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[The Heir]

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[Episode 16]

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Miss Li Zhen.

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Lord Yan has a letter for you.

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The medicinal ink treatment
might be worth a try,

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but the key to this matter

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is Xianglan's consent.

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Whether my daughter
can be persuaded to agree

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is up to you, Miss Li Zhen.

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What do you think, Miss Li Zhen?

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Please lead the way.

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This way, please.

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Miss Yan.

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Using petals as decoration,

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though the wound hasn't healed yet,

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it looks beautiful.

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Man.

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My Lady, look.

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How is it?

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How did you come up with this idea?

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I heard that

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once in ancient times,

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an emperor's concubine

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accidentally hit her cheek
against a crystal screen,

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leaving a rather large scar.

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Unexpectedly, after the emperor saw it,

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he thought the scar
enhanced the concubine's beauty.

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So, the women in the palace followed suit,

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smearing cinnabar
and rouge on their cheeks

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to imitate the look
of a scar or bloodstain,

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creating a unique charm.

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Later, people named

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this makeup technique "Slanted Red."

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What you have today, Miss Yan,

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surpasses what "Slanted Red" is!

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Exactly.

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My Lady's beauty
is unmatched in the world.

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Right, My Lady?

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Don't make fun of me.

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Man is right.

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Miss Yan.

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Don't belittle yourself.

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You are very beautiful.

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You haven't had a good look around

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since you arrived in Huizhou, right?

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No.

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If you are free today,

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shall I take you out for a spin?

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Really?

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Sure!

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Let's go!

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All right!

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Let's go!

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Today is the happiest I've been

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since I came to Huizhou.

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Even when I was in the Capital,

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I have never been this happy.

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Li Zhen,

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thank you.

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If you like it, Miss Yan,

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I will take you around more next time.

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No one

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really wants to spend their whole life

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living with a veil.

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I recently heard that
when you were in the Capital,

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you actively sought medical advice.

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Why, after coming to Huizhou,

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did you refuse to get treated?

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If I'm not mistaken,

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you did all that

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for the sake of Lord Yan,

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your father, right?

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What are you trying to say?

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You are afraid

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that your illness
will become a burden to him,

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and that your father will be deceived
by people with ulterior motives.

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You are even more afraid that some people,

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once they can manipulate your illness,

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they can hold it against your father.

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Instead of letting him
spend too much time on it and worrying,

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it's better not to treat it,

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right?

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Li Zhen,

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you are indeed different

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from those who flatter

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and pander.

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I like it.

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My illness

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cannot be cured.

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So I just want

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my father to focus,

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be a good official,

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regain the emperor's favor early,

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and return to the Capital.

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Have you told your father

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this before?

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What's the use of saying it?

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If there is any chance of a cure,

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my father wouldn't let it go.

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It will only cause sadness.

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Better not to say it.

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Miss Yan.

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Originally, this time,

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I wanted to change your mind.

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But after hearing what you just said,

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I don't think your condition

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can be cured by this ink alone.

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As expected.

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You think so, too.

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The hardest thing to cure in this world

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is this.

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If the heart cannot be healed,

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everything else is in vain.

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You and the people who care about you

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will still torture each other—

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this is the real dead end.

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Take this ink stick first.

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When you have thought it through,

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come find me again.

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Xianglan.

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I found so many doctors for you,

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and you've been through
so many treatments,

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but they were all to no avail.

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The more things like this happen,

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the more anxious I get.

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I'm afraid that one day,

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when I am no longer in this world,

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there won't be anyone

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guarding you and protecting you like me.

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The hardest thing to cure in this world

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is this.

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If the heart cannot be healed,

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everything else is in vain.

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You and the people who care about you

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will still torture each other—

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this is the real dead end.

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Man.

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Tell Father

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to invite

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Ms. Li Zhen to our residence tomorrow.

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Miss Yan.

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Today is the last day of the treatment.

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Let's see

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if the facial sores have healed.

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Are you ready?

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Wait a moment.

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Lord Yan.

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How about you

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take off the cloth

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for Miss Yan?

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Dear.

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Don't be afraid.

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Zhen, you do it.

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Lord Yan, you should do it.

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No, you do it.

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No, you do it.

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You do it.

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You do it—

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Dear,

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let me see your face.

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It's healed!

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It's healed!

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It's healed...

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Look,

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my daughter's face is healed, isn't it?

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Look, dear.

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It's healed.

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It's healed.

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It's healed!

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It's healed, Father!

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It's healed.

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Thank you, Father.

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Ms. Li Zhen.

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I really don't know how to thank you.

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Lord Yan, you're welcome.

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It's what I should do.

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The healing effect
of your Nine-Treasure Ink

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is truly remarkable.

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Zhen,

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thank you!

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Don't cry.

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If you keep crying,

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you won't be pretty anymore.

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I'll stop crying.

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Thank you!

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[Li Jingfu]

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Jingfu,

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this is the medicinal ink
made by Zhen.

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Look.

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It's even better than
what you made back then.

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Father,

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for the medicinal ink,

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Mother took me into the mountains.

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She told me a lot

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about what happened
between you two back then.

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I originally thought

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you were only focused on making ink

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and were clumsy with words—

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not one to say anything romantic.

