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[The Heir]

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[Episode 17]

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You are just a merchant.

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How can you act on behalf of His Majesty?

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Qi Jiu, your action is truly overstepping.

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Besides,

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normally, if a commoner
wants to report an official,

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they either file a petition
on the day of filing,

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or beat the drum of grievance.

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You did neither of these.

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Qi Jiu,

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you are seriously not taking
His Majesty's rules

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seriously.

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Lord He.

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Zhao Shen is the magistrate of She County.

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Both of those options
must go through him.

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If I were to alert him

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and he destroys the evidence,

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the truth will never come to light.

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Moreover, you may not know this.

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We are in Huizhou
under Marshal Qi's orders

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to purchase military supplies.

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What I am doing
is also to rid the people of an evil.

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And as far as I know,

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you have always been just and upright,

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never associating
with those corrupt officials

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in the court.

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Isn't that so, Lord He?

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Of course.

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I didn't expect you

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to have such an identity.

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It was my oversight.

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Apologies for that.

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Rest assured.

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I will carefully investigate this case

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and give you
and Marshal Qi an explanation.

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Thank you, Lord He.

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[Zhao's Mansion]

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My Lord.

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My Lord.

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Who's in charge of this place's

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accounting?

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I am.

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You?

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Well, My Lord.

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She is the eldest daughter
of the Tian family.

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I am Xu Chengde,
the accountant of Tian Ink Workshop.

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How can I help you?

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Where is the accounting room?

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It's in the backyard.

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Listen!

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Take him away.

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You two, go inside

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and take all the ledgers.

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Wh-What's going on?

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Wait, My Lord.

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What law has our family broken?

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You don't know?

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Colluding with corrupt official Zhao Shen
to seize private houses.

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Secretly colluding with banks
to make a profit from loans.

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These things,

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Miss Tian, you should know better than us.

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Lord He has ordered

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to arrest the three men
of the Tian family.

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As for the accountant
and the account books,

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they will be taken
to the government office and detained.

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You should probably
close your store today.

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Let's see how
Lord He's investigation goes.

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Take them away!

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My Lord.

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Mr. Xu!

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My Lord! My Lord!

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My Lord...

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Go!

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Lightly!

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Hurry up!

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That hurt!

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Hurry up!

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Mind your manners!

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Behave yourself!

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Master!

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Don't move.

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Father!

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Don't move.

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Father!

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Father.

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What is going on here?

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Daughter,

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you've seen what's going on?

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The Tian family is over.

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Only you can save me

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and your two brothers.

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Cut the crap.

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Take him away!

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What's going on?

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Go!

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-Master!
-Father!

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Master!

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Get back.

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Mother!

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What's going on?

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Sister!

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The men of the Tian family

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have been taken away by the guards.

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I've been waiting for this day...

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for way too long.

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I know.

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Look how happy you are.

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Come.

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Sister,

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thank you for

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bearing with me recently.

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Today, substituting tea for wine,

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I toast you.

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Good tea, as expected.

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Every time I drink tea with you,

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I feel my good tea is wasted.

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I'm happy.

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So happy.

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The Tian family's father and sons
have been taken away by the government.

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They are now trapped.

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You can finally consider yourself avenged.

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I am happy for you too.

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Now, you should be at ease

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and focus on proper business.

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Yes.

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But a centipede dies hard.

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I'm only worried that the Tian family

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has a backup plan.

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Ronghua, what should we do?

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You have to think of a way.

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Your father and brother are in trouble.

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What will we do in the future?

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We must find a way
to save your father and brothers.

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Nothing can happen to them.

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If something happens to them,

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how will the two of us live?

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I've been helping in the accounting room
these past few years.

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The Tian family's accounts
are clear and detailed—

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I handled them all too.

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They have absolutely nothing to do
with Zhao Shen.

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Have you forgotten
what your father told you?

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The accounts you made

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can only fool idiots.

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Do you think with your accounts,

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we are able to top Hui Ink?

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Mother...

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What do you mean by that?

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Have you forgotten how

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the Luo family fell?

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After the Luo family fell,

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how their belongings

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were sent to Lord Zhao's mansion?

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And how the official silver
over the years

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smoothly ended up

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in his pockets?

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Every single one of these things

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could cost

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your father and brothers their heads.

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Ronghua.

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Ronghua.

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We must think of a way.

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We have to save your father and brothers.

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If they really can't come back,

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I really don't know how I'll live.

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Ronghua, please save them.

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Your father and brothers
cannot be in trouble,

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do you understand?

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Save them.

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Master!

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Ronghua...

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Stop crying.

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I said stop crying.

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Th-There is a way?

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Pack our things.

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We're going to the capital.

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Really?

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Ronghua, you are agreeing?

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Okay.

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I will pack our bags right now.

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Go,

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pack young lady's bags.

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Zhen.

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Zhen.

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Something happened.

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What's wrong, Mother?

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I just went to Butcher Zhang's
to buy meat.

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I heard something happened
to the Tian family.

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Tian Ink Workshop was sealed off.

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Tian Huai'an and his sons

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were also taken to the yamen together.

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Mother, take your time.

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What happened?

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I just went around
to Tian Ink Workshop to take a look.

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There were official seals
on its doors.

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I also heard

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they took away an accountant.

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Who else did they take?

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What about Ronghua? Is she okay?

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I don't think it was Ronghua.

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I heard it was an old man

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surnamed Xu.

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Mother, please keep an eye
on the ink workshop for me.

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I'll go find Ronghua.

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Zhen, slow down!

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[Changsheng Garden]

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Where is Ronghua?

