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♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

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♪Turning the clear waves red♪

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♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

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♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

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♪Sitting at home♪

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♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

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♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

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♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

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♪Dreams can shatter; Memories remain♪

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♪Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes♪

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♪In the deep red windows lies mundane dust♪

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=Are You The One=

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=Episode 31=

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Be careful!

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Sure.

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Okay, this one's done.

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Zhao Quan?

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Put it over there.

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Miss He.

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I've taken care of everything

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you asked for.

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Why are you still here?

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Well.

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I'm here to work.

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I heard from the kiln workers

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that you're aiming beyond this.

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You want porcelain

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that will be admired for generations.

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How could I miss out

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on something like that?

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Besides,

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I've caused you so much trouble.

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I have to work hard to repay you.

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What's wrong?

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You've always lived a life of luxury,

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used to the finest porcelain.

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You can't handle this kind of rough work.

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I'm not picky.

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I mean

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the more meticulous a person is,

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the more meticulous the work they should do.

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Miss He.

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No one knows me better than you.

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I am a meticulous person.

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Think about it.

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When I was learning acupuncture,

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I could only practice on myself.

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This rough work is beyond me.

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I can only do the delicate tasks.

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Are you serious?

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I am.

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If you want to try, then come with me.

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You rough man.

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Is this the most meticulous task?

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He refused?

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He didn't say it outright,

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but right after the marriage was decreed,

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he broke his leg.

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If

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it's not bad luck,

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it's deliberate.

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Either way,

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we can't let her

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marry a cripple.

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I never wanted to marry

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Lord Huaiyang anyway.

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During the spring hunt, he didn't let me win.

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If I marry him,

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who knows how arrogant he'll become?

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It's good that he fell.

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See? See?

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It seems Wuhua really has no interest

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in Lord Huaiyang.

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Falling off the horse

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was fate's way.

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People make their destinies.

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By doing this,

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he clearly doesn't regard me.

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But you bestowed the marriage

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without consulting me.

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Did you consider my feelings?

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It seems

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Cui Xingzhou

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has shattered his leg,

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half-paralyzed in bed.

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How could someone

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do this to themselves

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just to refuse a marriage?

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I fear he did it

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on purpose to show others.

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He requested an imperial decree...

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What decree?

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I believe

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Lord Huaiyang's leg injury is real,

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and the fall was deliberate.

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The Grand Empress Dowager

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granted the marriage

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out of respect and to ensure his safety.

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But the Lord already holds

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great military power

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and has just achieved an extraordinary victory.

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If he marries the Princess now,

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there will inevitably be rumors
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So I suspect

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that the Lord allowed
the marriage news to spread

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and then fell off his horse
to protect the Lord of Beizhou's son.

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This way,

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he can gain the great-grandmother's favor,

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making sure Lord of Beizhou can't touch him,

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while also showing Your Majesty

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that he won't become arrogant

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or form factions.

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Great-grandmother,

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I have some official matters.

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I must take my leave.

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Xueji.

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I think what you said makes sense.

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Empress,

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His Majesty has summoned you to Qinying Hall.

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Your Majesty.

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Please sit.

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You haven't had lunch yet, have you?

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These dishes are prepared for you.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Eat.

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Yes.

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Your Majesty, Your Highness,

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please enjoy.

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I know

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you're upset.

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Earlier today at Yongshou Palace,

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the things I said were meant

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to comfort the Grand Empress Dowager,

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but they went against your wishes.

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Please, forgive me.

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This...

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It's not my last meal, is it?

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I just wanted some peace.

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Does watching me eat give you

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peace?

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Eat.

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(Laixi Courtyard)

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Why are you here again?

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How could you be so heartless?

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Aren't you going to ask about my leg?

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It hurt so much last night.

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I could hardly sleep.

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Didn't I get this injury at your place?

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I couldn't recover back there,

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so I came here to heal.

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Lord of Beizhou's place
has the best physicians.

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Please return.

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Fine.

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I'll just go tell Lord of Beizhou

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that I got this injury

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at your Qiao family's place.

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Cui Xingzhou.

