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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 41=
(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 knew Xiuru understood
what was at stake,

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so I showed her a way forward.

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You two

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shouldn't blame her
for going to such lengths.

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Mother, you don't need

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to take the blame upon yourself.

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Xiuru is quick-witted

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and decisive.

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When something seemed wrong
with Du Cuique,

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she was the first to notice.

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Now, to protect herself
and her children,

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she had no choice
but to resort to this plan.

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Neither Young Master nor I
hold it against her.

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Those who help pave the way for others

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will find their own path

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growing wider as well.

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Thank you for your guidance, Mother.

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You all heard that, didn't you?

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Thank you, Uncle Jinqi
and Aunt Lanxiang,

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for giving us a new lease on life.

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Get up.

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You stay seated.

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You deserve

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their gratitude.

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Thank you, Uncle Jinqi
and Aunt Lanxiang,

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- for giving us a new lease on life.
- for giving us a new lease on life.

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This was Xiuru's idea.

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She doesn't want them to go through life
unaware of the world around them.

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From an early age,

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they must understand
the situation they're in.

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The Marquis's residence

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is both the home on
which their lives depend

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and a place where they
must tread carefully.

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They mustn't let a life
of apparent luxury

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cloud their judgment.

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Xiuru

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is being awfully hard on them.

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What good is it raising
this whole family?

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You don't know what's good for you

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or what truly matters.

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There's no point in raising any of you.

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You're still pretending to be pitiful.

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And you say you're not?

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I'll beat you to death.

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Go on, keep pretending to be pitiful.

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Let's see you shed some tears.

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Are you satisfied

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with how this grand drama turned out?

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I used to sit down there,

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but now that I'm standing here,

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I've realized

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that while we watched
the performances from below,

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those above were watching
our performance, too.

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From the very beginning,

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you never really cared
whether I took a concubine or not.

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I do care.

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Would that stop you
from taking one, Your Lordship?

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Whether I care or not,

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you will take a concubine
for the sake of an heir anyway.

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So why should it matter

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whether I care?

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For the sake
of my daughters' reputations,

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I'll be a virtuous wife

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and arrange a grand
concubine-taking ceremony,

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to satisfy Old Madam

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and leave the clansmen
nothing to criticize.

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♪The wind scatters the clouds,
and rain turns to mud♪

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♪Memories of the past rise in my heart♪

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♪Faded ink turns fragrant,
spring rises and summer grows♪

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♪As if time itself were flowing♪

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♪Pausing, then rewinding♪

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♪I watch the long road wind and turn♪

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♪Even the clamor falls silent♪

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♪The keepsake rests
against my heart as I quietly wait♪

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♪I watch the passing years wear away♪

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♪Even deep affection slowly fades♪

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♪The past falls like
withered leaves into the dust♪

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What are you doing?

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Whatever you have to say, just tell me.

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If Young Madam doesn't agree,

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we dare not get up.

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Go ahead.

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Young Madam,

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I've already chosen a husband.

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What?

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It's Xiaolian's family.

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I want to marry Xiaolian's brother,

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Du Dasong.

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What?

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You want to marry my brother?

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When did this happen?

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Yes.

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When did this happen?

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I made up my mind long ago.

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But one thing after
another kept happening.

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First, we were mourning Old Madam.

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Then,

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Xiaolian's grandmother passed away.

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After that, Fourth Young Lady
was getting married,

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and Young Madam became pregnant.

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I simply couldn't find
a chance to tell you, Young Madam.

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Then explain it to me carefully.

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If your reasons make sense,

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I might just agree.

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They say a woman's marriage

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should be decided by her parents.

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But my mother
cares too much about money.

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I don't trust

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the family she'd choose for me.

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After serving Young Madam
for so many years,

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I may not have learned
many other things,

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but I did learn
not to resign myself to fate.

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I'm the one getting married.

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I'm the one who'll spend my life
with my husband's family.

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So I should make the decision myself.

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Xiaolian and I share a room,

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and I often hear her
talk about her family.

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She said her father died young,

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and the family spent all their savings

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trying to treat his illness.

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They were also left
with a great deal of debt.

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Her older brother has never been
able to arrange a marriage.

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I thought about it.

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Granny Du cares deeply
for her daughter-in-law,

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and Xiaolian's mother
cares deeply for her daughter.

