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=Against The Current=

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(Adapted from He Yanshan's novel,
Orchid Fragrance Fate)

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=Episode 42=
(This drama does not correspond)

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(to any real historical dynasty.)

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(The systems, culture, attire and other
dynastic elements have been adapted.)

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I've always loved you with all my heart.

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Now that we have a child,

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surely you can tell me
where they came from.

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♪Spring slips
from the branches once more♪

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♪Flowers bloom unseen,
as they have before♪

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♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪

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♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪

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♪Though all the world may fade♪

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♪Time rolls on
as countless lives rush by♪

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Little toes, let's stretch them.

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Stretch them all the way to Nanshan.

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There's a treasure in Nanshan.

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The treasure has a mountain of gold.

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And on that mountain
lie 1.2 hectares of fields.

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0.5 hectares are planted with buckwheat.

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The buckwheat feeds the little chicks.

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But the little chicks won't eat.

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Have you forgotten, Young Master?

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You brought them
back to the residence yourself,

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yet you're asking me
where they came from.

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♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

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♪No page could hold
the longing words can never show♪

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♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

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♪Fades into the past as new wounds rise♪

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♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

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♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

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♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

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♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

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♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

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♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

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♪And silver moonlight
to guide me through the night♪

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♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

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♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

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I just saw Jinqi rush out.

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Is something wrong?

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Old Master needed to see him urgently.

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Look.

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Someone's hungry.

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No more sucking on your hand,
Zhangcheng.

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Zhangcheng is awake.

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Let me hold her.

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♪No page could hold
the longing words can never show♪

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♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

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♪Fades into the past as new wounds rise♪

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♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

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You came here all worked up,

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yet you haven't said
a word since you arrived.

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I remember Grandfather

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was never
particularly fond of Li Yingqiu.

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So why

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do you cherish
this Cold Mountain Painting so much?

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Even during festivals,

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instead of spending time
with the family,

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you keep this painting by your side,

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as though

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you were sitting with an old friend.

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Now

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that you're a father, too,

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there are some things
I can finally tell you.

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This Cold Mountain Painting

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was a treasured piece
in Grand Secretary Shen's collection.

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After the Shen family
was stripped of its property,

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by a twist of fate,

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your father-in-law recognized its worth

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and acquired it for his shop.

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Only then did I
have the chance to see it again.

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No wonder.

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Now, seeing you siblings

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raise families and live well,

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I don't regret choosing
to save my own life back then.

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But in the end, I failed to preserve
my integrity in my later years.

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I failed the teachings of the sages,

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and Grand Secretary Shen's faith in me.

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I remember

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you once arranged a marriage

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between me and Young Lady Shen Jialan.

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What kind of

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young lady was she?

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I met her once

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when she was six.

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Pure and unspoiled,
with a natural air of grace.

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Though she was a girl,

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Grand Secretary Shen

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treasured her dearly
and taught her with great care.

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That's all in the past.

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There's no need to speak of it now.

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Grandfather.

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I still have letters to answer.

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I'll take my leave.

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(Grand Secretary Shen Qihan.)

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(For deceiving the sovereign
and betraying imperial favor,)

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(and for disloyalty
in matters of state,)

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(all male members
of the Shen family are to be executed.)

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(The women are to be enslaved
in the Imperial Music Bureau.)

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(All property is to
be confiscated by the state.)

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You lie beneath the earth,
your bones turned to dust.

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I remain in this world,
my hair white as snow.

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I remain in this world,

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my hair white as snow.

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(Created by Li Yingqiu of Heyang)

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Young Madam.

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Why bring a brazier in here

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in the middle of summer?

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Young Master asked for it.

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I was too blinded by appearances.

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From beginning to end,

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I was the one who wronged you.

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You never wronged me.

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(Zhichun Hall
Daily Expense Account Book)

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You are Xu Lanxiang.

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We

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are husband and wife
who share every sorrow and joy,

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and face every fortune
and misfortune together.