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Why are you acting like a stray dog?

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I have a master, don't I?

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Since you do,

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I can put you wherever I want, right?

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No. No need to be so quick.

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There's an old story.

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A lazy man named Lan Dong had pastry

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but starved to death.

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But you don't seem

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like the lazy type.

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The watercourse here is well-repaired.

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You're a hard worker.

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I'm sure you've been eager to see it.

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It's really not necessary.

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Just sit here for two days.

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By then,

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the watercourse will be fixed.

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Your leg will be healed.

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You can walk back on your own.

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Perfect.

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Why do I need to sit here for two days?

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Can I recover in two days?

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I'm a cripple now!

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Liu...

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It slipped! It slipped!

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Liu Miantang!

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Liu... Liu... Liu Miantang!

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Are you alright?

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My hand is cut.

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It hurts!

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Is it your hand that hurts or your leg?

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My leg hurts too!

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My hand's all scraped up.

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You came over suddenly.

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There's no extra food

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prepared at home.

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Make do with this.

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Crab roe rice.

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You made this for me?

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You're overthinking.

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In this season,

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where would we get crab roe?

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This the crab-like dish,

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made with salted duck egg.

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You got tricked, right?

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Are you okay?

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If you really want to eat it,

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I'll go buy crab

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for you tomorrow.

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But at this time of year,

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crabs don't have roe.

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You'll probably...

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You'd still cook for me?

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(Guide to Wheel Throwing)

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None of the items have been sold,

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but the accounts keep piling up.

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Stop frowning all the time.

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If you're short on capital,

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I could invest.

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It's not about money.

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You wouldn't understand.

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How can I know if you don't tell me?

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To be honest,

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I've become quite good

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at making chamber pots lately.

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Besides,

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am I not your

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most capable helper?

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Shouldn't I know

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what my shopkeeper

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is worrying about every day?

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Do you really want to know?

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Then come with me.

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Let's go.

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Why did you bring me here?

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He Zhen, let's be clear.

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I'm just here to work.

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I haven't thought about anything else.

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Shut up.

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But sometimes,

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I'm not that much

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of a gentleman.

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This is something I accidentally made.

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It's not perfect,

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but it's the closest to what I envisioned.

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Afterward, no matter how

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I adjusted the temperature
and glaze at each phase,

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I could never achieve the same result again.

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The booklet you just saw

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is a record of my every attempt.

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I think they're all great.

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They're not what I want.

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Where are you going?

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(Clear Water)

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I know you're awake.

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After you left,

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I went a bit crazy.

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But recently,

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I've become clearer in my thoughts.

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During the time you were gone,

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I think I've finally figured out

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what kind of person you are,

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what you like,

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and what you want.

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I think I understand it all.

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What you want,

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from the beginning,
is a relationship of equality.

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Just like that little copper ingot

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on the scale.

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If one side becomes unbalanced,

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even by a feather,

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you would never allow yourself

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to stay in that situation.

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You would rather walk away,

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leaving everything behind.

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That's how proud you are.

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I admire your pride.

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I want

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to protect it.

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It's not because

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you're a pampered lady

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from a small household

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that I care about you.

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When I learned you were Lu Wen,

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I realized

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what I care about

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is the feeling of having met my match.

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I like your intelligence that allows you

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to find a way out of any situation.

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And the way you live is

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always free and unrestrained.

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What I love

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is all of you.

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00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,720
You speak as if you truly know me.

292
00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:07,520
I wouldn't claim

293
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:08,600
to understand

294
00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,280
your every thought,

295
00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,840
but I'll do my best

296
00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,200
to understand.

297
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:17,920
Miantang.

298
00:22:19,030 --> 00:22:20,520
Since you left Xizhou with regret,

299
00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,200
I knew you never let go

300
00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,080
of avenging your brothers at the agency.

301
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,080
Returning to Beizhou

302
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,880
was a move to plan and then act.

303
00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,200
These unfulfilled wishes,

304
00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,240
unexplored adventures,

305
00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,520
and unfinished pasts.

