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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 38=

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Your jewelry is exquisite.

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If you like,

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I'll introduce you.

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Very well.

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- Thank you.
- Thank you.

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Please.

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You must be Princess of Huaiyang.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Aunt.

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This is my niece,

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Gai Yurao.

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Nice to meet you.

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If you want to pay your respects,

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you should go to the West Courtyard.

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It's not appropriate for you

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to come here today.

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Yurao is accompanying me.

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Fu,

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you always think of yourself

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as a member of the Cui family.

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How could you forget

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that I'm also the daughter of the Gai family?

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Come on.

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Yurao,

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sit here.

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Your Highness, please sit.

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Aunt,

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that's Fu's seat.

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No need to be so particular.

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We're all family.

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It doesn't matter where we sit,

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does it?

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Indeed.

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It's all the same.

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Very well.

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Everyone, take your seats.

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Home.

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Are you

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men of Prince Sui?

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Since you know,

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you should understand
what he's capable of.

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Speak.

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Tell Prince Sui

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that if he wants to slander me

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as a way to get me to join him.

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In two words:

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No way.

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I'm no chief instructor.

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And I'm not going

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to be in the company of you punks.

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If you want to kill me, go ahead.

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You do not fear death,

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nor do you fear us killing your son?

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You can't do that.

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If you want money,

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I'll give it to you.

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Five thousand taels of gold.

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Five thousand taels of gold?

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Five thousand taels of gold…

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Son,

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I'm a man of integrity.

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I'm afraid I can't protect you this time.

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In the next life,

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we'll be father and son again.

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- Help!
- Someone's coming! Run! Go!

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Help!

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Save me!

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I'm here.

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Over here.

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Leave it to me.

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Go after them.

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Aye.

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Xingzhou?

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- Xingzhou.
- Duke.

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Xingzhou has more and more affairs
to manage in the capital.

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It seems

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we should start preparing a residence.

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I've asked around a few places.

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It's just that I'm new to the capital

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and I can't tell
the difference between locations.

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So I would like to ask for your advice.

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Which locations have you selected?

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Let's hear it.

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One is on East 4th Street,

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one is in Muyuan Garden
in the south of the city,

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and the other

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is in Bamboo Lane.

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Your Highness, that's not a good idea.

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I've heard

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that the Feng Shui of Bamboo Lane
is not very good

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for one's career.

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Is that so?

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Lady Meng,

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you come from a scholarly family

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and even understand Feng Shui?

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It's just something she heard.

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But since choosing a residence
is a significant matter.

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It's better to be safe

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than sorry.

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Madam Meng speaks wisely.

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I shall give it more thought.

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Your Highness.

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You cannot stay here any longer.

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Take this.

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- Don't move.
- Don't move.

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What are you doing?

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Go.

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Go.

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Foolish girl.

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Bamboo is good

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for officials and wealth in Feng Shui.

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Why did you bring that up?

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Aren't you afraid of others

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discovering the secrets of Bamboo Lane?

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Mother,

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how did you know

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what's going on in Bamboo Lane?

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If you don't want others to know,

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then don't do it in the first place.

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Your father discovered it.

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He went to see that performer today.

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He's a musician.

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Call him what you will.

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He's a man who seeks wealth

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and will flee far away

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once he has the money.

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Don't be so obsessed.

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What are you doing?

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Do you not know

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what you've done?

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That's a good one.

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This must be a trap

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of your own making, Mr. Meng.

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Is this the honor of a family
with generations of officials?

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If Meng Wan knew that her father was

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- trying to separate us this way...
- Silence.

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How could Wan fall for someone like you?

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Shut up.

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I'll have your heads if you don't.

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What treachery
did you plot against the Lord

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during your secret meeting today?

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What?

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Chief Instructor,

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there's no need

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to play dumb before us.

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Speak.

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Are you men of Prince Sui?

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Since you know,

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you should understand
what he's capable of.

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Speak.

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This is outrageous.

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I have lived a life of integrity.

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I will never collude with traitors.

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Do what you must.

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Untie them.

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The situation is urgent,

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and I had no choice
but to take this drastic measure.

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Please forgive me.

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Xingzhou,

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are you

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testing me?

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I had no intention

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of prying into your personal affairs.

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I beg for your forgiveness.

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The mighty Lord Huaiyang

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(Respect and Simplicity)
behaves like a bandit.

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Your methods are as direct

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as they are shameless.

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It's what I've learned

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from you.

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So, in your opinion,

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neither Duke Qing

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nor Mr. Meng are suspects?

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Mr. Meng

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is indeed upright

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and has nothing to do with this case.

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His wife and daughter

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are also beyond suspicion.

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As for Duke Qing,

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even with his son's life at stake,

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we couldn't get anything from him.

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As an official of such high rank,

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that man seems to be penniless.

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Guess he's clean.

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Penniless?

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Is there something wrong with that?

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Today,

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I saw the concubine of Guo Yi.

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Gai Yurao's clothes are made

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of dark-patterned cloud satin,

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and her jade bracelet,
though unremarkable at first glance,

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is made of extremely rare Tushan jade

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from Xijing.

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I've only seen it once

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while on an escort mission.

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There are likely fewer than three pieces

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in the capital.

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Yurao,

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your bracelet

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is quite fine,

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but it doesn't seem transparent enough.

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I have a few similar ones at home.

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If you like,

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I'll give one to you another day.

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Even if this bracelet

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isn't the finest,

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it was a gift from Yi,

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who put it on me himself.

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His affection

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outweighs the value.

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As long as his feelings for me are sincere,

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the quality of the jade

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matters not.

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My brother-in-law truly knows

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how to cherish his woman.

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But Gai Yurao doesn't recognize its worth

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and merely considers it
an ordinary piece of jade.

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If she knew the true value of that bracelet,

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she wouldn't dare to flaunt it so boldly.

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Honey,

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well,

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as Duke Qing

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is upright,

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and Guo Yi has no official position,

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where did the money come from?

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I didn't

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bring my sister

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any gifts this time.

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It's my fault as a younger brother.

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In the next few days, I'm going to ask Guo Yi

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what my sister likes

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and where I should go to buy it.

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I've heard
that before your eldest sister got married,

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Nanny Li and Nanny Zhou

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were quite close.

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Tomorrow,

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let's give Nanny Li a half-day off

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so she can have a drink

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and catch up with Nanny Zhou.

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My Chamber of Radiant

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is the largest cosmetic shop in the capital.

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There's a wide range for you

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to choose from.

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Hello.

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Show us all the latest items you've got here.

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Certainly.

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There are so many varieties of cosmetics

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in the capital.

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Brother,

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help me pick something.

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You must be well aware

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of my sister's preferences.

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Then...

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This one.

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This looks good.

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It has a hidden part.

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It contains four colors of lip balm

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and a powder box in the center.

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Fu will love it.

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Mr. Guo has good taste.

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This Five Blessings is a new product.

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Since you're a regular customer,

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I'll only charge you five guan.

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Five Blessings.

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Great.

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It has a good meaning as well.

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By the way.

