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=The Road to Splendor=

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

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=Episode 18=

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Open the door!

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Open the door!

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Let me out!

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Let me out!

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Open the door!

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Fire!

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Help!

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Open the door!

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Fire!

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Fire!

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Fire!

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Quick, put out the fire!

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Over here!

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Hurry!

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Coming!

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Quick, put out the fire!

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Quick!

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Get water, hurry!

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Put out the fire!

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Quick!

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Where is she?

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She ran away.

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Go after her.

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Go find her and bring her back!

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Yes.

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(Qiushui Pavilion)

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Sounds like

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the army is about to move.

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Once the fighting starts,

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the Yumen Pass will close in three days.

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The post station from Ganlin Town
to Nanzhou

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will certainly be commandeered
by the army.

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Young Lord Yu,

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if we wait any longer,
there'll be no way out.

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Pack up.

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Hurry.

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Wait.

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I still have one important thing to do.

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It'll be quick.

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Go find the Ninth Young Lady!

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Enough!

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What is there to look for?

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Ever since you came to Ganlin,

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because of that woman,

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you've been completely out of sorts!

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Don't forget
we're your superior officers,

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not your fathers!

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Let's go.

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Let's go.

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Let's go now.

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Young Master,

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she set that fire herself.

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She's seeking her own death.

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She's determined not to leave.

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You cannot throw your life away

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for a woman.

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Let's go, Young Master.

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Let's go.

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Eat more.

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Do you have enough clothes?

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Don't worry, Mother.

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Keep them safe.

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I wish you a safe journey.

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Make sure you come back safe.

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Move out.

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Where's Yucheng?

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Where's Yucheng?

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This is his blade.

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Where is he?

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He went with everyone else.

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Then why is he the only one
left on the mountain?

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Say something!

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Sen.

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Sen.

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Sen.

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Say something.

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Where is Yucheng?

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Let's go.

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(To my fiancee Fu Tingyun)

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Hurry.

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Catch up with the main force.

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Alright.

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(Western Expedition Army)

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Let's go.

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Zhao Ling.

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Zhao Ling.

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Zhao Ling, where are you?

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Zhao Ling.

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Zhao Ling, where are you?

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Miss.

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Miss.

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Who

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are you looking for?

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I'm looking for Commander Zhao.

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Where is Zhao Ling?

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You must be Miss Xie.

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Thanks to your restoration
of the bamboo slips,

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the troops' morale has soared.

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Commander Zhao is fine now.

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But the third drum for troop assembly
has already sounded.

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The army has already marched out.

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(Tingyun.)

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(The war is urgent.)

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(Though it pains me to leave you,)

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(I want this chance.)

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(Not only for you,)

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(but for myself,)

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(for Sen,)

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(for our brothers,)

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(for justice in this world.)

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(To my fiancee Fu Tingyun.)
(Tingyun.)

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(Give me five years.)

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(If I fall in battle,)

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(you must find a good match.)

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(I will become the stars
that light your wedding day.)

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(If I return alive,)

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(I will earn you merits beyond measure,)

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(offer you a noble title
as my betrothal gift,)

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(and pledge by the sun and moon.)

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(Where your heart goes,)

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(there I shall follow.)

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Mr. Zhao.

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(In our future,)

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(will we be married?)

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(Some couples in this world)

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(share a bed but not a heart,)

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(yet play the part in public.)

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(Some treat each other with respect,)

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(yet remain worlds apart.)

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(Some weather the storms together,)

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(yet still lose to time.)

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(Some have run their course,)

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(yet are bound together all the same.)

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(Tingyun.)

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(I want to ask you something.)

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(When we're married someday,)

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(what kind of couple
do you hope we'll be?)

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(Mr. Zhao.)

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(I want to cherish you)

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(and love you.)

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(Are we in love with each other?)

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Zhao Ling!

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Tingyun!

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Zhao Ling!

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Tingyun!

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Mr. Zhao.

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Don't go.

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It's too late.

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Tingyun!

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I'm here!

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I'll catch up soon.

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I'll catch up soon.

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Alright.

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Let's go.

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♪The wind sweeps the yellow sands,
as a grand ballad rings out♪

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♪A lone rider heads
for the distant frontier♪

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Mr. Zhao.

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Mr. Zhao.

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♪The road stretches on,
swallowed by wind and sand♪

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Take care of yourself!

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♪The wind howls,
yet never chills my soul♪

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♪War drums resound across the vast sky♪

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♪I laugh to the heavens to hide my sobs♪

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♪Looking back,
I see this life as a ballad♪

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I will wait for you to come back.

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♪Let the yellow sands bury the bones
of who I was♪

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♪Still, my resolve has never wavered♪

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♪I lift a cup of humble wine
to the passing breeze♪

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♪Looking back,
I see this life as a ballad♪

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♪Looking back,
I see this life as a song♪

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(Zhao Ling,)

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(I owe you a debt of love.)

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(Until now,
I thought that as your wife,)

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(it would be enough)

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(to respect and understand you.)

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(But now, I regret not loving you more,)

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(not cherishing you more.)

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(I only pray for your safety
on the battlefield.)

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(Do not rush to seek glory.)

