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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:32,700 =The Road to Splendor= 2 00:01:32,700 --> 00:01:34,760 (Adapted from China Literature author Zhizhi's novel of the same name) 3 00:01:35,140 --> 00:01:37,873 =Episode 30= 4 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,120 What is this? 5 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,359 My sworn brother, whom I have raised for over a decade, 6 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:42,359 and your daughter 7 00:01:42,359 --> 00:01:43,359 grew up together. 8 00:01:44,239 --> 00:01:45,359 Today, I take the liberty 9 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:46,879 of asking you, Commander Wang, 10 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,560 to agree to this match. 11 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,200 Why so sudden? 12 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:53,480 Why did you not mention it earlier? 13 00:01:53,959 --> 00:01:54,879 I... 14 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:57,159 This lad? 15 00:01:58,760 --> 00:01:59,359 Yes. 16 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,359 He looks fine to me. 17 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:03,879 When it comes to children's marriage, 18 00:02:03,879 --> 00:02:05,120 their mother has the final say. 19 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:05,959 Quickly, 20 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:07,439 go and ask Madam to come here. 21 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:09,439 Commander, 22 00:02:10,599 --> 00:02:11,879 there is one more matter 23 00:02:12,719 --> 00:02:14,199 I wish to discuss with you. 24 00:02:15,759 --> 00:02:17,560 Marriage and funerals are matters of the inner household. 25 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,319 He deliberately avoided both of us. 26 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,319 What is he up to? 27 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:22,639 Lately, 28 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,159 he has grown more impatient. 29 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,759 Locked in a struggle with Grand Secretary Yu, 30 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:29,960 he wishes Commander Wang 31 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:32,199 to lend him support. 32 00:02:34,479 --> 00:02:35,439 Zhao Ling. 33 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:37,000 As long as he is resolute, 34 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,599 the Northwest will stand with him. 35 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,159 What troubles me 36 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:44,039 is that he used the children's marriage 37 00:02:44,159 --> 00:02:45,560 as leverage to show his resolve. 38 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,000 What are you doing? 39 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,639 Rise. 40 00:02:54,199 --> 00:02:55,120 the Northwest 41 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:56,840 is Mr. Zhao's foundation. 42 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,319 I cannot bear 43 00:02:58,319 --> 00:02:59,680 to see him helpless and alone. 44 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:01,560 Please give your consent to this match. 45 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:09,639 Rise first. 46 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:15,439 I know, 47 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:17,719 since coming to the capital, 48 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,439 he has grown more stubborn. 49 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,800 You cannot talk him out of it either. 50 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,639 But for now, he and the Northwest are joined at the hip. 51 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:25,400 Touch one part, 52 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,560 and the whole system is affected. 53 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:27,960 You 54 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,000 and I, 55 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,599 let's take it one step at a time. 56 00:03:37,879 --> 00:03:39,240 When grain passes through Longxi, 57 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:40,879 (Respectfully submitted by Li Mao) two dou are lost from every dan. 58 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,319 The soldiers escorting the grain 59 00:03:44,334 --> 00:03:45,468 (When grain passes through Longxi...) 60 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,120 used their blood as ink. 61 00:03:47,439 --> 00:03:48,560 At every relay station, 62 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,199 each grain sack lost two dou. 63 00:03:50,919 --> 00:03:52,639 While Li Mao oversaw grain supplies, 64 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,439 he recorded these losses 65 00:03:54,439 --> 00:03:55,759 as storage wastage. 66 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,159 He couldn't have pulled this off 67 00:03:58,159 --> 00:03:59,639 so seamlessly on his own. 68 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,479 I have been investigating for years. 69 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,120 Only then did I discover 70 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,000 his close ties with the Yu faction. 71 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,520 I brought all the evidence to the capital 72 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,639 in search of an opportunity 73 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:13,400 to deliver a decisive blow. 74 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,399 (Two dou are lost from every dan.) On paper, the grain supply 75 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:17,959 to the Northwest garrison 76 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,199 appears to be 30,000 dan more than the Ministry of War's records. 77 00:04:22,319 --> 00:04:23,519 Yet the border troops 78 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:26,839 still go hungry. 79 00:04:26,843 --> 00:04:27,896 (When grain passes through Longxi, two dou are lost from every dan.) 80 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:28,920 With this evidence, 81 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:30,639 I can prove 82 00:04:31,399 --> 00:04:33,279 that the Yu faction used northwest storage wastage as a cover 83 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:34,879 to commit embezzlement. 84 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,120 I only hope this bloodied garment 85 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,120 will see the light of day. 86 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,360 Then the suffering of the Northwest soldiers 87 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,439 over all these years will not have been in vain. 88 00:04:47,879 --> 00:04:49,680 You ask for the Northwest's stance. 89 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:54,480 Here it is. 90 00:04:54,487 --> 00:04:55,160 (When grain passes through Longxi, two dou are lost from every dan.) 91 00:04:56,439 --> 00:04:58,360 This is the bloodied garment of border soldiers. 92 00:04:58,959 --> 00:05:00,319 And these are Li Mao's 93 00:05:00,519 --> 00:05:01,920 (To Lord Zhang, in Jiangqian Hutong) letters exchanged with the Yu faction. 94 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:03,839 They're solid evidence. 95 00:05:06,316 --> 00:05:07,237 (Grain) 96 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:08,480 You plan to start 97 00:05:08,879 --> 00:05:10,480 with the Northwest grain storage losses. 98 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,399 But if we lose, 99 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,560 it will be utter ruin. 100 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,680 But if we win, 101 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,800 every one of you will rise. 102 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:25,160 Grand Secretary. 103 00:05:25,639 --> 00:05:26,720 Last night, Zhao Ling 104 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:28,560 took the case files of the Li Mao case. 105 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:30,439 However, 106 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,040 there is no solid confession. 107 00:05:32,319 --> 00:05:33,399 But the documents 108 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:34,959 still bear Li Mao's handwriting. 109 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,439 Years ago, 110 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,480 we exchanged letters with him. 111 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:39,519 Even 112 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:41,759 Young Lord Yu was... 113 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:47,920 Because it was years ago, 114 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,560 I was careless. 115 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,439 Zhao Ling reopening this old case now 116 00:05:54,319 --> 00:05:55,000 likely means 117 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,399 he has already prepared his case. 118 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,519 Tomorrow, 119 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,240 Zhao Ling will certainly make his move. 120 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:01,720 Grand Secretary, 121 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,279 do you have a plan? 122 00:06:04,199 --> 00:06:05,639 The treasury is empty. 