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[The Heir]

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[Episode 31]

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Mr. Wu,

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about the official post I'm buying,

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I guess it should've been done...

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I, Wu Weishi, always keep my word

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when handling things.

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But this time,

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someone must have leaked the news.

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That Eunuch Chen from the Directorate

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of Imperial Supplies
turned his back on me,

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claiming

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that their Directorate is
already fully staffed.

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He's no more than a seal-holding eunuch
at the Directorate of Imperial Supplies.

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Who does he think he is?

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You are right, Mr. Wu.

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So, Mr. Wu,

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what about the official post I'm buying?

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That Chen doesn't know
what's good for him,

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but I still have
something else up my sleeve.

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At the very least,

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he has to show my father
some respect, right?

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Yes. Indeed.

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However,

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regarding the money,

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you need to add more.

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At this point,

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however much more is needed,

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please just name the price, Mr. Wu.

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Double.

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That much? Well...

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I'm afraid I can't
scrape that together right now.

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Mr. Wu, look...

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Mr. Tian,

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a post
in the Directorate of Imperial Supplies

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has always been highly sought-after.

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If you can't pay it,

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there are plenty of others who can.

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Y-Yes, Mr. Wu.

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However,

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my ink workshop has really been

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running low on money recently.

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I still have dignitaries in the Capital
to offer my tribute to.

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Could you please

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give me a little more time?

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Mr. Tian,

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given our close ties,

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how could I possibly turn my back on you?

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Come on,

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let me show you the way out.

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I'm all ears, Mr. Wu.

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You can make ink for foreign trade.

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[Unauthorized personal trade
with foreign states is]

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This business is
literally a money spinner.

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Soon

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[a smuggling activity against
the government's maritime trade ban.]

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you'll make enough money.

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No... No way, Mr. Wu.

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Doing foreign trade is a capital crime.

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Mr. Tian,

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nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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The Directorate of Imperial Supplies

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has particularly lucrative posts.

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Besides,

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my father and I

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have got your back.

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What are you afraid of?

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This is still a serious matter.

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Mr. Wu, please allow me

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to go back and think it over.

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You can make ink for foreign trade.

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This is literally a money spinner.

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What are you afraid of?

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Now that you already know about this,

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do you think you can stay out of it?

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If you spread the word,

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what do you think will happen to me?

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Mr. Wu, rest assured.

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I won't

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breathe a word about this to anyone.

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Mr. Wu...

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Only your death

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can truly put my mind at ease.

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Mr. Wu!

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Mr. Wu!

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Mr. Wu!

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Mr. Wu,

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I am willing to risk my life on this.

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If you really fulfill my wish,

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I will repay you handsomely.

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That's the spirit.

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Don't worry.

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Just

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leave it to me.

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Mr. Wu,

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what happened?

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You've been tailed.

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That merchant, Qi Jiu, is

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still creeping behind you.

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I'm afraid he's also the one

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stirring up trouble on Eunuch Chen's end.

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I have a question, Mr. Wu.

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In a city as huge as Nanjing,

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is it hard to make

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a person vanish without a trace

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for good?

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You mean...

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It's easy.

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My men can handle it.

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Thank you, Mr. Wu.

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No problem.

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[Yongtong Post Office]

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Sir,

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I'd like to send a letter.

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We can't send anything
to Huizhou right now.

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There's been a blizzard for days.

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All the roads are completely blocked.

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Completely blocked?

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Then,

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when will the roads clear?

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It is hard

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to tell right now.

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People inside can't get out,

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and people outside can't get in.

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Look, just these letters here.

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They were all meant to be sent
to Huizhou in the past few days.

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Yet they're all still sitting here, huh?

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And those packages,

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they made it halfway,

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but got stuck in the snow
for over 10 days.

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They simply can't get through.

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Thank you.

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[He Garden, Huizhou]

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[Yihousheng, Huizhou]

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A while back,

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I sent a lot of Nanjing specialties
to my family.

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I also sent one to you.

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Did you receive it?

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No.

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I've been away from Huizhou for days.

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I didn't receive it.

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Sir,

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may I ask

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how many goods are sent to Yihousheng

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and the New Li Ink Workshop?

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About 5 or 6.

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[To Old Madam Wang Rujun,
She County, Huizhou]

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Sir,

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can you give this letter

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and those goods to me?

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A friend of mine sent them.

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She is very homesick.

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How about this?

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You give me the goods and the letter.

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For the goods,

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I'll ship them.

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And for the letter,
I'll send it by pigeon.

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That won't do.

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Your name isn't on them.

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I can't just let you take them.

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Is the person
who sent the letter and goods

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a woman named Li Zhen?