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But I didn't expect

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that you had already expressed
your deep affection

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to Mother long ago.

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Silly child,

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what do you know?

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Let me tell you.

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Your father was terrible with his words.

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If he really knew how to be romantic,

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would I complain about him every day?

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Mother, do you know

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what the Matchmaker Herb
I was looking for is?

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Who knows what that is?

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I asked you several times,

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but you just wouldn't tell me.

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This is the Matchmaker Herb
I was looking for.

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Isn't this

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the Red Phoenix Variegated Herb

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I used for the medicine I applied
to your father?

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Yes.

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Dad clearly knew

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it was called Red Phoenix Variegated Herb,

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but still called it Matchmaker Herb
in his notes.

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That's because this little herb

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is the matchmaker that witnessed

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your meeting.

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You're such a fool.

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Why didn't you...

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tell me these things back then?

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Look at you.

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Now you don't even have the chance
to say it.

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Who says there's no chance?

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Mother, what Father didn't get to say,

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I will say it for him.

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What Father didn't finish doing,

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I will continue doing it for him.

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From now on,

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the New Li's Ink Workshop

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will be the hope of our family.

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I'll work hard to make the ink I want.

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I want to support our family

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with my own abilities.

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I want our family to be

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happy.

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Jingfu,

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look at your daughter.

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She's so sweet with her words.

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You really should learn from her.

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Mother,

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this piece of ink was called

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Nine-Treasure Ink
by the Li family's ancestors.

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But since I won't return
to the main family,

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there's no need to call it
by its original name

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and cause misunderstandings.

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You told me before

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that Father used to say

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he wanted to use your name

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to name a piece of ink he made.

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Although Father is no longer here,

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the ink I make

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is just like the ink Father made.

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I will be naming this ink

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Fu Jin Ink

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to commemorate the love

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between you and Father.

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Fu Jin Ink.

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Jingfu.

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Look.

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This is the ink

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our daughter made for us.

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[House of New Li's Ink]

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Miss Li Zhen, how is it?

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A... A little bit more to the right.

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More to the right?

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Right, right.

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Miss Li Zhen,

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is it even now?

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No. This needs to be a little higher.

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A little higher?

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All right.

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-How about now?
-The flower has to go a little higher.

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A little higher?

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Like this?

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Yes, yes.

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Ronghua!

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Why are you here?

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I brought you some good stuff.

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Come in.

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How about this?

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Yes! Hang it up first.

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Ronghua, why did you

290
00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:31,910
carry this all the way here by yourself?

291
00:16:31,910 --> 00:16:33,080
It's so heavy.

292
00:16:33,270 --> 00:16:34,910
Put it down. Let me see.

293
00:16:36,910 --> 00:16:39,040
New Li's Ink Workshop is opening soon.

294
00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,600
I was going to
send you an invitation later,

295
00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:42,910
and here you are.

296
00:16:43,110 --> 00:16:44,360
This is great.

297
00:16:49,810 --> 00:16:50,600
It's great.

298
00:16:51,630 --> 00:16:52,390
Zhen,

299
00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:53,750
if only one day

300
00:16:53,750 --> 00:16:54,870
I could be like you,

301
00:16:54,910 --> 00:16:57,000
free to do what I want,

302
00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,080
how wonderful that would be.

303
00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:58,870
As long as you want to,

304
00:16:58,870 --> 00:17:00,070
you can do it anytime.

305
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,000
Ronghua, my shop is short of hands.

306
00:17:03,030 --> 00:17:04,240
Do you want to come

307
00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:05,349
and help me?

308
00:17:05,349 --> 00:17:06,880
You're daydreaming again.

309
00:17:07,109 --> 00:17:08,680
With my father and brother around,

310
00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,079
it's hard for me
to even step into this shop.

311
00:17:12,550 --> 00:17:14,550
I brought you a lot of good stuff today.

312
00:17:14,550 --> 00:17:15,270
What is it?

313
00:17:15,270 --> 00:17:16,349
I can't help you out,

314
00:17:16,349 --> 00:17:18,349
but I have prepared everything you need.

315
00:17:18,349 --> 00:17:19,000
Look.

316
00:17:19,069 --> 00:17:20,790
This is an abacus made of agate.

317
00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:22,440
It's not as precious as fragrant rosewood,

318
00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,920
but it's durable.

319
00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,380
This is what I usually use.

320
00:17:26,069 --> 00:17:27,270
This account book, too.

321
00:17:27,270 --> 00:17:29,030
I had it custom-made.

322
00:17:29,690 --> 00:17:32,020
It's better than those sold on the market.

323
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:37,880
And this.

324
00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,240
I specifically asked my mother

325
00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:40,900
to buy ejiao from Dong'exian.

326
00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,720
New Li's Ink Workshop is opening soon.

327
00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:43,550
It'll be tough on you.

328
00:17:43,550 --> 00:17:45,350
You must remember
to take care of yourself.

329
00:17:45,350 --> 00:17:47,270
Only when you are healthy,

330
00:17:47,270 --> 00:17:48,870
can everything go smoothly.

331
00:17:49,270 --> 00:17:50,680
This wooden box, too.

332
00:17:50,950 --> 00:17:52,100
You can use it to

333
00:17:52,130 --> 00:17:53,980
keep money and account books.

