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♪Wearing peach blossom makeup, I boil tea over the stove♪

♪With a pure heart, I embroider the brocade of time♪

♪On the short paper, affection flows in the silent moonlight♪

♪I only wish that by my side, is my love♪

♪Cool autumn wind blowing, I gaze far leaning against the railing♪

♪Sunset glow over the green hill, in formation wild geese are flying♪

♪Covering a thousand miles on horseback, for whom is he longing♪

♪He returned home in dreams♪

♪I will never forget that you held my hands♪

♪In your warm palms and we braved winds and waves♪

♪Unexpectedly, after we traveled so far and turned Grey-haired♪

♪I am still by your side♪

♪Hearts burning, we look into each other's eyes♪

♪Feelings overflowing, they don't need to be hided♪

♪No matter how time passes and life changes♪

♪Together, we will grow old♪

=The Sword and the Brocade=

=Episode 8=

Lianfang, come and meet her.

She's Lianfang.

From now on,

you must get along well.

Greetings, Your Ladyship.

Lianfang.

Zhun.

Go and meet your mother.

Go.

Zhun.

Zhun, come.

That is your mother.

Call her mother.

Zhun.

I told you about her.

Call her mother.

Zhun, look.

Do you like this perfume satchel?

I heard that you're an illegitimate daughter.

But my mother was a legitimate daughter.

So you're not my mother.

Zhun.

Don't be rude.

Mother, it's fine.

I'll talk to Zhun.

Zhun, let me ask you.

Who is your mother

to your father?

Zhun.

I told you about it.

You surely remember it.

My mother is father's wife.

Then who am I

to your father?

Nanny Tao said

that father married you.

You're father's wife.

That's right.

So

you call

your father's wife mother.

I'm also your father's wife.

What should you call me?

Mother?

Good boy.

Come, Zhun.

I prepared

this gift for you.

I placed many dried flowers inside.

Smell it. It smells good.

It smells so good.

Zhun.

Your favorite

rose jelly is ready.

Do you want some?

Yes.

Don't be anxious.

Wipe your hands.

Wipe them clean.

Here.

Take it.

Zhun.

It's time for your morning class.

Go.

Meet your teacher.

Yes.

Zhun, let's go.

Dan Yang.

Let's hurry up, all right?

Today, Shiyi

is greeting mother for the first time.

If Yuanniang didn't pull so many tricks,

why would the Xu family

let an illegitimate daughter marry into the family?

I'm a princess.

I can't believe I'll become in-laws

with an illegitimate daughter.

How can I face everyone in the future?

You're the princess

that His Majesty personally appointed.

You have a high status.

Who would dare

to laugh at you?

Even if outsiders don't dare to say anything,

if you want me to call an illegitimate daughter

Sister-in-law,

I can't do it.

Lingyi gave Shiyi

an official wedding.

Just do it for Lingyi,

all right?

If you infuriate Lingyi,

he'll surely deal with me harshly.

Look at you.

Can't you be more ambitious?

Back then,

didn't you like my unambitious,

carefree and rebellious side?

My dear.

Slow down.

You just got pregnant.

You must be careful.

Let's go.

Thank you, father-in-law,

for helping me at the session today.

You're welcome.

It concerns the ancestral policy.

I can't just stand by and do nothing.

Why did you stop me earlier?

His Majesty won't attend the imperial court.

After Grand Secretary Liu retired,

Grand Secretary Chen is the most powerful.

We want to change the ancestral policy.

That's already overstepping.

If we infuriate Grand Secretary,

then we can't turn the situation around anymore.

Mother.

Greetings, Shiyi.

Greetings, Shiyi.

Lingkuan, Your Highness.

I heard that you just got pregnant, Your Highness,

so I made something that will be easy

for you to mix and match with.

When your stomach gets bigger,

you should be able to use it.

I hope you'll accept it.

Thank you, Shiyi.

But I'm pregnant right now.

I just want to be comfortable in what I wear.

I'm afraid I've wasted

your efforts.

Thank you, Shiyi.

(Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion)

(Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion) The sea ban is a national policy

established by Emperor Taizu.

Lifting it

means abolishing our ancestral policy.

If His Majesty has no intentions of doing so,

Grand Secretary Chen

will surely protect the royal family's dignity

and rebuke Marquis Yongping.

He didn't say anything,

which means his stand is clear already.

What should we do then?

Once the sea ban is lifted, trading will start.

Our smuggling business with the pirates

will be over.

If we stop getting benefits from this,

the efforts that the Ou family put in all these years

will be wasted.

What if

regarding Xu Lingyi, we...

Xu Lingyi got his marquis title

from countless battles.

How can it be easily...

But Xu Lingyi is slowly becoming stronger.

He has a great feud with the Ou family.

He'll surely become a big issue for us in the future.

Mr. Zhu.

Tell us.

Is there anything we can do

to deal with this?

His Majesty has always been suspicious.

Even if he's a bit inclined

to lift the sea ban,

he was just

observing how the officials will react.

Otherwise, he would have long written an imperial order

and abolished the sea ban.

As long as more people

in the government

are supporting the ancestral policy,

it can surely influence His Majesty,

and the danger will be resolved.

Duke Wei, Ren Kun,

is His Majesty's trusted official.

Ren Kun is stubborn and intractable.

He won't be easy to win over.

The Ministries of War and Justice

look up to you for instructions.

The Ministry of Rituals adheres to past practices.

And its minister, Minister Zhou,

is your father-in-law.

There's no problem there too.

Marquis Yongping's foundation is the Ministry of Revenue.

What if we do it from there?

Watch the Xu family closely.

I want to know

Xu Lingyi's every move.

Great Madam.

Before,

since Second Madam was sick

and Her Highness is pregnant,

I exceed my authority

and managed the household affairs.

Now,

Her Ladyship has already married into the family.

The mansion's affairs

should be managed by her.

I'm not familiar with the Xu family's rules yet.

I'm afraid I can't handle such a huge responsibility.

You're the legal wife.

You should be in charge of household affairs.

Go inside.

Kneel down.

Great Madam.

This maid stole

the Sichuan brocade given by His Majesty.

Good thing someone found out.

That's why His Majesty's gift

didn't leave the mansion.

Please provide instructions

on how to deal with her.

You're so bold.

Do you know what will happen

if you sell His Majesty's gift?

Great Madam, spare me.

Your Highness, spare me.

I won't do it again.

I won't do it again.

Tell me.

What should we do with her?

Shiyi.

You go first.

Mother.

May I ask her some questions first?

Why did you steal the Sichuan brocade given by His Majesty?

Your Ladyship, spare me.

My mother is extremely sick.

She needs to take ginseng.

But ginseng is too expensive.

I can't afford it.

I had no choice,

so I stole from the mansion

and sold them outside.

I didn't know

that it was from His Majesty.

Please spare me this once.

I won't do it again.

Mother.

Even if she shouldn't have stolen from us,

it was because of her filial piety.

I think she already knows her mistake.

What if we flog her 20 times

as punishment?

It can be considered as a lesson for her.

Great Madam.

A nation has its laws, and a family has its rules.

If everything is excusable,

then it's like the rules and laws only exist in name.

I think

we should sell her.

This is according to the house rules.

Don't, Great Madam.

I won't do it again.

I still need

to take care of my mother.

Great Madam, please.

Great Madam, I'm begging you.

You knew it would come to this, why did you do it in the first place?

If we don't punish you today,

how can we discipline others in the future?

Lianfang is right.

Reward and punishment should be clear.

That's how you manage a household affairs.

Take her away.

Call the slave trader.

Mother.

Isn't this punishment

too severe?

Take her away.

Let's go.

Great Madam, I was wrong!

Spare me, Great Madam!

Let's go.

I...

-Great Madam! -Mother.

What if we bring her

to our house outside the city?

That will serve as a punishment for her,

and the Xu family won't appear heartless

towards servants.

Thank you, Great Madam.

