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[Spring of The Blade]

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[Episode 2]

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The ceremony is complete.

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Congratulations, Fourth Lady,

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on returning to the clan.

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I know that, given my lowly status,

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I am not worthy of making my father

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set aside his official duties
and return home.

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But I really wish

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I could serve him a cup of tea
as his daughter

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to show my affection and concern.

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There's nothing wrong
with your filial piety.

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But with honored guests here,

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it's inappropriate for you

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to kneel all the time.

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Indeed.

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As beautiful as she is,

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it would be a pity to ruin her knees.

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Who is this?

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- It must be Lord Yan from the capital.
-Lord Yan.

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-Greetings, Your Lordship.
-Greetings, Your Lordship.

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-Lord Yan.
-Lord Yan.

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This must be the Fourth Lady
of the Xie family.

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I heard you were missing for years,

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but a fire brought news of you.

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You truly are blessed by God.

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You really took advantage of the fire

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to return home safely.

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Qingyuan,

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we have a distinguished guest.

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Stand up and greet him.

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Be careful, lady.

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I am Xie Qingyuan.

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Greetings, Lord Yan.

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You know my name?

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What?

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Have we met before?

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I saw you have an imposing appearance

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which far outshone
that of ordinary people,

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so I ventured a guess.

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If I am wrong,

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please forgive me, Your Lordship.

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You are not wrong.

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You have a sharp eye, Fourth Lady.

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Could you read my face

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and tell

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how many days I can survive in Hengtang?

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Qingyuan,

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put away your little tricks

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and speak properly.

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Can't you see what occasion it is today?

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Since you are one of the Xie family now,

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you must learn our rules.

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[Xie Residence of Hengtang]

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The Xie Residence is quite lively today.

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I heard they brought
their Fourth Lady back

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just in order to ward off evil.

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The patriarch of the Xie family,

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Lord Xie Shu,

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is stationed at the Northern Frontier
all year round

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and rarely returns home.

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It's such a big event

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as his own daughter's return

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to the clan,

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yet he didn't even come back.

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It's normal he didn't.

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You madams probably don't know.

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About this Fourth Lady,
who returned today,

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her birth mother

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once killed someone.

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Killed someone?

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Everyone knows the Third Lady, Qingrong,

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is listed under the name
of the Head Madam, Madam Hu.

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But her birth mother, Concubine Xia,

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was killed

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by the birth mother of this Fourth Lady,

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who just returned.

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This incident caused

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quite a stir back then.

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From now on,

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there will be no peaceful days for sure.

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If I were Lord Xie,

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I would also prefer to stay
at the frontier for some peace and quiet.

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Nonsense.

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Alright, alright.

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We are guests.

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Stop gossiping about the hosts.

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Madam Hu has arrived!

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[Mei Yinghua, Lord Xie's Second Concubine]

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Second Madam,

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the ceremony is over now.

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[Liuhua Courtyard]

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The Old Madam is

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receiving guests in the front hall.

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Are you really not going to take a look?

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What is there to look at?

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The harmonious grandmother
and granddaughter

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are enjoying family happiness.

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They've never
cared about my thoughts anyway.

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Wouldn't I just be
making myself miserable by going?

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I won't go.

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Our Eldest Lady

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has the same personality as her mother.

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She likes peace and quiet
and doesn't talk much.

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No one knows where she's hiding right now.

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Mother.

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This is my daughter, Qingru,

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the second child.

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Greetings, madams.

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These are March Red lychees
just sent from Danzhou

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for you to have a taste.

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What a wonderful girl.

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You raised her very well.

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Qingru, you may leave.

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Yes.

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Madam Hu, you've nurtured her well

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into a proper heiress.

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Indeed.

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When I visited
the Xie Residence last time,

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the place was a mess,
burned down by a fire.

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Now it has been restored
so fast and elegantly.

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Seems like the repairs went well.

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Yes, of course!

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It cost over ten thousand taels of silver

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to restore it to its original state.

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Even the crabapple tree in the courtyard

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was replaced
with an identical one from outside.

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This wine is

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refreshing and delicious.

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Good wine.

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Speaking of this wine,

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it's certainly not a treasure.

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Despite the ordinary wine,

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the cups I chose for it are not bad.

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It's genuine Yaozhou celadon,

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the first batch from the old kiln.

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Second Young Master,
you're quite generous.

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Having this Yaozhou celadon
at the ancestry reclaiming banquet

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just shows how wealthy the Xie family is.

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Yes, of course!

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Our Xie family is famous in Hengtang.

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There are hundreds, if not thousands,

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of rare treasures in our home!

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Zhengjun!

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Grandmother.

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Zhengjun,

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you're drunk.

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Lord Yan,

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don't listen to his nonsense.

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Second Madam,

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Second Young Master caused trouble again

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and annoyed the Old Madam.

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Is Zhengjun

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an idiot?

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The wealthy families in Hengtang are all

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keeping a low profile
to survive the winter.

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He's the only one
showing off our wealth outside,

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like he wants others
to target our Xie family.

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Anyway, since this pool of water is
already muddy,

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let's stir it up even worse.

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Qingrong is not

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a generous girl, is she?

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Go point her in a direction.

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How can

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our Zhengjun bear the blame

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alone?

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Yes.

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Third Sister.

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Don't call me sister.

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As the daughter of a murderer,

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born bad,

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do you deserve
to step into the Xie Residence?

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Third Sister,

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whether you want it or not,

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whether you're willing or not,

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as long as I'm still surnamed Xie,

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we have to live under the same roof.

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I don't want to make an enemy of you.

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Please be magnanimous, Third Sister.

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Grandmother is still waiting for me.

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I'll take my leave.