123 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:07,639 His Majesty values silver over men. 124 00:06:08,759 --> 00:06:10,519 If we bring down a corrupt official 125 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,040 what would that mean to His Majesty? 126 00:06:25,959 --> 00:06:27,319 Ministers, do any of you 127 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:28,480 have a memorial to submit? 128 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:31,560 I 129 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,480 have a memorial to submit. 130 00:06:34,399 --> 00:06:35,480 What is it? 131 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,199 I beg Your Majesty to allow me 132 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,360 to resign and return home. 133 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:56,759 Your Majesty, 134 00:06:57,319 --> 00:06:58,839 Grand Secretary Yu is in his prime 135 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,160 and a pillar of the state. 136 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,879 He is also a key minister overseeing the salt reform. 137 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:06,160 To bring up retirement now 138 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,160 seems rather unusual. 139 00:07:10,519 --> 00:07:11,360 Minister Yu, 140 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:12,959 what do you mean by this? 141 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:15,600 I am ashamed, 142 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,120 for I have failed to teach my son. 143 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,319 My son, Jingxiu, 144 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:23,120 back then, 145 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,439 when he was studying in Huaying County, 146 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:28,800 had a secret exchange with the daughter 147 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:30,839 of his tutor, Miss Fan. 148 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:33,279 To stop my wife 149 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:34,959 from negotiating a match with the Fu family, 150 00:07:35,519 --> 00:07:37,759 he did something reckless. 151 00:07:37,759 --> 00:07:38,879 He conspired with a scholar 152 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,040 to ruin the reputation 153 00:07:42,759 --> 00:07:44,800 of the Ninth Young Lady Fu, 154 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,360 who is now Commander Zhao's wife. 155 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,279 There was actually such a case? 156 00:07:54,199 --> 00:07:54,720 This is 157 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:56,759 my first time hearing about this. 158 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,040 To extricate himself, 159 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,160 he would even sacrifice his own son. 160 00:08:04,519 --> 00:08:06,600 Grand Secretary Yu is discarding Young Lord Yu now, 161 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:08,639 I suspect, to avoid 162 00:08:08,839 --> 00:08:10,160 the charge of embezzling 163 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,920 military provisions under the guise of storage losses. 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,759 And what do you mean by that, Minister Zhao? 165 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,279 Li Mao embezzled 166 00:08:17,439 --> 00:08:18,680 northwest military grain under the same guise. 167 00:08:20,519 --> 00:08:22,240 We have solid evidence in hand. 168 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,120 Grand Secretary Yu cannot escape his involvement in this. 169 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,600 By acting first today, 170 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:30,120 he is trying to muddy 171 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,360 the waters and confuse the issue. 172 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:33,960 I beg 173 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,120 Your Majesty to see the truth. 174 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:36,480 Northwest military provisions 175 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,480 have always been tied to the salt trade. 176 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:39,879 During the period in question, 177 00:08:39,879 --> 00:08:41,759 Grand Secretary Yu was in charge. 178 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:42,559 I 179 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,320 have the bloodied garment of border soldiers, 180 00:08:44,639 --> 00:08:45,639 as well as Li Mao's 181 00:08:45,639 --> 00:08:46,519 letters 182 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,519 to the implicated officials. 183 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:50,480 Present them. 184 00:08:53,759 --> 00:08:54,480 Your Majesty, 185 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:55,840 a bloodied garment, 186 00:08:56,039 --> 00:08:57,159 (To Lord Zhang, in Jiangqian Hutong) a few letters, 187 00:08:57,279 --> 00:08:59,000 all are of dubious origin. 188 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:00,799 This is clearly a frame-up. 189 00:09:01,039 --> 00:09:01,919 In my view, 190 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:03,000 Commander Zhao 191 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:04,240 is simply trying 192 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:05,759 to settle a personal score. 193 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:06,799 Grand Secretary Yu 194 00:09:06,799 --> 00:09:07,840 is as clean as can be. 195 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,000 How dare you 196 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,399 put personal grudges above the state? 197 00:09:10,399 --> 00:09:11,759 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 198 00:09:11,759 --> 00:09:12,720 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 199 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,480 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 200 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:15,759 Your Majesty, 201 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:17,440 the bloodied garment 202 00:09:18,399 --> 00:09:20,159 belongs to northwest soldiers. 203 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,399 Then would Commander Wang know of this? 204 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,120 I beg Your Majesty to investigate. 205 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:30,480 I beg Your Majesty to investigate. 206 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,240 Years of war on the border, 207 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,320 and yet our soldiers 208 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,000 cannot even fill their stomachs. 209 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,679 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 210 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,320 Commander Zhao, everyone knows you came 211 00:09:38,399 --> 00:09:39,799 from the Northwest army. 212 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:40,919 You are simply 213 00:09:40,919 --> 00:09:42,919 protecting your own people. 214 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:43,960 In my view, 215 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:46,480 you just want to bring down Grand Secretary Yu 216 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:47,919 and obstruct the salt reform. 217 00:09:48,799 --> 00:09:49,480 Huchen. 218 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:54,240 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 219 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,519 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 220 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,000 Grand Secretary Yu is innocent. 221 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,440 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 222 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,200 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 223 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,399 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 224 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:06,240 Minister Yu. 225 00:10:06,519 --> 00:10:07,159 Yes, Your Majesty. 226 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:08,360 Not you. 227 00:10:21,879 --> 00:10:22,639 Yes, Your Majesty. 228 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:35,639 Minister Yu, 229 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:37,879 do you have anything to say? 230 00:10:43,879 --> 00:10:44,679 You'd better 231 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:46,759 think carefully 232 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:48,320 before you speak. 233 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:02,679 Every word Grand Secretary Yu said... 234 00:11:06,639 --> 00:11:08,200 is true! 235 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,519 Though I once slandered Madam Zhao, 236 00:11:13,759 --> 00:11:15,440 during my inspection in Ganlin, 237 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,120 I came to admire her. 238 00:11:17,759 --> 00:11:19,399 So I earned Commander Zhao's enmity. 