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Where is your lady?

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You're finally here.

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My Lady is going to marry
the dumb grandson

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of the Capital's Lord Xu.

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Go and persuade her!

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Is she inside?

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She is.

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Ronghua!

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Ronghua!

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Zhen.

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What's going on?

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Zhen.

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I'm going to the Capital.

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The Capital?

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Are you really going to marry Lord Xu's

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dumb grandson?

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No.

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You can't ruin your life like this.

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There's no other way.

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Three years ago,

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our family rose to power
by stepping on the Luo family,

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growing bigger step by step.

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Three years later,

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our ink workshop's raided
for a crime we committed.

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My father and brothers
will be punished by law.

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Maybe...

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this is the Tian family's retribution.

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They deserve it.

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They may deserve it,

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but not you.

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I'm also a member of the Tian family.

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Since something happened
to the Tian family,

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what good could happen to me?

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Zhen, I've envied you since we were kids.

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When we were little,

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you were the young lady
spoiled by your whole family.

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Later, even when your family declined,

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your grandfather, your brother,
and your mother

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still treated you with all their hearts.

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No matter what you want to do,

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you can achieve it
as long as you work hard.

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No matter what happens,

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you can fight to the end.

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Ronghua, you can do it too.

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Don't worry.

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With me around,

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no one can force you to go to the Capital.

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Zhen.

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I'm not forced to go

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to the Capital this time.

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I am doing it willingly.

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Ronghua...

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You better think this through.

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Going to the Capital

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is bound to be
jumping into another fire pit.

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Even if it's a fire pit,

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I have to jump in there.

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I can't just watch

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my father and brothers lose their lives.

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Ronghua.

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Zhen.

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You have your path to take,

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and I have mine.

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This is my fate.

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I accept it.

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After today,

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we may never see each other again.

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May everything

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go well for you in the future.

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Never be like me—

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bowing your head to others.

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Ronghua, it's time to go.

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Ronghua.

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Ronghua.

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Ronghua!

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[Post]

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Zhao Shen,

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Lord Zhao.

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I am here to see you off.

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Master Qi.

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You and I have no enmity
in the past or present.

289
00:13:54,550 --> 00:13:56,270
Why are you causing me demise?

290
00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:57,910
I'm causing you demise?

291
00:14:01,670 --> 00:14:02,670
Lord Zhao,

292
00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,640
if you want to talk about demise,

293
00:14:06,090 --> 00:14:08,450
you only have yourself to blame.

294
00:14:09,790 --> 00:14:12,390
You can only blame the fact
that over the years,

295
00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,030
you've gotten too close
to the Tian family.

296
00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:17,960
Lord Zhao.

297
00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,390
Go to Jinling and await your execution.

298
00:14:21,390 --> 00:14:22,080
You

299
00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,030
and the father and sons
of the Tian family—

300
00:14:25,030 --> 00:14:26,960
none of you will escape.

301
00:14:38,750 --> 00:14:39,270
You!

302
00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:41,870
You...

303
00:14:42,150 --> 00:14:42,840
Xiao Qi.

304
00:14:58,340 --> 00:15:01,150
[Capital, Hu's Mansion]

305
00:15:07,100 --> 00:15:09,260
Smile.

306
00:15:09,290 --> 00:15:11,270
[Lord Xu's grandson, Hu Qi]

307
00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,960
Smile. Father, smile.

308
00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,150
[Lord Xu's daughter, Xu Wan]

309
00:15:13,270 --> 00:15:15,270
Are you getting used to the Capital?

310
00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:16,840
Yes, yes.

311
00:15:16,910 --> 00:15:17,910
Thank you, Madam.

312
00:15:20,610 --> 00:15:22,180
Qi, be good.

313
00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:23,720
Massage.

314
00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,710
Young Master is quite lively.

315
00:15:26,990 --> 00:15:27,680
Qi.

316
00:15:27,730 --> 00:15:28,820
Be careful.

317
00:15:29,510 --> 00:15:30,200
Mother.

318
00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:31,270
Qi,

319
00:15:30,770 --> 00:15:32,700
[Lord Xu's son-in-law, Hu Shiyuan]

320
00:15:31,910 --> 00:15:32,790
be good.

321
00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:37,720
Eat.

322
00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,790
There's a lot of meat on the table,

323
00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:41,510
eat more.

324
00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,000
Thank you, Madam.

325
00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:45,080
Ronghua,

326
00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,600
it's a blessing of three lifetimes

327
00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:49,670
for us to marry into the Hu family.

328
00:15:50,670 --> 00:15:53,600
The Madam and the Lord are so good to us,

329
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,380
and Young Master is also a fine young man.

330
00:15:56,550 --> 00:15:58,350
After you marry into the family,

331
00:15:58,630 --> 00:16:01,030
you must be doubly considerate
to your husband,

332
00:16:01,030 --> 00:16:01,870
understand?

333
00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:06,840
Madam.

334
00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:09,550
Ronghua is a good child.

335
00:16:10,390 --> 00:16:13,520
I think she and Young Master
are destined for each other.

336
00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:15,030
It seems

337
00:16:15,460 --> 00:16:16,920
she really is a good child.

338
00:16:17,030 --> 00:16:17,960
Yes.

339
00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:20,900
Thank you for the compliment, Madam.

340
00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:25,410
Just stay here with peace of mind.

341
00:16:27,630 --> 00:16:28,270
Come.

342
00:16:29,790 --> 00:16:30,840
Thank you, Madam.

343
00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,270
Thank you, Lord.

344
00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,440
Thank you! Thank you!

345
00:16:34,510 --> 00:16:35,270
Thank you!

