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=The Road to Splendor=

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(Adapted from China Literature author
Zhizhi's novel of the same name)

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=Episode 10=

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Now that the Yan family has fallen,

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Madam Yu has been bedridden ever since.

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Could it be that she not only
failed to earn merit,

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but is also being blamed?

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A smart woman like Madam Yu

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surely would not.

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You're overthinking it.

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I heard something, though.

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Her daughter-in-law

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stirred up a huge mess.

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Really?

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I heard that too.

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See?

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Trying to win favor
with the imperial court

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is no easy thing.

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One misstep and the whole game is lost.

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I doubt the Yu family will recover

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anytime soon.

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Alright. Let's just play.

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(20,000 taels; 5,000 taels.
20 shops: 30,000 taels.)

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(Cash: 42,000 taels.
Grand total: 97,000 taels.)

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The accounts don't match.

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(Annual Accounts of the Xie Family)

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Zhao Ling.

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Come in.

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Didn't I tell you

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to hand over all of Jiuweijiao's assets?

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Why is three thousand taels missing?

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If you want to clear the accounts,

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you must hand over everything.

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Why be greedy for such a small gain?

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You gave up a hundred thousand taels.

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What's three thousand?

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Aren't you going back to the capital,
Miss Xie?

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Why do you still bother with this?

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From now on,

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just take good care of yourself.

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My affairs

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are none of your concern.

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None of my concern?

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These three thousand taels

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are enough to get you executed.

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All right.

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I only did this for your own good.

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Yet you think I meddle too much.

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I

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must have

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overestimated my importance.

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Let's hope you can keep it hidden.

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If you leave loose ends now

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and trouble arises later,

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this will all be evidence
for confiscating your property.

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Miss Xie.

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Are we really going back to the capital?

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Can you bear to leave Mr. Zhao?

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(Xie Residence)

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Miss Xie.

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For your help in the case, His Highness

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has sent me to invite you
to claim your reward.

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I am grateful for His Highness's favor.

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Actually,

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there's one more favor to ask.

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His Highness truly values Zhao Ling.

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He wants you to advise him.

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Joining the army is just an excuse.

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The main purpose

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is to change his identity.

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After a few years of training,

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he'll be moved to the capital.

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With His Highness's favor,

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he will have a bright future.

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He was chosen
by the Sixteenth Master himself.

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What do you call that?

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That's called a trusted aide.

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I understand.

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Alright.

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I'll take my leave.

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(A thousand taels)

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(You gave up a hundred thousand taels.)

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(What's three thousand?)

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(The world is wide.)

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(I wish you well.)

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You haven't left?

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I thought...

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Thought what?

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You thought

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I'd be back in the capital.

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Wasn't the Sixteenth Master
going to reward you?

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Miss Xie, you did well in the salt case.

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Is there anything you desire?

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I wish to have a proper identity.

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A household register
under the name of Xie Tingyun.

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My family fell from grace.

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I barely escaped with my life.

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My household was struck off the rolls.

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To walk in this world,

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I need that document.

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True.

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You and Zhao Ling share deep feelings.

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You'll need that document

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to marry with proper ceremony.

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(Household Register)

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This is the reward I want.

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Mr. Zhao, will you marry me?

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Though I was born into a noble family,

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I now have nothing.

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Thank you for your kindness,

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for putting three thousand taels
in my bundle.

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Now,

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I want to use those silver notes

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as my betrothal gift.

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Betrothal gift?

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Mr. Zhao,

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will you marry me?

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I don't want to part from you.

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I like the name Xie Tingyun.

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I like you and Sen,

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and Biao and Chuan too.

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They are all good people.

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I've packed my things.

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I want to join the army with all of you.

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You like me

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and Sen?

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What does Sen have to do with it?

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I want to walk this road

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with all of you.

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Together we'll do business,

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together we'll earn our fame.

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Start from nothing,

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and build a legacy.

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We'll earn

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a real place in this world.

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I'll marry you.

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So you're investing in the venture?

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Did the Sixteenth Master send you
to persuade me

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to join the army?

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Mr. Zhao,

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joining the army
may be your only chance

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to improve your standing.

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You were cast out
of your family at eight.

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You've struggled through hardship
all these years.

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But in the end,

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you remain a lowly merchant.

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Times are good for you now,

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but what happens
when the Sixteenth Master leaves?

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What about years from now?

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Without changing your status,

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you will forever be

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fish on the chopping block,

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at the mercy of others.

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For you,

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marriage

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is nothing but a bond of interests

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and a path to advance your standing?

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The sugar is sweet,

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while coptis root is bitter.

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Boiled together,
they make a sweet healing draught.

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Perhaps in this world,

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the strongest alliances are forged

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when sincere hearts
yield mutual benefit,

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and that benefit

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ripens into genuine affection.

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The two can barely be told apart.

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Just like you and me.

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Bound by shared interests,

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we may rely on each other fully.

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I know my proposal is abrupt.

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It may offend you.

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So

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I'll only ask this once.

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No need to answer right away.

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Please think it over.

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(Yu Residence)

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Even if it's not the grand affair
we were promised,

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it should at least match
a family of this stature.

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But now,

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the procession is shabby,
and barely any guests.

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(Guest List)
Madam is giving you the cold shoulder.

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You should call me Madam Fan now.

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Understood.

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I've married into the Yu family
after all.

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That's what I wanted.

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As long as my husband cares for me,

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he will stand up for me.

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I refuse to believe

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that I'm not on an upward path.

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The days ahead are still long.

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It's not that I'm harsh on Fan.

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I'm just afraid you've been blinded

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by temporary affection.

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She is indeed talented.

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But her actions

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nearly brought the Yu family

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to the brink of ruin.

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Fu Tingyun used the flower cakes
to blackmail me

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for Fan's written confession.

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With that confession in hand,

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Fan's fate

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will forever be in her grip.

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If we ever clash in the future,

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we'll already be at a disadvantage.

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The Huaying affair

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was Zuo Junjie's doing.

