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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 36=

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This is a restricted area.

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No unauthorized entry.

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(Imperial Decree)
All unrelated personnel,

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leave immediately.

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Search!

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(Grand Secretary Yu is finished.)

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Mr. Zhao is back.

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Mr. Zhao is back.

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Don't worry, Mr. Zhao.

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The entire household

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is intact.

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I'm back.

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I'm back.

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It's good to have you back.

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(Yu Residence)

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Did you bring it?

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Give it to me.

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Give it to me.

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No father harms his own child.

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Is this really the only way?

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Do you think I want this?

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Look at what has become
of the world outside!

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His Majesty is just waiting for a reason

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to confiscate our estate

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and fill the treasury.

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Now is the time

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to sacrifice a part to save the whole.

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Give it to me.

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Master,

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you must keep him alive.

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Please, you must keep him alive.

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Madam.

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Father.

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I never knew you liked Guangling Melody.

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I happen to have

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a fragment of Ji Kang's original score.

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Tomorrow,

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I will get it for you.

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But didn't you always disapprove

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of my indulgence in music?

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Why today...?

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A father and son share a bond.

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What you desire,

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I'll give it to you.

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Likewise,

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what I desire,

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Jingxiu,

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you must do your utmost to fulfill.

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(Confession)

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(Your Majesty, I, Yu Jingxiu,
stand guilty and await your judgment.)

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Father, you can't be serious.

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Every charge on this confession

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is a grave one.

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This means death.

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And besides,

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if I confess and sign,

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no one will believe it.

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Jingxiu,

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this is only a formality.

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His Majesty made his intentions clear

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in court today.

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He wants to fill the treasury

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by confiscating our assets.

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He allowed me to come home tonight

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precisely for this.

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Who confesses no longer matters.

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As for no one believing you...

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You served

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as a secretary
in the Ministry of Revenue.

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Your duty was auditing revenue
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particularly the salt tax.

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It falls within your authority.

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It is only natural.

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In the end,

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you still want to discard me?

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Jingxiu,

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I have nowhere left to turn.

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I have no other choice.

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If you confess,

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I will do everything in my power

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to save your life.

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And I will leave you a foundation

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to rise again.

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But if I

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go to prison and face punishment,

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the Yu family will be finished.

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Jingxiu,

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you must think of the bigger picture.

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No!

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Jingxiu!

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Where are you running?

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Can you really escape?

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Father.

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There must be someone more suitable.

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What about Yu Huaian?

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Ms. Shu?

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Chengxin?

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He's been with me for years.

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I can convince him.

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You're too naive.

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Yu Huaian, Ms. Shu and Chengxin.

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They are all beneath us.

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Now we must offer up

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someone from the top

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to appease the people

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and uphold the Emperor's authority.

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Do you understand?

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I will find someone.

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I will find the right person.

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There's no time.

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Sign it.

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Father!

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Don't lie to me.

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You claim to love me,

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but you've always treated me
as a piece of meat

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to be devoured.

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What nonsense are you saying?

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You...

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You...

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Didn't you want to go to Ganlin Town?

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Sign the confession,

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and I will send you there
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No.

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I won't sign!

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Yu Guodong,

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if you do this,

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aren't you afraid
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Father.

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Father, what's wrong?

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Father?

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Father.

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Father.

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Father.

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Father, I didn't mean it.

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Father.

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I didn't mean it.

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Father.

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Father.

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You were forced by circumstances.

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Madam, you had no other choice.

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In ancient times, sons sacrificed
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They risked their lives to save them.

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Young Master is well-read.

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He knows what matters most.

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Young Master.

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Mother.

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Master.

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Master!

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What... what happened?

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What happened?

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What exactly happened?

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What happened? Tell me.

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Speak!

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Mother,

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it wasn't me.

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Father fell on his own.

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I didn't mean it.

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Mother.

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How could this happen?

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How could this happen?

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Master.

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Master!

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How could this happen?

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Mother.

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Mother.

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What's done is done.

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Killing one's father is a grave crime.

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Please save me, Mother.

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Why couldn't it have been you?

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So you had it all planned
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The big fish eating the small one.

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But you didn't expect

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the small fish to survive.

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None of you wanted me.

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No...

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Fan is gone.

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Wu is gone too.

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Father wanted to discard me,

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and you went along with it.

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But Mother,

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I have disappointed you again.

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This time,

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no matter what,

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you have to help me.

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My Lord.

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We arrived too late.

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(Your Majesty, I, Yu Guodong,
confess my crimes.)

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(My crimes are too numerous to count.
I deserve death.)

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(Yu Guodong's final words.)