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No.

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No?

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Is it a man

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named Li Zhengshen?

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Yes, his name is Li Zhengshen.

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See? I told you I knew him.

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How about this?

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If you don't trust it,
I can bring the carrier pigeon here

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and send it off right in front of you.

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Wait for me. I'll be right back.

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Well...

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-Cheers.
-Cheers.

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Keep eating up.

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Come on, have some more.

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Thank you.

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The food in Nanjing is indeed exquisite.

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But after eating too much,

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it feels a bit too sweet and greasy.

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It actually makes me miss
the goodies in Huizhou.

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Me, too.

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I miss my mother's cooking.

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I miss her home-made chicken soup

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and guozi (a kind of pastry).

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I wish my mother were here.

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We've been out for so long.

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Let me play a game with you.

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First, think of a snack in your mind,

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your favorite snack from Huizhou.

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Let's see...

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if it's this one.

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Guozi?

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Stone Guozi?

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This is called "Wishes Come True".

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Come on, hurry,
try them while they're hot.

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Be careful. It's hot.

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Why did you bring it out just now?

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To give you a surprise. Here.

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Stone Guozi.

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Filling our stomachs

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will also keep us warm.

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You're not from here.

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How did you know we locals would

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take Stone Guozi
as dry rations when traveling?

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I'm just following the local customs.

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Zhen.

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What's wrong?

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Nothing.

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Just feeling homesick.

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Then eat more.

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You won't miss home if you're full.

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Come on, Zhengyou, have some fish.

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Someone is attacking people in the street!

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Go report it to the officials!

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[Yongtong Post Office]

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Sir, this is to be sent to my home.

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Please expedite it.

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Sir, please.

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Okay.

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Master,

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did you see clearly who did it?

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I don't recognize them.

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Unfamiliar faces.

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But they came prepared.

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However, I can probably guess

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who is behind this.

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What has Tian Benchang been doing lately?

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He still hangs out
with those rich wastrels all day.

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I cut off his path
to buying an official title

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and blocked Wu Weishi's way
of raking in money.

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It's understandable

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that they want revenge.

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But since Tian Benchang is still
staying in Nanjing,

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he must have a backup plan.

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Xiao Qi.

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Yes, Master.

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You stay in Nanjing

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and keep an eye on his movements
at all times.

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Yes, Master.

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[Spring and Autumn Residence]

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So you're finally home.

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Since you claimed

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that you were planning
for the Tian family's future,

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why didn't you even show your face

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when the Princess's household was
selecting ink?

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Do you still consider yourself

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the manager of Tian Ink?

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You're the useless one

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who failed to be the Ink Supplier
to the Princess's household.

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Now you're blaming me?

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And you're useful?

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I targeted the Ink Supplier position
of the Princess's household

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because it could free the Tian family

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from the influence of others

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and lead us to a broader, righteous path.

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But look at you,

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drinking and gambling
with those wastrels all day long,

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living a life of debauchery.

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With a manager like you,

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the Tian family is truly cursed.

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What do you know?

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It's not your place to lecture me
in the Tian family.

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Don't think you can boss me around
just because you have some power.

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To be honest with you,

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I have zero interest in being
the Princess's Ink Supplier.

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I came to Nanjing

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to seek an official position
in the Directorate of Imperial Supplies.

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From the Luo family to Qing He and Xu Wan,

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these so-called dignitaries

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all flatter the high and trample the low
with no exception.

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Once they have power, they bully the weak.

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To make the Tian family invincible,

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we must shed the merchant reputation

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and hold power firmly in our own hands.

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A position
in the Directorate of Imperial Supplies?

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Tian Benchang, you...

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Are you crazy?

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Do you know how much silver that costs?

280
00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,150
Even emptying the Tian family's treasury
won't be enough.

281
00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:30,720
I'm telling you, this won't work.

282
00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:31,750
Even selling me wouldn't cover the cost.

283
00:16:31,750 --> 00:16:33,080
Stay out of my business.

284
00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,790
I have my own plans.

285
00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,870
Go back to the Capital tomorrow

286
00:16:38,030 --> 00:16:40,440
and keep Sage Qing He
and Aunt Wan company.

287
00:16:44,550 --> 00:16:45,600
Tian Ronghua,

288
00:16:46,910 --> 00:16:48,640
you're nothing more than a tool

289
00:16:49,390 --> 00:16:51,120
for flattering higher-ups.

290
00:16:54,030 --> 00:16:55,670
Good-for-nothing.

291
00:17:11,349 --> 00:17:12,160
My Lady.

292
00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:14,609
Here is your letter.