346
00:16:37,150 --> 00:16:39,240
Ronghua, I hope you are well.

347
00:16:39,750 --> 00:16:41,480
Our last hasty farewell

348
00:16:41,670 --> 00:16:43,270
still feels like yesterday.

349
00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,180
I wonder if you are doing well
in the Capital.

350
00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,760
The noble mansions have strict etiquette,

351
00:16:48,910 --> 00:16:50,870
so remember to be careful in your actions.

352
00:16:50,870 --> 00:16:52,360
But if someone bullies you,

353
00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,910
don't compromise.

354
00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:55,600
There is always a way out.

355
00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,750
I wish you all the best.

356
00:16:59,510 --> 00:17:00,870
Run slower,

357
00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:02,320
don't fall again.

358
00:17:03,790 --> 00:17:05,310
Slowly, slowly.

359
00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:08,589
Get up. Are you okay?

360
00:17:08,589 --> 00:17:10,510
My knee hurts! My knee!

361
00:17:10,510 --> 00:17:11,720
My knee!

362
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,000
Are you okay?

363
00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,720
Don't sit on the ground, it's cold.

364
00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:15,680
It's cold.

365
00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,349
It's cold.

366
00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:20,310
Are you hurt?

367
00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,160
It hurts.

368
00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:23,510
It hurts.

369
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,750
It doesn't hurt anymore.

370
00:17:28,750 --> 00:17:30,150
It doesn't hurt anymore.

371
00:17:32,270 --> 00:17:33,510
It doesn't hurt anymore.

372
00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:34,910
It doesn't hurt anymore.

373
00:17:35,510 --> 00:17:36,160
Drum!

374
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,480
I want the drum.

375
00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:38,030
Drum—

376
00:17:38,030 --> 00:17:39,550
Don't move, I'll get it.

377
00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:41,720
Drum.

378
00:17:46,110 --> 00:17:46,680
Here.

379
00:17:49,070 --> 00:17:49,830
Drum!

380
00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:50,960
Drum!

381
00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:52,590
Drum!

382
00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,030
Drum!

383
00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:57,700
Have something to eat.

384
00:17:59,270 --> 00:17:59,830
Eat.

385
00:18:00,350 --> 00:18:01,110
Eat.

386
00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:04,480
Yum.

387
00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:05,830
Eat slowly.

388
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,070
Don't choke.

389
00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,030
Eat slowly.

390
00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:23,890
Have some tea.

391
00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:39,680
Eat.

392
00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:44,510
Eat.

393
00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,960
It's not bad to be a fool.

394
00:18:49,070 --> 00:18:50,920
You can do whatever you want.

395
00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:54,590
Eat slowly.

396
00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:57,640
Slowly.

397
00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:06,830
Madam.

398
00:19:07,350 --> 00:19:08,010
Have a seat.

399
00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:18,510
Do you know why I called you here?

400
00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,080
Please enlighten me, Madam.

401
00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,510
I have seen how

402
00:19:22,510 --> 00:19:23,720
you interact with Qi.

403
00:19:24,270 --> 00:19:25,270
I ask myself:

404
00:19:26,110 --> 00:19:27,840
even as his biological mother,

405
00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,480
I can't help but despise a fool.

406
00:19:32,660 --> 00:19:34,350
Those who can endure this much

407
00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,170
are either deeply scheming

408
00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,050
with ulterior motives,

409
00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,920
or pure and innocent.

410
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:42,550
Which one

411
00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,000
are you?

412
00:19:46,830 --> 00:19:49,690
Naturally, I have a motive
to be willing to take care

413
00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,280
of the Young Master
for the rest of his life.

414
00:19:52,750 --> 00:19:55,590
My father and two older brothers

415
00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,310
are in jail

416
00:19:58,380 --> 00:19:59,980
for bribing the magistrate.

417
00:20:00,330 --> 00:20:01,460
I came to the capital

418
00:20:02,030 --> 00:20:03,550
to save them.

419
00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:06,310
You are quite honest.

420
00:20:09,030 --> 00:20:10,070
Your family

421
00:20:10,070 --> 00:20:11,790
married you to a fool.

422
00:20:12,350 --> 00:20:14,920
Don't you resent it?

423
00:20:16,030 --> 00:20:17,110
Even a saint

424
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,530
would have some complaints

425
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,920
if met with a situation like this.

426
00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:25,920
But I must repay my parents

427
00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:28,510
for raising me.

428
00:20:31,070 --> 00:20:32,330
Foolish filial piety.

429
00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:35,550
Madam, as a mother,

430
00:20:36,270 --> 00:20:37,680
with a loving heart,

431
00:20:38,830 --> 00:20:40,720
naturally you'd hope to find someone

432
00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,350
who is willing to take care

433
00:20:43,310 --> 00:20:45,640
of the Young Master for the rest
of his life you can control.

434
00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:46,960
Someone like me

435
00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:49,790
is the most suitable.

436
00:20:53,310 --> 00:20:55,270
I've always wanted a daughter,

437
00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,030
but I couldn't get one.

438
00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,110
When you marry Qi

439
00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:00,590
and call me Mother,

440
00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,350
you'll be no different
from my own daughter.

441
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:07,880
Thank you, ma'am.

442
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,000
Thank you...

443
00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:13,510
Mother.

444
00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:17,590
Here.

445
00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:40,200
Father.

446
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:41,480
At a time like this,

447
00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:42,680
aren't you anxious?

448
00:21:43,510 --> 00:21:45,370
What's there to be anxious about?

449
00:21:46,030 --> 00:21:47,350
You look like a loser.