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Among the cosmetics that Mr. Guo bought

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for his wife previously,

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are there any of excellent quality?

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There are.

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But those were for...

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Just bring them out

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and stop talking nonsense.

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He's not very good at talking.

289
00:13:25,650 --> 00:13:26,740
In fact,

290
00:13:26,740 --> 00:13:27,650
these are quite nice too.

291
00:13:33,620 --> 00:13:34,770
You...

292
00:13:37,450 --> 00:13:38,650
Brother,

293
00:13:38,810 --> 00:13:40,690
you do have good taste.

294
00:13:43,020 --> 00:13:44,450
My sister always says

295
00:13:44,450 --> 00:13:45,890
that new things can't compare to the old.

296
00:13:46,170 --> 00:13:47,500
She's a sentimental person.

297
00:13:47,810 --> 00:13:49,450
Instead of giving her

298
00:13:49,530 --> 00:13:50,570
these trendy items,

299
00:13:50,620 --> 00:13:51,570
it's better to gift her

300
00:13:51,650 --> 00:13:53,150
something that brings back fond memories.

301
00:13:53,650 --> 00:13:54,490
Okay.

302
00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:55,700
This is it.

303
00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:56,740
All right.

304
00:13:56,980 --> 00:13:57,820
Mr. Guo,

305
00:13:57,860 --> 00:13:59,860
it's a bit more affordable now.

306
00:14:00,050 --> 00:14:01,050
One guan cheaper.

307
00:14:01,220 --> 00:14:03,140
Now it's just two taels of gold.

308
00:14:04,530 --> 00:14:05,740
Same arrangement as before?

309
00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:10,820
Of course.

310
00:14:12,170 --> 00:14:13,010
Put it all on my tab.

311
00:14:13,410 --> 00:14:15,260
No way. That's inappropriate.

312
00:14:15,690 --> 00:14:16,740
I'm buying this gift for my sister.

313
00:14:16,740 --> 00:14:18,110
How could I let you pay for it?

314
00:14:18,260 --> 00:14:19,260
No, no. I insist.

315
00:14:20,980 --> 00:14:21,930
We're family.

316
00:14:21,980 --> 00:14:23,570
No need to be so formal.

317
00:14:25,140 --> 00:14:26,380
Since it's for Fu,

318
00:14:26,570 --> 00:14:29,290
it's only right that I cover the cost.

319
00:14:30,290 --> 00:14:31,130
From now on,

320
00:14:31,490 --> 00:14:33,020
if you have anything that catches your eye

321
00:14:33,050 --> 00:14:34,170
in the capital,

322
00:14:34,860 --> 00:14:36,570
just put it on my tab.

323
00:14:38,690 --> 00:14:40,100
You're too generous.

324
00:14:40,690 --> 00:14:41,570
Well,

325
00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:43,340
I won't refuse then.

326
00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:44,180
Please

327
00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:47,140
get five boxes in different colors

328
00:14:47,380 --> 00:14:49,220
to make a "Five Blessings" set.

329
00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:50,690
- All right.
- Wrap them up.

330
00:14:54,620 --> 00:14:56,250
These are quite interesting.

331
00:14:56,530 --> 00:14:58,410
Your taste is truly unique.

332
00:14:59,570 --> 00:15:00,740
Truly unique.

333
00:15:09,340 --> 00:15:10,570
What a sin.

334
00:15:11,050 --> 00:15:12,410
When Fu got married,

335
00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:13,500
her dowry

336
00:15:13,810 --> 00:15:15,450
filled two entire boats.

337
00:15:16,410 --> 00:15:17,500
But now,

338
00:15:17,930 --> 00:15:19,260
not even half of it remains.

339
00:15:20,340 --> 00:15:22,050
Isn't she in charge of the household?

340
00:15:22,410 --> 00:15:23,900
How could Guo spend her dowry

341
00:15:23,930 --> 00:15:25,650
so recklessly?

342
00:15:27,220 --> 00:15:29,530
He has others

343
00:15:29,650 --> 00:15:30,980
bring the bills directly to Fu

344
00:15:31,020 --> 00:15:32,930
and take the money from the household expenses.

345
00:15:33,260 --> 00:15:35,570
Although she manages the household,

346
00:15:35,980 --> 00:15:37,450
the key to the storeroom

347
00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:39,570
is still with the Duke's wife.

348
00:15:40,290 --> 00:15:41,690
In the end, the money spent

349
00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,620
can only be covered by her dowry.

350
00:15:45,050 --> 00:15:46,690
Why didn't she tell Duke Qing?

351
00:15:47,410 --> 00:15:48,250
Fu knows

352
00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:50,100
the Duke's family is of significance

353
00:15:50,570 --> 00:15:51,930
and doesn't want to escalate the matter,

354
00:15:51,930 --> 00:15:54,000
which could affect the relationship
between the two families.

355
00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:54,740
So...

356
00:15:55,900 --> 00:15:56,740
So she just

357
00:15:57,900 --> 00:15:59,500
holds her tongue.

358
00:16:02,260 --> 00:16:03,530
Have you heard anything else?

359
00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:05,940
That's right.

360
00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:06,980
Nanny Zhou mentioned

361
00:16:07,380 --> 00:16:09,170
that three months ago,

362
00:16:09,380 --> 00:16:10,900
Guo started reducing his expenses

363
00:16:11,860 --> 00:16:12,810
and stopped borrowing money.

364
00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:15,020
It seems he did some business

365
00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:16,260
and earned some money.

366
00:16:17,050 --> 00:16:18,260
Fu even thought

367
00:16:18,690 --> 00:16:20,340
that maybe he'd mend his ways

368
00:16:20,810 --> 00:16:22,140
and wouldn't use her dowry anymore.

369
00:16:23,100 --> 00:16:24,100
But after a few days,

370
00:16:24,340 --> 00:16:25,290
he was at it again.

371
00:16:31,770 --> 00:16:34,260
The money he's spent on Gai Yurao

372
00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:35,930
is worth over a thousand taels of gold.

373
00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:38,290
What kind of business could he have done

374
00:16:38,410 --> 00:16:39,620
in such a short time

375
00:16:39,690 --> 00:16:41,170
to earn so much

376
00:16:41,170 --> 00:16:42,770
that he doesn't even care
about the dowry anymore?

377
00:16:43,380 --> 00:16:44,530
Three months ago,

378
00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:46,530
the unrest in Dongzhou was quelled.

379
00:16:48,770 --> 00:16:49,770
And this month,

380
00:16:50,410 --> 00:16:51,340
he started

381
00:16:51,380 --> 00:16:52,810
using her dowry again.

382
00:16:53,810 --> 00:16:54,650
Why?

383
00:16:57,810 --> 00:17:00,050
His Majesty found out
about the chief instructor,

384
00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:01,100
and Prince Sui

385
00:17:01,900 --> 00:17:03,450
became wary.

386
00:17:04,060 --> 00:17:04,900
So,

387
00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:06,620
Guo Yi's business outside

388
00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:08,930
suddenly came to an abrupt end.