293
00:17:24,329 --> 00:17:25,460
Get in quickly.

294
00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,170
The ship won't wait for you.

295
00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,270
Send her to the pier.

296
00:17:35,270 --> 00:17:36,000
Yes, Master.

297
00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:49,750
I hereby appoint

298
00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,920
Tian Ronghua as the accountant
of the New Li Ink Workshop in Huizhou.

299
00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,960
The term is to be decided
by Tian Ronghua herself,

300
00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:59,550
starting anytime, never to be terminated.

301
00:18:00,030 --> 00:18:01,000
Looking forward to your return.

302
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:01,830
By Li Zhen.

303
00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:09,350
Father.

304
00:18:11,310 --> 00:18:12,160
Aunt.

305
00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:14,640
Brother.

306
00:18:17,350 --> 00:18:18,890
I have never forgotten

307
00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,160
the Luo family's feud.

308
00:18:25,790 --> 00:18:27,000
But right now,

309
00:18:29,030 --> 00:18:31,920
I really want to tell her
my true feelings.

310
00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,000
If you allow me to take a step forward,

311
00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,320
please let this candle flame

312
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,790
flicker.

313
00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:03,440
Mr. Qi.

314
00:19:08,830 --> 00:19:09,590
Master.

315
00:19:14,030 --> 00:19:15,920
Cause and effect in this world are

316
00:19:16,230 --> 00:19:17,830
not that simple.

317
00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:20,790
Buddha says all things

318
00:19:20,830 --> 00:19:22,760
arise from causes and conditions.

319
00:19:23,550 --> 00:19:25,750
That means in every instant,

320
00:19:26,070 --> 00:19:29,310
cause and effect are ever-changing.

321
00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,930
Fate is like flowing water.

322
00:19:32,270 --> 00:19:33,670
It has neither beginning

323
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,030
nor end.

324
00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:37,350
Mr. Qi,

325
00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,200
if you don't know how to decide,

326
00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,480
why not tell me about it?

327
00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:47,310
Since you feel like it,

328
00:19:48,070 --> 00:19:51,400
why try to cut the water with a knife?

329
00:19:57,750 --> 00:19:58,920
Master Fahui.

330
00:20:00,510 --> 00:20:01,880
I indeed harbor

331
00:20:04,790 --> 00:20:07,070
a very important secret.

332
00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:11,590
But at this very moment,

333
00:20:12,750 --> 00:20:14,350
I met someone who cares for me

334
00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:16,590
and thinks of me.

335
00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,590
But I'm well aware
that I am not worthy of her.

336
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,110
I don't want to hurt her,

337
00:20:27,790 --> 00:20:29,390
nor do I want to hold her back.

338
00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,070
You are kind

339
00:20:32,510 --> 00:20:33,720
but also greedy.

340
00:20:34,510 --> 00:20:36,110
You want to keep your secret

341
00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,830
and fix past regrets,

342
00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,000
while also craving a happy future life.

343
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,830
Mr. Qi,

344
00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,400
please remember this—

345
00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,070
the past feelings

346
00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,160
are beyond your grasp.

347
00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:50,960
Why not

348
00:20:51,110 --> 00:20:53,030
take a leap bravely?

349
00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:57,310
Why not...

350
00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,070
take a leap bravely?

351
00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,000
Farewell.

352
00:21:07,790 --> 00:21:10,190
Thank you for your enlightenment, Master.

353
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:18,640
Why not...

354
00:21:20,110 --> 00:21:21,510
take a leap bravely?

355
00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,480
Why not take a leap bravely?

356
00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,350
Sir.

357
00:21:58,270 --> 00:21:59,160
Sir,

358
00:21:59,310 --> 00:22:00,550
about a month ago,

359
00:22:00,550 --> 00:22:02,240
I sent my cousin here

360
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:03,510
to mail a family letter

361
00:22:03,510 --> 00:22:04,680
and some packages

362
00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,030
to Huizhou.

363
00:22:06,070 --> 00:22:07,200
Do you remember?

364
00:22:08,350 --> 00:22:09,240
I remember.

365
00:22:09,950 --> 00:22:11,100
I heard

366
00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:13,270
it snowed heavily in Huizhou a while back,

367
00:22:13,270 --> 00:22:14,240
and the roads were cut off.

368
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,440
So I am a bit worried.

369
00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,510
I wonder if those things were

370
00:22:16,510 --> 00:22:17,720
delivered or not.

371
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:19,030
Miss,

372
00:22:19,070 --> 00:22:21,350
your family letter has already been sent.

373
00:22:21,350 --> 00:22:23,350
As for the packages,
they were shipped by water.

