1 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:33,578 =Against The Current= 2 00:01:33,579 --> 00:01:35,000 (Adapted from He Yanshan's novel, Orchid Fragrance Fate) 3 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:36,920 =Episode 27= (This drama does not correspond) 4 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,200 (to any real historical dynasty.) 5 00:01:38,210 --> 00:01:41,160 (The systems, culture, attire and other dynastic elements have been adapted.) 6 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:42,760 The ceremony is complete. 7 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,640 Lead the way with lanterns. 8 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,840 Go forth to welcome the bride. 9 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,940 (Upholding the Virtue of Generations Past) 10 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:52,660 (Glorify the Family Name) 11 00:03:16,140 --> 00:03:19,180 ♪The wind blows past distant hills♪ 12 00:03:20,220 --> 00:03:23,260 ♪The moon kisses the rising smoke♪ 13 00:03:24,220 --> 00:03:28,100 ♪Whose oil lamp burns tonight?♪ 14 00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:31,580 ♪Peace of heart in three places♪ 15 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,639 Go to your husband's home. 16 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,520 Let obedience be your guiding principle. 17 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:41,199 Never forget to be solemn and respectful. 18 00:03:45,910 --> 00:03:46,744 Be ever respectful 19 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,240 and ever mindful. 20 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:52,159 Do not disobey your parents-in-law. 21 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:54,500 ♪Flowers bloom again by the fence♪ 22 00:03:55,180 --> 00:03:58,620 ♪Snow falls white upon the eaves♪ 23 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:02,479 Father. 24 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:05,639 Mother. 25 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,159 While I'm away, 26 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,319 please take good care of yourselves. 27 00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:20,340 ♪The journey home is always filled with joy and sorrow♪ 28 00:04:20,340 --> 00:04:24,660 ♪People gather, then part♪ 29 00:04:25,780 --> 00:04:29,540 ♪Regret is writing, "I hope this letter finds you well"♪ 30 00:04:30,620 --> 00:04:33,820 ♪Yet watching their figures grow frail♪ 31 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:38,900 ♪In my hometown, leaves fall upon the gray roof tiles♪ 32 00:04:38,900 --> 00:04:43,180 ♪Leaving only a small house behind♪ 33 00:04:56,980 --> 00:05:01,060 ♪Flowers bloom again by the fence♪ 34 00:05:01,460 --> 00:05:05,060 ♪Snow covers the eaves once more♪ 35 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:06,800 The groom has arrived. 36 00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:10,199 Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan. 37 00:05:10,399 --> 00:05:13,360 The groom has arrived. Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan! 38 00:05:13,624 --> 00:05:14,830 Get into the bridal sedan! 39 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,800 Please have the bride come out and enter the bridal sedan! 40 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:21,959 The groom has arrived! 41 00:05:22,079 --> 00:05:25,199 Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan! 42 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:30,500 ♪Say we'll meet again in our dreams♪ 43 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:58,199 The groom has arrived. 44 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:01,480 Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan. 45 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,240 The groom has arrived. Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan. 46 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:28,180 (The Joyous Union of the Lin and Xu Families) 47 00:06:42,420 --> 00:06:53,380 (Double Happiness) 48 00:07:19,340 --> 00:07:23,759 (Lu Family Painting and Calligraphy Shop) 49 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:26,199 I pay my respects to you, Father and Mother. 50 00:07:27,959 --> 00:07:28,759 Young... 51 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,160 By the Emperor's command, 52 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,240 I give my daughter to you as your wife. 53 00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:44,160 May the two of you, from this day forward, 54 00:07:46,319 --> 00:07:47,959 live together in perfect harmony, 55 00:07:49,959 --> 00:07:51,439 and enjoy peaceful years together. 56 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,240 Do not fail to honor the Emperor's gracious intent, 57 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,480 nor cause your parents sorrow. 58 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,439 I will remember your counsel, Father. 59 00:08:13,079 --> 00:08:14,639 I will never cause our elders sorrow 60 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,279 or disappoint His Majesty. 