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(I will be in Ganlin Town,)

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(longing and waiting)

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(Tingyun)
(for you.)

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(Mo Residence)

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Madam Mo.

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After the Yellow River Lantern Festival,

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to celebrate General Mo's reinstatement,

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Miss Xie

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had prepared this.

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Come.

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She's your sworn mother.

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My respects.

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Looking at this beautiful view,

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I feel

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my heart has opened up.

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In boundless desert
lonely smoke rises straight;

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Over endless river the sun sinks round.

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Miss Xie,

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did I recite it right?

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With such a beautiful view,

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the little troubles at home,

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past suffering,

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and unhappiness,

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all seem

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to drift away

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like clouds.

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(The ginkgo leaves in Ganlin Town)

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(are turning yellow.)

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(The whole yard will be golden.)

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(Sen practices his staff in the yard
before dawn every day.)

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(When the wind swirls the leaves up,)

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(he shouts,)

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("Cloud-Splitting Stance,
Mr. Zhao taught me this.")

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(Now,)

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(he can send three wooden stakes flying
with one strike.)

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(Zheng San fixed the old well pulley
in the corner of the yard.)

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(Sanniang steamed new wheat buns,)

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(stuffed with dates.)

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(She said when you return,)

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(she'd make sure you have a taste.)

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(Five years later)
(I did not, like other girls,)

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(sit in an empty room shedding tears.)

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(You said before you left,)

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("Wait for me
to earn my military glory.")

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(I carved your words
into the window paper.)

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(Not because
I wished you to fight recklessly,)

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(but because
I believed you would return alive.)

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(My love for you has never wavered.)

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(I only regret that we parted too soon.)

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(When you come back,)

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(I will give you a lifetime of devotion)

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(in return for the knot we tied.)

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(Stay safe.)

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(Return soon.)

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♪Bearing wings through stormy tides,
wash away stain of false accusation♪

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♪May all common folk share one roof,
every lantern rest in peace♪

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♪Let this humble name carry me
through a life adrift♪

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♪With wit and strategy,
I enter this game without regret♪

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♪Let the past remain beyond recall♪

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♪Trade it for boundless blue skies
to fly free and far♪

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♪I seek no mercy lent by mortal world♪

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Yucheng.

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Cheers.

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(Tomb of Yang Yucheng)

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♪Once a bird among the clouds,
now fallen into the mortal world♪

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♪Inviting frost to my temples,
veiling the face of bygone days♪

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(Zhao Ling,)

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(over these years,)

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(I've run a women's school,)

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(restored bamboo slips,)

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(redesigned military uniforms,)

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(been commended three times
and entered the county records.)

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(I've earned my own footing
in this world.)

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(Zhao Ling,)

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(I want to be your stronghold too.)

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♪Through a life adrift♪

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♪With wit and strategy♪

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(The battlefield stretches endlessly.)

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(Beacon fires burn without cease.)

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(When I think
of fighting alongside my men,)

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(knowing it protects our families
and loved ones,)

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(it feels worth it.)

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(Don't worry.)

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(For you,)

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(I will be careful with my life.)

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(The more death I have seen,)

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(the more I want to live.)

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(The more I want to see you.)

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(Tingyun.)

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(You are my anchor.)

281
00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:39,880
Miss Xie!

282
00:18:40,039 --> 00:18:40,799
Miss Xie!

283
00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,440
Great victory at the border!

284
00:18:43,079 --> 00:18:44,279
Great victory at the border.

285
00:18:44,799 --> 00:18:46,319
The brothers at the front say

286
00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,599
Mr. Zhao has earned military merits.

287
00:18:47,799 --> 00:18:49,039
He'll soon return to the capital
for his reward.

288
00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:50,240
Should we

289
00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:51,799
also head back to the capital

290
00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:53,279
to welcome Mr. Zhao?

291
00:18:57,433 --> 00:18:58,952
(We'll meet again soon.
Take care. Zhao Ling.)

292
00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:02,720
Back to the capital.

293
00:19:05,372 --> 00:19:09,023
(The Capital)

294
00:19:14,188 --> 00:19:15,094
(Li Residence)

295
00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:23,839
(Word spreads in the army)

296
00:19:23,839 --> 00:19:25,160
(that he kills
without spilling a drop of blood.)

297
00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:26,599
(And his men)

298
00:19:26,599 --> 00:19:28,240
(stop at nothing
to earn military merit.)

299
00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,759
(No wonder he's so young)

300
00:19:30,759 --> 00:19:31,920
(yet has earned so many merits.)

301
00:19:32,279 --> 00:19:33,039
(He rose all the way to become)

302
00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:35,119
(a senior fourth-rank
assistant commander in the northwest.)

303
00:19:36,279 --> 00:19:37,039
Commander Zhao.

304
00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,319
If you have family members
to accompany you,

305
00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,240
please pack your belongings quickly

306
00:19:41,519 --> 00:19:42,759
and return to the capital with us.

307
00:19:42,759 --> 00:19:43,240
No need.

308
00:19:44,759 --> 00:19:46,160
I will go back alone.

309
00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:47,640
Commander Zhao, I heard

310
00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:48,880
you have a fiancee.

