1 00:01:51,310 --> 00:01:57,530 [The Legend of Rosy Clouds] 2 00:01:58,490 --> 00:02:01,830 [Episode 2] 3 00:02:02,190 --> 00:02:06,530 [Lou Qiyan, Owner of Juyun Pavilion] 4 00:02:09,750 --> 00:02:10,360 Who... 5 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:12,430 Who is that man? 6 00:02:12,950 --> 00:02:14,060 Double? 7 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,540 Just expected of the boss of Juyun Pavilion. 8 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:18,240 Is Young Master Qiyan 9 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,360 also lusting after Miss Hu Die's beauty 10 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,079 and dying to see her in person? 11 00:02:22,079 --> 00:02:24,170 He's just a lecher. 12 00:02:24,170 --> 00:02:26,240 Now, he's trying to acquire Huan'e House. 13 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:27,770 Who knows what his real purpose is? 14 00:02:27,770 --> 00:02:28,960 So, he is 15 00:02:29,490 --> 00:02:31,760 Lou Qiyan, head of Juyun Pavilion. 16 00:02:37,730 --> 00:02:38,520 Lord Wei, 17 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,010 it was this man who harmed 18 00:02:40,010 --> 00:02:41,930 the businesses in the West Market. 19 00:02:41,930 --> 00:02:43,329 We must not lose to him. 20 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,450 One hundred taels of gold! 21 00:02:45,450 --> 00:02:46,490 Well done! 22 00:02:47,329 --> 00:02:48,790 Two hundred taels of gold. 23 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,420 Two hundred and ten taels of gold! 24 00:02:52,290 --> 00:02:53,820 I thought you'd offer more. 25 00:02:54,079 --> 00:02:55,610 Five hundred taels of gold! 26 00:02:56,490 --> 00:02:58,020 Five hundred taels of gold? 27 00:03:01,770 --> 00:03:03,370 Could you offer a higher bid? 28 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:03,950 Five... 29 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:07,330 Five hundred and ten taels of gold! 30 00:03:08,170 --> 00:03:10,100 Today, I'll fight you till the end. 31 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,890 Adding ten gold taels at a time... 32 00:03:16,220 --> 00:03:18,010 Are you here to mess with me? 33 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,240 One thousand two hundred taels of gold! 34 00:03:23,329 --> 00:03:27,329 -One thousand two hundred taels... --One thousand two hundred taels... 35 00:03:27,329 --> 00:03:29,520 How is he so rich? 36 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,010 I don't think Miss Hu Die and I are 37 00:03:31,010 --> 00:03:32,270 meant to meet up today. 38 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:34,770 Goodbye, Miss Hu Die. 39 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,450 You are Young Master Qiyan, right? 40 00:03:39,730 --> 00:03:42,400 The fact that you offered 1,200 taels of gold today 41 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:43,990 for a meeting with Miss Hu Die, 42 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:45,810 you must have an important question to ask. 43 00:03:45,810 --> 00:03:47,640 Given that, I should kindly do you a favor 44 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:48,450 and let you have it. 45 00:03:48,450 --> 00:03:49,640 No, no, no. 46 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,490 We can also have an important question to ask. 47 00:03:51,490 --> 00:03:54,520 Won't it ache your heart to quit so soon? Raise the bid, please. 48 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:55,360 No, it won't. 49 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,660 Just call a higher bid. 50 00:03:58,990 --> 00:04:00,560 How about you offer 1,200 taels of gold 51 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,050 and I pay an extra ten? 52 00:04:04,890 --> 00:04:07,490 I-I don't have that much money. 53 00:04:09,770 --> 00:04:10,490 Alright. 54 00:04:10,830 --> 00:04:13,030 Congratulations, Young Master Qiyan! 55 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,240 For god's sake, you're the Nine Cities'... 56 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:25,040 Well, 57 00:04:25,130 --> 00:04:27,590 I mean you command the Nine Cities's Guardian Corps. 58 00:04:27,590 --> 00:04:30,200 How can you let him walk all over us? 59 00:04:40,409 --> 00:04:41,760 The pattern on his collar 60 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,760 seems to be exclusive to the nobles. 61 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,800 Is Juyun Pavilion secretly connected 62 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,330 to the Nine Noble Families? 63 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:54,680 What? 64 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:57,850 I'll pay you three taels to do me a favor. 65 00:04:57,850 --> 00:04:58,800 Three taels? 66 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,180 You really think money can get you everything, huh? 67 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:04,540 Ten taels then. 68 00:05:07,350 --> 00:05:08,950 Tell me. What favor is it? 69 00:05:33,850 --> 00:05:35,110 What beautiful music. 70 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,400 Beautiful music? 71 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:38,240 Boss, 72 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,330 aren't you tone-deaf? 73 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,220 This leader of merchants reeks of money. 74 00:06:10,250 --> 00:06:12,780 Why is he suddenly in the mood for refined art? 75 00:06:19,490 --> 00:06:21,360 I've long heard that the owner of Huan'e House 76 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:22,610 is incomparably gorgeous 77 00:06:22,610 --> 00:06:24,210 with excellent erhu skills. 78 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,500 You truly live up to your reputation. 79 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:28,970 Sir, 80 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:31,510 have you heard this piece before? 81 00:06:31,610 --> 00:06:32,440 No, never. 82 00:06:33,409 --> 00:06:34,650 Then why would you... 83 00:06:35,409 --> 00:06:38,070 I've never heard it, but I know the meaning of it. 84 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,640 I can feel... 85 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,210 that it's an ode to vastness 86 00:06:45,409 --> 00:06:46,240 and freedom. 