61 00:08:29,439 --> 00:08:34,600 The auspicious hour has arrived. Please have the bride enter the bridal sedan. 62 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:53,399 Careful. 63 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,840 - Good! - Good! 64 00:09:00,780 --> 00:09:03,799 (The Joyous Union of the Lin and Xu Families) 65 00:09:03,799 --> 00:09:04,919 Steady the sedan. 66 00:09:38,799 --> 00:09:40,000 Lift the sedan. 67 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,200 Raise the sedan. 68 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:03,919 Let's go! 69 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,600 Raise the sedan. Let's go! 70 00:10:49,900 --> 00:10:53,660 (The Joyous Union of the Lin and Xu Families) 71 00:11:09,180 --> 00:11:11,100 (The Joyous Union of the Lin and Xu Families) 72 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:18,159 Make way! 73 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,919 Can't you see we're escorting a bride? 74 00:11:25,992 --> 00:11:27,670 Don't make us miss the auspicious hour. 75 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:28,799 Make way! 76 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:32,679 Make way! 77 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,519 We've been ordered to bring the good news to Scholar Han's home. 78 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:39,440 A wedding night 79 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,032 may be one of life's great occasions, 80 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:42,399 but throughout Jinling City, 81 00:11:42,399 --> 00:11:44,639 men get married every day. 82 00:11:45,279 --> 00:11:46,799 But to place first 83 00:11:47,519 --> 00:11:49,159 in the provincial examination 84 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,679 is a distinction granted to one in ten thousand. 85 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,720 Exactly. One in ten thousand. 86 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,759 Clearly, placing first in the examination is the greater occasion. 87 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,720 Sir, we'd appreciate your help. 88 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:03,960 Please make way. 89 00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:07,000 - Please make way, Sir. - Please make way, Sir. 90 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:10,200 What's going on? 91 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,550 The provincial examination was postponed after the late Emperor's death. 92 00:12:16,550 --> 00:12:18,040 The results were only released today. 93 00:12:18,264 --> 00:12:20,840 We deliberately avoided the area around the Confucius Temple, 94 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,320 but despite all our planning, 95 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:25,360 we never expected Scholar Han to pass, 96 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,320 much less place first. 97 00:12:29,896 --> 00:12:31,864 The top provincial graduate, Scholar Han? 98 00:12:32,919 --> 00:12:34,000 Yes, Scholar Han... 99 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:39,399 What are we going to do? 100 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,000 They're both major occasions. Who should give way to whom? 101 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,200 - Please make way, Sir. - Please make way, Sir. 102 00:13:13,170 --> 00:13:14,568 We need to handle this carefully. 103 00:13:14,584 --> 00:13:16,750 Placing first in Jiangnan is no ordinary distinction. 104 00:13:16,759 --> 00:13:18,360 He may well become a Hanlin bachelor 105 00:13:18,408 --> 00:13:20,264 and eventually enter the Grand Secretariat. 106 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:22,799 It's all your fault. 107 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,352 If you had worked harder and passed the examination, 108 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,720 we would've gone to the examination hall to see the results. 109 00:13:27,759 --> 00:13:30,759 Then we'd know who placed first and where he lives. 110 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,600 How... how is this my fault? 111 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:34,056 Of course it's your fault. 112 00:13:45,816 --> 00:13:46,840 Lanxiang, don't worry. 113 00:13:46,888 --> 00:13:49,800 We've run into a procession bringing news to the top provincial graduate. 114 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:53,000 I hear his name is Han Liang, 115 00:13:53,064 --> 00:13:54,200 and he lives nearby, too. 116 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,559 You could say you're neighbors. 117 00:13:55,759 --> 00:13:56,639 Don't worry. 118 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:58,519 Don't be afraid, Lanxiang. 