450
00:21:49,310 --> 00:21:50,640
You useless thing.

451
00:21:50,790 --> 00:21:52,120
How can I not be anxious?

452
00:21:52,590 --> 00:21:53,790
Lord Zhao has fallen.

453
00:21:53,820 --> 00:21:55,550
What will happen to our family?

454
00:21:57,420 --> 00:21:59,280
Are we going to stay here forever?

455
00:22:04,260 --> 00:22:05,720
The fate of the Tian family

456
00:22:06,350 --> 00:22:08,610
depends on that official in the capital.

457
00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:14,960
Madam Hu,

458
00:22:15,550 --> 00:22:16,950
I've come to say goodbye.

459
00:22:24,300 --> 00:22:25,130
[To Magistrate He]

460
00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:26,700
This is the letter Madam Hu

461
00:22:26,790 --> 00:22:28,510
requested from Lord Xu.

462
00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:30,480
With this letter,

463
00:22:31,790 --> 00:22:35,050
my father and brothers
should be able to get out of trouble.

464
00:22:42,590 --> 00:22:43,720
Thank you, Madam...

465
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,810
for saving the Tian family from disaster.

466
00:22:52,780 --> 00:22:53,540
Ronghua,

467
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,440
when you stay in Hu's Mansion,

468
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,360
you must take good care of your husband.

469
00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,790
Serve Madam well,

470
00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,680
and don't make her angry.
Understand?

471
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,480
Madam, I entrust Ronghua

472
00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,110
to you.

473
00:23:19,830 --> 00:23:20,640
Don't worry.

474
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,750
Ronghua is so obedient.

475
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,160
In the future,

476
00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:26,880
I will certainly love her

477
00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,480
like my own daughter.

478
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:30,750
Thank you, Madam.

479
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:35,720
Mother,

480
00:23:37,790 --> 00:23:40,190
let me walk you back
to change your clothes.

481
00:24:08,140 --> 00:24:14,230
[Ronghua, I hope you are well.
Waiting for your reply, Li Zhen]

482
00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,070
My Lady,

483
00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:30,160
the food has been out for a while.

484
00:24:30,270 --> 00:24:31,330
It's getting cold.

485
00:24:31,510 --> 00:24:33,310
You should eat something first.

486
00:24:34,270 --> 00:24:36,510
I'm not hungry. Clear it away.

487
00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:43,790
My Lady,

488
00:24:44,550 --> 00:24:45,550
you've read these letters

489
00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,400
countless times.

490
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,770
Would you like to reply?

491
00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:45,270
Lord He.

492
00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,110
Lord He.

493
00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,040
Master Tian, what a clever move.

494
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,590
I have received
the letter from the capital,

495
00:25:51,590 --> 00:25:53,270
written by Lord Xu.

496
00:25:57,830 --> 00:26:00,240
Lord He, the Tian family
is really wrongly accused.

497
00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,240
Wrongly accused?

498
00:26:03,420 --> 00:26:06,200
The account books
confiscated from your Tian family

499
00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,730
completely does not match
the ink merchants' purchase orders.

500
00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:13,800
Your family is clearly using
the ink business

501
00:26:13,830 --> 00:26:16,790
to launder illicit money for Zhao Shen.

502
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:20,100
Although Lord Xu has already

503
00:26:20,130 --> 00:26:21,550
shown some concern over this matter,

504
00:26:21,550 --> 00:26:23,020
the evidence is irrefutable.

505
00:26:23,020 --> 00:26:23,670
How could I

506
00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:25,870
bend the law for personal gain?

507
00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,550
You are absolutely right, Lord He.

508
00:26:31,550 --> 00:26:34,510
How could our Tian family
make things difficult for you?

509
00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:35,510
However, My Lord,

510
00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,400
our Tian family
was indeed deceived by a villain.

511
00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:39,830
My father is not fully literate.

512
00:26:39,830 --> 00:26:41,270
He mistakenly trusted the accountant,
Xu Chengde,

513
00:26:41,270 --> 00:26:43,530
and entrusted all business funds to him.

514
00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:44,890
We didn't expect

515
00:26:45,030 --> 00:26:46,640
that this man would collude with Zhao Shen

516
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,100
and frame our Tian family.

517
00:26:49,270 --> 00:26:50,670
Since a mistake was made,

518
00:26:50,830 --> 00:26:52,980
someone has to take the responsibility.

519
00:26:52,980 --> 00:26:54,400
The Tian family will not tolerate it.

520
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,750
Xu Chengde is entirely at your disposal.

521
00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:03,350
Eldest Young Master Tian,

522
00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,200
well played.

523
00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:12,590
The crime is established

524
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,400
and the culprit is found.

525
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:15,400
Tell me,

526
00:27:15,590 --> 00:27:17,960
how should I punish him?

527
00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,780
You are very thoughtful, My Lord.

528
00:27:22,110 --> 00:27:24,680
Our Tian family cannot shirk
our responsibility this time.

529
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,830
We will definitely set an example
to warn others.

530
00:27:26,830 --> 00:27:29,270
Since a mistake was made,
we must accept the punishment.

531
00:27:29,270 --> 00:27:32,200
You can confiscate the 5,000 taels
of illicit money.

532
00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:34,750
As illicit money,

533
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,440
confiscating it is only natural.

534
00:27:41,350 --> 00:27:42,270
My Lord,

535
00:27:43,030 --> 00:27:44,490
you are absolutely right.