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So I figured the son they raised
couldn't be a bad man either.

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When Xiaolian went home,

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I went with her

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to meet her older brother.

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Sure enough, he was steady and mature.

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It's just that

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I don't know

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how Xiaolian's brother feels about me.

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You're Young Madam's
most trusted first-class maid.

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You could marry a head shopkeeper.

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Of course my brother would be willing.

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He just wouldn't dare dream of it.

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I don't need to marry a shopkeeper.

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I can write,

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keep accounts,

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and run a business.

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Someday, I can become
a shopkeeper myself.

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Exactly. From now on,
my brother can follow Gantang's lead.

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The wife leads, and the husband follows.

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My family's debts
have all been paid off.

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My brother will finish
his apprenticeship this year.

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My mother said

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that as long as
we work hard and stay diligent,

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and the whole family works together,

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we'll definitely build a good life.

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I'll make the decision

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about Gantang's marriage.

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She will marry Du Dasong.

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Thank you, Young Madam.

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Thank you, Young Madam.

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And why are you two kneeling?

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I...

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I won't be a concubine.

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I don't want to get married.

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They heard that First Madam
was choosing a maid

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to send to the Yuan Residence
as Third Young Master's concubine,

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so they both panicked

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and hurried over to beg you for mercy.

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Don't worry.

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First Madam wants someone

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who's willing.

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Neither of you will be chosen.

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Thank you, Young Madam.

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Young Madam, Captain Lin...

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Nanke is here to see you.

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Nanke wants to see me?

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I came to see you so suddenly today

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because I heard something

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that troubled me,

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so I took the liberty of coming here.

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What is it?

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I'd like to ask
for the hand of your maid,

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Du Xiaolian.

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That's you.

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What?

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He wants to marry me?

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You should go back for now.

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I'll have to ask Xiaolian
what she thinks.

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Yes.

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Third son-in-law's concubine

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won't be a maid from Zhichun Hall.

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Thank you, Young Madam.

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Xiaolian.

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Xiaolian.

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Congratulations!

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Nanke is a deputy company commander
appointed by His Majesty himself.

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Fortune really does favor
the simplehearted.

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With Xiaolian's absentminded nature,

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she should find
someone like Nanke,

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who's sharp and capable.

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Don't get carried away just yet.

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Xiaolian hasn't agreed.

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I'll have to ask my mother about this.

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Oh, come on.

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Your mother
will definitely listen to you.

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Yes.

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Congratulations, Xiaolian!

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You kept this well hidden.

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♪I open the window
and sunlight floods the city♪

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♪I hold a little flower picked
by the roadside♪

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♪Who's secretly peeking again?♪

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♪The breeze carries
fragrance through the streets♪

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♪The simmering tea brings back
warm memories of days gone by♪

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♪Who breaks the stillness
of the long afternoon?♪

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Congratulations!
Two happy occasions at once!

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Wonderful!

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Congratulations!

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Xiaolian's mother, congratulations!
Two happy occasions at once!

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♪Copper coins jingle in my pocket♪

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♪I'll trade them for a pot of liquor
and toast the setting sun♪

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Madam, congratulations.

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Congratulations.

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♪Listening to Granny
tell stories of days gone by♪

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♪We laugh until our eyes
glisten with tears♪

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♪Treasured by you and me,
these warm and fragrant moments♪

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♪We quietly wander through
the bustle of everyday life♪

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♪There's no need to make a fuss♪

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It's all homemade liquor.

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The alcohol content is very low.

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Have plenty.

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Everyone, cheers!

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Cheers! Make yourselves at home.

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- Cheers!
- All right.

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Have some more.

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Groom,

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get them drunk.

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You're

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worried about Jiugao's
marriage, aren't you?

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He's already in his thirties

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and still hasn't found anyone.

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How could I not worry?

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Actually,

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Jiugao is quite a catch.

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Could it be that
your standards are too high?

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In the early years,

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I did have high expectations.

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But after all these years,

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I'm like an old soybean
ground beneath a millstone.

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Those expectations
have long been ground away.

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I don't care if she's never married
or has been married before,

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or whether she's pretty or plain.

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As long as she's a woman

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who doesn't mind Jiugao, that's enough.

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Do you really mean that?

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When I give my word,

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it's set in stone.