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Fan gave false testimony,

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but she wasn't

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the ringleader.

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I'm glad to see
you're loyal and honorable.

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Since you're set on this,

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I wish you and your wife harmony.

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If I say any more,

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it would seem like I'm sowing discord.

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Mother.

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(Commentaries on the Four Books)
The annotated edition by Master Fan

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is a classic text that deserves
to be passed down through the ages.

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It should have been treasured.

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Yet Fan

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treated it

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like something
to be pawned or traded away.

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I've already bought back
all those texts.

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Return them to her.

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I hope she'll be grateful to you.

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What I can do

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ends here.

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She actually sold the classics?

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For what?

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Money?

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The marriage is settled.

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As for other things,

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don't dwell on them.

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For the family matter,

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I was fortunate to have some standing
with the Crown Prince,

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and I've managed to smooth things over.

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Jingxiu,

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from now on,

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you must not act so willfully again.

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I understand, Mother.

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Leave now.

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Madam.

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Send a letter to Madam Zuo.

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Tell her

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that an old acquaintance
is coming to find her.

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A widow being bullied by others

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is truly pitiful.

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If she needs our help,

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she can let us know.

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Understood.

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I'll go right away.

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(I thought she was as elegant
and pure as a narcissus.)

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(Unlike other women consumed
by worldly things.)

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(But she casually sells off
treasured texts,)

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(with no regard for their value.)

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(The name Yake,)
[*Meaning a cultured person.]

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(does she truly deserve it?)

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Jingxiu.

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It's getting late.

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Let's retire for the night.

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What did Miss Xie ask you?

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She said

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she wanted to marry me.

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She said she wanted me to marry her.

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And did you agree?

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She already gave the betrothal gift.

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Three thousand taels.

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Actual silver,
handed over just like that?

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This is a lifelong commitment.

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You'd better think it through.

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But she doesn't really want to marry me.

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She just wants to do business with me.

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For a couple to live together,

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the most important thing

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is sincerity.

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Whether it's sincerity or business,

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we must first secure a future
for the brothers.

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I even dared to be a salt bandit.

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What's there to fear

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in getting married?

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Pack your things.

281
00:17:21,168 --> 00:17:22,968
We're going to join the army.

282
00:17:23,408 --> 00:17:24,208
Join the army?

283
00:17:24,448 --> 00:17:25,247
Great!

284
00:17:25,608 --> 00:17:26,928
Then I can learn martial arts!

285
00:17:26,928 --> 00:17:27,767
Great!

286
00:17:28,247 --> 00:17:28,888
Wait.

287
00:17:29,448 --> 00:17:30,767
Why join the army all of a sudden?

288
00:17:32,567 --> 00:17:33,368
Am I going too?

289
00:17:39,168 --> 00:17:40,208
Have you settled on a place?

290
00:17:42,047 --> 00:17:42,767
Ganlin Town.

291
00:17:45,688 --> 00:17:47,448
I also serve in Ganlin Town.

292
00:17:47,648 --> 00:17:48,408
Buddy,

293
00:17:48,727 --> 00:17:50,527
you didn't choose it
just because you miss me,

294
00:17:50,527 --> 00:17:51,368
did you?

295
00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:56,727
Miss Xie,

296
00:17:57,087 --> 00:17:57,727
are you going too?

297
00:17:58,688 --> 00:18:00,287
Since we've got
a new household register,

298
00:18:00,727 --> 00:18:02,287
I'll go too.

299
00:18:02,608 --> 00:18:03,128
Alright.

300
00:18:03,727 --> 00:18:05,208
Since you refused my wedding gift,

301
00:18:05,368 --> 00:18:07,968
I will grant you one hundred mu of land

302
00:18:07,968 --> 00:18:09,807
as a wedding gift.

303
00:18:11,567 --> 00:18:12,807
Thank you, Your Highness.

304
00:18:15,287 --> 00:18:16,688
Miss Xie, you have a sharp mind.

305
00:18:17,168 --> 00:18:19,368
Miss Xie, you are quite astute.

306
00:18:19,648 --> 00:18:20,727
The road ahead is long.

307
00:18:20,807 --> 00:18:21,928
Be cautious at every step.

308
00:18:22,648 --> 00:18:23,848
I will always bear

309
00:18:24,287 --> 00:18:26,007
your teachings in mind.

310
00:18:27,208 --> 00:18:28,527
When you reach Ganlin Town,

311
00:18:28,727 --> 00:18:29,888
make sure to work hard.

312
00:18:30,727 --> 00:18:32,047
When you are promoted
to battalion commander,

313
00:18:32,047 --> 00:18:32,688
later,

314
00:18:32,767 --> 00:18:34,007
you will be very useful to me.

315
00:18:35,807 --> 00:18:37,168
I will not disappoint Your Highness.

316
00:18:37,946 --> 00:18:41,183
(Xie Residence)

317
00:19:04,128 --> 00:19:05,247
It's time to send a letter

318
00:19:06,047 --> 00:19:07,087
to Mother.

319
00:19:08,487 --> 00:19:09,287
(Dear Mother,)

320
00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:10,928
(when you read this,)

321
00:19:12,087 --> 00:19:13,767
(I have taken the surname Xie.)

322
00:19:14,287 --> 00:19:16,047
(And I am engaged to Zhao Ling.)

323
00:19:17,648 --> 00:19:19,128
(After all the upheavals,)

324
00:19:19,487 --> 00:19:20,968
(I have come to see
that a woman's marriage)

325
00:19:21,087 --> 00:19:23,128
(should not be based
only on status or wealth.)

326
00:19:23,648 --> 00:19:25,888
(Character and integrity matter more.)

327
00:19:27,287 --> 00:19:29,047
(Zhao Ling may come
from a humble background,)

328
00:19:29,247 --> 00:19:30,567
(but he is loyal, honorable,)

329
00:19:30,648 --> 00:19:31,767
(brave and resourceful.)

330
00:19:32,848 --> 00:19:33,648
(Now,)

331
00:19:33,648 --> 00:19:34,928
(he has found an opportunity.)