389
00:17:08,930 --> 00:17:11,300
(Respect and Simplicity)

390
00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:12,690
If you were Prince Sui,

391
00:17:13,540 --> 00:17:14,650
who would you appoint

392
00:17:14,650 --> 00:17:15,580
as the chief instructor?

393
00:17:18,690 --> 00:17:20,250
If I were him,

394
00:17:21,930 --> 00:17:24,140
I'd pick a family member of a political rival.

395
00:17:25,060 --> 00:17:26,210
Catch them off guard

396
00:17:26,970 --> 00:17:29,860
and cause internal strife.

397
00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:32,380
The so-called traitor

398
00:17:33,010 --> 00:17:34,210
is Duke Qing's negligence

399
00:17:34,250 --> 00:17:35,780
in guarding his own son.

400
00:17:37,650 --> 00:17:38,580
Exactly.

401
00:17:39,820 --> 00:17:41,730
That's a blind spot.

402
00:17:42,540 --> 00:17:43,930
You can't see it coming.

403
00:17:44,620 --> 00:17:46,340
But we don't have concrete evidence yet,

404
00:17:46,730 --> 00:17:47,970
so we must be careful not to alert them.

405
00:17:48,340 --> 00:17:49,180
It doesn't matter.

406
00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:51,970
If there's no evidence,

407
00:17:52,780 --> 00:17:53,690
I'll make them

408
00:17:53,730 --> 00:17:55,490
bring it to me.

409
00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:57,380
I'll break his leg

410
00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:58,860
and see if he'll give it to me.

411
00:18:05,340 --> 00:18:06,860
My eldest sister has endured so much

412
00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:09,620
for me

413
00:18:11,150 --> 00:18:12,550
and the entire family.

414
00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:15,730
She does it for you,

415
00:18:16,490 --> 00:18:18,490
just as you want

416
00:18:18,540 --> 00:18:19,410
to stand up for her.

417
00:18:21,380 --> 00:18:22,410
But if she knew

418
00:18:23,170 --> 00:18:24,780
you were acting so impulsively

419
00:18:24,860 --> 00:18:25,900
for her,

420
00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:27,540
she'd be upset.

421
00:18:42,410 --> 00:18:43,250
Yes.

422
00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:45,530
You're right.

423
00:18:47,970 --> 00:18:49,170
There must be another way.

424
00:18:50,170 --> 00:18:51,010
Of course.

425
00:18:52,820 --> 00:18:53,660
Guo Yi

426
00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:55,780
is your sister's husband.

427
00:18:56,860 --> 00:18:58,140
Whatever his fate,

428
00:18:59,650 --> 00:19:00,490
your sister

429
00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:02,620
naturally has a say in it.

430
00:19:10,490 --> 00:19:12,010
The powder from the Chamber of Radiant.

431
00:19:14,970 --> 00:19:16,380
It is as famous

432
00:19:16,380 --> 00:19:17,730
as the Scent Store in the South.

433
00:19:18,060 --> 00:19:19,490
I've seen this kind before.

434
00:19:19,690 --> 00:19:20,580
It's expensive, is it?

435
00:19:22,540 --> 00:19:23,450
Well,

436
00:19:23,860 --> 00:19:25,490
there's money to be spent.

437
00:19:25,620 --> 00:19:27,450
One box would be enough.

438
00:19:27,730 --> 00:19:29,140
Don't be wasteful.

439
00:19:33,410 --> 00:19:34,250
Sister,

440
00:19:36,210 --> 00:19:37,050
it wasn't me.

441
00:19:37,690 --> 00:19:38,530
It was my brother-in-law.

442
00:19:44,540 --> 00:19:45,820
At least he's thoughtful.

443
00:19:49,820 --> 00:19:51,730
But let's not give him too much credit.

444
00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:54,210
If you think about it,

445
00:19:54,540 --> 00:19:56,730
it's all your money anyway.

446
00:19:57,010 --> 00:19:57,850
You…

447
00:19:58,230 --> 00:19:59,130
Why did you…

448
00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,380
Did Liu Miantang

449
00:20:04,690 --> 00:20:06,300
say something to you?

450
00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:08,690
I know all the grievances you've suffered

451
00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:11,100
over the years.

452
00:20:15,410 --> 00:20:16,250
Sister,

453
00:20:18,250 --> 00:20:19,540
Miantang and I have discussed it.

454
00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:22,100
We'll make sure

455
00:20:23,380 --> 00:20:24,900
he slips up.

456
00:20:27,010 --> 00:20:28,860
But in the end, he's still my brother-in-law.

457
00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:33,300
I must hear what you think.

458
00:20:35,580 --> 00:20:37,380
Ever since that Gai Yurao came,

459
00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:40,340
there's been no affection left

460
00:20:41,450 --> 00:20:43,380
between Guo Yi and me.

461
00:20:44,930 --> 00:20:46,900
He gave Gai a great deal of favor,

462
00:20:47,450 --> 00:20:48,860
yet in front of others,

463
00:20:49,650 --> 00:20:50,650
he acts like

464
00:20:50,650 --> 00:20:52,060
we're the perfect couple.

465
00:20:54,780 --> 00:20:57,010
The Duke's wife turns a blind eye,

466
00:20:59,540 --> 00:21:02,010
and I can only swallow my bitterness.

467
00:21:04,210 --> 00:21:05,050
Xingzhou,

468
00:21:06,340 --> 00:21:07,380
I once thought

469
00:21:08,140 --> 00:21:09,900
patience was my only option,

470
00:21:11,140 --> 00:21:12,060
that I'd have to muddle

471
00:21:12,060 --> 00:21:13,620
through life this way.

472
00:21:15,210 --> 00:21:16,050
Thank you for showing me

473
00:21:17,250 --> 00:21:18,690
there's another way.

474
00:21:21,650 --> 00:21:22,860
Don't say that.

475
00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:24,940
As long as I'm here,

476
00:21:25,780 --> 00:21:27,490
everything will get better for you.

477
00:21:32,340 --> 00:21:34,250
How has His Majesty been treating you lately?

478
00:21:35,650 --> 00:21:37,170
The same as usual.

479
00:21:37,780 --> 00:21:39,140
A few days ago, he even had people

480
00:21:39,170 --> 00:21:41,010
prepare for my birthday.

481
00:21:42,410 --> 00:21:43,340
The same as usual?

482
00:21:45,970 --> 00:21:47,580
You're being modest.

483
00:21:49,250 --> 00:21:50,450
From what I see,

484
00:21:50,690 --> 00:21:51,900
he seems to be showering you

485
00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:53,900
with affection.

486
00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:56,580
You were nearly made Empress, weren't you?

487
00:22:00,450 --> 00:22:01,970
Your plans are my priority.

488
00:22:02,490 --> 00:22:03,330
I dare not

489
00:22:03,970 --> 00:22:05,380
think of anything else.

490
00:22:07,970 --> 00:22:09,930
I know you're filial.