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I mean it.

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I mean it. Come, let's drink.

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Nanny, what do you think of me?

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You?

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You mean...

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Mother.

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Yuchan and I love each other

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and wish to become husband and wife.

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I'm all alone,

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with no parents or siblings.

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Ever since I came to the Lin Residence,

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you've treated me like a daughter.

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Before,

270
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I always felt
I wasn't good enough for Jiugao

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and kept avoiding him.

272
00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,000
But after spending so long
by Young Madam's side,

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I've changed my thinking.

274
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I may be an orphan,

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but I've always
relied on my own strength,

276
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and I've never stopped learning.

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Reading, keeping accounts,

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needlework, cooking,
I'm good at them all.

279
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I also truly care for Jiugao

280
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and respect you, Nanny.

281
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Jiugao and I

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are well matched in both character

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and ability.

284
00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:24,559
You little rascal!

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00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:26,319
You little rascal!

286
00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:27,799
You little rascal!

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00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,160
Always putting on
an act and fooling people!

288
00:18:31,832 --> 00:18:34,008
You never speak plainly
when you have something to say.

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00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,350
Always putting on an act.

290
00:18:35,384 --> 00:18:36,720
You've ruined your own reputation,

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and now Yuchan,

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your wife,

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has to suffer because of you

294
00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,000
and endure people's gossip.

295
00:18:52,664 --> 00:18:53,960
Spare the rod for three days,

296
00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,559
and you little rascal
will tear the roof apart!

297
00:18:56,648 --> 00:18:58,480
You little rascal!
I'll beat you senseless!

298
00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,680
I'll beat you! Take that!

299
00:19:00,759 --> 00:19:01,640
Take that!

300
00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:03,920
Careful, you'll hurt your hand.

301
00:19:04,168 --> 00:19:06,160
I'll find you a stick
so you can keep beating.

302
00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:08,519
I'll beat you! Take that!

303
00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:09,759
All right.

304
00:19:10,839 --> 00:19:12,599
That's enough. You've vented your anger.

305
00:19:12,599 --> 00:19:13,680
This is a happy occasion.

306
00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:15,599
I think

307
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we should take advantage
of this auspicious day.

308
00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:18,880
I'll make the decision

309
00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:20,319
and play matchmaker this once.

310
00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,400
Everyone here can be our witness.

311
00:19:22,559 --> 00:19:25,000
Let's settle Yuchan
and Jiugao's marriage

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00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:26,960
today. What do you say?

313
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,480
- Good!
- Good!

314
00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:31,720
Come.

315
00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:34,960
Come.

316
00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:36,960
Come.

317
00:19:38,279 --> 00:19:39,240
Nanny.

318
00:19:39,660 --> 00:19:41,340
♪My longing fills my eyes♪

319
00:19:43,608 --> 00:19:44,750
This truly is wonderful news.

320
00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:52,200
Everyone, be sure to come back
for the wedding feast.

321
00:19:52,599 --> 00:19:53,680
Of course.

322
00:19:54,039 --> 00:19:55,079
Congratulations!

323
00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,079
Come, cheers!

324
00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:58,359
I'm so happy.

325
00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,319
Three happy occasions at once!
Three happy occasions!

326
00:20:01,319 --> 00:20:03,820
♪Love lingers all around us♪

327
00:20:04,740 --> 00:20:06,968
♪Holding hands through
this life, breathing...♪

328
00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,519
- Chrysanthemum greens!
- Taste the freshness of spring!

329
00:20:11,599 --> 00:20:15,839
- Fresh and tender!
- Come and buy!

330
00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:20,079
- Chrysanthemum greens!
- Come and buy!

331
00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,559
- Chrysanthemum greens!
- Taste the freshness of spring!

332
00:20:41,688 --> 00:20:42,640
(Yang Cong)
Today, we

333
00:20:42,759 --> 00:20:45,359
(Lin Xiushu's husband)
came especially to bring you good news.

334
00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:48,039
Good news?

335
00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:57,880
You two...

336
00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,119
Mother,

337
00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,240
Xiushu

338
00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:02,960
is with child.

339
00:21:04,696 --> 00:21:05,880
It's been over three months,

340
00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,220
and the pregnancy is now stable.

341
00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:09,640
So we came especially
to bring you the good news

342
00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,000
and let you and Father share in our joy.

