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(Capital City)

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Zhao Si,

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this is the Dou's Residence.

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I'm the clan leader

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and Shiying's older brother.

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If you wish to attend the wedding,
do come.

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(Dou Shishu, Dou Family's Fifth Master)
Otherwise, do as you please.

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(Zhao Si, Zhao Family's Eldest Son)
Do as I please?

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My silly sister,

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do you understand that now?

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When your husband was studying
in Chanxi,

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your best friend took
very good care of him.

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Now she's marrying into the Dou Family.

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What kind of wedding is this?

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Guqiu,

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(Wang Yingxue)
you know

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how I've struggled all these years
in Chanxi

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and being treated with contempt.

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Recently, my father was promoted.

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I could've easily married into
a noble family.

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But I value Shiying's kindness.

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(Dou Shiying,
Dou Family's Seventh Master)

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I'm willing to marry into the Dou Family
as a concubine

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because of the deep bond
we shared as best friends.

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It's normal for a man
to have multiple wives.

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Rather than someone else,

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why not let it be you and me
who understand each other?

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Understand each other?

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Is this how you repay my understanding?

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You know she is my close friend.

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You know he is my husband.

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How could you…

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Why not?

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Scholars of Shiying's age

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already have many children.

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You've been married for almost ten years

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and you only have a daughter.

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If he doesn't take a concubine,

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do you want to break

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the Dou's bloodline?

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Shishu,

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stop it.

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According to our law,

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a concubine can only be taken
with the main wife's consent.

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My sister has the right to not allow it.

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Miss Wang's father, Wang Xingyi,

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is the current Grand Secretary,
Wu Yifen's student.

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He has just been promoted
to a fourth-rank official.

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Marrying into the Wang family

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would be a great help
to Shiying's career.

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How could you not allow it?

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So it turns out you think
the Zhao Family is insignificant

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to be of any help.

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Guqiu,

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I never meant that.

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A husband leads and his wife follows.

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This is the natural order of things.

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The Dou Family needs

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this marriage.

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Nonsense!

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Over the years, how much money

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did the Zhao Family contribute

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to Dou Shiying's studies and career?

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How much of that is shady?

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Is that part of natural order too?

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If you dare pressure my sister again,

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I will submit a formal petition.

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Zhao Si,

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stop being reckless!

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Are you willing

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to destroy everything for your sister?

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You can try me.

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Times have changed.

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If it comes to that,

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let's see who has no way out.

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I didn't lie to you, right?

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Ms. Longevity, don't worry.

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You can rely on my father.

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This concerns the Dou clan's future.

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Fifth Uncle won't give up easily.

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We need to solve this quickly.

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Or it'll be too late
when Wang Xingyi arrives.

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I only wanted a place to belong.

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I never expect to hurt my best friend

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or put Shiying in a difficult spot.

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Guqiu,

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if you really can't forgive me,

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then grant me a strip of white silk
so I can end my life.

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Stop pretending.

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If you really want to die,

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take it.

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Guqiu,

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when did you become so cold-hearted?

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Yingxue!

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Throw it away.

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- Yingxue.
- Let me die!

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My love,

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let me die!

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Father.

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Ms. Longevity?

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I missed you.

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Who is this lady on the floor?

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Tell her

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who is that woman to you.

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She...

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She is a guest here
to offer her congratulations.

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Shiying...

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Then why are both of you unhappy

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because of this guest?

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- We're not.
- We're not.

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Father, Mother.

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Ms. Tuo,

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please escort this lady out first.

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I wish to speak
with Father and Mother for a while.

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Ah, that's right.

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Since she is a guest,
let's send her off for now.

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- After they're done talking,
- Please get up.

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- we will inform her.
- I'm not leaving.

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Come on, get up.

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Let me go! I'm not leaving!

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- She...
- Yingxue!

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Yingxue.

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I can't catch my breath.

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Yingxue, it's all right. I'm right here.

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You're having an asthma attack.

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Yingxue developed asthma
after closely tending to me

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when I had a cold.

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Guqiu,

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I can't just ignore her.

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=Blossom=

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(Adapted from the novel
"Blossom" by Zhi Zhi)

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=Episode 2=

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(Perpetual Bloom)
Seventh Madam,

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it's the main wife's duty to hold
the ceremony of taking a concubine.

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Fifth Master had me send these over.

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So please prepare accordingly.

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My aunt hasn't agreed
to take a concubine yet.

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Why should she prepare for it?

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Get out! Leave.

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Mother.

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If you refuse to accept,

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with Miss Wang's family background,

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they would never allow her
to be an unacknowledged mistress.

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Even if she were willing,

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her father, Wang Xingyi,

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would never agree.

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If things drag on,
this matter will left unsolved.

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Ms. Longevity,

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why are you so mature for your age?

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My father says

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Uncle is a bad man.

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You should divorce him

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and save yourself from all this torment.

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Divorce is always seen

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as a trivial matter to a man.

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But for Ms. Longevity and me,

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it would mean a lifetime
of gossip and disgrace.

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I can't ruin Ms. Longevity's future.

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Besides, after a divorce,

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children always belong to the husband.

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How could I bear that?

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I'm not afraid of anything else

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but of you feeling tormented.

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If you want to divorce,

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I will go with you.

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Uncle is well-versed in the law.

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He will find a way to work this out.

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I'll go and ask Uncle now.

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I'll come with you.

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Have the kitchen prepare tea
that soothes the lungs

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and have someone clean
the room thoroughly.

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Make sure no dust or lint remains.

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Yes, Master.

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It's no big deal, my love.

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The pouch contains ephedra
that helps with breathing.

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It works.

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But the magnolias in the courtyard

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are in full bloom.

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That's right.

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You can't come into contact with pollen.

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Don't shake off the flowers.

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- Please stop shaking them off.
- This side.

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Why are you shaking off the flowers?

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- Keep shaking them off.
- Please stop!

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(Perpetual Bloom)
Stop it! Stop it!

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Ignore her. Keep shaking them off.

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Stop shaking them off! Stop it!

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Madam.

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Who told you to shake off the flowers?

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I did.

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Guqiu.

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This is just a temporary measure.

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Is taking a concubine also
a temporary measure?

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Or

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is the talk of heirs
and career advancement all lies?

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But the truth is you
have feelings for her.

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Am I right?

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Guqiu,

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Yingxue has asthma.

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These flowers cannot stay.