332
00:19:35,247 --> 00:19:36,888
(He will join the army in Ganlin Town.)

333
00:19:37,128 --> 00:19:38,247
(He has great potential.)

334
00:19:39,688 --> 00:19:41,648
(I am willing to stand by his side.)

335
00:19:42,368 --> 00:19:43,567
(We will start from nothing.)

336
00:19:44,168 --> 00:19:45,688
(I believe that with his sense of duty,)

337
00:19:45,688 --> 00:19:47,247
(and with my planning,)

338
00:19:47,727 --> 00:19:49,448
(we will surely carve out a future.)

339
00:19:50,767 --> 00:19:52,567
(I cannot be by your side
to care for you,)

340
00:19:53,168 --> 00:19:54,968
(so please take good care of yourself.)

341
00:19:56,168 --> 00:19:56,888
(Your daughter,)

342
00:19:57,688 --> 00:19:58,487
(Tingyun.)

343
00:20:13,527 --> 00:20:14,287
Biao

344
00:20:14,648 --> 00:20:15,567
and Chuan.

345
00:20:15,807 --> 00:20:16,888
You're back.

346
00:20:17,487 --> 00:20:18,368
You scared me just now.

347
00:20:18,368 --> 00:20:18,888
What are you doing?

348
00:20:19,087 --> 00:20:19,807
Don't come near.

349
00:20:22,448 --> 00:20:23,527
Time to tickle you.

350
00:20:23,527 --> 00:20:24,007
No tickling!

351
00:20:24,007 --> 00:20:25,047
You're getting cheeky again.

352
00:20:26,487 --> 00:20:27,247
I was wrong.

353
00:20:29,661 --> 00:20:30,341
Don't tickle me.

354
00:20:35,648 --> 00:20:36,567
Strong liquor burns the throat.

355
00:20:36,848 --> 00:20:37,688
Let's have fruit syrup instead.

356
00:20:40,128 --> 00:20:40,567
Here.

357
00:20:41,767 --> 00:20:44,007
In this world, kinship

358
00:20:46,168 --> 00:20:47,608
need not come from birth.

359
00:20:48,208 --> 00:20:49,448
When hearts are one,

360
00:20:49,928 --> 00:20:51,487
even strangers

361
00:20:51,807 --> 00:20:53,168
can walk the same path.

362
00:20:59,247 --> 00:21:01,128
No matter how hard the road ahead,

363
00:21:02,648 --> 00:21:04,767
I want to build a family with you.

364
00:21:05,087 --> 00:21:06,807
A family of our own.

365
00:21:14,408 --> 00:21:15,688
Gather the good.

366
00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:18,007
Trust one another with our lives.

367
00:21:38,047 --> 00:21:38,608
Alright.

368
00:21:40,327 --> 00:21:40,968
I will never let

369
00:21:43,928 --> 00:21:45,608
your kindness go unanswered.

370
00:22:16,608 --> 00:22:18,087
People say that wealth

371
00:22:18,287 --> 00:22:19,848
blinds the eyes.

372
00:22:20,888 --> 00:22:22,527
But these worldly riches

373
00:22:22,888 --> 00:22:24,928
truly do not interest me.

374
00:22:25,968 --> 00:22:27,928
All my planning and scheming

375
00:22:28,648 --> 00:22:31,168
is only to do what others cannot do,

376
00:22:31,727 --> 00:22:33,608
and to bring down those others cannot.

377
00:22:38,208 --> 00:22:39,527
Lord Yan has been arrested,

378
00:22:39,888 --> 00:22:41,287
and Grand Secretary Liu is implicated.

379
00:22:41,928 --> 00:22:43,208
In court rivalries,

380
00:22:43,928 --> 00:22:45,727
if those above do not fall,

381
00:22:46,408 --> 00:22:48,727
how can those below rise?

382
00:22:51,527 --> 00:22:52,968
With the Liu family's fall,

383
00:22:52,968 --> 00:22:54,727
a seat opens in the Grand Secretariat.

384
00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:56,807
If Master enters the Grand Secretariat,

385
00:22:56,888 --> 00:22:58,327
we will hear by year's end.

386
00:22:58,567 --> 00:23:00,567
You have accomplished such a great deed,

387
00:23:01,007 --> 00:23:02,928
and Master will surely be grateful.

388
00:23:06,047 --> 00:23:07,648
We also owe thanks to Fan

389
00:23:08,168 --> 00:23:10,688
for making that mistake
before the Crown Prince.

390
00:23:11,208 --> 00:23:12,648
After this,

391
00:23:13,247 --> 00:23:16,128
who will still be on guard
against our family?

392
00:23:18,567 --> 00:23:20,168
Others will only think

393
00:23:20,168 --> 00:23:22,007
that the Yu family was too eager

394
00:23:22,208 --> 00:23:24,287
to curry favor with His Highness.

395
00:23:24,688 --> 00:23:25,648
But they do not know

396
00:23:25,727 --> 00:23:27,208
that true success

397
00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:30,408
need not be seen by others.

398
00:23:30,968 --> 00:23:31,928
Indeed.

399
00:23:32,208 --> 00:23:33,928
Did not Madam Yan fail

400
00:23:33,928 --> 00:23:35,368
because she was too conspicuous?

401
00:23:36,007 --> 00:23:37,128
And also because

402
00:23:37,848 --> 00:23:39,688
she and her husband
were not of one mind.

403
00:23:43,688 --> 00:23:44,368
Do I look good?

404
00:23:44,648 --> 00:23:45,287
Good.

405
00:23:47,287 --> 00:23:47,928
Miss Xie,

406
00:23:48,047 --> 00:23:49,047
this is my husband.

407
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:49,848
Zheng San.

408
00:23:50,527 --> 00:23:52,087
We were separated in the famine,

409
00:23:52,087 --> 00:23:52,968
and have just reunited.

410
00:23:54,287 --> 00:23:55,408
Thank you for taking us in.

411
00:23:56,007 --> 00:23:57,087
My wife and I

412
00:23:57,208 --> 00:23:58,368
will serve you faithfully.