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Do you think I'm afraid of you
just because you brought up the Old Madam?

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Be magnanimous?

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When your mother used euphorbia

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to kill my mother,

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did she ever anticipate

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that one day her daughter
would have to pay with her life?

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Today is your return
and ancestor worship ceremony.

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Guess

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who the sacrifice is.

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Just before the ceremony,

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Grandmother gave you this longevity lock.

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This longevity lock

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was specially purified
with incense ash from the altar

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just in order to ward off evil.

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Do you know why you were left outside

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for so many years
without anyone looking for you,

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but they chose
to put you in the genealogy now?

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Because a concubine's daughter
born on the Ghost Festival

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makes the best scapegoat.

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You want a long life?

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I want you to pay
with your life right now!

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I want you to pay
with your life right now!

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Qingrong!

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What nonsense are you talking about?

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Old Madam,

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what brings you here?

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If I didn't come looking for you,

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how would I know someone

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could be this audacious?

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Yuejian,

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take the Fourth Lady

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to receive the distinguished guests.

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Then go to Wuzhu Courtyard

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and get the First Madam here.

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Yes.

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You,

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come with me.

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Penalty drink! Drink!

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Penalty drink!

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Lord Yan, you are so amazing.

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It's yours.

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Thank you, Lord Yan.

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Qingyuan!

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Fourth Lady,

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you are the star of today's event.

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Your second brother has drunk too much.

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Why don't you

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drink for him?

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Okay!

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Let Lord Yan check out

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how extraordinarily smart Qingyuan is.

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Pay with her life?

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Scapegoat?

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Have you ever

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thought about the consequences

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if the guests today hear what you said?

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Grandmother,

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the fact that I didn't kill her
on the spot just now

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was already me
protecting the Xie family's reputation.

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Everything started because of her mother.

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Just let Jin

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harm her own daughter!

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How dare you quibble?

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I have repeatedly ordered

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not to mention the past grievances.

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Do my words fall on deaf ears?

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Then did my mother
deserve to die unjustly?

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I heard Qingrong caused trouble.

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Qingrong,

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I'm not trying to scold you.

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But you've been
with the Head Madam for so long,

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and how can you still be so reckless?

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Old Madam.

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Concubine Mei, you're right.

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I failed to discipline her well.

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I will be stricter with her from now on.

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You are so passionate
about criticizing others,

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but you are no better, either.

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Yan Rui was ordered by His Majesty
to root out corruption for disaster relief.

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Our Xie family is in a sensitive position.

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And your silly son

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kept talking nonsense,

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letting others catch us out.

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How did you educate him?

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In short,

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from now on in this residence,

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everyone must watch their words and deeds.

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You must not make mistakes like today's.

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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The object Lord Yan hid

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should be round in shape

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and contain liquid—

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lamp oil.

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Let me open it!

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Look.

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It really is.

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Qingyuan, you are amazing!

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I will take my leave first.

280
00:13:21,270 --> 00:13:22,670
-Stop there.
-Qingyuan.

281
00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,960
Ladies just all
play hard to get like this.

282
00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:30,510
Your Lordship,

283
00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,040
please mind your behavior.

284
00:13:32,750 --> 00:13:33,600
Are you angry?

285
00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:35,840
Are you thinking of

286
00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,790
splashing that lamp oil on me

287
00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:39,670
and setting me on fire?

288
00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:44,080
I wouldn't dare.

289
00:13:45,030 --> 00:13:46,630
You wouldn't dare to commit arson,

290
00:13:46,630 --> 00:13:48,560
or you wouldn't dare to bet with me?

291
00:13:49,790 --> 00:13:50,650
Your Lordship,

292
00:13:50,790 --> 00:13:52,590
I just guessed blindly just now.

293
00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,090
I would never dare to compete with you.

294
00:13:55,150 --> 00:13:56,410
Your Lordship, please

295
00:13:56,510 --> 00:13:57,910
don't make things difficult for others.

296
00:13:57,910 --> 00:14:00,720
I just like to beat tough guys.

297
00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,720
What are you afraid of?

298
00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:04,910
Qingyuan,

299
00:14:05,030 --> 00:14:06,150
bet with him.

300
00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,630
Then, Fourth Lady, please

301
00:14:10,870 --> 00:14:13,440
guess what's in my sachet

302
00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:15,150
and how much it's worth.

303
00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,480
Let's see if it matches your answer.

304
00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,630
Lord Yan is back.

305
00:14:22,670 --> 00:14:23,800
-Lord Yan.
-Cheers.

306
00:14:24,310 --> 00:14:25,270
-Come on.
-Cheers.

307
00:14:25,270 --> 00:14:26,600
-Cheers.
-Let's drink.

308
00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:27,840
Cheers.

309
00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,790
The thing in the sachet is

310
00:14:37,150 --> 00:14:39,200
the most valuable treasure in the world.

311
00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:40,130
It's priceless.

312
00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,330
You are wrong, lady.

313
00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,080
This is just a pile

314
00:14:50,510 --> 00:14:52,030
of moldy millet.

315
00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,130
How is it priceless?

316
00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,550
Grain is the common people's foundation.

317
00:14:57,550 --> 00:14:59,870
His Majesty has warned the officials

318
00:15:00,150 --> 00:15:02,200
to value grain over gold and jade.

319
00:15:02,630 --> 00:15:03,960
After millet is cooked,

320
00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,550
it can not only fill the stomach,

321
00:15:05,550 --> 00:15:07,360
but long-term storage can also be

322
00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,120
a preparation for emergencies.

323
00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,750
Even moldy millet

324
00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,030
is still a priceless treasure

325
00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,720
for starving people.