239 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,679 Ever since he arrived in the capital, 240 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,480 Commander Zhao has treated me as his enemy. 241 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:27,480 Grand Secretary Yu 242 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,000 has been dragged into this because of me. 243 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:32,759 I am 244 00:11:36,159 --> 00:11:37,559 unworthy of being a minister, 245 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,919 and unworthy of being a son. 246 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:52,480 I 247 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,360 wish to resign my post 248 00:12:03,039 --> 00:12:04,519 and await Your Majesty's judgment. 249 00:12:11,039 --> 00:12:12,320 I beg Your Majesty 250 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,240 not to investigate Li Mao's letters. 251 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:20,440 Because of my personal feelings, 252 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,000 every single one 253 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:28,039 mentions Madam Zhao. 254 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:30,879 She is already married. 255 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,720 I should not ruin her reputation again. 256 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:46,919 I am 257 00:12:48,799 --> 00:12:49,480 willing 258 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:52,480 to die 259 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,320 to beg Your Majesty for mercy! 260 00:12:58,799 --> 00:12:59,559 Young Lord Yu! 261 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:00,360 You must not! 262 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:01,440 You must not, Young Lord Yu! 263 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:02,200 Young Lord Yu! 264 00:13:03,639 --> 00:13:04,440 Jingxiu! 265 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,039 You must not! 266 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:07,519 Jingxiu! 267 00:13:08,399 --> 00:13:08,919 Enough. 268 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,159 You all must 269 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,480 have nothing better to do. 270 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:17,440 Here 271 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:18,960 is the imperial court! 272 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:26,600 Court dismissed. 273 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:28,480 Court dismissed. 274 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:30,879 We bid Your Majesty farewell. 275 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,399 I, Yu Guodong, 276 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,639 have failed to teach my son. 277 00:13:45,879 --> 00:13:47,559 I caused harm 278 00:13:47,639 --> 00:13:48,840 to the reputation of Madam Zhao, 279 00:13:49,159 --> 00:13:51,159 the manager of Xie's shop. 280 00:13:51,279 --> 00:13:52,960 I came to offer my apologies. 281 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:54,480 Unbelievable. 282 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,840 A Grand Secretary apologizes to a common woman. 283 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,600 What an honor for her. 284 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:00,360 Do you know who Madam Zhao 285 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:01,559 really is? 286 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,000 She made a top scholar 287 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,120 pine for her for years. 288 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,559 Let's go take a look. 289 00:14:05,563 --> 00:14:06,463 (Xie Jewelry Shop) 290 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:07,519 With such sincerity, 291 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:08,799 if she still refuses, 292 00:14:08,879 --> 00:14:10,320 she would be too unreasonable. 293 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:11,159 Isn't that why they say 294 00:14:11,159 --> 00:14:12,600 she is a jinx to her parents? 295 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,720 They just got married. 296 00:14:15,039 --> 00:14:15,879 I bet 297 00:14:15,879 --> 00:14:17,480 their marriage is unhappy. 298 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:20,480 She's coming out. 299 00:14:20,588 --> 00:14:23,321 There she is. 300 00:14:36,519 --> 00:14:37,759 Back in Huaying, 301 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,799 my son was out of line. 302 00:14:39,799 --> 00:14:42,000 I am here to offer my apologies 303 00:14:42,759 --> 00:14:44,159 and I hope 304 00:14:44,159 --> 00:14:45,960 you will accept this small gift. 305 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,159 Your presence here 306 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,240 honors this humble shop. 307 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:52,759 I welcome you with open arms. 308 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,740 (Xie Jewelry Shop) 309 00:15:08,227 --> 00:15:09,800 (Yu) 310 00:15:13,519 --> 00:15:14,799 Ninth Young Lady Fu, 311 00:15:15,679 --> 00:15:18,200 if you had married my son, 312 00:15:18,759 --> 00:15:19,799 today 313 00:15:19,879 --> 00:15:22,159 you would be addressing me as Father. 314 00:15:25,519 --> 00:15:27,559 My wife often mentions 315 00:15:27,759 --> 00:15:29,200 how sharp you are. 316 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,399 She also regrets that she couldn't prevail over our son 317 00:15:31,679 --> 00:15:33,399 and bring you into the family. 318 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,279 I dare not aim so high. 319 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:37,519 Now, 320 00:15:38,759 --> 00:15:40,159 I am already married to Zhao Ling. 321 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:44,639 Indeed. 322 00:15:45,279 --> 00:15:47,799 We should have been close as family. 323 00:15:47,799 --> 00:15:49,200 But Zhao Ling 324 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,120 is hot-headed, 325 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:51,399 not as steady as you. 326 00:15:52,679 --> 00:15:54,440 After all his struggle to gain 327 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:55,840 his current position, 328 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:57,039 he insists 329 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:58,639 on fighting to the death 330 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:00,919 over a woman. 331 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:03,279 Madam Zhao, 332 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:04,960 could you 333 00:16:05,799 --> 00:16:07,600 perhaps talk some sense into him? 334 00:16:11,559 --> 00:16:13,559 You have already exhausted yourself 335 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,159 at court today. 336 00:16:15,519 --> 00:16:16,440 At this moment, 337 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,279 there is no need to waste more breath 338 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,720 repeating the same old lines. 339 00:16:21,799 --> 00:16:23,519 Everything Zhao Ling does 340 00:16:23,519 --> 00:16:25,360 is to ease His Majesty's burden. 341 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,039 He is rooting out corruption. 342 00:16:28,519 --> 00:16:30,279 How does that become 343 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,279 a fight over a woman in your telling? 344 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:44,840 Let me ask you. 345 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,759 Do you know what corruption truly is? 346 00:16:47,799 --> 00:16:48,759 Madam Zhao, 347 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:50,240 when a man 348 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,600 uses certain means to obtain 349 00:16:53,639 --> 00:16:55,399 wealth and power 350 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:56,960 that are already within his reach, 351 00:16:57,519 --> 00:16:58,639 that is not corruption. 352 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,879 But when a man exhausts every means 353 00:17:01,879 --> 00:17:02,759 to obtain 354 00:17:03,039 --> 00:17:03,480 wealth and power, 355 00:17:03,799 --> 00:17:05,440 which 356 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,400 he does not deserve, 357 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:10,839 that is corruption. 358 00:17:21,559 --> 00:17:23,039 Think it over. 359 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:25,480 Between Zhao Ling and me, 360 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:27,960 who is the more corrupt one? 361 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,480 It is better to settle this amicably 362 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,160 than to face mutual destruction. 363 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,039 An egg 364 00:17:42,759 --> 00:17:44,640 crashing against a stone 365 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,680 will only break itself. 366 00:17:49,319 --> 00:17:50,279 Besides, 367 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:52,920 given what you have already gained, 368 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,920 you should not be making an issue of this. 369 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:55,960 Otherwise, 370 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,720 you too would be guilty of corruption. 