343
00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,119
This is wonderful news.

344
00:21:16,759 --> 00:21:18,000
Thank the Bodhisattva.

345
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,160
Now I could die without regret.

346
00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,480
Spit that away.
May all evil be warded off.

347
00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,000
I got carried away with joy.

348
00:21:37,799 --> 00:21:39,000
Cong is right.

349
00:21:39,759 --> 00:21:42,519
Spit that away.
May all evil be warded off.

350
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,000
Let's choose a day,

351
00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,839
and Mother and I
will go outside the city

352
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,160
to kowtow and offer incense
to the Bodhisattva.

353
00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:54,319
All right.

354
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:57,599
Let's choose a day.

355
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,119
Young Madam is in labor.

356
00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:06,480
Quick!

357
00:22:06,599 --> 00:22:08,599
Go get the midwives
and the female physician.

358
00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,424
Young Madam has
made all the arrangements.

359
00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:11,920
Two midwives and a female physician

360
00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,319
are attending her at Zhichun Hall.

361
00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,480
Someone has also been sent to
inform her mother.

362
00:22:16,839 --> 00:22:17,240
Good.

363
00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:19,279
That's good.

364
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:24,640
You

365
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,920
should learn from your sister-in-law.

366
00:22:27,079 --> 00:22:28,599
Cherish your blessings and your life.

367
00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:30,759
Always prepare for what may come

368
00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,039
and put your own well-being first.

369
00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,160
Taking good care of yourself

370
00:22:39,759 --> 00:22:42,400
is the greatest filial devotion
you can show your parents.

371
00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,319
I'll remember that.

372
00:22:46,599 --> 00:22:47,400
Good.

373
00:22:47,864 --> 00:22:49,850
Anyone Lanxiang
has used before must be reliable.

374
00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:51,270
When we get back, I'll send someone

375
00:22:51,288 --> 00:22:53,190
to bring the midwives
and female physician over.

376
00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,810
I'll make sure Xiushu is well cared for.

377
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:56,319
Good.

378
00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,559
Xiushu and I will head back first.

379
00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:01,740
We'll come again tomorrow

380
00:23:01,759 --> 00:23:03,119
to congratulate Jinqi and Lanxiang.

381
00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,599
I need to hurry to Zhichun Hall, too,

382
00:23:05,759 --> 00:23:07,039
so I won't keep you any longer.

383
00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:44,536
Push!

384
00:23:44,540 --> 00:23:46,110
Bring another bowl of brown sugar water.

385
00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,559
Quick, breathe in.

386
00:23:47,599 --> 00:23:51,480
Breathe in. Breathe out. Push!

387
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,319
Young Madam, don't be nervous.

388
00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,816
The baby is in the right position.
Just do as you've practiced.

389
00:23:56,039 --> 00:23:56,839
Keep going.

390
00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,039
Don't be nervous.

391
00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,216
Just do what you normally do.

392
00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:01,799
Come, breathe in.

393
00:24:01,992 --> 00:24:03,480
Breathe in. Let me check your pulse.

394
00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:04,519
Breathe in. Come on.

395
00:24:06,319 --> 00:24:08,039
Good. Young Master Lin,
don't be nervous.

396
00:24:08,152 --> 00:24:09,350
Young Madam is in good health,

397
00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,310
and she stayed active
throughout her pregnancy.

398
00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:12,490
She'll have a smooth delivery.

399
00:24:12,839 --> 00:24:14,880
Come, breathe in. Push!

400
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:16,519
Push!

401
00:24:18,079 --> 00:24:20,079
How can a man be in here?

402
00:24:20,519 --> 00:24:22,319
Childbirth is considered inauspicious.

403
00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:24,279
Ask Young Master to leave.

404
00:24:24,648 --> 00:24:25,850
Bringing a child into the world

405
00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,440
is how the family line continues.

406
00:24:27,590 --> 00:24:28,808
How could that be inauspicious?

407
00:24:29,096 --> 00:24:31,480
It's clearly one of the most
auspicious things in the world.

408
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,720
Back when we were giving birth,

409
00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:36,680
Master and Changmin

410
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,319
were nowhere to be seen,

411
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,079
not even outside the room,
let alone inside.

412
00:24:41,768 --> 00:24:44,000
That should have
been auspicious enough, shouldn't it?