311
00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:50,759
Won't you go to Ganlin Town
to pick her up?

312
00:19:50,759 --> 00:19:51,440
I am

313
00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:56,480
not yet betrothed.

314
00:20:16,759 --> 00:20:17,759
Long time no see,

315
00:20:19,279 --> 00:20:20,119
Advisor Li.

316
00:20:22,599 --> 00:20:23,000
Oh no.

317
00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:25,880
Now you're

318
00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,559
the Director of the Revenue Division
in the Ministry of Revenue.

319
00:20:30,799 --> 00:20:31,559
I see.

320
00:20:32,599 --> 00:20:34,000
Once you board the Yu family's ship,

321
00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:36,319
your career certainly runs smoother.

322
00:20:36,799 --> 00:20:38,039
Speaking of smooth...

323
00:20:38,759 --> 00:20:40,599
How could I ever compare to you,

324
00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:42,440
Commander Zhao?

325
00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:47,640
When you were stationed
in the Gandu Circuit,

326
00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,160
you abused your power

327
00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,720
and embezzled silver.

328
00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:53,839
Now the evidence is solid.

329
00:20:54,799 --> 00:20:56,799
By law, I am to arrest you.

330
00:20:57,519 --> 00:20:58,559
You are nothing

331
00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:01,359
but a minor Assistant Commander
from the northwest.

332
00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,680
What right do you have
to arrest a capital official?

333
00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,440
By our dynasty's law,

334
00:21:06,759 --> 00:21:08,440
you must report
to the Ministry of Justice,

335
00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,119
and go through a joint trial
by the Three Judicial Offices.

336
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,759
Only after conviction
can you make an arrest.

337
00:21:13,759 --> 00:21:16,279
Today, you barge into my house
with soldiers.

338
00:21:16,599 --> 00:21:18,920
This is outright lawlessness.

339
00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:20,680
It's personal revenge.

340
00:21:23,799 --> 00:21:24,960
Tell me yourself,

341
00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,960
what personal grudge do we have?

342
00:21:29,519 --> 00:21:31,359
You have no evidence.

343
00:21:32,039 --> 00:21:33,880
What is there to say to you?

344
00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,359
Evidence?

345
00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:41,079
If I want it, it can exist.

346
00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:45,920
As much

347
00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,039
as I need.

348
00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:51,720
This is nothing

349
00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,960
but a blatant frame-up!

350
00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,119
Since I had the nerve
to come and arrest you,

351
00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,359
I am confident
I can find that embezzled silver.

352
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,319
I advise you to hand it over now

353
00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,000
and call it a confession.

354
00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,160
Name the co-conspirators behind you,

355
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,400
and I'll count it as your merit.

356
00:22:10,039 --> 00:22:10,880
What merit would I need?

357
00:22:11,559 --> 00:22:12,799
I am an honest official.

358
00:22:13,039 --> 00:22:14,160
I have nothing to hide.

359
00:22:14,799 --> 00:22:15,640
As for you,

360
00:22:15,839 --> 00:22:16,880
you overstepped your jurisdiction,

361
00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:17,920
and slandered a loyal official.

362
00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:19,480
I'll petition the Emperor himself!

363
00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,160
Then you,

364
00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,599
that wretched woman
you haven't even married,

365
00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:27,519
and all you

366
00:22:27,839 --> 00:22:29,880
northwestern mongrels

367
00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:32,839
will all come down with me.

368
00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:36,559
What a pity.

369
00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,000
I have few family ties.

370
00:22:42,559 --> 00:22:43,920
No faction, no wife.

371
00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,079
Nothing to hold me back.

372
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,000
So I will see your case through

373
00:22:57,799 --> 00:22:59,920
to the very end.

374
00:23:05,638 --> 00:23:06,698
(Li Residence)

375
00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:07,359
Mr. Zhao.

376
00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:09,839
Miss Xie arrives
in the capital tomorrow.

377
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:11,079
Aren't you going to see her?

378
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:24,400
(My Lord,)

379
00:23:24,599 --> 00:23:25,880
(have mercy on me.)

380
00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:27,640
(I've been with him all these years,)

381
00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:28,920
(and never enjoyed a moment
of good fortune.)

382
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,000
(I'm only being dragged down by him.)

383
00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,960
(I have summoned you back
to report on your duties.)

384
00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,160
(You are to secretly investigate
the embezzlement of military funds.)

385
00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,160
(Arrest the corrupt officials)

386
00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:51,480
(who have undermined the state.)

387
00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:54,440
(I have few family ties.)

388
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,640
(No faction, no wife.)

389
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,599
(Nothing to hold me back.)

390
00:23:59,079 --> 00:24:01,559
(To the very end.)

391
00:24:10,794 --> 00:24:13,601
(Capital Specialties)

392
00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,039
Your mother

393
00:24:24,039 --> 00:24:25,000
lives outside the capital.

394
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,599
She rarely comes into the city.

395
00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:28,000
You two

396
00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:29,319
should have a good talk.

397
00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:32,799
Thank you, Uncle.

398
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:20,799
Tingyun.

399
00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:23,599
Mother.

400
00:25:24,319 --> 00:25:25,440
My dear daughter.

