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♪The spring breeze
blows through the world♪

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♪Blowing across the willow bank
and the peach blossoms are brilliant♪

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♪The legend spreads♪

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♪There is always an amazing heartbeat♪

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♪Who picks up the pen and writes
that it's not too late to meet♪

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♪Looking back
to see someone smiling happily♪

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♪Adding a touch of intensity
to the depth of love♪

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♪Being with you in the world of mortals♪

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♪Whether it is a hustle or plain life♪

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♪There will be no regrets in my life♪

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♪See you in the next hundred years♪

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♪Don't forget the current youth♪

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♪I wish to stay
and live up to the passing years♪

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♪Every morning and every night
we are together♪

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♪It turned out we've known each other
since the beginning♪

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♪A thought at a certain moment♪

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♪He sent me a thousand words♪

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♪She left a story♪

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♪The sound of guqin is like water and
the shadow of the light is like a dream♪

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♪Everything is tactful♪

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♪Looking at the scenery
and mountains with you♪

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♪The rest of my life
will last in perfection♪

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♪Wait until the spring breeze blows♪

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♪That's when I know
your deepest love, and I'll miss♪

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(Imperial College)

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=A Female Student Arrives
at the Imperial College=

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=Episode 19=

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Qi.

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I've wanted to marry you,

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but there is something important
I haven't told you.

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Zhuo Wen Yuan.

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Hear me out.

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I was exiled to the frontier fortress as a child.

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Only you treated me like your friend.

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We wrote to each other after our parting.

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When I was all alone in Bianjing,

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you were my only friend.

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I made up my mind

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the moment I first met you.

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I've always been in love with you.

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Zhuo Wen Yuan...

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I just realized

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I'm not telling this for your sake,

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but for mine.

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I know.

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I know that clearly.

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You and Yan Yun Zhi

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are in love with each other.

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However...

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However, falling for you

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was my own choice.

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Even the best hunter

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can't get any reward

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if there is no game around to hunt.

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We're adults now.

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This may be a great bow for me when I was little,

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but it doesn't do well for me now.

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You can have it back.

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Zhuo Wen Yuan.

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I'll say this one last time.

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My heart only has a place for Yan Yun Zhi alone.

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You should stop wasting your time on me.

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Only then

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can we still be friends.

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See you around.

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If it weren't for our childhood,

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things could have been different for us.

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Sang Qi.

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You left me with no other choice.

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You're back.

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Did you go out with Zhuo Wen Yuan?

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How do you know?

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Should I not know?

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Don't take it wrongly.

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Since you were away for so long,

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should I know what you talked about?

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Yes, you should know.

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As if I cared.

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What's so funny about it?

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I'm serious.

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Don't you want to know what we talked about?

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Of course.

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But I shouldn't know.

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Who cares?

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It's the good manner.

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I shouldn't know

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what you talked about,

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but I am concerned about it.

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That doesn't mean

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you needn't make it up to me.

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Are you still mad at me?

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Was that enough?

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You're still upset?

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Come on.

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I'm not mad at you.

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When we get married,

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where should we hold the wedding?

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Married?

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Isn't it a little too soon to discuss that?

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But there should be a proposal
before that, right?

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Yes.

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That is the proper procedure.

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But the proposal

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is usually handled by our parents.

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They are in charge of the family visit.

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But the wedding is different.

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We can decide

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what we want for the wedding.

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You only get this chance once.

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I want it to be memorable for you.

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Let's have it in the Imperial College.

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We met and fell in love here.

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I'm sure it'd be meaningful for Yu as well.

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Fair enough. We'll have it in the Imperial College.

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However,

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I want to hold a banquet with my maiden family
at the frontier fortress.

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Sure. As you wish.

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Well,

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what about the names of our kids?

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Tell me.

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How should we name them?

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This is too sudden.

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♪The quiet streets in spring♪

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♪With the shadow of the flowers dancing♪

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♪Standing at the edge of the city at sunset♪

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♪Your dress fluttering in the wind♪

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♪That I can't help but to come and see♪

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♪The clouds are curling over the wind♪

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♪The sounds of pattering rain
and rustling leaves♪

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♪If the sky grows old someday♪

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♪You and I will surely♪

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♪Complete the unfinished love ballad♪

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♪Together in the world of mortals♪

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Brother,

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I have great news for you.

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He...

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He actually said he wanted to marry me.

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I didn't expect he would

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be so thoughtful and attentive.

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He knows the Imperial College
holds a special place in my heart.

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He proposed we should hold our wedding

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at the Imperial College.

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I told him

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I'd like to have a banquet with my maiden family
at the frontier fortress.

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He agreed without any hesitation.

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He even told me

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one of our kids could take my surname.

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The other kid can take his surname.

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In that case,

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we will have two kids...

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No, he said there would be more than two kids.

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We could have a bunch of children.

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I feel so shy.

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Two children...

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If we have four children,

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two will take his surname,

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the other two will take mine.

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(The daughter of Sang family has grown up.)

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(So, the day has finally come for me.)

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Yu.

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(Cenotaph of the beloved son, Sang Yu)
I have great news for you.

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Qi lived up to your expectation.

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She is ranked 18th place
of the Second Class Degree.

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As promised,

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we'll announce our relationship

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after the imperial examination.

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Not only that,

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I stayed up all night to prepare the bridewealth.

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I'll propose to her today at your residence.

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Yu, I won't let you down.

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I'll do whatever I can

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to take great care of Qi.

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Impressive.

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It seems your destiny is intertwined
with our Sang family.

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Grand Commandant Sang.

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I've heard you were close with Yu.

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You never stop visiting his grave
even after so many years.

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It was my greatest honor

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to be his friend.

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But Yu and Qi are not the same.

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I'll get straight to the point.

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I'm against your marriage with Qi.

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Does something concern you,
Grand Commandant Sang?

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Whatever you demand,

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I'll do my best to meet the requirement.

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I'll be frank.

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I had hoped for someone else to marry her.

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I'm grateful that you helped my daughter
finish the imperial examination.

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But she is my only daughter.

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I won't let her feel aggrieved.

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I must find her

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a husband who can keep her safe.

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Grand Commandant Sang.

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I understand your concern.

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But I will propose nonetheless.

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I'll keep trying until you agree.

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I will prove my resolve.

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Suit yourself.

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Let's see how long you can keep it up.

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Leave.

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Yu, I'll leave for now.

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(Cenotaph of the beloved son, Sang Yu)

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(Grand Preceptor's Residence)

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You are back.

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Greetings, Mother.

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I have an announcement for you.

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Did you get into

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some sort of trouble again?

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I only came to tell you that

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because I've graduated.

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I'm in love with someone.

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I hope to get your blessing.

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Allow me to propose to her.