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Cannot stay, huh?

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All these years,

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I thought I was the only one

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who could make you smile

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and the only one
who could weigh on your heart.

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But I was so wrong.

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It turns out someone else can too.

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I'm begging you.

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Just this once.

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Go.

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Shake off the flowers.

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I knew you would understand me, Guqiu.

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Thank you, Guqiu.

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Hurry!

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- Shake off the flowers.
- Yes, Master.

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Get rid of all the flowers.

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Shake them off.

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This side too.

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Hurry.

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This side and that side too.

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Magnolias bloom without leaves.

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When there are leaves,
there are no flowers.

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They symbolize purity and loyalty,

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just like you and me.

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In this life,

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you're my only one.

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Be gentle.

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Don't damage the branches.

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They'll bloom again next year.

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(The hibiscus blooms in the morning
and withers by evening.)

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(I am no different from the flowers.)

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Eat some.

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Zhangru, I don't feel like eating.

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This won't do.

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Father told me

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to take good care of you two.

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Bad person! We don't need you to push.

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Do you also think that I'm a bad man?

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I don't know.

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But you built this swing for Mother.

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Will Miss Wang be the one
who rides it after this?

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No.

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This swing

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will always belong to you and Guqiu.

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No one else can have it.

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It's already a bit cramped

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when Zhangru and I sit on it together.

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If Mother and Miss Wang sat on it,

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how could they sit comfortably?

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I know

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that part of your heart is for Mother

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and part for Miss Wang.

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But have you ever asked yourself

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who's more important?

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Of course, it's you

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and your mother.

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Then why would you rather hurt Mother

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to keep Miss Wang here?

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Is… is taking her
as a concubine really the only way?

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Bad person!

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Ms. Longevity!

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(Tranquility and Serenity)

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Are you regretting it now?

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Are you trying to settle this
with money?

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If I must choose,

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I truly cannot bear

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to see both Guqiu
and Ms. Longevity heartbroken.

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It's already too late.

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Zou Er, tell him.

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Yes.

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Seventh Master,

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the physician who treated Ms. Wang

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says

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her fainting wasn't
because of asthma alone.

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She's been pregnant for over a month.

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00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,210
I've let both Guqiu

277
00:15:15,110 --> 00:15:16,690
and Yingxue down.

278
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,140
But if you don't take her in,

279
00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:20,380
you're dishonoring Father's memory.

280
00:15:20,910 --> 00:15:22,380
Do you remember

281
00:15:22,390 --> 00:15:24,210
the vow we made before his passing?

282
00:15:25,270 --> 00:15:26,810
To expand our lineage

283
00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,500
and restore the family's prestige.

284
00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,050
I'm glad you still remember.

285
00:15:31,790 --> 00:15:33,780
I've already lost two wives.

286
00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,380
Even if I wanted to remarry,
there's no suitable family left.

287
00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,290
All our hopes now rest on you.

288
00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,140
I will treat your children

289
00:15:41,150 --> 00:15:43,880
as my own and raise them with care.

290
00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,100
Shiying,

291
00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:46,780
take her as a concubine.

292
00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:49,140
It's the perfect solution

293
00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:50,740
for both your career and your lineage.

294
00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,330
Something bad has happened!

295
00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:57,380
Why is it so noisy?

296
00:16:00,110 --> 00:16:01,740
Fifth Master, Seventh Master.

297
00:16:02,030 --> 00:16:03,170
Seventh Madam is...

298
00:16:07,420 --> 00:16:08,920
(Serene)

299
00:16:15,990 --> 00:16:17,130
Madam...

300
00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:20,780
Mother, why?

301
00:16:22,750 --> 00:16:23,890
Madam...

302
00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:36,380
Issue my orders.

303
00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:37,580
Secure the gates

304
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,269
and make sure no word of this gets out.

305
00:16:39,270 --> 00:16:40,410
At once, Seventh Master.

306
00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,660
Master...

307
00:16:49,270 --> 00:16:51,050
(The pristine magnolia,)

308
00:16:51,530 --> 00:16:53,290
(untouched by the impurities
of the world.)

309
00:16:54,270 --> 00:16:55,410
(My dear husband,)

310
00:16:56,270 --> 00:16:57,660
(every flower that blooms)

311
00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:59,380
(will eventually wither.)

312
00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,810
(Our marital fate has come to an end.)

313
00:17:02,750 --> 00:17:03,890
(I don't blame you.)

314
00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,309
(Perpetual Bloom)
(The only thing I feel guilty of)

315
00:17:06,310 --> 00:17:08,420
(and cannot let go of)

316
00:17:09,350 --> 00:17:10,780
(is Ms. Longevity.)

317
00:17:12,510 --> 00:17:14,890
(I need you to protect her
for the rest of her life.)

318
00:17:15,590 --> 00:17:17,260
(Make sure no one ever harms her.)

319
00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:19,890
(You must do this.)

320
00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,199
Mother stepped on this to hang herself.

321
00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,099
This is the surprise
she prepared for you.

322
00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:30,269
It's the Zhuangyuanhong wine
she buried on your wedding,

323
00:17:30,270 --> 00:17:33,050
wishing you success
in the imperial exams.

324
00:17:33,270 --> 00:17:34,679
She made your dreams

325
00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,980
her own!

326
00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:39,959
I should be punished.

327
00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,679
I spoke out of turn.

328
00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,810
When I found out
that Wang Yingxue was pregnant,

329
00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,180
I couldn't contain my anger
and told Madam.

330
00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,349
- I am to blame.
- Quiet!

331
00:17:49,350 --> 00:17:50,509
What nonsense!

332
00:17:50,510 --> 00:17:52,030
She was jealous and took her own life.

333
00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:53,220
She did it out of resentment.

334
00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,540
I won't let her ruin
the Dou Family's name.

335
00:17:56,070 --> 00:17:57,290
Listen carefully, all of you!

336
00:17:57,350 --> 00:17:58,940
Madam Zhao died of illness.

337
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,890
Anyone who dares to speak recklessly
will be beaten to death.

338
00:18:03,030 --> 00:18:04,399
Adultery within the marriage

339
00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:05,810
and driving the wife to her death!

340
00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,890
Mr. Zhao, calm down...

341
00:18:09,270 --> 00:18:10,639
You got an heir you wanted

342
00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,349
- and ascended to noble connections!
- Mr. Zhao.