401
00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,200
Not bad.

402
00:25:38,799 --> 00:25:40,960
You don't look like you've suffered.

403
00:25:54,519 --> 00:25:56,039
But your hands

404
00:25:57,759 --> 00:25:59,119
are a bit rough.

405
00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:04,680
I've failed you, Mother.

406
00:26:05,559 --> 00:26:06,599
All these years,

407
00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,240
I couldn't stay by your side.

408
00:26:09,599 --> 00:26:11,160
It's enough that you're back.

409
00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:13,079
I never thought

410
00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,319
we

411
00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,119
would ever see each other again.

412
00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:33,160
All these years,

413
00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,440
reading your letters,

414
00:26:35,839 --> 00:26:37,799
watching you grow,

415
00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:39,880
making new friends,

416
00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:42,480
I felt as though I was

417
00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,559
living a new life through you.

418
00:26:46,319 --> 00:26:47,759
If you hadn't entrusted me

419
00:26:48,599 --> 00:26:50,160
to Mr. Zhao back then,

420
00:26:51,319 --> 00:26:52,640
I would never be where I am today.

421
00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:55,680
You've always been a girl
with a mind of your own.

422
00:26:56,759 --> 00:26:57,799
I simply

423
00:26:57,799 --> 00:26:59,519
tried whatever I could.

424
00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:01,480
But your judgment was right.

425
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:03,839
You saw something in Zhao Ling.

426
00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:05,480
The two of you

427
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,480
were meant to be.

428
00:27:12,759 --> 00:27:14,319
But I fear, Mother,

429
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,400
he pulled me

430
00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:20,359
out of one deadly situation,

431
00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:23,960
only for me to lead him

432
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,319
into another,

433
00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:27,839
one where he has to bet his life

434
00:27:28,319 --> 00:27:30,400
on his career and future.

435
00:27:38,279 --> 00:27:39,759
In this world,

436
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:41,920
loss and gain

437
00:27:42,519 --> 00:27:43,880
balance each other.

438
00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:49,920
What matters is

439
00:27:50,599 --> 00:27:52,480
that the two of you are united in heart.

440
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:53,480
So you must

441
00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:55,039
stand together

442
00:27:56,039 --> 00:27:57,319
and take the same risks.

443
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,279
All this time,
I've longed for your return,

444
00:28:04,319 --> 00:28:06,000
and yet I've also dreaded it.

445
00:28:14,759 --> 00:28:16,680
How have you been all these years,
Mother?

446
00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,319
And Father,

447
00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:24,279
is he well?

448
00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,559
Your father lives outside the capital,

449
00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:28,640
in a hut, observing mourning.

450
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,920
I keep him company, eating simply,
living quietly, chanting sutras.

451
00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:34,599
All is well.

452
00:28:36,279 --> 00:28:37,920
Your seventh sister-in-law

453
00:28:38,599 --> 00:28:39,880
is very virtuous and filial.

454
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,359
She travels to and from the outskirts
every day,

455
00:28:42,359 --> 00:28:43,200
attending to us

456
00:28:43,599 --> 00:28:44,960
without ever growing weary.

457
00:28:52,319 --> 00:28:53,279
Father...

458
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,400
is he still unable to acknowledge me?

459
00:29:02,039 --> 00:29:03,039
Everything

460
00:29:03,119 --> 00:29:04,359
takes time.

461
00:29:07,319 --> 00:29:09,119
For now, just settle down,

462
00:29:09,599 --> 00:29:11,359
and take care of your own affairs.

463
00:29:13,319 --> 00:29:14,079
I have

464
00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,559
my own plans.

465
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,319
You need not worry about me.

466
00:29:32,359 --> 00:29:33,039
Miss.

467
00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,000
This area here

468
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,640
is next to the Imperial Academy
and the Temple of Confucius.

469
00:29:35,759 --> 00:29:36,839
Those who come and go

470
00:29:36,839 --> 00:29:38,319
are all scholars and learned men.

471
00:29:38,559 --> 00:29:40,359
Every student passing through here

472
00:29:40,519 --> 00:29:42,400
is either rich or noble.

473
00:29:43,799 --> 00:29:45,200
This residence ahead

474
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:46,000
looks quite fine.

475
00:29:46,119 --> 00:29:47,200
What is the asking price?

476
00:29:48,559 --> 00:29:50,000
You are not yet married, miss.

477
00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,559
May I ask which family you come from?

478
00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:53,839
Are you betrothed?

479
00:29:54,119 --> 00:29:55,599
What official post
does your future husband hold

480
00:29:55,599 --> 00:29:56,799
at court?

481
00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:57,720
You

482
00:29:58,039 --> 00:29:59,880
just worry about who paid for the house.

483
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:01,240
Why bother about her husband's family?

484
00:30:01,359 --> 00:30:03,079
You won't be shortchanged either way.

485
00:30:04,519 --> 00:30:06,079
I come from the Xie family of Jiangnan.

486
00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,440
The Xie businesses in the capital

487
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,000
belong to my mother and my uncle.

488
00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:12,839
Though I am not from an official family,

489
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,480
I do have some means.