87 00:06:49,490 --> 00:06:50,880 Sir, that's quite 88 00:06:51,850 --> 00:06:53,090 a unique insight. 89 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,560 I must have made a fool of myself. 90 00:06:55,610 --> 00:06:57,210 I just hope you, who's keenly 91 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,160 appreciative of my talent, aren't disappointed. 92 00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:02,940 Keenly appreciative, huh? 93 00:07:04,650 --> 00:07:05,850 Young Master Qiyan, 94 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,090 I wonder why you went to great lengths for a chance 95 00:07:09,170 --> 00:07:10,500 to meet me in my boudoir. 96 00:07:12,730 --> 00:07:14,390 You and I both know the reason. 97 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,290 Let's not beat around the bush. 98 00:07:16,970 --> 00:07:19,230 You must've figured out my real purpose, 99 00:07:19,490 --> 00:07:22,320 so you repeatedly turned away my men from Juyun Pavilion. 100 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:23,580 You're mistaken, sir. 101 00:07:24,490 --> 00:07:25,680 I'm only running 102 00:07:26,050 --> 00:07:27,530 a small business here. 103 00:07:28,070 --> 00:07:29,480 How could I have expected 104 00:07:29,610 --> 00:07:31,210 that it would catch your eye? 105 00:07:32,530 --> 00:07:33,990 No need for modesty, miss. 106 00:07:34,970 --> 00:07:37,170 Since you don't know much about Juyun Pavilion, 107 00:07:37,170 --> 00:07:38,370 it's only reasonable 108 00:07:38,970 --> 00:07:40,040 that you feel wary. 109 00:07:41,090 --> 00:07:42,090 Truth to be told, 110 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,120 this time, I came all the way here 111 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,420 to buy out the entire Huan'e House. 112 00:07:48,770 --> 00:07:49,480 You... 113 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:51,290 You're looking to 114 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,170 acquire Huan'e House? 115 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,530 The tavern business in Ling'an seems lucrative. 116 00:08:00,090 --> 00:08:02,660 But the interests involved are tangled and complex. 117 00:08:02,660 --> 00:08:05,800 That has caused countless merchants to suffer failures. 118 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,930 Nonetheless, your house managed to rise 119 00:08:07,930 --> 00:08:09,530 to the top in just a few years. 120 00:08:11,050 --> 00:08:13,710 There must be an expert guiding you from behind. 121 00:08:14,930 --> 00:08:16,320 Miss Hu Die, I wonder 122 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,020 if you could introduce me to this person. 123 00:08:19,530 --> 00:08:20,680 I... 124 00:08:21,530 --> 00:08:22,880 Well... 125 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:26,260 Young Master Qiyan, 126 00:08:26,530 --> 00:08:28,530 please ignore those street rumors. 127 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,200 How about this? 128 00:08:30,850 --> 00:08:32,159 Pay me the deposit 129 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,130 for the Seating Ceremony first. 130 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,850 Then we can have a nice talk. 131 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:36,929 What do you think? 132 00:08:42,059 --> 00:08:44,730 Girls! 133 00:08:44,820 --> 00:08:47,130 Make sure this young master is well entertained. 134 00:08:47,130 --> 00:08:48,650 Perhaps when he finds it enjoyable, 135 00:08:48,650 --> 00:08:50,680 he'll come pay for service here every day. 136 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:51,720 You ladies... 137 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,370 Fancy a fun time, mister? 138 00:08:55,370 --> 00:08:56,560 Mister. 139 00:08:58,200 --> 00:08:59,680 Come have fun with us! 140 00:09:09,770 --> 00:09:11,250 I'll pay you ten taels of gold 141 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:12,600 to obtain the fabric pattern 142 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,530 from Young Master Qiyan's collar. 143 00:09:17,180 --> 00:09:17,580 Why... 144 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:18,770 Why do you want that? 145 00:09:18,770 --> 00:09:20,170 Because it looks pretty. 146 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,560 I'll have the Garment Manufacturing Bureau produce something alike. 147 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:23,600 As long as... 148 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:25,410 there's adequate pay, 149 00:09:25,410 --> 00:09:26,810 I'll do all your bidding. 150 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:29,800 Deal. 151 00:09:31,130 --> 00:09:32,460 Consider the task done. 152 00:09:37,050 --> 00:09:38,520 What's going on? 153 00:09:44,730 --> 00:09:46,390 You really are not Miss Hu Die. 154 00:09:52,370 --> 00:09:54,170 Greetings, Young Master Qiyan. 155 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,030 How about 156 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,010 we meet again another time? 157 00:09:59,370 --> 00:10:00,900 Until the next time we weet! 158 00:10:01,370 --> 00:10:02,130 Guards! 159 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:04,580 -Boss. -Go get her! 160 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:05,400 -Yes. -Yes. 161 00:10:08,870 --> 00:10:10,160 Mr. Lou. 162 00:10:16,820 --> 00:10:19,420 [Owner of Huan'e House, Miss Hu Die] 163 00:10:20,270 --> 00:10:21,380 Miss Hu Die. 164 00:10:38,270 --> 00:10:40,460 Lord Wei! Lord Wei! 165 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:47,150 How did I do? 166 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:48,720 Impressive, huh? 167 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,540 You really are something. 168 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:53,320 Stop there! 169 00:10:56,370 --> 00:10:57,130 What is this about? 170 00:10:57,130 --> 00:10:57,800 Hurry, hurry! 171 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,130 Run! 172 00:10:59,130 --> 00:11:00,050 Get a move on! 173 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:02,080 Halt! 174 00:11:02,610 --> 00:11:04,090 You lot, go catch them! 175 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:04,780 -Yes! -Yes! 176 00:11:42,180 --> 00:11:43,610 How satisfying. 