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[A Splendid Match]

[Episode 13]

[Gu Residence]

Why is it only the two of you?

Where's Zhao Jie'er?

She said she had no appetite
and wouldn't come for meals for the next few days.

That makes sense.

It's getting hotter.

How about having the kitchen

deliver meals to each room starting tomorrow?

It spares everyone
from walking through this heat.

By the way, Lord Mu of the Crown Prince's Court

asked me about you yesterday.

Me? For what?

He didn't make it clear. But I understood that

he intended to propose
a marriage for his eldest son.

Lord Mu's eldest son?

Mu Zhi Di?

I think it's a good match.

The Mu family is scholarly.

Lord Mu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy,

currently serves as a Senior Fourth Rank
in the Crown Prince's Court.

As the Crown Prince's official, he's promising.

Father.

Father.

I really don't want to marry into the Mu family.

Why? Is anything amiss with the Mu family?

It's because of Mu Zhi Di.

Have you ever seen him?

No. Is he... flawed?

He's not flawed, but his looks...

You haven't seen him. He's...

like a stone pillar.

If I marry him, I'll be a joke.

A stone pillar?

What childish talk.

He's a legitimate eldest son,
normally beyond your reach.

But he doesn't belittle illegitimate ones.

How could you be picky about his looks? Honestly.

- I really don't want to marry him!
- Shut up!

Never judge people by their looks.

It's so ill-mannered.

Marriage is for parents to decide
and matchmakers to arrange.

There's nothing you can interpose.

Father only cares about status and wealth,
not looks or character.

Mother, could you help me out?

I really don't want to marry Mu Zhi Di.

Actually, I talked to him about this,

and advised him to consider your opinion.

But... he disagreed
and forbade me from interfering.

Mother, I beg you. Please speak for me.

But he won't listen.

You're the head lady of the family.

After all, I was raised under your care.

You can't just disregard me, Mother!

I beg you, Mother! Please speak for me.

Second Miss, Madam is weak now.

That's too much for her.

Mother, I beg you.

I'm also...

I'm also at my wits' end.

Second Miss, please go back for now.

I know you hold a grudge against Concubine Song,

so you refuse to help me on purpose.

Second Miss, how can you say so?

Madam is tired. Please leave.

Don't touch me!

Lan'er.

What? You want to stop me?

Move!

Mother.

I...

Lan'er.

Nanny Zhou is dead.

What should I do now? Lan'er.

Lan'er.

They said she was sent to the countryside,

but died at midnight.

Madam even ordered them
not to cover her funeral expenses,

and to throw her body into the mass grave.

Lan'er.

What should we do, Lan'er? It's Nanny Zhou!

Mother, stop crying.

I'll approach the stewards tomorrow

and ask them to buy Nanny Zhou a coffin.

Will they obey you?

They told you this because
they expected money from you.

Yes, yes. You're clever.

But, Lan'er, why did you come to me this late?

Were you bullied?

Bullied?

I won't be bullied by them.

They think they can control me
by manipulating my marriage?

Never!

Madam is making an issue of your marriage?

What on earth does she want?

She won't succeed.

Mother, before Nanny Zhou left for the countryside,
she told me something.

She said once it's revealed...

By the way, please tell your mother for me...

What is it? Tell me.

Do you remember Concubine Yun?

Concubine Yun?

You mean Yun Xiang?

Madam, please have some tea.

[Concubine Yun, Gu De Zhao's Concubine]

Of course I remember her.

She was Madam's dowry maid,

given by her to your father as a bedmaid.

When she was seven months pregnant,

she mistakenly ingested a medication
that induced labor

and died with her unborn baby.

But why did Nanny Zhou tell you this?

Yu Ping, Concubine Yun's maid back then,
told Nanny Zhou

that Madam caused Concubine Yun's death.

What?

I've decided to find Yu Ping
to reveal what happened.

That way, Father will argue with Madam.

In the chaos, they'll have no time
to be concerned with my marriage.

And when Father knows the truth,
he'll hate Madam.

Maybe... he'll recall your virtues,

and we can return to the days we once had.

Yes.

You're right, Lan'er.

Okay.