374
00:22:23,350 --> 00:22:25,810
They should arrive in Huizhou
in a day or two.

375
00:22:26,110 --> 00:22:26,790
Miss,

376
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,310
you should really
thank that friend of yours.

377
00:22:29,310 --> 00:22:31,310
He happened to be sending a letter
to Huizhou as well.

378
00:22:31,310 --> 00:22:32,550
So he sent your letter along with his

379
00:22:32,550 --> 00:22:34,640
by carrier pigeon.

380
00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:36,790
As for those packages,

381
00:22:37,030 --> 00:22:38,480
they were also delivered

382
00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,810
by the boat he arranged.

383
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,160
However,

384
00:22:41,270 --> 00:22:43,590
he came with some injuries that day.

385
00:22:43,750 --> 00:22:45,280
I don't know what happened.

386
00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:46,750
My friend?

387
00:22:47,070 --> 00:22:48,720
It's a tall one

388
00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,580
with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

389
00:22:52,590 --> 00:22:55,110
He... He was injured that day?

390
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,680
What happened?

391
00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,000
Was he badly hurt?

392
00:23:00,030 --> 00:23:01,720
It seemed quite serious.

393
00:23:01,750 --> 00:23:03,110
His hands were covered in blood.

394
00:23:03,110 --> 00:23:04,310
As for how he got hurt,

395
00:23:04,350 --> 00:23:05,550
I really have no idea.

396
00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,640
He watched the carrier pigeon
fly away that day,

397
00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:08,570
and then he left.

398
00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:11,790
Thank you.

399
00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,170
You're welcome.

400
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,110
Did he say anything else?

401
00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:16,680
No.

402
00:23:52,590 --> 00:23:53,750
Zhengshen, take this.

403
00:23:53,750 --> 00:23:54,920
Put it here. Here.

404
00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,110
Zhengyou, Zhengyou, Zhengyou.

405
00:24:00,110 --> 00:24:01,270
Help me hold this... this one.

406
00:24:01,270 --> 00:24:02,070
Yes, this one.

407
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,830
Nice. My fingers were about to break.

408
00:24:03,830 --> 00:24:04,720
Zhengshen.

409
00:24:05,750 --> 00:24:06,920
Xianglan bosses you around,

410
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,180
and you boss me around.

411
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,830
You get the girl,

412
00:24:09,830 --> 00:24:11,360
but what do I get out of this?

413
00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:12,510
Don't... don't talk nonsense.

414
00:24:12,510 --> 00:24:13,480
Follow Xianglan

415
00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,210
and see what else she's buying.

416
00:24:15,790 --> 00:24:16,790
I don't want this.

417
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,550
Have a good day.

418
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:21,920
Zhen?

419
00:24:23,030 --> 00:24:23,880
Zhen!

420
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:24,790
Zhen!

421
00:24:25,350 --> 00:24:26,200
Hello, Zhen.

422
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:27,240
Zhen!

423
00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:27,830
Zhen.

424
00:24:27,830 --> 00:24:28,680
Why are you...

425
00:24:28,750 --> 00:24:31,010
Why are you wandering around here alone?

426
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:32,590
Xianglan,

427
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,270
You almost bought

428
00:24:34,270 --> 00:24:35,670
half of Nanjing, I think.

429
00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:38,110
I rarely have a chance to come out.

430
00:24:38,110 --> 00:24:39,590
I must shop to my heart's content.

431
00:24:39,590 --> 00:24:41,190
As long as Xianglan likes it.

432
00:24:43,810 --> 00:24:44,410
By the way,

433
00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:45,590
today is

434
00:24:45,590 --> 00:24:47,880
the biannual
Sanshan Hall Lantern Festival.

435
00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,640
Let's hurry home and get ready

436
00:24:49,830 --> 00:24:51,510
to see the lanterns tonight.

437
00:24:51,590 --> 00:24:52,640
Come on! Let's go!

438
00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,480
Xianglan, wait for me!

439
00:25:28,390 --> 00:25:32,340
♪ Rain is the burden
clouds can no longer bear ♪

440
00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:36,580
♪ Falling where love and hate intertwine ♪

441
00:25:38,010 --> 00:25:42,100
♪ I can't rid myself of this hatred ♪

442
00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:46,850
♪ It neither fades nor remains hidden ♪

443
00:25:47,550 --> 00:25:51,680
♪ Regret is a wound time cannot heal ♪

444
00:25:51,700 --> 00:25:56,230
♪ Once aflame, now chilled ♪

445
00:25:57,090 --> 00:26:01,340
♪ You're the unreachable love I pursue ♪

446
00:26:01,370 --> 00:26:07,210
♪ I long for you in my heart,
yet I dare not forget you ♪