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Suicide out of guilt?

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He would actually do it?

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Where are Madam Yu and Yu Jingxiu?

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Search.

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Last night,

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my late husband and my son

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had an argument.

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I did overhear

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something about "turn oneself in."

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I thought it was just normal affairs.

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I never expected that this morning,

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he would take his own life.

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Yu Guodong

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has been corrupt for years.

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Did you and your son

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truly know nothing?

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He always made his own decisions.

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Even I, his wife,

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could barely see into his affairs.

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But yesterday,

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my son happened to discover something.

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I...

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I saw it with my own eyes last night.

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My father was meeting privately
with his protege.

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I had...

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I had intended

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to persuade him to turn back.

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But I never expected...

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As a court official,

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I could not bear

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to watch a top minister

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remain stubborn and harm the court.

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The law has no room for personal ties.

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This matter

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must be handled impartially

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to restore proper order.

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But

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he is still my father.

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Loyalty and filial piety
cannot both be fulfilled.

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If Your Majesty does not believe me,

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then let me

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bear my father's punishment!

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I was foolish.

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I failed to notice sooner.

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My son exposed his own father

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and wanted to save him from ruin.

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But a son's heart is not made of stone.

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How could he not feel the pain?

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If the court must punish someone,

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Grand Empress Dowager,

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please, as a mother myself,

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let me

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bear the punishment for my son!

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Mother.

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Please, Your Majesty.

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Mother.

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Let me be punished!

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No, Mother. You must not.

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Mother.

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Enough.

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I understand everything now.

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The Emperor has always been

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fair in rewarding and punishing.

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He will give the Yu family

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a just outcome.

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I

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will abide by your decree.

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You may go.

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Mother.

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Your Majesty,

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what do you think?

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They were all raised
on the people's blood and sweat.

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There's no such thing
as sacrificing kin for justice.

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It's just a desperate act,

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cutting off a limb to survive.

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Madam Yu

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is a sharp woman.

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If we spare her and her son,

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her money

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will be given up more willingly.

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If we leave her no way out,

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she may just put it all

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into the coffin.

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Yu Guodong

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is dead and can no longer speak.

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Confiscate his assets

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to serve as a warning.

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In the future,

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officials should take this as a lesson,

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and let it always

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serve as a reminder.

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(Yu Residence)

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(By the grace of Heaven,)

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(the Emperor decrees:)

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(Yu Guodong,)

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(Yu Residence)
(guilty of heinous crimes,)

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(now)

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(stands convicted of multiple offenses.)

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(His assets are confiscated)

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(and forfeited to the treasury.)

294
00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:33,481
(His son, Yu Jingxiu,)

295
00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:34,840
(and wife, Shu,)

296
00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:35,961
(for their role in exposing the crimes,)

297
00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:37,600
(are granted a pardon)

298
00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:38,961
(but reduced to commoners.)

299
00:19:39,441 --> 00:19:40,641
(All other servants)

300
00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:42,800
(are to be banished
fifteen hundred kilometers.)

301
00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:44,360
(Thus decreed.)

302
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:46,201
Move out.

303
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,040
Now it's your turn to laugh at me.

304
00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,080
What's in that box?

305
00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:38,961
The recipe for Chastity Tonic?

306
00:20:44,120 --> 00:20:45,681
It's my mother's keepsake.

307
00:20:49,241 --> 00:20:50,600
I want her

308
00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:53,520
to bear witness.

309
00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:58,961
About the Fifth Madam's matter,

310
00:21:01,161 --> 00:21:02,840
I owe you an apology.

311
00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:04,641
But for other things,

312
00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:07,840
we traded blow for blow.

313
00:21:08,961 --> 00:21:11,080
I see no fault in my actions.

314
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,921
Since ancient times, the victor rules.

315
00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:16,481
Now that I have lost,

316
00:21:17,881 --> 00:21:19,600
I am at your mercy.

317
00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,161
Have you come to take my life?

318
00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,760
I like to think

319
00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,241
I know you well.

320
00:21:33,201 --> 00:21:34,840
You are not afraid of death.

321
00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:37,520
What you fear

322
00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,320
is losing that last shred of pride.

323
00:21:42,921 --> 00:21:44,520
Living with nothing left

324
00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:45,760
would be worse

325
00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:47,481
than death itself.

326
00:21:59,881 --> 00:22:01,360
Between you and me,

327
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:03,120
we're each other's teachers,

328
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:04,840
rivals,

329
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:06,881
and friends.

330
00:22:09,721 --> 00:22:11,360
We never became
mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,

331
00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,560
but we turned out to be kindred spirits.