Thank you, Third Master,

for supporting our temple over the years.

You are welcome, Abbot. It's what I should do.

However...

Amitabha Buddha. I shall take my leave now.

Please, Abbot.

Qing Pu, buy some sachets for me up ahead.

Yes, Miss.

How's it going with your family issue?

You want to persuade
your parents to get a divorce?

I know divorce doesn't bring a good reputation.

But does reputation matter more than life?

In that situation,
my father still favors that Concubine Song.

It's so disheartening!

Is your mother willing to divorce?

She isn't.

I really don't know what she's worried about.

Other families might tolerate it
for their reputation.

But that won't happen in our family.

If she can divorce and return to Tongzhou,

my grandmother certainly won't make things
hard for her.

Instead, she'll be pitied.

Perhaps she doesn't want
to break Old Madam Ji's heart.

Is that so?

I am also guessing.

However, many people appear gentle on the outside
but are tough on the inside.

The closer you are,
the less they're willing to show weakness.

But I'm worried
that her health won't permit this.

The physician said her lingering illness was
due to both rhubarb-containing medication

and her excessive concern.

A family issue can be more complex
and risky than a business.

Forget it, forget it.

Why am I telling you this?

Why can't you tell me?

Because you're a man.

Most men can't understand these conflicts.

Why can't we?

Because you men
are the very cause of these conflicts.

Not only the cause, but also the prize.

Think about it.

Concubine Song and my mother held no grudges,

but are in a life-and-death struggle now,

simply because they both married my father.

Fair point.

May I take you somewhere?

This is a wonderful place.

Whenever I am upset,
I come and stay for a while.

You said

you were worried that the family issues
might stop your mother from recovering.

You can bring her here for a brief stay.

Enjoying mountains and springs,

with no outsiders to disturb you.
Perhaps with a change of pace,

she'll change her mind.

It's a good idea.

But I'm worried that once she knows
this is your residence,

she'll feel uneasy.

You have a point.

Then don't tell her it's mine.

Just say it belongs to a friend.

All right.

Then I won't stand on ceremony.

You may rise.

There's no need for ceremony.

His courtyard is near Baoxiang Temple,

elegant and tranquil,

surrounded by pleasant scenery.

It's a perfect place for your recovery.

[Virtue Illuminates Prosperity Hall]

But... wouldn't that be too much trouble?

Not at all.

He's Second Brother's friend.

Upon hearing of your condition,
he offered to let you stay there.

Is that so?

That's great.

Let's move there in a few days.

Great!

Nanny and Mo Lan will come along, too.

That would be lovely.

I can go, too?

Then we must pack soon.

It's cold in the mountains.
We must bring lined clothes.

And don't forget Madam's favorite food.

Where are you going?

I'm in.

Who said you were invited?

Speak of the devil and he comes.

Sure.

We'll all go.

See?

[Yu Ping, Concubine Yun's maid]

Yu Ping?

It's been years, Concubine Song.

Do you know what to tell Master later?

What else?

I'll simply tell him the truth.

[Amiability Leads to Harmony]

The tea has gone cold. Refresh it.

Yes, Master.

Why is it you?

Why not me?

Aren't you supposed to be grounded?

Who released you?

Lan Jie'er?

Not Lan'er.

I disguised myself as a nanny and snuck out.

Were it not for an urgent matter
that I must tell you in person,

I wouldn't have been so hurried.

What is it?

Master, do you remember Concubine Yun?

Why bring her up all of a sudden?

Didn't you hate her most?

I naturally hated her back then.

You doted on her so much.

I'm only human.

How could I not envy her?

There was nothing to envy.

She didn't give birth.

Her fortune was far more meager than yours.

Enough. Don't mention it.

That only adds to my sorrow.

[Amiability Leads to Harmony]

What's this for?

Lan'er's maid Zi Ling went home
for her younger sister's wedding,

and coincidentally saw Concubine Yun's maid.

Do you remember Yu Ping?

She told Zi Ling a lot.

What did she say?

She said she knew who switched
Concubine Yun's medicine,

and caused her death with her unborn baby.

[Amiability Leads to Harmony]

Yu Ping?