119 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:01,200 I'm really good with my slingshot now. 120 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,679 I won't let them disturb you. 121 00:14:10,279 --> 00:14:12,440 The top provincial graduate, Scholar Han, is here! 122 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:17,000 Han. 123 00:14:17,039 --> 00:14:17,600 Thank you. 124 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:18,360 Scholar Han. 125 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:19,159 Thank you. 126 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:20,039 Scholar Han. 127 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:21,080 Thank you. 128 00:14:21,519 --> 00:14:22,080 Thank you. 129 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:36,960 He's so young. 130 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,039 He doesn't look bookish at all. 131 00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:41,919 He has a promising future ahead of him. 132 00:14:42,159 --> 00:14:44,759 We mustn't offend him. We mustn't. 133 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,240 I already have. 134 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,800 Congratulations on placing first in the provincial examination, Scholar Han. 135 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,200 I also studied at Qixia Academy, 136 00:15:00,759 --> 00:15:03,200 so I know well that only after ten years of diligent study 137 00:15:03,384 --> 00:15:05,440 could you earn a place on the honor roll today. 138 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,320 This is one of life's great joys, 139 00:15:08,344 --> 00:15:09,870 and I shouldn't spoil the occasion. 140 00:15:10,519 --> 00:15:11,159 But 141 00:15:12,039 --> 00:15:13,120 a smooth bridal procession 142 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,039 is said to promise a smooth marriage. 143 00:15:16,559 --> 00:15:19,360 So I ask you and your fellow scholars 144 00:15:20,679 --> 00:15:21,480 to please make way. 145 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,200 I heard the bride was a maid. 146 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,879 I thought Commander Lin would say, 147 00:15:41,464 --> 00:15:42,960 "The Emperor bestowed this marriage, 148 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,279 so I order you to make way." 149 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,600 Had I not been truly sincere, 150 00:15:48,744 --> 00:15:51,528 I could never have obtained the Emperor's decree for this marriage. 151 00:15:52,639 --> 00:15:53,919 So I hope, Scholar Han, 152 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,000 you'll consider the sincerity of my devotion 153 00:15:59,679 --> 00:16:01,279 and help another man fulfill his wish. 154 00:16:07,540 --> 00:16:11,780 ♪Let the cold wind rage, let the wild rain fall♪ 155 00:16:11,780 --> 00:16:14,860 ♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪ 156 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:18,740 ♪Let beginnings fade as endings come to call♪ 157 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:21,320 Thank you all 158 00:16:21,330 --> 00:16:23,656 for taking the trouble to come and bring me the good news. 159 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:25,519 My home is rather cramped, 160 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,480 so I'm afraid I can't properly receive you there. 161 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:29,519 Scholar Zongbai 162 00:16:29,608 --> 00:16:30,870 has already reserved a banquet 163 00:16:30,936 --> 00:16:32,000 at Zuixian Restaurant. 164 00:16:32,799 --> 00:16:34,759 Please join us for a modest drink 165 00:16:36,279 --> 00:16:37,399 so we can celebrate together. 166 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:39,279 - All right. - All right. 167 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:42,159 Let's go. 168 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:44,039 Let's go celebrate Scholar Han's success. 169 00:16:44,039 --> 00:16:46,320 - Come on, let's go celebrate! - Let's go celebrate! 170 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,639 - Congratulations, Scholar Han! - Congratulations, Scholar Han! 171 00:16:50,159 --> 00:16:53,559 - Congratulations! - Congratulations! 172 00:16:55,399 --> 00:16:57,440 What... Didn't you say you'd already offended him? 173 00:16:57,559 --> 00:16:59,120 Didn't he make way for you right away? 174 00:17:01,559 --> 00:17:02,600 He didn't do it for me. 175 00:17:03,879 --> 00:17:04,319 Let's go. 176 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:06,759 Wait. 177 00:17:07,799 --> 00:17:08,640 What was that about? 178 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:09,440 I have no idea. 179 00:17:09,799 --> 00:17:11,160 All right, keep the music going. 180 00:17:25,350 --> 00:17:26,520 - Thank you. - Thank you. 181 00:17:27,224 --> 00:17:28,690 - Congratulations! - Congratulations! 182 00:17:34,660 --> 00:17:38,860 ♪From this endless dream, there's no return at all♪ 183 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:46,260 ♪No page could hold the longing words can never show♪ 184 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,480 Bride, it's time to step out of the sedan. 185 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:55,640 Let's not miss the auspicious hour. 186 00:17:59,319 --> 00:17:59,920 Come. 187 00:18:05,559 --> 00:18:06,359 Careful. 188 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:13,039 Bride and groom, please hold the red ribbon. 