536
00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:47,160
In addition,

537
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,720
our Tian family will offer
another 1,000 taels of silver

538
00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,310
to the Huizhou government office

539
00:27:51,310 --> 00:27:53,830
as efforts to set an example
for operation of the ink business

540
00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:55,790
and restore integrity to the industry.

541
00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:58,720
We will have to trouble you
with this matter, Lord He,

542
00:27:58,750 --> 00:28:01,070
which will also
protect your good reputation.

543
00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:01,960
Right, My Lord?

544
00:28:02,270 --> 00:28:03,730
Eldest Young Master Tian,

545
00:28:04,310 --> 00:28:05,790
as someone this scheming,

546
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,620
your talents are wasted here.

547
00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,410
You must be joking, My Lord.

548
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:11,440
Master Tian.

549
00:28:12,270 --> 00:28:15,240
As the Prefect of Huizhou,

550
00:28:15,550 --> 00:28:17,080
I hope your Tian family will

551
00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,480
behave yourselves in the future.

552
00:28:20,350 --> 00:28:21,080
Definitely.

553
00:28:21,550 --> 00:28:23,010
Definitely, definitely.

554
00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:35,240
The Tian family's

555
00:28:35,790 --> 00:28:37,390
savings over all these years

556
00:28:37,790 --> 00:28:39,590
are gone just like that.

557
00:28:40,350 --> 00:28:41,000
Father.

558
00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:43,960
The only thing we can do now

559
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,090
is to cut off our arm to save ourselves.

560
00:28:47,030 --> 00:28:48,480
Where there is life,

561
00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:50,590
there is hope.

562
00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:55,860
[Huizhou Prefecture Office]

563
00:28:58,590 --> 00:28:59,480
Tian Huai'an,

564
00:28:59,750 --> 00:29:00,480
what do you

565
00:29:00,510 --> 00:29:01,640
have to say?

566
00:29:02,830 --> 00:29:03,880
Prefect.

567
00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,730
I was momentarily confused

568
00:29:06,070 --> 00:29:07,510
and employed the wrong person.

569
00:29:07,510 --> 00:29:09,510
Zhao Shen is a shameless scoundrel.

570
00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:11,310
Xu Chengde

571
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:12,790
looks honest,

572
00:29:13,070 --> 00:29:14,310
but he is actually an

573
00:29:14,350 --> 00:29:15,880
insatiably greedy person.

574
00:29:16,350 --> 00:29:18,550
The two of them secretly colluded

575
00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:19,830
over false accounts.

576
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:20,790
I

577
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,340
knew absolutely nothing.

578
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,880
Master, you... you...

579
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:24,590
My Lord.

580
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:25,030
My Lord!

581
00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:25,880
Mr. Xu.

582
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,180
You watched
the three of us siblings grow up.

583
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,070
The Tian family has always
trusted you immensely.

584
00:29:32,070 --> 00:29:33,200
Your son

585
00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:34,480
and grandson

586
00:29:35,030 --> 00:29:36,510
both work at Tian Ink.

587
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,960
Our family respects you as an elder

588
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:40,200
and treats your family

589
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,160
as if they were our own.

590
00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:42,750
How...

591
00:29:43,070 --> 00:29:44,160
How could you trap the Tian family

592
00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,110
in such an unjust position?

593
00:29:47,050 --> 00:29:48,140
Xu Chengde.

594
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,640
Do you plead guilty
to colluding with Zhao Shen

595
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:52,590
to cook

596
00:29:52,790 --> 00:29:53,680
the books?

597
00:29:54,830 --> 00:29:55,680
My Lord,

598
00:29:55,790 --> 00:29:56,590
I...

599
00:29:59,350 --> 00:29:59,830
I...

600
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,790
I... I plead guilty.

601
00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,160
I plead guilty.

602
00:30:06,070 --> 00:30:07,510
I plead guilty.

603
00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:09,640
My Lord.

604
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,270
As the master of Tian Ink,

605
00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:13,940
I know I am at fault too.

606
00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,000
I voluntarily resign as master of Tian Ink

607
00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,100
as punishment.

608
00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:19,240
From now on,

609
00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:22,150
I will never
enter the Huizhou ink industry again.

610
00:30:23,070 --> 00:30:23,790
Very well.

611
00:30:24,110 --> 00:30:25,110
Since Tian Huai'an

612
00:30:25,110 --> 00:30:26,480
has penalized himself

613
00:30:26,550 --> 00:30:28,350
and withdrawn
from the Huizhou ink industry,

614
00:30:28,350 --> 00:30:29,640
I hereby sentence

615
00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:30,680
the criminal

616
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,310
Xu Chengde

617
00:30:32,350 --> 00:30:33,790
to exile in the North.

618
00:30:34,070 --> 00:30:37,030
The Tian family is to return
5,000 taels of illicit money.

619
00:30:37,030 --> 00:30:38,920
The 3 Tian family men

620
00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:39,870
are acquitted

621
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:40,790
and released.

622
00:30:40,790 --> 00:30:41,790
Court dismissed!

623
00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:42,680
Lord He.

624
00:30:43,350 --> 00:30:45,480
There is one thing I don't understand.

625
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,960
The Tian family colluded with Zhao Shen

626
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,270
in corruption.

627
00:30:50,660 --> 00:30:52,750
Why were they acquitted and released?

628
00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:53,510
Master Qi.

629
00:30:54,110 --> 00:30:55,750
The witnesses and material evidence
all point to

630
00:30:55,750 --> 00:30:57,400
Zhao Shen's corruption.

631
00:30:57,830 --> 00:31:00,000
His accountant, Xu Chengde,

632
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:01,160
has confessed

633
00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,510
that he was the one
who colluded with Zhao Shen.