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♪The golden sunset♪

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♪Sketches my thoughts♪

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♪All things fall silent♪

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♪Fearing to disturb this moment♪

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♪My restless heart♪

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♪Seeks a place to anchor♪

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♪I wonder if the past
has ever been heard♪

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You...

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Aren't you afraid?

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Can I save up all the credit and ask

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for everything at once
when I've decided what I want?

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I have to go.

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We have plenty of time ahead of us.

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As long as we care,

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our bond will never be broken.

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Didn't you say it blooms
at night and smells wonderful?

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I have feelings for Lady Xu.

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I wish to marry her.

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From this day forward,

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we are husband and wife,
sharing both fortune and misfortune.

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Stop!

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Prefect Liu, are you trying

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to indirectly
cause my husband's death today?

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I'm no gentleman.

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I get scared.

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I act on impulse.

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But for as long as I live,

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I will never betray you.

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♪And leave the grass
and trees covered in frost♪

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♪I only wish that
where the lights grow dim♪

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♪You and I will walk there together♪

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(Spring Breeze Carries the Seasons)

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(Banyan Terrace and Gracious Shade)

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Before Fourth Young Lady's
bridal gift ceremony,

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the First Madam

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discovered a dark patch on her abdomen.

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It had ulcerated and begun to bleed.

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She secretly sent for a physician,

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who said it was a malignant sore

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and there was no cure.

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The First Madam kept it from everyone

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and strictly ordered Yinchen and me

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not to breathe a word of it.

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That's impossible.

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The physician you found
must have been incompetent.

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The Treatise on the Origins
and Symptoms of Diseases states,

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"When a sore itches, aches,
burns, swells, and oozes profusely,

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accompanied by a high fever,

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it is known as a malignant sore."

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It is difficult to heal

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and difficult to treat.

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If it develops on the hands or feet,

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amputation

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may offer a slim chance of survival.

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But when it develops on the abdomen...

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The infection has now spread
deep into her internal organs.

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Your Lordship, you should make funeral
arrangements as soon as possible.

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I have failed you as a son.

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You were unwell,

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yet I never noticed.

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It seems

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experience still wins out in the end.

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You little rascal.

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In the end, you still can't escape

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the Buddha's palm.

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How could my little schemes

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ever compare with your great wisdom?

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Birth, aging, illness, and death

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are inevitable parts of life.

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You're with child.

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You may grieve for me,

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but you mustn't let yourself
be consumed by sorrow

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and harm your health.

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Otherwise,

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even after I'm gone,

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I'll never be at peace.

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I understand.

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Taking good care of myself

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and living well

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will be the greatest way

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to honor you.

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That's the daughter I raised.

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Lanxiang.

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Mother.

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Jinqi

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knows what he's doing.

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I don't worry about him.

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The only one

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I can't stop worrying about is Xiushu.

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This world

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is harsh on women.

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But seeing how you treat Xiulai,

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Xiuru,

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and Suhua,

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I can finally put my mind at ease.

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Don't worry, Mother.

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I've watched Xiushu grow up.

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I will never let anyone mistreat her.

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Ever since you
married into the Lin family,

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because of your background,

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I've always treated you coldly.

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I was foolish.

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I've wronged you.

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Though you never cared for me,

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you never treated me harshly
or made things difficult for me.

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Instead, you often stood up
for me before the elders.

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Even if you only did it
for Young Master's sake,

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I still benefited from your kindness

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and have always been grateful.

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These are the household
authority tokens.

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From now on,

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the Lin Residence

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is in your hands.

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My Xiushu

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is also entrusted

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to you...

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Mother.

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Mother...

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Mother.

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Mother!

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Mother!

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Mother!

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Grandmother!

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Aunt Shunhua!

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Mother!

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Aunt Shunhua!

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♪Through rise and fall, people meet
and part as they always do♪

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♪Each plant endures
its own trials before reaching shore♪

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♪Flowers drift with the ties of fate♪

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♪Plum blossoms bloom,
enduring the frost♪

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♪Yet their proud spirit
fades with wind and snow♪

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♪Bamboo shadows
embrace quiet contentment♪

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♪Only orchids dwell in secluded places♪

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♪Watching the old
and new take turns in this world♪

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♪Spring comes, and I smile
upon a garden in full bloom♪

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♪Autumn passes,
and I let the blossoms fade away♪

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♪A scroll of time slowly unfolds♪

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♪I read every joy
and sorrow behind the curtain♪

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First Madam!