189 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,519 May peace bless every generation. 190 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,799 - Good! - Good! 191 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,960 May the family line continue, 192 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,720 with each generation surpassing the last. 193 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,820 ♪From this endless dream, there's no return at all♪ 194 00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:36,420 ♪Let the cold wind rage, let the wild rain fall♪ 195 00:18:36,420 --> 00:18:39,580 ♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪ 196 00:18:39,580 --> 00:18:43,420 ♪Let love fall to pieces, let old anger burn away♪ 197 00:18:43,420 --> 00:18:46,220 ♪Let the past die with yesterday♪ 198 00:18:46,220 --> 00:18:50,380 ♪One last fire, one last cup of liquor♪ 199 00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:53,340 ♪And silver moonlight to guide me through the night♪ 200 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,000 First bow to Heaven and Earth. 201 00:18:58,319 --> 00:19:02,799 - Good! - Good! 202 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,599 Second bow to your parents. 203 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:10,200 - Good! - Good! 204 00:19:13,279 --> 00:19:17,119 - Good! - Good! 205 00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:25,680 Now bow to each other. 206 00:19:25,839 --> 00:19:29,359 - Good! - Good! 207 00:19:44,759 --> 00:19:45,599 Lanxiang. 208 00:20:07,448 --> 00:20:09,880 - What's going on? - Why haven't they performed the bow? 209 00:20:10,030 --> 00:20:10,648 That's right. 210 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,079 What's happened? 211 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,240 Bride. 212 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:27,759 Come. 213 00:20:29,599 --> 00:20:30,359 Bride. 214 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,680 - Good! - Good! 215 00:20:45,279 --> 00:20:47,680 Escort the newlyweds to the bridal chamber. 216 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:49,480 Good! 217 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,079 Let's have some fun with the newlyweds! 218 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,840 Let's have some fun with the newlyweds! 219 00:20:52,888 --> 00:20:54,350 Have some fun with the newlyweds! 220 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,160 - Good! - Good! 221 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,519 Wash up. 222 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:20,799 Use the scale to lift the bridal veil and reveal the bride's beautiful face. 223 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,000 - Good! - Good! 224 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:33,279 What's the rush? 225 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,880 It's Jinqi who gets to lift the veil, not you. 226 00:21:37,319 --> 00:21:39,119 Tomorrow I'll tell Second Madam Lin 227 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,359 it's time to find Jincen a wife. 228 00:21:43,279 --> 00:21:44,599 I don't want one! 229 00:21:48,759 --> 00:21:52,200 Groom, please lift the bridal veil. 230 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,000 - Good! - Good! 231 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:28,140 (Lin) 232 00:22:40,740 --> 00:22:42,680 (Lin) 233 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,759 - Good! - Good! 234 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,519 Today, we join our lives as one. 235 00:23:01,256 --> 00:23:03,240 May we be of one heart and grow old together. 236 00:23:07,799 --> 00:23:10,039 - Good! - Good! 237 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,799 You've gone too far. 238 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:42,839 No... 239 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:45,920 Why did she hit him? 240 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:46,759 I don't get it. 241 00:23:46,824 --> 00:23:47,480 What's going on? 242 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,039 What happened? 243 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:50,720 What's happening up front? 244 00:23:50,872 --> 00:23:52,820 We've seen the couple share the ceremonial meal. 245 00:23:52,830 --> 00:23:53,976 Let's go have a drink. 246 00:23:54,319 --> 00:23:55,240 Shaohui. 247 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,720 If you want a drink, go find Liu. 248 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,279 I still want to see what happens next. 249 00:23:58,400 --> 00:23:59,960 Everyone, at tonight's wedding banquet, 250 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,720 there's fine liquor bestowed by His Majesty. 251 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,272 If you don't go now, you'll miss out. 252 00:24:03,896 --> 00:24:05,656 Come on, let's go drink the fine liquor. 253 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,279 Let's go. 254 00:24:07,816 --> 00:24:09,960 - Come on, let's go drink. - Everyone, let's go. 255 00:24:10,759 --> 00:24:12,200 Let's go. 256 00:24:13,039 --> 00:24:14,640 Come on, let's go drink. 