343
00:18:12,350 --> 00:18:14,610
Why don't you step over her corpse
and hold your wedding?

344
00:18:16,590 --> 00:18:19,749
I will risk my life and reputation

345
00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:22,980
to fight you to the bitter end!

346
00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,650
(The flowers have fallen.)

347
00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:27,580
(Mother,)

348
00:18:28,120 --> 00:18:31,290
(I thought you died
from a malicious plot.)

349
00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,420
(I didn't expect
that you would rather end your life)

350
00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,610
(than accept betrayal.)

351
00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:42,259
(Dou's Residence)

352
00:18:42,260 --> 00:18:46,360
(Funeral)

353
00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:32,749
- I'm sorry for your loss.
- I'm sorry for your loss.

354
00:19:32,750 --> 00:19:35,810
Thank you for your condolences,
Mr. Li. Mr. Liu.

355
00:19:37,070 --> 00:19:38,570
It's a tragic loss for the family.

356
00:19:38,990 --> 00:19:41,370
Madam Zhao
had always been weak in health.

357
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,589
We thought it was just a slight cold.

358
00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:44,810
No one could have expected

359
00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,130
that she would pass away so suddenly.

360
00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,340
(Mother,)

361
00:19:49,790 --> 00:19:53,130
(your flowers won't fall anymore.)

362
00:20:08,810 --> 00:20:10,439
This is a place for kin.

363
00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:11,879
Are you from the Zhao or the Dou Family?

364
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,050
Who are you to be here?

365
00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:25,940
Ms. Longevity, don't cry.

366
00:20:28,350 --> 00:20:29,890
Your mother has passed away.

367
00:20:30,030 --> 00:20:32,370
From now on, I will take her place
and care for you.

368
00:20:32,510 --> 00:20:34,740
I will treat you like my own daughter.

369
00:20:40,350 --> 00:20:41,490
Yingxue.

370
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:43,340
Father.

371
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,119
A life is lost

372
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,789
and Dou Shiying spends
the whole day drinking in despair,

373
00:20:49,790 --> 00:20:51,020
only knowing to avoid.

374
00:20:51,090 --> 00:20:52,403
(Wang Xingyi, Vice Censor-in-Chief)
All the blame is

375
00:20:52,404 --> 00:20:54,370
(of the Right Censorate)
on you.

376
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,460
Instead of being looked down upon
in the future,

377
00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,220
it would be better for you
to return with me now.

378
00:21:00,310 --> 00:21:03,540
I would rather my daughter
remain unmarried her entire life

379
00:21:04,310 --> 00:21:05,269
than become a concubine.

380
00:21:05,270 --> 00:21:07,029
Xingyi, it's a misunderstanding.

381
00:21:07,030 --> 00:21:09,540
We've announced to the public
that Madam Zhao died from illness.

382
00:21:09,610 --> 00:21:12,159
So your daughter will naturally take
her place as the main wife.

383
00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,549
The marriage will follow
the proper formalities and rites

384
00:21:13,550 --> 00:21:16,119
and the wedding banquet
will be held with full respect.

385
00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:18,780
The child she carries
is the legitimate heir of the family.

386
00:21:19,030 --> 00:21:21,650
The Dou Family will surely cherish it.

387
00:21:21,650 --> 00:21:23,789
This is the token to the treasury
of the Dou's Residence,

388
00:21:23,790 --> 00:21:26,060
which has always been kept
by the matron of the household.

389
00:21:26,070 --> 00:21:27,650
Now, I'll entrust it to your daughter.

390
00:21:27,790 --> 00:21:30,159
Whatever betrothal gifts,
or wedding items you need,

391
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,399
Madam Zhao's bridal gifts
and personal belongings

392
00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:33,749
are at your disposal.

393
00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:36,320
(Dou's Residence)

394
00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:39,749
Send the list to my room later.

395
00:21:39,750 --> 00:21:41,989
From now on,
all the gifts from other families

396
00:21:41,990 --> 00:21:44,349
should be checked by me
before they are put into storage.

397
00:21:44,350 --> 00:21:45,490
- Yes.
- Yes.

398
00:22:04,270 --> 00:22:05,410
Mr. Zhao,

399
00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,610
why didn't you tell me you're coming?

400
00:22:07,790 --> 00:22:08,679
Perfect timing.

401
00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,089
I've made some fried dough.

402
00:22:10,090 --> 00:22:12,180
Let Dou Zhao and Zhangru have some.

403
00:22:12,590 --> 00:22:14,330
These are Guqiu's bridal gifts.

404
00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,290
That's the bracelet Aunt wore
when she was alive.

405
00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:25,260
Oh, really?

406
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,780
- You!
- Listen here, Zhao.

407
00:22:31,990 --> 00:22:33,639
Now that Guqiu is dead,

408
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,370
the marriage bond between the Zhao
and Dou Family has ended.

409
00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,260
I am now the legitimate wife.

410
00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:42,420
If you upset me,

411
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,610
do you think
you can be here all the time?

412
00:22:45,550 --> 00:22:48,810
Aren't you afraid
I will vent all the frustration

413
00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:50,950
I've endured from you on Dou Zhao

414
00:22:51,310 --> 00:22:53,220
after you leave?

415
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,050
It's tasty.

416
00:23:02,270 --> 00:23:04,500
Eat up if you think it's tasty.

417
00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:06,919
Just tell me what you like to eat.

418
00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:07,879
I'll make them for you.

419
00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,090
Ms. Longevity is really innocent
and naive.

420
00:23:11,510 --> 00:23:14,850
She forgets everything
when she sees a little snack.

421
00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:20,679
Miss Wang,

422
00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,420
my stomach really hurts.

423
00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:25,210
What's wrong?

424
00:23:29,550 --> 00:23:30,639
Ms. Longevity!

425
00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,489
You wicked woman!

426
00:23:31,490 --> 00:23:33,220
What did you give her?

427
00:23:33,270 --> 00:23:35,090
- Get the physician!
- Go quickly.

428
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,260
- Go now.
- Ms. Longevity, spit it out!

429
00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,340
Come on.

430
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,540
Poor child.

431
00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,520
(Old Madam Cui of the Dou Family)
I'm glad you're awake.

432
00:23:52,790 --> 00:23:53,930
Ms. Longevity,

433
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:55,650
this is Madam Cui,

434
00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,500
your grandmother.

435
00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:01,290
Grandmother.

436
00:24:02,790 --> 00:24:03,930
Come.