413
00:23:58,608 --> 00:24:00,448
We will not betray your trust.

414
00:24:01,087 --> 00:24:02,567
We've shared life and death together.

415
00:24:02,807 --> 00:24:04,928
From now on, we'll stand by each other.

416
00:24:06,888 --> 00:24:08,567
Chuan's not hungry. Don't give him any.

417
00:24:08,727 --> 00:24:09,727
You rascal.

418
00:24:11,727 --> 00:24:12,527
Smells good, right?

419
00:24:13,007 --> 00:24:14,087
- Careful, don't burn yourself.
- Here.

420
00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:14,848
It's fine.

421
00:24:15,327 --> 00:24:16,128
Smells really good.

422
00:24:16,688 --> 00:24:17,767
Careful, don't burn yourself.

423
00:24:18,247 --> 00:24:18,807
Smells really good.

424
00:24:18,807 --> 00:24:19,287
Mr. Zhao!

425
00:24:22,888 --> 00:24:24,128
Pry out the root.

426
00:24:25,928 --> 00:24:27,128
Mother, take it slow.

427
00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:29,527
I told you not to come out.

428
00:24:30,128 --> 00:24:31,327
Mother, slow down.

429
00:24:31,968 --> 00:24:32,888
Mr. Zhao.

430
00:24:33,128 --> 00:24:33,807
Be careful.

431
00:24:33,807 --> 00:24:34,567
Mr. Zhao.

432
00:24:35,408 --> 00:24:36,888
Mr. Zhao, please take this.

433
00:24:37,128 --> 00:24:38,208
Wish you luck and safety.

434
00:24:38,983 --> 00:24:39,623
Thank you.

435
00:24:42,087 --> 00:24:42,727
Hold firmly.

436
00:24:43,567 --> 00:24:43,968
Here.

437
00:24:43,968 --> 00:24:44,567
Thank you.

438
00:24:46,848 --> 00:24:47,767
Ganlin is far away.

439
00:24:48,130 --> 00:24:48,670
Hold firmly.

440
00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:49,448
Safe travels.

441
00:24:53,128 --> 00:24:53,888
Yucheng.

442
00:24:55,168 --> 00:24:56,047
Will you come with me

443
00:24:56,368 --> 00:24:57,608
to seek a post in Ganlin?

444
00:25:00,368 --> 00:25:01,327
My mother is old.

445
00:25:01,688 --> 00:25:02,287
I...

446
00:25:02,368 --> 00:25:03,727
Come with us, Yucheng.

447
00:25:03,727 --> 00:25:04,448
Come on.

448
00:25:04,448 --> 00:25:05,128
Come on.

449
00:25:05,128 --> 00:25:05,527
Right.

450
00:25:05,527 --> 00:25:06,767
Go for it.

451
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:07,888
Following Mr. Zhao

452
00:25:07,888 --> 00:25:10,648
is better than being a bandit
or smuggling salt.

453
00:25:11,928 --> 00:25:13,128
If you're willing,

454
00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:14,807
once we're settled,

455
00:25:15,408 --> 00:25:16,527
we can bring your mother

456
00:25:16,527 --> 00:25:17,168
to join us.

457
00:25:18,928 --> 00:25:20,688
Yucheng, you have real skill.

458
00:25:20,848 --> 00:25:22,368
You'll have a place in the army.

459
00:25:23,608 --> 00:25:24,767
Your mother will be at peace too.

460
00:25:35,247 --> 00:25:36,087
I, Yang Yucheng,

461
00:25:36,608 --> 00:25:37,608
shall obey your wishes.

462
00:25:38,007 --> 00:25:40,208
I will follow Mr. Zhao to Ganlin.

463
00:25:41,287 --> 00:25:42,247
I will not go back on my word.

464
00:25:42,888 --> 00:25:43,408
Rise.

465
00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:46,527
Good!

466
00:25:46,527 --> 00:25:47,848
This is good.

467
00:25:48,928 --> 00:25:50,007
When I'm free...

468
00:25:50,007 --> 00:25:50,527
Mr. Zhao.

469
00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:51,928
The flowers Miss Xie likes,

470
00:25:51,928 --> 00:25:52,968
I've dug them up.

471
00:25:58,408 --> 00:25:59,128
What about you?

472
00:26:02,888 --> 00:26:04,087
You'll stay in Yongning Prefecture.

473
00:26:05,848 --> 00:26:07,007
I've secured a salt permit for you

474
00:26:07,007 --> 00:26:08,087
from the Sixteenth Master.

475
00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:10,287
What you make of it

476
00:26:11,087 --> 00:26:12,168
is up to you.

477
00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:14,580
(Salt Permit)

478
00:26:14,608 --> 00:26:15,368
Mr. Zhao.

479
00:26:15,567 --> 00:26:17,527
Money and supplies are no problem.

480
00:26:17,527 --> 00:26:19,408
But the salt permit
is the hardest to get.

481
00:26:19,608 --> 00:26:20,327
Mr. Zhao,

482
00:26:20,727 --> 00:26:21,767
when you leave for Ganlin,

483
00:26:21,767 --> 00:26:22,968
leave the salt business to me.

484
00:26:22,968 --> 00:26:24,287
We'll remain

485
00:26:24,287 --> 00:26:25,487
as we were.

486
00:26:26,287 --> 00:26:27,848
No matter how big the business grows,

487
00:26:28,807 --> 00:26:29,928
it all comes from you, Mr. Zhao.

488
00:26:31,899 --> 00:26:34,500
(Outskirts)

489
00:26:38,168 --> 00:26:39,208
Ninth Young Lady.

490
00:26:39,448 --> 00:26:40,648
On your way to Ganlin,

491
00:26:40,888 --> 00:26:42,007
take care of yourself.

492
00:26:42,487 --> 00:26:43,727
Thank you for your concern, Madam.

493
00:26:53,047 --> 00:26:54,247
From now on,

494
00:26:54,527 --> 00:26:56,327
I will start from nothing with Mr. Zhao.