177 00:11:55,850 --> 00:11:58,160 Turn Ling'an upside down if necessary. 178 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,170 Just find those people for me. 179 00:12:00,290 --> 00:12:01,200 -Yes. -Yes. 180 00:12:05,260 --> 00:12:13,000 [Juyun Pavilion] 181 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,570 You must be tired from all the studying 182 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,800 at the Directorate of Education today. 183 00:12:36,090 --> 00:12:39,100 [Zheng Shi, the second young master of the Zheng family] 184 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,920 You should have some pig brains for nutrition. 185 00:12:42,630 --> 00:12:44,160 These are spicy pig brains. 186 00:12:44,170 --> 00:12:45,250 These were cooked with garlic. 187 00:12:45,250 --> 00:12:47,320 These were braised with sauce. 188 00:12:48,130 --> 00:12:49,180 I had these dishes 189 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,200 prepared especially for you. 190 00:12:53,890 --> 00:12:55,290 Thank you, Grandfather. 191 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:56,930 But, Grandfather, 192 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,590 I already learned what the Directorate of Education 193 00:12:59,590 --> 00:13:01,520 is teaching now back in Jingcheng. 194 00:13:02,050 --> 00:13:03,290 The old tutors here 195 00:13:03,770 --> 00:13:05,300 are not as good as expected. 196 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:08,310 Mind your language. 197 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:09,630 Master! 198 00:13:13,650 --> 00:13:15,840 Young Master Shi, you're back. 199 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,130 What's that gibberish? 200 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,650 Shi just came back from the directorate. 201 00:13:18,650 --> 00:13:20,250 He's already exhausted. 202 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,300 You're right, Master. 203 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:24,970 Those old tutors... 204 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,140 Have they really let you down? 205 00:13:30,650 --> 00:13:31,530 Zheng Yi, 206 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,560 inform the Directorate of Education tomorrow 207 00:13:35,010 --> 00:13:36,140 of getting Zheng Shi 208 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:37,890 a new 209 00:13:38,370 --> 00:13:39,530 primary tutor. 210 00:13:41,560 --> 00:13:43,180 Not just anyone can teach 211 00:13:43,650 --> 00:13:45,800 the children of us Zheng family. 212 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:47,290 Got it. 213 00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:51,330 Grandfather. 214 00:13:52,050 --> 00:13:53,010 I'm full. 215 00:13:53,010 --> 00:13:54,480 I'll go study in my room then. 216 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,530 Would you like a cup of hot tea? 217 00:13:57,770 --> 00:13:59,800 Which flavor do you like? 218 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,280 I'll have the kitchen make it for you tomorrow. 219 00:14:04,290 --> 00:14:05,410 Don't bother! 220 00:14:06,170 --> 00:14:09,370 I'll have the staff serve all the flavors again tomorrow. 221 00:14:10,060 --> 00:14:11,320 Thanks, Grandfather. 222 00:14:33,170 --> 00:14:34,430 What are you laughing at? 223 00:14:34,430 --> 00:14:35,240 Master, 224 00:14:35,730 --> 00:14:37,990 you're truly doting on Young Master Shi. 225 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,510 Of course. 226 00:14:39,930 --> 00:14:41,200 Among all my grandsons, 227 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,600 he resembles me the most. 228 00:14:44,860 --> 00:14:46,130 Come on, slowly. 229 00:14:46,150 --> 00:14:46,960 Drink up! 230 00:14:48,530 --> 00:14:49,370 Gao Ran, 231 00:14:49,370 --> 00:14:52,360 it's too late for him and me to go home. 232 00:14:52,390 --> 00:14:53,470 So, tonight, 233 00:14:53,490 --> 00:14:55,180 he and I will both sleep here. 234 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:55,820 Oh, right. 235 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,810 This is Lord Wei. 236 00:15:01,580 --> 00:15:03,010 He's utterly brilliant. 237 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:07,170 Let me walk you to your room. 238 00:15:07,170 --> 00:15:07,720 No need! 239 00:15:08,130 --> 00:15:08,530 Come this way. 240 00:15:08,530 --> 00:15:09,860 I don't need help at all! 241 00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:11,200 See you tomorrow. 242 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,940 -Take care then. -I can go back to my room on my own. 243 00:15:13,940 --> 00:15:14,910 Where to go? 244 00:15:15,930 --> 00:15:17,090 This way, come on. 245 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:18,550 Back to my room... 246 00:15:20,210 --> 00:15:21,900 Have we met somewhere before? 247 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,410 How come you look so familiar to me? 248 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,620 I work in the Guardian Corps now. 249 00:15:26,620 --> 00:15:28,140 So I often show up in the Qi Residence. 250 00:15:28,140 --> 00:15:30,200 It's no surprise that you've seen me. 251 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:33,640 Today, new books arrived at Qilin Pavilion. 252 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,680 I don't think Lord Fan Qi will come back tonight. 253 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,680 So you can stay the night in his room. 254 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,170 No need to walk me there. 255 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,530 Why is my entire body aching? 256 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:46,390 My head hurts. 257 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:48,470 Every part hurts. 258 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:08,760 Lord Wei! 259 00:17:10,460 --> 00:17:12,220 Why are you up so early? 260 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:15,849 Come over. 261 00:17:22,569 --> 00:17:23,630 What's the matter? 262 00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:24,609 Let me ask you. 263 00:17:25,410 --> 00:17:27,569 How long has that bedroom been vacant? 264 00:17:27,930 --> 00:17:29,240 Last night, the bed that I, 265 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:30,170 the honorable... 