Thank you, Second Madam.

Stand up.

Let's go.

Shiyi.

You just married into the family,

there are many things you still don't know.

So

Lianfang will manage the household affairs for now.

After you slowly become familiar with the house rules,

we shall see.

Yes, Mother.

Great Madam, how can I do that?

After all, I'm not the legal wife.

I know that it's difficult for you.

Just do it for the Xu family

and for Lingyi.

Stop declining.

Yes, Great Madam.

I'm sorry about this, Your Ladyship.

Great Madam.

We got the Sichuan brocade from His Majesty back.

That's great.

This Sichuan brocade is so intricate.

Give me a few to make my clothes.

Of course we can't neglect you.

Ask the servants

to send a few pieces over to you.

If I start getting them made now,

I can wear them on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It's just that with such beautiful Sichuan brocade,

if I don't have

a few exquisite fans

to match them,

it seems like something's missing.

Speaking of fans,

Color Embroidery Workshop has the best ones.

Color Embroidery Workshop

only has limited designs.

I've long gotten tired of them.

I know a thing or two about embroidery.

In Yuhang,

I've seen some novel designs.

If you don't mind, Princess Dan Yang,

I can provide a few embroidery designs for the fans.

Shiyi, you're skilled in needlework?

Your Highness.

Her Ladyship's teacher is Master Jian from Color Embroidery Workshop.

She's very skillful in embroidery.

When we were in Yuhang,

she's already very popular.

Is that so?

Mother.

What if we let Shiyi have a try?

Great Madam, His Lordship is here.

Lingyi is home.

Greetings, Mother.

There's no need for courtesy.

Why did you come out?

The weather's so nice today.

I'm tired from staying indoors,

so I came out to get some sun.

My Lord, you're back so early today.

Have you eaten?

I'll ask the kitchen to heat up the bird's nest porridge.

I've already eaten outside.

Zhun.

Zhun, slow down.

Zhun.

Are you done with your homework?

Zhun.

You should be in your morning class. Why are you here?

Speak.

My Lord.

Zhun has been practicing.

He's working very hard.

He heard that you're home,

so he especially came to see you.

Shut up.

Come with me.

Stand here.

Do the horse stance.

Lower.

You're a man.

Why are you crying?

It's just been a short while,

and you can't endure it anymore.

Since ancient times, those who want to accomplish great things

must experience frustrations

and physical exhaustion first.

You can't even do the horse stance well.

How can you accomplish great things?

-Hey. -Zhun.

Why are you so strict

towards such a small child?

He's just a child.

He's not your soldier.

I... when I was

at his age,

I wasn't as squeamish as him.

That's nonsense.

When you were his age,

in practicing martial arts for half an hour,

you'd go to the restroom ten times.

I was so scared that I asked the imperial physician to check on you.

I thought you got some sort of illness.

Mother.

You're mistaken.

That was Lingkuan.

Mother, it wasn't me.

Lingkuan.

Think about it carefully first.

Mother, I was mistaken.

That was me.

When it was snowing and Lingyi had a fever,

he still practiced martial arts.

Zhun.

Come.

Come to grandmother.

Let's go back to the room and have some cake.

Let's have cake.

Your Ladyship, I didn't expect

that His Lordship would be so naughty when he was little.

His Lordship is too strict.

Zhun

is his legitimate son after all.

He doesn't feel bad for him at all.

When Yuanniang died,

she told me to take care of Zhun.

Originally, I wanted to bring him back

to the Western Lateral Court to take good care of him.

But mother wants

to continue raising him by her side.

I think she can't bear to part with him.

Your Ladyship, that's Concubine Qiao.

What's the matter?

You want to go over there

and argue with her?

Then...

She's managing the household affairs now.

If she charges you

for insubordination,

I can't help you.

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Your Ladyship.

You worked so hard

to give this to Zhun.

Concubine Qiao does't respect you

at all.

She and His Lordship are fond of each other.

Originally, she could have been the legal wife of the Xu family.

Yet because of Yuanniang,

she's a concubine now.