326
00:15:16,070 --> 00:15:19,240
Therefore, I think this answer is correct.

327
00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,210
Fourth Lady, you're really eloquent.

328
00:15:23,630 --> 00:15:24,550
You can even talk up

329
00:15:24,550 --> 00:15:26,720
this pile of rotten grain
as an invaluable treasure.

330
00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:27,790
Then why don't you

331
00:15:28,030 --> 00:15:29,360
come with me

332
00:15:29,630 --> 00:15:31,490
to see how many of these treasures

333
00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,960
your Xie family's farm has?

334
00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:35,790
Be careful.

335
00:15:35,790 --> 00:15:37,910
-Why did Lord Yan bring up the farm?
-I'm okay.

336
00:15:37,910 --> 00:15:38,640
Is it related

337
00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:40,600
to the recent corruption case?

338
00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:41,720
Keep it down.

339
00:15:42,390 --> 00:15:43,440
Lord Yan,

340
00:15:43,670 --> 00:15:45,840
you are really well-informed.

341
00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,840
The Xie family's farm

342
00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,200
does indeed

343
00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,480
have some old grain stored.

344
00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:52,510
But

345
00:15:52,790 --> 00:15:54,240
Zhengjun traded good grain

346
00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,390
for them.

347
00:15:56,910 --> 00:15:58,510
As long as we can,

348
00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:01,960
we won't let people eat moldy grain.

349
00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,630
Qingyuan is right.

350
00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:06,480
Grain may be cheap,

351
00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,170
but it concerns the people's livelihood,

352
00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,130
making it more precious than gold.

353
00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,150
Given the disaster
Hengtang is suffering from right now,

354
00:16:14,150 --> 00:16:16,030
on behalf of the Xie family,

355
00:16:16,390 --> 00:16:17,870
I'd like to donate

356
00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:19,550
100 dan of grain.

357
00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,600
100 dan?

358
00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,440
That's a lot.

359
00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,750
It's enough to feed 200 households
for 3 months.

360
00:16:26,750 --> 00:16:28,550
You are so righteous, Old Madam.

361
00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,630
I'm deeply impressed.

362
00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,150
Then I thank you in advance, Old Madam.

363
00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:40,440
Fourth Lady, it seems that you are

364
00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,240
indeed the Xie family's mascot.

365
00:16:42,510 --> 00:16:43,510
I'm flattered.

366
00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,550
It's all thanks to the Xie family's
profound ancestral blessings

367
00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:48,600
and the Old Madam's grace.

368
00:16:56,670 --> 00:17:00,320
♪ Lest he prove untrue
and leave us heartbroken ♪

369
00:17:03,630 --> 00:17:05,310
The southern opera is performed tonight

370
00:17:04,829 --> 00:17:07,180
♪ Today Zhang Xie rides through
the streets in triumph ♪

371
00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,720
to welcome you into the family.

372
00:17:07,829 --> 00:17:09,099
♪ But he's short of helping hands ♪

373
00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,280
♪ Let's go lend him ours ♪

374
00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,000
Back then, this song was

375
00:17:14,150 --> 00:17:17,900
♪ The ghosts will bear the sedan chair ♪

376
00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,900
your mother's favorite, too.

377
00:17:19,619 --> 00:17:22,079
♪ The gods will blow the trumpets ♪

378
00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,110
Yan Rui visited us today.

379
00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,480
If the Xie family

380
00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,100
had gotten involved
in the corruption case,

381
00:17:33,110 --> 00:17:35,270
it would've definitely caused us
grave damage

382
00:17:35,270 --> 00:17:36,960
and disastrous consequences.

383
00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,110
Fortunately, you

384
00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:39,550
stayed composed in the face of danger

385
00:17:39,550 --> 00:17:41,070
and acted appropriately.

386
00:17:42,030 --> 00:17:43,440
You handled it very well.

387
00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,750
I just used some small tricks.

388
00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,070
I don't deserve your praise, Grandmother.

389
00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,840
I am already deeply grateful

390
00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,590
that you don't blame me

391
00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,960
for embarrassing the Xie family.

392
00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,750
When I was little, I lived a lonely,
difficult life away from the Xie Residence,

393
00:18:00,750 --> 00:18:02,610
growing up among the common folk.

394
00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:06,030
My birth mother once made a grave mistake

395
00:18:06,510 --> 00:18:07,770
and harmed the family.

396
00:18:08,030 --> 00:18:10,920
Logically speaking, my background

397
00:18:11,510 --> 00:18:13,270
is not worthy of the Xie family.

398
00:18:15,790 --> 00:18:17,270
You didn't abandon me, Grandmother,

399
00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:20,270
which allowed me
to enjoy today's blessings.

400
00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:22,430
I cannot repay you enough

401
00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,400
for this kindness.

402
00:18:24,590 --> 00:18:28,550
From now on, I promise I will place
the Xie family above everything else.

403
00:18:28,550 --> 00:18:30,000
I will give it my all

404
00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,040
until the very end of my life.

405
00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,510
Silly girl.

406
00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,830
You call me Grandmother,

407
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,070
so we are family.

408
00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,640
Since we are family,

409
00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,830
we should let go of past grudges

410
00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,440
and help each other.

411
00:18:47,030 --> 00:18:48,240
As the saying goes,

412
00:18:48,310 --> 00:18:50,840
a child is innocent
of their parents' crimes.

413
00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,240
As long as I am in the Xie family,

414
00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:54,550
I will never

415
00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,210
let anyone make things difficult for you.

416
00:19:04,830 --> 00:19:06,230
Thank you, Grandmother.

417
00:19:07,830 --> 00:19:11,250
-Bravo!
-Bravo!

418
00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,420
-Bravo!
-Bravo!