266 00:17:30,170 --> 00:17:31,930 slept in gave me a terrible backache. 267 00:17:31,930 --> 00:17:32,720 The Fan family is wealthy. 268 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,050 Can't you pay a little sum to have it fixed? 269 00:17:38,660 --> 00:17:42,590 Your judgement's really clouded by the high walls of the Qi Residence. 270 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,480 There's something you don't know, Lord Wei. 271 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:45,610 For commoners, 272 00:17:45,610 --> 00:17:47,070 living in a house like this 273 00:17:47,380 --> 00:17:48,560 is already a luxury. 274 00:17:50,810 --> 00:17:52,470 Then I have another question. 275 00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:55,160 Why is this tree of yours so withered? 276 00:17:58,370 --> 00:17:59,480 You mean this tree? 277 00:18:00,890 --> 00:18:01,970 Well, it used to be 278 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,350 towering and majestic. 279 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:06,910 Look at the bells on it. 280 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,850 When I grew taller every year, 281 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,610 my mother would hang a bell there as a mark. 282 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:15,280 Unfortunately, 283 00:18:16,330 --> 00:18:17,890 she is no longer around. 284 00:18:23,890 --> 00:18:25,130 Lord Wei, 285 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,930 you've never seen anyone with extreme hunger, 286 00:18:27,930 --> 00:18:29,150 have you? 287 00:18:31,890 --> 00:18:33,020 Those usually 288 00:18:33,330 --> 00:18:34,930 kind and amiable old ladies, 289 00:18:36,370 --> 00:18:37,500 and the men and women 290 00:18:37,890 --> 00:18:39,620 who used to lovingly pat my head 291 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,890 and call me "young miss" 292 00:18:43,810 --> 00:18:45,810 would fight fiercely till they bled 293 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,230 just for a leaf 294 00:18:49,610 --> 00:18:51,520 or even a sour steamed bun. 295 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,500 Every day when my mother opened the door, 296 00:18:55,610 --> 00:18:58,010 she could see starving people everywhere. 297 00:18:58,440 --> 00:18:59,700 Living souls perished 298 00:18:59,890 --> 00:19:01,690 from hunger in every single day. 299 00:19:03,090 --> 00:19:04,820 They died right before my eyes. 300 00:19:06,810 --> 00:19:08,570 It was also the time 301 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,700 when my mother passed away 302 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:12,720 for overexertion. 303 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:16,480 My father said 304 00:19:17,370 --> 00:19:18,520 my mother's death 305 00:19:19,610 --> 00:19:21,850 was exactly caused 306 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,760 by such cruel reality. 307 00:19:30,930 --> 00:19:32,530 Under these circumstances, 308 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,040 what can I do? 309 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:37,660 In the Nine Cities, 310 00:19:38,930 --> 00:19:40,680 if I am to do something for the people 311 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,140 or to make a contribution, 312 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:43,890 how do I make it happen 313 00:19:44,810 --> 00:19:46,390 without an official post? 314 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:49,240 Your Excellency, 315 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,230 have you never thought about 316 00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:52,850 changing the future of the Nine Cities 317 00:19:52,850 --> 00:19:54,120 and enabling the people here to live 318 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:56,780 a life without worries about food and clothing? 319 00:20:05,450 --> 00:20:07,380 When did you know I am the governor? 320 00:20:09,370 --> 00:20:11,770 Deceiving a superior is a capital offense. 321 00:20:13,090 --> 00:20:14,740 I knew it from the very beginning. 322 00:20:14,740 --> 00:20:15,870 The very beginning? 323 00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,240 So you already figured out my identity 324 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,100 when we were in the Phoenix Woods? 325 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,880 I knew nothing could restrain my charm. 326 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:32,250 You... 327 00:20:35,650 --> 00:20:37,380 I bet the saplings planted here 328 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,090 can't grow well due to failure 329 00:20:39,090 --> 00:20:40,290 to absorb nutrition. 330 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,320 If they are moved elsewhere, 331 00:20:43,570 --> 00:20:45,100 I am sure they will flourish 332 00:20:45,130 --> 00:20:46,060 and bloom again. 333 00:21:09,470 --> 00:21:10,870 I hope the Nine Cities 334 00:21:11,130 --> 00:21:12,870 can grow prosperous and grand 335 00:21:13,330 --> 00:21:14,930 like this sapling 336 00:21:15,370 --> 00:21:16,630 to shelter the people. 337 00:21:18,330 --> 00:21:19,650 Maybe one day, 338 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,700 I can also contribute to the Nine Cities. 339 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,690 What if every citizen could take the official exams? 340 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,620 -What did you say? -I was just kidding. 341 00:21:32,620 --> 00:21:34,000 Look how shocked you are. 342 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,280 You were not kidding. 343 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:36,680 I heard what you said. 344 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:37,650 Did you mean it? 345 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,600 I'll make one more wish then. 346 00:21:41,930 --> 00:21:45,080 I hope all the people in the Nine Cities 347 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,720 can realize their lofty ambitions. 348 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,430 [Huan'e House] 349 00:22:03,650 --> 00:22:05,280 These are the recent accounts. 