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Sure.

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I've been worried

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about your marriage.

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The bridewealth is ready.

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Whose daughter is it?

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The Sang family.

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Grand Commandant Sang?

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I heard the rumors.

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But I'm surprised you want to marry her.

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You already know?

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I was worried...

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I know what worries you.

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Those from the Sang family

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are usually very expressive.

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That's why people gossip about them.

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Were you worried I might disagree

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with your plan?

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I don't care about the gossips.

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I've been in love with her for so long.

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She is energetic and cheerful,
thoughtful and gentle.

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She forms her own opinions,

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unlike average young ladies.

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I understand.

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She sounds like a nice person.

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I was told she grew up at the frontier.

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So, she must be strong.

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Our Yan family will have plenty of grandchildren.

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But she does take great care

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of her family.

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Her cooking is outstanding too.

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A virtuous lady indeed.

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I can see why Grand Commandant Sang
is so fond of her.

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He treats her well.

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She must be at the right age for marriage now.

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But since Grand Commandant Sang is so fond of her,

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what are your chances?

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I haven't talked to Grand Commandant Sang formally

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about this matter.

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It's all right.

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With my help,

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everything will work out just fine.

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Let's not wait any longer.

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Today is a good day.

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We must go there right now.

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Mother, take the bridewealth with you.

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It's an important day,

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I need someone important with me.

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Try to calm down a little!

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Check the inventory,

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make sure we have everything.

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Yes, Madam.

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Lian Pian.

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Lian Pian?

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Where is she?

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Master, what's the matter?

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It's a serious matter,

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so why didn't you inform me?

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Young Master Yan and I are not in love.

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We didn't do anything inappropriate.

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You?

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You and Yan Xiao Lang?

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How silly of me.

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I forgot you were about the same age as Qi.

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It's time you get married as well.

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You've served the Sang family for years.

279
00:14:41,340 --> 00:14:44,170
I never paid you too much attention.

280
00:14:44,940 --> 00:14:46,140
I didn't notice

281
00:14:47,340 --> 00:14:49,020
you had special feelings for Yan Xiao Lang.

282
00:14:51,650 --> 00:14:53,090
I'm just a servant.

283
00:14:53,530 --> 00:14:54,850
The Yan family is beyond my league.

284
00:14:55,850 --> 00:14:58,050
If he can decide for his own marriage,

285
00:14:58,170 --> 00:14:59,050
I don't mind at all.

286
00:14:59,490 --> 00:15:00,970
You can marry him as my goddaughter.

287
00:15:02,900 --> 00:15:04,380
If the Yan family doesn't buy it,

288
00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:05,530
it's not like

289
00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:07,700
the Sang family is too concerned
with rites and traditions.

290
00:15:09,340 --> 00:15:10,730
I can include your name in our genealogy book.

291
00:15:17,140 --> 00:15:17,650
Father.

292
00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:19,700
You're the best father in the whole Bianjing!

293
00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:22,460
No! You're the best father in the entire world!

294
00:15:22,850 --> 00:15:24,220
Lian Pian, I'm your sister now.

295
00:15:24,820 --> 00:15:26,340
Sis... Young Lady!

296
00:15:26,820 --> 00:15:27,220
You...

297
00:15:29,170 --> 00:15:29,490
Sister.

298
00:15:30,900 --> 00:15:31,220
Come.

299
00:15:34,580 --> 00:15:35,610
What's wrong?

300
00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:37,780
I'm fine.

301
00:15:39,850 --> 00:15:40,650
Po.

302
00:15:41,020 --> 00:15:42,610
Close all the gates.

303
00:15:43,650 --> 00:15:44,730
Make sure no one comes in.

304
00:15:47,820 --> 00:15:50,650
Father, why are we closing all the gates?

305
00:15:59,940 --> 00:16:00,460
Lian Pian.

306
00:16:01,380 --> 00:16:03,090
Don't you find my father odd?

307
00:16:03,650 --> 00:16:05,290
His mood is unpredictable.

308
00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:07,490
Not at all.

309
00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:08,820
I think he is nice.

310
00:16:10,020 --> 00:16:10,730
Say "Sister."

311
00:16:11,170 --> 00:16:11,610
Sister.

312
00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:12,410
My younger sister.

313
00:16:13,620 --> 00:16:15,500
(Secretariat Chancellery)

314
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,060
Deputy Chief.

315
00:16:23,020 --> 00:16:23,490
Deputy Chief.

316
00:16:25,340 --> 00:16:26,970
Come now, follow me
to the Grand Commandant's Residence.

317
00:16:27,580 --> 00:16:28,340
The Grand Commandant's Residence?

318
00:16:29,610 --> 00:16:30,050
For what?

319
00:16:30,290 --> 00:16:31,780
I must propose to Lian Pian today.

320
00:16:32,780 --> 00:16:33,340
Hold on.

321
00:16:34,580 --> 00:16:36,140
It'll be double the delight

322
00:16:36,220 --> 00:16:37,050
and joy.

323
00:16:39,290 --> 00:16:39,650
See?

324
00:16:41,460 --> 00:16:42,900
(Secretariat Chancellery)

325
00:16:46,780 --> 00:16:47,900
(Secretariat Chancellery)
Let's go, get on the carriage.

326
00:16:47,970 --> 00:16:48,380
You...

327
00:16:51,060 --> 00:16:52,580
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

328
00:16:56,180 --> 00:16:57,540
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

329
00:16:59,780 --> 00:17:01,540
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

330
00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:07,740
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

331
00:17:10,980 --> 00:17:12,020
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

332
00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:19,250
Sorry.

333
00:17:19,620 --> 00:17:20,980
We do not accept any visits today.

334
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:22,100
Please come some other day.

335
00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:24,700
You must let me in.

336
00:17:24,940 --> 00:17:25,820
It concerns

337
00:17:25,820 --> 00:17:27,530
the future of the Sang family.

338
00:17:34,050 --> 00:17:36,410
We from the Yan family don't
enjoy being kept at the doorstep.

339
00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:37,890
Madam Yan.

340
00:17:39,050 --> 00:17:40,050
I apologize.

341
00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:41,410
Please come in.

342
00:17:41,740 --> 00:17:43,170
I'll inform my Master.

343
00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:48,290
Madam, please.

344
00:17:49,650 --> 00:17:52,050
The girl has keen eyes.

345
00:18:00,130 --> 00:18:00,890
Madam Yan.

346
00:18:01,860 --> 00:18:03,580
I didn't expect you to visit so soon.

347
00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:05,340
Grand Commandant Sang.

348
00:18:05,580 --> 00:18:07,170
I guess you know why I'm here.

349
00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:08,980
Since it's about marriage,

350
00:18:09,010 --> 00:18:10,500
let's get down to business.