306
00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:40,800
They've slowly become

307
00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,880
things I can't let go of either.

308
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,000
I want to experience them with you.

309
00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,120
In front of you,

310
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,400
I'm never a lord.

311
00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,360
I'm just an ordinary man
who wants to hold your hand

312
00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,720
and spend a lifetime with you.

313
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,720
But you're not just any man.

314
00:23:06,610 --> 00:23:07,450
My Lord.

315
00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,680
What lies between us started with a deception.

316
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,040
Maybe in Lingquan Town,

317
00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:16,680
or even in Beizhou,

318
00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:19,280
we can play house

319
00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,600
for a while,

320
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:22,760
passing the days away.

321
00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,680
But every dream has an end.

322
00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,480
I don't want to look back on you later

323
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,320
with nothing but regret.

324
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:35,440
Then don't let it be temporary.

325
00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:37,240
I want to marry you.

326
00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,720
Let's spend this life together.

327
00:24:22,150 --> 00:24:22,990
Enough.

328
00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,480
There's more than one way
to live in this world.

329
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,240
People who don't live in a lord's mansion

330
00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,000
aren't lowly or insignificant.

331
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,280
Don't ever bring up making me
a concubine again.

332
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,880
Someone else can be your concubine.

333
00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:34,880
Who said anything about a concubine?

334
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:36,880
If I marry you,

335
00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,120
you'll be the Princess of Huaiyang.

336
00:24:40,670 --> 00:24:42,080
We have vastly different statuses.

337
00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:44,680
I could never covet the position of Princess.

338
00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:46,480
And the choice of a Princess

339
00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:47,880
isn't solely up to you.

340
00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,160
I appreciate your kindness,

341
00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,040
but I must decline.

342
00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,280
My mother has already agreed.

343
00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,680
And my family

344
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,240
isn't some treacherous place.

345
00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,840
My mother is busy with tea gatherings

346
00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:00,960
and opera performances.

347
00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:01,810
You'd be lucky

348
00:25:01,830 --> 00:25:03,440
to see her during routine greetings.

349
00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:04,920
What are you worried about?

350
00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,480
It's still a no.

351
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,200
Since when did you become so cautious?

352
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,520
Aren't you very petty?

353
00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,160
After I deceived you,

354
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,720
you shouldn't let me off so easily.

355
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,200
What do you want?

356
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,880
Money or me?

357
00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:24,360
Whatever I have,

358
00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:25,920
I'll give it to you.

359
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,960
I can earn money on my own.

360
00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,120
So, it's me you want.

361
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:31,240
Cui Xingzhou.

362
00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:33,880
When did you turn into such a rascal?

363
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,760
You can stay here tonight to recover,

364
00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,320
but tomorrow morning you're leaving.

365
00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,160
Where am I supposed to go?

366
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:42,840
Wherever you are,

367
00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,080
that's where I should be.

368
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,080
This game.

369
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,840
You've managed to turn it around again.

370
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:21,120
Good game.

371
00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,120
It seems Lord Huaiyang

372
00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:26,880
can't find worthy opponents,

373
00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,200
so you came to me

374
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:30,520
to show off.

375
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:31,800
I was trying

376
00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:33,080
to hold back

377
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:34,920
and flatter you,

378
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,240
but then I thought

379
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,600
of your family's teachings:

380
00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,160
Respect the strong.

381
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:41,560
Being humble

382
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,000
might not win your favor.

383
00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,000
How can someone

384
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:47,960
who flatters others

385
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:49,520
be worthy of our Miantang?

386
00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,120
And I've decided.

387
00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:52,760
If someone wants

388
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,040
to marry my daughter in the future,

389
00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:57,800
I'll make sure she chooses

390
00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,200
a capable man.

391
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:03,880
Again.

392
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,040
Cui Xingzhou?

393
00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,080
The Qiaos have accepted my visit card.

394
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,160
Today, I'll visit to propose.

395
00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,320
I'll return by dusk.

396
00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,160
Please await good news.

397
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,120
If you want to marry Miantang,

398
00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:38,520
then every day,

399
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,400
in the morning and night,
you must play Go with me.