334
00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:55,880
I got you a lock too. Look.

335
00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:58,720
Ronghua.

336
00:18:00,590 --> 00:18:01,480
Thank you.

337
00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,830
If you stand on ceremony with me,

338
00:18:05,830 --> 00:18:06,960
I will get angry.

339
00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,110
Of course not.

340
00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,550
I will accept all of these!

341
00:18:10,550 --> 00:18:12,400
If any of them break in the future,

342
00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,060
I'll have to come find you,
my Goddess of Wealth.

343
00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:17,110
If you would like something,

344
00:18:17,110 --> 00:18:18,510
I wouldn't dare disobey.

345
00:18:18,670 --> 00:18:20,120
This is great, Zhen.

346
00:18:20,460 --> 00:18:21,800
Ronghua, I'll show you around.

347
00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,050
Here, put it down.

348
00:18:23,270 --> 00:18:23,830
This way.

349
00:18:23,850 --> 00:18:24,150
Okay.

350
00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:25,390
I did it all myself.

351
00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:30,000
This is...

352
00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,440
I once said,

353
00:18:31,550 --> 00:18:33,440
once New Li's Ink Workshop
is ready,

354
00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:34,880
I will personally visit

355
00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,270
to discuss with Master Qi

356
00:18:36,270 --> 00:18:38,270
and invite you to invest in it.

357
00:18:40,860 --> 00:18:44,290
[Contract]

358
00:18:49,550 --> 00:18:50,680
Five hundred taels.

359
00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:52,880
This amount is...

360
00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:54,900
Don't worry, Master Qi.

361
00:18:54,930 --> 00:18:57,130
Let me calculate it for you.

362
00:18:57,790 --> 00:19:00,240
We have hundreds of medicinal inks now.

363
00:19:00,310 --> 00:19:01,270
Even before it is finished,

364
00:19:01,270 --> 00:19:03,000
half of it has already been ordered.

365
00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,160
At the price of three taels of silver,

366
00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:06,480
even before the medicinal ink
is completely sold out,

367
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,270
you'd already break even.

368
00:19:09,510 --> 00:19:12,310
Moreover, on the opening day,

369
00:19:12,310 --> 00:19:14,480
I have invited Lord Yan to be present.

370
00:19:14,750 --> 00:19:15,680
With him there,

371
00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,110
I'm sure I can sell another 100 orders
of medicinal ink.

372
00:19:20,350 --> 00:19:21,590
If you're not convinced,

373
00:19:21,590 --> 00:19:24,270
you can ask the other banks in the city.

374
00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:25,720
With my conditions,

375
00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,790
I bet no one would refuse.

376
00:19:29,590 --> 00:19:31,240
If you have no objections,

377
00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:33,350
let's talk about the profit distribution.

378
00:19:33,350 --> 00:19:34,110
Miss Li Zhen,

379
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,110
I'll keep this contract

380
00:19:36,110 --> 00:19:37,110
for now.

381
00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,680
But if you want those five hundred taels,

382
00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,410
you have to meet someone first.

383
00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,030
Madam, Miss Li Zhen has arrived.

384
00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:51,550
Miss Li Zhen, please.

385
00:19:59,790 --> 00:20:01,590
Miss Li Zhen, please take a seat.

386
00:20:06,790 --> 00:20:09,240
Miss Li Zhen, do you know who I am?

387
00:20:10,090 --> 00:20:11,850
Cuiqiao Cottage's Madam Wang.

388
00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:15,830
[Madam (Da Gu): a polite way
to address ladies in ancient times.]

389
00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,650
Everyone in Huizhou knows you.

390
00:20:16,230 --> 00:20:20,200
Opening an ink workshop and becoming
a manager at such a young age—

391
00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,200
Miss Li Zhen,

392
00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,650
you are indeed extraordinary.

393
00:20:27,550 --> 00:20:28,880
Madam Wang, you invited me here

394
00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:29,920
because of Master Qi's

395
00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,350
investment in New Li's Ink Workshop,
right?

396
00:20:32,350 --> 00:20:34,720
You are straightforward and frank, Miss.

397
00:20:35,350 --> 00:20:36,920
I have one thing to ask.

398
00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,310
It's difficult for a woman
to tread through the world of business.

399
00:20:40,310 --> 00:20:42,720
Doing ink for Li Ink quietly

400
00:20:42,830 --> 00:20:45,310
could've been a good choice.

401
00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:47,880
Why did you choose the difficult path

402
00:20:47,970 --> 00:20:50,930
of opening your own ink workshop?

403
00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,030
Madam Wang, your business reputation
resonates throughout the Nine Provinces.

404
00:20:56,030 --> 00:20:58,880
Once upon a time,
you must have made the same choice

405
00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,440
as I did.

406
00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,510
May I ask—

407
00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,030
have you ever regretted that choice?

408
00:21:10,750 --> 00:21:12,480
You are indeed quick-witted, Miss.

409
00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:13,680
Have some tea.

410
00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,440
Madam, the tea merchants have arrived.

411
00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,640
Please go over and appraise the tea.

412
00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:31,420
Since Miss Li Zhen is also here,

413
00:21:31,420 --> 00:21:32,230
why not help

414
00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:33,980
with choosing the tea?