350 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,140 Yesterday's Seating Ceremony is recorded as well. 351 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:09,960 Hu Die, 352 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,650 during all these years, by trading information, 353 00:22:13,650 --> 00:22:15,760 Huan'e House has not only raked in big money, 354 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,330 but also collected many secrets of the nobles. 355 00:22:18,330 --> 00:22:19,930 Thank you for your hard work. 356 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,250 I'm just doing my job. 357 00:22:21,810 --> 00:22:22,440 To be honest, 358 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,120 I think only Your Excellency would inflate 359 00:22:25,370 --> 00:22:27,700 your own value in your own establishment. 360 00:22:29,090 --> 00:22:30,350 If I were truly greedy, 361 00:22:30,730 --> 00:22:32,860 I could've earned much more than this. 362 00:22:33,550 --> 00:22:36,280 Knowing when to stop allows one to remain hidden. 363 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,230 Speaking of remaining hidden, 364 00:22:40,590 --> 00:22:43,520 nobody can do it better than Your Excellency, right? 365 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,240 Last night, Your Excellency slept at Her Ladyship's place. 366 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,130 It was because of the note I passed onto you, 367 00:22:50,130 --> 00:22:52,260 the one about the Dark Wolf, wasn't it? 368 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:57,810 This was written 369 00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:59,810 by the Dark Wolf leader 13 years ago. 370 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,550 Please take a look. 371 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,630 How did you get this letter? 372 00:23:10,660 --> 00:23:13,230 By chance, from the Dark Wolf remnants. 373 00:23:14,170 --> 00:23:15,970 But due to my incompetence, 374 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,610 the Dark Wolf leader and the Dark Wolf Seal 375 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:20,730 are still unaccounted for. 376 00:23:23,300 --> 00:23:26,280 The Dark Wolf organization was founded by my late father. 377 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,280 It only answers to its real ruler, 378 00:23:29,150 --> 00:23:31,480 namely the one holding the Dark Wolf Seal. 379 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,910 My late father used to keep this item. 380 00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:36,960 But after the war for succession, 381 00:23:37,370 --> 00:23:38,720 this seal disappeared. 382 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:41,810 Even if I am to take power, 383 00:23:42,540 --> 00:23:44,340 I won't have a legitimate reason 384 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:45,980 to do so without this seal. 385 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,730 I understand. I'll try my best to find it. 386 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,840 Hold off on this for now. 387 00:23:53,610 --> 00:23:54,960 It is no easy task. 388 00:23:55,650 --> 00:23:57,570 But about Her Ladyship... 389 00:24:06,620 --> 00:24:07,750 This woman... 390 00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:10,320 It's not a bad idea to use her. 391 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,200 At first, I only thought she had a complex background. 392 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,660 Lord Lyu picked her for me, 393 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,520 and the Three Excellencies gave her dowry. 394 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,920 I can't believe she'd put on all that stuff. 395 00:24:22,330 --> 00:24:23,280 It somehow confuses me 396 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,850 as to what she's truly up to. 397 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:27,810 By the way, 398 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,410 I asked you to shut down the shops with a rogue mark. 399 00:24:30,410 --> 00:24:31,520 Have you done it? 400 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:38,540 What's this about? 401 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,320 Who shut it down? 402 00:24:38,690 --> 00:24:41,440 [Baiyu Hall] 403 00:24:55,740 --> 00:24:57,580 What on earth is going on? 404 00:25:05,650 --> 00:25:06,620 Is the governor 405 00:25:07,890 --> 00:25:09,950 playing dumb with us? 406 00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:40,440 You draw so beautifully, My Lady. 407 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:45,720 Good, isn't it? 408 00:25:47,130 --> 00:25:47,810 This is 409 00:25:47,810 --> 00:25:50,610 the pattern of the Splendid Mountains and Rivers. 410 00:25:56,650 --> 00:25:57,810 Suyin, 411 00:25:57,810 --> 00:25:59,210 what are you drawing? 412 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,170 Take a guess. 413 00:26:02,930 --> 00:26:04,520 I guess... 414 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,640 you're drawing a little lion. 415 00:26:11,660 --> 00:26:12,920 It looks quite like it. 416 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,160 My Lady, 417 00:26:17,850 --> 00:26:19,680 this is a sunflower. 418 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,810 A s-sunflower? 419 00:26:27,410 --> 00:26:29,450 What a unique sunflower. 420 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:31,830 Keep working on it then. 421 00:26:31,830 --> 00:26:32,620 Just go on. 422 00:26:33,110 --> 00:26:34,140 It's good. 423 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,890 Your drawing is really lifelike, My Lady. 424 00:26:37,890 --> 00:26:39,570 Is it a gift for His Excellency? 425 00:26:39,570 --> 00:26:40,890 What a terrific painting it is. 426 00:26:40,890 --> 00:26:42,950 I'm sure His Excellency will like it. 427 00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:46,440 Now that I think of it, 428 00:26:48,050 --> 00:26:49,910 it might not be necessarily true. 429 00:26:51,170 --> 00:26:53,360 What do you mean by that, My Lady? 430 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:56,960 Anyway, 431 00:26:57,370 --> 00:26:58,650 the governor is probably 432 00:26:58,650 --> 00:27:00,480 not what he appears to be. 433 00:27:10,850 --> 00:27:12,650 You should go to bed early, My Lady. 434 00:27:12,650 --> 00:27:15,580 I don't think His Excellency will come here tonight. 