371 00:17:59,279 --> 00:18:00,799 A Grand Secretary of the Grand Secretariat 372 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,559 is quite a rhetorician. 373 00:18:03,759 --> 00:18:05,119 But it is sophistry. 374 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,319 In today's affair, 375 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,839 since I am not your blood relative, 376 00:18:12,839 --> 00:18:14,000 it does not matter to me. 377 00:18:16,039 --> 00:18:17,880 But you and Yu Jingxiu 378 00:18:18,519 --> 00:18:20,039 are bound by flesh and blood. 379 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,440 In front of the whole world, 380 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,880 you exposed his shortcomings. 381 00:18:24,599 --> 00:18:26,039 What about his dignity? 382 00:18:26,799 --> 00:18:29,160 You certainly have a sharp tongue. 383 00:18:39,799 --> 00:18:40,880 Move aside. 384 00:18:49,599 --> 00:18:50,759 Did he give you any trouble? 385 00:18:55,799 --> 00:18:57,559 The whole capital knows 386 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,480 about the affair between Madam Zhao and Young Lord Yu. 387 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,119 Young Lord Yu is a top scholar. 388 00:19:03,319 --> 00:19:04,119 Do you think 389 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,039 Madam Zhao might change her mind? 390 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,119 If you ask me, 391 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:09,880 with things this bad between them, 392 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:11,519 how will they ever get by? 393 00:19:11,519 --> 00:19:12,039 Exactly. 394 00:19:12,599 --> 00:19:13,559 Don't you all agree? 395 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:17,880 Since you are all so interested 396 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:18,920 in my family affairs, 397 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,920 allow me to make this clear. 398 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,480 I crawled my way out 399 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,240 of mountains of corpses. 400 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 I aimed to clear my wife's name. 401 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,160 And so, not a speck of mud 402 00:19:32,559 --> 00:19:34,440 will ever touch my feet. 403 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,880 Nor will I tolerate any gossip in my ears. 404 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,279 If anyone dares to spread rumors again... 405 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:53,598 (Xie Jewelry Shop) 406 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:54,559 Move aside. 407 00:19:54,559 --> 00:19:55,200 Move aside. 408 00:19:59,580 --> 00:20:00,580 (Yu) 409 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:02,599 He is quite meticulous. 410 00:20:03,559 --> 00:20:04,799 Knowing full well it is a performance, 411 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:07,960 he leaves no loose ends. 412 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:09,960 I told you long ago, 413 00:20:11,279 --> 00:20:12,200 a power struggle 414 00:20:13,519 --> 00:20:14,839 is not achieved overnight. 415 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,880 The one thing Madam Zhao has over you 416 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,519 is that she shows no emotion, 417 00:20:28,599 --> 00:20:29,839 does not care about face, 418 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:31,759 and fears no shame. 419 00:20:31,759 --> 00:20:33,039 She can stand firm 420 00:20:33,039 --> 00:20:34,720 and hold her own in any exchange. 421 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,240 So Father, you think she is a fine woman, too? 422 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,519 Someone like that 423 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,200 either becomes your wife 424 00:20:43,279 --> 00:20:44,559 or dies in Ganlin. 425 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:46,839 But you? 426 00:20:47,759 --> 00:20:48,599 Back then, 427 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,000 how did you let her go? 428 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:51,480 If not her, 429 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,279 I would have been the one 430 00:20:55,279 --> 00:20:56,319 to die in Ganlin. 431 00:20:58,799 --> 00:20:59,559 Father, 432 00:21:00,039 --> 00:21:01,640 for the sake of your own career, 433 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,519 you trampled a woman's reputation in public. 434 00:21:05,279 --> 00:21:06,720 You even pretended to apologize 435 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,240 while spreading rumors about her and me! 436 00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:10,400 You are a Grand Secretary. 437 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,440 How could you do something 438 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,680 so devoid of decency? 439 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,640 How dare you! 440 00:21:28,319 --> 00:21:30,680 You did well at court today. 441 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,240 Though you were reluctant, 442 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:33,880 you still saw the performance through. 443 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,359 You showed good sense. 444 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,599 Stay home and rest for two years. 445 00:21:37,599 --> 00:21:38,880 Once the storm passes, 446 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:40,160 I will 447 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,519 restore you to office 448 00:21:41,519 --> 00:21:43,440 with ease. 449 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:45,480 With ease? 450 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:49,759 Father, 451 00:21:51,799 --> 00:21:53,680 have you ever considered 452 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:56,839 that I am 453 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,240 already thinking of death? 454 00:22:10,839 --> 00:22:11,799 Jingxiu, 455 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,680 when a man truly wishes to die, 456 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,440 no one can stop him. 457 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:18,319 But you 458 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,240 have long been soft to the core. 459 00:22:21,319 --> 00:22:24,160 Do not put on a brave front before me. 460 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,480 The salt reform is imminent. 461 00:22:28,519 --> 00:22:31,279 Using the Northwest grain shortage, Zhao Ling 462 00:22:31,279 --> 00:22:32,440 is closing in. 463 00:22:32,759 --> 00:22:34,960 I had no choice but to make 464 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:36,440 a small sacrifice to save the bigger one. 465 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:39,160 Do not join the chorus 466 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:40,720 in criticizing me. 467 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:43,200 A moment of humiliation is nothing. 468 00:22:44,519 --> 00:22:45,720 But you, 469 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:47,920 losing composure and failing to see the bigger picture, 470 00:22:48,039 --> 00:22:49,240 disrupted my plan. 471 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:50,920 That is what will make you a laughingstock! 472 00:22:55,839 --> 00:22:56,400 Someone! 473 00:22:57,519 --> 00:22:59,359 Escort Young Master back. 474 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,160 Tell Fan to keep an eye on him. 475 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:03,960 Young Master. 476 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:14,640 Father. 477 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:18,599 I used to think 478 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:22,960 I was a puppet controlled by Mother. 479 00:23:25,519 --> 00:23:26,680 Now I see 480 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,039 the strings behind the scenes 481 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,519 have always been held by you. 482 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,519 Let me see 483 00:23:46,519 --> 00:23:47,640 how Ji's handwriting 484 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:48,599 looks. 485 00:23:49,319 --> 00:23:49,960 Like this. 486 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:50,400 Come on. 487 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:50,960 Ji, 488 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:52,000 come on, write. 489 00:23:52,759 --> 00:23:53,440 Look, 490 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,519 though Ji is still so young, 491 00:23:55,519 --> 00:23:56,920 he can already hold a brush. 492 00:23:57,319 --> 00:23:58,440 That shows 493 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,000 he has a love for writing. 494 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:01,759 When Jingxiu was this age, 495 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:03,319 I was the one who first taught him. 496 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:05,400 After Ji 497 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,240 spends a couple more years by my side, 498 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:08,720 I will send him to Fan Kun. 499 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,200 He will be another top scholar. 