415
00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:37,880
I don't know much about tea.

416
00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:40,070
How could I dare
to decide this for Madam Wang?

417
00:21:40,070 --> 00:21:42,640
It doesn't matter. Just follow your heart.

418
00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,310
All right then, I shall have a go.

419
00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,220
Madam Wang is here.

420
00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,900
-Hello, Madam Wang.
-Hello, Madam Wang.

421
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:54,480
Today, Miss Li Zhen
will select the tea for me.

422
00:21:56,070 --> 00:21:56,680
All right!

423
00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,160
Whose tea is this?

424
00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:02,920
This is West Lake Longjing.

425
00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,200
The leaves are yellow-green and glossy

426
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,010
with a strong aroma.

427
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,200
It is the top choice for literati
to entertain guests.

428
00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:16,640
This is Dongting Bi Luo Chun—

429
00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,160
also known as "Astoundingly Fragrant."

430
00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,760
It has a silver-green color,

431
00:22:19,790 --> 00:22:22,320
and overflows with fragrance
after brewing.

432
00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,030
Junshan Silver Needle.

433
00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,110
This is a yellow tea,

434
00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,270
with an orange-yellow core.

435
00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:40,480
It's also known as...

436
00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,440
That's enough.

437
00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,480
I got it.

438
00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:43,310
Thank you.

439
00:22:44,750 --> 00:22:45,480
Miss.

440
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,590
This is Yunnan's Pu'er.

441
00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,490
It comes from the same source
as a tribute tea.

442
00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:52,680
Pu'er?

443
00:22:53,310 --> 00:22:54,030
Good tea.

444
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,750
Sir, compared to other teas,

445
00:23:05,790 --> 00:23:07,200
this tea of yours is not as refined.

446
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,400
What kind of tea is it?

447
00:23:10,070 --> 00:23:11,160
Miss,

448
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,640
this is Wild Tea from Houkeng.

449
00:23:14,470 --> 00:23:15,400
Wild tea?

450
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,030
Houkeng?

451
00:23:18,590 --> 00:23:20,310
if my memory serves me right,

452
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,440
it's in Taipingxian, Ningguofu, right?

453
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:23,240
Exactly.

454
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,000
Miss, although this is a Wild Tea

455
00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,270
and looks ordinary,

456
00:23:29,590 --> 00:23:30,590
after brewing,

457
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,040
it has a strong orchid fragrance

458
00:23:33,510 --> 00:23:34,970
and a sweet, mellow taste.

459
00:23:38,270 --> 00:23:40,790
Have a taste, it's very delicious.

460
00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,510
This is the good tea you chose?

461
00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,640
Yes, this is the one.

462
00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:55,150
There were so many good teas
to choose from,

463
00:23:55,550 --> 00:23:56,680
why did you pick

464
00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,350
this ordinary Wild Tea?

465
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,510
I only know how to make ink,

466
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,000
yet you asked me to appraise tea today.

467
00:24:04,070 --> 00:24:05,200
At the end of the day,

468
00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:06,920
it's a test of

469
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,480
my vision and knowledge,

470
00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:09,440
isn't it?

471
00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:11,920
Then tell me,

472
00:24:12,030 --> 00:24:13,920
why did you choose this Wild Tea?

473
00:24:15,510 --> 00:24:18,110
In business, profit comes first.

474
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,800
Making money
is naturally the most important.

475
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,310
So I think

476
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:23,750
it doesn't matter

477
00:24:23,750 --> 00:24:25,480
if the 5 types of tea today
is good or bad.

478
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:26,720
What's important is

479
00:24:26,830 --> 00:24:28,550
I know this Houkeng Wild Tea

480
00:24:28,550 --> 00:24:30,440
has a unique advantage.

481
00:24:31,590 --> 00:24:32,750
What may that be?

482
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,800
It originates from Houkeng.

483
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,590
Houkeng is at the northern foot
of Mount Huangshan,

484
00:24:37,590 --> 00:24:38,680
close to Huizhou.

485
00:24:38,790 --> 00:24:41,720
It was also brought here
by the village head himself.

486
00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,480
Buying from the source leaves more profit.

487
00:24:46,350 --> 00:24:48,200
Just like those ink merchants—

488
00:24:48,590 --> 00:24:50,000
it's the same principle as why

489
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,030
they have to travel a long way to Huizhou

490
00:24:52,030 --> 00:24:53,490
if they want to buy Hui Ink.

491
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,750
I think it's the same for tea and ink.

492
00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,160
Before being polished,

493
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,550
they look ordinary.

494
00:25:06,590 --> 00:25:09,240
Once polished, they are extraordinary.

495
00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:10,960
And the village head told me

496
00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,830
this tea has an orchid scent.

497
00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,350
If pressed into the shape of an orchid,

498
00:25:16,510 --> 00:25:19,200
its appearance will surely be
a hundred times better than now,

499
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,270
and the profit goes without saying.

500
00:25:32,150 --> 00:25:34,070
Miss Li Zhen, you have good judgment.

501
00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:36,440
I will have someone deliver
the 500 taels of silver

502
00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,030
for New Li's ink workshop
to your residence.

503
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:41,980
Thank you, Madam Wang.

504
00:25:42,830 --> 00:25:44,110
Sister, how was it?