495
00:26:57,527 --> 00:26:59,047
It will be a fresh start.

496
00:27:00,487 --> 00:27:03,047
These two have talent,

497
00:27:03,247 --> 00:27:04,888
and they have strategy,

498
00:27:05,247 --> 00:27:06,928
and they have luck.

499
00:27:07,888 --> 00:27:08,968
But in the end,

500
00:27:09,888 --> 00:27:11,567
they are still inexperienced.

501
00:27:12,208 --> 00:27:13,807
They truly believe

502
00:27:14,087 --> 00:27:16,527
that starting from nothing is easy.

503
00:27:16,928 --> 00:27:19,487
Little do they know that climbing up
from the bottom

504
00:27:19,487 --> 00:27:21,208
is not about the obvious enemies

505
00:27:21,208 --> 00:27:22,727
who sit high above.

506
00:27:23,608 --> 00:27:25,408
It's the small potato.

507
00:27:25,608 --> 00:27:27,047
One wrong move,

508
00:27:27,968 --> 00:27:31,368
and you'll be rolling in the mud
with lowlifes.

509
00:27:32,608 --> 00:27:34,807
Look at the things they're carrying.

510
00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:36,327
Too exquisite.

511
00:27:37,047 --> 00:27:39,408
Isn't this exactly the mistake
that Madam Yan made?

512
00:27:39,408 --> 00:27:44,360
(Yongning Prefecture)

513
00:27:53,410 --> 00:27:55,190
(Admonitions for Women Hall)

514
00:28:08,128 --> 00:28:10,608
The rule here has always been
for skirts to cover the feet.

515
00:28:10,848 --> 00:28:12,608
Yet you dared to cut yours short
by three cun.

516
00:28:14,368 --> 00:28:15,807
It's the harvest season,

517
00:28:16,087 --> 00:28:17,648
and my elder brother is gravely ill.

518
00:28:17,888 --> 00:28:20,408
I thought that with a shorter skirt,

519
00:28:20,807 --> 00:28:22,487
I could work in the fields more easily.

520
00:28:35,968 --> 00:28:36,888
First,

521
00:28:36,968 --> 00:28:38,368
your brother is ill,

522
00:28:38,487 --> 00:28:40,087
and his wife can tend to him.

523
00:28:40,567 --> 00:28:41,807
You have no part in that.

524
00:28:41,888 --> 00:28:42,848
Second,

525
00:28:42,968 --> 00:28:44,888
you are an unmarried young woman.

526
00:28:44,888 --> 00:28:46,807
Yet you show yourself in public
to do farm work.

527
00:28:47,128 --> 00:28:47,888
You are shaming

528
00:28:48,128 --> 00:28:50,007
your future husband's reputation.

529
00:28:50,247 --> 00:28:51,128
Third,

530
00:28:51,128 --> 00:28:53,448
do you not know that these three cun
of exposed skin

531
00:28:54,287 --> 00:28:56,448
could ruin the reputation
of many families?

532
00:29:01,608 --> 00:29:02,448
Ms. Zuo,

533
00:29:02,567 --> 00:29:04,047
a letter has arrived
from Yongning Prefecture.

534
00:29:24,648 --> 00:29:25,448
We're here.

535
00:29:25,527 --> 00:29:26,608
(Ganlin Town)
We're here.

536
00:29:26,807 --> 00:29:28,287
We've arrived in Ganlin Town.

537
00:29:49,710 --> 00:29:50,310
(Ganlin Town)

538
00:29:50,327 --> 00:29:51,767
I need to register at the yamen first.

539
00:29:52,047 --> 00:29:53,327
You all follow General Mo
to get settled.

540
00:29:59,888 --> 00:30:00,848
General!

541
00:30:01,807 --> 00:30:02,888
General!

542
00:30:10,327 --> 00:30:11,047
General.

543
00:30:11,287 --> 00:30:12,368
What are you doing here?

544
00:30:12,727 --> 00:30:14,047
I asked everyone I met

545
00:30:14,247 --> 00:30:15,727
when you would return.

546
00:30:16,208 --> 00:30:18,168
But no one would tell me.

547
00:30:18,767 --> 00:30:20,767
I wanted to ask Madam,

548
00:30:21,007 --> 00:30:22,567
but I was afraid of getting scolded.

549
00:30:22,767 --> 00:30:24,848
So I just waited here.

550
00:30:25,007 --> 00:30:26,327
After several days,

551
00:30:26,848 --> 00:30:29,087
I finally waited for your return.

552
00:30:29,487 --> 00:30:30,807
You poor thing.

553
00:30:30,888 --> 00:30:31,648
Where is Madam?

554
00:30:32,767 --> 00:30:34,247
The wife of Commander Wang

555
00:30:34,247 --> 00:30:36,007
is here to welcome
the new soldiers' families.

556
00:30:36,287 --> 00:30:37,408
Right now, Madam

557
00:30:37,408 --> 00:30:39,727
is inside with Madam Wang.

558
00:30:43,287 --> 00:30:43,968
Oh no.

559
00:30:46,487 --> 00:30:46,968
Here.

560
00:30:47,968 --> 00:30:48,648
General.

561
00:30:48,767 --> 00:30:49,487
Sanniang.

562
00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:51,128
I want to talk to Miss Xie.

563
00:30:51,247 --> 00:30:51,888
Miss Xie.

564
00:30:53,767 --> 00:30:54,567
General Mo.

565
00:30:54,567 --> 00:30:55,327
Miss Xie.

566
00:30:55,327 --> 00:30:56,368
Let me introduce you.

567
00:30:56,727 --> 00:30:57,648
She is

568
00:30:57,928 --> 00:30:58,527
my...

569
00:30:59,208 --> 00:30:59,848
my...

570
00:31:01,287 --> 00:31:01,888
the woman at home.

571
00:31:03,527 --> 00:31:04,608
Greetings, Madam Mo.

572
00:31:05,208 --> 00:31:06,128
No.