257 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:16,240 Right. 258 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:17,440 You may all leave. 259 00:24:17,559 --> 00:24:18,359 Go have a drink. 260 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,440 Let's go. 261 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:21,799 Go have a drink. 262 00:24:30,039 --> 00:24:30,799 All of you, 263 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:35,960 keep your mouths shut about this. 264 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,160 - Yes. - Yes. 265 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:01,960 I should have come to ask 266 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:04,680 for your parents' consent 267 00:25:05,464 --> 00:25:07,368 before discussing marriage with you. 268 00:25:09,279 --> 00:25:10,400 I was at fault. 269 00:25:13,759 --> 00:25:15,039 Please forgive me, my lady. 270 00:25:32,660 --> 00:25:35,220 ♪The golden sunset♪ 271 00:25:35,220 --> 00:25:38,700 ♪Sketches my thoughts♪ 272 00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:43,060 ♪All things fall silent♪ 273 00:25:43,060 --> 00:25:46,420 ♪Fearing to disturb this moment♪ 274 00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:50,260 ♪My restless heart seeks a place to anchor♪ 275 00:25:50,260 --> 00:25:53,780 ♪Yet I cannot stop searching♪ 276 00:25:54,540 --> 00:26:00,180 ♪I wonder if the past has ever been heard♪ 277 00:26:02,940 --> 00:26:06,380 ♪Yesterday's brush and ink♪ 278 00:26:06,380 --> 00:26:09,780 ♪Lightly traced cause and effect♪ 279 00:26:09,780 --> 00:26:10,820 (Lin) 280 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:13,260 ♪Half a lifetime of longing♪ 281 00:26:13,260 --> 00:26:16,580 ♪Returns to this moment♪ 282 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:19,519 If you're hungry... 283 00:26:20,900 --> 00:26:24,260 ♪If the image isn't real, what does it matter?♪ 284 00:26:24,980 --> 00:26:30,300 ♪I still remember your name♪ 285 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:42,839 Yuchan, Gantang, and the others 286 00:26:43,319 --> 00:26:44,519 are waiting outside. 287 00:26:46,079 --> 00:26:47,160 Whatever you want to eat 288 00:26:47,759 --> 00:26:48,680 or need, 289 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:50,400 just tell them anytime. 290 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:55,599 This is your home now. 291 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,200 Make yourself comfortable. 292 00:27:02,860 --> 00:27:05,100 ♪I no longer blame the moon♪ 293 00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:10,060 ♪For withholding its light♪ 294 00:27:10,460 --> 00:27:13,780 ♪I only pray that those I've known♪ 295 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,079 I'll go outside 296 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:16,799 and see to the guests. 297 00:27:18,424 --> 00:27:19,830 I'll be back a little later. 298 00:27:22,260 --> 00:27:24,820 ♪And leave the grass and trees covered in frost♪ 299 00:27:25,540 --> 00:27:29,580 ♪I only wish that where the lights grow dim♪ 300 00:27:29,580 --> 00:27:35,620 ♪You and I will walk there together♪ 301 00:27:58,232 --> 00:27:59,590 (Cry as hard as you can.) 302 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,000 (Let it all out.) 303 00:28:03,768 --> 00:28:05,830 (Once we're done crying, let's live our lives well.) 304 00:28:05,839 --> 00:28:08,820 ♪Returns to this moment♪ 305 00:28:09,759 --> 00:28:10,839 Live with all your might. 306 00:28:13,192 --> 00:28:14,240 Live as hard as you can. 307 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,759 Live like wild grass, 308 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:22,240 without a care in the world. 309 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,599 From now on, 310 00:28:28,808 --> 00:28:30,310 (our days will know only spring,) 311 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:33,440 (never winter.) 312 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,039 (Let's live on without a care.) 313 00:28:39,340 --> 00:28:43,740 ♪No longer let the world's wind and snow fall♪ 314 00:28:43,740 --> 00:28:46,700 ♪And leave the grass and trees covered in frost♪ 315 00:28:46,700 --> 00:28:50,580 ♪I only wish that where the lights grow dim♪ 316 00:28:50,580 --> 00:28:54,620 ♪You and I will walk there together♪ 317 00:28:54,620 --> 00:28:57,860 ♪I no longer search through old dreams♪ 318 00:28:57,860 --> 00:29:00,940 ♪Leaving them buried deep within the years♪ 319 00:29:02,020 --> 00:29:05,540 ♪I only long to journey through the night together♪ 320 00:29:05,540 --> 00:29:09,140 ♪Toward where my heart leads♪ 321 00:29:09,820 --> 00:29:13,940 ♪I no longer lament that fate is hard to foresee♪ 322 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:17,060 ♪Accepting the unexpected as ordinary♪ 323 00:29:17,420 --> 00:29:21,020 ♪I only wish the road behind us would fade like mist♪ 324 00:29:21,020 --> 00:29:26,700 ♪And we would share the road home♪ 325 00:29:40,519 --> 00:29:41,279 Good for her! 326 00:29:42,839 --> 00:29:43,839 He deserved it. 327 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,759 That wretched boy deserved it. 328 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:51,000 Is everything you just said true? 329 00:29:51,350 --> 00:29:52,456 Young Madam had no idea 330 00:29:52,488 --> 00:29:54,080 that Young Master wanted to marry her? 331 00:29:55,079 --> 00:29:56,119 If you don't believe me, 332 00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:57,720 you can send someone 333 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,768 to ask Madam Tao, the official matchmaker. 