634
00:31:03,510 --> 00:31:05,310
The Tian family was unaware of it.

635
00:31:05,310 --> 00:31:06,240
Lord He,

636
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,080
do you really believe

637
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:10,310
such a claim?

638
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:15,880
Master Qi.

639
00:31:16,230 --> 00:31:17,510
Judging a case

640
00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:19,070
requires evidence.

641
00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:20,270
Even if

642
00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:21,920
there might be

643
00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:23,270
other claims,

644
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,160
a final conviction

645
00:31:25,270 --> 00:31:26,800
still depends on evidence.

646
00:31:27,070 --> 00:31:28,440
I doubt your judgement

647
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:29,750
will convince the public.

648
00:31:29,750 --> 00:31:31,480
As a local magistrate,

649
00:31:32,150 --> 00:31:34,030
you should plead for the people

650
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:35,750
and be just and incorruptible.

651
00:31:35,750 --> 00:31:37,240
As I just said,

652
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:39,510
I only judge cases

653
00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:40,700
based on evidence.

654
00:31:40,830 --> 00:31:41,550
And

655
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,240
it has always been so.

656
00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:45,240
Lord He.

657
00:31:46,510 --> 00:31:49,040
Is it truly impossible
to overturn this case?

658
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:51,070
Master Qi,

659
00:31:51,110 --> 00:31:52,440
figure it out yourself.

660
00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,440
I advise you

661
00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:58,960
not to cause trouble

662
00:31:59,270 --> 00:32:00,200
for Marshal Qi.

663
00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:05,190
Sorry to bother you, Lord He.

664
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:12,240
The Emperor's edict to the ink merchants
and citizens of Huizhou.

665
00:32:12,590 --> 00:32:13,350
Now,

666
00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:16,160
I seek the finest ink in the world

667
00:32:16,310 --> 00:32:18,270
for the exclusive use
of the imperial court.

668
00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:20,000
All Tribute Ink

669
00:32:20,030 --> 00:32:22,400
judged as top quality by the court

670
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:23,840
will be heavily rewarded

671
00:32:24,070 --> 00:32:27,680
to encourage the ink trade
to continue improving its skills.

672
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:28,790
I

673
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:32,150
know there are many scholars
and men of letters in the world—

674
00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,550
some may possess precious ink,

675
00:32:34,590 --> 00:32:36,400
or have unique skills.

676
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,030
I hope you all understand my intentions,

677
00:32:39,030 --> 00:32:40,750
and enthusiastically offer ink,

678
00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:43,640
to jointly support
this grand literary event

679
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,590
and leave a legacy for eternity.

680
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,160
That's the edict—

681
00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,240
in the 42nd year of Jiajing.

682
00:32:58,830 --> 00:32:59,750
Long live...

683
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,160
His Majesty.

684
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:02,160
Long live

685
00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:03,790
His Majesty.

686
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:10,440
Everyone.

687
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,000
The Emperor's grace is vast.

688
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:14,400
This time's

689
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,510
Tribute Ink selection

690
00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,200
allows for every family with prized ink

691
00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,270
to join.

692
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:20,960
All those who are shortlisted

693
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,480
will be posted on the notice board

694
00:33:23,510 --> 00:33:24,440
in Sibao Street.

695
00:33:24,830 --> 00:33:25,830
As you all know,

696
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,280
the right to produce
Tribute Ink in Huizhou

697
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,830
has fallen into the hands
of others for years.

698
00:33:30,830 --> 00:33:32,090
This is an opportunity

699
00:33:32,350 --> 00:33:33,790
we cannot miss again.

700
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:35,550
Whether we can

701
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,550
get the Tribute Ink rights back...

702
00:33:41,030 --> 00:33:42,750
depends on all of you.

703
00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:48,410
Sacrificing his daughter
for personal gain...

704
00:33:49,550 --> 00:33:50,920
How shameless!

705
00:33:52,790 --> 00:33:54,830
Let's stop here.

706
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,720
Lord Xu is the Grand Secretariat.

707
00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,050
This matter involves the imperial court.

708
00:34:00,270 --> 00:34:02,830
Lord Xu is the one
protecting the Tian family now.

709
00:34:02,830 --> 00:34:04,200
If you keep pushing,

710
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:06,330
you'll be openly challenging Lord Xu.

711
00:34:06,550 --> 00:34:08,280
Think about your own identity.

712
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:09,590
If you go against Lord Xu,

713
00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:11,719
how do you expect General to handle it?

714
00:34:25,710 --> 00:34:27,400
Let me remind you once more:

715
00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:31,880
the Tian family has been cleared
of their charges

716
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:33,510
and regained their qualification

717
00:34:33,510 --> 00:34:35,110
to run for the Tribute Ink.

718
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,710
If the Tian family wins the right,

719
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,800
the orders for Hui Ink

720
00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:42,880
will all start going to them.

721
00:34:43,150 --> 00:34:46,360
Your dividends in Li Ink
will definitely be affected.

722
00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:48,400
Brother, you must know.

723
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,250
Your six-month deadline
with General is approaching.

724
00:34:51,250 --> 00:34:52,860
If it really comes to that,

725
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,510
your plans in the ink industry

726
00:34:54,510 --> 00:34:56,040
will be completely ruined.

727
00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:57,880
You'd better think about

728
00:34:57,880 --> 00:34:59,940
what's the most important thing now.

729
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:01,740
You are right, Sister.

730
00:35:05,590 --> 00:35:07,440
I was too impulsive just now.

731
00:35:08,590 --> 00:35:10,250
The most urgent task right now

732
00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:11,820
is the Tribute Ink.