490
00:30:15,119 --> 00:30:16,480
When choosing a residence,

491
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,799
I go by feeling.

492
00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:19,200
I pay in silver, upfront.

493
00:30:19,839 --> 00:30:21,039
I'd like to settle it soon

494
00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:21,839
to arrange for my move.

495
00:30:22,359 --> 00:30:24,000
But this residence

496
00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,319
has already caught the eye
of Young Madam Yu.

497
00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:28,160
She wants to buy it for her father,

498
00:30:28,279 --> 00:30:29,880
Master Fan, to use for his academy.

499
00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:31,960
As for this house,

500
00:30:32,079 --> 00:30:33,440
its previous owner

501
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,720
held the post

502
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,240
of Director of the Revenue Division
in the Ministry of Revenue.

503
00:30:36,599 --> 00:30:38,400
I truly mean no offense.

504
00:30:38,559 --> 00:30:39,680
But the Yu family

505
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,599
has long been rooted in the capital.

506
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:43,519
If she buys this house,

507
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,039
every property on this street
will go up in value.

508
00:30:47,359 --> 00:30:48,440
You make a fair point.

509
00:30:49,559 --> 00:30:51,359
But my purchase today

510
00:30:51,559 --> 00:30:52,480
is not just

511
00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,279
a single transaction with you.

512
00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:57,319
I come from the Gandu military circuit.

513
00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:58,640
I have ties

514
00:30:58,640 --> 00:30:59,559
to northwest military families.

515
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:01,240
I have come ahead

516
00:31:01,519 --> 00:31:03,039
to scout the way for them.

517
00:31:03,599 --> 00:31:05,559
We are used to living near one another.

518
00:31:06,119 --> 00:31:07,319
If I settle here

519
00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:08,720
and make this my home,

520
00:31:09,079 --> 00:31:11,039
then the entire street

521
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:12,759
will be filled
with military officers' wives.

522
00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:15,039
If you sell to me,

523
00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:16,359
you are truly

524
00:31:16,359 --> 00:31:17,839
selling an entire street of prosperity.

525
00:31:19,279 --> 00:31:19,920
Sister.

526
00:31:19,926 --> 00:31:20,546
(Wanfang Garden)

527
00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:21,599
- Come.
- Long time no see.

528
00:31:21,599 --> 00:31:22,160
Indeed.

529
00:31:22,759 --> 00:31:23,559
Sister,

530
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,200
I'd like to meet

531
00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:26,559
this remarkable woman from Gandu,

532
00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:28,200
and see what she's really like.

533
00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:30,279
One purchase,
and she takes an entire street.

534
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,279
Even I have to step back.

535
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,160
You said you wanted to meet her.

536
00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:35,720
So I invited her here

537
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:36,720
to set the stage for you.

538
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:37,960
They say

539
00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,279
she's a remarkable woman.

540
00:31:39,599 --> 00:31:40,480
She has been

541
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:41,720
entered into the county records
three times.

542
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:43,359
Three times?

543
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:45,039
For what, exactly?

544
00:31:45,759 --> 00:31:46,599
First,

545
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,240
establishing a women's school

546
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,359
and educating the people.

547
00:31:49,759 --> 00:31:50,640
Second,

548
00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:51,960
compiling bamboo slips

549
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,160
to restore local history.

550
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:54,519
Third,

551
00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:56,559
improving military uniforms

552
00:31:56,559 --> 00:31:57,839
to boost troop morale.

553
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:05,680
Tingyun?

554
00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,319
Aren't you the one
with all that Huzhou silk?

555
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:22,839
Why are you here?

556
00:32:23,759 --> 00:32:25,799
Wanfang Garden is open to all.

557
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,480
Scholars from everywhere
can rent space and host banquets.

558
00:32:29,119 --> 00:32:30,000
Tingyun must be

559
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,640
a guest invited
by one of the poetry clubs.

560
00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,200
But

561
00:32:34,599 --> 00:32:36,440
why are you still dressed
as an unmarried lady?

562
00:32:37,519 --> 00:32:38,680
If I remember correctly,

563
00:32:39,039 --> 00:32:40,640
you are twenty-four this year.

564
00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,200
Twenty-four and still not married.

565
00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:42,640
Indeed.

566
00:32:43,839 --> 00:32:45,240
My betrothed is named Zhao.

567
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,200
He serves in the Gandu military circuit

568
00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,279
as a fourth-rank assistant commander.

569
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:50,680
Could it be

570
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:51,720
the very same Zhao Ling

571
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,160
who has been making waves
in the capital,

572
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,440
Commander Zhao?

573
00:32:54,759 --> 00:32:56,400
Isn't he still unmarried?

574
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:57,359
Right.

575
00:32:58,319 --> 00:32:59,839
When we were in Yongning Prefecture,

576
00:32:59,839 --> 00:33:01,240
I didn't catch your surname.

577
00:33:01,359 --> 00:33:02,440
I only remember

578
00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,000
you were wearing Huzhou silk.

579
00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:06,359
My surname

580
00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:07,119
is Xie.

581
00:33:07,119 --> 00:33:08,079
Xie?

582
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:09,160
Then

583
00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,200
did you come from the northwest?