491
00:22:11,780 --> 00:22:12,690
But he's been

492
00:22:13,340 --> 00:22:15,010
pressing me hard,

493
00:22:16,210 --> 00:22:17,900
almost accusing me

494
00:22:17,930 --> 00:22:19,380
of insubordination at the Three Bureaus.

495
00:22:23,170 --> 00:22:24,730
I'm here today to remind you

496
00:22:26,210 --> 00:22:27,930
not to be lulled into complacency by him.

497
00:22:28,580 --> 00:22:29,730
I understand.

498
00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:33,250
My husband said

499
00:22:33,410 --> 00:22:34,450
that we've been living

500
00:22:34,450 --> 00:22:35,780
in the West Courtyard for quite some time

501
00:22:35,930 --> 00:22:37,380
and haven't hosted a banquet yet.

502
00:22:37,540 --> 00:22:38,730
That's inappropriate.

503
00:22:40,210 --> 00:22:41,050
So today,

504
00:22:41,210 --> 00:22:42,970
I brought a small gift

505
00:22:42,970 --> 00:22:44,060
for my eldest sister and Yurao.

506
00:22:44,410 --> 00:22:46,970
I hope you can forgive me.

507
00:22:47,250 --> 00:22:48,090
Nanny Li.

508
00:22:51,650 --> 00:22:52,490
Sister.

509
00:22:54,580 --> 00:22:55,420
Yurao.

510
00:23:02,930 --> 00:23:03,930
I'm new to the capital

511
00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:05,690
and don't know what to give.

512
00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:08,340
I had to ask around at other noble families

513
00:23:08,650 --> 00:23:10,650
and chose two hairpins

514
00:23:10,650 --> 00:23:12,890
according to the proper etiquette
for the wife and concubine.

515
00:23:15,170 --> 00:23:16,010
Sister,

516
00:23:16,300 --> 00:23:18,100
this night-glowing pearl is quite a rarity.

517
00:23:18,250 --> 00:23:19,340
There shouldn't be more than two

518
00:23:19,490 --> 00:23:21,060
in the entire capital.

519
00:23:21,380 --> 00:23:22,450
Hope you like it.

520
00:23:22,780 --> 00:23:23,620
I do.

521
00:23:24,380 --> 00:23:25,650
Such a dazzling hairpin.

522
00:23:25,820 --> 00:23:27,300
Any woman would love it.

523
00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:28,490
I like it very much.

524
00:23:33,060 --> 00:23:33,930
Yurao,

525
00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:35,860
I'm sure you've never seen

526
00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:38,580
a pearl with such luster, have you?

527
00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:40,140
I...

528
00:23:42,170 --> 00:23:43,010
I don't want it.

529
00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:47,970
It's important to know your own worth.

530
00:23:48,930 --> 00:23:50,380
There's a difference

531
00:23:50,730 --> 00:23:52,650
between what you want but can't have

532
00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:54,620
and what you can have but don't want.

533
00:23:57,010 --> 00:23:57,900
This is the only heirloom

534
00:23:57,900 --> 00:23:59,410
of the Cui family.

535
00:23:59,650 --> 00:24:01,060
You must take great care of it.

536
00:24:01,580 --> 00:24:02,650
I definitely will.

537
00:24:02,820 --> 00:24:04,210
Sister, you must keep this a secret

538
00:24:04,250 --> 00:24:05,210
from the Consort Dowager.

539
00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:07,740
Sorry.

540
00:24:08,060 --> 00:24:09,140
I apologize.

541
00:24:09,340 --> 00:24:10,180
I don't have

542
00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:11,690
any night-glowing pearl hairpins here.

543
00:24:11,860 --> 00:24:12,700
You don't?

544
00:24:13,170 --> 00:24:15,010
Isn't it the best jewelry shop in the capital?

545
00:24:15,140 --> 00:24:16,740
- That's right.
- If you don't have it,

546
00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:17,970
where is the other one?

547
00:24:18,010 --> 00:24:18,850
Yeah.

548
00:24:19,140 --> 00:24:20,490
Forgive me, madam.

549
00:24:20,540 --> 00:24:22,100
I truly haven't seen it.

550
00:24:24,010 --> 00:24:24,850
That's a pity.

551
00:24:24,850 --> 00:24:26,930
- Looking for a night-glowing pearl hairpin?
- Well, then, let's...

552
00:24:28,170 --> 00:24:29,010
Who are you?

553
00:24:29,970 --> 00:24:31,540
I'm a traveling merchant from Beizhou,

554
00:24:31,540 --> 00:24:33,340
and I happen to have
a night-glowing pearl hairpin.

555
00:24:33,650 --> 00:24:35,730
I wonder if it's what you're looking for.

556
00:24:42,010 --> 00:24:42,850
Exactly.

557
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:45,450
What are you doing?

558
00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:47,490
Since I'm dealing in your shop,

559
00:24:47,780 --> 00:24:49,540
I'll give you a share of the profits.

560
00:24:52,140 --> 00:24:52,980
Please, take a look.

561
00:25:02,780 --> 00:25:04,930
Truly unique.

562
00:25:06,010 --> 00:25:06,850
But unfortunately,

563
00:25:06,970 --> 00:25:08,170
it's already been ordered by a lady

564
00:25:08,250 --> 00:25:09,410
for three hundred taels of gold.

565
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:10,940
Three hundred?

566
00:25:11,060 --> 00:25:12,380
If I offer five hundred taels,

567
00:25:13,250 --> 00:25:14,250
will you sell it to me?

568
00:25:14,860 --> 00:25:15,730
Certainly.

569
00:25:20,170 --> 00:25:21,140
Honey.

570
00:25:21,450 --> 00:25:22,290
Am I

571
00:25:22,450 --> 00:25:24,540
being too indulgent?

572
00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:26,140
No.

573
00:25:26,690 --> 00:25:28,900
If you like it, you have to pay more

574
00:25:29,140 --> 00:25:29,980
to get it.

575
00:25:31,170 --> 00:25:32,210
However,

576
00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:34,380
five hundred taels of gold

577
00:25:34,730 --> 00:25:37,010
isn't a small amount.

578
00:25:37,140 --> 00:25:37,980
That's true.

579
00:25:39,010 --> 00:25:39,850
I see.

580
00:25:40,450 --> 00:25:42,780
After all, the money is in Fu's hands.

581
00:25:43,340 --> 00:25:44,650
I don't want you

582
00:25:44,730 --> 00:25:46,250
to have to ask her for it.

583
00:25:48,140 --> 00:25:49,450
Although she's in charge,

584
00:25:49,690 --> 00:25:51,410
she's using the family money.

585
00:25:51,410 --> 00:25:52,780
Why would I need to care about her opinion?

586
00:25:53,340 --> 00:25:54,180
All right.

587
00:25:54,540 --> 00:25:55,380
Get me a brush and paper.

588
00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:56,660
- Sure.
- Wait a minute.

589
00:25:57,210 --> 00:25:58,050
What did you say?

590
00:25:58,450 --> 00:25:59,450
Aren't you paying now?

591
00:26:00,140 --> 00:26:02,060
This is how it's done. Don't worry.