437
00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,050
I don't blame you
for not recognizing me.

438
00:24:08,270 --> 00:24:11,500
I've long been estranged
from those two vile sons.

439
00:24:12,270 --> 00:24:15,269
If Guqiu hadn't written to me
before she hanged herself,

440
00:24:15,270 --> 00:24:16,700
asking me to watch over you,

441
00:24:16,870 --> 00:24:17,739
I can't imagine

442
00:24:17,740 --> 00:24:20,700
how many more people
they would have harmed.

443
00:24:21,830 --> 00:24:22,970
Ms. Longevity,

444
00:24:22,990 --> 00:24:25,290
what exactly had happened just now?

445
00:24:25,790 --> 00:24:28,570
Miss Wang smashed
my mother's bridal gift.

446
00:24:29,310 --> 00:24:32,260
She said I could get more snacks
if I was obedient.

447
00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:33,740
The physician said

448
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,890
Ms. Longevity was poisoned by ephedra.

449
00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:38,260
Ephedra has a strong medicinal effect.

450
00:24:38,770 --> 00:24:40,919
For Wang Yingxue,
who suffers from asthma,

451
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,789
it is a remedy she cannot be without.

452
00:24:42,790 --> 00:24:45,760
But it's poisonous to children.

453
00:24:46,070 --> 00:24:47,850
She wants to get rid of the child

454
00:24:48,090 --> 00:24:49,899
and seize the family's wealth.

455
00:24:49,900 --> 00:24:51,480
(Poisoned by ephedra)
You wicked woman!

456
00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,140
Both witnesses and evidence are present!

457
00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:54,720
You're still denying it!

458
00:24:54,820 --> 00:24:57,760
My daughter would never
do such lowly things.

459
00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,189
If there's any misunderstanding,
we can sit down and discuss it.

460
00:25:00,190 --> 00:25:03,200
According to the law,

461
00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,859
those who poison others
shall be executed.

462
00:25:05,860 --> 00:25:07,359
If the victim survived,

463
00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:10,019
they shall be punished with 100 strokes
and a prison sentence of three years.

464
00:25:10,020 --> 00:25:12,520
All three families are officials.

465
00:25:12,660 --> 00:25:14,800
If this matter is brought
to the emperor,

466
00:25:15,460 --> 00:25:17,960
can you tell His Majesty
that it's a misunderstanding?

467
00:25:18,780 --> 00:25:20,120
I did not poison her.

468
00:25:20,380 --> 00:25:22,680
I don't know
how she ended up eating ephedra.

469
00:25:23,020 --> 00:25:24,960
You've resided at the manor\
for a long time.

470
00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:27,419
How could you blame me

471
00:25:27,420 --> 00:25:28,659
based on a one-sided story?

472
00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:29,699
I cannot accept this.

473
00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:32,499
Since Old Madam is your mother-in-law,

474
00:25:32,500 --> 00:25:34,320
you should not defy
a senior family member.

475
00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,240
Old Madam is the only daughter
of the Ji'an Cui Clan.

476
00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,219
Her ancestors were meritorious officials
who helped found the kingdom

477
00:25:39,220 --> 00:25:40,499
and are revered in the imperial shrine.

478
00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:42,099
The Cui Clan has held
prestigious positions for generations,

479
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,379
and half of the court officials

480
00:25:43,380 --> 00:25:46,040
are alumni of the Cui Clan Academy.

481
00:25:46,060 --> 00:25:47,600
This matter is reasonably justified.

482
00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:49,160
How can you not accept it?

483
00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:50,899
So Old Madam Dou is...

484
00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:52,299
My last name is Cui.

485
00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:53,840
I do not take my husband's last name.

486
00:25:53,940 --> 00:25:55,080
Please sit.

487
00:25:55,340 --> 00:25:57,080
If this goes to court,

488
00:25:57,210 --> 00:25:59,339
we all know what the outcomewill be.

489
00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:00,480
Mr. Wang,

490
00:26:00,530 --> 00:26:02,560
you risked being demoted

491
00:26:02,660 --> 00:26:05,499
to speak up against the horse market,

492
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,520
which was known
among the scholars for your integrity.

493
00:26:07,540 --> 00:26:11,640
But just after your reinstatement,
you let your daughter act violently.

494
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,680
What do you think
His Majesty would make of that?

495
00:26:13,820 --> 00:26:15,179
Your daughter forced a marriage

496
00:26:15,180 --> 00:26:17,059
that led to the main wife's suicide,

497
00:26:17,060 --> 00:26:20,320
poisoned the legitimate daughter,
and embezzled family assets.

498
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,760
How should these three crimes

499
00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:24,320
be addressed, Mr. Wang?

500
00:26:27,260 --> 00:26:29,080
What do you suggest

501
00:26:29,940 --> 00:26:31,600
should be done about this?

502
00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:37,440
If the Dou and Wang families can
settle privately and offer compensation,

503
00:26:37,770 --> 00:26:41,040
it would give Ms. Longevity
a secure future.

504
00:26:41,260 --> 00:26:42,659
I've already ordered my son

505
00:26:42,660 --> 00:26:46,579
to transfer all of Guqiu's bridal gifts
to Dou Zhao's name

506
00:26:46,580 --> 00:26:48,680
with 3,000 taels in compensation.

507
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:50,699
The Wang Family should match
that amount.

508
00:26:50,700 --> 00:26:51,840
That's impossible.

509
00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:54,320
The Dou Family was originally
a merchant family.

510
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,160
Of course, they could afford
to offer that much.

511
00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:58,520
But my father just got reinstated.

512
00:26:58,740 --> 00:27:00,920
How could he fork out that much money?

513
00:27:00,980 --> 00:27:02,739
If you don't have it, you can borrow it.

514
00:27:02,740 --> 00:27:05,019
Over the years,
my sister had given you allowances

515
00:27:05,020 --> 00:27:07,120
worth at least over a hundred taels.

516
00:27:07,340 --> 00:27:10,200
Your father is a fourth-rank official.

517
00:27:10,220 --> 00:27:12,600
Borrowing a thousand taels
in cash shouldn't be difficult.

518
00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:14,040
As for the balance,

519
00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:17,480
you can write a promissory note
to pay it within five or ten years.

520
00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:18,979
You'll eventually clear
the balance anyhow.

521
00:27:18,980 --> 00:27:20,800
But Ms. Longevity is still young.