584
00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:12,200
Yes.

585
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,599
I've been with the army in Ganlin Town
for five years now.

586
00:33:17,279 --> 00:33:18,920
You are that remarkable woman.

587
00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:20,400
Miss Xie

588
00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:21,480
of Ganlin Town.

589
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,079
Miss Xie?

590
00:33:24,319 --> 00:33:25,839
What a rare guest indeed.

591
00:33:25,839 --> 00:33:26,960
It's quite sunny out here.

592
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:28,000
Please go inside and take a seat.

593
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:29,240
All of you, keep her company.

594
00:33:37,039 --> 00:33:38,480
Look at what I've done.

595
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:39,799
I didn't get the full picture

596
00:33:39,799 --> 00:33:40,960
before inviting her.

597
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:42,039
Who would have known

598
00:33:42,039 --> 00:33:44,000
it's Miss Xie,
the one with a history with you?

599
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:45,839
But don't worry.

600
00:33:46,119 --> 00:33:47,319
I'll lend you

601
00:33:47,319 --> 00:33:48,480
whatever money you need.

602
00:33:49,559 --> 00:33:51,480
And as for that residence
in Shijia Hutong,

603
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:52,960
it will be yours soon enough.

604
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,480
Just focus on your lectures.

605
00:33:59,467 --> 00:34:01,273
(Qinfang Pavilion)

606
00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:04,200
Dongshan Poetry Talks

607
00:34:04,359 --> 00:34:06,279
was compiled by my father

608
00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:07,119
with all his life's effort.

609
00:34:07,799 --> 00:34:09,320
He poured his whole life

610
00:34:09,679 --> 00:34:10,800
into compiling it.

611
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:11,440
Whenever cited...

612
00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:12,639
Tell us about Young Lord Yu.

613
00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:15,400
Young Lord Yu.

614
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,239
Whenever cited,
the poem's source is noted.

615
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,199
Every discussion of art

616
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:21,280
traces its origins.

617
00:34:21,679 --> 00:34:23,440
He examines the evolution
of Tang and Song prosody,

618
00:34:23,639 --> 00:34:25,760
and critiques our dynasty's poets.

619
00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:27,519
The chapter on Threefold Essence

620
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:28,920
is his finest work.

621
00:34:29,490 --> 00:34:31,197
(Dongshan Poetry Talks)

622
00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:32,559
Look.

623
00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:33,679
It's an orchid.

624
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:34,960
I heard

625
00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:36,920
that Young Madam Yu and Young Lord Yu

626
00:34:37,119 --> 00:34:38,480
first bonded over orchids.

627
00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:39,519
How about

628
00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:41,119
telling us that story?

629
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:42,440
Yes, please.

630
00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:43,400
Do tell.

631
00:34:43,559 --> 00:34:44,440
Share it with us.

632
00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:47,800
Go on.

633
00:34:48,599 --> 00:34:50,199
Since everyone wants to hear it,

634
00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:51,119
go ahead and share.

635
00:34:56,599 --> 00:34:57,920
When Young Lord Yu

636
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,360
was studying under my father,

637
00:35:03,679 --> 00:35:05,119
he found the orchid I had cultivated.

638
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,360
That was how we first met.

639
00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,239
Later, at a poetry gathering,

640
00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:10,639
he chose me as the winner,

641
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:11,800
saying

642
00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:14,800
I had captured what was in his heart.

643
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,719
How wonderful.

644
00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:18,719
And then what?

645
00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,039
I had some talents when I was young.

646
00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,360
Later, when Madam Yu passed
through Huaying County,

647
00:35:23,639 --> 00:35:24,880
she named me a notable young lady.

648
00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:27,559
And out of gratitude
for my father's teaching,

649
00:35:28,119 --> 00:35:28,880
the two families

650
00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:30,159
tied the knot

651
00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:31,880
and set a wedding date.

652
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,199
Young Lord Yu is a top scholar
who excelled in all three exams,

653
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:36,519
and comes from a distinguished family.

654
00:35:36,599 --> 00:35:38,360
Young Madam Yu, you sure
made an excellent match.

655
00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:39,760
Truly.

656
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:41,039
An excellent match.

657
00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:41,639
Then

658
00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:43,400
how can we also find

659
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:44,400
such a fine husband?

660
00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:44,760
Indeed.

661
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,400
Please, tell us.

662
00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:48,480
Why tell everything all at once?

663
00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:50,760
Let us wait until next time
for the rest.

664
00:35:52,733 --> 00:35:53,860
(Dongshan Poetry Talks)

665
00:35:57,199 --> 00:35:59,440
Young Madam Yu is indeed talented.

666
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,000
She certainly knows
how to make things up.

667
00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:03,320
She relies on that to hold her own.

668
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:05,360
Why spoil it for her?

669
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:07,000
No matter.

670
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,079
Madam Wei, you're quite something.

671
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,360
You've made this gathering

672
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:18,519
a great success.

673
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,199
Young ladies of the capital

674
00:36:20,199 --> 00:36:21,159
all vie for invitations.

675
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,159
It's only reading books

676
00:36:24,159 --> 00:36:25,159
and selling them,

677
00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:26,679
earning a bit of silver.