It's understandable for her to hate me.

So we'll just let her

bully us?

Even if I won't cause any trouble myself,

I won't let others bully me either.

This isn't a peaceful and quiet place.

From now on, you and I

must be extra careful.

How troublesome.

You just married into this family.

Silly girl.

Don't worry.

You have me.

Go.

Bring this perfume satchel to Nanny Tao.

Have you heard?

Last night, His Lordship slept at the Western Lateral Court

the whole night.

A man discards the old

when he has someone new.

He officially married Her Ladyship.

And it was their wedding night.

Of course His Lordship must pay more attention.

I understand.

The problem is

does Concubine Qiao understand?

Because Great Madam likes her,

she acts like the legal wife.

She never

looks at us.

So

it's also good for the new wife to marry into the family,

so that she'll know her place.

Stop.

I heard that last night,

His Lordship

stayed overnight at the Western Lateral Court.

That's how it is

for the legal wife.

The legal wife is different indeed.

Even if

she's a lowly, illegitimate daughter...

Greetings.

You're here.

I'll sit down first.

Have a seat.

Jade.

Today is the first day

that Her Ladyship went to greet Great Madam.

What did Great Madam give her?

Of course Great Madam

gave her good gifts.

But Great Madam said

that Her Ladyship just married into the family.

She's not very familiar

with the affairs of the household affairs yet,

so she continued

letting me manage the household affairs.

Her Ladyship has already married into the family.

You're still managing the household affairs?

Great Madam trusts me.

I can't decline either.

I can only accept it.

Then...

then congratulations.

You're the descendant of a prominent family indeed.

You're different.

You've seen a lot and have a broad range of knowledge.

How can Her Ladyship compare to you?

From now on, please take care of us.

There's something

I want to discuss

with both of you.

Her Ladyship

wants to make fan embroidery designs

for each of us.

She has good intentions,

but I'm a bit worried.

After all, she's an illegitimate daughter.

Her outlook is limited.

Our clothing

and accessories

represent the Xu family.

Of course it can't be

taken lightly.

Don't worry.

When we go to Western Lateral Court,

I'll bring

all my best embroidery items

to broaden her horizons.

I'll go ahead then.

Get ready first.

Take care.

What was her intention?

She's afraid

that Her Ladyship will use the opportunity of giving us fans

to get close to us,

so she's instigating us.

Then

what should we do?

Now,

I can only bring my best embroidery items

to Western Lateral Court.

I can't really say anything.

After all, she's still managing

the household affairs.

But we can take the opportunity to see

what kind of matron

Her Ladyship is.

Your Ladyship has already married into this family.

Great Madam is still letting Concubine Qiao

manage the household affairs.

Isn't Great Madam

playing favorites?

I didn't marry into the Xu family

for that purpose.

It's fine.

Your Ladyship, I've already found out

what you wanted me to check.

Tell me.

Great Madam

wakes up at 5 a.m..

So everyone will greet her from 7 a.m.

to a little past 9 a.m..

Then she'll go to the abbey to light incense.

She'll eat at lunchtime,

then in the afternoon,

Great Madam will play with Zhun for a while

or find Concubine Qiao

and Fifth Madam to play cards.

She'll eat dinner between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m..

After dinner, she'll take a walk in the yard.

She goes to bed around 7 p.m..

Thank you, Amber.

You're welcome, Your Ladyship.

It's part of my job.

As for the other concubines,

I heard

that His Lordship is always on the battlefield,

and he neglects his wives.

So none of the three concubines are favored.

None of them are favored?

Concubines Wen and Qin

have been with His Lordship for many years,

but their situations

are different.

I heard that when His Lordship

was battling at the border,

the battle was very difficult because the logistics were bad.

The Wen family donated

a lot of money and provisions

to help His Lordship pull through.

Since then,

His Lordship made Concubine Wen

his concubine.

It seems like the Wen family grabbed the opportunity

to get connected to the Xu family in marriage.

Concubine Qin

was originally the maid

of Great Madam.