351
00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:12,620
If you're willing to accept it,

352
00:18:12,740 --> 00:18:14,290
I'll be glad for sure.

353
00:18:15,010 --> 00:18:16,860
This is the children's decision.

354
00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:19,460
I'm here for the sake of rite.

355
00:18:21,820 --> 00:18:22,170
Welcome.

356
00:18:25,170 --> 00:18:26,620
Yan Yan mentioned it yesterday,

357
00:18:26,620 --> 00:18:28,290
and now he brought so many gifts for the proposal.

358
00:18:29,130 --> 00:18:30,700
Yan Yan must have got
his strong-willed personality

359
00:18:31,010 --> 00:18:32,290
from his parents.

360
00:18:32,580 --> 00:18:34,100
Both he and his mother are quick to take action.

361
00:18:34,820 --> 00:18:35,890
I underestimated him.

362
00:18:36,530 --> 00:18:36,860
Let's go.

363
00:18:44,010 --> 00:18:45,130
I didn't get a close look.

364
00:18:45,130 --> 00:18:47,410
But now I can see how lovely she is.

365
00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:48,820
Lovely.

366
00:18:54,580 --> 00:18:55,740
- Grand Commandant.
- Grand Commandant Sang.

367
00:18:57,050 --> 00:18:57,770
- Mother.
- Madam Yan.

368
00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:07,650
Mother, you made my wish come true.

369
00:19:12,500 --> 00:19:13,940
All right, everyone is here.

370
00:19:14,740 --> 00:19:16,940
Let's not waste any more time.

371
00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:19,130
Grand Commandant Sang.

372
00:19:19,860 --> 00:19:21,100
(Letter of Eight Characters)

373
00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:22,700
Sang Qi.

374
00:19:23,620 --> 00:19:25,980
You will soon be my daughter-in-law.

375
00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:28,940
What?

376
00:19:31,460 --> 00:19:32,220
- No!
- You got it all wrong.

377
00:19:32,460 --> 00:19:33,370
Madam Yan.

378
00:19:34,010 --> 00:19:35,940
You misunderstood.

379
00:19:35,980 --> 00:19:37,170
Yan Yan isn't marrying me.

380
00:19:37,290 --> 00:19:38,410
I'm not marrying Yan Yan either.

381
00:19:40,620 --> 00:19:41,770
Look at you.

382
00:19:41,980 --> 00:19:43,700
Calm down, don't be so nervous.

383
00:19:43,940 --> 00:19:44,770
Your tongue is twisted.

384
00:19:44,770 --> 00:19:45,740
I'm serious.

385
00:19:45,770 --> 00:19:46,290
Madam Yan.

386
00:19:48,370 --> 00:19:49,580
Sang Qi is marrying me.

387
00:19:49,620 --> 00:19:51,410
Is this a misunderstanding?

388
00:19:53,980 --> 00:19:54,530
Yes.

389
00:19:57,010 --> 00:19:58,460
Why didn't you tell me beforehand?

390
00:19:58,820 --> 00:19:59,650
I told you yesterday.

391
00:20:01,130 --> 00:20:01,890
I'm a man of my word.

392
00:20:02,340 --> 00:20:03,370
I'm serious about marrying you.

393
00:20:06,410 --> 00:20:08,460
Madam, for your information,

394
00:20:09,050 --> 00:20:10,130
people already know

395
00:20:10,130 --> 00:20:11,290
about my relationship with Sang Qi.

396
00:20:12,290 --> 00:20:13,170
I'm visiting

397
00:20:13,530 --> 00:20:15,620
to inform Grand Commandant Sang
of our relationship.

398
00:20:16,410 --> 00:20:18,580
Then, I'll propose to Sang Qi formally.

399
00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:21,130
Grand Commandant Sang,
this is the letter containing my Eight Characters.

400
00:20:27,340 --> 00:20:27,980
Not now.

401
00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,650
Deputy Chief Yan, first comes, first served.

402
00:20:32,370 --> 00:20:34,500
A proposal is no child's play.

403
00:20:34,940 --> 00:20:36,620
Your parents must be present for the matter.

404
00:20:36,620 --> 00:20:38,410
Why are you here all by yourself?

405
00:20:39,290 --> 00:20:40,860
Do not try to take away the Yan family's bride.

406
00:20:41,410 --> 00:20:42,050
Madam Yan.

407
00:20:42,740 --> 00:20:46,010
It's best that you ask Yan Yan who he's here to

408
00:20:46,010 --> 00:20:47,220
propose to.

409
00:20:47,220 --> 00:20:48,130
Yes.

410
00:20:48,370 --> 00:20:50,050
The Sang family only has one daughter.

411
00:20:50,050 --> 00:20:52,530
Do you expect my son to marry the servant?

412
00:20:53,340 --> 00:20:53,820
Yan?

413
00:21:01,050 --> 00:21:01,740
Outrageous!

414
00:21:03,170 --> 00:21:05,130
Your father is the Grand Perceptor!

415
00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:07,890
How can you marry a servant?

416
00:21:10,740 --> 00:21:11,410
Madam Yan.

417
00:21:11,890 --> 00:21:14,700
That was a little inappropriate.

418
00:21:15,050 --> 00:21:18,100
Lian Pian and I grew up together.

419
00:21:18,170 --> 00:21:20,130
I treat her as my equal.

420
00:21:20,530 --> 00:21:22,220
We do chores together

421
00:21:22,250 --> 00:21:23,860
and eat at the same table.

422
00:21:23,980 --> 00:21:24,620
Right, Father?

423
00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:26,820
Our family has never looked down on Lian Pian.

424
00:21:27,740 --> 00:21:28,410
Right, Father?

425
00:21:29,460 --> 00:21:30,100
Madam Yan.

426
00:21:31,130 --> 00:21:33,010
I couldn't introduce her to you
because of the sudden visit.

427
00:21:33,580 --> 00:21:35,620
I basically raise Lian Pian myself.

428
00:21:35,980 --> 00:21:38,220
I see her as my daughter.

429
00:21:38,220 --> 00:21:38,500
Yes!

430
00:21:38,500 --> 00:21:40,050
I'm planning to include her name

431
00:21:40,050 --> 00:21:41,170
in our genealogy book.

432
00:21:41,290 --> 00:21:43,860
That will officially make her
the Third Young Lady of the Sang family.

433
00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:50,050
Grand Commandant Sang,
we are both reputable families.

434
00:21:50,890 --> 00:21:53,860
How could you agree to this nonsense?

435
00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:55,890
A servant

436
00:21:56,290 --> 00:21:57,860
can never marry into my family!