733
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,800
So what's your plan?

734
00:35:18,670 --> 00:35:22,230
Even though Lord Xu
can interfere in official affairs,

735
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,480
he might not be able to control

736
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,140
the Tribute Ink competition.

737
00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:28,480
The Tian family is clinging to Lord Xu

738
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,960
just to find a bigger backer.

739
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:32,650
As long as it's a backer,

740
00:35:33,630 --> 00:35:35,560
it has to be supported with silver.

741
00:35:35,590 --> 00:35:37,030
Then I'll find a way

742
00:35:37,550 --> 00:35:39,190
to cut off their way of making money

743
00:35:39,190 --> 00:35:40,320
through Tribute Ink.

744
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,320
Over time,

745
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:43,620
when the money is gone,

746
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,070
this Lord Xu

747
00:35:45,710 --> 00:35:48,310
naturally won't help
the Tian family anymore.

748
00:35:50,550 --> 00:35:53,070
I have to find a way to win
the rights to the Tribute Ink.

749
00:35:53,070 --> 00:35:55,600
First, that'll help
with the military funds.

750
00:35:56,190 --> 00:35:56,800
Second,

751
00:35:57,150 --> 00:36:00,280
to cut off the Tian family's retreat.

752
00:36:04,550 --> 00:36:05,960
I'm relieved that you

753
00:36:07,110 --> 00:36:08,230
can think this far.

754
00:36:16,190 --> 00:36:18,760
My Lord, you just said congratulations,

755
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:20,440
but I wonder

756
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,660
what's there to congratulate
the Li family for.

757
00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:26,110
Old Madam.

758
00:36:26,590 --> 00:36:28,400
The Tribute Ink selection this time—

759
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,330
the timing, location, and people—

760
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,280
are all in favor of the Li family.

761
00:36:32,750 --> 00:36:34,480
That's worth congratulating.

762
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:37,840
Lord Yan.

763
00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:39,760
The Li family is still thinking

764
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,620
about the Tribute Ink selection.

765
00:36:41,710 --> 00:36:43,910
We haven't officially registered yet.

766
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,070
Is there

767
00:36:45,590 --> 00:36:47,320
some misunderstanding?

768
00:36:47,670 --> 00:36:49,030
There is no misunderstanding.

769
00:36:49,030 --> 00:36:50,590
There is no misunderstanding.

770
00:36:50,590 --> 00:36:52,920
I was involved in the restoration
of the ancient lacquer-soot ink

771
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:53,710
from the

772
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:56,440
very beginning to the end.

773
00:36:56,710 --> 00:36:58,110
At the ink testing event,

774
00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,800
I saw its brilliance with my own eyes.

775
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:02,800
Therefore,

776
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:04,150
I selected the ancient lacquer-soot ink

777
00:37:04,150 --> 00:37:06,360
as the primary selection ink

778
00:37:06,670 --> 00:37:09,440
of the Li family personally.

779
00:37:10,630 --> 00:37:11,880
Such good ink

780
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,760
will definitely be on the list.

781
00:37:14,710 --> 00:37:15,920
As for

782
00:37:16,230 --> 00:37:17,560
the final selection...

783
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:20,110
Lord Yan,

784
00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:21,320
I have been

785
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:22,510
working hard to research and improve

786
00:37:22,510 --> 00:37:25,700
the Yunsong Ink in recent years.

787
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:27,550
I am confident

788
00:37:27,630 --> 00:37:29,400
to participate
in the Tribute Ink selection

789
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:31,070
with the new Yunsong Ink.

790
00:37:31,190 --> 00:37:32,510
The new Yunsong Ink?

791
00:37:32,510 --> 00:37:33,150
Yes.

792
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,400
There must've been a huge improvement.

793
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:36,280
Where is the ink?

794
00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:37,810
It is still being improved.

795
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:39,280
I believe it will be

796
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:41,630
finished soon.

797
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,710
How many days is soon?

798
00:37:51,150 --> 00:37:52,510
That's inappropriate.

799
00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,110
This Tribute Ink selection

800
00:37:55,590 --> 00:37:57,450
is not a trivial matter after all.

801
00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,230
If you sign up

802
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,440
with an unfinished ink,

803
00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:03,730
it's a little inappropriate.

804
00:38:04,510 --> 00:38:05,230
Old Madam.

805
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:06,980
Have a look.

806
00:38:10,510 --> 00:38:11,760
Please.

807
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:14,520
Everyone's familiar

808
00:38:14,590 --> 00:38:15,880
with this ink, right?

809
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,320
This is Miss Li Zhen's Fu Jin Ink.

810
00:38:21,230 --> 00:38:22,710
To be honest,

811
00:38:23,150 --> 00:38:25,880
this piece of Fu Jin Ink from Miss Li Zhen

812
00:38:26,410 --> 00:38:28,760
cured my daughter's chronic disease.

813
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:31,710
An ink

814
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:33,630
that can cure people

815
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:36,280
winning the Tribute Ink selection

816
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,480
is inevitable, isn't it?

817
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:39,710
But, My Lord,

818
00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,130
although this Fu Jin Ink

819
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:42,880
is great...

820
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:46,880
it is not an ink of the Li family.

821
00:38:47,230 --> 00:38:48,360
Lord Yan,

822
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:50,760
I am extremely grateful

823
00:38:51,030 --> 00:38:52,840
for your painstaking efforts.

824
00:38:53,230 --> 00:38:55,280
The Eighth Branch to which Zhen belongs

825
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,030
has long been expelled from the family.

826
00:38:57,030 --> 00:38:59,510
She is now the Head of New Li Ink.