419
00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,940
-Bravo!
-Bravo!

420
00:19:17,110 --> 00:19:18,000
Come on, Your Lordship,

421
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,400
let me pour you a drink.

422
00:19:22,790 --> 00:19:23,650
Your Lordship,

423
00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,110
I left the banquet quite early today.

424
00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,640
I heard that you

425
00:19:27,830 --> 00:19:29,750
gained a lot from the Xie family.

426
00:19:30,110 --> 00:19:30,790
What?

427
00:19:31,110 --> 00:19:33,110
Lord Wei, you want to raise the stakes?

428
00:19:33,110 --> 00:19:34,550
That's perfect.

429
00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,030
I was just worrying about
not having enough.

430
00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:38,160
I wouldn't dare.

431
00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:39,550
I was a bit reckless.

432
00:19:40,110 --> 00:19:41,550
I thought

433
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,790
you wanted to use the Xie family
to investigate the corruption case.

434
00:19:45,790 --> 00:19:47,990
I am here this time for disaster relief.

435
00:19:48,310 --> 00:19:49,720
If it's not handled well,

436
00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,480
it might irritate His Majesty.

437
00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,000
So, for the food collection,

438
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,550
Lord Wei, please

439
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,730
pay more attention to it for me.

440
00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,030
As for corruption,

441
00:19:59,510 --> 00:20:01,440
I will just catch several people,

442
00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,000
take them to the capital,

443
00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,200
and consider it done.

444
00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:12,480
My Lady, what are your plans now?

445
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,260
Firstly, gain the trust of the Old Madam.

446
00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,590
And then investigate
my mother's unjust case.

447
00:20:17,590 --> 00:20:18,550
No rush.

448
00:20:18,830 --> 00:20:20,270
They will eventually know

449
00:20:20,270 --> 00:20:23,070
I am the vengeful demon,
back to claim their lives.

450
00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:34,840
You may go back first.

451
00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:36,960
Yes.

452
00:20:57,270 --> 00:20:58,070
Third Sister.

453
00:20:59,070 --> 00:21:00,550
You are quite composed.

454
00:21:01,310 --> 00:21:02,070
You already know

455
00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:03,920
why the Xie family got you back,

456
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:06,720
and you're still not leaving?

457
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:07,480
Leave?

458
00:21:08,070 --> 00:21:08,920
Where to?

459
00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,640
Since I have been listed
in the Xie family's genealogy,

460
00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:12,700
I am one of the Xies.

461
00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,240
Of course, I should stay
in the Xie Residence

462
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:16,960
and take care of the Old Madam.

463
00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:20,600
Do you think you can turn the tables
by clinging to the Old Madam?

464
00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,360
Your Lordship, what are you looking at?

465
00:21:39,830 --> 00:21:42,440
Lord Wei, please help me check

466
00:21:43,310 --> 00:21:45,350
if the one standing on the bridge is

467
00:21:45,590 --> 00:21:47,450
the Fourth Lady of the Xie family.

468
00:21:49,270 --> 00:21:50,870
It is indeed the Fourth Lady.

469
00:21:51,070 --> 00:21:52,750
No wonder she looks familiar.

470
00:21:53,030 --> 00:21:54,720
She really tickles my fancy.

471
00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,880
Since I've run into such a beauty,

472
00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,010
please excuse me
for ending our chitchat here, Lord Wei.

473
00:22:00,310 --> 00:22:02,310
Your Lordship, I'll leave you to it.

474
00:22:03,550 --> 00:22:04,310
Listen,

475
00:22:05,070 --> 00:22:06,880
even if you've been placed
in the genealogy,

476
00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,210
it can't change the fact

477
00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,640
that your mother is a murderer.

478
00:22:11,110 --> 00:22:12,840
But I am a lady of the Xie family,

479
00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,460
and that is also a fact.

480
00:22:15,110 --> 00:22:16,400
So what else can you do?

481
00:22:18,310 --> 00:22:19,110
Beat me,

482
00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:20,640
scold me,

483
00:22:21,550 --> 00:22:23,350
or make things difficult for me?

484
00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,070
But this filial piety

485
00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,400
won't bring any honor

486
00:22:27,590 --> 00:22:28,920
to the late Fifth Madam.

487
00:22:30,750 --> 00:22:32,950
Third Sister, your reluctance to let go

488
00:22:33,310 --> 00:22:34,480
will only make

489
00:22:34,510 --> 00:22:35,770
the Fifth Madam suffer

490
00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:38,170
in the netherworld day after day,

491
00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,790
unable to reincarnate.

492
00:22:39,790 --> 00:22:41,550
Then go to hell right now!

493
00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,060
Die and pay for my mother's death!

494
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,200
So it's the two ladies of the Xie family.

495
00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,930
How did you two end up fighting?

496
00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,240
Someone fell into the water!

497
00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:18,840
Someone fell into the water!

498
00:23:19,850 --> 00:23:21,450
Someone fell into the water!

499
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:56,110
Tell me

500
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,270
your purpose for entering the Xie family.

501
00:23:58,270 --> 00:23:59,590
If I hand over the evidence of your arson

502
00:23:59,590 --> 00:24:00,640
to the Xie family,

503
00:24:01,030 --> 00:24:01,920
do you think

504
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,410
they will believe you, a fake lady,

505
00:24:04,510 --> 00:24:05,640
or me, an official?

506
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,160
My Lord.

507
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:18,940
My Lord!

508
00:24:19,590 --> 00:24:20,050
My Lord!

509
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:21,650
Wake up, My Lord!

510
00:24:22,350 --> 00:24:22,920
My Lord!

511
00:24:29,350 --> 00:24:30,000
My Lord,

512
00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:31,370
are you alright?