592
00:26:02,380 --> 00:26:03,580
Duke Qing's Mansion always pays.

593
00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:05,860
You can go there tomorrow and find Nanny Zhou.

594
00:26:06,860 --> 00:26:07,860
Very well. Please.

595
00:26:08,010 --> 00:26:08,850
This way.

596
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,000
(Contractor: Guo Yi)

597
00:26:50,620 --> 00:26:52,010
I've heard

598
00:26:52,210 --> 00:26:54,140
that your mansion was attacked.

599
00:26:54,820 --> 00:26:56,860
I didn't expect it to be so serious.

600
00:27:01,380 --> 00:27:03,140
The family's coffers

601
00:27:05,010 --> 00:27:06,620
had been completely drained

602
00:27:06,690 --> 00:27:07,820
by the two wars.

603
00:27:10,620 --> 00:27:11,490
My mother

604
00:27:12,970 --> 00:27:15,060
even had to pawn

605
00:27:15,140 --> 00:27:16,340
her trousseau.

606
00:27:17,250 --> 00:27:18,410
We borrowed a lot of money

607
00:27:18,410 --> 00:27:19,730
from Lord Zhennan

608
00:27:19,730 --> 00:27:21,250
just so I could get married.

609
00:27:21,690 --> 00:27:22,530
It's so hard

610
00:27:24,490 --> 00:27:25,900
for me to say.

611
00:27:26,340 --> 00:27:27,820
But now the repairs to the mansion

612
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:30,100
require a lot of money.

613
00:27:31,010 --> 00:27:31,930
As the head of the family,

614
00:27:32,010 --> 00:27:34,170
it's so hard for me to raise money.

615
00:27:36,250 --> 00:27:37,090
It's truly embarrassing.

616
00:27:44,490 --> 00:27:46,450
A man doesn't easily shed tears.

617
00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:48,090
Xingzhou.

618
00:27:48,970 --> 00:27:49,810
You truly are

619
00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:51,620
a filial child.

620
00:27:52,620 --> 00:27:53,620
It's not your fault

621
00:27:54,380 --> 00:27:56,650
that you're short of money.

622
00:28:01,620 --> 00:28:02,490
Well...

623
00:28:03,730 --> 00:28:05,580
I'll let Fu

624
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:06,650
do her filial duty

625
00:28:07,210 --> 00:28:09,210
and take her dowry to help her brother.

626
00:28:09,210 --> 00:28:10,060
No, no, no.

627
00:28:11,060 --> 00:28:11,900
That's not right.

628
00:28:13,340 --> 00:28:14,900
Xingzhou, just accept it.

629
00:28:15,450 --> 00:28:17,300
We don't covet

630
00:28:17,410 --> 00:28:19,620
the daughter-in-law's dowry.

631
00:28:22,450 --> 00:28:23,690
Fu's dowry

632
00:28:23,860 --> 00:28:25,340
is hers to manage.

633
00:28:26,300 --> 00:28:27,140
I believe

634
00:28:28,410 --> 00:28:30,900
Fu is a sensible person.

635
00:28:31,140 --> 00:28:32,060
She will surely

636
00:28:32,410 --> 00:28:34,490
be willing to help.

637
00:28:39,540 --> 00:28:40,380
Thank you, Duke.

638
00:28:41,970 --> 00:28:42,810
But I'm sorry.

639
00:28:44,450 --> 00:28:45,650
I need one more favor.

640
00:28:45,860 --> 00:28:47,170
If word of this

641
00:28:47,690 --> 00:28:49,450
gets out,

642
00:28:50,490 --> 00:28:53,140
it will damage the reputation of my family.

643
00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:55,380
So, please

644
00:28:56,340 --> 00:28:58,140
keep this matter discreet.

645
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:00,940
Of course.

646
00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:04,820
I understand.

647
00:29:08,410 --> 00:29:09,730
You really went all out

648
00:29:09,860 --> 00:29:10,930
for this act.

649
00:29:12,730 --> 00:29:13,570
Let me tell you,

650
00:29:14,250 --> 00:29:15,690
lying with a straight face isn't hard.

651
00:29:16,860 --> 00:29:18,540
The hard part is not laughing

652
00:29:19,140 --> 00:29:21,170
when you see the Duke's serious face.

653
00:29:21,490 --> 00:29:23,450
Today, I heard from the eldest sister

654
00:29:23,450 --> 00:29:25,100
that the money Guo Yi owes this month

655
00:29:25,210 --> 00:29:27,380
is already at this amount.

656
00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:29,300
I was thinking,

657
00:29:29,450 --> 00:29:30,860
why not add fuel to the fire?

658
00:29:34,170 --> 00:29:35,010
Honey.

659
00:29:36,820 --> 00:29:37,660
Honey.

660
00:29:38,780 --> 00:29:40,490
We've been in the capital for so long,

661
00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:42,380
and I haven't taken you out

662
00:29:42,410 --> 00:29:43,490
to show you around.

663
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:44,940
Where would you like to go?

664
00:29:45,250 --> 00:29:46,170
I'm new to the capital.

665
00:29:46,530 --> 00:29:47,970
I'll take your advice.

666
00:29:49,140 --> 00:29:49,980
Good girl.

667
00:29:50,410 --> 00:29:51,250
I'm here.

668
00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:58,760
There he is. Go.

669
00:29:58,830 --> 00:29:59,680
That's him.

670
00:29:59,730 --> 00:30:00,570
Get him to pay.

671
00:30:00,580 --> 00:30:01,740
- Give me my money.
- Pay up.

672
00:30:01,860 --> 00:30:02,700
Pay up now.

673
00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:03,900
- Money. Now.
- What's that for?

674
00:30:04,620 --> 00:30:05,820
Do you know who I am?

675
00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,380
A debt must be repaid.

676
00:30:07,380 --> 00:30:08,790
Give me back my five hundred taels of gold.

677
00:30:08,790 --> 00:30:10,010
- And mine.
- When did I owe you money?

678
00:30:10,540 --> 00:30:12,010
- And mine.
- Pay up.

679
00:30:12,140 --> 00:30:12,980
Pay up now.

680
00:30:13,250 --> 00:30:14,090
It's you.

681
00:30:14,930 --> 00:30:15,770
Fine.

682
00:30:15,930 --> 00:30:16,770
Fine.

683
00:30:17,340 --> 00:30:18,380
- Just you wait.
- Pay up.

684
00:30:18,900 --> 00:30:20,580
I never say I won't.

685
00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:21,460
What?

686
00:30:23,820 --> 00:30:24,690
You gave your entire dowry

687
00:30:24,780 --> 00:30:26,490
to your mother's family?

688
00:30:26,490 --> 00:30:27,330
It's...

689
00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:29,780
The Mansion of Lord Huaiyang was damaged.

690
00:30:29,970 --> 00:30:31,060
My brother couldn't

691
00:30:31,060 --> 00:30:32,010
gather the money for repairs,

692
00:30:32,450 --> 00:30:33,970
so he had to take it from my dowry.

693
00:30:34,060 --> 00:30:34,900
What?