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First Madam!

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(Banyan Terrace and Gracious Shade)

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First Madam!

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It's broad daylight.

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Why are you wailing
as if someone has died?

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How utterly improper.

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Master.

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The First Madam has passed away.

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Changzheng.

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Shunhua is gone.

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Shunhua...

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is gone.

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00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:07,400
Aunt Shunhua passed away so suddenly.

271
00:26:09,079 --> 00:26:10,279
With such a large household,

272
00:26:11,079 --> 00:26:13,880
now there's no one
to manage its affairs.

273
00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,119
But Aunt Shunhua's funeral

274
00:26:17,519 --> 00:26:18,920
still needs to be arranged.

275
00:26:20,039 --> 00:26:22,119
This is far too important to neglect.

276
00:26:23,599 --> 00:26:24,200
If

277
00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:26,680
it isn't handled properly,

278
00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:28,519
Uncle Changzheng

279
00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,559
will lose face as well.

280
00:26:35,519 --> 00:26:36,519
In the past,

281
00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:38,680
all the affairs of the residence

282
00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,680
were handled by your Aunt Shunhua.

283
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:42,920
But...

284
00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:44,319
now,

285
00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,960
what are we supposed to do?

286
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,920
Shunhua and I were as close as sisters.

287
00:26:51,759 --> 00:26:52,920
She was gravely ill,

288
00:26:54,759 --> 00:26:56,839
yet she never told me a thing.

289
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,079
And now,

290
00:27:04,976 --> 00:27:07,350
she's even left the household
in the Young Madam's hands.

291
00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,759
After all these years as sisters,

292
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:22,079
she didn't trust me at all.

293
00:27:24,599 --> 00:27:27,039
It breaks my heart.

294
00:27:27,519 --> 00:27:28,920
Lanxiang was born a servant,

295
00:27:29,599 --> 00:27:31,680
so her knowledge
and experience are limited.

296
00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,839
She's never dealt
with anything this important.

297
00:27:35,559 --> 00:27:38,079
She's bound to make mistakes

298
00:27:38,599 --> 00:27:40,079
and make a laughingstock of herself.

299
00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,960
Why don't you leave
Aunt Shunhua's funeral

300
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,720
to me?

301
00:27:52,559 --> 00:27:53,599
You have a point.

302
00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:55,799
I'll leave it to you.

303
00:27:56,096 --> 00:27:57,056
You can handle it.

304
00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:00,720
All right.

305
00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,480
Mother already
made all the arrangements.

306
00:28:04,599 --> 00:28:05,799
Father, you needn't worry.

307
00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,319
You must be beside yourself with grief.

308
00:28:11,519 --> 00:28:13,279
Your mother has already passed away.

309
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,000
How could she have arranged
her own funeral?

310
00:28:16,519 --> 00:28:17,359
Exactly.

311
00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,200
Everyone in the Lin Residence
can only rely on me now.

312
00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:29,279
Fengxian,

313
00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,559
may I ask which feng shui master
in the city we should hire?

314
00:28:35,759 --> 00:28:36,160
Well...

315
00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:39,400
How would I know

316
00:28:40,279 --> 00:28:41,319
on such short notice?

317
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,440
The First Madam
already chose a feng shui master.

318
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:44,920
Head Butler Yang,

319
00:28:45,119 --> 00:28:47,400
take some men
with Young Master's calling card at once

320
00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:49,200
and invite Mister Zuo
from Bajiao Street.

321
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:50,119
Yes.

322
00:28:52,839 --> 00:28:53,920
Fengxian,

323
00:28:54,256 --> 00:28:56,224
where are the First Madam's
burial clothes?

324
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,119
Who will dress her in them
for the initial encoffining?

325
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,240
Aunt Shunhua passed away so suddenly.