513
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:33,590
Who saved me?

514
00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:34,480
It's...

515
00:24:35,750 --> 00:24:37,680
It's the Fourth Lady who saved you.

516
00:24:48,790 --> 00:24:50,270
Where is the estate manager?

517
00:24:50,270 --> 00:24:51,530
The estate manager...

518
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:52,480
is dead.

519
00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:00,340
Come on.

520
00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:06,440
-Hurry!
-Move!

521
00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,240
-Move! Make way!
-Someone died.

522
00:25:17,070 --> 00:25:17,530
My Lord,

523
00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:19,440
we've searched him.

524
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:20,500
The ledger is gone.

525
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:21,790
Who is this dead man?

526
00:25:21,790 --> 00:25:22,520
I don't know.

527
00:25:28,070 --> 00:25:29,600
The estate manager brought

528
00:25:29,750 --> 00:25:31,080
the item to me as agreed.

529
00:25:51,790 --> 00:25:53,520
It seemed like I was the target,

530
00:25:54,790 --> 00:25:55,590
but actually,

531
00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,080
someone tried to stop him
from approaching me,

532
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,750
even resorting to murder to silence him.

533
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:07,840
Someone fell into the water!

534
00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:14,640
The ledger.

535
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,920
Who on earth was it?

536
00:26:24,270 --> 00:26:25,110
Mother.

537
00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,350
Please don't worry too much.

538
00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:29,480
Didn't the official
who came back with Qingrong

539
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,350
already say

540
00:26:31,030 --> 00:26:33,920
that the Fourth Lady
and Lord Yan are not injured?

541
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,680
Lord Yan is a high official
from the capital.

542
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,350
There must be many people
keeping an eye on him.

543
00:26:38,350 --> 00:26:40,510
It's fortunate that they aren't hurt.

544
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,000
But an unmarried girl

545
00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,770
fell into the water
with an unrelated man.

546
00:26:45,790 --> 00:26:47,110
If this gets out,

547
00:26:47,110 --> 00:26:49,680
people will inevitably
suspect a secret rendezvous.

548
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,140
I'm afraid that's much worse
than an injury.

549
00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,240
Qingyuan just arrived
at the Xie Residence,

550
00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,300
and she's already caused such a stir.

551
00:26:58,310 --> 00:27:00,510
We must keep a close eye on her
from now on

552
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,280
to prevent her from tarnishing
our Xie family's reputation.

553
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,180
After such a big incident,

554
00:27:09,510 --> 00:27:11,110
where are you going, lady?

555
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,100
Your Lordship,

556
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,790
although I saved your life,

557
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,030
you don't need to appreciate it too much.

558
00:27:19,030 --> 00:27:20,510
If it were anyone else,

559
00:27:20,510 --> 00:27:22,350
I would have saved them all the same.

560
00:27:22,350 --> 00:27:24,350
But, Your Lordship, you really have

561
00:27:24,590 --> 00:27:25,850
poor swimming skills.

562
00:27:26,070 --> 00:27:28,470
You should practice more
when you are free.

563
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,270
A wet-haired beauty
fleeing under the moon,

564
00:27:32,270 --> 00:27:33,270
how interesting.

565
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:36,310
You're far more adept
at hooking up with women

566
00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:37,840
than investigating cases.

567
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:40,080
Is that a compliment?

568
00:27:40,310 --> 00:27:42,110
If so, I will accept it.

569
00:27:44,310 --> 00:27:45,720
Fourth Lady, did you know

570
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,080
that the person who just died

571
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,590
is your Xie family's estate manager?

572
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:57,580
Your Lordship,

573
00:27:57,830 --> 00:28:00,090
I have just arrived at the Xie Residence,

574
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,860
so I am not quite familiar
with these relations.

575
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,490
It's fine if you don't know.

576
00:28:05,110 --> 00:28:06,770
Then please take a look, lady.

577
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:08,960
Is this sachet

578
00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:10,970
something from the Xie family?

579
00:28:16,510 --> 00:28:18,880
It should be

580
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,000
my Second Brother's sachet.

581
00:28:22,750 --> 00:28:23,590
Oh, dear.

582
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,440
We found on the corpse the belonging

583
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,770
of your Xie family's Second Young Master.

584
00:28:29,030 --> 00:28:30,440
This makes things tricky.

585
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,150
I've got no choice but to investigate

586
00:28:32,150 --> 00:28:33,350
according to the law.

587
00:28:34,590 --> 00:28:35,450
Your Lordship,

588
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:37,350
the deceased

589
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,200
died on the shore.

590
00:28:39,550 --> 00:28:41,830
He didn't fall into the water
before he died.

591
00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:43,680
This sachet is so wet.

592
00:28:44,310 --> 00:28:47,830
Perhaps it fell into the water
with someone else?

593
00:28:52,270 --> 00:28:53,930
You are so smart, Fourth Lady.

594
00:28:54,270 --> 00:28:55,510
Why didn't I think

595
00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:57,370
of drying it before taking it out?

596
00:28:58,310 --> 00:28:59,170
Your Lordship,

597
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,240
are you openly telling me

598
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:02,880
that you are framing him?

599
00:29:03,270 --> 00:29:05,240
Aren't you afraid I'll report it
to the authorities?

600
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:05,920
No.

601
00:29:06,830 --> 00:29:08,680
Because you taught me, Fourth Lady,

602
00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:09,740
that if I am guilty,

603
00:29:10,070 --> 00:29:11,530
you will be my accomplice.

604
00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:13,370
Don't worry,

605
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,410
I will definitely confess
and bring you down with me.