678
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:28,159
It also expands your network

679
00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:29,800
and helps with social connections.

680
00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:36,960
Have you ever wondered, Madam,

681
00:36:37,119 --> 00:36:38,599
why Young Madam Yu

682
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,880
insists on buying that residence
in Shijia Hutong?

683
00:36:42,119 --> 00:36:44,599
It's for her father, Master Fan.

684
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,760
That's quite filial of her.

685
00:36:48,119 --> 00:36:49,679
I've heard that Master Fan

686
00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:51,119
prefers peace and quiet,

687
00:36:51,639 --> 00:36:53,119
and detests bustling places.

688
00:36:58,519 --> 00:36:59,639
What do you mean?

689
00:37:02,159 --> 00:37:03,320
The neighbors around that residence

690
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,320
are all high-ranking officials.

691
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:06,840
She won't lack for tuition fees,

692
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,599
nor for students of good standing.

693
00:37:09,079 --> 00:37:11,000
It raises her status

694
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,239
and expands her network.

695
00:37:13,079 --> 00:37:14,679
Once she's strong enough,

696
00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:16,239
these gatherings

697
00:37:16,679 --> 00:37:18,719
won't need to rely on you anymore.

698
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,000
I heard it from the matchmaker.

699
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:28,639
Young Madam Yu
wants to set up a school for her father.

700
00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:30,000
That's what made me think of this.

701
00:37:33,079 --> 00:37:34,599
It seems Young Madam Yu

702
00:37:34,599 --> 00:37:36,199
wants to start her own operation.

703
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,719
If Huzhou Silk hadn't reminded me,

704
00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:40,760
I'd still be in the dark.

705
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:45,360
Go and tell Young Madam Yu

706
00:37:46,039 --> 00:37:46,920
that

707
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,159
the silver in my account
is needed elsewhere.

708
00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:50,960
She'll have to figure it out herself.

709
00:37:51,519 --> 00:37:52,159
Yes.

710
00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:55,000
Miss Xie.

711
00:37:55,031 --> 00:37:55,957
(Deed)

712
00:37:55,958 --> 00:37:59,860
(Deed drawn up by Li Mao)

713
00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:02,079
(The original owner
of this residence is Lord Li.)

714
00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:07,559
This deed, dated twenty years ago,

715
00:38:08,072 --> 00:38:08,920
(Ninth Year of Dacheng)
is written

716
00:38:09,039 --> 00:38:11,000
on paper made last year.

717
00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,000
This is clearly a forged deed.

718
00:38:14,559 --> 00:38:15,159
Zheng San.

719
00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:16,639
Take this deed

720
00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:17,840
to

721
00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:18,960
the Ministry of Justice prison,

722
00:38:19,159 --> 00:38:19,920
(Deed)
and give it to Mr. Zhao.

723
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:22,760
Lord Li.

724
00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:24,800
What do you have

725
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:27,760
to say about this residence?

726
00:38:28,559 --> 00:38:29,800
This residence

727
00:38:30,519 --> 00:38:32,880
was already sold twenty years ago.

728
00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:34,880
At that time,

729
00:38:35,079 --> 00:38:36,760
I had not yet taken up my post.

730
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:38,599
So how

731
00:38:39,679 --> 00:38:41,320
could there be embezzlement?

732
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:49,599
Then how is it

733
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,679
that this deed is written on paper

734
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:57,280
that was only made last year?

735
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,159
Forging an official deed

736
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:07,840
and giving false testimony.

737
00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:10,719
By law,

738
00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:12,400
100 strokes

739
00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:15,840
and exile for 3,000 li.

740
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,639
Lord Li, you're already standing

741
00:39:21,639 --> 00:39:23,920
at death's door.

742
00:39:26,199 --> 00:39:27,639
The one behind you

743
00:39:28,679 --> 00:39:30,800
is already distancing himself from you.

744
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:34,360
He is certainly not going to help you.

745
00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:37,400
Confess now,

746
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:40,119
and it will count as your merit.

747
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:43,920
Perhaps you may keep your life.

748
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:52,559
How about

749
00:39:54,159 --> 00:39:55,400
filling out this list

750
00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,039
of names?

751
00:40:12,599 --> 00:40:13,360
Miss Xie.

752
00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:15,719
Mr. Zhao

753
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:16,960
hasn't returned yet.

754
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:18,960
Could something have happened to him?

755
00:40:29,519 --> 00:40:32,000
Zhao Ling has been too arrogant lately.

756
00:40:32,159 --> 00:40:34,320
Get someone to take care of it.

757
00:40:35,159 --> 00:40:36,000
Yes, My Lord.

758
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:41,599
(Rose Pastries.)

759
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:43,800
(Tingyun used to long for this treat)

760
00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:45,039
(when she was in Ganlin Town.)

761
00:40:45,559 --> 00:40:46,719
(Today is her birthday.)

762
00:40:47,199 --> 00:40:48,320
(She'll probably like it.)

763
00:40:48,559 --> 00:40:49,039
Excuse me.

764
00:40:50,039 --> 00:40:51,519
I'll take two boxes of rose pastries.

765
00:40:51,519 --> 00:40:51,920
Sure thing.