447
00:26:07,510 --> 00:26:14,000
♪ Who's to blame, and who remains caught
in endless cycles of love and hate? ♪

448
00:26:14,030 --> 00:26:17,170
♪ I have no regrets about this hatred ♪

449
00:26:17,260 --> 00:26:23,400
♪ As close as kin,
yet as distant as strangers ♪

450
00:26:23,510 --> 00:26:26,580
♪ Who bears the guilt in love? ♪

451
00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:33,180
♪ We cast love aside,
leaving our hearts in pieces ♪

452
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,880
♪ Is it wrong or right? ♪

453
00:26:37,410 --> 00:26:40,130
♪ Standing at opposite ends ♪

454
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:45,100
♪ We can only face each other in silence ♪

455
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,110
♪ Rain is the burden
clouds can no longer bear ♪

456
00:27:13,130 --> 00:27:17,350
♪ Falling where love and hate intertwine ♪

457
00:27:18,860 --> 00:27:22,950
♪ I can't rid myself of this hatred ♪

458
00:27:22,980 --> 00:27:27,700
♪ It neither fades nor remains hidden ♪

459
00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:32,450
♪ Regret is a wound time cannot heal ♪

460
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:37,000
♪ Once aflame, now chilled ♪

461
00:27:37,870 --> 00:27:42,120
♪ You're the unreachable love I pursue ♪

462
00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:47,980
♪ I long for you in my heart,
yet I dare not forget you ♪

463
00:27:48,370 --> 00:27:54,610
♪ Who's sober, who's drunk, and who
holds back from trying to mend it? ♪

464
00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:57,900
♪ Reason forces us back ♪

465
00:27:58,060 --> 00:28:04,320
♪ When defenses fall,
who is left more broken? ♪

466
00:28:04,340 --> 00:28:07,680
♪ Why keep chasing it? ♪

467
00:28:07,700 --> 00:28:13,820
♪ Half bright, half dim—
an unfinished, imperfect kind of beauty ♪

468
00:28:10,070 --> 00:28:10,880
Does it hurt?

469
00:28:13,940 --> 00:28:18,010
♪ How should we end this? ♪

470
00:28:14,070 --> 00:28:14,880
No.

471
00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:21,470
♪ I stare through hope and drifting haze,
tears in my eyes ♪

472
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,920
♪ Lost and unsure where to go ♪

473
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,070
You're hurt so badly.

474
00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,520
What exactly happened that day?

475
00:28:27,660 --> 00:28:31,480
♪ I stare through hope and drifting haze,
tears in my eyes ♪

476
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,000
That doesn't matter.

477
00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:37,920
♪ Lost and unsure where to go ♪

478
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:38,310
Qi Jiu.

479
00:28:40,270 --> 00:28:41,670
Since we parted that day,

480
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,550
I've thought a lot.

481
00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:47,960
I've figured it out.

482
00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:51,840
I have something to tell you.

483
00:28:55,110 --> 00:28:56,920
I know you have a secret,

484
00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,780
and this secret is so important to you

485
00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:02,030
that you can't talk about it easily.

486
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,080
I've thought it all through.

487
00:29:05,590 --> 00:29:07,030
I will no longer force you

488
00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,960
to tell me everything.

489
00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:10,480
But I have one request.

490
00:29:11,510 --> 00:29:13,310
From now on, wherever you are,

491
00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,320
whatever you do,
you must take care of yourself

492
00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,370
and not put yourself in danger.

493
00:29:19,270 --> 00:29:20,240
Qi Jiu,

494
00:29:21,510 --> 00:29:23,440
I want to go back to how we used to be,

495
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,610
doing Harvest Eve Foraging together,

496
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,680
enjoying Stone Guozi together,

497
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,100
and watching that pine tree
grow tall together.

498
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:38,920
You truly

499
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,000
mean a lot to me.

500
00:29:45,830 --> 00:29:47,720
I don't want to lose you again.

501
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:11,920
Zhen,

502
00:30:14,350 --> 00:30:16,480
why are you so good?

503
00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:18,880
Our meeting

504
00:30:22,790 --> 00:30:24,590
It's a great blessing in my life.

505
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,860
I don't want to hide
my feelings for you anymore.

506
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,350
You have always been in my heart.

507
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,930
I have never forgotten you.

508
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:51,440
Don't cry.

509
00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:57,510
Don't cry.

510
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:00,830
Don't cry.

511
00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:05,960
Zhen.

512
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,540
About the secret you just mentioned,

513
00:31:13,830 --> 00:31:15,000
I won't deny it.