500 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:12,279 Ji. 501 00:24:12,279 --> 00:24:12,799 Ji. 502 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,359 Take the brush. 503 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:14,680 Quick. 504 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:16,599 Show Grandmother. 505 00:24:27,839 --> 00:24:29,640 You handed Ji over to Mother? 506 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,319 You are not raising him yourself? 507 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,440 Is this how a mother behaves? 508 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:37,960 How strange. 509 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,240 You never asked about Ji before. 510 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,359 Why come and make a scene today? 511 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:45,160 I used to think 512 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:47,559 that no one in this house 513 00:24:47,559 --> 00:24:48,680 ever took me seriously. 514 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,480 But now I see 515 00:24:52,799 --> 00:24:54,720 they don't take you seriously either. 516 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,680 We are both pawns, used and discarded. 517 00:24:58,519 --> 00:25:00,160 So don't make things harder for us. 518 00:25:01,799 --> 00:25:04,160 You know what it is like to be a puppet. 519 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:08,559 How could you... 520 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:09,720 How could you 521 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,440 hand your own child over like that? 522 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:12,240 Yu Jingxiu! 523 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:15,799 Your own father 524 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,400 told the court that you and I plotted behind the scenes. 525 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,799 And it is not you who is humiliated. 526 00:25:22,519 --> 00:25:24,759 I will be mocked by the entire world. 527 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,759 Did you spare even a single thought 528 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,480 for my pain? 529 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,839 You thought of Fu Tingyun first. 530 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,359 Then yourself. 531 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:41,920 And then, 532 00:25:45,279 --> 00:25:46,480 Ji. 533 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:50,359 What about me? 534 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,559 Did you ever think of me? 535 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:06,279 Fine. 536 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,440 I will no longer care about dignity. 537 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,720 At least I will have you to regret it with me. 538 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,359 Have you lost your mind? 539 00:26:21,519 --> 00:26:22,480 All these years, 540 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:26,759 I often looked inward. 541 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,720 I fought so hard for this marriage. 542 00:26:31,599 --> 00:26:32,920 And yet I failed to nurture it. 543 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:37,880 We grew apart. 544 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:41,279 But only today 545 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,960 have I finally put my heart at rest. 546 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:50,920 Now, we are 547 00:26:51,839 --> 00:26:53,680 truly husband and wife. 548 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,119 Since we cannot stand each other, 549 00:27:05,799 --> 00:27:06,759 from now on, 550 00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:08,240 let Concubine Wu keep you company. 551 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:25,440 I will have people 552 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:26,599 talk about what happened back then 553 00:27:26,599 --> 00:27:28,000 more 554 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:28,839 and for longer. 555 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:30,880 Jingxiu is still young at heart. 556 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,200 He does not understand your concerns. 557 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:35,240 In time, 558 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:36,279 he will come around. 559 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,519 These romantic scandals, 560 00:27:41,519 --> 00:27:43,119 these affairs of the past, 561 00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:45,559 can only distract for so long. 562 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:47,240 We need a way 563 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,039 to extricate ourselves completely, 564 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,519 so we can settle the accounts involving the Northwest storage losses. 565 00:27:58,363 --> 00:28:00,467 (Fengman Pavilion) 566 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:01,799 (Donation Ledger for Military Supplies) General Mo. 567 00:28:04,039 --> 00:28:05,160 What do you mean by this? 568 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:07,680 After the salt reform, 569 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,480 frontier farming will suffer. 570 00:28:10,039 --> 00:28:11,640 Silver alone cannot buy grain. 571 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:12,960 Naturally, that is a concern. 572 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:13,880 I, 573 00:28:14,039 --> 00:28:15,480 on behalf of the An merchants, 574 00:28:15,519 --> 00:28:16,680 wish to make a donation 575 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:18,119 to support the border troops, 576 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:19,160 as a small token of our regard. 577 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,559 If you would just help facilitate this, 578 00:28:25,799 --> 00:28:26,720 in the future, 579 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,039 and keep the Northwestfrom obstructing the salt reform in the future, 580 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,480 An merchants 581 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,960 are willing to make such donations every year. 582 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:37,799 That sounds nice. 583 00:28:37,870 --> 00:28:38,983 (Donation Ledger for Military Supplies) 584 00:28:39,119 --> 00:28:39,960 But this is 585 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,400 bribery. 586 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:42,599 You can't put it that way. 587 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:44,400 Madam Wu 588 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,759 is donating voluntarily. 589 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,319 Her sincerity is commendable. 590 00:28:47,599 --> 00:28:48,440 This grain 591 00:28:48,799 --> 00:28:50,920 could ease the Northwest's urgent need. 592 00:28:57,799 --> 00:28:59,839 And in your records of military merit, 593 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:01,480 you could get a mark of credit. 594 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:02,519 Give it a rest. 595 00:29:02,759 --> 00:29:04,519 Where did you learn this stuff? 596 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:06,759 Wait a minute. 597 00:29:07,519 --> 00:29:08,279 Mo. 598 00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:09,319 Stop right there. 599 00:29:09,559 --> 00:29:10,519 Don't be so ungrateful. 600 00:29:11,359 --> 00:29:12,599 What are you doing? 601 00:29:13,519 --> 00:29:14,920 The capital is not like the Northwest. 602 00:29:15,279 --> 00:29:16,440 Opportunities for promotion 603 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:17,400 come and go in a flash. 604 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,839 How do you think Zhao Ling rose so fast? 605 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:23,799 Every step he took 606 00:29:23,799 --> 00:29:25,000 was seizing every opening he could. 607 00:29:26,820 --> 00:29:28,100 (Mo Yi) 608 00:29:37,060 --> 00:29:37,916 (Mo Yi) 609 00:29:38,023 --> 00:29:38,816 (Donation Ledger for Military Supplies) 610 00:29:39,050 --> 00:29:39,529 (Mo Yi) 611 00:29:39,530 --> 00:29:41,142 (Declarant: Wu Youde) 612 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,200 I never expected 613 00:29:44,359 --> 00:29:45,920 you had such skill. 614 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,279 A smooth salt reform 615 00:29:47,359 --> 00:29:48,319 helps me, 616 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,799 and also removes a problem for you, Madam. 617 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,200 I only ask that, in return 618 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,599 for my contributions, 619 00:29:53,599 --> 00:29:54,680 you show us favor. 620 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:55,880 Let An merchants 621 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,640 settle here as humble traders in peace. 622 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:06,640 I ask for only one thing. 623 00:30:07,559 --> 00:30:09,240 Half of the Anzhou salt permits. 624 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,799 Half of the share? 