400
00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:43,680
I might consider it.

401
00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,560
Why not move your entire family

402
00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:48,560
to Zhenzhou?

403
00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:49,760
I'll even get you

404
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,400
a fine estate.

405
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:52,440
Nonsense.

406
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,800
I've built my entire life's work here.

407
00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,560
How could I just leave for Zhenzhou?

408
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,480
But I am

409
00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,120
Lord Huaiyang.

410
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:07,480
I can't...

411
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:08,720
Once I set a rule,

412
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:09,720
you throw

413
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,320
your royal weight around.

414
00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:12,160
No, no.

415
00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:13,680
I wouldn't dare

416
00:28:15,150 --> 00:28:17,120
make promises lightly.

417
00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:18,720
That's something Miantang taught me.

418
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:20,880
You keep calling her "Miantang".

419
00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:22,600
Do you think

420
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,680
you can have it all in the world?

421
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,320
Her business in Beizhou

422
00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:27,360
is just taking off.

423
00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:29,600
How can she easily follow you to Zhenzhou?

424
00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,720
If you want to marry Miantang,

425
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:33,640
then give up

426
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,840
everything of Lord Huaiyang.

427
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,200
What will you choose?

428
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:48,560
Is that

429
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,280
your anger speaking,

430
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:53,920
or Miantang's wish?

431
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,200
Whose wish it is doesn't matter.

432
00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,680
My Lord, you can't do it anyway.

433
00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:10,480
Uncle.

434
00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:11,480
Where is Cui Xingzhou?

435
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:35,160
Miantang.

436
00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,480
It seems

437
00:29:39,460 --> 00:29:40,560
I might

438
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,040
have made a mistake.

439
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:44,640
What?

440
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,560
I might have

441
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,560
refused the proposal

442
00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,360
on your behalf.

443
00:29:55,680 --> 00:30:00,520
(Lord of Beizhou's Mansion)

444
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,640
You must be Ms. Liu.

445
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:13,520
Greetings, Manager.

446
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,400
Lord Zhao said it to me earlier.

447
00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,440
You're an old acquaintance of Lord Huaiyang

448
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:20,440
and want to meet him.

449
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:21,680
However,

450
00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:24,160
the Lord is not currently at the mansion.

451
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,120
Do you know where he went?

452
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:29,920
He mentioned yesterday that he would return.

453
00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,040
My lord prepared a cartload of luggage

454
00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:33,480
and saw him off.

455
00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:34,680
But by midday today,

456
00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:35,880
he came back briefly,

457
00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:37,560
grabbed some paper and documents,

458
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,360
seemed upset,

459
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:40,760
didn't speak to me,

460
00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:42,920
and didn't mention where he was going.

461
00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:44,760
Then he left again.

462
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:48,880
I think

463
00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:50,120
this time,

464
00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,320
the Lord has truly left for Zhenzhou.

465
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:56,920
Thank you for your help.

466
00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:57,760
My pleasure.

467
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,200
(You've been gone for so long.)

468
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,000
I've been unable to eat or sleep.

469
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,520
If my dreams lack you,

470
00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:35,600
my nights are dull.

471
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,160
If my dreams include you,

472
00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,240
I can't sleep through the night.

473
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:43,840
(During the time you were gone,)

474
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:46,560
(I think I've finally figured out)

475
00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,120
(what kind of person you are,)

476
00:31:50,540 --> 00:31:51,480
(what you like,)

477
00:31:52,150 --> 00:31:53,160
(and what you want.)

478
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:55,920
(I think I understand it all.)

479
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:57,960
(What I care about)

480
00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,640
(is the feeling of having met my match.)

481
00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,600
I like your intelligence that allows you

482
00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,000
to find a way out of any situation.

483
00:32:07,390 --> 00:32:08,480
(In front of you,)

484
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,960
(I'm never a lord.)

485
00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,720
I'm just an ordinary man
who wants to hold your hand

486
00:32:14,020 --> 00:32:16,880
and spend a lifetime with you.

487
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:19,440
I only joked with his title

488
00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:20,880
to tease him.