413
00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,799
Yet after all these decades,

414
00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,440
I haven't seen
either of them accomplish much

415
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,200
for the country or the family.

416
00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:59,039
Push! Keep going! Come on, push!

417
00:25:17,279 --> 00:25:18,759
Push harder! Push!

418
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:19,440
Come quickly!

419
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:20,640
Fainted! Unconscious now!

420
00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:21,880
Come here!

421
00:25:22,039 --> 00:25:23,119
Hurry over here!

422
00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:23,680
Come on!

423
00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:25,440
Quick, press the philtrum.

424
00:25:25,759 --> 00:25:26,200
Over here!

425
00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:28,599
Quick, come here!

426
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,160
Hurry over here!

427
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,000
Mother and daughter are safe!

428
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,640
Wonderful!

429
00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,680
- Mother and daughter are safe!
- Mother and daughter are safe!

430
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:44,380
The baby's born!

431
00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:48,200
Wonderful!

432
00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,200
Why did Young Master Lin faint?

433
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,039
Quick!

434
00:25:51,039 --> 00:25:52,160
Press his philtrum again!

435
00:25:53,039 --> 00:25:54,720
So it was Jinqi who fainted.

436
00:25:54,759 --> 00:25:55,759
He scared me to death.

437
00:25:55,799 --> 00:25:57,160
Wake up, Young Master!

438
00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:58,759
Young Master, wake up!

439
00:25:58,839 --> 00:26:00,680
Young Master, wake up!

440
00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:02,599
Young Master!

441
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,480
Young Master, can you hear me?

442
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,279
- Young Master, wake up.
- The baby's here!

443
00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:10,359
Young Madam, the baby's here.

444
00:26:11,079 --> 00:26:11,960
Young Master, wake up!

445
00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,240
Look how adorable she is.

446
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,160
Young Master Lin is awake! He's awake!

447
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,279
I told you he shouldn't have gone in.

448
00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,119
How are you? Are you all right?

449
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:36,839
Young Master Lin,

450
00:26:38,079 --> 00:26:39,519
you're a father now.

451
00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:49,279
You've been through a lot.

452
00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:00,079
It's all right now.

453
00:27:02,039 --> 00:27:03,079
A girl.

454
00:27:04,079 --> 00:27:04,960
A girl.

455
00:27:10,279 --> 00:27:11,720
Shunhua doesn't have

456
00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,559
that awful habit of favoring sons.

457
00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,319
Now this little girl is the only girl

458
00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,359
among the Lin family's
great-grandchildren.

459
00:27:19,519 --> 00:27:21,079
Not only is Shunhua delighted,

460
00:27:21,279 --> 00:27:22,440
but even Old Master also

461
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,559
chose a name for her long ago.

462
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,000
That's wonderful.

463
00:27:50,839 --> 00:27:52,119
According to the genealogy,

464
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:54,279
their generation

465
00:27:54,312 --> 00:27:55,890
uses the character Zhang in their names.

466
00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:57,400
Grandfather said

467
00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,720
whether it's a boy or a girl,

468
00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:01,640
the child will be named Zhangcheng.

469
00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,680
Cheng means purity.

470
00:28:05,432 --> 00:28:07,070
(Lin Zhangcheng, daughter)
Zhangcheng.

471
00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,820
(of Lin Jinqi and Xu Lanxiang)
I hope that as you grow,

472
00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:10,880
you'll learn to reflect on yourself,

473
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:12,880
and preserve a pure heart.

474
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,000
Zhangcheng.

475
00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:18,519
That's a good name.

476
00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,720
Why are you just
staring at me and smiling?

477
00:28:26,279 --> 00:28:27,680
You still haven't told me

478
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,240
why you fainted.

479
00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,799
My mother thought I'd fainted

480
00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,240
and nearly scared herself
out of her wits.

481
00:28:38,519 --> 00:28:39,839
You were

482
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,160
bleeding so much.

483
00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:44,599
Then the midwife pulled out

484
00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:46,160
a tiny baby covered in blood.

485
00:28:47,279 --> 00:28:49,440
I don't know what happened,

486
00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:51,720
but my chest suddenly tightened,

487
00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,039
everything went black,

488
00:28:54,119 --> 00:28:56,000
and I lost consciousness.