505
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,720
I really like this Miss Li Zhen.

506
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,200
I have already sent
the 500 taels of silver on your behalf.

507
00:25:50,790 --> 00:25:51,750
I asked you to come here

508
00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:53,830
because there is another urgent matter.

509
00:25:53,830 --> 00:25:55,110
I have found the Gao Kun

510
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,490
you asked me to look for.

511
00:25:56,990 --> 00:25:59,190
He is now in Xu Village on Mount Jinlong.

512
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,830
This Gao Kun
is indeed Zhao Shen's confidant.

513
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,850
Catching him will definitely bring down
Zhao Shen and the Tian family.

514
00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:23,920
Lord Yan.

515
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,070
Lord Yan.

516
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,070
Zhen, congratulations.

517
00:26:28,070 --> 00:26:28,750
Thank you, Lord Yan!

518
00:26:28,750 --> 00:26:30,030
Greetings, Lord Yan.

519
00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:31,240
Lord Yan!

520
00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:32,830
You look well.

521
00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:34,490
Thank you for the compliment.

522
00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:35,750
Lord Yan.

523
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,680
You were at the completion

524
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:39,830
of the ancient lacquer-soot ink

525
00:26:39,830 --> 00:26:42,110
to see things through
from beginning to end.

526
00:26:42,110 --> 00:26:44,640
This is just a small ink workshop opening.

527
00:26:44,750 --> 00:26:47,400
To have Lord Yan come in person—

528
00:26:48,070 --> 00:26:50,590
what an honor

529
00:26:51,030 --> 00:26:52,200
to Zhen!

530
00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,110
You flatter me!

531
00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:54,020
You flatter me.

532
00:26:54,790 --> 00:26:55,640
Lord Yan.

533
00:26:55,790 --> 00:26:57,440
Since you are here today,

534
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,310
I wonder if you can write a calligraphy

535
00:26:59,310 --> 00:27:00,160
for New Li's Ink Workshop

536
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,480
to be passed down to future generations?

537
00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,400
Zhen, to be honest,

538
00:27:03,510 --> 00:27:05,640
I was just... thinking the same thing!

539
00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,440
Great!

540
00:27:15,030 --> 00:27:15,720
Zhen.

541
00:27:18,550 --> 00:27:20,150
This is such a grand opening,

542
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,400
but you don't have much ink in stock.

543
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,930
What if too many people come

544
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,030
and you can't supply enough ink?

545
00:27:25,030 --> 00:27:25,750
What should we do then?

546
00:27:25,750 --> 00:27:26,960
Mother, don't worry.

547
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,160
I know what I'm doing.

548
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:42,160
Zhen.

549
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,060
Fu Jin Ink!

550
00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:46,160
Bravo!

551
00:27:46,550 --> 00:27:48,030
-Bravo!
-Bravo!

552
00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,480
I'm embarrassing myself.

553
00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:53,110
Official Fan has arrived.

554
00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:54,510
Official Fan?

555
00:27:54,510 --> 00:27:56,040
Official Fan, you're here.

556
00:27:58,030 --> 00:27:59,270
Official Fan!

557
00:28:01,830 --> 00:28:02,640
Miss Li Zhen.

558
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,550
Official Fan.

559
00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,790
Qi Jiu couldn't come himself,

560
00:28:05,790 --> 00:28:08,240
so he insisted I come to congratulate
Miss Li Zhen for him.

561
00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:08,960
Thank you.

562
00:28:09,790 --> 00:28:12,960
Since Lord Yan personally wrote
the calligraphy for Fu Jin Ink,

563
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,440
even if the stock is not fully ready,

564
00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,200
I would like to order 100 sticks

565
00:28:17,550 --> 00:28:20,830
to add some joy
to New Li's Ink Workshop's opening.

566
00:28:22,550 --> 00:28:24,270
What do you think, Miss Li?

567
00:28:25,350 --> 00:28:26,920
Certainly!

568
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,480
If you are willing

569
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,720
to take only 40 sticks first,

570
00:28:31,790 --> 00:28:33,240
I am willing to give

571
00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,570
a 30% discount,
for the remaining 60 sticks. How's that?

572
00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:38,240
Of course!

573
00:28:38,270 --> 00:28:39,270
Good!

574
00:28:39,750 --> 00:28:41,750
Since you are willing to give a discount,

575
00:28:41,750 --> 00:28:44,070
I'll purchase another 50 sticks.

576
00:28:44,530 --> 00:28:45,420
Great!

577
00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,270
Since Official Fan has spoken,

578
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:50,790
I'll order another 50!

579
00:28:51,110 --> 00:28:51,750
Thank you.

580
00:28:51,750 --> 00:28:53,200
I'll add 50 more too!

581
00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,680
Thank you, everyone.

582
00:28:54,790 --> 00:28:55,990
Thank you, everyone.

583
00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:58,550
Miss Li Zhen.

584
00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:00,350
It is time.

585
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,070
Let's open for business.

586
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:19,720
All right!

587
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,880
New Li's Ink Workshop

588
00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:23,750
is officially open!

589
00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:25,960
-Great!
-Great!

590
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:38,330
[House of New Li's Ink]

591
00:29:45,510 --> 00:29:46,270
Zhen.