334 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,240 Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu 335 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,319 almost arranged her marriage 336 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,319 to the Han family next door. 337 00:30:09,839 --> 00:30:12,000 Young Madam certainly has a fierce temper. 338 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,350 Even if Young Master forced her into this marriage, 339 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,480 a bride still shouldn't hit her groom. 340 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,480 That wretched boy went looking for a beating. 341 00:30:22,390 --> 00:30:23,656 He even went to all that trouble 342 00:30:23,660 --> 00:30:25,880 to obtain an imperial decree just to get himself beaten. 343 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:27,480 He deserved it. 344 00:30:29,656 --> 00:30:30,872 You! This is all your fault! 345 00:30:30,904 --> 00:30:32,750 You didn't try to talk Young Master out of it! 346 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:34,000 Mother, be reasonable! 347 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,240 Please be reasonable! 348 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:35,880 Young... 349 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,559 Is Young Master someone who listens to advice? 350 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,888 Even so, you should've tried to talk him out of it! 351 00:30:41,799 --> 00:30:42,720 Enough. 352 00:30:43,272 --> 00:30:45,144 Jiugao isn't the one who deserves a beating. 353 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:53,000 Get out of here. 354 00:30:58,680 --> 00:30:59,830 Go back to the banquet 355 00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:01,510 and attend to the guests. 356 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:05,799 So we're just letting this go? 357 00:31:06,599 --> 00:31:07,720 If we don't, 358 00:31:08,500 --> 00:31:10,030 am I supposed to help that wretched boy 359 00:31:10,039 --> 00:31:11,359 by slapping the bride? 360 00:31:12,536 --> 00:31:14,000 Haven't we made enough of a spectacle 361 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,079 of the Lin family already? 362 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:18,680 With that wretched boy around, 363 00:31:18,856 --> 00:31:19,800 I think Jinling City 364 00:31:19,810 --> 00:31:22,376 will have enough to laugh about for the next three to five years. 365 00:31:25,599 --> 00:31:27,319 First Madam, it's a joyous occasion. 366 00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:28,920 You can't hit him anymore. You can't! 367 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,359 I'm not hitting my son. 368 00:31:31,390 --> 00:31:32,400 Surely you don't expect me 369 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,490 to greet the guests with a feather duster in my hand? 370 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,000 I'm getting senile. 371 00:31:44,759 --> 00:31:46,039 That rotten boy. 372 00:31:46,599 --> 00:31:47,759 He's been the only one happy 373 00:31:47,759 --> 00:31:49,839 about this marriage from beginning to end, 374 00:31:50,559 --> 00:31:51,359 yet he insists 375 00:31:51,359 --> 00:31:53,240 that all of us smile along with him. 376 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,759 First Madam, you're worrying too much. 377 00:31:56,559 --> 00:31:59,200 There are people who are genuinely happy for Young Master. 378 00:31:59,496 --> 00:32:00,920 Of course they're genuinely happy 379 00:32:00,984 --> 00:32:02,550 when there's a spectacle to enjoy. 380 00:32:09,839 --> 00:32:11,240 Come. A toast to everyone. 381 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:14,680 Congratulations! 382 00:32:14,799 --> 00:32:15,740 What took you so long? 383 00:32:15,750 --> 00:32:16,728 Eat and drink your fill. 384 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:22,720 Good liquor. 385 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:27,510 See to the guests. 386 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,030 Eat and drink your fill! 387 00:32:29,359 --> 00:32:30,680 Come, eat and drink your fill. 388 00:32:36,039 --> 00:32:36,960 Let me take a look. 389 00:32:38,039 --> 00:32:39,119 Did she break the skin? 390 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,079 Want me to rub it for you? 391 00:32:44,519 --> 00:32:45,400 You only know 392 00:32:45,839 --> 00:32:48,039 how to act fierce around us. 393 00:32:48,039 --> 00:32:50,160 The moment you see your wife, you turn into a coward. 394 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:54,559 Jinqi, 395 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,000 you're in for a rough night. 396 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,599 Bitterness first, and sweetness later. 