606
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:24,820
Your Lordship,

607
00:29:25,510 --> 00:29:26,720
I wonder

608
00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:28,550
when I offended you.

609
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:30,960
During the game
at the ancestry reclaiming banquet,

610
00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,110
you deliberately made things difficult
for me with stale millet.

611
00:29:33,110 --> 00:29:34,030
Didn't I

612
00:29:34,350 --> 00:29:36,960
do you a favor in return?

613
00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:39,240
Isn't the Xie family's 100 dan of grain

614
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:40,960
enough to please you?

615
00:29:41,590 --> 00:29:42,640
Or

616
00:29:42,830 --> 00:29:43,920
do you want more?

617
00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,200
You knew exactly why I came,

618
00:29:46,510 --> 00:29:48,640
yet you still played along with my act.

619
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,030
Wasn't it just to establish your prestige
in the Xie family

620
00:29:51,030 --> 00:29:53,070
and prove your worth as the Fourth Lady?

621
00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:55,270
Can we even settle the score between us?

622
00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,550
Are there any good people
in the Xie family in your eyes?

623
00:29:58,550 --> 00:30:01,810
And now you're playing the role
of a devoted family member?

624
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,030
Was that big fire

625
00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:06,040
really just to make the Xie family
lose some money?

626
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:07,730
Fourth Lady,

627
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,590
some lies are just lies.

628
00:30:11,110 --> 00:30:12,550
Don't fool yourself.

629
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,700
Then what do you want, Your Lordship?

630
00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,160
I want you to watch a good show
of the Xie family with me.

631
00:30:20,350 --> 00:30:22,030
Then you have got
the wrong person, Your Lordship.

632
00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:23,070
I don't understand shows.

633
00:30:23,070 --> 00:30:24,730
Right, you understand chess.

634
00:30:26,550 --> 00:30:27,790
You are meticulous

635
00:30:28,310 --> 00:30:29,710
and advance step by step.

636
00:30:30,510 --> 00:30:31,510
But don't forget,

637
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,070
if a chess player

638
00:30:33,070 --> 00:30:35,200
cannot even see her own moves clearly,

639
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,880
she can only be a chess piece—a pawn.

640
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,920
But I don't need

641
00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,510
another player on my chessboard.

642
00:30:42,510 --> 00:30:43,790
Is it that you don't need one,

643
00:30:43,790 --> 00:30:44,990
or you don't want one?

644
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,590
We walk different paths,
so we're not meant to work together.

645
00:30:48,590 --> 00:30:50,240
Please don't force me, Your Lordship.

646
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,570
I just want to force you.

647
00:30:56,830 --> 00:30:58,890
I don't care if you're willing or not.

648
00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:01,160
I will definitely

649
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,340
take control of your game.

650
00:31:15,830 --> 00:31:16,960
Qingrong and Qingyuan

651
00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,720
are both listed under my name.

652
00:31:19,030 --> 00:31:20,490
Such an incident happened

653
00:31:20,550 --> 00:31:22,350
due to my failure in discipline.

654
00:31:22,510 --> 00:31:23,970
When Qingyuan comes back,

655
00:31:24,310 --> 00:31:26,550
I promise I will strictly discipline her.

656
00:31:26,550 --> 00:31:27,720
Right now,

657
00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:29,790
no matter what happened,

658
00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,270
the Fourth Lady falling into the water
with an unrelated man

659
00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:36,070
will surely cause a scandal
if word gets out.

660
00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:38,000
Zhengjun.

661
00:31:38,750 --> 00:31:40,810
Hurry and bring the Fourth Lady back.

662
00:31:41,110 --> 00:31:42,750
If she stays out overnight,

663
00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:44,750
things will escalate.

664
00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:47,670
Clouds are gathering
on the horizon right now.

665
00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,030
Our family can't afford
any more incidents.

666
00:31:51,550 --> 00:31:52,200
Go now.

667
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:53,400
Okay, okay.

668
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:54,740
I'll go. I'm going.

669
00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:57,550
Lord Yan has arrived!

670
00:32:10,750 --> 00:32:11,830
Isn't she back now?

671
00:32:14,030 --> 00:32:14,830
Lord Yan.

672
00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:25,880
Qingyuan

673
00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:27,840
really doesn't know her place.

674
00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,440
How could she let you, Lord Yan,
escort her back personally?

675
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:32,070
It's a matter of great importance.

676
00:32:32,070 --> 00:32:33,600
Of course I must escort her.

677
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,490
Escorting her is one thing.

678
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,070
But Lord Yan, why did you barge in

679
00:32:38,070 --> 00:32:40,640
with a troop of soldiers at midnight?

680
00:32:41,550 --> 00:32:43,350
If this gets out,

681
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:44,310
other people

682
00:32:44,350 --> 00:32:47,550
might think the Xie family
has committed a serious crime.

683
00:32:48,270 --> 00:32:49,000
Indeed.

684
00:32:49,310 --> 00:32:50,440
I don't know either.

685
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,840
Whether your Xie family is guilty or not

686
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:54,820
depends on how I investigate.

687
00:32:59,550 --> 00:33:01,480
Why do you say that, Your Lordship?

688
00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:03,750
Lord Yan,

689
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,920
did Xie Qingyuan cause any trouble

690
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,830
and get escorted back by you as a culprit?

691
00:33:08,830 --> 00:33:09,480
Qingru.

692
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:12,900
The Fourth Lady
did encounter some trouble.

693
00:33:13,270 --> 00:33:14,480
She was almost

694
00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:18,310
pushed into the water
by the Third Lady of your Xie family.

695
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,680
I am the witness.

696
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,030
The Fourth Lady saved my life underwater.

697
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:28,640
It is only right

698
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,590
for me to seek justice for her.