694
00:30:36,410 --> 00:30:37,410
Have you

695
00:30:37,410 --> 00:30:38,340
lost your mind?

696
00:30:39,490 --> 00:30:40,690
You gave him all the money,

697
00:30:40,860 --> 00:30:42,170
so what about me?

698
00:30:42,490 --> 00:30:43,730
I had no choice.

699
00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:45,250
Father approved it.

700
00:30:45,610 --> 00:30:46,480
Father?

701
00:30:46,490 --> 00:30:48,450
He came to me in person about it.

702
00:30:48,970 --> 00:30:50,450
I couldn't possibly tell him

703
00:30:51,380 --> 00:30:52,620
that you've been

704
00:30:52,900 --> 00:30:53,970
using my dowry

705
00:30:54,010 --> 00:30:55,060
to cover household expenses.

706
00:30:56,170 --> 00:30:57,010
You...

707
00:31:01,580 --> 00:31:03,010
What should we do now?

708
00:31:03,930 --> 00:31:04,900
The debt collectors

709
00:31:04,970 --> 00:31:06,410
are at the gate.

710
00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:07,410
Look what they did to me.

711
00:31:07,860 --> 00:31:08,970
They beat me up really hard.

712
00:31:09,060 --> 00:31:09,900
I...

713
00:31:12,340 --> 00:31:13,180
Tell me.

714
00:31:13,820 --> 00:31:14,820
What should I do?

715
00:31:15,780 --> 00:31:17,010
Don't worry.

716
00:31:17,930 --> 00:31:18,780
I have a plan.

717
00:31:22,650 --> 00:31:23,490
You vile woman.

718
00:31:24,140 --> 00:31:25,580
How dare you do this to me?

719
00:31:31,210 --> 00:31:32,250
Insulting the head lady.

720
00:31:32,930 --> 00:31:34,490
It's not too much to have you sold off.

721
00:31:35,210 --> 00:31:36,340
Don't you dare.

722
00:31:37,060 --> 00:31:38,540
Guo Yi won't let you off.

723
00:31:41,060 --> 00:31:42,300
Guo Yi is right here.

724
00:31:44,060 --> 00:31:44,900
Yi?

725
00:31:45,650 --> 00:31:46,490
Honey.

726
00:31:48,930 --> 00:31:50,250
Gai's profligate spending

727
00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:52,170
has caused so much trouble for the family.

728
00:31:52,900 --> 00:31:54,210
If Father finds out,

729
00:31:54,730 --> 00:31:55,780
you should know

730
00:31:56,580 --> 00:31:57,690
what will happen to her.

731
00:31:59,620 --> 00:32:00,460
Yi.

732
00:32:00,620 --> 00:32:01,460
Yi.

733
00:32:01,970 --> 00:32:03,450
Say something.

734
00:32:04,540 --> 00:32:05,490
Yi bought

735
00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:07,540
those pieces of jewelry

736
00:32:07,580 --> 00:32:08,580
for me out of affection.

737
00:32:08,780 --> 00:32:09,620
Don't...

738
00:32:09,650 --> 00:32:10,490
Yi.

739
00:32:11,060 --> 00:32:12,730
Why are you just standing there?

740
00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:13,780
Yi, please.

741
00:32:13,900 --> 00:32:15,900
- Stop yelling.
- Yi.

742
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:17,450
What if my father

743
00:32:17,450 --> 00:32:18,340
finds out about this?

744
00:32:23,970 --> 00:32:24,810
Yurao,

745
00:32:25,580 --> 00:32:27,010
let's just deal

746
00:32:27,060 --> 00:32:28,210
with what we've got here.

747
00:32:28,620 --> 00:32:30,300
Give me that night-glowing pearl hairpin.

748
00:32:30,340 --> 00:32:31,820
Return it and we'll be fine.

749
00:32:37,580 --> 00:32:38,730
Ma'am, I found it.

750
00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:44,540
How did the pearl

751
00:32:45,490 --> 00:32:46,450
get shattered?

752
00:32:49,690 --> 00:32:51,060
- No.
- What happened?

753
00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:52,940
It wasn't me.

754
00:32:52,970 --> 00:32:53,810
No. How...

755
00:32:54,690 --> 00:32:55,530
You...

756
00:32:55,900 --> 00:32:56,740
How vicious.

757
00:32:57,060 --> 00:32:57,900
You wretch.

758
00:32:58,410 --> 00:32:59,820
You framed me.

759
00:33:00,300 --> 00:33:01,140
It's...

760
00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,490
You've brought disgrace to the master

761
00:33:04,970 --> 00:33:06,170
and acted recklessly.

762
00:33:06,210 --> 00:33:07,050
How dare you argue?

763
00:33:07,450 --> 00:33:08,640
- Nanny Zhou.
- Yes.

764
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:10,010
Slap her.

765
00:33:10,140 --> 00:33:10,980
Yes, ma'am.

766
00:33:12,210 --> 00:33:13,490
No, don't.

767
00:33:13,650 --> 00:33:15,450
I'll find a way to get the money.

768
00:33:15,450 --> 00:33:16,490
You don't need to worry about it.

769
00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:20,860
I hope

770
00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:22,180
you keep your word.

771
00:33:23,900 --> 00:33:24,740
Nanny Zhou.

772
00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:26,100
- Let's go.
- Yes, ma'am.

773
00:33:26,900 --> 00:33:27,740
Wait.

774
00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:44,340
We're closing for the night.

775
00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:45,900
Please come back tomorrow.

776
00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:47,730
It's night already?

777
00:33:48,970 --> 00:33:50,300
Let me light a lantern for you.

778
00:33:50,860 --> 00:33:52,900
I have many kinds of lanterns.

779
00:33:53,250 --> 00:33:54,690
Which kind would you like?

780
00:33:56,820 --> 00:33:58,140
Well,

781
00:33:59,410 --> 00:34:01,140
a long-lasting

782
00:34:01,930 --> 00:34:02,820
home lantern, then.

783
00:34:02,820 --> 00:34:04,320
(Landownership Papers)

784
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,760
(Draft)

785
00:34:47,820 --> 00:34:48,660
We've already closed.

786
00:34:50,660 --> 00:34:51,500
- Don't move.
- Don't move.

787
00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,500
What are you doing?

788
00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:53,780
- Don't move.
- Don't move.

789
00:35:02,610 --> 00:35:03,700
What do you want?

790
00:35:03,700 --> 00:35:04,540
Shut up.

791
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,200
(Landownership Papers)

792
00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:12,740
That's right. It's the traitor's property.

793
00:35:13,570 --> 00:35:14,490
Who was that?

794
00:35:15,010 --> 00:35:15,850
What's he got to do with you?

795
00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:23,380
I confess.

796
00:35:24,490 --> 00:35:25,610
About three months ago,

797
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:27,130
he started selling me the deed to the house.

798
00:35:27,610 --> 00:35:29,090
I don't even know his name.

799
00:35:29,570 --> 00:35:30,450
I just called him

800
00:35:31,090 --> 00:35:31,930
the chief instructor.