625 00:30:15,279 --> 00:30:17,039 That would make you the sole power. 626 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,119 But this gift 627 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,599 does warm my heart. 628 00:30:24,599 --> 00:30:25,720 We are all family here. 629 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,480 It is only right to help each other. 630 00:30:27,839 --> 00:30:30,240 Grand Secretary Yu is helping His Majesty with a great undertaking. 631 00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:32,599 Though I have no great ability, 632 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,160 the An merchants 633 00:30:34,279 --> 00:30:36,480 can surely serve you well in the future. 634 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:37,960 Whenever you need 635 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:39,599 a tool at hand, 636 00:30:39,599 --> 00:30:40,880 please remember me. 637 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:47,559 Ms. Shu. 638 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:50,480 Madam. 639 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:51,960 Later, 640 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:53,039 take Madam Wu 641 00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:54,880 to see Concubine Wu before she leaves. 642 00:30:55,563 --> 00:30:57,075 (Donation Ledger for Military Supplies) 643 00:30:57,119 --> 00:30:58,200 Rest assured, Madam. 644 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:03,000 Thank you, Madam. 645 00:31:07,279 --> 00:31:08,440 Sorry to trouble you 646 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,599 to see me off 647 00:31:10,599 --> 00:31:11,640 at such a late hour. 648 00:31:12,279 --> 00:31:13,680 You are too kind, Madam Wu. 649 00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:15,559 You are not the same as before. 650 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,519 You used to be a guest here. 651 00:31:17,519 --> 00:31:18,319 Now, 652 00:31:18,319 --> 00:31:19,559 you are family. 653 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:21,480 Ms. Shu, you're too kind. 654 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,200 My niece 655 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,119 is still young. 656 00:31:24,599 --> 00:31:25,599 From now on, 657 00:31:25,599 --> 00:31:27,160 she will need your care 658 00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:29,400 within the household. 659 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:30,720 No need for such formalities. 660 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:32,319 It is no trouble at all. 661 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,680 What a piece of work Madam Yu is. 662 00:32:16,279 --> 00:32:18,200 If she held herself with dignity, 663 00:32:18,759 --> 00:32:20,519 I would hold her in higher regard. 664 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,839 Perhaps I may let her stay longer. 665 00:32:23,799 --> 00:32:24,839 But she said 666 00:32:25,119 --> 00:32:26,960 she was a handy tool. 667 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,480 How could I not make full use of her? 668 00:32:30,279 --> 00:32:31,960 Right now, Master is worried 669 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,160 about how to extricate himself from the Northwest storage losses. 670 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,480 And by chance, 671 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:37,119 she comes up with this donation scheme, 672 00:32:37,119 --> 00:32:38,640 so cleverly named. 673 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:40,960 Why not shift the blame 674 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:42,680 onto the Northwest? 675 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:43,839 That way, 676 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,319 Master's predicament will be solved. 677 00:32:55,519 --> 00:32:56,559 Have you heard of that? 678 00:32:57,119 --> 00:32:58,880 Madam Wu from Anzhou 679 00:32:59,119 --> 00:33:00,200 suddenly passed away 680 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:01,480 last night. 681 00:33:01,497 --> 00:33:01,936 What? 682 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:03,519 Dead? 683 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:05,640 Really? 684 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,480 Wasn't she fine just yesterday? 685 00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:10,880 How did she die so suddenly? 686 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,160 They say she was stabbed 687 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:14,480 several times. 688 00:33:15,217 --> 00:33:15,810 Oh my. 689 00:33:15,839 --> 00:33:16,599 You see, 690 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:17,599 she hadn't even been here 691 00:33:17,599 --> 00:33:18,880 very long. 692 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,680 How did she make so many enemies? 693 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:21,640 How frightening. 694 00:33:22,559 --> 00:33:23,839 He who plays with fire 695 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:25,279 gets burned. 696 00:33:26,039 --> 00:33:28,160 She was bound to pay for all her shady dealings 697 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:29,480 behind the scenes. 698 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,880 Thank heavens justice prevails. 699 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:32,599 Indeed. 700 00:33:32,599 --> 00:33:33,720 To think 701 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,960 the salt reform was right around the corner, 702 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,880 and she never lived to see it, 703 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,920 only to end up wrapped in a straw mat and carted away. 704 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:40,880 Madam Wu 705 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:42,319 was one of the wealthiest An merchants. 706 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:43,480 With her gone, 707 00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:44,359 will things settle 708 00:33:44,359 --> 00:33:45,400 in the south? 709 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,160 Such a tragedy. 710 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:49,440 Ladies, 711 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:50,960 I have some urgent business. 712 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:51,839 I must take my leave. 713 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:57,640 Your Majesty. 714 00:33:58,759 --> 00:34:01,200 In examining the cause of Madam Wu's death, 715 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:02,319 (Mo Yi) I found this. 716 00:34:02,599 --> 00:34:03,240 It is a detailed record 717 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,200 of her donations to the Northwest. 718 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:08,639 Donations to support the troops. 719 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,239 That is a good thing. 720 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,119 What is suspicious about it? 721 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:15,920 Your Majesty, please see the truth. 722 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:17,800 This was not a charitable donation. 723 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:20,320 It is hard evidence of a northwestern official 724 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:21,880 demanding bribes. 725 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,599 Back then, 726 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:25,920 they devoured grain under the guise of storage losses. 727 00:34:26,199 --> 00:34:26,920 And now, 728 00:34:27,039 --> 00:34:29,360 they fill the gap under the guise of donations. 729 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,679 Quite the masterstroke of deception. 730 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:33,280 Your Majesty, 731 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,119 Your Majesty, 732 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:36,800 I did not demand any bribe. 733 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:39,159 Your Majesty. 734 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:40,320 General Mo 735 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,519 would never do such things. 736 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:43,519 Grand Secretary Yu, 737 00:34:43,599 --> 00:34:45,639 how can you frame a loyal official? 738 00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:48,119 Commander Wang, 739 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,480 the paper is here. 740 00:34:49,679 --> 00:34:50,599 And this list 741 00:34:50,679 --> 00:34:52,519 bears General Mo's signature, doesn't it? 742 00:34:53,119 --> 00:34:53,719 Your Majesty, 743 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:54,719 this... 744 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,440 Yes, I signed it. 745 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,840 But it is not what they claim it to be. 746 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:03,440 I beg Your Majesty to see the truth. 747 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:06,559 Your Majesty, 748 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,360 such a large sum of silver 749 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,639 cannot be the doing of General Mo alone. 