Greetings, Lord Gu.

I'm Yu Ping, Concubine Yun's maid back then.

Back then, you knew her premature labor
was caused by an abortifacient.

But...

But an abortifacient and an anti-abortifacient
were placed in separate cabinets.

How could Cui Ping mix them up?

At that time, besides Cui Ping and me,

Madam went to
Concubine Yun's private kitchen, too.

She cared about Concubine Yun's diet.

She often went there to check the food,

sometimes staying for quite a while.

When Cui Ping's eldest brother
had an acute disease,

Concubine Yun paid for his fees.

Cui Ping was loyal and
would never harm Concubine Yun.

Since the medicine couldn't be mistaken,

and Cui Ping wouldn't have harmed her on purpose,

then...

it was only possible that Madam switched them.

[Amiability Leads to Harmony]

This... This one is easier.

Okay.

Mother, you're so biased!

You always help Eldest Sister.

I'll help you next time.

But you said the same last time.

Good.

Good.

Father.

Master.

Why is he here all of a sudden?

How disappointing.

Master...

is something the matter?

Tell me. Was Yun Xiang's miscarriage and death...

caused by you switching her medicine?

What did you say?

I...

Why...

Why bring this up now?

Yu Ping is here.

Yu Ping?

You couldn't have forgotten her, right?

You assigned her to Yun Xiang.

Of course I remember her.

She was my personal maid.

What's wrong?

Yu Ping said you secretly switched

the abortifacient
and the anti-abortifacient back then,

which caused Yun Xiang's miscarriage

and death from hemorrhage.

I still remember...

that year,

you saw the marital harmony
between Miao Hua and me,

and thus deliberately gave me Yun Xiang.

Yun Xiang was good,

gentle, and kind. I accepted your offer.

But I didn't expect you to envy Yun Xiang,

and cause two deaths, Ji Han!

- I...
- After all, she was your maid.

How could you have been so cruel to her?

Master, that's not true!

I never harmed Yun Xiang.

I didn't! That's slander!

She was your personal maid, too.

Why would she slander you?

Where's Yu Ping? Bring her over.

I'll confront her face to face.

What's there to confront?

Concubine Yun has been dead for so many years.

All evidence is gone.

You naturally won't admit to it.

No murderer would admit to a homicide.

So you assert that I was the murderer?

Just think

why Yu Ping suddenly returned now,

and who brought her back. Yes...

Who brought her back?

Who?

There's no need to hide it from you.

Concubine Song found her.

Qing Pu, hurry up and find a woman named Yu Ping,

not young, around 30.

She was Madam's personal maid,
but may no longer be here.

No matter what, find and bring her here.

Yes, Miss.

Song Miao Hua again?

Why are you laughing?

I'm laughing

because you believe Song Miao Hua's words.

She put rhubarb into my medicine not long ago.

She's desperate for me to die.

How can you believe her, Master?

Those are separate issues.

Yes, Concubine Song may counter you.

But Yu Ping would not necessarily lie.

You always disliked Yun Xiang,

who raised Rong Ge'er since he was born.

Seeing they were close,

you felt displeased and punished her

by making her work in the private kitchen,

not allowing her to return for months,

and assigning Rong Ge'er's care
to Yu Ping instead.

Do you admit this?

Well, as a mother,

I certainly didn't want my child
to be closer to others.

At that time, Zhao'er wasn't with me,

and I only had Rong'er.

I...

I certainly didn't want him closer to others.

Was that incomprehensible?

What about later?

You gave me Yun Xiang.

But when she was pregnant, you envied her.

Every time I was with her,
you found an excuse to call me away,

saying you were ill, or Rong Ge'er was ill.

- I...
- Relying on the fact that

Yun Xiang's parents worked for the Ji family,

you warned her to know her place,
and not to pester me.

You thought I didn't know?

But... But that's clearly...

I understand.

I understand now.

It's not...

because of Yu Ping's words...

that you suspect me.

No wonder you've...

kept your distance from me since then.

So you've long since asserted

I caused her death.

Act. Keep acting.

If you want to frame someone,
any excuse will do.