437
00:21:58,860 --> 00:21:59,860
Even as a concubine

438
00:22:00,370 --> 00:22:02,340
or a nameless mistress,

439
00:22:02,340 --> 00:22:03,170
I still won't allow it!

440
00:22:04,860 --> 00:22:06,010
Sang Qi is the only one

441
00:22:06,460 --> 00:22:08,740
who deserves to be married to the Yan family!

442
00:22:09,170 --> 00:22:11,340
Mother, I'm not marrying Sang Qi.

443
00:22:11,890 --> 00:22:12,820
I must marry Lian Pian!

444
00:22:12,940 --> 00:22:13,460
Silence!

445
00:22:16,130 --> 00:22:18,940
Madam Yan, calm down.

446
00:22:19,530 --> 00:22:20,650
I'm afraid today

447
00:22:20,890 --> 00:22:22,130
is not the best time for a proposal.

448
00:22:23,340 --> 00:22:24,340
Lian Pian, don't worry.

449
00:22:24,340 --> 00:22:25,010
Deputy Chief Yan.

450
00:22:25,860 --> 00:22:28,650
You should come at another time.

451
00:22:30,890 --> 00:22:31,460
Madam Yan,

452
00:22:32,130 --> 00:22:34,740
you should discuss it with your son.

453
00:22:36,340 --> 00:22:38,170
I may be a martial artist,

454
00:22:39,580 --> 00:22:41,500
but when it comes to my children's marriage,

455
00:22:45,980 --> 00:22:48,770
I won't make any reckless decisions.

456
00:22:51,460 --> 00:22:54,010
Well said, Grand Commandant Sang.

457
00:22:54,980 --> 00:22:56,980
We shall leave now.

458
00:23:01,290 --> 00:23:01,860
Yan Yan!

459
00:23:19,460 --> 00:23:21,100
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

460
00:23:21,130 --> 00:23:24,010
(Grand Commandant's Residence)
I'm happy that you came to propose.

461
00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:27,650
But I didn't know

462
00:23:27,650 --> 00:23:29,250
it'd turn out this way.

463
00:23:30,580 --> 00:23:31,620
A lot has happened today.

464
00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:33,890
My mood is all ruined.

465
00:23:36,130 --> 00:23:37,980
Whether Yan Yan deserves to marry Lian Pian

466
00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:40,170
depends on what he does after this.

467
00:23:42,290 --> 00:23:43,700
I couldn't propose because

468
00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:44,530
of Madam Yan's tantrum,

469
00:23:45,250 --> 00:23:46,290
are you disappointed?

470
00:23:46,980 --> 00:23:48,860
Are you getting restless?

471
00:23:49,410 --> 00:23:50,050
Me?

472
00:23:51,770 --> 00:23:52,890
Not at all.

473
00:23:53,620 --> 00:23:55,500
You brought your letter of Eight Characters

474
00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:56,770
to my residence,

475
00:23:57,010 --> 00:23:57,980
you're not going anywhere.

476
00:23:59,650 --> 00:23:59,980
Indeed.

477
00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:02,050
You father said

478
00:24:02,170 --> 00:24:03,290
I should come at another time.

479
00:24:03,740 --> 00:24:04,700
I'll come again very soon.

480
00:24:09,860 --> 00:24:10,370
Father.

481
00:24:10,370 --> 00:24:10,770
Grand Commandant Sang.

482
00:24:10,770 --> 00:24:11,770
When did you come here?

483
00:24:15,170 --> 00:24:17,940
I think I should come here more often.

484
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,170
Grand Commandant Sang, I shall go now.

485
00:24:30,650 --> 00:24:31,770
(Grand Commandant's Residence)
Stay safe.

486
00:24:42,620 --> 00:24:46,020
(Grand Commandant's Residence)

487
00:24:56,530 --> 00:24:57,220
Father.

488
00:24:57,370 --> 00:24:59,130
Do you have something to tell me?

489
00:25:00,010 --> 00:25:01,340
What was that all about?

490
00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:04,130
Both men who came today

491
00:25:04,820 --> 00:25:05,290
were disappointing.

492
00:25:07,530 --> 00:25:08,130
I know.

493
00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:10,890
You think Madam Yan is too strong-willed

494
00:25:11,130 --> 00:25:13,010
and worried Lian Pian might
get bullied after marrying Yan Yan.

495
00:25:13,010 --> 00:25:13,860
I understand your concern.

496
00:25:14,740 --> 00:25:16,250
But what about the Deputy Chief?

497
00:25:17,580 --> 00:25:20,460
First of all, they both came to propose.

498
00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:22,940
He handed me the letter as soon as they arrived.

499
00:25:23,340 --> 00:25:25,250
Does he have no respect for me at all?

500
00:25:25,700 --> 00:25:28,100
Secondly, Yan Yun Zhi is the son
of Chancellor Yan's concubine.

501
00:25:28,980 --> 00:25:30,620
Chancellor Yan never cares too much

502
00:25:30,620 --> 00:25:31,650
about his own son,

503
00:25:31,650 --> 00:25:32,530
it'll be worse for you.

504
00:25:34,010 --> 00:25:35,860
He came without even informing his father.

505
00:25:36,620 --> 00:25:39,980
Thirdly, he has a weird personality.
He does things his own way.

506
00:25:40,820 --> 00:25:41,580
He's obnoxious.

507
00:25:42,170 --> 00:25:43,340
He's obnoxious?

508
00:25:44,650 --> 00:25:45,620
Father, don't forget,

509
00:25:45,740 --> 00:25:46,770
you're an obnoxious old man.

510
00:25:46,820 --> 00:25:47,770
I'm an obnoxious young lady.

511
00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:49,220
We both have weird personalities.

512
00:25:49,290 --> 00:25:50,460
So why do you look down on him?

513
00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:53,130
In that regard,

514
00:25:54,370 --> 00:25:57,170
Zhuo Wen Yuan can do much better than him.

515
00:25:57,220 --> 00:25:58,410
Why do you bring him up?

516
00:25:58,740 --> 00:26:00,530
Can you not poke at my sore spot?

517
00:26:00,530 --> 00:26:01,770
This has nothing to do with him.

518
00:26:01,890 --> 00:26:02,170
You...

519
00:26:09,770 --> 00:26:10,530
Father!

520
00:26:28,020 --> 00:26:29,620
(Agarwood)

521
00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:35,980
Lian Pian.

522
00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:37,890
Don't get upset

523
00:26:37,890 --> 00:26:39,500
over what Madam Yan said just now.

524
00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:42,980
Don't worry, Young Lady.

525
00:26:43,740 --> 00:26:45,250
I was ready for it anyway.

526
00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:49,100
It was a lot better than I had imagined.

527
00:26:52,460 --> 00:26:53,580
Madam Yan's reaction

528
00:26:54,620 --> 00:26:56,620
had me frightened as well.