435 00:27:18,850 --> 00:27:21,700 His Excellency has arrived! 436 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:27,600 W-Why would the governor 437 00:27:27,620 --> 00:27:29,790 c-come here at this hour of the night? 438 00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:44,070 Greetings, Your Excellency. 439 00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:46,160 If you have nothing else to do here, 440 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:47,280 just leave. 441 00:27:59,330 --> 00:28:00,890 It's already late at night. 442 00:28:01,370 --> 00:28:03,100 Why are you still up, Governor? 443 00:28:19,090 --> 00:28:20,240 These are... 444 00:28:20,650 --> 00:28:21,570 roses? 445 00:28:23,170 --> 00:28:25,680 I know your mother's name was Qiangwei, which means roses. 446 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:26,780 I happened to see 447 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,130 these beautiful blossoms on my way here. 448 00:28:29,130 --> 00:28:30,660 Come on, take them as a gift. 449 00:28:32,170 --> 00:28:33,520 How thoughtful of you, Governor. 450 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:34,520 I'm afraid... 451 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:35,780 I don't deserve these. 452 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,290 Just take them as I told you. 453 00:28:39,650 --> 00:28:41,050 Don't stand on ceremony. 454 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:43,730 Governor, 455 00:28:44,090 --> 00:28:45,570 there is a scratch on your finger. 456 00:28:45,570 --> 00:28:47,570 Please come in and let me bandage it. 457 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,620 This minor scratch is no big deal. 458 00:28:50,810 --> 00:28:52,210 If there's nothing else, 459 00:28:52,810 --> 00:28:54,410 I'd like to go back to my room. 460 00:28:55,410 --> 00:28:56,380 Just come on in! 461 00:28:59,550 --> 00:29:00,250 Sure. 462 00:29:15,650 --> 00:29:17,550 Your hand is just like Gao Ran's. 463 00:29:20,810 --> 00:29:21,490 Gao Ran? 464 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,160 You mean the one you see as your brother? 465 00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:28,480 Has he been practicing sword skills since childhood too? 466 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,200 Yes. 467 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:30,600 Anyway, 468 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,440 Gao Ran has exceptional martial skills. 469 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:35,240 Alright. 470 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:36,100 It's bandaged. 471 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,650 Governor, remember 472 00:29:37,830 --> 00:29:39,530 not to get this finger wet. 473 00:29:40,940 --> 00:29:42,140 It's just a minor cut. 474 00:29:43,330 --> 00:29:44,290 Thank you. 475 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:48,170 By the way, 476 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:50,750 from now on, please 477 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:52,500 just call me by my name. 478 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:55,480 But... 479 00:29:55,810 --> 00:29:57,000 wouldn't that be 480 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,210 inappropriate? 481 00:29:58,650 --> 00:30:00,450 What's inappropriate about it? 482 00:30:00,650 --> 00:30:02,270 You call Gao Ran by his name. 483 00:30:02,930 --> 00:30:04,530 Why not call me by my name too? 484 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:07,720 What should I call you then? 485 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:08,570 "Qi Zheng." 486 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:09,790 "Qi Zheng"? 487 00:30:10,570 --> 00:30:11,850 You'll call me Qi Zheng, 488 00:30:11,850 --> 00:30:13,130 and I'll call you Fan Yun. 489 00:30:13,130 --> 00:30:14,530 It feels closer this way. 490 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:17,940 Fine then. 491 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,220 You're the governor after all. 492 00:30:21,570 --> 00:30:22,170 Qi Zheng. 493 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:25,760 Fan Yun. 494 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:28,440 Qi Zheng. 495 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:29,200 Fan Yun. 496 00:30:29,610 --> 00:30:30,370 Qi Zheng. 497 00:30:31,170 --> 00:30:31,960 Fan Yun. 498 00:30:43,810 --> 00:30:44,490 Fan Yun. 499 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,990 Why are roses covered in thorns? 500 00:30:51,370 --> 00:30:53,200 Governor, have you never heard 501 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:54,890 the story of Princess Rose? 502 00:30:55,810 --> 00:30:57,040 Princess Rose? 503 00:30:58,410 --> 00:30:59,940 I've never heard her story. 504 00:31:00,410 --> 00:31:01,680 Tell me about it then. 505 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,440 When are you going to stop playing dumb? 506 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,500 What exactly are you up to? 507 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:13,700 Governor, 508 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,530 the night is growing late. 509 00:31:16,650 --> 00:31:17,680 How about we continue tomorrow? 510 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:18,740 It doesn't matter. 511 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,230 I just love hearing stories. 512 00:31:21,230 --> 00:31:23,160 I'll be gone after this one's told. 513 00:31:26,060 --> 00:31:27,310 Fine. 514 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,440 I-I-I... 515 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,410 I put a pillow in the middle of the bed. 516 00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:27,010 How did it end up being there? 517 00:32:27,670 --> 00:32:28,620 I... This... 518 00:32:29,850 --> 00:32:31,330 I haven't complained about you yet. 519 00:32:31,330 --> 00:32:32,240 How could you fall asleep here 520 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,700 without cause last night? 