332
00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,040
That is quite interesting.

333
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:19,360
There is a touch of loneliness

334
00:22:20,401 --> 00:22:21,560
in your words.

335
00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,080
In this world,

336
00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:26,921
who is not lonely?

337
00:22:30,641 --> 00:22:32,560
Have you ever thought

338
00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,921
about what kind of person
you want to become?

339
00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:39,280
When I was young,

340
00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,201
I once took you as my role model.

341
00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:44,641
I thought a woman

342
00:22:44,961 --> 00:22:46,280
should be like you,

343
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:47,881
running the household,

344
00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:49,600
knowing when to advance
and when to retreat,

345
00:22:49,881 --> 00:22:51,320
and even taking charge

346
00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:52,320
among men.

347
00:22:54,721 --> 00:22:55,760
And then?

348
00:22:58,241 --> 00:22:59,721
Then I understood.

349
00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:01,840
Even you, Madam,

350
00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,280
are nothing more

351
00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,360
than a proxy for men's power,

352
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:06,881
an ornament

353
00:23:06,881 --> 00:23:08,080
to their glory.

354
00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,441
Today, I have come to thank you.

355
00:23:16,721 --> 00:23:18,040
Thank you for shattering

356
00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,320
my illusions back then.

357
00:23:20,001 --> 00:23:21,921
You kept me
from repeating your mistakes.

358
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:33,921
Your words...

359
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,840
If I had a child like you,

360
00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,681
perhaps I would better understand them.

361
00:23:49,401 --> 00:23:51,040
If I were your daughter,

362
00:23:51,921 --> 00:23:53,800
you would still be dissatisfied with me.

363
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,161
Your way of thinking

364
00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,641
and acting would be just the same.

365
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:28,320
Madam.

366
00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:30,360
Madam!

367
00:24:32,001 --> 00:24:33,040
Madam!

368
00:24:33,961 --> 00:24:36,360
I can no longer care for you!

369
00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:39,881
I cannot bear to leave you, Madam!

370
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,360
Take care, Madam!

371
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:06,401
This is

372
00:26:09,921 --> 00:26:10,881
for Ji.

373
00:26:16,881 --> 00:26:18,161
Your family assets have been seized.

374
00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:20,800
Now you must care for your mother

375
00:26:21,441 --> 00:26:22,481
and raise your child.

376
00:26:24,721 --> 00:26:27,120
My wife sends this on behalf of Fan.

377
00:26:33,641 --> 00:26:35,241
Are you here to humiliate me?

378
00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:39,961
If you see kindness

379
00:26:39,961 --> 00:26:41,001
as humiliation,

380
00:26:41,881 --> 00:26:42,800
then yes.

381
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:46,241
I am humiliating you.

382
00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:49,080
But in this world,

383
00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:50,641
who has never been humiliated?

384
00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:54,481
Just think of it as walking
a path others have walked.

385
00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:03,441
If you cannot even bear this,

386
00:27:06,401 --> 00:27:07,641
you might as well

387
00:27:07,641 --> 00:27:08,840
return Ji to his mother.

388
00:27:38,637 --> 00:27:40,540
(Yu Residence)

389
00:27:51,401 --> 00:27:53,241
Yu Guodong has been brought down.

390
00:27:53,241 --> 00:27:54,401
I am greatly pleased.

391
00:27:54,681 --> 00:27:57,600
I hereby confer upon Zhao Ling
the honorary Third‑Rank General Zhaoyi

392
00:27:58,001 --> 00:27:59,001
and bestow an imperial patent,

393
00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:00,320
along with a new residence.

394
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:13,481
Your Majesty,
please consider this carefully.

395
00:28:14,441 --> 00:28:15,520
I beg your forgiveness,

396
00:28:17,921 --> 00:28:19,161
but I cannot accept.

397
00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:28,040
You refuse my rewards,

398
00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,241
and now you wish to resign?

399
00:28:31,681 --> 00:28:33,001
Do you think I have no one else

400
00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:34,360
to serve me in this court?

401
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:36,840
Your Majesty, please calm yourself.

402
00:28:37,721 --> 00:28:39,760
I was once nothing but an outlaw.

403
00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:41,881
By Your Majesty's boundless grace,

404
00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,560
I was elevated to the court.

405
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:49,360
But the court is a place

406
00:28:50,681 --> 00:28:51,840
where one treads on thin ice.

407
00:28:53,881 --> 00:28:55,201
I have struggled to navigate

408
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:57,921
and often felt inadequate.

409
00:29:00,681 --> 00:29:02,161
At times, I was drawn into conflicts

410
00:29:03,721 --> 00:29:05,721
that harmed the very people
I wished to protect.