592
00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:49,070
There were many guests

593
00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,220
at the ink workshop's opening today.

594
00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,580
I saw you were extremely busy,

595
00:29:55,030 --> 00:29:57,630
so I didn't pass you
this congratulatory gift.

596
00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:04,240
What is this?

597
00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:07,150
Open it and see for yourself.

598
00:30:08,030 --> 00:30:09,890
This inkstone has a fine texture.

599
00:30:10,270 --> 00:30:12,200
It works best with medicinal ink.

600
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:14,160
Who gave this?

601
00:30:22,350 --> 00:30:25,710
[For my granddaughter, Li Zhen]

602
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,810
[Fu Jin Ink]

603
00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,310
You made it.

604
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:40,830
You actually...

605
00:31:40,830 --> 00:31:42,880
You actually made it.

606
00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:44,110
You made it.

607
00:31:45,750 --> 00:31:46,750
Third Brother.

608
00:31:46,790 --> 00:31:49,160
How are you still
in the mood to drink here?

609
00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:58,480
Tell me.

610
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,350
We went through so much trouble

611
00:32:00,350 --> 00:32:02,280
putting up all sorts of obstacles.

612
00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:03,030
But Li Zhen

613
00:32:03,030 --> 00:32:05,830
still managed to establish
New Li's Ink Workshop.

614
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:08,750
Not only that,

615
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,700
she also created
some kind of medicinal ink.

616
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:13,160
I heard that for today's opening,

617
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,070
the Ink Affairs Official and his daughter

618
00:32:14,070 --> 00:32:15,960
both went in person to back her up.

619
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,000
Who does she think she is?

620
00:32:23,030 --> 00:32:24,760
Third Brother, I'm asking you.

621
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,270
Why didn't you go stop

622
00:32:26,270 --> 00:32:28,240
New Li's Ink Workshop's opening today?

623
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:29,270
We should've sent someone

624
00:32:29,270 --> 00:32:31,000
to smash her shop.

625
00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:35,270
Smash her shop?

626
00:32:37,270 --> 00:32:39,530
On what grounds should we smash her shop?

627
00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,510
Did she use your pine soot

628
00:32:42,510 --> 00:32:44,720
or your glue?

629
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,590
You took back the old ink workshop.

630
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:52,680
That's because it belongs to our family—

631
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,160
perfectly justifiable.

632
00:32:55,270 --> 00:32:58,070
But what right do you have
to New Li's Ink Workshop?

633
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:00,880
The recipe is her own.

634
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,680
The staff are her own.

635
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,790
She didn't even use
her own grandfather's help.

636
00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:08,830
You want to smash her shop?

637
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,270
Am I some bully or bandit?

638
00:33:14,830 --> 00:33:17,640
Third Brother,
how much have you had to drink?

639
00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:18,480
You...

640
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,790
You're speaking up for her?

641
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:28,750
Hey, what is this?

642
00:33:29,930 --> 00:33:31,920
[To Uncle Jingdong,
Invitation to New Li's Ink Workshop's opening]

643
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,590
This is that medicinal ink?

644
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,160
Li Zhen is so bold.

645
00:33:41,510 --> 00:33:43,710
How dare she send ink here to provoke us!

646
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,310
Who said she sent it?

647
00:33:48,550 --> 00:33:50,000
I...

648
00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,000
I...

649
00:33:54,110 --> 00:33:55,920
I bought this ink...

650
00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:59,000
for 3 times the price

651
00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,590
from an ink merchant.

652
00:34:03,350 --> 00:34:05,160
I just wanted to see

653
00:34:05,350 --> 00:34:08,670
if Li Zhen could really create

654
00:34:08,690 --> 00:34:10,620
the Nine-Treasure Medicinal Ink.

655
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:13,630
She did.

656
00:34:14,230 --> 00:34:15,510
Have you lost your mind?

657
00:34:15,510 --> 00:34:16,150
She did.

658
00:34:17,070 --> 00:34:17,840
She did...

659
00:34:18,510 --> 00:34:19,630
She really did.

660
00:34:21,150 --> 00:34:22,960
You really have lost your mind.

661
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,030
It's just a piece of medicinal ink.

662
00:34:25,190 --> 00:34:26,800
So what?

663
00:34:28,550 --> 00:34:30,070
So what?

664
00:34:33,190 --> 00:34:35,070
So what?

665
00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,360
I'll tell you what.

666
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,710
I, Li Jingdong,
have made ink my whole life,

667
00:34:43,710 --> 00:34:46,920
but I can't make this piece of ink.

668
00:34:49,590 --> 00:34:51,670
So what?

669
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,070
So...

670
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:56,190
Go.

671
00:34:57,630 --> 00:34:58,440
Leave.

672
00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:02,590
Let me be alone for a while.

673
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:04,550
Go.

674
00:35:05,150 --> 00:35:06,230
Third Brother.

675
00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:11,440
I'm making it clear today.

676
00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,550
If you tolerate her,

677
00:35:13,630 --> 00:35:15,560
you're raising a threat yourself.

678
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,920
Today, she sends the invitation here

679
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:19,440
showing off.

680
00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:20,360
Soon enough,

681
00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,160
New Li will take over the main Li.