326
00:29:02,250 --> 00:29:04,256
How could she possibly
have burial clothes ready?

327
00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:06,144
Shouldn't we hurry and buy them?

328
00:29:15,168 --> 00:29:17,790
The First Madam's burial clothes
are in the rear house attic,

329
00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,680
inside the largest camphorwood chest.

330
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,160
Wei, take some people
and bring them here.

331
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:23,440
Yes.

332
00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:27,839
Madam Wu.

333
00:29:29,728 --> 00:29:31,030
Once the burial clothes arrive,

334
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,559
please help me

335
00:29:34,279 --> 00:29:35,720
dress the First Madam in them.

336
00:29:37,039 --> 00:29:37,839
Let us attend to her

337
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,480
one last time.

338
00:29:41,839 --> 00:29:42,960
Rest assured, Young Madam.

339
00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:54,799
Xiulai,

340
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:56,359
Mother's coffin

341
00:29:56,608 --> 00:29:58,640
is in the right-side room
behind the family shrine.

342
00:29:59,359 --> 00:30:00,799
Take a few careful servants

343
00:30:00,896 --> 00:30:02,016
and have them carry it over.

344
00:30:02,128 --> 00:30:03,070
Keep a close eye on it.

345
00:30:03,328 --> 00:30:04,992
Don't let it get so much
as a single bump.

346
00:30:07,790 --> 00:30:08,832
Don't worry, Lanxiang.

347
00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:14,759
Xiuwan.

348
00:30:15,359 --> 00:30:16,039
Suhua.

349
00:30:17,910 --> 00:30:20,130
Mother also had the mourning clothes
and funeral banners

350
00:30:20,144 --> 00:30:21,088
prepared in advance.

351
00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:23,319
They're against
the left wall in the storeroom.

352
00:30:23,552 --> 00:30:25,030
Take some people and bring them out,

353
00:30:25,072 --> 00:30:26,110
and then distribute them.

354
00:30:26,688 --> 00:30:27,920
- All right.
- All right.

355
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,119
Lanxiang.

356
00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,039
What can I do?

357
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,000
I'll leave what Mother cared about most

358
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:49,880
to you, Xiuru.

359
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,080
There will be many people and much
to attend to during the funeral.

360
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:55,279
Xiuru, please

361
00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,240
be sure to take good care of Xiushu.

362
00:31:02,039 --> 00:31:03,119
Don't worry, Lanxiang.

363
00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:05,799
I'll make sure Mother can rest in peace.

364
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,160
Once the feng shui master arrives

365
00:31:14,368 --> 00:31:16,200
and sets the time
for the final encoffining

366
00:31:16,272 --> 00:31:17,840
and the date of the funeral procession,

367
00:31:18,270 --> 00:31:20,944
have Jinqiao and Jincen go to each
residence to announce the death.

368
00:31:21,072 --> 00:31:23,440
That will give our relatives
and friends time to prepare.

369
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:26,359
All right.

370
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:28,759
Then I...

371
00:31:31,632 --> 00:31:32,830
Mother has pain in her chest.

372
00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,240
I'll take her back to rest first.

373
00:31:39,344 --> 00:31:40,240
Let's go, Mother.

374
00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:41,400
Shunhua...

375
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:48,680
Father.

376
00:31:49,872 --> 00:31:51,536
So, is everything properly arranged?

377
00:31:52,599 --> 00:31:54,000
If anything is amiss,

378
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,400
please correct me.

379
00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:58,599
I wouldn't...

380
00:32:02,352 --> 00:32:03,472
Everything is in order.

381
00:32:03,808 --> 00:32:04,736
Everything is in order.

382
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,480
Since your mother put you
in charge of the household,

383
00:32:10,079 --> 00:32:11,440
do your best.

384
00:32:12,599 --> 00:32:13,599
Your grandfather

385
00:32:14,359 --> 00:32:15,799
must be grieving terribly.

386
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,119
I'll go keep him company.