411
00:29:09,641 --> 00:29:11,641
I never had grand ambitions.

412
00:29:11,881 --> 00:29:13,040
All I have ever wanted

413
00:29:14,201 --> 00:29:15,040
is

414
00:29:15,161 --> 00:29:16,401
to be with the one I love,

415
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,320
watching the days pass

416
00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:20,161
and growing old in peace.

417
00:29:21,401 --> 00:29:23,001
There are many worthy ministers

418
00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:25,681
who can serve as wise counselors.

419
00:29:26,201 --> 00:29:27,600
They will understand
the affairs of state

420
00:29:27,961 --> 00:29:29,120
and help build a prosperous era.

421
00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:31,881
I

422
00:29:36,481 --> 00:29:37,120
humbly

423
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,760
ask for Your Majesty's grace.

424
00:29:40,441 --> 00:29:41,360
Please grant me permission

425
00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,201
to retire from service

426
00:29:45,721 --> 00:29:46,800
and fulfill this one wish.

427
00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:54,080
You may step out.

428
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,161
All right.

429
00:30:15,641 --> 00:30:16,881
Your heart is not in this.

430
00:30:17,241 --> 00:30:18,800
No matter how I try to keep you,

431
00:30:19,001 --> 00:30:20,161
it would be in vain.

432
00:30:34,441 --> 00:30:35,921
I thank Your Majesty for your grace.

433
00:30:54,201 --> 00:30:55,040
You may go.

434
00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,161
Madam Wei, how did you win again?

435
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,760
How do you win every round?

436
00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:23,961
Exactly.

437
00:31:24,721 --> 00:31:25,600
Go and prepare.

438
00:31:25,681 --> 00:31:26,201
Yes.

439
00:31:26,401 --> 00:31:27,840
I feel like switching seats with you.

440
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:29,360
It's not about the seat.

441
00:31:30,641 --> 00:31:31,201
Madam,

442
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:33,360
Master has returned.

443
00:31:35,161 --> 00:31:36,881
He even changed into fresh clothes.

444
00:31:40,441 --> 00:31:41,560
Let's stop here.

445
00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:42,681
It's getting late.

446
00:31:42,921 --> 00:31:43,760
Then

447
00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:45,080
shall we meet another day?

448
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:46,201
Sure.

449
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:47,080
Another day.

450
00:31:57,481 --> 00:31:58,961
This lady here,

451
00:31:59,201 --> 00:32:00,201
are you

452
00:32:00,201 --> 00:32:02,001
waiting for your husband?

453
00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:12,241
I wonder,

454
00:32:12,241 --> 00:32:13,921
how was your luck today?

455
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,201
Luck in gambling
means less luck in love.

456
00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,241
I kept winning today.

457
00:32:20,241 --> 00:32:21,201
What do you think?

458
00:32:24,001 --> 00:32:24,520
Come on.

459
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:25,520
Sit here.

460
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:26,161
Good.

461
00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:28,280
Come on.

462
00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:30,881
Let me

463
00:32:31,201 --> 00:32:32,161
rub it for you.

464
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,241
Were you the one

465
00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,201
who helped me with the recent matter?

466
00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:42,800
Who doesn't know

467
00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,161
about the things you've been doing?

468
00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:51,760
But

469
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,080
I already had Father

470
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:54,241
pull your name list

471
00:32:54,241 --> 00:32:55,201
out of the pile.

472
00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:56,721
Really?

473
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:14,600
Move.

474
00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:17,721
Madam,

475
00:33:17,721 --> 00:33:19,681
you are too good to me.

476
00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:22,320
Then you know what to do from now on?

477
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,280
I'll be good and listen to you.

478
00:33:27,963 --> 00:33:28,729
(Xianji Salt Shop)

479
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,040
Fine salt,
twenty copper coins per catty.

480
00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:31,481
Come again.

481
00:33:31,481 --> 00:33:31,921
Sure.

482
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:33,120
Sir,

483
00:33:33,201 --> 00:33:34,401
has the salt reform

484
00:33:34,401 --> 00:33:35,360
really been settled?

485
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:36,401
The court gazette

486
00:33:36,401 --> 00:33:37,320
came down yesterday.

487
00:33:37,481 --> 00:33:38,681
From now on, the salt

488
00:33:38,681 --> 00:33:40,560
will no longer be controlled
by one family alone.

489
00:33:40,961 --> 00:33:41,641
Alright.

490
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,840
Fine salt, twenty copper coins

491
00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:44,360
per catty.