Madam,

all he said was Yu Ping's one-sided words,

things that were long gone.

Since you assert that she was the murderer,

show the evidence.

Evidence?

Even if I have any, can I tie your mother up

and send her to the
government office for her crimes?

That's why she's so emboldened.

Besides, she benefited the most

from Yun Xiang's death.

Do we need any more evidence?

By your reasoning,

Concubine Song benefits the most
from today's matter.

So I may as well assert that

Concubine Song found Yu Ping to frame Madam.

You...

You are talking utter nonsense!

Madam.

Miss.

How's it going?

There's no news yet.

When I hurried to the front yard yesterday,

Yu Ping had left 15 min earlier.

I dared not search for her at night.

Early this morning,
Shopkeeper Luo sent searchers.

We must find her.

Otherwise, Madam can't be vindicated
even at Shuntian Prefecture.

I'll search for her as well later.

Eldest Miss!

Take your time.

Eldest Miss! At dawn, Madam said
she was going to see Concubine Song.

Nanny Zhao couldn't stop her and went with her.

As you commanded, I'm here to report.

You did right. I'll head there immediately.

Eldest Miss.

Where's Madam?

She's inside. She kept me out.

I've always felt I treated you well.

What dissatisfied you so much

that you want my death?

You put rhubarb in my medicine,

- and instigated Yu Ping to frame me.
- Frame you?

I didn't.

So you truly believe I caused Yun Xiang's death?

If I truly envied,

you would've been my target instead of Yun Xiang.

That's because you gave her to Master.

To divert his favor from me,

you even gave your personal maid to him.

But you didn't expect her to be more favored
than me, and even got pregnant.

Everyone in the residence
said it was a male fetus.

Master adored her so much

that he visited her after work every day.

Being upstaged by your own person,
how could you not hate?

Besides...

Besides what?

Besides, I guess you've noticed

that he truly loved Yun Xiang.

Doesn't he truly love you, too?

Perhaps he did.

But I'll always remember that day...

when I told him that to marry him,

I had written a letter in blood
and severed ties with my parents.

But you know what he said?

He panicked, saying he had to send me back,

and blamed me for ruining him,

offending a Fourth Rank official for nothing.

But I couldn't go back.

I could never go back.

So I told him I was pregnant, too.

Only then did he drop it.

Tell me...

Was this true love?

Oh, yes! He also told me

that were it not for his desperate need
for the Ji family's support,

he wouldn't have married you.

Without the identity given by my maternal family,

I'm replaceable.

But Yun Xiang was different.

The way Master looked at her

differed from the way he looked at us.

That was true love.

- Eldest Sister, I'm looking for my mother.
- Wait.

Do you know where Yu Ping is?

Yu Ping?

Which Yu Ping?

Last night, your mother brought
a former maid named Yu Ping,

and they visited Master together.

Now your mother is grounded,
and Nanny Zhou is dead.

You're the only one to help her.

Are you sure...

you know nothing?

So what if I know?

Yes, I found Yu Ping.

So what?

If you don't want it known,
you'd better not do it.

Do you know what you're saying?

Let go of me!

Tell me! Why are you framing Madam?

I'm not framing her.

Yu Ping stated clearly

that back then, Madam, out of envy,

switched the medicine and caused two deaths.

Dare you say so at Shuntian Prefecture?

I dare, even in the throne room.

I didn't frame Madam.

It was her own sin.

Her?

You keep calling "her." Who's that?

Why don't you call her "Mother" anymore?

It's because she didn't treat me like a daughter.

When Master intended to
marry you into the Liu family,

she anxiously asked around,
fearing you would suffer.

When Rong Ge'er refused to study,

she begged Master to let him learn business.

Only me... when I begged her so desperately

not to marry me to Mu Zhi Di,

when I knelt on the ground, did she care at all?

Did she inquire about the Mu family?

Not at all!

So you found Yu Ping?

Even the imperial court needs witnesses and evidence
to convict someone.

How can you convict her with one-sided words?

You said Madam didn't treat you like a daughter.

Have you ever treated her like a mother?

Anyway, my conscience is clear.

Since your conscience is clear,
just tell me where Yu Ping is.