573
00:31:07,047 --> 00:31:07,767
Miss Xie,

574
00:31:08,287 --> 00:31:09,608
you don't need to call her Madam.

575
00:31:09,608 --> 00:31:10,767
Just call her Lu.

576
00:31:11,327 --> 00:31:12,408
This is Miss Xie.

577
00:31:12,807 --> 00:31:13,448
(Concubine Lu, General Mo's concubine)
Miss Xie.

578
00:31:13,567 --> 00:31:14,608
May I ask a favor?

579
00:31:14,767 --> 00:31:15,448
Could you take her

580
00:31:15,688 --> 00:31:17,047
with you in your carriage?

581
00:31:17,128 --> 00:31:18,527
Please don't let her get off.

582
00:31:18,848 --> 00:31:19,487
Sorry to trouble you.

583
00:31:19,928 --> 00:31:20,527
Get in the carriage.

584
00:31:20,608 --> 00:31:21,208
General.

585
00:31:21,287 --> 00:31:21,928
Get in.

586
00:31:21,928 --> 00:31:22,527
General.

587
00:31:22,527 --> 00:31:23,047
Be good.

588
00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:23,648
Get in now.

589
00:31:23,727 --> 00:31:24,807
Sorry to trouble you, Miss Xie.

590
00:31:37,648 --> 00:31:38,527
You were

591
00:31:40,007 --> 00:31:41,807
brought here by the general too?

592
00:31:44,287 --> 00:31:45,408
Then from now on,

593
00:31:46,047 --> 00:31:47,247
treat me with due respect.

594
00:32:22,247 --> 00:32:23,567
He sure

595
00:32:25,408 --> 00:32:27,247
spends a lot on you.

596
00:32:30,527 --> 00:32:33,128
I heard supplies are tight
in Ganlin Town.

597
00:32:33,368 --> 00:32:35,408
General Mo told us to stock up.

598
00:32:35,848 --> 00:32:37,807
So I bought a little bit of everything.

599
00:32:37,807 --> 00:32:39,567
He also lets you hold all the money?

600
00:32:42,448 --> 00:32:44,287
He says he's not good
at managing things.

601
00:32:45,168 --> 00:32:47,287
He asked me to help him handle it.

602
00:32:48,128 --> 00:32:49,448
That ungrateful man.

603
00:32:54,408 --> 00:32:55,807
Let me be clear

604
00:32:55,888 --> 00:32:57,208
right from the start.

605
00:32:57,448 --> 00:32:58,968
In a household like ours,

606
00:32:59,327 --> 00:33:01,007
rules matter most.

607
00:33:02,007 --> 00:33:03,168
The two of you

608
00:33:03,487 --> 00:33:04,888
haven't gone through proper formalities.

609
00:33:06,567 --> 00:33:07,648
As the newcomer,

610
00:33:08,287 --> 00:33:09,247
you must defer to me

611
00:33:09,247 --> 00:33:10,487
in all things.

612
00:33:10,648 --> 00:33:11,888
Do not overstep.

613
00:33:14,087 --> 00:33:15,087
Do you understand?

614
00:33:16,247 --> 00:33:17,327
Well,

615
00:33:19,087 --> 00:33:20,848
I really don't quite understand.

616
00:33:21,928 --> 00:33:22,648
Miss Xie.

617
00:33:22,848 --> 00:33:24,287
Several military wives have come.

618
00:33:24,408 --> 00:33:25,848
They say they've come to welcome you.

619
00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:28,408
There's Madam Wang
from the Commander's residence,

620
00:33:28,487 --> 00:33:29,688
and Madam Mo.

621
00:33:35,087 --> 00:33:36,448
I wonder who she is.

622
00:33:36,767 --> 00:33:37,848
That girl is really lovely.

623
00:33:37,848 --> 00:33:38,527
Here she comes.

624
00:33:39,087 --> 00:33:40,208
She's so pretty.

625
00:33:43,287 --> 00:33:44,648
Greetings, ladies.

626
00:33:46,408 --> 00:33:47,727
Look.

627
00:33:47,888 --> 00:33:48,928
(Madam Mo, General Mo's wife)
You are truly

628
00:33:48,928 --> 00:33:50,648
(Madam Wang, Commander Wang's wife)
like someone out of a painting.

629
00:33:51,007 --> 00:33:53,168
We've been traveling
and are quite worn out.

630
00:33:53,368 --> 00:33:54,688
I hope we haven't disturbed you.

631
00:33:54,848 --> 00:33:55,928
Don't be so formal.

632
00:33:56,168 --> 00:33:57,247
From now on,

633
00:33:57,567 --> 00:33:58,968
we're all family.

634
00:33:58,968 --> 00:33:59,527
Come.

635
00:34:00,408 --> 00:34:01,567
This is Madam Wang.

636
00:34:02,168 --> 00:34:02,928
And

637
00:34:02,928 --> 00:34:04,807
this is Xie from Yongning Prefecture.

638
00:34:12,848 --> 00:34:13,968
So beautiful.

639
00:34:25,687 --> 00:34:27,047
Xie, you are truly lovely.

640
00:34:27,167 --> 00:34:28,368
We've only just arrived.

641
00:34:28,487 --> 00:34:29,647
There are just small tokens
of our appreciation.

642
00:34:29,647 --> 00:34:32,607
Madam Wang and Madam Mo,
I hope you will not mind.

643
00:34:33,368 --> 00:34:34,288
Not at all.

644
00:34:34,288 --> 00:34:34,687
Come.

645
00:34:34,808 --> 00:34:35,687
How exquisite.

646
00:34:35,687 --> 00:34:36,288
You go first.

647
00:34:36,288 --> 00:34:37,687
So pretty.

648
00:34:37,687 --> 00:34:38,728
I'll take this one.

649
00:34:38,728 --> 00:34:39,207
Lovely.

650
00:34:39,207 --> 00:34:40,127
Pink.

651
00:34:40,647 --> 00:34:41,047
Pretty.

652
00:34:41,047 --> 00:34:41,687
Very pretty.