489
00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:22,560
He wouldn't take it seriously, would he?

490
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,480
(How could there be someone
so earnest in this world?)

491
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:35,760
My Lord.

492
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,160
Why haven't you returned?

493
00:32:37,990 --> 00:32:39,600
I had to give you an answer

494
00:32:39,850 --> 00:32:40,690
before I could leave.

495
00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:42,880
Then listen carefully.

496
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:44,640
What my grandfather said...

497
00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:45,640
Wait a moment.

498
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:47,520
Let me speak first.

499
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:50,600
Zhenzhou

500
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,760
was pacified by my father.

501
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,360
He dedicated

502
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:56,360
his life's efforts to it.

503
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:57,920
The people of Zhenzhou have long

504
00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,960
been under the protection of my family.

505
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:02,200
My mother, my brothers, and their wives

506
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,920
live under the shelter of my official rank.

507
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:06,320
For their sake,

508
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,600
and for my father's legacy,

509
00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:10,640
I can't be so selfish

510
00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:12,760
as to abandon my title.

511
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:17,840
Starting so bluntly.

512
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:19,640
What if I get mad?

513
00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:20,480
I'm afraid of that.

514
00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,560
But I'm more afraid
of deceiving you like I did before.

515
00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:26,480
Then

516
00:33:27,270 --> 00:33:29,120
why are you still so leisurely here?

517
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:31,360
Why not hurry back

518
00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,040
to protect your people?

519
00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:37,880
Is it because you couldn't walk?

520
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,560
Or are you getting angrier
the more you think about it,

521
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,400
ready to knock me out

522
00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:44,600
and drag me back to Zhenzhou?

523
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,080
Well, listen carefully.

524
00:33:47,500 --> 00:33:48,750
I've put on weight these days.

525
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,080
Your legs wouldn't be able to carry me.

526
00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,440
I want you to see

527
00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:57,300
our future.

528
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:03,210
This document here

529
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,230
outlines my schedule for the year.

530
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,040
Take a look.

531
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,280
Did you write this in just one day?

532
00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:18,360
I've carefully counted.

533
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,560
I'm busy in the summer and autumn.

534
00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:22,360
If I focus my efforts,

535
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,720
I can handle everything in five months.

536
00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,640
Apart from various duties

537
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,360
and travels,

538
00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:30,840
I can free up

539
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:32,000
at least four months

540
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,520
each year to spend

541
00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:34,560
in Beizhou with you.

542
00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,720
With holidays and festivals,

543
00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:39,120
we could have even more time.

544
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,480
I've written it all down here.

545
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:47,480
You don't have to...

546
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:48,840
Wait, no need to rush.

547
00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:50,840
I have something else.

548
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,400
This is the plate of the mansion.

549
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:03,800
And this.

550
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,360
This is a handwritten letter
with my official seal.

551
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:10,000
With it,

552
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,520
you can freely travel

553
00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:14,600
to any state or county

554
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:16,360
where I am.

555
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:17,480
You can even enter

556
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:18,840
the Zhenzhou camp as you wish.

557
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:22,520
So, do you mean

558
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:23,960
wherever you go,

559
00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:25,160
- I should follow?
- No, no.

560
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:26,120
That's not what I meant.

561
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:28,600
I was thinking

562
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,360
that when you're free from your duties,

563
00:35:31,720 --> 00:35:32,920
perhaps we could

564
00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,160
meet in other places.

565
00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,480
I understand your grandfather's concerns,

566
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:40,920
and I respect your choice.

567
00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:43,280
I still can't

568
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,560
immediately give up

569
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,280
my title as Lord Huaiyang,

570
00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:48,920
but

571
00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,400
everything must have a solution,

572
00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:53,560
right?

573
00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:58,440
And

574
00:35:59,720 --> 00:36:01,200
if you're willing

575
00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,400
to give me a chance,

576
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,720
I'll do everything I can.

577
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:08,720
I want to marry you.

578
00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,720
But I'm not forcing you

579
00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:15,000
to make any decision right now.

580
00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:16,800
I respect your choice.