514
00:31:16,810 --> 00:31:17,830
That secret was

515
00:31:19,590 --> 00:31:21,400
the only motivation

516
00:31:23,110 --> 00:31:25,880
keeping me alive before I met you.

517
00:31:31,270 --> 00:31:32,240
Don't worry,

518
00:31:33,510 --> 00:31:36,510
I will definitely confess
this secret to you.

519
00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,240
But please give me a little more time.

520
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,480
I believe...

521
00:31:44,450 --> 00:31:45,740
I believe it will be soon.

522
00:31:44,470 --> 00:31:49,780
♪ Candlelight sways,
I swallow sorrow alone ♪

523
00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:47,480
Soon.

524
00:31:50,030 --> 00:31:50,880
When that time comes,

525
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,000
I will surely be with you

526
00:31:53,210 --> 00:31:58,620
♪ I write each word in slow,
desolate tone ♪

527
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,440
openly, honestly,

528
00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:57,960
wholeheartedly,

529
00:31:58,790 --> 00:32:00,110
and properly.

530
00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:05,390
♪ Looking back,
the road stretches on and on ♪

531
00:32:01,030 --> 00:32:02,490
You don't need to say more.

532
00:32:03,070 --> 00:32:04,730
I believe everything you say.

533
00:32:05,750 --> 00:32:10,030
♪ Still unhurt,
I drink another grief with the moon ♪

534
00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:07,880
Then it's a promise.

535
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,750
From now on, you can't push me away again.

536
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:17,780
♪ I carve past years' bonds
into the scroll of time ♪

537
00:32:13,110 --> 00:32:14,480
From this moment on,

538
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:17,960
we will love and cherish each other,

539
00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:22,520
♪ Please turn the light
that waits in the dark ♪

540
00:32:20,310 --> 00:32:21,480
never to be apart.

541
00:32:22,670 --> 00:32:26,530
♪ Into a new direction
after wind and frost ♪

542
00:32:27,130 --> 00:32:31,160
♪ Trust keeps the heart calm ♪

543
00:32:31,660 --> 00:32:35,530
♪ And unconfused ♪

544
00:32:35,850 --> 00:32:40,270
♪ Please let the girl I might meet again ♪

545
00:32:40,630 --> 00:32:44,770
♪ Be hope that fate has gently given ♪

546
00:32:45,010 --> 00:32:48,530
♪ No matter how many regrets remain ♪

547
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,160
♪ In the end, all has already passed ♪

548
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:26,720
Okay.

549
00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:28,830
One copy of the deed for each of us.

550
00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:29,980
This one is for you.

551
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,030
Miss Li Zhen, you're really meticulous.

552
00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,800
I'm leaving this shop to you from now on.

553
00:33:35,830 --> 00:33:36,920
Yes. Don't worry.

554
00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,680
I'll take my leave then.

555
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:44,680
Zhengshen,

556
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,720
the more I look at this shop,
the more I like it.

557
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,310
The location and size are perfect.

558
00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:49,400
When we open,

559
00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,070
business will surely be booming.

560
00:33:51,070 --> 00:33:52,480
I've posted the recruitment notice.

561
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,510
I also asked my father
to prepare the ink supplies.

562
00:33:54,510 --> 00:33:56,480
I think we can open for business

563
00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:57,400
in 10 to 15 days.

564
00:33:59,030 --> 00:34:01,640
But before we find a reliable manager,

565
00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:02,590
you still need

566
00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:04,120
to keep an eye on this place.

567
00:34:04,350 --> 00:34:05,650
Rest assured, Manager Zhen.

568
00:34:05,650 --> 00:34:08,050
I will definitely take care of everything.

569
00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:10,790
Put this away safely.

570
00:34:15,110 --> 00:34:15,840
Is this okay?

571
00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:19,590
Move the stuff. Come on.

572
00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:20,840
Tell me how to load it.

573
00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:21,800
Put the ones with flowers there.

574
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:22,360
Okay.

575
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:24,780
Zhengyou, give them to me.

576
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,150
Mr. Xiao,

577
00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:32,750
look at how this woman spends money.
It's insane.

578
00:34:32,750 --> 00:34:34,630
We know she's bought gifts for home,

579
00:34:34,630 --> 00:34:35,550
but those who don't know

580
00:34:35,550 --> 00:34:37,710
would think she's moving
Nanjing City back with her.

581
00:34:37,710 --> 00:34:39,639
Food and daily items are one thing,

582
00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:40,920
but cold medicine?

583
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:42,980
Can you believe she prepared 2 boxes?

584
00:34:45,159 --> 00:34:47,360
We're taking the boat
back to Huizhou tomorrow.