Great Madam likes her for being docile and thoughtful,

so she sent him to serve His Lordship.

One time, His Lordship was wounded and went into a coma.

Concubine Qin was the one who stayed with His Lordship

and took care of him for a period of time.

After His Lordship woke up,

Great Madam decided

to let him take her as his concubine.

But regardless if it's Concubine Wen

or Concubine Qin,

it seems like

they're not favored by His Lordship.

That's strange.

Forget about Concubine Wen

and Concubine Qin,

why is Concubine Qiao in the same situation?

Great Madam and Madam Qiao

are cousins.

The Xu and Qiao families

are also close to each other.

Yes.

But...

I'm not sure either.

His Lordship doesn't seem like

a man

with no desires.

Is there a special reason?

His Lordship is always on the battlefield.

Could it be

that he has a hidden illness?

Don't speak nonsense.

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship.

Why haven't you

changed your clothes yet?

Hurry.

Dongqing, Amber.

Help get Her Ladyship prepared.

Get Her Ladyship her clothes.

Your Ladyship.

The concubines

are still waiting to bow to you and serve you tea.

By the way, Your Ladyship,

you must wear some accessories.

Oh, right, Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship.

It's so rare to find southern pearls

of the same size like lotus seeds

and make them into a pair of earrings.

Your Ladyship.

Concubine Wen

is from a family of merchants.

She has sharp eyes.

We can't let her look down on us.

Come, Dongqing.

Put these on Her Ladyship.

Right.

This red one.

Now, in the entire household affairs,

only you

look good in bright red.

Dongqing.

Bring the sandalwood boxes

we prepared later.

Those are gifts

for the concubines.

All right.

Your Ladyship.

You don't need to mind them.

They're just concubines.

If you're pleased,

be nice to them.

If not,

kick them out.

Madams.

Please come in.

Greetings, Your Ladyship.

We haven't seen each other for a year.

You're still in such high spirits.

Don't tease me, Wen.

Concubines, please offer the tea.

Your Ladyship, please have some tea.

Thank you for your gift.

The tea is very hot. I'm afraid it might hurt you.

Be careful.

The one who wants to wear a crown must bear its weight.

Lianfang, don't worry.

Thank you for your gift.

Thank you, Your Ladyship.

In the future,

I hope that we can all get along

and share His Lordship's burdens.

All right.

It's getting late.

Go and rest, Concubines.

Is there anything else?

We've heard that you want

to design some embroideries for fans,

so we've decided

to show you

our best embroidery items.

We hope that they will be able to help you.

This peacock among the flowers design

is exquisite indeed.

You have good taste indeed.

I spent 1,000 pounds of gold

to buy it from Color Embroidery Workshop.

I'm afraid

that since you've stayed in Yuhang for so long,

you're not aware of the preferences in the capital.

That's why we especially brought these for your reference.

It's a rare and precious item.

The stitches are very intricate.

It thoroughly expresses

the mother's love for her child

between the cow and her calf.

It's amazing.

The relationship between a mother and a child

is the most selfless one.

That's why it moved you.

Shiliu is right.

Your Ladyship.

Aside from these, there are more.

Please look at them one by one.

You all

are such a great help.

Dongqing.

Keep these embroidery items well.

After this matter is done,

we'll return it to them.

Yes.

Your Ladyship.

We're looking forward to your work.

We'll go ahead.

Amber, see them off.

Yes.

Your Ladyship, look.

Look at them.

They all have their intentions.

They all have ulterior motives.

Who knows

what their intentions are?

You shouldn't have thanked them.

Why did you thank them?

-All right. -Who knows...

All right.

You may go too.

His Lordship will be back soon.

After he returns,

Her Ladyship must still serve him.

Go.

Your Ladyship, look at them.

Go.

All day long,

she's like a mother hen.

She kept nagging

all day long.

That's enough.

See that look in Her Ladyship's eyes.

When she saw the embroidery items,

her eyes were shining.

She hasn't seen much of the world indeed.