581
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:20,880
If

582
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,120
you're not willing

583
00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:26,400
now,

584
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:30,280
I promise

585
00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:33,240
I won't trouble you anymore.

586
00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:38,880
I...

587
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:42,440
I'm not willing.

588
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,520
Don't you want to know why?

589
00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:26,040
No need.

590
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,360
The fresh crabs in Zhenzhou

591
00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:31,800
are incredibly delicious,

592
00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,280
far better than those in Beizhou.

593
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,160
If I stay in Beizhou all the time,

594
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,400
I'll miss out

595
00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:40,880
on many earthly delights.

596
00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:43,120
Besides, I don't want to miss out on...

597
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,360
What is it you don't want to miss out on?

598
00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:53,540
You.

599
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:54,840
A man's word is his bond,

600
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,120
hard to take back once spoken.

601
00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,400
I'm just an ordinary woman,

602
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:00,640
not some great man.

603
00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:03,040
But the decisive Lu Wen

604
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,520
that I knew before

605
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000
was never

606
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:07,440
so hesitant.

607
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:09,280
Lord Huaiyang could

608
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,080
understand a hint without a word.

609
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:12,720
He wouldn't ask so many questions either.

610
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:15,000
By the way,

611
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:16,000
there's one more thing.

612
00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,360
I still have an unresolved revenge

613
00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,200
with the faction of Prince Sui.

614
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:21,520
One day,

615
00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:23,580
I intend to settle that score.

616
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:26,120
How coincidental.

617
00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:28,720
I have the same intention.

618
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:31,000
Dear.

619
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:32,440
How improper.

620
00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:35,360
Without the certificate,

621
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:36,640
if you continue,

622
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,280
and my grandfather hears you...

623
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:41,840
Never mind.

624
00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:43,080
Today,

625
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:45,240
he owed you a debt.

626
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:48,440
Owed me?

627
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:50,720
What do you mean?

628
00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,120
Wasn't it your idea?

629
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:01,920
It's Grandfather's idea.

630
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,120
There's this poor Go player

631
00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:06,280
who won a game

632
00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,080
but then had to put on airs as Lord Huaiyang.

633
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,640
My grandfather meant to put him down

634
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,000
but didn't expect him to take it seriously.

635
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:15,960
But all of it was my true feelings.

636
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:17,880
Forget it.

637
00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:20,200
I've always

638
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,200
been open.

639
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:23,440
But I wonder

640
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:24,640
when the woman facing me

641
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,640
will be just as open.

642
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,520
I've always been open.

643
00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:30,800
But one

644
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:32,720
has to be thoughtful,

645
00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:34,080
or I might end up

646
00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:36,160
calling you "honey" without realizing it.

647
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:37,920
You rogue.

648
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:41,640
Once you sign the certificate,

649
00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,400
I won't be a rogue, right?

650
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:45,200
Why don't you hurry up

651
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:46,440
and have your mansion

652
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:47,600
send over the certificate

653
00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:49,520
before I change my mind?

654
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,840
That can be signed by Guangcai.

655
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,600
We can do it right now.

656
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:56,440
How childish.

657
00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,520
The offices are closed.

658
00:39:59,120 --> 00:39:59,960
Are you scared?

659
00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:01,320
Who's scared?

660
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:02,680
Then let's go.

661
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:03,640
Fine.

662
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:04,480
You first.

663
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:06,960
Let's see if you can catch up to me.

664
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,680
My leg hurts. I don't dare to try.

665
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:18,080
(Beizhou State Office)

666
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:21,720
A drum beat so late.

667
00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:22,760
It must be a serious case.

668
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:23,800
It has never been so urgent

669
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:24,920
since I came to Beizhou.

670
00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:25,760
Hurry up.

671
00:40:27,020 --> 00:40:28,640
Who is beating the drum outside?

672
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:40,680
Why is it you two?

673
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:42,960
(Qingzheng Hall)

674
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:44,000
See? What did I say?

675
00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:45,920
Guangcai,

676
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:47,000
ever so dutiful,

677
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,360
would surely open the hall.