585
00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,510
During this long journey
with changing weather,

586
00:34:49,510 --> 00:34:51,190
it's easy to catch a cold.

587
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:52,590
Of course, we need to prepare

588
00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:54,000
this cure-all for colds,

589
00:34:54,030 --> 00:34:55,440
just in case.

590
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,030
Yes, yes.

591
00:34:57,030 --> 00:34:58,590
Miss Yan, you're so right.

592
00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:00,230
The med's name, Ganfengling, is

593
00:35:00,230 --> 00:35:01,550
also a very good omen.

594
00:35:01,590 --> 00:35:02,590
"Ling" means

595
00:35:02,590 --> 00:35:03,800
great fortune,

596
00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:04,960
brilliant blessings,

597
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:06,690
and good luck with everything.

598
00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:08,860
And "feng" for safe trips.

599
00:35:11,630 --> 00:35:12,440
Xianglan,

600
00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:14,550
after you return to Huizhou,

601
00:35:15,110 --> 00:35:16,590
can I write to you?

602
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,230
Miss Xiaotao, what brings you here?

603
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:24,410
Good morning, Miss Li Zhen.

604
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:25,800
After the Princess

605
00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,360
presented the birthday inkstick
to the Noble Consort,

606
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,190
she was always in high spirits
before every visit to the imperial palace.

607
00:35:31,190 --> 00:35:32,630
And when she returned,

608
00:35:32,670 --> 00:35:34,480
she couldn't stop talking about the fun

609
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,760
of practicing calligraphy and painting
with the Noble Consort.

610
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,710
The Princess sent me here specifically

611
00:35:38,710 --> 00:35:40,110
to convey her gratitude.

612
00:35:40,190 --> 00:35:41,230
You are too kind.

613
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,940
This is our duty as ink makers.

614
00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,550
Here's an edict from Noble Consort Du.

615
00:35:53,590 --> 00:35:57,510
Li Zhen, Li Ink's manager, presented ink
and made a meritorious contribution.

616
00:35:57,510 --> 00:36:01,410
I hereby bestow upon Li Zhen
one stick of Sihe Ink, a treasure

617
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,160
from the palace collection.

618
00:36:03,190 --> 00:36:06,280
The Sihe Ink was made
by the ancestors of the Li family

619
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,840
as the supreme ink product.

620
00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,230
I hope the entire Li clan
will take this ink as a model,

621
00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:13,920
remaining diligent and respectful

622
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,510
to recreate the glory of Li Ink.

623
00:36:17,710 --> 00:36:19,170
Thank you, Noble Consort.

624
00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:20,600
Thank you, Princess.

625
00:36:28,630 --> 00:36:30,630
Miss Li Zhen, the gift has been delivered.

626
00:36:30,630 --> 00:36:32,030
We will return to report.

627
00:36:32,070 --> 00:36:33,630
I heard that early tomorrow morning,

628
00:36:33,630 --> 00:36:35,630
you will be setting off for Huizhou.

629
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:37,840
I wish you a safe and smooth journey.

630
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:39,550
Farewell.

631
00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,150
Thank you, Miss Xiaotao.

632
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:51,340
Congratulations.

633
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:01,560
It's our Li family's...

634
00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,940
[Sihe Ink]

635
00:37:16,870 --> 00:37:20,610
[Huizhou]

636
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,340
-Aunt Rujun.
-Aunt Rujun.

637
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,400
It's freezing cold out here.

638
00:37:34,420 --> 00:37:35,730
Why did you come?

639
00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:37,220
Your health matters most.

640
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:38,360
Yes, Aunt Rujun.

641
00:37:38,510 --> 00:37:40,350
It will take Zhen a while to arrive.

642
00:37:40,350 --> 00:37:41,650
Please rest on the shore for a bit.

643
00:37:41,650 --> 00:37:42,820
Don't catch a chill.

644
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,550
It's okay. I'm fine.

645
00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:47,150
My mother
insisted on picking up Zhen herself.

646
00:37:47,230 --> 00:37:49,070
Don't worry, it's fine.

647
00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,280
My little Zhen

648
00:37:59,230 --> 00:38:02,630
hadn't left Huizhou since she was little.

649
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,740
Yet she's been gone for so long this time.

650
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:07,480
She must be

651
00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:11,070
feeling restless.

652
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:13,280
So,

653
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:15,840
I want the whole family

654
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,920
to be here, all together,

655
00:38:19,110 --> 00:38:20,360
to welcome her.

656
00:38:20,670 --> 00:38:24,190
So she can see us
as soon as she gets off the boat

657
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:25,920
and know that we are

658
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:27,920
all waiting for her.