699
00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:39,480
That's not true, Grandmother.

700
00:33:39,510 --> 00:33:39,960
I...

701
00:33:40,350 --> 00:33:42,310
I just missed my mother too much,

702
00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,310
thinking of the past grievances.

703
00:33:44,310 --> 00:33:45,830
I didn't mean to do it.

704
00:33:46,070 --> 00:33:47,800
I just lost my mind for a moment.

705
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,110
Grandmother.

706
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:50,830
You fool.

707
00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,820
How many times have I told you?

708
00:33:53,550 --> 00:33:55,070
Don't make a fuss

709
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:56,480
over baseless rumors.

710
00:33:56,750 --> 00:33:57,950
But you never listen!

711
00:33:58,510 --> 00:33:59,270
Nanny Rong.

712
00:34:01,310 --> 00:34:01,920
Yes, Old Madam.

713
00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:03,270
Take the Third Lady away

714
00:34:03,510 --> 00:34:05,160
and lock her in the ancestral hall.

715
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:06,680
Have her copy Buddhist scriptures

716
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,360
to reflect on her actions as a penalty.

717
00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:09,590
Yes, Old Madam.

718
00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:13,320
Third Lady,

719
00:34:13,550 --> 00:34:14,679
please come with me.

720
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:34,230
Lord Yan,

721
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,290
there has been a lot of misunderstanding.

722
00:34:37,590 --> 00:34:39,030
There is no grudge

723
00:34:39,230 --> 00:34:40,400
between my Third Sister and me.

724
00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,070
We just lost control of the aim

725
00:34:42,230 --> 00:34:43,830
when we were playing around.

726
00:34:44,190 --> 00:34:45,320
I'm the one to blame.

727
00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:46,850
I didn't stand steady.

728
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:48,600
Such a trivial matter

729
00:34:48,630 --> 00:34:50,000
shouldn't bother you.

730
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:01,150
Lord Yan.

731
00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,230
Qingrong and Qingyuan

732
00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,480
offended you today.

733
00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,090
It was indeed improper.

734
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,230
It's truly my failure as a mother
to discipline them.

735
00:35:09,230 --> 00:35:10,070
I'd like

736
00:35:10,590 --> 00:35:12,480
to apologize to you here, Your Lordship.

737
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:13,880
Please forgive us.

738
00:35:14,150 --> 00:35:15,280
It doesn't matter.

739
00:35:16,070 --> 00:35:18,400
I have no interest in the domestic affairs

740
00:35:18,590 --> 00:35:19,650
of your Xie family.

741
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,900
Let's talk about something serious.

742
00:35:24,550 --> 00:35:26,480
The Xie family's estate manager

743
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:27,880
is dead.

744
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:42,960
Lord Yan,

745
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,320
this is a weighty matter.

746
00:35:46,630 --> 00:35:47,510
Please

747
00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,760
move to the reception hall
to discuss it in detail.

748
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,140
About tonight's murder case,

749
00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:00,390
the Fourth Lady saw it with her own eyes.

750
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,150
The dead estate manager

751
00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,560
was clutching
your Second Young Master's sachet.

752
00:36:06,670 --> 00:36:09,070
If I didn't keep Fourth Lady as a witness,

753
00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:10,920
wouldn't it be a baseless slander

754
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,230
against
your Second Young Master's reputation?

755
00:36:13,230 --> 00:36:14,190
Fourth Lady.

756
00:36:22,670 --> 00:36:24,670
It was dark, and my eyesight is poor.

757
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,360
I was also very scared.

758
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:27,670
I

759
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,550
really didn't see clearly.

760
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:31,110
Perhaps

761
00:36:31,510 --> 00:36:32,640
there was a mistake.

762
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,030
Our Xie family has been blessed
by His Majesty's grace

763
00:36:46,030 --> 00:36:48,400
and stuck to our duties for years.

764
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,840
We would never dare
to overstep our bounds.

765
00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:53,920
Lord Yan, you should not

766
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:55,560
accuse anyone

767
00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:58,590
of the grave crime of murder easily.

768
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:02,800
Of course,

769
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,630
I'm well aware of it.

770
00:37:05,450 --> 00:37:06,510
Without evidence,

771
00:37:06,780 --> 00:37:09,030
I definitely wouldn't cause trouble
for no reason.

772
00:37:09,030 --> 00:37:09,780
Nor would I

773
00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:11,900
frame an innocent person randomly.

774
00:37:12,510 --> 00:37:13,150
Right,

775
00:37:13,430 --> 00:37:14,260
Fourth Lady?

776
00:37:20,180 --> 00:37:21,040
Your Lordship,

777
00:37:21,780 --> 00:37:23,740
my Second Brother is a kind person.

778
00:37:23,990 --> 00:37:26,030
Old Madam is also compassionate.

779
00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:27,710
In the face of disaster,

780
00:37:27,740 --> 00:37:30,470
the Xie family still thought of
how to relieve the people.

781
00:37:30,470 --> 00:37:31,960
With such kind hearts,

782
00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:33,640
how could they kill anyone?

783
00:37:33,860 --> 00:37:34,870
There must be

784
00:37:35,700 --> 00:37:37,360
some misunderstanding here.

785
00:37:37,460 --> 00:37:38,850
Then how on earth

786
00:37:39,210 --> 00:37:41,950
did this sachet end up
in the deceased's hand?

787
00:37:47,020 --> 00:37:48,570
Zhengjun is

788
00:37:48,980 --> 00:37:50,340
too playful.

789
00:37:50,460 --> 00:37:51,500
Usually,

790
00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,090
visiting brothels

791
00:37:53,170 --> 00:37:54,570
is a common thing for him.