529
00:26:57,770 --> 00:26:59,050
But don't worry, Lian Pian.

530
00:27:00,890 --> 00:27:02,650
Both my father and I support you.

531
00:27:02,770 --> 00:27:03,820
We're making you part of the family.

532
00:27:04,130 --> 00:27:05,580
Your name will be in our genealogy book.

533
00:27:06,050 --> 00:27:07,460
It's not to please the Yan family.

534
00:27:07,740 --> 00:27:09,010
We do so because I already

535
00:27:09,460 --> 00:27:11,250
see you as my sister.

536
00:27:13,580 --> 00:27:14,940
I appreciate the thought.

537
00:27:16,290 --> 00:27:17,130
But

538
00:27:17,250 --> 00:27:19,620
I feel conflicted to call you my sister

539
00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:21,010
after so long.

540
00:27:22,820 --> 00:27:25,370
You should help Deputy Chief Yan too.

541
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:27,370
Judging by Master's temper,

542
00:27:27,770 --> 00:27:29,100
he won't be easy to please.

543
00:27:39,180 --> 00:27:42,580
(Erudite)

544
00:27:44,980 --> 00:27:46,340
Such an outrageous mistake.

545
00:27:46,860 --> 00:27:48,740
You've embarrassed the Yan family!

546
00:27:50,130 --> 00:27:51,740
I didn't say I was marrying Sang Qi.

547
00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:53,700
It was you who misunderstood.

548
00:27:57,340 --> 00:27:58,700
The order will be given to us soon.

549
00:27:59,130 --> 00:28:00,100
Until then,

550
00:28:00,410 --> 00:28:01,620
stay inside the house.

551
00:28:01,770 --> 00:28:02,860
You're not going anywhere.

552
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:05,290
Mother!

553
00:28:05,770 --> 00:28:07,130
I'll handpick a wife for you as soon as I can

554
00:28:07,580 --> 00:28:08,620
so you can get married.

555
00:28:09,410 --> 00:28:10,860
Don't even try to consider

556
00:28:11,290 --> 00:28:12,980
the lowly women out there.

557
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:16,460
Lian Pian is not a lowly woman.

558
00:28:16,860 --> 00:28:18,170
She is a daughter of a reputable family.

559
00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:19,940
She is just a servant.

560
00:28:20,650 --> 00:28:22,220
She has no place in our family.

561
00:28:24,380 --> 00:28:26,700
(Erudite)

562
00:28:26,860 --> 00:28:27,860
I'm going out anyway.

563
00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:37,940
(Erudite)

564
00:28:55,460 --> 00:28:57,340
Noble Consort, Young Master Zhuo
requests an audience with you.

565
00:28:57,740 --> 00:28:58,130
Let him in.

566
00:29:08,370 --> 00:29:09,860
Aunt, you're in a good mood today.

567
00:29:10,460 --> 00:29:11,530
Did something great happen?

568
00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:15,290
I got a little closer to His Majesty.

569
00:29:17,860 --> 00:29:20,290
His Majesty rewarded me tonight.

570
00:29:20,770 --> 00:29:21,100
Sit.

571
00:29:26,530 --> 00:29:28,980
Everything is going well for the Zhuo family.

572
00:29:29,220 --> 00:29:31,580
You must make progress with the daughter
of the Sang family.

573
00:29:32,530 --> 00:29:34,890
Everyone in the Imperial College knows
Sang Qi and Yan Yun Zhi

574
00:29:34,980 --> 00:29:36,700
are madly in love.

575
00:29:37,290 --> 00:29:38,010
Fighting for a chance at her

576
00:29:39,370 --> 00:29:40,170
is basically pointless.

577
00:29:41,290 --> 00:29:42,290
Does it matter?

578
00:29:43,010 --> 00:29:44,820
Do not mind the trivial matters.

579
00:29:45,530 --> 00:29:47,620
Without their parents' consent
and a proper procedure,

580
00:29:47,940 --> 00:29:49,890
there are chances they might not get married.

581
00:29:50,460 --> 00:29:51,460
With your wits,

582
00:29:51,530 --> 00:29:53,290
you can employ some tricks to alienate them.

583
00:30:00,060 --> 00:30:03,180
(Qingfeng Restaurant)

584
00:30:14,340 --> 00:30:16,530
(Qingfeng Restaurant)
You are spending the night alone too, Miss Su.

585
00:30:18,370 --> 00:30:19,770
I was bored of staying at home.

586
00:30:20,290 --> 00:30:21,580
I came to check out the streets.

587
00:30:23,130 --> 00:30:25,250
I have this sudden feeling

588
00:30:26,170 --> 00:30:27,890
that you and I are in the same boat.

589
00:30:30,740 --> 00:30:31,620
In the same boat?

590
00:30:32,370 --> 00:30:34,580
Is this supposed to be a joke?

591
00:30:35,770 --> 00:30:36,700
Not at all, Miss Su.

592
00:30:37,580 --> 00:30:39,050
I was making fun of myself.

593
00:30:40,530 --> 00:30:41,290
Very well, Mr. Zhuo.

594
00:30:42,410 --> 00:30:45,580
Why trouble yourself with worries
on this pleasant night?

595
00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:48,980
It's only a waste of time.

596
00:30:50,460 --> 00:30:52,130
(Qingfeng Restaurant)
Why not go home and enjoy some wine?

597
00:30:52,700 --> 00:30:53,410
With some drinks,

598
00:30:54,370 --> 00:30:56,820
anyone can enjoy the night alone.

599
00:31:03,940 --> 00:31:05,140
(Qingfeng Restaurant)

600
00:31:05,650 --> 00:31:07,010
It's pointless to drink alone.

601
00:31:08,290 --> 00:31:09,530
Our meeting is part of fate's plan for us.

602
00:31:10,170 --> 00:31:10,580
Miss Su.

603
00:31:11,460 --> 00:31:13,290
Since we're already at the Qingfeng Restaurant,

604
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:15,100
why don't we go inside

605
00:31:15,770 --> 00:31:16,290
and have a little chat?

606
00:31:26,370 --> 00:31:27,890
I don't mean to pry,

607
00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:31,050
but something still baffles me.

608
00:31:32,170 --> 00:31:32,890
Is it about me?

609
00:31:33,940 --> 00:31:34,890
Enlighten me.

610
00:31:35,340 --> 00:31:37,250
Yan Yun Zhi keeps his distance from you.

611
00:31:37,650 --> 00:31:39,740
And now he announced his relationship
with Sang Qi.

612
00:31:40,860 --> 00:31:43,700
Why are you still obsessed with him?

613
00:31:44,740 --> 00:31:45,860
That's because

614
00:31:47,620 --> 00:31:49,220
you don't know him like I do.