678
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,080
Beating the drum in the dead of night.

679
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:53,880
Do you have a grievance?

680
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:55,640
A quarreling couple

681
00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:56,920
suffered enough.

682
00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,520
Please, Magistrate Li,

683
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:00,720
be our witness

684
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,400
and issue the marriage certificate.

685
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:10,800
(Marriage Certificate of Cui Marrying Liu)

686
00:41:32,410 --> 00:41:35,630
♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

687
00:41:35,630 --> 00:41:37,790
♪Turning the clear waves red♪

688
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:43,560
♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

689
00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:47,680
(Marriage Certificate)

690
00:41:48,470 --> 00:41:50,970
♪Sitting at home♪

691
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:57,030
♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

692
00:41:57,530 --> 00:42:03,570
♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

693
00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:09,790
♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

694
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:16,560
♪Dreams can shatter; Memories remain♪

695
00:42:16,970 --> 00:42:19,910
♪Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes♪

696
00:42:20,230 --> 00:42:27,120
♪In the deep red windows lies mundane dust♪

697
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,080
Be careful with everything.

698
00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,480
This is the future Princess of Huaiyang.

699
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:34,480
If her belongings are scratched or damaged,

700
00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:36,120
I'll see that you're all sold off,

701
00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:37,360
and you can't afford that.

702
00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:38,680
This is all my dowry

703
00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:39,720
from Grandfather.

704
00:42:39,720 --> 00:42:41,120
You can carry it without worry.

705
00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:43,640
Indeed.

706
00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,560
We're a small household.

707
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:47,560
I'm afraid you might look down on us.

708
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:51,640
Miantang.

709
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,720
You're a member of the Qiao family.

710
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,320
As your aunt,

711
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:57,840
I truly wish you well.

712
00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:01,120
But to be blunt,

713
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:04,280
a lord's family is complicated.

714
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,440
This marriage isn't between equals.

715
00:43:06,720 --> 00:43:08,880
I fear you'll suffer for it in the future.

716
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,360
But the Lord treats Ms. Liu well.

717
00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:15,040
The betrothal gifts
have filled the entire street.

718
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,840
What do you know, old woman?

719
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:19,480
Yes.

720
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:20,640
Miantang,

721
00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:22,680
don't be fooled

722
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,480
by how the Lord cherishes you now.

723
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:25,840
Once you marry him,

724
00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:27,280
if he grows tired of you,

725
00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:29,400
you'll have no one to rely on.

726
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:31,320
I'll simply enjoy

727
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:32,880
the happy days while they last.

728
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:34,040
If it comes to that,

729
00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:35,000
I'll return to Beizhou

730
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:36,400
and reestablish my household.

731
00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:38,480
I still have the escort business.

732
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:40,440
I'll always have a way out.

733
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:43,320
You just won't admit it, will you?

734
00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:46,640
A lord's mansion is extremely dangerous.

735
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:48,240
- You...
- Miantang.

736
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:50,240
Someone from the Palace

737
00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:51,800
is here for an edict.

738
00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:20,550
♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

739
00:44:21,550 --> 00:44:27,670
♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

740
00:44:28,660 --> 00:44:34,910
♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

741
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:39,280
♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

742
00:44:39,620 --> 00:44:44,200
♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

743
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:51,460
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

744
00:44:52,210 --> 00:44:55,580
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

745
00:44:55,870 --> 00:44:59,200
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

746
00:44:59,380 --> 00:45:06,150
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

747
00:45:06,530 --> 00:45:13,300
♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

748
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:20,210
♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

749
00:45:21,050 --> 00:45:27,460
♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

750
00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:34,660
♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

751
00:45:35,460 --> 00:45:38,880
♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

752
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:43,980
♪There are many more♪

753
00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:51,080
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

754
00:45:51,650 --> 00:45:55,280
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

755
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,680
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

756
00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:05,590
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

757
00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:12,730
♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

758
00:46:13,100 --> 00:46:16,680
♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

759
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:19,790
♪Year after year♪

760
00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:25,820
♪For many years to come♪