522
00:27:20,900 --> 00:27:22,739
How could she manage these finances?

523
00:27:22,740 --> 00:27:25,480
You don't need to worry about that.

524
00:27:26,300 --> 00:27:28,640
The one suffering is Ms. Longevity.

525
00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,800
What others say doesn't matter.

526
00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:35,040
Go and ask Ms. Longevity

527
00:27:35,260 --> 00:27:36,760
what she thinks.

528
00:27:37,180 --> 00:27:38,320
Yes, Madam Cui.

529
00:27:46,140 --> 00:27:48,520
The one truly suffering isn't me

530
00:27:48,980 --> 00:27:50,280
but my mother.

531
00:27:51,540 --> 00:27:53,800
She died
with a broken heart and regrets.

532
00:27:55,180 --> 00:27:57,400
If Miss Wang marries into the Dou Family

533
00:27:57,540 --> 00:27:59,280
and be my mother,

534
00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:02,480
how can my mother rest in peace?

535
00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:04,360
Ms. Longevity wants

536
00:28:04,460 --> 00:28:06,059
Miss Wang to kneel

537
00:28:06,060 --> 00:28:08,720
and mourn for her mother
for three years

538
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:09,939
without marrying into the Dou Family.

539
00:28:09,940 --> 00:28:11,189
This is not right, Mother.

540
00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:12,619
If she doesn't marry into the family,

541
00:28:12,620 --> 00:28:15,179
how can her child
be properly recognized?

542
00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:16,819
We can't allow
the Dou Family's bloodline

543
00:28:16,820 --> 00:28:18,179
to wander outside aimlessly.

544
00:28:18,180 --> 00:28:19,560
If it's about status,

545
00:28:19,940 --> 00:28:21,959
a remarriage contract would suffice.

546
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,000
I'm carrying the Dou Family's bloodline.

547
00:28:24,340 --> 00:28:26,000
What if the kneeling harms the child?

548
00:28:26,180 --> 00:28:28,000
After you marry into the household,

549
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:30,680
you should meditate
at Youmin Temple for three years

550
00:28:30,820 --> 00:28:32,379
to repent and nurture your character.

551
00:28:32,380 --> 00:28:34,859
Don't let the karmic debt
affect the child.

552
00:28:34,860 --> 00:28:36,280
After the child is born,

553
00:28:36,900 --> 00:28:40,120
find a wet nurse
who knows how to educate children.

554
00:28:42,130 --> 00:28:43,259
Shiying,

555
00:28:43,260 --> 00:28:44,900
say something.

556
00:28:45,340 --> 00:28:47,120
I've failed Guqiu.

557
00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,960
I am willing to observe
the mourning period

558
00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:51,840
and live separately from the new wife.

559
00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:55,280
Yingxue will go to Youmin Temple.

560
00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:57,520
I will move into Guqiu's room.

561
00:28:58,140 --> 00:29:01,240
I will burn incense for her
and chant scriptures day and night.

562
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,120
Forgive me.

563
00:29:08,260 --> 00:29:10,080
I am truly sorry for my mistakes.

564
00:29:10,250 --> 00:29:11,600
We will pay the compensation.

565
00:29:11,980 --> 00:29:15,720
Mother, please spare the child
in my womb.

566
00:29:19,020 --> 00:29:22,560
(Perpetual Bloom)

567
00:30:00,180 --> 00:30:01,800
Forgive me, Ms. Longevity.

568
00:30:02,460 --> 00:30:04,600
I can no longer stay
to watch you grow up.

569
00:30:05,980 --> 00:30:08,560
Mother, I don't blame you.

570
00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:15,400
I don't want to be your burden

571
00:30:16,540 --> 00:30:18,480
and see you suffering day and night.

572
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:21,040
Don't worry about me.

573
00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,520
I will take good care of myself.

574
00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:46,320
(The magnolia has withered.)

575
00:30:47,180 --> 00:30:48,480
(The swing is covered in dust.)

576
00:30:49,980 --> 00:30:51,720
(This place is no longer your home,)

577
00:30:52,820 --> 00:30:54,120
(nor is it mine.)

578
00:30:55,980 --> 00:30:57,120
(Mother.)

579
00:30:57,900 --> 00:30:59,680
(If your spirit still lingers,)

580
00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:02,740
(I wish you could fly beyond
these high walls,)

581
00:31:03,340 --> 00:31:04,560
(over the courtyard,)

582
00:31:05,660 --> 00:31:07,000
(and find your freedom and peace.)

583
00:31:13,860 --> 00:31:17,219
(Cui's Residence)

584
00:31:17,220 --> 00:31:18,360
- Madam Cui.
- Madam Cui.

585
00:31:18,700 --> 00:31:19,840
Good.

586
00:31:20,220 --> 00:31:22,659
(Zhending, Cui Clan's Manor)

587
00:31:22,660 --> 00:31:24,120
This manor looks beautiful.

588
00:31:31,660 --> 00:31:32,859
- Greetings, Old Madam.
- Greetings, Old Madam.

589
00:31:32,860 --> 00:31:33,899
Ansu, hurry and greet the Old Madam.

590
00:31:33,900 --> 00:31:35,240
Greetings, Old Madam.

591
00:31:36,380 --> 00:31:38,400
These are Mr. and Mrs. Miao.

592
00:31:38,410 --> 00:31:40,499
They are our neighboring households
around the manor.

593
00:31:42,540 --> 00:31:43,739
When a new resident moves in,

594
00:31:43,740 --> 00:31:45,480
we sweep away the dust first.

595
00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:47,779
Get rid of the past
to make way for new beginnings.

596
00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:49,400
Then blessings and fortune will follow.

597
00:31:49,820 --> 00:31:51,160
This is yours.

598
00:31:51,820 --> 00:31:53,400
This is yours.

599
00:31:53,740 --> 00:31:55,480
You have one too.

600
00:31:57,300 --> 00:31:59,760
Grandmother, what flower is this?

601
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,360
Purple crape myrtle.

602
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:04,120
They are wildflowers
not worth mentioning.

603
00:32:04,220 --> 00:32:06,000
Peonies and orchids
are delicate beauties.

604
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:08,200
But they compete fiercely for nutrients.

605
00:32:08,380 --> 00:32:09,739
They cannot endure heavy rain

606
00:32:09,740 --> 00:32:11,560
or drought

607
00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:14,080
and constantly require human care.