615
00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:53,500
How so?

616
00:31:55,740 --> 00:31:56,650
I remember

617
00:31:58,370 --> 00:32:00,770
when I was eight,

618
00:32:01,460 --> 00:32:03,890
my elder brother and I were playing
hide-and-seek in the garden.

619
00:32:04,580 --> 00:32:07,530
I was searching for him blindfolded

620
00:32:07,860 --> 00:32:08,820
for quite some time.

621
00:32:09,940 --> 00:32:11,370
I was getting impatient and walked quickly.

622
00:32:11,940 --> 00:32:13,130
I started grabbing anything I could,

623
00:32:13,170 --> 00:32:14,580
and I grabbed someone.

624
00:32:16,050 --> 00:32:17,290
I was so happy.

625
00:32:18,530 --> 00:32:19,010
What happened next?

626
00:32:22,370 --> 00:32:26,530
Then, I realized I grabbed his hand instead.

627
00:32:28,220 --> 00:32:30,650
Yun Zhi held my hand,
and we walked for some distance.

628
00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:35,130
He only raised his head when we reached the eaves.

629
00:32:36,010 --> 00:32:37,100
He asked my brother to come down.

630
00:32:39,980 --> 00:32:40,860
Later on,

631
00:32:41,370 --> 00:32:43,220
my brother made fun of him over this matter.

632
00:32:44,220 --> 00:32:45,580
He asked Yun Zhi why he didn't say anything,

633
00:32:45,980 --> 00:32:47,700
and whether he was trying to take advantage of me.

634
00:32:48,460 --> 00:32:50,410
Yun Zhi answered with a stiff expression.

635
00:32:50,890 --> 00:32:51,980
Back then,

636
00:32:52,460 --> 00:32:54,530
I walked into a flower bed

637
00:32:55,410 --> 00:32:57,700
with Chinese Roses.

638
00:32:58,890 --> 00:32:59,860
The plants were full of thorns.

639
00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:01,890
If I fell into the bushes,

640
00:33:02,860 --> 00:33:04,250
I'd be badly hurt.

641
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,170
Yan Yun Zhi did what anyone should.

642
00:33:09,250 --> 00:33:10,940
If I were the one who held your hand,

643
00:33:12,530 --> 00:33:15,170
would you fall in love with me instead?

644
00:33:21,130 --> 00:33:21,860
Miss Su.

645
00:33:23,250 --> 00:33:24,820
You knew all along

646
00:33:25,530 --> 00:33:26,530
that Yan Yun Zhi

647
00:33:30,770 --> 00:33:31,460
doesn't love you.

648
00:33:39,740 --> 00:33:41,770
At this point,

649
00:33:43,580 --> 00:33:44,620
I should take my leave.

650
00:33:45,740 --> 00:33:46,290
See you.

651
00:33:49,340 --> 00:33:50,340
Miss Su, wait.

652
00:33:52,170 --> 00:33:54,220
I know you are a gentle person.

653
00:33:55,050 --> 00:33:57,050
But you wouldn't give up easily.

654
00:33:58,740 --> 00:34:01,370
Do you believe in destiny

655
00:34:02,170 --> 00:34:03,980
or will you decide the future yourself?

656
00:34:06,170 --> 00:34:07,370
As you said,

657
00:34:09,980 --> 00:34:11,500
Yan Yun Zhi doesn't love me.

658
00:34:13,700 --> 00:34:15,170
I have no place in his heart.

659
00:34:18,300 --> 00:34:19,700
Should I force him into loving me?

660
00:34:23,020 --> 00:34:24,130
If you can't have his heart,

661
00:34:24,370 --> 00:34:25,700
you can first get close to him.

662
00:34:26,650 --> 00:34:28,220
When a bond is formed between two people,

663
00:34:28,740 --> 00:34:29,810
as they eat at the same table

664
00:34:30,220 --> 00:34:31,170
and share the same bed,

665
00:34:31,940 --> 00:34:33,370
it's only a matter of time

666
00:34:34,370 --> 00:34:35,700
before you can win his love.

667
00:34:41,850 --> 00:34:44,700
Miss Su, I want to have Sang Qi for myself.

668
00:34:46,780 --> 00:34:47,610
But do you

669
00:34:48,060 --> 00:34:49,850
want to have Yan Yun Zhi's love?

670
00:35:05,980 --> 00:35:10,060
(Qiqiao Festival)
Great!

671
00:35:11,370 --> 00:35:13,700
Miss, the shop is closed.

672
00:35:13,850 --> 00:35:15,020
We cannot serve you.

673
00:35:15,610 --> 00:35:16,980
It's your honor to have me

674
00:35:16,980 --> 00:35:17,740
(Wang's Dumplings)
as your customer.

675
00:35:18,220 --> 00:35:19,260
Who do you think you are?

676
00:35:19,740 --> 00:35:20,570
How dare you chase me away?

677
00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:22,130
I'll get the Grand Tutor's men

678
00:35:22,130 --> 00:35:22,850
to trash your shop.

679
00:35:24,940 --> 00:35:26,090
Don't be so full of yourself.

680
00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:27,460
You?

681
00:35:27,780 --> 00:35:28,980
The daughter of the Grand Tutor

682
00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:30,540
is drinking all by herself on this festive night?

683
00:35:30,540 --> 00:35:30,810
You...

684
00:35:31,330 --> 00:35:32,090
Just you wait.

685
00:35:32,370 --> 00:35:32,890
Stand aside.

686
00:35:32,890 --> 00:35:33,740
Leave.

687
00:35:35,780 --> 00:35:38,020
No one dares to bullies a woman when I'm around.

688
00:35:39,060 --> 00:35:40,260
(Wang's Dumplings)

689
00:35:40,460 --> 00:35:41,220
Now go away.

690
00:35:41,740 --> 00:35:42,850
Let's go.

691
00:35:44,650 --> 00:35:45,650
So it's you.

692
00:35:47,650 --> 00:35:48,850
You could at least thank me.

693
00:35:50,220 --> 00:35:51,330
It's what a man should have done.

694
00:35:56,410 --> 00:35:57,020
Miss Song.

695
00:35:57,370 --> 00:35:58,650
You look gorgeous in the dress.

696
00:35:59,020 --> 00:36:01,780
I bet you went to the Magpie Bridge tonight.
[*Usually with one's lover]

697
00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:05,370
I'm not as debauched as you, Zhuo Wen Yuan.

698
00:36:05,940 --> 00:36:07,220
Only Yan Yun Zhi

699
00:36:07,410 --> 00:36:08,220
can walk the Magpie Bridge with me.

700
00:36:10,540 --> 00:36:12,090
I can be certain

701
00:36:12,220 --> 00:36:13,300
that you'll be alone tonight.