682
00:35:22,230 --> 00:35:24,320
The family temple, ancestral hall,
and ink workshop

683
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,920
will all change their names
but not their surname.

684
00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,480
Then the Li family
will be the biggest joke

685
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,590
in Huizhou ever.

686
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,230
Don't you regret it.

687
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:45,190
No...

688
00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:50,550
It's truly ridiculous.

689
00:35:51,110 --> 00:35:52,320
A woman

690
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,360
opened an ink workshop?

691
00:35:54,590 --> 00:35:57,440
What a disgrace to Hui Ink.

692
00:35:57,590 --> 00:35:58,480
Right.

693
00:35:58,710 --> 00:36:00,960
She is also promoting some medicinal ink

694
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,820
called Nine-Treasure something
as her signature.

695
00:36:03,910 --> 00:36:04,770
I heard from others

696
00:36:04,770 --> 00:36:06,800
that this ink
has been lost for over a century.

697
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:08,670
I don't believe she can create it.

698
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,110
It must be a fake.

699
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,400
Wh-Why don't I get someone
to buy a few pieces,

700
00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:21,710
and claim it ruined their health?

701
00:36:21,710 --> 00:36:24,170
That will surely ruin
New Li's Ink Workshop.

702
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:28,280
It's just a small ink workshop.

703
00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:29,760
You don't have to bother.

704
00:36:31,670 --> 00:36:32,630
These days,

705
00:36:33,150 --> 00:36:34,710
Lord Yan has been looking after Li Zhen

706
00:36:34,710 --> 00:36:36,230
because she cured

707
00:36:36,550 --> 00:36:38,150
Miss Yan's chronic illness.

708
00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:38,800
If you go now,

709
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,230
you might just bring trouble
upon yourself.

710
00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:43,150
I'll have someone else go.

711
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:46,110
Master.

712
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:49,570
A letter has arrived from the Capital.

713
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:05,480
Great!

714
00:37:07,030 --> 00:37:09,000
This is truly joyous news

715
00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,510
for our Tian family.

716
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,650
Master, what joyous news is it?

717
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,230
I've found our daughter

718
00:37:15,230 --> 00:37:18,590
an excellent match in the Capital.

719
00:37:19,190 --> 00:37:19,920
Really?

720
00:37:22,030 --> 00:37:24,630
I was just worrying
about Ronghua's marriage.

721
00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:25,770
This is wonderful.

722
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:27,440
Whose son is it?

723
00:37:27,590 --> 00:37:28,720
He is the grandson of

724
00:37:29,190 --> 00:37:30,840
Lord Xu from the Capital.

725
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:32,960
As far as I know,

726
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:34,510
this Lord Xu

727
00:37:35,070 --> 00:37:36,550
dotes on his only daughter

728
00:37:36,550 --> 00:37:37,670
very much.

729
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:39,550
Lord Xu?

730
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:41,840
If our Tian family

731
00:37:42,110 --> 00:37:43,840
can secure this marriage,

732
00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:48,000
we'll have a backer in the Capital.

733
00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:49,670
In the future,

734
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:51,780
it will be of great benefit

735
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,320
to our Tian Ink.

736
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,550
Our Tian Ink will be able to thrive.

737
00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,550
Then... Then, when I go out drinking,

738
00:38:00,590 --> 00:38:01,320
won't everyone

739
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,710
have to defer to me?

740
00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:04,960
Just thinking about it feels great.

741
00:38:06,550 --> 00:38:07,110
Father.

742
00:38:08,230 --> 00:38:09,710
Lord Xu is no ordinary man.

743
00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:12,500
Would such a prominent family

744
00:38:12,710 --> 00:38:13,760
really be willing to marry someone

745
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,620
from a merchant family like ours?

746
00:38:18,110 --> 00:38:20,400
Brother, what a party pooper you are.

747
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:22,550
What's wrong with our family?

748
00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:24,480
Since ancient times,
officials and merchants are distinct.

749
00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:26,000
The divide is as deep as a chasm.

750
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,880
If you don't understand, shut up.

751
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:34,230
Master.

752
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:37,070
Chang is right.

753
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,330
How could a family like that

754
00:38:40,630 --> 00:38:42,320
take a fancy to us?

755
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,760
It's not about whether they fancy us,

756
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,110
it's whether we fancy them.

757
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:51,400
Rumor has it

758
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,070
that when this child was young, a fever

759
00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:55,630
damaged his brain.

760
00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:57,190
That's why

761
00:38:57,550 --> 00:38:59,480
he's still not engaged at this age.

762
00:38:59,590 --> 00:39:01,110
This is also why we have

763
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,190
the chance to secure this marriage.

764
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,670
Master, he has a damaged brain?

765
00:39:10,670 --> 00:39:12,590
Then he's a fool!

766
00:39:14,150 --> 00:39:15,030
I don't think

767
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,710
it's that serious.

768
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,150
Then again,

769
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,360
if there's nothing wrong with this child,

770
00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:26,440
such a good thing

771
00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:29,140
would never fall into the lap
of our Tian family.

772
00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:29,800
No way!

773
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,590
Father, I won't marry him!

774
00:39:33,510 --> 00:39:35,670
You already treated me
like an object once.

775
00:39:35,670 --> 00:39:37,670
Are you going to
repeat the same mistake today

776
00:39:37,670 --> 00:39:39,190
and do it to me a second time?