801
00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:34,260
After Guo Yi met the debt collectors,

802
00:35:34,700 --> 00:35:36,380
he didn't go back to his study

803
00:35:36,700 --> 00:35:38,340
or any other suspicious place.

804
00:35:39,450 --> 00:35:41,410
Where would he hide the ledger?

805
00:35:44,220 --> 00:35:46,220
Sister, think carefully.

806
00:35:46,780 --> 00:35:47,860
Has Guo Yi shown

807
00:35:47,930 --> 00:35:49,530
any unusual behavior recently?

808
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:55,010
I can't think of anything else.

809
00:35:56,090 --> 00:35:57,660
He seldom comes to my room.

810
00:35:58,050 --> 00:35:59,530
(Quiet)
I don't see him often,

811
00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:01,180
so I haven't noticed anything unusual.

812
00:36:01,180 --> 00:36:02,400
(Tolerance)

813
00:36:03,930 --> 00:36:04,930
There is one place

814
00:36:05,220 --> 00:36:06,410
we haven't searched yet.

815
00:36:09,450 --> 00:36:10,610
You mentioned

816
00:36:11,570 --> 00:36:12,780
that my brother-in-law

817
00:36:12,930 --> 00:36:14,820
takes me seriously.

818
00:36:15,300 --> 00:36:17,340
He even mounted

819
00:36:17,700 --> 00:36:18,740
my calligraphy works.

820
00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:22,530
The mounting must have

821
00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:26,340
been done by him personally,

822
00:36:26,970 --> 00:36:28,530
right?

823
00:36:32,180 --> 00:36:33,450
Such ironclad evidence

824
00:36:34,450 --> 00:36:35,700
is right there

825
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:38,050
in plain sight every day.

826
00:36:43,780 --> 00:36:46,260
This ledger

827
00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:47,490
implicates seventeen officials,

828
00:36:48,220 --> 00:36:49,860
including Chief of the Court
of Judicial Review,

829
00:36:50,260 --> 00:36:51,300
Minister of Justice,

830
00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:53,180
and Deputy Censor-in-Chief.

831
00:36:54,570 --> 00:36:57,050
These are the officials in charge
of the Three Bureaus.

832
00:36:57,860 --> 00:36:58,700
Yes.

833
00:36:59,860 --> 00:37:03,770
Even if we hand over the evidence
along with Guo Yi,

834
00:37:04,930 --> 00:37:06,220
the officials of the Three Bureaus

835
00:37:06,450 --> 00:37:08,130
won't proceed with the trial.

836
00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:10,130
Prince Sui's influence

837
00:37:10,450 --> 00:37:11,970
in the court is far greater

838
00:37:12,300 --> 00:37:14,010
than you realize, Your Majesty.

839
00:37:17,930 --> 00:37:19,740
They are truly a group

840
00:37:19,780 --> 00:37:21,010
of corrupt bureaucrats.

841
00:37:22,090 --> 00:37:23,450
They can't be easily replaced

842
00:37:24,180 --> 00:37:25,860
even we know their doing.

843
00:37:26,970 --> 00:37:28,340
The Three Bureaus are so interconnected

844
00:37:29,310 --> 00:37:32,180
that one move affects the whole system.

845
00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,820
(Virtuous and Disciplined)
Replacing them won't make a difference.

846
00:37:34,820 --> 00:37:36,970
The leaders are corrupted,

847
00:37:37,220 --> 00:37:39,490
and the situation inside can be imagined.

848
00:37:40,450 --> 00:37:42,380
It has exceeded my expectations.

849
00:37:43,380 --> 00:37:44,530
Let me think about it.

850
00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:07,920
(Respect and Simplicity)

851
00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:16,050
His Majesty

852
00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:18,740
can't do anything about Prince Sui now.

853
00:38:24,450 --> 00:38:25,490
It's all my fault.

854
00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:28,820
I shouldn't have dragged you into this,

855
00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:32,050
causing you such distress.

856
00:38:35,930 --> 00:38:37,860
Don't underestimate me.

857
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,920
(Respect and Simplicity)

858
00:38:41,930 --> 00:38:43,380
I didn't realize

859
00:38:44,410 --> 00:38:45,610
it was all for naught

860
00:38:46,410 --> 00:38:48,010
in the end.

861
00:38:49,380 --> 00:38:52,410
I can't even get the case to the Three Bureaus.

862
00:38:53,610 --> 00:38:54,860
Had I known it would be like this,

863
00:38:57,780 --> 00:38:59,570
I would've left you

864
00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:02,010
in Zhenzhou.

865
00:39:02,410 --> 00:39:04,010
A scolding from you

866
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:06,260
would have been better
than what's happening now,

867
00:39:08,090 --> 00:39:09,380
where there's not even a way back.

868
00:39:14,180 --> 00:39:15,380
- Look at my lantern.
- It's beautiful.

869
00:39:15,380 --> 00:39:16,260
I like the pink one.

870
00:39:17,340 --> 00:39:18,340
Where did you buy it?

871
00:39:18,340 --> 00:39:19,900
We bought it at that stall around the corner.

872
00:39:20,010 --> 00:39:20,900
Let's go take a look.

873
00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:21,740
- Let's go.
- Come on.

874
00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:26,610
Look how carefree

875
00:39:27,740 --> 00:39:29,010
they are.

876
00:39:30,340 --> 00:39:32,130
Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

877
00:39:37,220 --> 00:39:39,090
I remember back in Mount Yang,

878
00:39:39,900 --> 00:39:41,130
whether it was the Shangsi Festival

879
00:39:41,220 --> 00:39:42,180
or the New Year,

880
00:39:43,300 --> 00:39:45,050
we would always use sky lanterns
to halt the battles.

881
00:39:47,380 --> 00:39:49,090
Once, I caught one of your men,

882
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:51,970
thinking he was a deserter.

883
00:39:54,260 --> 00:39:55,300
When I checked

884
00:39:55,300 --> 00:39:56,220
his cart,

885
00:39:57,050 --> 00:39:58,490
it was full of sky lanterns.

886
00:40:00,340 --> 00:40:01,860
I thought to myself,

887
00:40:03,010 --> 00:40:03,970
even with the battle

888
00:40:03,970 --> 00:40:05,660
so intense,

889
00:40:05,700 --> 00:40:07,090
this Lu Wen

890
00:40:07,570 --> 00:40:09,490
still has the leisure

891
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:10,820
to watch sky lanterns.

892
00:40:11,260 --> 00:40:12,530
Of course.

893
00:40:12,930 --> 00:40:17,260
There's more to life
than just battles and hatred.

894
00:40:19,090 --> 00:40:20,260
I fought with you

895
00:40:20,970 --> 00:40:22,820
so that those around me

896
00:40:22,970 --> 00:40:24,180
can live a peaceful and stable life,

897
00:40:25,090 --> 00:40:26,260
with feasts during festivals,

898
00:40:26,570 --> 00:40:28,740
new clothes to wear,

899
00:40:29,740 --> 00:40:30,820
and the joy of witnessing

900
00:40:31,410 --> 00:40:32,740
grand lantern displays.