766
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:52,679
Make sure they're fresh.

767
00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:53,719
Got it.

768
00:40:54,039 --> 00:40:55,199
They're all freshly made.

769
00:41:07,559 --> 00:41:08,559
Murder!

770
00:41:30,119 --> 00:41:30,679
Mr. Zhao.

771
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:31,639
Are you alright?

772
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:33,239
I'm fine.

773
00:41:39,079 --> 00:41:39,800
As expected,

774
00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:42,400
it's still not time to go home.

775
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:49,000
Keep your mouths shut.

776
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,039
Don't let Miss Xie know.

777
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:05,639
Miss Xie.

778
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:07,440
Have some water.

779
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:31,880
These fireworks are truly beautiful.

780
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,719
Even more so than the ones
in Ganlin Town that year...

781
00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:34,280
No.

782
00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:36,599
I've said it before.

783
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:40,440
No fireworks

784
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:43,480
can compare to the display

785
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:44,880
Mr. Zhao put on.

786
00:42:48,039 --> 00:42:48,760
None can compare.

787
00:42:53,608 --> 00:42:57,642
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

788
00:43:01,508 --> 00:43:05,800
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

789
00:43:07,588 --> 00:43:12,490
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

790
00:43:12,670 --> 00:43:15,120
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

791
00:43:16,236 --> 00:43:21,070
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

792
00:43:24,383 --> 00:43:31,276
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye
will fill my eyes with tears♪

793
00:43:32,390 --> 00:43:39,116
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

794
00:43:39,616 --> 00:43:43,400
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

795
00:43:43,577 --> 00:43:48,003
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

796
00:43:48,222 --> 00:43:53,915
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

797
00:43:57,679 --> 00:43:58,320
Mr. Zhao.

798
00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:00,840
Your wound hasn't been dressed yet.

799
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:06,119
Mr. Zhao.

800
00:44:06,519 --> 00:44:07,679
Why not go up

801
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:08,800
and take a look?

802
00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:16,639
My duty is unfinished.

803
00:44:17,559 --> 00:44:18,760
My fate is uncertain.

804
00:44:19,519 --> 00:44:21,159
If I die in this storm,

805
00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:25,280
what then?

806
00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:29,079
I won't see her.

807
00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:33,840
Better to spare us both the sorrow.

808
00:44:36,224 --> 00:44:41,480
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

809
00:44:44,352 --> 00:44:51,199
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

810
00:44:52,366 --> 00:44:58,800
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

811
00:44:59,474 --> 00:45:03,194
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

812
00:45:03,535 --> 00:45:07,828
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

813
00:45:08,174 --> 00:45:13,920
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

814
00:45:14,523 --> 00:45:16,890
(Yu Residence)

815
00:45:17,840 --> 00:45:20,079
I heard your husband
works in the Ministry of Justice

816
00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:21,559
and oversees the prison.

817
00:45:22,039 --> 00:45:23,480
He's about to earn some new merit.

818
00:45:24,599 --> 00:45:25,480
They say

819
00:45:26,199 --> 00:45:27,159
Li Mao

820
00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:28,840
is about to confess.

821
00:45:34,719 --> 00:45:36,239
This bird has fine plumage.

822
00:45:36,599 --> 00:45:37,559
Though beautiful,

823
00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:39,280
it is noisy.

824
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:40,880
It just can't keep its beak shut.

825
00:45:41,519 --> 00:45:43,480
If a tongue is prone to cause trouble,

826
00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:45,599
it should have been cut out long ago.

827
00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:48,440
Madam.

828
00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:50,960
Do you understand what I mean?

829
00:45:54,063 --> 00:45:56,637
(Next Episode)

830
00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:03,840
(Miss, look.)

831
00:46:04,039 --> 00:46:05,719
(Commander Zhao)

832
00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:07,360
(is leading men to raid the house
next door.)

833
00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:10,519
Once Li Mao dies,

834
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:12,400
Commander Zhao
will be in danger himself.

835
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:14,000
In this picture,

836
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:16,000
there is no place for you.

837
00:46:16,679 --> 00:46:17,159
However,

838
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,079
the convicted official Li Mao

839
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:20,519
repented on his deathbed

840
00:46:20,679 --> 00:46:21,840
and confessed to his crimes.

841
00:46:22,039 --> 00:46:24,559
(Memorial: Gandu Military Embezzlement)
He also wrote down his co-conspirators.

842
00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:26,880
I await Your Majesty's judgment.

843
00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:44,600
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

844
00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:52,560
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

845
00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:59,320
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

846
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:02,360
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

847
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:08,160
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

848
00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:18,200
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪

849
00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:25,600
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

850
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:30,000
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

851
00:47:30,520 --> 00:47:34,720
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

852
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:40,680
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

853
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,680
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪

854
00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:04,600
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪

855
00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:11,000
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

856
00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:14,000
♪Kept close within my heart♪

857
00:48:15,080 --> 00:48:19,920
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

858
00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:30,360
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

859
00:48:31,240 --> 00:48:37,720
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

860
00:48:38,600 --> 00:48:42,120
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

861
00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:46,920
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

862
00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:52,840
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