750 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,000 I always wondered 751 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,360 why the storage losses had been abnormal for so many years, 752 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,280 yet Commander Wang had never reported it. 753 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:18,639 Now I see 754 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,679 there are signs of embezzlement. 755 00:35:21,679 --> 00:35:22,119 You... 756 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:23,440 Your Majesty, 757 00:35:23,599 --> 00:35:25,199 I request severe punishment for Mo Yi. 758 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:25,920 Your Majesty, 759 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,800 execution is the only way to calm the public! 760 00:35:28,119 --> 00:35:29,599 Your Majesty, I second that! 761 00:35:29,599 --> 00:35:30,480 I second that! 762 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:31,599 I second that! 763 00:35:32,519 --> 00:35:34,199 (Donation Ledger for Military Supplies) Northwest deficits, 764 00:35:34,519 --> 00:35:35,960 donation-linked murder. 765 00:35:37,159 --> 00:35:39,000 I want solid evidence, 766 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,239 not bickering in court. 767 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:45,960 At worst, we can retire to the countryside. 768 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:48,880 My family still has plenty of land. 769 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:50,760 Then 770 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,159 we can live a quiet life, 771 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:53,559 free from all this trouble. 772 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,159 But what if we can't? 773 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,239 I'm worried Mo Yi's case won't be cleared. 774 00:36:02,679 --> 00:36:04,159 He would never kill anyone. 775 00:36:04,559 --> 00:36:06,440 The truth will come out eventually. 776 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:07,480 Would they 777 00:36:07,679 --> 00:36:08,719 just frame him? 778 00:36:10,119 --> 00:36:11,920 Grand Secretary Yu is pressing hard, 779 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,119 trying to drag the entire northwest army down. 780 00:36:16,119 --> 00:36:17,199 My dear, 781 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,239 if it comes to the worst, 782 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,760 I will have to admit 783 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,559 that I once dealt in illicit salt in Ganlin Town. 784 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:27,840 Otherwise, His Majesty will never believe 785 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,559 why the storage losses had been abnormal for years 786 00:36:29,559 --> 00:36:31,639 yet I never reported them. 787 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:35,760 Good grief, 788 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,239 it seems one misstep is never forgiven. 789 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,239 You only did it to steady the troops. 790 00:36:41,679 --> 00:36:44,119 Why must a single stain follow you for life? 791 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:49,559 My Lord. 792 00:36:50,519 --> 00:36:51,559 This is a wrongful case. 793 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:52,480 We must... 794 00:36:54,039 --> 00:36:55,639 We must have both witnesses and evidence. 795 00:36:56,519 --> 00:36:57,960 Do not extract a confession under torture. 796 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,039 Please talk to your sister-in-law. 797 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:30,760 Tell her not to worry about me. 798 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:53,639 Tingyun, 799 00:37:54,199 --> 00:37:55,440 you've always been sharp. 800 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:57,639 Help me think of a way 801 00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,920 to save Mo Yi. 802 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,599 You can speak to the Grand Empress Dowager. 803 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:05,599 And Commander Zhao 804 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,280 is a favored minister of His Majesty. 805 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:11,840 There must be a way. 806 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,880 I was a fool, blinded by my own greed. 807 00:38:19,639 --> 00:38:21,519 I pushed him to seek merit too eagerly, 808 00:38:22,119 --> 00:38:23,679 so he caved to the Wu merchant woman 809 00:38:23,679 --> 00:38:24,920 and walked into this donation mess. 810 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:26,199 Mo Yi 811 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,400 may be a bit rash, 812 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:30,800 but he is not foolish, 813 00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:31,920 nor is he stupid. 814 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,960 He would never take a life for nothing. 815 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:35,800 Tingyun, please help me. 816 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,840 Save Mo Yi. 817 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:38,840 Please rise. 818 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:41,519 Do not panic. 819 00:38:41,679 --> 00:38:43,159 Do not lose your composure. 820 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:45,719 Wherever I can be of help, 821 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:47,239 I will not stand by. 822 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:52,400 For the donations, 823 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:53,519 we must prove 824 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:55,880 that Madam Wu proposed it herself, 825 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,119 not that General Mo forced her. 826 00:38:59,679 --> 00:39:00,280 Right. 827 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,239 There may be someone who can help. 828 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,719 The capital is truly dangerous. 829 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:12,960 She was fine just a moment ago. 830 00:39:13,199 --> 00:39:14,199 The next moment... 831 00:39:16,039 --> 00:39:17,760 My aunt was so shrewd. 832 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:20,239 How could she die so suddenly? 833 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:21,519 Do not worry, My Lady. 834 00:39:21,599 --> 00:39:22,880 Madam Wu's death 835 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,159 means one less thing to worry about. 836 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:26,760 For now, you have the Yu family 837 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:28,519 as your shelter. 838 00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:30,360 Just put on a proper front. 839 00:39:37,559 --> 00:39:39,159 I fear things are not that simple. 840 00:39:41,119 --> 00:39:42,199 What exactly 841 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:44,440 is hidden beneath all this? 842 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:49,159 (In the future,) 843 00:39:49,559 --> 00:39:50,480 (learn more.) 844 00:40:02,119 --> 00:40:04,239 My aunt left this with me before. 845 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:05,559 Could her sudden death 846 00:40:05,639 --> 00:40:06,960 have something to do with this? 847 00:40:08,323 --> 00:40:09,136 (Zheng, Court of Judicature) 848 00:40:09,149 --> 00:40:09,876 (Shen, Ministry of Rites) 849 00:40:09,876 --> 00:40:10,520 (Song, Court of Banquets) 850 00:40:12,559 --> 00:40:14,159 I need someone to look at this. 851 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:15,960 Madam Zhao would surely know best. 852 00:40:16,159 --> 00:40:16,960 But 853 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,440 there are maids watching the door. 854 00:40:18,559 --> 00:40:19,880 And we have to get past Ms. Shu. 855 00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:22,320 How can we reach Madam Zhao? 856 00:40:26,797 --> 00:40:28,520 (Rosy in the Evening Glow) 857 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:31,679 Aunt... 858 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:35,239 I never had the chance to repay the kindness. 859 00:40:35,679 --> 00:40:37,760 Why did she have to leave me so soon? 860 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:43,280 Please restrain your grief. 861 00:40:43,599 --> 00:40:44,960 The dead cannot return. 862 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:46,440 Do not grieve yourself ill. 863 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:48,679 My aunt always treated me like her own daughter. 864 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:50,639 Now that she is gone, 865 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,960 I cannot even see her off properly. 866 00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:54,480 Your aunt's funeral rites 867 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,719 will be handled by the Wu family. 868 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:58,639 But because it involves a murder case, 869 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,719 the funeral cannot proceed for now. 870 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:03,599 Madam, 871 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:05,159 would you allow me to leave the house? 