489
00:29:00,279 --> 00:29:01,440
Your husband

490
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,319
is no coward who scares easily.

491
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,000
It was really...

492
00:29:06,559 --> 00:29:07,759
It was really...

493
00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:10,240
It was really...

494
00:29:10,504 --> 00:29:12,200
because you were so worried about me.

495
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,200
Truly...

496
00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:22,960
For a woman, the birthing room

497
00:29:23,368 --> 00:29:25,030
is no less dangerous than a battlefield.

498
00:29:26,279 --> 00:29:29,480
And no one can take
your place or fight alongside you.

499
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,839
You have to face it all alone.

500
00:29:35,799 --> 00:29:36,720
For my sake,

501
00:29:38,319 --> 00:29:39,519
you've been through so much.

502
00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:43,680
It wasn't for you.

503
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:47,759
It was for her.

504
00:29:51,279 --> 00:29:52,079
This battle

505
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,039
was one I willingly fought.

506
00:30:00,079 --> 00:30:00,960
Just as

507
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,559
Mother did for me,

508
00:30:04,359 --> 00:30:06,200
enduring a day and a night of labor

509
00:30:08,079 --> 00:30:10,000
to bring me into this world.

510
00:30:14,860 --> 00:30:18,340
♪The evening breeze
blows past distant hills♪

511
00:30:19,420 --> 00:30:22,580
♪The moon kisses the rising smoke♪

512
00:30:23,460 --> 00:30:27,620
♪Whose oil lamp burns tonight?♪

513
00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:34,580
♪Peace of heart in three places♪

514
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:53,880
Madam.

515
00:30:56,759 --> 00:30:59,680
We should tell Young Master
and Young Madam.

516
00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:01,039
No.

517
00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,440
This is Young Madam's
first childbirth.

518
00:31:04,968 --> 00:31:06,920
She needs to rest properly
during her confinement

519
00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:08,720
and recover fully.

520
00:31:10,079 --> 00:31:11,680
If she learns that I'm ill,

521
00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,279
she'll insist on tending
to me at my bedside.

522
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,240
If she ends up like me

523
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,160
with an illness from her confinement,

524
00:31:20,279 --> 00:31:22,680
she'll suffer from it
for the rest of her life.

525
00:31:30,119 --> 00:31:31,000
Go on.

526
00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,200
Madam, your illness

527
00:31:44,759 --> 00:31:46,119
can't be left untreated any longer.

528
00:31:49,519 --> 00:31:51,319
I can hold on

529
00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:53,319
until Young Madam
finishes her confinement.

530
00:31:57,279 --> 00:31:58,880
But you've had it hard.

531
00:31:59,559 --> 00:32:01,599
You're already a mother-in-law yourself,

532
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,119
yet instead of enjoying time
with your family at home,

533
00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,279
you still have to come and care for me.

534
00:32:10,839 --> 00:32:12,960
Madam, don't say such foolish things.

535
00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:15,720
You and I

536
00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,759
grew up together.

537
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,759
We may be madam and servant in name,

538
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:23,720
but in truth,

539
00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,039
you've always treated me like a sister.

540
00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:28,559
When Jiugao's father passed away,

541
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,880
you were afraid
I might do something desperate,

542
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,319
so you stayed by my side day and night.

543
00:32:41,119 --> 00:32:42,440
I know your hardships

544
00:32:44,279 --> 00:32:45,720
better than anyone.

545
00:32:46,599 --> 00:32:47,680
And you know mine

546
00:32:49,119 --> 00:32:51,119
better than anyone.

547
00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:54,160
Now,

548
00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,200
being able to stay by your side

549
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:00,440
makes me happy.

550
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,079
I'm happy.

551
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:07,799
All these years,

552
00:33:09,119 --> 00:33:10,480
through every hardship,

553
00:33:17,079 --> 00:33:19,119
I've had you by my side.

554
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,519
That has made me very happy, too.

555
00:33:27,119 --> 00:33:28,960
Very happy.

556
00:33:36,519 --> 00:33:37,279
All right.

557
00:33:38,759 --> 00:33:39,799
No more crying.

558
00:33:52,759 --> 00:33:56,279
Our little Zhangcheng
is such a good girl.

559
00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,599
Mother is going to sleep.

560
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,920
We won't cry or fuss.