659
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:29,320
Okay.

660
00:38:29,710 --> 00:38:32,440
Our whole family
will welcome her home together.

661
00:38:32,550 --> 00:38:33,590
Good.

662
00:38:34,190 --> 00:38:35,400
Are you cold?

663
00:38:35,670 --> 00:38:36,710
Not anymore.

664
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:51,880
Zhen,

665
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,280
how much longer until we arrive?

666
00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:57,360
Are you homesick, Zhengyou?

667
00:38:58,630 --> 00:39:00,830
I miss the Sesame Guozi Mother makes me.

668
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:02,840
I miss Grandmother, too.

669
00:39:04,070 --> 00:39:05,550
We'll be home soon.

670
00:39:05,590 --> 00:39:08,590
Then you can see your mother
and Seventh Grandmother.

671
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:25,800
Zhen, look.

672
00:39:26,070 --> 00:39:28,400
At the dock are my mother, Second Aunt,

673
00:39:28,590 --> 00:39:30,360
Third Uncle, and Third Aunt.

674
00:39:31,510 --> 00:39:32,320
And...

675
00:39:33,670 --> 00:39:35,400
That's Grandmother!

676
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,380
Grandmother came to welcome us, too.

677
00:39:38,630 --> 00:39:39,760
Come on, Zhengyou.

678
00:39:41,230 --> 00:39:42,490
Seventh Grandmother!

679
00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:44,070
Seventh Grandmother!

680
00:39:45,410 --> 00:39:46,040
Mother.

681
00:39:46,070 --> 00:39:47,590
Seventh Grandmother!

682
00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:49,280
There comes Zhen's boat.

683
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:56,320
Zhengyou.

684
00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:00,190
We're home.

685
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,150
We're home.

686
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,100
Seventh Grandmother,

687
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,360
I've returned.

688
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,480
Good to have you back

689
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,360
safe and sound.

690
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:32,880
Seventh Grandmother,

691
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,440
I fulfilled my mission.

692
00:40:34,670 --> 00:40:36,270
During this trip to Nanjing,

693
00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:39,440
I helped Li Ink win a 3-year ink contract
with the Princess's Mansion.

694
00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:40,480
Besides,

695
00:40:40,710 --> 00:40:42,510
I have brought something back.

696
00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:50,100
Princess Shouyang personally petitioned
His Majesty and the Noble Consort

697
00:40:50,230 --> 00:40:52,630
to gift the last stick of Sihe Ink
from the palace collection

698
00:40:52,630 --> 00:40:53,710
to the Li family.

699
00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:57,110
I brought it back personally.

700
00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:04,840
Stand up, quickly.

701
00:41:13,190 --> 00:41:14,510
There really is

702
00:41:15,630 --> 00:41:18,820
the Sihe Ink
made by our Li family in this world.

703
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,150
Zhen,

704
00:41:27,110 --> 00:41:28,770
you have achieved a great feat

705
00:41:29,070 --> 00:41:31,190
for the Li family.

706
00:41:35,070 --> 00:41:36,320
Since you were the one

707
00:41:37,070 --> 00:41:39,230
who retrieved this Sihe Ink,

708
00:41:40,070 --> 00:41:41,360
it shall be you

709
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,480
personally placing it

710
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,360
into the Li Ink Vault.

711
00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:04,150
Zhen.

712
00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:06,710
Come in with me.

713
00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,330
Mother, can you manage on your own?

714
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:11,840
I can.

715
00:42:19,110 --> 00:42:20,110
Eighth Master Li,

716
00:42:20,390 --> 00:42:23,650
when was the last time
the Ink Vault was opened to store ink?

717
00:42:24,190 --> 00:42:26,790
I remember it was
one or two decades ago, right?

718
00:42:27,190 --> 00:42:28,150
At least.

719
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,670
That was when I was still young,

720
00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:35,110
and my Seventh Brother stored
some ancient ink inside.

721
00:42:35,110 --> 00:42:37,190
This Ink Vault has always been

722
00:42:37,190 --> 00:42:39,650
accessible
only to the Head of the Workshop.

723
00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:41,190
Eighth Uncle,

724
00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:43,440
my mother has been waiting for this day

725
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:45,070
for many, many years.

726
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:46,960
Aunt Rujun

727
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,760
has guarded this place
for most of her life.

728
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:51,710
We, the Sixth and Eighth Branches,

729
00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:53,690
have also wasted half our lives

730
00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,580
over what happened back then.

731
00:42:56,110 --> 00:42:57,230
It is time

732
00:42:57,590 --> 00:43:00,190
to let the next generation take the stage.

733
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:01,150
Indeed.