492
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:45,681
Just a while ago,

493
00:33:45,681 --> 00:33:47,241
fine salt was seventy
or eighty copper coins per catty.

494
00:33:47,401 --> 00:33:48,241
(Xianji Salt Shop)
Now,

495
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,681
you can buy it for twenty.

496
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,241
With the Yu family's fall,

497
00:33:51,241 --> 00:33:52,481
and the salt administration cleansed,

498
00:33:52,481 --> 00:33:53,481
our lives

499
00:33:53,481 --> 00:33:54,481
are getting better.

500
00:33:54,481 --> 00:33:55,080
Indeed.

501
00:33:55,103 --> 00:33:56,303
(Double Happiness)

502
00:34:33,841 --> 00:34:34,801
Thank you for your hospitality,
Commander Wang.

503
00:34:34,801 --> 00:34:36,001
Thank you, Commander Wang.

504
00:34:36,001 --> 00:34:36,321
Come on.

505
00:34:37,361 --> 00:34:38,801
I'm glad you could come.

506
00:34:39,001 --> 00:34:39,560
Go on home now.

507
00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:40,801
Alright.

508
00:34:41,801 --> 00:34:42,680
Let's go.

509
00:34:43,321 --> 00:34:44,160
Easy.

510
00:34:47,401 --> 00:34:48,560
My dear,

511
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,961
do you remember the persimmon tree

512
00:34:51,361 --> 00:34:53,680
planted in the backyard
after we married?

513
00:34:54,921 --> 00:34:56,321
Of course I do.

514
00:34:58,361 --> 00:34:59,481
You once said to learn

515
00:34:59,481 --> 00:35:00,720
from the persimmon.

516
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:02,200
The more it endures the frost,

517
00:35:02,481 --> 00:35:03,281
the sweeter it becomes.

518
00:35:04,441 --> 00:35:05,281
Wrong,

519
00:35:05,841 --> 00:35:07,080
I was wrong.

520
00:35:08,801 --> 00:35:10,321
Look at the persimmon.

521
00:35:10,481 --> 00:35:12,640
When fully ripe, it falls to the ground.

522
00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:15,080
It never clings to the branch.

523
00:35:17,001 --> 00:35:18,080
So

524
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,321
the persimmon's worth
is not in its sweetness,

525
00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:24,761
but in its falling.

526
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:31,720
To fall and to rise again

527
00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:33,080
is nature's way.

528
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,560
This is to you

529
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,040
and a broad state of mind.

530
00:35:39,801 --> 00:35:41,040
To you, Madam.

531
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,921
When the Yu family fell,
everyone scattered.

532
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,321
I haven't heard

533
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,560
what happened to that Young Madam Yu.

534
00:35:58,881 --> 00:36:00,040
Could she have

535
00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,841
quietly died in some well?

536
00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:04,801
I heard,

537
00:36:04,801 --> 00:36:06,160
before the Yu family fell,

538
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,120
she was sent off to the estate.

539
00:36:08,281 --> 00:36:10,441
Even if she hasn't been punished,

540
00:36:11,001 --> 00:36:12,160
she's probably

541
00:36:12,881 --> 00:36:14,401
out there working the fields.

542
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,560
Wasn't she the one who compiled

543
00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,120
the Dongshan Poetry Talks,

544
00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:19,680
the talented Fan Yake?

545
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:21,001
That's her.

546
00:36:21,361 --> 00:36:22,801
That book you mentioned

547
00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:25,240
people only bought it to prop up a table

548
00:36:25,361 --> 00:36:27,441
when the Yu family was powerful.

549
00:36:28,441 --> 00:36:29,520
That's not right.

550
00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,001
Fan Yake may have married
into the Yu family,

551
00:36:34,281 --> 00:36:35,600
but she came from Huaying.

552
00:36:36,001 --> 00:36:37,841
She is the daughter of the great scholar
Fan Kun.

553
00:36:38,441 --> 00:36:39,720
She excels in painting,

554
00:36:39,881 --> 00:36:41,080
capturing flowers and plants
with such life,

555
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,720
and her poetry is exquisite.

556
00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:45,240
What does her talent

557
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:46,720
have to do with the Yu family?

558
00:36:50,801 --> 00:36:51,841
This person

559
00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:53,321
looks familiar.

560
00:36:54,481 --> 00:36:55,361
Could she be

561
00:36:55,361 --> 00:36:56,401
Fan?

562
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:08,961
My Lady,

563
00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:10,961
the new shipment of brocade has arrived.

564
00:37:10,961 --> 00:37:12,761
They're waiting for you
to check and shelve it.