521 00:32:34,610 --> 00:32:35,610 -You... -Fan Yun, 522 00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:38,190 do you have a secret crush on me or what? 523 00:32:39,590 --> 00:32:41,590 I... h-have a crush on... 524 00:32:43,330 --> 00:32:44,760 How could you, Qi Zheng? 525 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,360 You slept in my bed, 526 00:32:46,570 --> 00:32:48,960 yet you accuse me of having a crush on you. 527 00:32:50,820 --> 00:32:52,220 No, this won't do. 528 00:32:52,330 --> 00:32:53,380 From today on, 529 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,410 you must take responsibility for me. 530 00:32:55,410 --> 00:32:56,900 Qi Zheng... 531 00:32:57,170 --> 00:32:58,500 You did that on purpose! 532 00:32:58,890 --> 00:33:00,090 Get out! 533 00:33:12,410 --> 00:33:13,440 Governor? 534 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:16,340 Look, 535 00:33:16,710 --> 00:33:18,250 we fell asleep last night, right? 536 00:33:18,250 --> 00:33:20,380 You didn't finish telling that story. 537 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:21,960 I have no story to tell. 538 00:33:23,010 --> 00:33:24,010 Yes, yes, you do. 539 00:33:24,030 --> 00:33:24,860 I'm so eager. 540 00:33:24,890 --> 00:33:25,520 Let's pick up where we left off. 541 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,450 I-I don't have any stories to tell! 542 00:33:29,370 --> 00:33:32,100 I swear I won't tell another story in my lifetime. 543 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:33,410 Governor, 544 00:33:33,410 --> 00:33:35,410 I really don't have a story to tell. 545 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,360 -Hurry. -What are you doing? 546 00:33:39,570 --> 00:33:42,170 -Quick! -What's this for, Governor? 547 00:33:42,340 --> 00:33:42,860 You... 548 00:33:49,090 --> 00:33:49,570 You... 549 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,070 Are you trying to pull stunts again? 550 00:33:54,930 --> 00:33:55,820 What... 551 00:33:55,850 --> 00:33:57,370 exactly are you doing? 552 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:00,910 Outside. Outside! 553 00:34:09,409 --> 00:34:10,440 Someone is outside? 554 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:11,040 Yes. 555 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:11,850 Hurry. 556 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:13,050 Help me shake the bed. 557 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,880 [This marks the second time Her Ladyship slept with His Excellency] 558 00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:30,800 You're being followed again? 559 00:34:30,820 --> 00:34:32,010 Please do me a favor. 560 00:34:50,090 --> 00:34:52,440 [This marks the third time Her Ladyship slept with His Excellency] 561 00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:09,500 [This marks the fourth time Her Ladyship slept with His Excellency] 562 00:35:24,470 --> 00:35:27,420 [This marks the... time Her Ladyship slept with His Excellency] 563 00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:29,370 [Huiyun Pavilion] 564 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:41,810 How come His Excellency is already 565 00:35:41,810 --> 00:35:43,600 so drowsy just after the morning meeting? 566 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,800 His Excellency seems to have been resting poorly lately. 567 00:35:48,850 --> 00:35:50,770 T-Then... 568 00:35:51,770 --> 00:35:53,900 -Your Excellency. -Your Excellency. 569 00:35:55,150 --> 00:35:57,280 -Your Excellency. -Your Excellency. 570 00:36:03,250 --> 00:36:04,850 Your Excellency, do you know 571 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,250 the treasury is running low? 572 00:36:08,810 --> 00:36:09,960 The treasury? 573 00:36:11,930 --> 00:36:13,000 Did 574 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,800 the Commerce Ministry not manage the budget well? 575 00:36:16,250 --> 00:36:19,050 This has nothing to do with the Commerce Ministry. 576 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,120 Since the beginning of this year, 577 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,180 all the Nine Cities 578 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:23,920 haven't been peaceful. 579 00:36:24,730 --> 00:36:26,890 Multiple areas have been struck by disasters. 580 00:36:26,890 --> 00:36:28,040 People 581 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,370 failed to pay taxes on time. 582 00:36:30,690 --> 00:36:31,450 This is what 583 00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:34,900 caused the current predicament. 584 00:36:38,250 --> 00:36:39,220 Then, Mr. Zheng, 585 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:40,950 do you have a solution? 586 00:36:42,930 --> 00:36:44,690 After careful thinking, 587 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,170 I suppose the imminent concern 588 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:49,570 can only be addressed by higher taxes. 589 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,910 I have drafted a proposal for raising taxes. 590 00:36:54,450 --> 00:36:56,650 Read it, and Your Excellency will know. 591 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,360 Raising taxes, huh? 592 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,690 It's definitely not going to work. 593 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:12,890 People can't afford to pay taxes as it is. 594 00:37:12,890 --> 00:37:14,440 Now, you're even proposing an increase. 595 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,640 People will struggle more, won't they? 596 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:20,370 What gives you that thought, Your Excellency? 597 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,030 My wife. 598 00:37:25,620 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaking of which, I owe the three of you many thanks, 599 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,050 for bringing her to my life. 600 00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:30,930 I'm grateful 601 00:37:30,930 --> 00:37:32,890 that she took me out to see people's lives 602 00:37:32,890 --> 00:37:35,220 and told me so much about their suffering. 603 00:37:35,250 --> 00:37:38,050 I really cannot impose higher taxes on the people. 604 00:37:42,740 --> 00:37:44,260 In my opinion, 605 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,020 it's time to take reforms. 