397 00:33:04,056 --> 00:33:05,400 After hardship comes happiness. 398 00:33:05,992 --> 00:33:08,216 Then let's drink to bitterness first, sweetness later, 399 00:33:08,248 --> 00:33:09,450 and happiness after hardship. 400 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:09,960 All right. 401 00:33:10,519 --> 00:33:11,200 Everyone, 402 00:33:11,519 --> 00:33:13,799 let's raise a toast to the groom together. 403 00:33:14,079 --> 00:33:15,440 - Good! - Good! 404 00:33:15,464 --> 00:33:17,496 - Bitterness first, sweetness later. - Bitterness first, sweetness later. 405 00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:20,200 - After hardship comes happiness. - After hardship comes happiness. 406 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:56,519 Young Madam, 407 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,759 it's really not proper to spend your wedding night in the side chamber. 408 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,590 You should return to the bedroom. 409 00:34:06,079 --> 00:34:07,200 You both saw 410 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:08,360 what I did earlier. 411 00:34:09,096 --> 00:34:11,496 It would be even less appropriate for me to stay there. 412 00:34:17,039 --> 00:34:18,320 I was scared to death. 413 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,664 I was afraid you and Young Master would start fighting. 414 00:34:20,712 --> 00:34:22,840 I didn't expect Young Master to be so good-tempered. 415 00:34:22,952 --> 00:34:24,510 He acted as though nothing had happened 416 00:34:24,510 --> 00:34:25,592 and went off to drink. 417 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:27,400 Mind your manners. 418 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:28,679 She is Young Madam. 419 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:34,159 Yes. 420 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:35,719 Young Madam. 421 00:34:44,039 --> 00:34:45,320 My dear Young Madam, 422 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,159 just sit still. 423 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,800 I know you mean well, 424 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,039 but things are different now. 425 00:34:58,559 --> 00:34:59,719 If anyone sees you doing this, 426 00:35:00,039 --> 00:35:01,239 they'll get scolded. 427 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:21,440 Are we still friends? 428 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:43,559 My dear Young Madam, 429 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:47,639 of course we are. 430 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,239 As long as you don't take my work 431 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:53,480 away from me. 432 00:35:57,639 --> 00:35:59,000 To be selfish for a moment, 433 00:36:00,679 --> 00:36:03,519 I'm truly happy today. 434 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:05,000 Back then, 435 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:07,679 I was driven out of Zhichun Hall 436 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:09,039 and married off to a fool. 437 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:12,519 Now, 438 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,920 you're the Young Madam of Zhichun Hall. 439 00:36:18,559 --> 00:36:19,519 From now on, 440 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,390 I won't have to fear that the new Young Madam will dislike me 441 00:36:23,512 --> 00:36:25,190 and drive me out of Zhichun Hall again. 442 00:37:12,008 --> 00:37:13,440 - Young Master. - Young Master. 443 00:37:15,288 --> 00:37:16,190 You may all leave. 444 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:19,360 Let's go. 445 00:38:30,559 --> 00:38:32,159 Before you left Zhichun Hall, 446 00:38:33,528 --> 00:38:35,190 I already had feelings for you. 447 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:38,559 I know 448 00:38:40,072 --> 00:38:41,672 you don't feel the same way about me. 449 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:47,880 To become your husband, 450 00:38:49,672 --> 00:38:51,190 I've thought about it for a long time 451 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:53,440 and done a great deal. 452 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:57,000 But you 453 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,320 had no time to prepare 454 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,000 before suddenly becoming my wife. 455 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:08,800 I completely understand 456 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:10,400 why you're upset and resistant. 457 00:39:12,639 --> 00:39:13,960 If I were in your place 458 00:39:15,039 --> 00:39:17,719 and someone had schemed and manipulated me like this, 459 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,519 I'd want to kill them, too. 460 00:39:38,639 --> 00:39:39,880 I'll give you time 461 00:39:41,199 --> 00:39:42,400 to accept me. 462 00:39:44,639 --> 00:39:45,639 I'll do everything I can 463 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:48,280 to make you fall for me, too. 464 00:39:51,039 --> 00:39:51,920 But in this lifetime, 465 00:39:53,159 --> 00:39:53,679 you, 466 00:39:54,719 --> 00:39:55,639 Xu Lanxiang, 467 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:58,039 can only be 468 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,960 my wife. 469 00:40:09,639 --> 00:40:10,440 Lin Jinqi! 