I'll confront her face to face.

I don't know where she is.

She said after exposing Madam,
she will surely be retaliated against,

so she dared not return to her former place.

I don't know where she is.

[Full Moon Serene Room]

[Full Moon Serene Room]

[Full Moon Serene Room]

Madam.

What did you and Concubine Song talk about?

Just some secrets behind closed doors.

You're an unmarried girl and needn't know this.

You've been busy today.

You must be hungry now.

I won't keep you any longer.

Madam, no matter what, I'm your daughter.

You can tell me everything.

There's no need to hide.

Madam!

I'll find a physician.

No need.

I've been feeling like coughing.

After spitting out blood,

I feel much better now.

But... this...

Go and grind some ink for me. Quickly.

Yes.

[Divorce Agreement]

Now, you and I no longer share the same heart,

nor can we see eye to eye.

I ask for a parting,

so we may each return to our own path.

[Eldest daughter, Gu Jin Zhao]

[Divorce Agreement]

[Ji Han]

[Misty Waves Rippling]

Master, Madam's servant sent this letter.

Leave it there.

[Divorce Agreement]

[Divorce Agreement]

[Ji Han]

Master.

Get out.

You may leave.

- Yes.
- Yes.

You are coughing on purpose for me to see.

Why did you want to see me, Master?

What does this mean?

This means I want to divorce you.

I think you intend not to divorce me,

but to use it as a pretext
to manipulate and threaten me,

to force me to apologize to you.

So that's what you think.

Look at you, acting like a victim again.

You have always been like this.

Just like back then,
I didn't want to marry Miao Hua.

But you persuaded me,
saying you were willing to bring her in.

The same with Yun Xiang. I didn't mention it.

It was all your decision to make her a concubine.

Every time...

you gained a reputation for being virtuous first,

and acted like a victim later.

You got the best of both worlds.

That year, when you attended a banquet
at the Song residence,

your affair with Song Miao Hua was discovered.

To cover it up for you, I had to bring her in.

As for Yun Xiang,
you had your eye on her for a long time.

You two were flirting.

Couldn't I see?

I didn't want a scandal in our family.

So I brought her in.

I've done so many things for you.

But you think...

I did these for a good reputation.

What else?

I've kept my distance from you these years,

because of not only Yun Xiang's death,

but also your temper.

You're clearly a jealous wife,

but pretend to be virtuous.

You...

"You" what? How dare you talk back to me?

The household is in constant turmoil,
and the children are good-for-nothings.

If you were a qualified lady of the house,
I wouldn't blame you!

Our affection has come to an end.

To tell the truth, quite a few times,

I prepared a divorce letter.

But in the end, I burned it altogether.

It wasn't for you,

it was for our children's marriage.

If you're sensible enough,

don't ever mention divorce again!

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[A Splendid Match]

"Starry Night" - Zhou Shen

♫ I once held a brush to paint the seasons ♫

♫ But I fell into the chasm of time ♫

♫ Every shade of light and dark
became a bitter wine ♫

♫ Every inch of longing turned to sorrow ♫

♫ I've seen through the sunrise and sunset ♫

♫ I can only lament that light and shadow
can not coexist ♫

♫ A single mistake cast old friends away
like drifting seagulls ♫

♫ With each step we drift further,
then one glance back ♫

♫ The heart's burdens turn to rust ♫

♫ I send you on a thousand-mile trip
under the Milky Way ♫

♫ A single thought, ceaseless and unyielding ♫

♫ You have a cherished companion
to share your days ♫

♫ I, alone with my shadow,
drift through the twilight hours ♫

♫ Memories of the past
fill up every wrinkle of time ♫

♫ With each step we drift further,
then one glance back ♫

♫ The heart's burdens turn to rust ♫

♫ I send you on a thousand-mile trip
under the Milky Way ♫

♫ A single thought, ceaseless and unyielding ♫

♫ You have a cherished companion
to share your days ♫

♫ I, alone with my shadow,
drift through the twilight hours ♫

♫ Memories of the past
fill up every wrinkle of time ♫

♫ Memories of the past
fill up every wrinkle of time ♫