702
00:36:13,300 --> 00:36:13,540
You...

703
00:36:15,060 --> 00:36:16,260
Speak about yourself.

704
00:36:16,570 --> 00:36:17,980
You should try winning Sang Qi back

705
00:36:18,370 --> 00:36:19,700
instead of mocking me.

706
00:36:20,460 --> 00:36:21,700
I'm lonely?

707
00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:25,130
What about you? You failed to win her heart

708
00:36:25,570 --> 00:36:26,940
with the displays of affection.

709
00:36:27,300 --> 00:36:28,020
You even embarrassed yourself.

710
00:36:29,570 --> 00:36:32,410
Miss Song, getting upset at me
won't do you any good.

711
00:36:32,410 --> 00:36:33,610
I won't fall for it.

712
00:36:34,460 --> 00:36:35,810
I won't waste any time cheering you up.

713
00:36:36,300 --> 00:36:37,330
Cheering me up?

714
00:36:37,570 --> 00:36:38,650
I wouldn't need you

715
00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:40,090
even if all men went extinct.

716
00:36:42,170 --> 00:36:42,610
Jing Mu.

717
00:36:43,300 --> 00:36:43,610
Yes.

718
00:36:43,810 --> 00:36:45,460
Please escort Miss Song back to her home.

719
00:36:46,650 --> 00:36:48,300
It's too dangerous for her
to be out here alone at night.

720
00:36:48,810 --> 00:36:49,130
Yes.

721
00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:50,300
Zhuo Wen Yuan!

722
00:36:56,650 --> 00:36:57,460
Go back to your master.

723
00:36:57,610 --> 00:36:58,570
I don't need his help!

724
00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:07,940
Hold still.

725
00:37:08,300 --> 00:37:08,700
Stay still.

726
00:37:20,740 --> 00:37:21,130
Qi Lang.

727
00:37:27,940 --> 00:37:28,780
San Lang. What is it?

728
00:37:29,220 --> 00:37:29,650
Qi Lang.

729
00:37:30,130 --> 00:37:32,170
After you were ambushed at the border of Jingzhou

730
00:37:32,370 --> 00:37:33,540
and the assassination towards Official Wei,

731
00:37:33,980 --> 00:37:35,130
I've been investigating

732
00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:36,300
for leads the Wei family might have left.

733
00:37:36,810 --> 00:37:38,090
Have you learned who the mastermind is?

734
00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:39,060
Not yet.

735
00:37:39,460 --> 00:37:40,650
When we arrived at the Wei Residence,

736
00:37:40,810 --> 00:37:42,370
someone got ahead of us
and went through the house.

737
00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:44,780
But there were witnesses in the neighborhood.

738
00:37:45,020 --> 00:37:45,700
Recently,

739
00:37:45,980 --> 00:37:47,700
a man who sells the Wei family's furniture off

740
00:37:47,700 --> 00:37:48,300
has been to the house.

741
00:37:49,570 --> 00:37:51,330
He may seem like a merchant

742
00:37:51,460 --> 00:37:52,810
who sells the furniture off,

743
00:37:53,330 --> 00:37:55,980
but he's actually a spy from Xizhao.

744
00:37:56,980 --> 00:37:58,300
If he has the order to search this place

745
00:37:58,780 --> 00:38:00,130
and is in contact with his comrades,

746
00:38:00,130 --> 00:38:02,090
he's likely to know who the mastermind is.

747
00:38:03,020 --> 00:38:03,610
Now

748
00:38:03,610 --> 00:38:05,780
there is hope to find out which official
is commanding

749
00:38:05,780 --> 00:38:06,370
and contacting Xizhao.

750
00:38:06,980 --> 00:38:07,370
Yes.

751
00:38:08,060 --> 00:38:09,570
This is their hideout.

752
00:38:10,260 --> 00:38:11,700
Since Yu was involved,

753
00:38:12,060 --> 00:38:13,130
you'd want to join the investigation.

754
00:38:13,540 --> 00:38:15,170
That's why I notified you.

755
00:38:16,410 --> 00:38:16,700
Come.

756
00:38:44,090 --> 00:38:46,170
Qi Lang, some of the goods here

757
00:38:46,260 --> 00:38:47,570
have been transported away.

758
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:53,330
Let's go inside.

759
00:38:53,810 --> 00:38:54,170
Yes.

760
00:38:57,060 --> 00:38:57,570
No sudden movement!

761
00:39:09,570 --> 00:39:09,980
Unveil it.

762
00:39:26,850 --> 00:39:28,890
This should be the plant Xizhao uses.

763
00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:30,810
It has never been seen in Bianjing.

764
00:39:31,260 --> 00:39:32,570
The powder that poisoned Sang Qi

765
00:39:32,570 --> 00:39:34,220
must have been extracted from this plant.

766
00:39:39,220 --> 00:39:39,700
Tell us,

767
00:39:41,410 --> 00:39:43,060
who ordered you to transport the plants here?

768
00:39:43,460 --> 00:39:45,650
I didn't bring the plants here.

769
00:39:50,650 --> 00:39:53,460
I was hired to guard the smuggled salt.

770
00:39:54,090 --> 00:39:56,500
Then I'll transport the salt

771
00:39:56,850 --> 00:39:58,410
to other places based on the orders.

772
00:39:58,700 --> 00:40:00,650
Probably someone was given the order
to bring the plants here.

773
00:40:04,130 --> 00:40:04,890
San Lang, come with me.

774
00:40:22,330 --> 00:40:23,170
I suspect

775
00:40:23,850 --> 00:40:25,260
someone in Bianjing sells the smuggled salt

776
00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:26,330
to Xizhao.

777
00:40:27,170 --> 00:40:28,020
They traded it

778
00:40:28,570 --> 00:40:30,540
to have Xizhao's poisonous plants
transported here.

779
00:40:31,260 --> 00:40:32,650
Both the mastermind and Xizhao profit.

780
00:40:33,410 --> 00:40:33,940
This place

781
00:40:34,780 --> 00:40:36,170
should be one of the hideouts they use

782
00:40:36,170 --> 00:40:36,740
for their illicit business.

783
00:40:37,330 --> 00:40:39,410
They all have the pass.

784
00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:40,780
They can travel freely.

785
00:40:41,540 --> 00:40:43,410
Whoever is working in the dark

786
00:40:43,890 --> 00:40:45,460
put great effort into securing

787
00:40:45,540 --> 00:40:46,460
this transportation route.

788
00:40:47,130 --> 00:40:49,020
The Wei family is incapable of pulling this off.

789
00:40:50,410 --> 00:40:51,850
Don't you find the scent odd?