470 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:12,760 What are you doing? 471 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,239 Put me down, Lin Jinqi! 472 00:40:20,039 --> 00:40:21,119 Lin Jinqi! 473 00:40:22,599 --> 00:40:23,559 What are you doing? 474 00:40:23,559 --> 00:40:26,700 ♪I'd spend every dawn and dusk to see it through♪ 475 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:30,239 Lin Jinqi! 476 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:34,840 Put me down! 477 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:39,840 What are you doing? Put me down! 478 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:46,719 Lin Jinqi! 479 00:40:48,072 --> 00:40:49,320 What are you trying to do? 480 00:40:53,519 --> 00:40:54,400 From this day forward, 481 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:56,440 we are husband and wife, 482 00:40:56,728 --> 00:40:58,552 and we'll share both fortune and hardship. 483 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:01,039 But 484 00:41:04,088 --> 00:41:06,008 you'll enjoy the good fortune first, 485 00:41:06,599 --> 00:41:07,880 and I'll bear the hardship first. 486 00:41:09,688 --> 00:41:11,280 If it becomes more than I can bear, 487 00:41:12,648 --> 00:41:14,328 then there's nothing I can do about it. 488 00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:18,159 Tonight, 489 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:19,760 you'll sleep in the bedroom. 490 00:41:20,296 --> 00:41:21,630 I'll sleep in the side chamber. 491 00:43:05,060 --> 00:43:07,500 =Against the Current= (Next Episode's Preview) 492 00:43:10,079 --> 00:43:11,679 A mother can't control her grown son. 493 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:15,519 Try to look on the bright side. 494 00:43:16,639 --> 00:43:17,400 Jiugao 495 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:20,159 just doesn't want to marry. 496 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:21,719 At least 497 00:43:22,190 --> 00:43:24,584 he hasn't brought some unreliable person into the family 498 00:43:24,632 --> 00:43:27,320 to stand before you every day and make your life miserable. 499 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:28,679 First Madam is busy, 500 00:43:30,599 --> 00:43:31,800 so I won't go in. 501 00:43:32,559 --> 00:43:33,440 I'm fine now. 502 00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:35,239 Don't let it weigh on you. 503 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:37,079 Don't. 504 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:38,320 Lanxiang! Lan... 505 00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:38,880 All right. 506 00:43:55,020 --> 00:43:59,140 ♪Spring slips from the branches once more♪ 507 00:44:01,980 --> 00:44:06,500 ♪Flowers bloom unseen, as they have before♪ 508 00:44:07,780 --> 00:44:11,700 ♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪ 509 00:44:12,380 --> 00:44:15,140 ♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪ 510 00:44:15,860 --> 00:44:18,180 ♪Though all the world may fade♪ 511 00:44:18,180 --> 00:44:21,260 ♪Time rolls on as countless lives rush by♪ 512 00:44:22,780 --> 00:44:27,020 ♪Night winds wander through the halls of long ago♪ 513 00:44:29,940 --> 00:44:34,100 ♪No page could hold the longing words can never show♪ 514 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:39,460 ♪Every joy and sorrow in this fleeting life♪ 515 00:44:39,460 --> 00:44:43,020 ♪Fades into the past as new wounds rise♪ 516 00:44:43,820 --> 00:44:49,500 ♪While whispers of perfume linger beneath the eaves♪ 517 00:44:49,860 --> 00:44:54,180 ♪Let the cold wind rage, let the wild rain fall♪ 518 00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:57,500 ♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪ 519 00:44:57,500 --> 00:45:01,260 ♪Let love fall to pieces, let old anger burn away♪ 520 00:45:01,260 --> 00:45:04,140 ♪Let the past die with yesterday♪ 521 00:45:04,140 --> 00:45:08,220 ♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪ 522 00:45:08,220 --> 00:45:11,580 ♪And silver moonlight to guide me through the night♪ 523 00:45:11,580 --> 00:45:15,340 ♪Let beginnings fade as endings come to call♪ 524 00:45:15,340 --> 00:45:19,340 ♪From this endless dream, there's no return at all♪ 525 00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:24,260 ♪Let the cold wind rage, let the wild rain fall♪ 526 00:45:24,260 --> 00:45:27,700 ♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪ 527 00:45:27,700 --> 00:45:31,340 ♪Let love fall to pieces, let old anger burn away♪ 528 00:45:31,340 --> 00:45:34,220 ♪Let the past die with yesterday♪ 529 00:45:34,220 --> 00:45:38,300 ♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪ 530 00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:41,660 ♪And silver moonlight to guide me through the night♪ 531 00:45:41,660 --> 00:45:45,300 ♪Let beginnings fade as endings come to call♪ 532 00:45:45,300 --> 00:45:53,100 ♪From this endless dream, there's no return at all♪