653
00:34:41,687 --> 00:34:42,368
Isn't it?

654
00:34:42,728 --> 00:34:43,728
Pink looks lovely.

655
00:34:44,928 --> 00:34:46,207
She's new,

656
00:34:46,448 --> 00:34:48,007
yet she shows off.

657
00:34:48,448 --> 00:34:49,768
Why can't I?

658
00:34:56,808 --> 00:34:57,928
So beautiful.

659
00:35:00,647 --> 00:35:01,368
Is it pretty?

660
00:35:01,368 --> 00:35:02,288
Pretty.

661
00:35:02,448 --> 00:35:04,127
Madam Mo, it's beautiful.

662
00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:05,408
From now on,

663
00:35:05,647 --> 00:35:07,448
no more "Madam".

664
00:35:07,448 --> 00:35:08,487
Let's treat each other

665
00:35:08,607 --> 00:35:10,087
like sisters.

666
00:35:10,607 --> 00:35:11,848
So pretty.

667
00:35:13,487 --> 00:35:15,007
We military wives are simple folks.

668
00:35:15,007 --> 00:35:16,207
We rarely have a chance to dress up.

669
00:35:16,328 --> 00:35:18,047
In the whole garrison,
there's just one person

670
00:35:18,047 --> 00:35:19,328
who's always so flashy.

671
00:35:19,328 --> 00:35:21,087
She even picks wildflowers
just to dress up.

672
00:35:27,567 --> 00:35:28,808
Where are my flowers?

673
00:35:29,647 --> 00:35:30,647
Where are my flowers?

674
00:35:30,647 --> 00:35:31,408
Miss Xie,

675
00:35:31,408 --> 00:35:32,288
come take a look.

676
00:35:32,448 --> 00:35:34,007
Could your luggage have been robbed?

677
00:35:34,007 --> 00:35:35,207
Where did you steal those velvet flowers

678
00:35:35,207 --> 00:35:36,288
and stick them all over your head?

679
00:35:36,288 --> 00:35:37,408
You tactless fool.

680
00:35:37,408 --> 00:35:39,288
She's a distinguished guest here
with her fiance to join the army.

681
00:35:39,288 --> 00:35:40,687
She's truly from a military household.

682
00:35:40,768 --> 00:35:42,087
If you damage her things,

683
00:35:42,087 --> 00:35:42,808
you'll have to pay.

684
00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:43,687
Exactly.

685
00:35:48,127 --> 00:35:49,487
You have misunderstood.

686
00:35:49,687 --> 00:35:52,567
I lent her these velvet flowers
just to try on.

687
00:35:52,728 --> 00:35:53,768
Exactly.

688
00:35:54,328 --> 00:35:56,167
Miss Xie is generous.

689
00:35:56,487 --> 00:35:57,888
Unlike some people

690
00:35:58,047 --> 00:35:59,487
who are petty.

691
00:35:59,487 --> 00:36:01,047
- You!
- Who are you talking about?

692
00:36:01,047 --> 00:36:01,968
Say that again!

693
00:36:03,808 --> 00:36:05,487
Should've said they were her castoffs.

694
00:36:06,848 --> 00:36:08,167
Why give them to me then?

695
00:36:11,087 --> 00:36:12,087
If she's worn

696
00:36:13,288 --> 00:36:14,368
this velvet flower,

697
00:36:15,127 --> 00:36:16,127
I don't want it.

698
00:36:16,808 --> 00:36:17,248
Let's go.

699
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,553
(Gandu Circuit Military Camp)

700
00:36:24,968 --> 00:36:25,448
Look.

701
00:36:25,448 --> 00:36:26,848
Where did that fool come from?

702
00:36:27,207 --> 00:36:28,487
He's been waiting there for four hours.

703
00:36:48,808 --> 00:36:50,408
Commander.

704
00:36:54,768 --> 00:36:56,368
They say a hundred years ago,

705
00:36:56,487 --> 00:36:58,687
General Zhou fought the Wangur people.

706
00:36:58,928 --> 00:37:01,487
With a Humu-wood tiger-sinew bow,

707
00:37:01,968 --> 00:37:03,288
(Lord Wang, Gandu Circuit Commander)
he slew their leader.

708
00:37:03,607 --> 00:37:05,007
Today, that divine bow

709
00:37:05,007 --> 00:37:07,647
is right before your eyes.

710
00:37:07,968 --> 00:37:09,328
As the saying goes,

711
00:37:09,328 --> 00:37:10,647
a fine sword is gifted to a hero.

712
00:37:11,368 --> 00:37:12,127
I believe

713
00:37:12,408 --> 00:37:13,647
this divine bow

714
00:37:14,047 --> 00:37:15,728
is a perfect match for you, Lord Wang.

715
00:37:16,087 --> 00:37:16,888
I cannot accept it.

716
00:37:18,527 --> 00:37:21,448
(Li Mao, Gandu Circuit Military Advisor)
You have managed the military supplies

717
00:37:21,448 --> 00:37:23,448
and provisions all these years.

718
00:37:23,728 --> 00:37:25,288
Your service alone is a great favor.

719
00:37:25,448 --> 00:37:26,527
If you truly wish to show appreciation,

720
00:37:26,928 --> 00:37:29,607
when new recruits arrive in a few days,

721
00:37:29,968 --> 00:37:32,328
just allocate more provisions for them.

722
00:37:32,328 --> 00:37:34,687
Have I ever shortchanged

723
00:37:34,808 --> 00:37:36,968
the soldiers' provisions?

724
00:37:40,448 --> 00:37:41,288
Zhao,

725
00:37:41,487 --> 00:37:42,647
why are you standing out here?

726
00:37:52,368 --> 00:37:53,207
Lord Wang.

727
00:37:54,087 --> 00:37:55,007
Greetings, Lord Wang.

728
00:37:55,288 --> 00:37:56,527
You're finally back.

729
00:37:57,047 --> 00:37:58,808
You deserve top credit for this battle.

730
00:37:59,047 --> 00:37:59,768
You should be rewarded.