565
00:37:13,801 --> 00:37:15,001
I never imagined

566
00:37:15,361 --> 00:37:16,321
I would ever live

567
00:37:16,321 --> 00:37:17,560
a life like this.

568
00:37:17,881 --> 00:37:18,680
With leisure,

569
00:37:18,761 --> 00:37:19,520
and with money.

570
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:20,761
Let's go.

571
00:37:23,530 --> 00:37:24,896
(Spirit Tablet of My Late Brother
Yang Yucheng)

572
00:37:24,896 --> 00:37:26,304
(Spirit Tablet of the Late Mother Yang)

573
00:37:26,309 --> 00:37:27,890
(Spirit Tablet of My Late Brother
Zhou Ruixiang)

574
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:43,281
- Mr. Jin.
- Mr. Jin.

575
00:37:45,921 --> 00:37:46,961
Take a look at this.

576
00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:47,720
Mr. Jin.

577
00:37:49,361 --> 00:37:50,001
Here you go.

578
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:51,281
Thank you.

579
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:52,720
Thank you.

580
00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:53,761
Take care.

581
00:37:58,481 --> 00:38:00,281
Why is Mr. Jin limping?

582
00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,200
In the seventh year of Hongzhi,
a corrupt official was brought down.

583
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,240
Have you heard of it?

584
00:38:04,921 --> 00:38:06,321
Mr. Jin beat the Dengwen Drum.

585
00:38:06,321 --> 00:38:07,401
He sacrificed a leg,

586
00:38:07,401 --> 00:38:08,361
but he did right by his brothers.

587
00:38:10,841 --> 00:38:12,200
His salt is quite good.

588
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,640
Congratulations, Madam Mo.

589
00:38:25,801 --> 00:38:26,720
Madam Mo.

590
00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:27,640
Madam Mo, congratulations.

591
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:29,001
Congratulations.

592
00:38:29,001 --> 00:38:29,801
Congrats on your son's success.

593
00:38:29,801 --> 00:38:30,720
I'm so happy.

594
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:31,321
Congratulations.

595
00:38:31,321 --> 00:38:32,120
Congrats.

596
00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:33,040
Congratulations.

597
00:38:36,881 --> 00:38:38,401
Thank you, everyone.

598
00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:40,961
I always knew

599
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,321
the Mo family

600
00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,801
would produce a scholar.

601
00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:48,281
Congratulations.

602
00:38:48,361 --> 00:38:48,881
Congratulations.

603
00:38:48,881 --> 00:38:50,321
Congratulations to Young Master Mo.

604
00:38:51,761 --> 00:38:53,401
Why are you crying over good news?

605
00:38:53,401 --> 00:38:54,560
I'm happy.

606
00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:55,801
Alright.

607
00:38:55,801 --> 00:38:56,961
It's great news.

608
00:38:59,695 --> 00:39:01,360
(Zhengxue Academy)

609
00:39:01,841 --> 00:39:02,680
Master!

610
00:39:03,481 --> 00:39:04,240
Master!

611
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:05,120
I passed!

612
00:39:05,401 --> 00:39:06,080
Master.

613
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:06,560
Master.

614
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:07,080
I passed too!

615
00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:08,040
We all passed!

616
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:12,160
Good.

617
00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:13,200
Good.

618
00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:15,560
Remember what I have taught you.

619
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:17,481
As officials,

620
00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:19,321
you must be incorruptible and just,

621
00:39:19,321 --> 00:39:20,321
and love the people as your own.

622
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,281
Do not be blinded by wealth

623
00:39:22,881 --> 00:39:24,001
and lose sight of your true purpose.

624
00:39:24,281 --> 00:39:25,120
Heaven

625
00:39:25,321 --> 00:39:27,001
has opened countless paths for us.

626
00:39:27,441 --> 00:39:28,921
Choose wisely.

627
00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:32,240
Thank you, Master, for your guidance.

628
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:37,761
Master.

629
00:39:40,841 --> 00:39:41,841
You see?

630
00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:43,080
I am not

631
00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:44,240
without talent for learning.

632
00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,441
I just didn't like the imperial exams.

633
00:39:47,080 --> 00:39:47,801
I think

634
00:39:48,281 --> 00:39:49,200
teaching is good.

635
00:39:49,401 --> 00:39:50,600
Yes.

636
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:51,720
Our master

637
00:39:51,801 --> 00:39:52,921
is the best.

638
00:39:53,841 --> 00:39:54,640
Senior brother,

639
00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:55,441
congratulations on passing.

640
00:39:55,441 --> 00:39:56,761
We should thank Master Fu.