872 00:41:06,159 --> 00:41:08,599 I wish to hold a seven-day Dharma service for her 873 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:10,039 to guide her spirit. 874 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:15,280 Draw three hundred taels 875 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:17,320 from the accounts for Concubine Wu. 876 00:41:17,679 --> 00:41:18,360 Yes. 877 00:41:18,559 --> 00:41:20,239 When you go to Tanshui Temple, 878 00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:21,480 take several maids with you. 879 00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:23,039 Be careful not to be disturbed. 880 00:41:23,159 --> 00:41:24,159 Yes, Madam. 881 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:28,159 Concubine Wu, 882 00:41:28,679 --> 00:41:31,239 you are doing this to honor your aunt. 883 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:32,480 Thank you, Ms. Shu. 884 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:34,760 Madam, please wait. 885 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,039 The Buddha guides the destined. 886 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:37,920 Since you are so devoted to filial piety, 887 00:41:38,039 --> 00:41:39,440 the abbot invites you for a chat, 888 00:41:39,639 --> 00:41:40,559 to form a good connection. 889 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:47,800 This is a sacred place. 890 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,719 Everyone else, please wait here. 891 00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:57,159 Ms. Shu, 892 00:41:57,559 --> 00:41:59,119 please wait here a moment. 893 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:00,239 Let me 894 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:01,920 see my aunt off one last time. 895 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:03,960 Go on. 896 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:23,920 Madam. 897 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:31,320 Madam Zhao. 898 00:42:36,039 --> 00:42:37,360 You and I 899 00:42:37,679 --> 00:42:39,239 truly share a deep connection. 900 00:42:39,679 --> 00:42:41,039 You have always been sharp. 901 00:42:41,199 --> 00:42:42,280 Since you are here, 902 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:43,639 no matter what, 903 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:45,599 I had to meet you. 904 00:42:46,639 --> 00:42:48,159 I was right. 905 00:42:49,159 --> 00:42:50,360 You wanted to see me. 906 00:42:54,119 --> 00:42:55,039 My aunt... 907 00:42:55,039 --> 00:42:56,480 Please accept my condolences. 908 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:00,280 The dead have passed. 909 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:03,320 The living 910 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:06,599 must find their own way forward. 911 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:08,719 Madam Zhao, is there a way 912 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:10,559 for me to escape this cage? 913 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:12,840 Everything she was in charge of 914 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:14,960 now falls to you to handle. 915 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:17,280 For example, 916 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:19,599 the donations to the Northwest. 917 00:43:22,519 --> 00:43:23,960 If you are willing to help 918 00:43:24,159 --> 00:43:25,360 and tell the truth, 919 00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:28,159 I can help you obtain a new household register. 920 00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:29,719 Then 921 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,039 you'll be completely free. 922 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:35,880 But my indenture contract 923 00:43:36,119 --> 00:43:37,679 is still in Madam Yu's hands. 924 00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:39,800 Can this new register you speak of 925 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:41,519 really be obtained 926 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:42,679 just like that? 927 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:47,679 Back then, 928 00:43:49,199 --> 00:43:51,679 I was just the "late" Ninth Young Lady of the Fu family, so to speak. 929 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:53,360 I was reborn 930 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:54,719 as Xie Tingyun 931 00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:58,039 because I contributed to a case in Yongning 932 00:43:58,280 --> 00:43:59,559 and was granted a new identity by His Majesty. 933 00:44:01,639 --> 00:44:03,480 Who is to say that this turn of events 934 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:05,159 is not your opportunity? 935 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:08,159 So that you too may earn merit 936 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:09,400 before His Majesty 937 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:11,000 and find a way out. 938 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:13,039 You are a sharp woman, Concubine Wu. 939 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:14,920 You went to all this trouble 940 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:16,480 to come to Tanshui Temple today 941 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,280 precisely because you are hedging your bets. 942 00:44:19,760 --> 00:44:21,400 If the Yu family should fall, 943 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:22,920 you would have a way out. 944 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:24,360 Did you truly regard 945 00:44:25,039 --> 00:44:26,480 Madam Wu 946 00:44:26,679 --> 00:44:28,519 as your own aunt? 947 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:34,840 There is indeed something 948 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:36,719 that may be 949 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:38,400 of use. 950 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:40,639 The Xie's shop will be waiting. 951 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:42,559 I hope you will act soon 952 00:44:43,039 --> 00:44:44,480 and not miss this chance. 953 00:44:50,629 --> 00:44:53,236 (Next Episode) 954 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:55,199 They silenced her! 955 00:44:55,199 --> 00:44:57,400 I beg Your Majesty to investigate the Northwest! 956 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:58,320 The An merchants' move 957 00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:00,199 must have been instigated by someone. 958 00:45:00,679 --> 00:45:01,599 (the Northwest) 959 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:03,719 (can't afford to be dragged into this.) 960 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:06,760 (Those you wish to kill, you must kill.) 961 00:45:07,519 --> 00:45:10,280 (Those you don't wish to kill, you must kill too.) 962 00:45:11,039 --> 00:45:12,480 But I fear that one day, 963 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:14,480 I will become Madam Yu, 964 00:45:14,559 --> 00:45:16,360 and you will become Grand Secretary Yu. 965 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:17,639 Are you 966 00:45:18,159 --> 00:45:19,199 my man, 967 00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:22,039 or the Northwest's? 968 00:45:36,440 --> 00:45:40,760 ♪The past brushes by like a falling leaf♪ 969 00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:48,720 ♪So light, yet my steps still pause for you♪ 970 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:55,480 ♪Through every rise and fall, our memories remain without regret♪ 971 00:45:55,720 --> 00:45:58,520 ♪Carved into the rings of time♪ 972 00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:04,320 ♪How I wish I could stay a little longer, but I can't♪ 973 00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:14,360 ♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill my eyes with tears♪ 974 00:46:15,240 --> 00:46:21,760 ♪Etched deep within my heart, yet buried without a word♪ 975 00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:26,160 ♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪ 976 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:30,880 ♪Still makes us want to believe♪ 977 00:46:31,160 --> 00:46:36,840 ♪One promise for a lifetime, echoing long after we part♪ 978 00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:52,840 ♪For one fleeting moment, I found you in the crowd♪ 979 00:46:56,760 --> 00:47:00,760 ♪Without a word, you lit up half my life♪ 980 00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:07,160 ♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪ 981 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:10,160 ♪Kept close within my heart♪ 982 00:47:11,240 --> 00:47:16,080 ♪From now on, no one else is worth waiting for♪ 983 00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:26,520 ♪I turn away, afraid no one will ever come home to me again♪ 984 00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:33,880 ♪If we can build our future together, no storm can chill my heart♪ 985 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:38,280 ♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪ 986 00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:43,080 ♪Still makes us want to believe♪ 987 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:49,000 ♪One promise for a lifetime, echoing long after we part♪ 64207

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