608
00:32:14,140 --> 00:32:16,040
Wildflowers are entirely different.

609
00:32:16,050 --> 00:32:18,050
They don't need favorable weather
or fertile land.

610
00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:21,880
Just scatter their seeds,
and they'll grow across the hills.

611
00:32:27,060 --> 00:32:30,480
You took the poison yourself
that day, didn't you?

612
00:32:31,380 --> 00:32:32,899
Ephedra is bitter.

613
00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:34,640
At a toxic dose,

614
00:32:35,060 --> 00:32:37,600
it would be so bitter
that one could hardly swallow it.

615
00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,120
This child is precocious

616
00:32:41,810 --> 00:32:43,520
and must hate me deeply.

617
00:32:44,140 --> 00:32:45,920
She'll be hard to manage in the future.

618
00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:47,760
She cannot be allowed to stay.

619
00:32:47,900 --> 00:32:50,080
Don't you have ephedra on you?

620
00:32:50,460 --> 00:32:52,419
That herb doesn't harm adults

621
00:32:52,420 --> 00:32:54,259
but not children.

622
00:32:54,260 --> 00:32:56,179
Even in small amounts,

623
00:32:56,180 --> 00:32:57,499
long-term use can drain

624
00:32:57,500 --> 00:33:00,920
one's energy, and weaken the lungs
and overall health.

625
00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:05,179
I will take great care of her

626
00:33:05,180 --> 00:33:06,680
and look after her in every way.

627
00:33:07,180 --> 00:33:11,160
I will look like a virtuous wife.

628
00:33:19,020 --> 00:33:21,040
Wang Yingxue leaves me with no choice.

629
00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:23,200
Instead of waiting for her to harm me,

630
00:33:24,060 --> 00:33:26,160
it's better to swallow
this bitterness myself

631
00:33:26,340 --> 00:33:27,760
to protect myself.

632
00:33:30,700 --> 00:33:31,840
Grandmother,

633
00:33:31,900 --> 00:33:33,720
I'm not a cruel person.

634
00:33:34,300 --> 00:33:35,640
I'm willing to risk my life

635
00:33:35,860 --> 00:33:37,560
to repay those who treat me well.

636
00:33:37,980 --> 00:33:39,259
If there's a grudge or hatred,

637
00:33:39,260 --> 00:33:41,120
even if it means hurting myself,

638
00:33:41,260 --> 00:33:42,920
I will return it.

639
00:33:47,770 --> 00:33:48,990
Ms. Longevity,

640
00:33:50,540 --> 00:33:51,840
you must remember this.

641
00:33:53,660 --> 00:33:56,640
You're not allowed to do this again.

642
00:33:56,900 --> 00:33:58,659
I took you away from that house

643
00:33:58,660 --> 00:34:01,120
because you're mature and intelligent.

644
00:34:01,660 --> 00:34:03,419
If you're trapped in family conflicts,

645
00:34:03,420 --> 00:34:05,339
you will become narrow-minded

646
00:34:05,340 --> 00:34:08,099
and focus on small and petty matters.

647
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:10,420
Then you will miss out on
broader opportunities and growth.

648
00:34:11,180 --> 00:34:14,840
I want your intelligence
to go beyond that house,

649
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:16,920
the mountains, rivers,

650
00:34:16,980 --> 00:34:18,680
and even the world.

651
00:34:18,860 --> 00:34:20,059
Those are the places

652
00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:22,040
where you can truly shine.

653
00:34:25,700 --> 00:34:27,579
My mother's bracelet.

654
00:34:27,580 --> 00:34:31,600
Broken things can shine again.

655
00:34:32,060 --> 00:34:33,200
Grandmother,

656
00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:34,680
I understand it now.

657
00:34:35,450 --> 00:34:36,819
I came to the countryside

658
00:34:36,820 --> 00:34:38,880
not to seek protection and dependence.

659
00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:43,579
But like the purple crape myrtle,
I'll be strong, resilient

660
00:34:43,580 --> 00:34:45,520
and able to withstand wind and rain.

661
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,560
(From now on,)

662
00:34:47,740 --> 00:34:50,480
(I want to live a good life
for myself.)

663
00:34:55,980 --> 00:34:57,800
(I wish to study under a wise teacher)

664
00:34:58,020 --> 00:35:00,320
(Chen Qushui)
(to understand worldly matters.)

665
00:35:04,420 --> 00:35:05,560
Are you going to give or not?

666
00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:07,200
Are you deaf?

667
00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:09,459
Great comeback!

668
00:35:09,460 --> 00:35:13,179
Serve them right!

669
00:35:13,180 --> 00:35:14,269
Let me go!

670
00:35:14,270 --> 00:35:15,149
Let me go!

671
00:35:15,150 --> 00:35:16,860
Good job!

672
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,419
(Then hire servants
who are trained in martial arts Sulan. Suxin)

673
00:35:25,420 --> 00:35:26,560
(for self-protection.)

674
00:35:32,180 --> 00:35:35,400
(Ultimately, I will make my way
into various businesses)

675
00:35:35,580 --> 00:35:36,880
(and prosper wherever I go.)

676
00:35:37,030 --> 00:35:37,919
Be careful.

677
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,090
Give me a hand here.

678
00:35:55,300 --> 00:35:57,920
(Stable Foundation, Stable Nation)

679
00:36:02,140 --> 00:36:06,920
(Ding Army Barracks, Futing)

680
00:36:11,820 --> 00:36:12,960
Move it!

681
00:36:14,180 --> 00:36:15,320
Next!

682
00:36:16,900 --> 00:36:21,640
(Ding)

683
00:36:27,620 --> 00:36:30,179
Marshal, a kid came forward
to enlist in the army.

684
00:36:30,180 --> 00:36:31,059
Quick!

685
00:36:31,060 --> 00:36:32,419
We are guarding the border

686
00:36:32,420 --> 00:36:34,739
so that children can stay
with their families

687
00:36:34,740 --> 00:36:35,880
and free from harm.

688
00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:37,240
I do not take children in here.

689
00:36:37,460 --> 00:36:38,309
Send him away.

690
00:36:38,310 --> 00:36:39,343
(Yan Chaoqing)
Marshal,

691
00:36:39,344 --> 00:36:41,120
(Deputy General of the Ding Army)
you should take a look first.

692
00:36:42,300 --> 00:36:44,859
(Jiang Meisun, Duke of Ding)

693
00:36:44,860 --> 00:36:45,699
Keep up!