641
00:40:00,019 --> 00:40:02,166
(Letter-Writing Service)

642
00:40:04,361 --> 00:40:05,240
Need a letter written?

643
00:40:09,321 --> 00:40:09,961
Sir,

644
00:40:10,481 --> 00:40:11,441
need a letter written?

645
00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:12,600
I heard

646
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:13,761
you were a top scholar.

647
00:40:14,361 --> 00:40:15,200
So

648
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:16,321
do you still charge

649
00:40:16,321 --> 00:40:18,120
just three copper coins per letter?

650
00:40:18,401 --> 00:40:19,841
He's the son of a convicted official.

651
00:40:19,841 --> 00:40:21,560
It's generous enough

652
00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:22,520
that he gets any business.

653
00:40:23,321 --> 00:40:24,001
Yes.

654
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:26,321
I write and copy

655
00:40:26,321 --> 00:40:27,240
at the market rate,

656
00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:28,080
three copper coins per letter,

657
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:28,801
no matter how long.

658
00:40:29,961 --> 00:40:30,761
Ji,

659
00:40:30,921 --> 00:40:31,720
look,

660
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:34,761
this is the character for top scholar.

661
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,160
Study hard,

662
00:40:39,361 --> 00:40:40,761
and one day, like your father,

663
00:40:40,921 --> 00:40:42,200
you will top all three exams

664
00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:44,361
and bring honor to the family.

665
00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:48,841
Listen to me.

666
00:40:49,281 --> 00:40:50,401
No matter what happens,

667
00:40:50,401 --> 00:40:51,720
no matter when,

668
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,160
you must never lose your spirit.

669
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:55,720
Do you remember?

670
00:40:57,560 --> 00:40:58,321
Remember?

671
00:40:59,240 --> 00:41:01,680
The old lady looks good.

672
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:02,560
Yes.

673
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:04,120
She teaches her grandson every day.

674
00:41:04,321 --> 00:41:05,841
She wants him to be a top scholar.

675
00:41:06,401 --> 00:41:07,600
But her family ran afoul of the law.

676
00:41:07,801 --> 00:41:09,600
For generations to come, none of them
can sit for the exams.

677
00:41:09,841 --> 00:41:10,961
Is that true?

678
00:41:14,361 --> 00:41:15,321
Greetings, ladies.

679
00:41:18,881 --> 00:41:19,720
Stop staring.

680
00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:20,401
Let's go.

681
00:41:23,841 --> 00:41:25,321
Jingxiu, you're back.

682
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,080
Mother.

683
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:27,761
Come here.

684
00:41:33,921 --> 00:41:34,680
Jingxiu,

685
00:41:35,001 --> 00:41:37,120
I have found a match for you.

686
00:41:37,881 --> 00:41:39,841
Though the family is not prominent,

687
00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:42,040
the Ninth Young Lady Fu

688
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:44,720
is one I favor.

689
00:41:49,921 --> 00:41:51,520
Listen to your mother.

690
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:53,080
A virtuous woman
blesses three generations.

691
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:54,560
In marriage,

692
00:41:55,001 --> 00:41:56,080
choose virtue.

693
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:04,160
I will do as you say.

694
00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:09,361
And you must remember too.

695
00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:11,801
When you grow up,

696
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:15,560
your father will find you a good match.

697
00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,160
A virtuous woman
blesses three generations.

698
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:19,560
In marriage,

699
00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:21,680
choose virtue.

700
00:42:22,841 --> 00:42:23,921
Be like your father...

701
00:42:23,921 --> 00:42:24,841
I will do as you say.

702
00:42:25,921 --> 00:42:27,361
You will top all three exams

703
00:42:27,361 --> 00:42:28,200
and bring honor to the family.

704
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:29,200
I will do as you say.

705
00:42:29,961 --> 00:42:31,441
When he grows up,

706
00:42:31,841 --> 00:42:33,680
he must also find a good match.

707
00:42:34,401 --> 00:42:35,881
A virtuous woman
blesses three generations.

708
00:42:36,441 --> 00:42:37,441
In marriage,

709
00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:38,801
choose virtue.

710
00:42:43,281 --> 00:42:47,401
The wise delight in water,
the virtuous delight in mountains.

711
00:42:47,401 --> 00:42:48,640
The wise are active,

712
00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:50,401
the virtuous are still.

713
00:42:51,401 --> 00:42:52,801
The wise find joy,

714
00:42:53,401 --> 00:42:54,881
the virtuous live long.

715
00:42:56,841 --> 00:42:57,921
(I never expected)

716
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:00,361
(that she could now settle her mind)

717
00:43:01,321 --> 00:43:03,160
(in this remote place as an instructor.)