561
00:34:05,559 --> 00:34:06,759
She's asleep.

562
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,480
Bring the pillow over for me.

563
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,480
Time for sleep.

564
00:34:30,559 --> 00:34:32,280
Look at that sweet little face.

565
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,656
(Lin Zhangcheng, two months old)

566
00:34:47,224 --> 00:34:48,710
Mother, thank you for all your help.

567
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:53,880
It's no trouble.
Just looking at Zhangcheng

568
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:55,400
makes my heart

569
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,679
feel as sweet as honey.

570
00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:02,079
The midwife also said

571
00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:04,480
Zhangcheng was a considerate child

572
00:35:04,664 --> 00:35:06,632
who hardly put
her mother through any trouble

573
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,159
and was born without difficulty.

574
00:35:10,519 --> 00:35:12,280
Our Zhangcheng

575
00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,320
is just like Lanxiang.

576
00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:17,280
Back then, I

577
00:35:18,679 --> 00:35:20,519
went into the birthing room at noon

578
00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,360
and gave birth before nightfall.

579
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,000
Just as Mother did for me,

580
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,159
enduring a day and a night of labor

581
00:35:39,039 --> 00:35:41,039
to bring me into this world.

582
00:35:57,119 --> 00:35:59,360
Then Zhangcheng is just
as considerate as Lanxiang.

583
00:36:00,079 --> 00:36:02,480
She was born in only half a day?

584
00:36:03,599 --> 00:36:04,719
That's right.

585
00:36:05,679 --> 00:36:07,800
Just like her mother.

586
00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,400
They're both
our precious little darlings.

587
00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:15,760
Grandmother's precious little treasure.

588
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:20,360
I'll go to the study

589
00:36:20,568 --> 00:36:22,230
and reply to a few letters from friends.

590
00:36:22,639 --> 00:36:24,960
I'll leave Zhangcheng
in your care, Mother.

591
00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,679
Go on. I've got her.

592
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:37,000
Little toes, let's stretch them.

593
00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,880
Stretch them all the way to Nanshan.

594
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,679
There's a treasure in Nanshan.

595
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:49,719
The treasure has a mountain of gold.

596
00:36:50,639 --> 00:36:54,960
And on that mountain
lie 1.2 hectares of fields.

597
00:37:16,980 --> 00:37:27,060
(Take only what you need,
and build upon it slowly)

598
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,039
(The person Lanxiang painted,
judging by his clothes,)

599
00:37:58,320 --> 00:37:59,880
(is a stagehand from our troupe.)

600
00:38:07,832 --> 00:38:10,790
(Third Place Scholar Han is renowned
throughout the court for his learning)

601
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,200
(and is highly skilled in painting.)

602
00:38:13,199 --> 00:38:14,480
(Lanxiang's painting skills)

603
00:38:14,568 --> 00:38:16,920
(are no less accomplished
than Third Place Scholar Han's.)

604
00:38:34,056 --> 00:38:36,072
(Calligraphy and painting
share the same roots.)

605
00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:37,840
(Both depend on mastery of the brush.)

606
00:38:38,599 --> 00:38:40,679
(The figures are vividly
and lifelike drawn.)

607
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:42,000
(Her brushwork is exquisite.)

608
00:38:42,519 --> 00:38:43,400
(Yuchan. Lanxiang)
(There's no way her handwriting)

609
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,280
(could look like that of a child who
has only just learned to hold a brush.)

610
00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:46,800
My writing isn't good.

611
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,199
I'll show it to you when I've improved.

612
00:38:50,679 --> 00:38:51,920
(You're well-versed in music?)

613
00:38:52,039 --> 00:38:54,440
(Old Master Lin
runs his household well.)

614
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,719
(Even the maids in the residence
are remarkably perceptive.)

615
00:38:57,719 --> 00:38:59,430
(This maid of yours
is quite interesting.)

616
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,540
(On her first visit to a military camp,
she showed no fear at all.)

617
00:39:01,559 --> 00:39:03,360
(Lanxiang truly is remarkable.)

618
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,880
(What exactly are you hiding?)

619
00:39:31,519 --> 00:39:33,920
(Or perhaps I should ask,)

620
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:37,440
(who exactly are you?)

621
00:39:49,079 --> 00:39:50,039
Where's the baby?