790
00:40:54,090 --> 00:40:55,130
Now that you said it,

791
00:40:55,330 --> 00:40:56,410
it smells pretty pleasant.

792
00:40:56,740 --> 00:40:57,330
Pleasant?

793
00:40:57,740 --> 00:40:58,060
Yes.

794
00:40:59,020 --> 00:41:00,980
It's about the same fragrance

795
00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:01,700
used by the ladies.

796
00:41:02,020 --> 00:41:03,540
There is no way this is fragrance.

797
00:41:04,220 --> 00:41:05,780
My nose hurt when I entered.

798
00:41:06,220 --> 00:41:06,540
Qi Lang.

799
00:41:07,410 --> 00:41:08,220
You don't look so good.

800
00:41:08,410 --> 00:41:09,700
Your nose is swelling.

801
00:41:10,060 --> 00:41:11,260
You should go home and rest.

802
00:41:13,890 --> 00:41:14,500
Well...

803
00:41:15,060 --> 00:41:15,740
Leave the rest to me.

804
00:41:16,020 --> 00:41:17,570
It's the Prefecture Court's duty after all.

805
00:41:17,810 --> 00:41:19,330
My men will seal off this warehouse

806
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:20,090
and secure evidence.

807
00:41:20,740 --> 00:41:21,540
I'm counting on you.

808
00:41:22,260 --> 00:41:22,890
It's part of my job.

809
00:41:28,660 --> 00:41:30,620
(Qingfeng Restaurant, Shuiyue Shop)

810
00:41:32,170 --> 00:41:34,330
Yan Yun Zhi and Yan San Lang

811
00:41:34,370 --> 00:41:35,570
caught us off guard this time.

812
00:41:36,780 --> 00:41:39,090
The warehouse has been raided.

813
00:41:39,810 --> 00:41:41,410
The goods are now confiscated.

814
00:41:42,890 --> 00:41:43,700
But fortunately,

815
00:41:44,260 --> 00:41:45,570
they didn't find the ledger.

816
00:41:48,740 --> 00:41:50,300
Be more cautious with the operation.

817
00:41:52,780 --> 00:41:54,460
Yan San Lang has eyes and ears everywhere.

818
00:41:55,940 --> 00:41:56,410
Remember,

819
00:41:57,610 --> 00:41:59,610
do not operate near that warehouse.

820
00:42:00,850 --> 00:42:01,300
Yes.

821
00:42:02,260 --> 00:42:05,570
And reduce the number of deliveries.

822
00:42:08,300 --> 00:42:10,130
They are waiting for us to make a mistake.

823
00:42:12,570 --> 00:42:13,260
Madam Zhang.

824
00:42:14,570 --> 00:42:16,460
Please proceed as Young Master Zhuo ordered.

825
00:42:16,650 --> 00:42:17,220
Yes.

826
00:42:28,740 --> 00:42:29,060
Young Master.

827
00:42:36,980 --> 00:42:38,940
What news do you bear?

828
00:42:39,370 --> 00:42:41,410
Yan Yun Zhi proposed,

829
00:42:42,130 --> 00:42:43,980
but Grand Commandant Sang didn't give his consent.

830
00:43:05,700 --> 00:43:07,020
Madam, Miss Su is here.

831
00:43:07,850 --> 00:43:08,370
Come in.

832
00:43:12,220 --> 00:43:12,780
Madam.

833
00:43:13,540 --> 00:43:14,570
You are here, Lan.

834
00:43:16,090 --> 00:43:16,980
You came at bad timing.

835
00:43:17,570 --> 00:43:19,540
The orders for the imperial examination
came in today.

836
00:43:19,850 --> 00:43:21,020
Yun Zhi is currently away.

837
00:43:23,540 --> 00:43:24,650
(If you can't have his heart,)

838
00:43:24,940 --> 00:43:26,220
you can first get close to him.

839
00:43:27,260 --> 00:43:28,780
When a bond is formed between two people,

840
00:43:29,300 --> 00:43:30,410
as they eat at the same table

841
00:43:30,740 --> 00:43:31,700
and share the same bed,

842
00:43:32,460 --> 00:43:33,940
it's only a matter of time

843
00:43:34,850 --> 00:43:36,170
before you can win his love.

844
00:43:38,650 --> 00:43:40,570
I came to have a chat with you.

845
00:43:40,940 --> 00:43:42,850
I know you'll be alone in the house,

846
00:43:43,020 --> 00:43:45,090
so I prepared some snacks for you.

847
00:43:48,090 --> 00:43:49,260
I appreciate it.

848
00:43:49,570 --> 00:43:52,220
It's been so long since you last came here.

849
00:43:54,810 --> 00:43:57,090
Please, have a seat.

850
00:44:06,130 --> 00:44:08,890
I know I shouldn't visit

851
00:44:09,220 --> 00:44:10,810
because of my past with him.

852
00:44:11,650 --> 00:44:12,740
After all, Yun Zhi

853
00:44:13,570 --> 00:44:15,170
went to the Grand Commandant's
Residence to propose.

854
00:44:16,890 --> 00:44:17,610
What was that?

855
00:44:18,260 --> 00:44:19,610
Who went to the Grand Commandant's
Residence to propose?

856
00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:43,820
♪As our fate intertwined,
which life should we pick?♪

857
00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:48,100
♪I'm willing to this life for
a chance to meet you in every life♪

858
00:44:49,060 --> 00:44:53,990
♪Many woes and sorrows fill my existence♪

859
00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:58,290
♪If persevering♪

860
00:44:58,340 --> 00:45:01,720
♪Makes us fall in love with each other♪

861
00:45:02,410 --> 00:45:04,440
♪That's how I come to this life♪

862
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:06,270
♪If not letting go of my past♪

863
00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:11,340
♪Becomes my mistake♪

864
00:45:11,700 --> 00:45:15,320
♪Then I shall not make that mistake♪

865
00:45:15,700 --> 00:45:18,320
♪This beautiful story♪

866
00:45:18,640 --> 00:45:22,970
♪Is like the way I look when I make up my mind♪

867
00:45:23,610 --> 00:45:25,540
♪But my heart changed its mind♪

868
00:45:26,050 --> 00:45:27,790
♪At the dawn♪

869
00:45:28,110 --> 00:45:31,140
♪What an unexpected love♪

870
00:45:31,460 --> 00:45:33,820
♪And so I wrote my words with joy♪

871
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:39,170
♪I have accepted this life I reincarnated in♪

872
00:45:39,740 --> 00:45:41,570
♪May this budding romance♪

873
00:45:41,950 --> 00:45:46,740
♪Develop into something unforgettable♪

874
00:45:47,830 --> 00:45:49,540
♪May this budding romance♪

875
00:45:49,990 --> 00:45:55,740
♪Develop into something unforgettable♪