall west)
- I need to get to

- (of the mansion gate)
- Prince Ding's Mansion.

- (to rest.)
- What would you like?

- (She asked for some honey cakes.)
- Thank you.

(Then she asked about the mansion
and how you've been.)

(The stall owner can testify.)

You eat too.

(Only when the sun set did Ye Li leave)

(and go to the Ye Mansion.)

(The road was long and difficult.)

(Ye Li, a frail woman,)

(reached the capital alone
after many hardships.)

(If you have a heart,
you should cherish her.)

Descended Lishan Mountain alone.

Arrived in the capital alone.

Here, this is delicious.

You don't like this taste?
Then I'll eat it.

Want some candy?

I'm not eating.

Then wait for me a bit.
Let's go for a walk.

(When you see tiny whirlpools
on the water surface,)

(the deep undercurrent has already
turned thousands of circles.)

(Thinking carefully,)

(she's been this way for ages.)

(She always talks to herself.)

Qingshuang, you feed it.

(At first I thought
it was just a habit of hers.)

(After all, she has so many
unusual thoughts and behaviors.)

(Talking to herself
really isn't a big deal.)

Eat this.

I won't eat this. I'll eat that.

These shrimp are so fresh.

My lady, you should eat more.

That way you'll stay healthy.

You too.

After you finish, I'll sing for you.

(But now it seems)

(those words of hers
weren't for herself.)

(In her eyes, there is someone
who has always been by her side.)

What's this?

(She would eat with her,)

(read with her,)

(and keep her company through
the dull moments of ordinary days.)

I use it to test medicine.

I'll try it on you later.

It works great.

(From dawn to dusk,
she has never been alone.)

Catch a big one for Her Highness.

Qingshuang, look.

Let me teach you.

In your opinion,
why is my wife like that?

Your Highness,

Her Highness is probably too lonely.

Isn't that a kind of illness?

You could call it an illness,

but the root is in the heart,
not the body.

I've practiced medicine
for years and have heard

when someone suffers a sudden shock,

like losing a close
family member or friend,

they may find it unbearable
and hallucinate,

seeing them vividly before their eyes

and believing them still alive
and never gone.

Then isn't Her Highness mad?

It can't just be called madness.

As Your Highness said,

she went up the mountain young

and was like sisters
with her personal maid.

Then she suddenly left the mountain

and traveled all the way
to the capital alone,

with no one close
in her maternal family to confide in.

She must be heartbroken.

Her Highness is still young
and couldn't cope for a while.

It's within reason that she conjured
an image of someone close.

In this situation,
apart from the delusion,

her words, actions, and dealings
are no different from ordinary people.

Simply put, she's just
deeply heartbroken,

seeking a bit of solace for herself.

How should it be treated?

Any quick-acting method?

No good cure comes from haste.

Moreover, this is a hidden scar,
not curable by medicine.

It should be addressed gradually.

For now, ensure she rests well,

watch her diet,
and keep her mind at ease.

Most importantly, give her heart
something to hold onto,

so she no longer feels lonely.

Family members should
keep her more company.

Over time, she may gradually recover.

More company.

(Lishan Academy)

♪Will be romantic in your eyes♪

You're here. What did you bring?

I had ginseng soup made
for you this morning.

What are you writing?

A letter. A family letter.

To Lishan Mountain?

Yes.

What? No peeking.

Drink the soup first.

Go over there first.

You have to rewrite it.

Let me do it.

Luckily, the inside isn't wet.

Just sit tight and don't make trouble.

Drink the soup first.

♪From all the world,
we share a cup of tea♪

♪Small as the fragrance of a flower♪

♪To share it with you♪

(Preview)

What's wrong?

You've been acting strange.

Li, in the mansion now,

do you still feel lonely?

Was it that night?

Send her away.

Last midnight, a sudden fire
broke out at Prince Li's Mansion.

The fire spread too fast to be put out.

Prince Li has died.

♪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♪