792
00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:56,160
In places of pleasure,

793
00:37:56,420 --> 00:37:57,610
it's just common

794
00:37:58,900 --> 00:38:00,420
to drop a sachet, right?

795
00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:06,820
Is this Yunya tea?

796
00:38:10,510 --> 00:38:11,780
It tastes really good.

797
00:38:12,770 --> 00:38:14,730
It's even better than the tribute tea

798
00:38:14,730 --> 00:38:16,170
in the capital.

799
00:38:24,570 --> 00:38:26,500
You must be joking, Your Lordship.

800
00:38:26,530 --> 00:38:27,540
Yunya tea

801
00:38:27,770 --> 00:38:29,060
is nothing rare.

802
00:38:29,420 --> 00:38:30,610
Tomorrow, I will

803
00:38:30,860 --> 00:38:33,460
have someone send 2 baskets
to your residence.

804
00:38:39,730 --> 00:38:41,530
You may not know this, Old Madam.

805
00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:42,900
I am

806
00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:45,250
worried about raising grain every day.

807
00:38:45,770 --> 00:38:47,900
Now that there is another murder case,

808
00:38:48,340 --> 00:38:50,270
how can I be in the mood to taste tea?

809
00:38:55,020 --> 00:38:56,610
The Xie family's warehouse

810
00:38:57,290 --> 00:38:59,150
still has a little surplus grain.

811
00:39:00,060 --> 00:39:02,920
If it can solve your urgent problem,
Your Lordship,

812
00:39:03,380 --> 00:39:05,640
it can be considered a meritorious deed.

813
00:39:10,980 --> 00:39:13,060
Your Lordship,
are you satisfied with the result

814
00:39:13,060 --> 00:39:14,320
of today's chess game?

815
00:39:14,940 --> 00:39:16,870
Fourth Lady, you're quick-witted

816
00:39:16,900 --> 00:39:18,250
and meticulous about every move.

817
00:39:18,250 --> 00:39:19,980
You are actually more suitable

818
00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:21,700
for playing chess than I am.

819
00:39:27,820 --> 00:39:28,680
Your Lordship,

820
00:39:28,980 --> 00:39:30,290
you just falsely claimed

821
00:39:30,290 --> 00:39:31,940
to have a sachet as evidence,

822
00:39:32,250 --> 00:39:34,540
forcing my grandmother
to give away the grain.

823
00:39:34,540 --> 00:39:36,380
I didn't want to make an enemy of you,

824
00:39:36,380 --> 00:39:38,340
so I played along with this lie.

825
00:39:39,130 --> 00:39:41,060
Since you have already gotten
what you wanted,

826
00:39:41,060 --> 00:39:42,920
why are you still pushing so hard?

827
00:39:45,860 --> 00:39:47,160
How do you know that

828
00:39:47,500 --> 00:39:49,210
grain is all I want?

829
00:39:56,250 --> 00:39:58,380
No matter what you want, Your Lordship,

830
00:39:58,380 --> 00:39:59,130
I

831
00:39:59,570 --> 00:40:01,230
only implore you to show mercy

832
00:40:01,690 --> 00:40:03,750
and stop getting me involved in this.

833
00:40:06,020 --> 00:40:07,090
You want to escape?

834
00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:09,090
No way.

835
00:40:10,090 --> 00:40:12,420
There is a good saying
in the opera troupe—

836
00:40:12,420 --> 00:40:16,080
once the music starts, the show
must not stop until it's finished.

837
00:40:16,340 --> 00:40:17,870
With such a brilliant show,

838
00:40:18,380 --> 00:40:20,500
how could I bear to let you

839
00:40:20,980 --> 00:40:22,420
leave early?

840
00:40:26,570 --> 00:40:27,820
I wonder if you've heard

841
00:40:27,820 --> 00:40:28,940
about 2 sentences

842
00:40:29,210 --> 00:40:31,670
in the "Kṣitigarbha Sutra," Your Lordship.

843
00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:35,500
"All living beings

844
00:40:35,860 --> 00:40:36,860
not liberated

845
00:40:37,540 --> 00:40:39,340
have unfixed natures and minds.

846
00:40:39,690 --> 00:40:41,130
Doing good or evil

847
00:40:41,250 --> 00:40:43,180
depends on their circumstances."

848
00:40:47,860 --> 00:40:49,980
Your show may be brilliant, Your Lordship,

849
00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:51,380
but the risk is also high.

850
00:40:51,900 --> 00:40:54,500
If good circumstances turn bad,

851
00:40:54,940 --> 00:40:56,400
and good people turn evil,

852
00:40:56,770 --> 00:40:59,430
wouldn't the losses
outweigh the gains for you?

853
00:40:59,460 --> 00:41:00,300
Therefore,

854
00:41:00,540 --> 00:41:02,900
Your Lordship,
you still need to choose carefully

855
00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:04,230
and decide cautiously.

856
00:41:04,610 --> 00:41:05,730
Don't let

857
00:41:05,860 --> 00:41:07,860
an insignificant character like me

858
00:41:08,020 --> 00:41:10,680
ruin
your carefully choreographed grand show.

859
00:41:20,070 --> 00:41:21,400
By the way, Fourth Lady.

860
00:41:23,380 --> 00:41:25,280
My cloak is priceless.

861
00:41:26,020 --> 00:41:27,380
You must keep it well.

862
00:41:28,860 --> 00:41:29,460
After all,

863
00:41:30,610 --> 00:41:32,210
we have plenty of time ahead.

864
00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:39,130
What he wants is not grain.

865
00:41:39,410 --> 00:41:40,850
He has a hidden motive.

866
00:41:41,290 --> 00:41:43,860
Could his target also be the Xie family?