731
00:38:00,207 --> 00:38:01,768
I was rewarded before I returned.

732
00:38:01,768 --> 00:38:02,848
There's more?

733
00:38:04,248 --> 00:38:05,207
Yes.

734
00:38:06,288 --> 00:38:07,167
This bow

735
00:38:07,567 --> 00:38:08,808
should be given

736
00:38:09,328 --> 00:38:10,968
to the soldiers who proved themselves.

737
00:38:12,167 --> 00:38:13,848
What do you think, Advisor Li?

738
00:38:14,368 --> 00:38:16,888
Lord Wang, you treat your men
like family.

739
00:38:17,207 --> 00:38:18,408
I admire that deeply.

740
00:38:19,928 --> 00:38:20,527
Lord Wang,

741
00:38:20,888 --> 00:38:22,328
this is indeed a fine bow.

742
00:38:22,728 --> 00:38:24,087
But on my trip to Yongning Prefecture,

743
00:38:24,087 --> 00:38:25,408
I wasn't the top contributor.

744
00:38:26,007 --> 00:38:27,328
Let me introduce someone to you.

745
00:38:28,007 --> 00:38:28,567
Over there.

746
00:38:29,167 --> 00:38:30,127
His name is Zhao Ling.

747
00:38:30,127 --> 00:38:31,448
He's our new Banner Commander.

748
00:38:34,184 --> 00:38:36,157
(Visiting Card)

749
00:38:39,408 --> 00:38:40,207
You.

750
00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:48,687
I am the Banner Commander, Zhao Ling.

751
00:38:50,007 --> 00:38:50,928
Greetings, Lord Wang,

752
00:38:53,288 --> 00:38:54,328
Advisor Li.

753
00:38:57,567 --> 00:38:59,007
This visiting card of yours

754
00:39:00,768 --> 00:39:02,487
comes from quite a source.

755
00:39:04,607 --> 00:39:06,567
Ganlin Town is just a small place.

756
00:39:07,328 --> 00:39:09,607
Can you really settle for it?

757
00:39:10,888 --> 00:39:11,647
I will

758
00:39:13,007 --> 00:39:14,047
stand tall

759
00:39:14,848 --> 00:39:15,968
between heaven and earth.

760
00:39:17,408 --> 00:39:18,087
Lord Wang,

761
00:39:19,087 --> 00:39:20,087
the bow...

762
00:39:23,607 --> 00:39:24,408
Guards,

763
00:39:25,487 --> 00:39:26,567
take this bow

764
00:39:28,207 --> 00:39:29,167
and

765
00:39:31,567 --> 00:39:33,408
send it to General Mo's residence.

766
00:39:33,567 --> 00:39:33,968
Understood.

767
00:39:33,968 --> 00:39:34,687
Drink up.

768
00:39:34,687 --> 00:39:35,248
Come on.

769
00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:35,607
Cheers.

770
00:39:36,167 --> 00:39:36,607
Come.

771
00:39:37,567 --> 00:39:38,768
Advisor Li, join us.

772
00:39:38,768 --> 00:39:40,047
Zhao, come on.

773
00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:42,448
Fill them up.

774
00:39:42,647 --> 00:39:43,328
Bottoms up.

775
00:39:43,328 --> 00:39:43,687
Alright.

776
00:39:44,647 --> 00:39:45,607
Come on.

777
00:39:45,607 --> 00:39:46,408
Drink up.

778
00:39:46,928 --> 00:39:48,047
Three bowls in a row.

779
00:39:48,527 --> 00:39:48,968
Alright.

780
00:39:48,968 --> 00:39:49,487
Another round.

781
00:39:54,527 --> 00:39:55,007
Come.

782
00:39:55,127 --> 00:39:55,888
Fill it up.

783
00:39:55,968 --> 00:39:56,808
Come, pour me another.

784
00:39:58,527 --> 00:39:59,368
One more.

785
00:40:04,070 --> 00:40:06,690
(Next Episode)

786
00:40:06,888 --> 00:40:07,527
Miss Xie,

787
00:40:07,768 --> 00:40:09,607
the fields granted
by the Sixteenth Master were taken.

788
00:40:09,687 --> 00:40:10,527
And now you've seized

789
00:40:10,607 --> 00:40:12,368
Banner Commander Zhao's fields.

790
00:40:12,527 --> 00:40:13,687
How can I face anyone

791
00:40:13,687 --> 00:40:14,647
in the military now?

792
00:40:14,647 --> 00:40:15,567
His fields?

793
00:40:15,768 --> 00:40:16,728
I reclaimed the wasteland!

794
00:40:16,888 --> 00:40:18,768
If we can't even keep a field,

795
00:40:19,328 --> 00:40:20,288
how can we

796
00:40:20,728 --> 00:40:21,888
stand firm here?

797
00:40:22,288 --> 00:40:23,127
If you want to fight,

798
00:40:23,368 --> 00:40:24,047
then fight.

799
00:40:24,448 --> 00:40:25,928
You were absent without leave,

800
00:40:26,127 --> 00:40:27,448
abandoning your post.

801
00:40:27,687 --> 00:40:28,768
By military law,

802
00:40:28,968 --> 00:40:30,448
that's eighty strokes.

803
00:40:30,607 --> 00:40:32,687
You have no regard for military law.

804
00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:33,928
Without severe punishment,

805
00:40:34,567 --> 00:40:35,848
how can discipline be maintained?

806
00:40:36,167 --> 00:40:36,808
Strike!

807
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:55,040
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

808
00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:03,000
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

809
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:09,760
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

810
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,800
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

811
00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:18,600
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

812
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:28,640
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪

813
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:36,040
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

814
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:40,440
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

815
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:45,160
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

816
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:51,120
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

817
00:42:03,240 --> 00:42:07,120
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪

818
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:15,040
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪

819
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:21,440
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

820
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,440
♪Kept close within my heart♪

821
00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:30,360
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

822
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:40,800
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

823
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:48,160
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

824
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,560
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

825
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,360
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

826
00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:03,280
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