901
00:40:39,260 --> 00:40:40,570
Lantern displays.

902
00:40:45,490 --> 00:40:46,780
I know you've long been worried

903
00:40:48,410 --> 00:40:49,970
and prepared for battle,

904
00:40:50,970 --> 00:40:52,780
but I don't want you to forget

905
00:40:53,900 --> 00:40:56,300
that worry and toil are not what we are after.

906
00:40:56,780 --> 00:40:58,220
We should enjoy our lives.

907
00:40:59,610 --> 00:41:00,450
So,

908
00:41:02,530 --> 00:41:03,930
no matter what Prince Sui

909
00:41:04,180 --> 00:41:05,410
or Three Bureaus may do,

910
00:41:06,860 --> 00:41:07,930
spending a happy holiday

911
00:41:08,340 --> 00:41:10,340
with the loved one

912
00:41:10,970 --> 00:41:12,700
is what truly matters right now.

913
00:41:20,220 --> 00:41:21,980
- Take a look.
- Buns. Tasty buns.

914
00:41:22,050 --> 00:41:23,930
- These are the specialties of Xijing.
- Meat buns.

915
00:41:24,090 --> 00:41:25,180
It's all good stuff.

916
00:41:25,340 --> 00:41:26,900
- It's good for you.
- Fresh steamed buns.

917
00:41:27,090 --> 00:41:28,090
I'd like a bag of walnuts.

918
00:41:28,380 --> 00:41:29,220
Okay.

919
00:41:30,130 --> 00:41:30,970
Thank you.

920
00:41:32,050 --> 00:41:34,010
- Thank you.
- Okay, take care.

921
00:41:35,490 --> 00:41:36,970
- Madam, have one of these.
- Yes, please.

922
00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:38,130
Try this.

923
00:41:38,380 --> 00:41:39,220
Thank you.

924
00:41:39,700 --> 00:41:41,180
- Is that enough?
- Thank you.

925
00:41:44,570 --> 00:41:45,410
Honey.

926
00:41:45,930 --> 00:41:46,770
Come on.

927
00:41:47,970 --> 00:41:49,530
Excuse me.

928
00:41:52,570 --> 00:41:53,780
If you want couplets,

929
00:41:53,820 --> 00:41:55,450
I'll write them for you at home.

930
00:41:56,820 --> 00:41:57,930
This scholar's calligraphy

931
00:41:58,130 --> 00:41:59,660
is the finest around.

932
00:41:59,820 --> 00:42:00,740
There's no way

933
00:42:00,820 --> 00:42:01,970
you can compare.

934
00:42:04,220 --> 00:42:05,300
Although it's neat,

935
00:42:05,660 --> 00:42:06,700
it's too uniform.

936
00:42:07,180 --> 00:42:08,570
The horizontal strokes lack arrangement,

937
00:42:08,570 --> 00:42:09,890
(All)
and vertical lack hidden strength.

938
00:42:10,780 --> 00:42:12,220
It's far inferior to yours.

939
00:42:13,660 --> 00:42:15,260
With such insight,

940
00:42:15,410 --> 00:42:16,410
you must

941
00:42:16,450 --> 00:42:17,340
be a good calligrapher.

942
00:42:17,930 --> 00:42:19,660
Please enlighten me, madam.

943
00:42:21,010 --> 00:42:21,850
What's the matter?

944
00:42:22,450 --> 00:42:23,290
Are you afraid?

945
00:42:24,130 --> 00:42:25,180
Enjoying lecturing others?

946
00:42:25,340 --> 00:42:26,340
That's absurd and insulting.

947
00:42:26,380 --> 00:42:27,220
Exactly.

948
00:42:28,010 --> 00:42:28,850
All right.

949
00:42:29,780 --> 00:42:30,780
Let me borrow your brush.

950
00:42:30,900 --> 00:42:31,740
Please.

951
00:42:32,530 --> 00:42:33,570
Since he is curious

952
00:42:33,780 --> 00:42:35,660
about my wife's calligraphy,

953
00:42:35,930 --> 00:42:37,340
why not

954
00:42:37,490 --> 00:42:38,450
show them a little?

955
00:42:39,860 --> 00:42:40,700
Come on.

956
00:42:43,970 --> 00:42:44,810
Please.

957
00:42:50,010 --> 00:42:51,010
Writing together?

958
00:42:51,530 --> 00:42:53,130
Nothing good could come from that.

959
00:42:53,490 --> 00:42:55,410
I'm a bit selfish.

960
00:42:56,410 --> 00:42:57,860
I can't let other men

961
00:42:57,900 --> 00:43:00,300
see my wife's calligraphy.

962
00:43:02,090 --> 00:43:03,610
Let's just write

963
00:43:04,570 --> 00:43:06,050
last year's New Year's greeting.

964
00:43:13,460 --> 00:43:16,670
♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

965
00:43:16,670 --> 00:43:17,560
(Year)

966
00:43:19,380 --> 00:43:20,900
The way you wrote it is excellent.

967
00:43:21,930 --> 00:43:22,900
Truly well done.

968
00:43:26,380 --> 00:43:29,550
♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

969
00:43:29,550 --> 00:43:31,920
♪Sitting at home♪

970
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:36,280
(Days)

971
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:44,540
♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

972
00:43:45,030 --> 00:43:50,680
♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

973
00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:55,840
(Like this)

974
00:43:56,700 --> 00:43:59,340
May each year bring us days like this.

975
00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:00,930
I'm so surprised

976
00:44:01,250 --> 00:44:03,140
- All right. Fold it.
- at how good his calligraphy is.

977
00:44:04,650 --> 00:44:08,660
♪Lies mundane dust♪

978
00:44:15,380 --> 00:44:16,220
Your calligraphy

979
00:44:16,380 --> 00:44:17,610
has really improved.

980
00:44:18,610 --> 00:44:19,820
- Thank you.
- Much appreciated.

981
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:42,630
♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

982
00:44:43,630 --> 00:44:49,750
♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

983
00:44:50,740 --> 00:44:56,990
♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

984
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:01,360
♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

985
00:45:01,700 --> 00:45:06,280
♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

986
00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:13,540
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

987
00:45:14,290 --> 00:45:17,660
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

988
00:45:17,950 --> 00:45:21,280
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

989
00:45:21,460 --> 00:45:28,230
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

990
00:45:28,610 --> 00:45:35,380
♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

991
00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:42,290
♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

992
00:45:43,130 --> 00:45:49,540
♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

993
00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:56,740
♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

994
00:45:57,540 --> 00:46:00,960
♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

995
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:06,060
♪There are many more♪

996
00:46:06,440 --> 00:46:13,160
♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

997
00:46:13,730 --> 00:46:17,360
♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

998
00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:20,760
♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

999
00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:27,670
♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

1000
00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:34,810
♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

1001
00:46:35,180 --> 00:46:38,760
♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

1002
00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:41,870
♪Year after year♪

1003
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:47,900
♪For many years to come♪