694
00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:46,699
(Young Song Mo)

695
00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:47,840
Hello, Marshal.

696
00:36:57,500 --> 00:36:58,899
Are you here to enlist in the army?

697
00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:01,480
You've lost your mind, kid!

698
00:37:01,810 --> 00:37:03,619
Did you run away from home
to join the army?

699
00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:04,579
Stop right there!

700
00:37:04,580 --> 00:37:05,779
Uncle, calm down.

701
00:37:05,780 --> 00:37:07,019
I didn't run away from home.

702
00:37:07,020 --> 00:37:08,339
I'm really here to join the army.

703
00:37:08,340 --> 00:37:10,199
Do you think joining the army is a game?

704
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,899
Stop right there. Do you hear me?

705
00:37:11,900 --> 00:37:14,059
Kid, your father will ground you for a year

706
00:37:14,060 --> 00:37:16,459
if he finds out about this,
and I'm not going to plead for you.

707
00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,579
You only have two options now.

708
00:37:17,580 --> 00:37:19,659
Either you leave on your own,
or I'll take you back myself.

709
00:37:19,660 --> 00:37:20,499
Pick one.

710
00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:22,280
Then you'll have to tie me up first.

711
00:37:22,380 --> 00:37:23,859
Are you trying to mess with me?

712
00:37:23,860 --> 00:37:24,899
Someone, get him and tie him up!

713
00:37:24,900 --> 00:37:26,040
- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

714
00:37:36,740 --> 00:37:37,819
Marshal,

715
00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:39,640
you need more men to catch him.

716
00:37:40,420 --> 00:37:42,560
I didn't expect him to be that fast.

717
00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:45,219
Why are you still here?

718
00:37:45,220 --> 00:37:46,339
Go and help out!

719
00:37:46,340 --> 00:37:47,480
Yes, sir.

720
00:37:52,660 --> 00:37:53,800
Your Lordship,

721
00:37:55,500 --> 00:37:56,459
with your build,

722
00:37:56,460 --> 00:37:58,600
you're still no match
for the pirates and their weapons.

723
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,270
Do you think you can take on
the pirates?

724
00:38:02,020 --> 00:38:03,160
That's a bit...

725
00:38:04,220 --> 00:38:05,800
Am I able to fight the pirates now?

726
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:08,299
Quite extraordinary.

727
00:38:08,300 --> 00:38:10,040
- Extraordinary indeed.
- Outrageous!

728
00:38:12,180 --> 00:38:13,320
Get down.

729
00:38:15,620 --> 00:38:16,760
Give me the dagger.

730
00:38:20,940 --> 00:38:22,440
You think you're that capable, huh?

731
00:38:22,780 --> 00:38:23,920
Send him home.

732
00:38:24,260 --> 00:38:25,400
Uncle.

733
00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:27,400
If you chase me away,

734
00:38:27,820 --> 00:38:29,760
I will truly be homeless.

735
00:38:37,740 --> 00:38:39,480
Did your father throw you out again?

736
00:38:42,060 --> 00:38:43,760
Ridiculous.

737
00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:46,560
What kind of father is Song Yichun?

738
00:38:47,260 --> 00:38:48,099
Uncle.

739
00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:49,099
I mean,

740
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:50,059
Marshal,

741
00:38:50,060 --> 00:38:51,320
please take me in.

742
00:38:51,860 --> 00:38:54,960
I would go through fire and water
without hesitation for duty.

743
00:38:56,660 --> 00:38:58,280
Go through fire and water, huh?

744
00:38:58,480 --> 00:38:59,899
Can you even light a fire and cook?

745
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:01,139
A cook?

746
00:39:01,140 --> 00:39:02,659
- How about something else?
- Do it, or leave.

747
00:39:02,660 --> 00:39:04,299
All right. I'll do it.

748
00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:05,440
Start working, then.

749
00:39:06,180 --> 00:39:07,320
Jiang Meisun,

750
00:39:07,340 --> 00:39:08,339
just you wait.

751
00:39:08,340 --> 00:39:10,880
One day, I will rise from a cook

752
00:39:11,060 --> 00:39:13,040
to a great general
who stabilizes the nation!

753
00:39:48,700 --> 00:39:50,040
Give it back to me.

754
00:39:54,780 --> 00:39:55,920
Hurry!

755
00:39:57,580 --> 00:39:58,720
Hurry.

756
00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:02,640
Look.

757
00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:19,979
Zhao sold off more than half
of the textile businesses in Guandong,

758
00:40:19,980 --> 00:40:22,040
as well as the rouge shops.

759
00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,739
She also bought dozens of silk factories
and tea plantations in Futing.

760
00:40:24,740 --> 00:40:26,659
(Miao Ansu)
The prices may be cheap.

761
00:40:26,660 --> 00:40:28,999
But these are all businesses
with slim profits and difficult sales.

762
00:40:29,020 --> 00:40:31,960
The Dongyu pirates
have been rampaging through Futing.

763
00:40:32,180 --> 00:40:34,280
Nine out of ten trading ships
are robbed by pirates.

764
00:40:34,380 --> 00:40:36,080
Wouldn't this be too risky?

765
00:40:38,620 --> 00:40:41,080
We have recaptured all the islands
along the coast.

766
00:40:41,780 --> 00:40:42,920
Let's cherish this moment.

767
00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:44,680
We don't have
many battles left to fight.

768
00:40:52,860 --> 00:40:55,000
(Records of the Enlightened Age)

769
00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:57,619
(Records of the Enlightened Age)

770
00:40:57,620 --> 00:40:59,979
The court has sent Duke of Ding

771
00:40:59,980 --> 00:41:01,619
to pacify the chaos at sea for years.

772
00:41:01,620 --> 00:41:04,330
The pirate troubles will be resolved,
and the sea trade will thrive.

773
00:41:04,340 --> 00:41:07,219
Things like silk and tea
may seem insignificant now.

774
00:41:07,220 --> 00:41:09,280
They will be more valuable
than gold in the future.

775
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,739
So we need to quickly secure
these shops.

776
00:41:11,740 --> 00:41:13,259
They will double in value later.