387
00:32:23,460 --> 00:32:27,740
(Banyan Terrace and Gracious Shade)

388
00:32:33,980 --> 00:32:40,100
(Upholding the Virtue
of Generations Past)

389
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:44,540
(Spirit Tablet
of Madam Qin of the Lin Family)

390
00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,839
I was only following Mother's wishes

391
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:51,824
and saying whatever
I could to reassure Master.

392
00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,039
How do you know everything?

393
00:32:57,279 --> 00:32:58,400
You even know exactly

394
00:33:00,432 --> 00:33:01,790
where the burial clothes are.

395
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:30,480
(For the feng shui master,)

396
00:33:31,039 --> 00:33:33,480
(invite Mister Zuo from Bajiao Street.)

397
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,480
(The burial clothes are in the attic
of the rear house at Rongzhang House,)

398
00:33:39,039 --> 00:33:40,920
(inside the largest camphorwood chest.)

399
00:33:42,519 --> 00:33:46,200
(The coffin is in the right-side room
behind the family shrine.)

400
00:33:48,039 --> 00:33:49,359
(During the initial encoffining,)

401
00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,880
(Lanxiang and Madam Wu
will dress me in the burial clothes.)

402
00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,480
(Once the time for the final encoffining
and the funeral date are set,)

403
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,240
(go to each residence
to announce the death,)

404
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,160
(so our relatives and friends)

405
00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:10,320
(have time to prepare.)

406
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:14,580
♪The years are calluses in our palms♪

407
00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:19,100
♪And the worries
etched between our brows♪

408
00:34:20,180 --> 00:34:24,540
♪Birds carry twigs into the distance♪

409
00:34:24,540 --> 00:34:27,860
♪While two pairs
of eyes watch from below♪

410
00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:33,800
Give this to me.

411
00:34:35,340 --> 00:34:38,740
♪Snow falls white upon the eaves♪

412
00:34:39,740 --> 00:34:44,300
♪Four seasons wax and wane,
year after year♪

413
00:34:44,300 --> 00:34:47,500
♪Whose footsteps come and go?♪

414
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:51,580
♪You're a river flowing to shore♪

415
00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,039
Thank you for persuading me to resign

416
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:55,440
and return to Jinling.

417
00:34:57,039 --> 00:34:59,039
Only then could I stay by Mother's side

418
00:34:59,568 --> 00:35:01,110
and fulfill some of my duty as her son.

419
00:35:02,519 --> 00:35:03,039
Otherwise,

420
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,440
I'd still be in the capital now,

421
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,280
and I'm afraid I wouldn't
even have seen Mother

422
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:10,760
one last time.

423
00:35:13,020 --> 00:35:16,220
♪The moon kisses the rising smoke♪

424
00:35:17,260 --> 00:35:21,620
♪Whose oil lamp burns tonight?♪

425
00:35:21,670 --> 00:35:24,256
It was also because you
were willing to listen, Young Master.

426
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,039
Mother was a wise woman.

427
00:35:33,119 --> 00:35:34,800
She and Father didn't get along,

428
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:37,960
but she never took it out
on the younger generation.

429
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,719
Xiulai, Xiuru,

430
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:43,960
and Jinlan

431
00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:46,880
were never neglected

432
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:49,599
in manners, learning, or upbringing.

433
00:35:50,752 --> 00:35:52,510
They all have
very different personalities,

434
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,480
but they are all good at heart.

435
00:35:59,519 --> 00:36:01,719
Ever since I was little, Mother told me

436
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,719
that one tree alone
cannot make a forest.

437
00:36:08,592 --> 00:36:10,480
I had to treat
my younger siblings sincerely

438
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,000
for them to treat me
sincerely in return.

439
00:36:19,039 --> 00:36:20,079
She also told me

440
00:36:22,039 --> 00:36:23,039
that Xiuru

441
00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:25,960
may seem gentle but is strong-willed,

442
00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:32,440
so Xiushu should
spend more time with her,

443
00:36:36,039 --> 00:36:37,400
lest she be left alone

444
00:36:39,639 --> 00:36:40,719
to dwell on things

445
00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:43,119
and go astray.

446
00:37:04,599 --> 00:37:05,440
Just cry.