622
00:39:54,199 --> 00:39:55,400
Mother is looking after her.

623
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:02,960
What's wrong?

624
00:40:05,912 --> 00:40:08,024
I've been talking so much
while soothing the baby

625
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:09,719
that my throat is a little dry.

626
00:40:13,559 --> 00:40:15,079
What's in your box?

627
00:40:15,639 --> 00:40:17,280
Why do you look so nervous?

628
00:40:23,519 --> 00:40:24,119
Do I?

629
00:40:26,679 --> 00:40:28,360
You brought it right in front of me,

630
00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:29,679
yet you won't let me see it.

631
00:40:30,248 --> 00:40:31,944
What treasure are you keeping in there?

632
00:42:00,180 --> 00:42:04,140
(Zhichun Hall
Daily Expense Account Book)

633
00:42:15,519 --> 00:42:16,960
That's very thoughtful of you.

634
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:20,380
(Zhichun Hall
Daily Expense Account Book)

635
00:42:21,519 --> 00:42:23,159
Even these little things

636
00:42:24,559 --> 00:42:26,000
have all been carefully preserved.

637
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,079
I've always loved you with all my heart.

638
00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,320
Now that we have a child,

639
00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,519
surely you can tell me
where they came from.

640
00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:07,580
=Against the Current=
(Next Episode's Preview)

641
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:11,639
Just cry.

642
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:16,360
As children,

643
00:43:19,288 --> 00:43:21,032
we wish to care for our parents,

644
00:43:21,464 --> 00:43:23,592
but they may be gone
before we have the chance.

645
00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:33,400
I'll cry with you.

646
00:43:36,300 --> 00:43:40,500
♪Even if these trials
consume my whole life♪

647
00:43:41,420 --> 00:43:45,420
♪I'll only return
to the moment our fate began♪

648
00:43:45,740 --> 00:43:49,180
♪I've searched and searched,
wandering in circles♪

649
00:43:49,180 --> 00:43:52,220
♪Yet I still can't mend
the dreams of the past♪

650
00:43:52,220 --> 00:43:55,420
♪Leaving only regret behind♪

651
00:43:55,420 --> 00:43:59,900
♪Thankfully, these trials
have spared me a lifetime♪

652
00:44:00,340 --> 00:44:05,420
♪In this life and the next,
it will always be you♪

653
00:44:05,420 --> 00:44:14,460
♪I only pray that fate
lets us meet sooner♪

654
00:44:34,981 --> 00:44:39,101
♪Spring slips from the
branches once more♪

655
00:44:41,941 --> 00:44:46,461
♪Flowers bloom unseen,
as they have before♪

656
00:44:47,741 --> 00:44:51,661
♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪

657
00:44:52,341 --> 00:44:55,101
♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪

658
00:44:55,821 --> 00:44:58,141
♪Though all the world may fade♪

659
00:44:58,141 --> 00:45:01,221
♪Time rolls on as
countless lives rush by♪

660
00:45:02,741 --> 00:45:06,981
♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

661
00:45:09,901 --> 00:45:14,061
♪No page could hold the
longing words can never show♪

662
00:45:15,861 --> 00:45:19,421
♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

663
00:45:19,421 --> 00:45:22,981
♪Fades into the past
as new wounds rise♪

664
00:45:23,781 --> 00:45:29,461
♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

665
00:45:29,821 --> 00:45:34,141
♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

666
00:45:34,501 --> 00:45:37,461
♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

667
00:45:37,461 --> 00:45:41,221
♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

668
00:45:41,221 --> 00:45:44,101
♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

669
00:45:44,101 --> 00:45:48,181
♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

670
00:45:48,181 --> 00:45:51,541
♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

671
00:45:51,541 --> 00:45:55,301
♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

672
00:45:55,301 --> 00:45:59,301
♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

673
00:46:00,061 --> 00:46:04,221
♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

674
00:46:04,221 --> 00:46:07,661
♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

675
00:46:07,661 --> 00:46:11,301
♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

676
00:46:11,301 --> 00:46:14,181
♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

677
00:46:14,181 --> 00:46:18,261
♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

678
00:46:18,261 --> 00:46:21,621
♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

679
00:46:21,621 --> 00:46:25,261
♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

680
00:46:25,261 --> 00:46:33,061
♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