777
00:39:39,190 --> 00:39:40,400
What nonsense!

778
00:39:40,670 --> 00:39:41,880
Is this

779
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:43,200
the same as last time?

780
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,670
Do you know how much money

781
00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:48,360
and effort I've spent

782
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:50,360
for this marriage?

783
00:39:50,670 --> 00:39:52,590
For the honor of our Tian family,

784
00:39:53,110 --> 00:39:55,110
you will marry him

785
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:56,360
whether you

786
00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:57,630
want to or not.

787
00:39:58,760 --> 00:39:59,590
Master.

788
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,110
Please don't get mad.

789
00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:04,800
Can we take our time to discuss this?

790
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,030
Discuss what?

791
00:40:07,510 --> 00:40:09,360
What a bunch of useless fools.

792
00:40:09,710 --> 00:40:11,510
There's no need to discuss this.

793
00:40:11,590 --> 00:40:12,920
My word is final.

794
00:40:13,630 --> 00:40:14,320
Chang.

795
00:40:15,230 --> 00:40:15,960
Sheng.

796
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:17,630
You two stay at home

797
00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:19,510
and keep a close eye on your sister.

798
00:40:19,510 --> 00:40:20,910
Don't let her run around.

799
00:40:21,630 --> 00:40:23,030
Just stay at home

800
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,070
and stop letting
your imagination run wild.

801
00:40:25,070 --> 00:40:26,400
Once we get word from the Capital,

802
00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:27,510
we'll leave

803
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,850
and you'll get married right away.

804
00:40:32,590 --> 00:40:33,480
Master.

805
00:40:34,070 --> 00:40:34,670
You...

806
00:40:42,630 --> 00:40:43,510
Is Master back?

807
00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:44,480
Where is he?

808
00:40:44,550 --> 00:40:45,230
Inside.

809
00:40:45,670 --> 00:40:46,440
Master!

810
00:40:48,150 --> 00:40:49,150
You're injured.

811
00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,060
I'll go get some medicine.

812
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:53,630
Rouge ink.

813
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:54,730
Just apply this.

814
00:40:56,550 --> 00:40:58,150
Gao Kun is very cunning.

815
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:00,960
It took a lot of effort to catch him.

816
00:41:01,070 --> 00:41:02,190
He's locked up now.

817
00:41:06,190 --> 00:41:07,250
By the way, Master,

818
00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:09,440
you weren't at
the House of New Li's Ink's opening.

819
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,570
Miss Li Zhen should be there right now.

820
00:41:11,630 --> 00:41:12,630
It's not far away.

821
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:14,110
How about we go take a look?

822
00:41:14,110 --> 00:41:14,760
No need.

823
00:41:15,230 --> 00:41:16,160
Business first.

824
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,300
[Huizhou Prefecture Office]

825
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:33,110
Master Qi, what brings you here

826
00:41:33,110 --> 00:41:34,150
for a visit?

827
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:35,440
Lord He.

828
00:41:36,070 --> 00:41:37,200
Sorry to bother you.

829
00:41:38,020 --> 00:41:40,950
Please take a look at these.

830
00:41:39,890 --> 00:41:43,200
[Magistrate of Huizhou,
He Wenchang]

831
00:41:43,570 --> 00:41:44,390
[Account Ledger of Revenues
and Expenditures of Shexian Prefecture]

832
00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:54,000
Master Qi,

833
00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:57,320
what are you trying to say

834
00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:58,630
showing me this?

835
00:41:59,110 --> 00:41:59,880
Lord He,

836
00:42:00,070 --> 00:42:01,510
you've just arrived in Huizhou,

837
00:42:01,510 --> 00:42:03,510
so you might not be fully aware
of the situation.

838
00:42:03,510 --> 00:42:05,190
Zhao Shen, Magistrate Zhao,

839
00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:07,360
has been taking bribes for years.

840
00:42:07,590 --> 00:42:08,880
He abuses his power

841
00:42:09,110 --> 00:42:10,570
and oppresses the locals.

842
00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:13,670
Every single detail is recorded here.

843
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,320
Please judge wisely.

844
00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:23,840
This is no small matter.

845
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:27,670
Master Qi, you must act with caution.

846
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,760
Handling a case requires evidence—

847
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,800
both witnesses and material evidence.

848
00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:34,920
If we only rely on these account books,

849
00:42:35,630 --> 00:42:38,230
I'm afraid they might
be suspected of forgery.

850
00:42:38,670 --> 00:42:40,330
Lord He, given your position,

851
00:42:40,510 --> 00:42:43,170
it's perfectly normal
for you to have concerns.

852
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,360
But please rest assured, My Lord.

853
00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,030
Besides this evidence,

854
00:42:47,510 --> 00:42:49,510
the confidants who helped Zhao Shen

855
00:42:50,190 --> 00:42:52,000
have also been captured by us.

856
00:42:52,030 --> 00:42:52,840
What?

857
00:42:53,670 --> 00:42:54,110
You...

858
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,670
You are just a merchant.

859
00:42:57,670 --> 00:42:59,870
How can you act on behalf of His Majesty?

860
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:01,070
Qi Jiu,

861
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,070
your actions are truly a transgression.