447
00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:10,159
As children,

448
00:37:13,328 --> 00:37:14,720
we wish to care for our parents,

449
00:37:15,456 --> 00:37:17,392
but they may be gone
before we have the chance.

450
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,199
I'll cry with you.

451
00:37:29,900 --> 00:37:34,700
♪Even if these trials
consume my whole life♪

452
00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:39,260
♪I'll only return
to the moment our fate began♪

453
00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:42,900
♪I've searched and searched,
wandering in circles♪

454
00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:45,900
♪Yet I can never mend that old dream♪

455
00:37:46,260 --> 00:37:48,820
♪Leaving only regret behind♪

456
00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:53,740
♪Thankfully, these trials
have spared me a lifetime♪

457
00:37:54,020 --> 00:37:59,140
♪In this life and the next,
it will always be you♪

458
00:37:59,780 --> 00:38:08,140
♪I only pray that fate
lets us meet sooner♪

459
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,580
Aunt Shunhua must have
been delirious from her illness

460
00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:20,880
and misled by that servant.

461
00:38:21,744 --> 00:38:22,630
Mother is kindhearted,

462
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,690
but you can't just let that servant
do as she pleases.

463
00:38:25,679 --> 00:38:27,480
Aunt Shunhua cared about her dignity.

464
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:28,840
We can't let her become

465
00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:30,912
a laughingstock even after her death.

466
00:38:32,159 --> 00:38:33,840
When I gave birth to Jincen,

467
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:36,280
I had a difficult labor.

468
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,719
It was Shunhua who sent for a physician

469
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,400
and stayed by my side the entire time.

470
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,360
She practically

471
00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,920
pulled me back from the brink of death.

472
00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,079
Mother, you mustn't
let Aunt Shunhua down.

473
00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:56,920
You must keep the Lin family together.

474
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:01,800
But Shunhua...

475
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,800
Shunhua already put the Young Madam
in charge of the household.

476
00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:11,840
There's still Old Master.

477
00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:13,400
As long as Old Master gives the word,

478
00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,280
that servant has no right
to run the Lin family.

479
00:39:26,260 --> 00:39:29,260
(Legacy and Glory)

480
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:35,679
Aunt Lanxiang.

481
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:43,960
Why have you come to the family shrine?

482
00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:45,760
Why aren't you with Mother?

483
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:49,159
(Lu Jun, age 15. Lu Yingzhi, age 11
Lin Xiulai's son and daughter)

484
00:39:49,159 --> 00:39:50,159
We have something

485
00:39:50,368 --> 00:39:51,670
to tell you, Aunt Lanxiang.

486
00:39:58,810 --> 00:40:01,040
What is it that's so important
that you need to tell me?

487
00:40:10,119 --> 00:40:11,599
Aunt Fengxian gave these to us.

488
00:40:12,976 --> 00:40:15,520
These are ritual vessels
used for offerings to your grandmother.

489
00:40:15,639 --> 00:40:16,559
How did you get it?

490
00:40:17,599 --> 00:40:19,320
Madam Deng, who serves Aunt Fengxian,

491
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,079
gave this to Yingzhi.

492
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:22,559
She told Yingzhi

493
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,360
to secretly hide it in your chest

494
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,400
where you keep your personal clothes.

495
00:40:27,519 --> 00:40:30,039
Madam Deng said that
now that the First Madam is gone,

496
00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:31,920
from now on, the Lin Residence

497
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,239
will be managed by the Second Madam,

498
00:40:34,368 --> 00:40:36,230
which means Aunt Fengxian
will be in charge.

499
00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:38,360
If I obediently do as I'm told,

500
00:40:38,528 --> 00:40:40,840
we'll be allowed to continue staying
at the Lin Residence.

501
00:40:41,559 --> 00:40:42,800
If I don't,

502
00:40:43,639 --> 00:40:46,239
she'll drive all three of us out

503
00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:48,639
and leave us homeless on the streets.

504
00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,960
Aunt Fengxian not only looks down on us,

505
00:40:53,970 --> 00:40:56,210
but she has also looked down
on you too, Aunt Lanxiang.