718
00:43:04,761 --> 00:43:06,001
(From Miss Fan)

719
00:43:06,001 --> 00:43:07,200
(to Young Madam Yu)

720
00:43:07,921 --> 00:43:09,640
(to now Ms. Fan, the instructor.)

721
00:43:10,841 --> 00:43:11,761
(Perhaps)

722
00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:14,441
(this is who she truly is.)

723
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:16,640
Mother,

724
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,001
where is this?

725
00:43:19,281 --> 00:43:20,401
This is where

726
00:43:20,401 --> 00:43:21,921
I used to teach.

727
00:43:22,801 --> 00:43:24,080
And where your father

728
00:43:24,361 --> 00:43:25,841
made his name.

729
00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,120
Teach me to read and write, Mother.

730
00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:30,001
One day, I'll make my mark too,

731
00:43:30,001 --> 00:43:31,321
and be remembered.

732
00:43:32,321 --> 00:43:34,001
You, what do you want to be
when you grow up?

733
00:43:34,961 --> 00:43:36,401
I want to be like you, Father,

734
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:38,160
a general, a high official.

735
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:39,600
Come on.

736
00:43:39,921 --> 00:43:40,401
Careful.

737
00:43:40,401 --> 00:43:42,281
Becoming a regional commander is good.

738
00:43:44,001 --> 00:43:45,921
But the three of us,

739
00:43:47,281 --> 00:43:49,281
living freely,

740
00:43:49,401 --> 00:43:50,401
is also good.

741
00:43:51,441 --> 00:43:53,361
To transcend the world,
you must first enter it.

742
00:43:56,801 --> 00:43:58,160
You, when you grow up,

743
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,321
if you can be like your mother,

744
00:44:02,001 --> 00:44:03,200
with a mind of her own,

745
00:44:04,441 --> 00:44:05,961
even if you're not in the history books,

746
00:44:06,361 --> 00:44:07,720
you'll still be a remarkable woman.

747
00:44:24,307 --> 00:44:29,320
♪Once a bird in a cage,
longing for the boundless sky♪

748
00:44:30,647 --> 00:44:36,040
♪To break through a thousand barriers
and cast off a life of illusion♪

749
00:44:37,114 --> 00:44:40,867
♪Though I rack my brain with care,
fate still sways me here and there♪

750
00:44:40,881 --> 00:44:41,720
Hold on tight.

751
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:43,361
Hold steady.

752
00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:45,761
Sit tight, You.

753
00:44:45,961 --> 00:44:46,801
Okay.

754
00:44:46,801 --> 00:44:48,080
Let's go.

755
00:44:49,441 --> 00:44:50,961
Father, higher!

756
00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:52,441
Higher!

757
00:44:52,441 --> 00:44:53,520
Alright.

758
00:44:56,446 --> 00:45:01,800
♪Inviting frost to my temples,
veiling the face of bygone days.♪

759
00:45:02,610 --> 00:45:08,604
♪Bearing wings through stormy tides,
wash away stain of false accusation♪

760
00:45:09,165 --> 00:45:15,240
♪May all common folk share one roof,
every lantern rest in peace♪

761
00:45:15,483 --> 00:45:20,840
♪Let this humble name carry me
through a life adrift♪

762
00:45:21,917 --> 00:45:27,040
♪With wit and strategy,
I enter this game without regret♪

763
00:45:27,857 --> 00:45:30,700
♪Though each move is forced upon me♪

764
00:45:30,790 --> 00:45:35,123
♪May it buy the world
one moment's peace from the storm♪

765
00:45:35,302 --> 00:45:38,857
♪I crave no clarity♪

766
00:45:40,475 --> 00:45:43,172
♪From outside my soul♪

767
00:45:46,446 --> 00:45:48,046
(The End)

768
00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:07,000
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪

769
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:14,960
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪

770
00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:21,720
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪

771
00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:24,760
♪Carved into the rings of time♪

772
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:30,560
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪

773
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:40,600
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪

774
00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:48,000
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪

775
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:52,400
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

776
00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:57,120
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

777
00:46:57,400 --> 00:47:03,080
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

778
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:19,080
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪

779
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:27,000
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪

780
00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:33,400
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

781
00:47:33,720 --> 00:47:36,400
♪Kept close within my heart♪

782
00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:42,320
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪

783
00:47:45,840 --> 00:47:52,760
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪

784
00:47:53,640 --> 00:48:00,120
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪

785
00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:04,520
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

786
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:09,320
♪Still makes us want to believe♪

787
00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:15,240
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪

788
00:48:15,240 --> 00:48:16,240
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