606 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:49,760 As for whether to raise the taxes or not, 607 00:37:49,820 --> 00:37:51,480 we need further discussions. 608 00:38:00,210 --> 00:38:02,160 I beg to differ, My Lord. 609 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:05,380 What do you think is wrong with it? 610 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,420 Is it wrong or not? 611 00:38:08,690 --> 00:38:10,550 -Don't chime in. -Don't chime in. 612 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,290 Women can't participate in politics. 613 00:38:16,690 --> 00:38:17,600 Doesn't 614 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:19,000 Her Ladyship know that? 615 00:38:19,930 --> 00:38:22,520 I don't think she's participating in politics. 616 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:24,100 Is she or is she not? 617 00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:26,100 She's not. 618 00:38:36,370 --> 00:38:38,210 Do you agree with the nonsense 619 00:38:38,210 --> 00:38:39,440 that the governor said? 620 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:40,590 Of course I agree. 621 00:38:40,670 --> 00:38:43,400 There's no need to hide things between you and me. 622 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:46,180 The treasury is depleted. 623 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,040 What other solutions are there 624 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:49,830 apart from increasing taxes? 625 00:38:50,810 --> 00:38:52,580 His Excellency is stalling. 626 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,330 And that talk about reforms! 627 00:38:55,810 --> 00:38:58,140 Is he trying to turn the world upside down? 628 00:39:00,770 --> 00:39:02,180 That aside, look 629 00:39:02,540 --> 00:39:04,230 what a woman you got him. 630 00:39:04,690 --> 00:39:06,490 She has bewitched the governor. 631 00:39:07,410 --> 00:39:09,630 And you are the one to blame! 632 00:39:10,810 --> 00:39:12,210 Actually, I think 633 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:14,440 I picked the right woman. 634 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:44,600 Please stop looking, My Lady. 635 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:46,800 You would deem my embroidery terrible. 636 00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:48,320 Who said that? 637 00:39:48,340 --> 00:39:49,850 You're doing a great job at it. 638 00:39:49,850 --> 00:39:52,130 Look at the duckling you're working on this time. 639 00:39:52,130 --> 00:39:53,460 Such a cute expression. 640 00:39:56,150 --> 00:39:57,000 My Lady, 641 00:39:57,370 --> 00:39:58,780 this is a mandarin duck. 642 00:39:59,850 --> 00:40:00,780 A mandarin duck? 643 00:40:02,820 --> 00:40:03,480 You mean... 644 00:40:04,030 --> 00:40:05,360 this is a mandarin duck? 645 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,040 I guessed it wrong again. 646 00:40:13,330 --> 00:40:14,450 Well, you're right. 647 00:40:14,450 --> 00:40:15,680 This is exactly a mandarin duck. 648 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,180 How beautifully embroidered. 649 00:40:17,180 --> 00:40:19,810 "The mandarin ducks fly together; Catch them as a pair." 650 00:40:19,810 --> 00:40:21,410 It's a lovely mandarin duck. 651 00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:25,000 My Lady, I know you're trying to comfort me. 652 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,560 I don't have much talent 653 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:28,370 in needlework. 654 00:40:29,690 --> 00:40:30,890 Wait, Suyin. 655 00:40:31,210 --> 00:40:32,440 You said... 656 00:40:32,670 --> 00:40:34,460 this is a mandarin duck. 657 00:40:36,890 --> 00:40:39,140 It's said that words are to convey meaning. 658 00:40:39,140 --> 00:40:41,000 Embroidery works in the same way. 659 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:42,520 Does it mean... 660 00:40:42,690 --> 00:40:44,120 you're in love 661 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:45,720 with someone, Suyin? 662 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:49,210 No. 663 00:40:49,210 --> 00:40:51,120 Don't talk nonsense, My Lady. 664 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:53,800 No wonder I've always seen you 665 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,060 writing letters in your room these days. 666 00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,430 It turns out they're for someone you love. 667 00:40:59,380 --> 00:41:00,540 I remember you are 668 00:41:00,570 --> 00:41:01,740 from Jingcheng. 669 00:41:01,910 --> 00:41:02,770 What about him? 670 00:41:02,930 --> 00:41:04,390 Is he also from Jingcheng? 671 00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:07,330 No, this is 672 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,440 not what you think it is, My Lady. 673 00:41:12,790 --> 00:41:14,490 What's there to be shy about? 674 00:41:15,050 --> 00:41:16,580 Throughout the ages, 675 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:18,560 nothing moves the heart more than love. 676 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:20,500 Women's passion is particularly powerful. 677 00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:21,960 If you truly like someone, 678 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:23,620 then be brave and say it aloud. 679 00:41:24,930 --> 00:41:26,660 My Lady, do you really think so? 680 00:41:29,410 --> 00:41:31,290 Then don't just be a judge 681 00:41:31,290 --> 00:41:32,290 on someone else's affairs. 682 00:41:32,290 --> 00:41:35,550 It's time you directed your attention to your own matters. 683 00:41:36,290 --> 00:41:37,730 My own matters? 684 00:41:37,850 --> 00:41:38,850 What matters? 685 00:41:39,770 --> 00:41:41,480 Why does it seem like you don't care about 686 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:42,960 the governor's birthday at all? 687 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,600 Those in the Internal Affairs Department told me 688 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,210 they've been waiting for your reply 689 00:41:46,210 --> 00:41:48,940 about the menu for this year's birthday banquet. 690 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:52,520 You mean... 691 00:41:52,850 --> 00:41:54,300 the mayor's birthday is approaching?