777
00:41:13,260 --> 00:41:16,720
(Contract)

778
00:41:20,180 --> 00:41:21,840
(Records of the Enlightened Age)

779
00:41:23,140 --> 00:41:24,259
(Cloud Climber)

780
00:41:24,260 --> 00:41:26,099
(Sighing Gentleman)

781
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,059
(Prodigious Monk)

782
00:41:28,060 --> 00:41:30,040
(Is everything in the dream)

783
00:41:30,340 --> 00:41:31,880
(Wrongfully Killed Man)
(going to happen?)

784
00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:37,840
Little child,

785
00:41:38,140 --> 00:41:39,480
why are you upset?

786
00:41:39,740 --> 00:41:41,259
(Records of the Enlightened Age)
I can't believe someone believed

787
00:41:41,260 --> 00:41:42,680
the random story I made up.

788
00:41:43,860 --> 00:41:46,440
What do you think
about the story I wrote?

789
00:41:47,140 --> 00:41:48,280
You wrote this?

790
00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:51,480
I clearly worked hard.

791
00:41:51,620 --> 00:41:53,480
Why can't I change the outcome?

792
00:41:53,700 --> 00:41:56,480
Throw a rock into the river.

793
00:41:58,300 --> 00:41:59,600
Throw a bigger one.

794
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:02,080
A big one that it's difficult
for you to carry.

795
00:42:06,380 --> 00:42:07,499
(Did you see that?)

796
00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:09,379
No matter how large the rock is,

797
00:42:09,380 --> 00:42:11,640
it only creates a temporary ripple.

798
00:42:12,020 --> 00:42:14,960
You can't change
the direction of the river.

799
00:42:15,060 --> 00:42:19,219
Then how can one change
the direction of this river?

800
00:42:19,220 --> 00:42:20,560
If you have enough strength

801
00:42:20,620 --> 00:42:22,939
to make the majestic mountain

802
00:42:22,940 --> 00:42:25,280
in front of you collapse

803
00:42:25,340 --> 00:42:26,760
one day,

804
00:42:27,860 --> 00:42:31,960
then you can change the river.

805
00:42:45,940 --> 00:42:47,080
(So fate is not something)

806
00:42:47,340 --> 00:42:48,880
(that cannot be defied)

807
00:42:49,300 --> 00:42:50,440
(or changed.)

808
00:42:51,500 --> 00:42:52,640
(This time,)

809
00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:55,840
(I must obtain that strength)

810
00:42:58,500 --> 00:42:59,640
(to control)

811
00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:01,640
(my fate with my own hands.)

812
00:43:05,540 --> 00:43:07,019
(Ji Yong. Miao Ansu)

813
00:43:07,020 --> 00:43:08,459
(Dou Shishu, Cloud Climber)

814
00:43:08,460 --> 00:43:09,739
(Wang Yingxue)

815
00:43:09,740 --> 00:43:10,819
(Dou Shiying, Sorrowful Man.
An upright official, a loving father)

816
00:43:10,820 --> 00:43:12,099
(Jiang Meisun, Duke of Radiant Sea)

817
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:13,419
(Crown Prince, Lord Qing)

818
00:43:13,420 --> 00:43:14,619
(The Emperor)

819
00:43:14,620 --> 00:43:17,680
(Dou Zhao)

820
00:43:22,540 --> 00:43:29,720
(Song Mo, Star of Doom)

821
00:43:42,260 --> 00:43:45,499
This family banquet is likely an opportunity
for the eldest grandson of Mr. Wu

822
00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:47,100
to meet the daughters of the Dou Family.

823
00:43:47,740 --> 00:43:49,979
Song Yichun neglected military affairs

824
00:43:49,980 --> 00:43:51,299
and shall be punished
with thirty lashes.

825
00:43:51,300 --> 00:43:52,139
I respectfully ask you

826
00:43:52,140 --> 00:43:54,180
to let me take the punishment
in place of my father.

827
00:43:54,220 --> 00:43:56,099
What a disappointment.

828
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:57,410
Foolish!

829
00:43:57,700 --> 00:44:02,179
♪I lean in and gaze at you
as calm as serene waves♪

830
00:44:02,180 --> 00:44:05,940
♪I'm aware of the vast
and turbulent world♪

831
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:10,490
♪Moving forward alone, the expectations
of many are hard to bear♪

832
00:44:10,670 --> 00:44:14,599
♪When the time comes,
I will cast aside a lifetime of pride♪

833
00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,579
♪To wear a flower stick for you♪

834
00:44:17,580 --> 00:44:19,789
♪Or perhaps my heart yearns
for the other side♪

835
00:44:19,790 --> 00:44:22,350
♪Yet there's no place
for me to go in the end♪

836
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,970
♪Your presence by my side
is irreplaceable♪

837
00:44:26,030 --> 00:44:29,550
♪Like a ship crossing
the desolate river♪

838
00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:33,539
♪That brings me
through a chapter of my life♪

839
00:44:33,540 --> 00:44:37,570
♪You are the light
that saves me in the darkness♪

840
00:44:38,010 --> 00:44:41,470
♪Having you is a blessing♪

841
00:44:41,630 --> 00:44:43,810
♪My heart filled with warmth♪

842
00:44:43,830 --> 00:44:47,660
♪By your side,
I spend the rest of my life♪

843
00:44:47,990 --> 00:44:51,130
♪Your presence by my side
is irreplaceable♪

844
00:44:51,670 --> 00:44:55,080
♪Where my heart yearns
is where I will go♪

845
00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:59,060
♪Breaking waves over the desolate river♪

846
00:44:59,260 --> 00:45:02,929
♪The wind rises as my heart finds peace♪

847
00:45:02,930 --> 00:45:07,270
♪You are the light
that saves me in the darkness♪

848
00:45:07,330 --> 00:45:11,059
♪Having you is a blessing♪

849
00:45:11,060 --> 00:45:14,539
♪Only by being by your side♪

850
00:45:14,540 --> 00:45:19,220
♪I can spend the rest of my life♪

851
00:45:19,250 --> 00:45:22,839
♪Until the waves are all spread out♪

852
00:45:22,840 --> 00:45:26,980
♪And the past sinks into the river♪

853
00:45:27,050 --> 00:45:30,340
♪Always together, looking back♪

854
00:45:30,650 --> 00:45:37,950
♪Only sighing at the commotion♪

855
00:45:47,180 --> 00:45:48,169
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this drama)

856
00:45:48,170 --> 00:45:49,129
(Every medical behavior involved
and medicine used in the drama)

857
00:45:49,130 --> 00:45:50,400
(is required by the story.
Please don't try this at home)