506
00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:58,760
Why don't we give her

507
00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,760
a taste of her own medicine?

508
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:03,440
I'll slip this jade into
Aunt Fengxian's room

509
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:04,840
without her knowing...

510
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:05,920
Absolutely not.

511
00:41:07,536 --> 00:41:09,910
Why shouldn't we let a wicked person
suffer the consequences

512
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:11,119
of her own actions?

513
00:41:12,639 --> 00:41:13,960
What Aunt Fengxian did to me

514
00:41:14,199 --> 00:41:15,039
was wrong.

515
00:41:15,559 --> 00:41:16,639
If I do the same thing,

516
00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:18,679
wouldn't that make me just like her

517
00:41:18,784 --> 00:41:20,288
and turn me into a wicked person, too?

518
00:41:21,056 --> 00:41:22,550
If we repay resentment with kindness,

519
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:25,000
what do we repay kindness with?

520
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:33,280
Come here.

521
00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:36,480
Sit down.

522
00:41:43,632 --> 00:41:44,760
Let me ask you something.

523
00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:46,880
What do the two of you

524
00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:48,719
live for?

525
00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,360
I live for my parents,

526
00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,559
for my daughter Zhangcheng,

527
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:05,119
and above all, for myself.

528
00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,840
For the tender yellow-green
shoots of spring,

529
00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:27,079
the evening breeze and stars of summer,

530
00:42:31,376 --> 00:42:33,150
the blue skies and red leaves of autumn,

531
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:36,688
and the white snow
and red plum blossoms of winter.

532
00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:42,639
For the first fresh
river catch I taste each year.

533
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:44,800
For pumpkins, sweet and soft.

534
00:42:48,736 --> 00:42:51,136
For the fireworks and firecrackers
on Chinese New Year's Eve.

535
00:42:52,592 --> 00:42:55,030
For the wonderful plays performed
by the Furong Troupe.

536
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:00,719
I have so many reasons to live.

537
00:43:01,119 --> 00:43:01,920
What about you?

538
00:43:05,820 --> 00:43:08,380
=Against the Current=
(Next Episode's Preview)

539
00:43:26,100 --> 00:43:27,850
(Construction Supervisor,
Ministry of Works)

540
00:43:47,060 --> 00:43:51,180
♪Spring slips from the
branches once more♪

541
00:43:54,020 --> 00:43:58,540
♪Flowers bloom unseen,
as they have before♪

542
00:43:59,820 --> 00:44:03,740
♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪

543
00:44:04,420 --> 00:44:07,180
♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪

544
00:44:07,900 --> 00:44:10,220
♪Though all the world may fade♪

545
00:44:10,220 --> 00:44:13,300
♪Time rolls on as
countless lives rush by♪

546
00:44:14,820 --> 00:44:19,060
♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

547
00:44:21,980 --> 00:44:26,140
♪No page could hold the
longing words can never show♪

548
00:44:27,940 --> 00:44:31,500
♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

549
00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:35,060
♪Fades into the past
as new wounds rise♪

550
00:44:35,860 --> 00:44:41,540
♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

551
00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:46,220
♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

552
00:44:46,580 --> 00:44:49,540
♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

553
00:44:49,540 --> 00:44:53,300
♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

554
00:44:53,300 --> 00:44:56,180
♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

555
00:44:56,180 --> 00:45:00,260
♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

556
00:45:00,260 --> 00:45:03,620
♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

557
00:45:03,620 --> 00:45:07,380
♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

558
00:45:07,380 --> 00:45:11,380
♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

559
00:45:12,140 --> 00:45:16,300
♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

560
00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:19,740
♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

561
00:45:19,740 --> 00:45:23,380
♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

562
00:45:23,380 --> 00:45:26,260
♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

563
00:45:26,260 --> 00:45:30,340
♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

564
00:45:30,340 --> 00:45:33,700
♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

565
00:45:33,700 --> 00:45:37,340
♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

566
00:45:37,340 --> 00:45:45,140
♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