827
00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:01,050
She has nothing to do

828
00:39:01,590 --> 00:39:03,190
with Li Ink.

829
00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,320
I have also heard
about the Tribute Ink turmoil

830
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,450
and the expulsion of the Eighth Branch

831
00:39:10,710 --> 00:39:13,590
of the Li family.

832
00:39:14,550 --> 00:39:16,190
But that was in the past.

833
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,630
The past is the past,

834
00:39:18,670 --> 00:39:20,360
now is now—

835
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:22,150
times have changed.

836
00:39:24,510 --> 00:39:25,360
I see

837
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,230
Miss Li Zhen has been cooperating closely

838
00:39:27,230 --> 00:39:29,110
with the Li family recently.

839
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:30,590
This is a good thing.

840
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:32,400
Why not

841
00:39:32,420 --> 00:39:34,880
take advantage
of the Tribute Ink selection

842
00:39:35,510 --> 00:39:36,920
to combine the New Li and main Li

843
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:38,360
into one.

844
00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,480
That'd be a great thing
to the ink industry.

845
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,000
Why not, right?

846
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:44,230
My Lord,

847
00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:46,800
Li Ink is an expert at pine soot.

848
00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:49,400
In the past,

849
00:39:49,590 --> 00:39:52,520
we'd submit pine soot ink
for Tribute Ink selection.

850
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:55,320
To change the type of ink so abruptly

851
00:39:55,550 --> 00:39:56,710
is a little...

852
00:39:57,110 --> 00:39:59,030
I understand

853
00:39:59,150 --> 00:40:00,810
everything you say and think.

854
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:01,710
It's fine.

855
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:02,920
It's fine.

856
00:40:03,550 --> 00:40:06,190
Don't be constrained
by these minor details.

857
00:40:06,630 --> 00:40:07,670
To be honest,

858
00:40:08,150 --> 00:40:10,760
I have already sent for Miss Li Zhen.

859
00:40:11,230 --> 00:40:12,840
When she arrives,

860
00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:14,840
let's settle this matter here.

861
00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:17,860
Please rescind your order, Lord Yan!

862
00:40:27,150 --> 00:40:27,960
Lord Yan,

863
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,030
I thank you

864
00:40:29,030 --> 00:40:30,480
for your appreciation.

865
00:40:31,190 --> 00:40:32,710
However, this ancient lacquer-soot ink

866
00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:35,040
has nothing to do
with New Li Ink Workshop.

867
00:40:35,190 --> 00:40:36,030
Before this,

868
00:40:36,030 --> 00:40:38,490
I was just an ink maker
hired by the Li family.

869
00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:40,360
As for this Fu Jin Ink,

870
00:40:41,070 --> 00:40:43,360
I had no intention
of submitting it for selection.

871
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:45,400
My ambition does not lie in Tribute Ink.

872
00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,060
I ask for your understanding.

873
00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:48,400
Miss Li Zhen,

874
00:40:48,510 --> 00:40:50,000
what do you mean by this?

875
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:52,960
Rights to Tribute Ink

876
00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,070
is what an ink maker

877
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,000
seeks all their life.

878
00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:59,230
You say your ambition does not lie there—

879
00:40:59,230 --> 00:40:59,880
very well.

880
00:41:00,110 --> 00:41:01,320
Tell me,

881
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,400
where does your ambition lie, then?

882
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:05,710
I am content to be able to

883
00:41:06,150 --> 00:41:07,590
open New Li Ink Workshop,

884
00:41:07,630 --> 00:41:08,800
make ink,

885
00:41:09,030 --> 00:41:10,290
and support my family.

886
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,170
I dare not aim for
the right to Tribute Ink.

887
00:41:14,030 --> 00:41:15,030
Miss Li Zhen.

888
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:17,280
Your abilities

889
00:41:17,550 --> 00:41:18,510
and courage—

890
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,920
I have seen them for myself.

891
00:41:21,070 --> 00:41:23,400
You are by no means
a person lacking ambition.

892
00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,000
There's no need to be modest.

893
00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:26,550
I am not being modest.

894
00:41:28,190 --> 00:41:30,440
Our Eighth Branch's
expulsion from the family,

895
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:31,550
my father's death,

896
00:41:32,070 --> 00:41:33,840
and how my entire family was left
to wander around City Gate Lane

897
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:35,570
was all because of Tribute Ink.

898
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,150
Although I love ink

899
00:41:37,510 --> 00:41:38,440
and also consider making ink

900
00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:39,770
as a lifelong ambition,

901
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:41,320
I don't want to...

902
00:41:43,190 --> 00:41:45,850
have anything to do with Tribute Ink
ever again.

903
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,150
I beg for your understanding, Lord Yan.

904
00:41:51,150 --> 00:41:52,030
Li Zhen!

905
00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:00,630
What a lot of excuses.

906
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,440
What a lot of difficulties.

907
00:42:03,670 --> 00:42:06,710
Are my good intentions
causing a bad thing instead?

908
00:42:07,150 --> 00:42:08,610
Please calm down, My Lord.

909
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:10,320
In that case,

910
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:15,280
I'll put it bluntly!

911
00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:16,710
No matter what happened,

912
00:42:16,710 --> 00:42:18,590
Huizhou must win

913
00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:20,400
the Tribute Ink selection!

914
00:42:20,510 --> 00:42:23,360
I will personally
present it to His Majesty!

915
00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:25,400
Your Li family

916
00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:26,630
can't refuse!

917
00:42:27,110 --> 00:42:27,760
Everyone,

918
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,960
know your place.