With such spectacular work for reference,

if she can't make something even better,

how can she provide an explanation

to Great Madam and Her Highness?

Your Ladyship.

Did you see

their looks just now?

They're obviously looking down on us.

Peacock among the flowers?

It's nice,

but it's last year's design.

They're not even embarrassed to show it to us.

It's just Concubine Qiao's plan

to hit two birds with one stone.

Hit two birds with one stone?

She wants to use these embroidery items

to make me back off,

and she can even use this to sow discord

between me and the two other concubines.

Isn't that hitting two birds with one stone?

Why did you agree

to make fan designs for them then?

Aren't you giving Concubine Qiao

an opportunity to pull tricks?

Silly girl.

Have you forgotten

why we came to the Xu family?

Your Ladyship wants to use this matter

to check their embroidery items?

In over a year,

we got

a few clues.

It's just that too many people

went to Ci'an Temple that day.

Great Madam, Second Madam,

Princess Dan Yang,

and the three concubines.

Not only that,

their maids and servants

also went there.

We must check them one by one.

After checking for so long,

none of them looked like it.

Do you still remember

the governor from the southeast, Official Hu,

who was executed six months ago because he didn't defend the coast well?

How can I forget?

Official Hu showed me a great favor.

Yet I couldn't do anything when he encountered difficulties.

(Fan Weigang)

Now, his only daughter Liansong

was sent to the Royal Academy.

I can only

do my best to take care of her a bit.

After Official Hu died,

Marquis Jingyuan relied on his cousin,

who is the Regional Military Assistant Commissioner in Fujian,

to indirectly control

most of the military affairs in the southeastern region.

The pirates that Official Hu suppressed

suddenly resurged.

You mean

that the pirates and Official Hu's death

are related to the Ou family?

A year ago,

Jiang Huai escaped from my camp,

so I started suspecting

that someone in the government is colluding with pirates.

Later on,

the two of them died consecutively,

so I ran out of clues.

I get it now.

That's why today,

you intentionally mentioned the sea ban again

to alarm them

and lure them out.

Gaining profit in risk

is better than not doing anything.

However,

you must be extra careful.

I'm afraid that being rash

might bring trouble upon yourself.

Don't worry, I know my limits.

Besides, based on what happened today,

it seems like it's effective.

Effective?

What do you mean, My Lord?

Today, I've noticed that Duke Wei

has been uncharacteristically quiet.

I'm afraid it's also because

Official Hu's death

still raises some disputes.

After all, when Official Hu was alive,

they were bosom friends.

Right.

Usually, even if Duke Wei

wouldn't clearly

talk about the abolishment of the sea ban,

since it concerns the ancestral policy,

he'll choose to avoid the topic.

It was very rare for him to speak

about the benefits of lifting the sea ban.

Even if he still remained neutral,

you can tell

that he wasn't at peace.

That's why

perhaps we can use

what happened to Official Hu

to approach Duke Wei.

He's not an old-fashioned man.

As long as we use reason

and sentiment to move him,

I believe that Duke Wei

can understand the pros and cons.

Good idea.

Duke Wei

is the older brother of Noble Consort Lu.

He's a royal relative.

In front of His Majesty,

he has always been able to speak.

If we get his support,

we'll be able to get more help

in the government.

Exactly.

My Lord.

My Lord.

It's late.

Where will you sleep tonight?

Tomorrow is the day the bride visits her family.

Let's go to Western Lateral Court.

Yes, My Lord.

What's the matter?

Well... it's late.

His Lordship isn't here yet.

So what?

Tonight is the second night

of your marriage to His Lordship.

If he doesn't come,

then...

His Lordship is back.

My Lord.

(What is he doing?)

His clothes.

His clothes.

Are you sure you want to stand so far away?

Isn't it tiring?

No.

It's not.

Remove the belt first.

I'm sorry.

I'll do it myself.

My Lord.

The water is ready.

Go ahead.

Wait.

Test the water temperature.

Yes.

My Lord, the water temperature is just right.

This is just right?

Those who want to accomplish great things

must experience frustrations,

physical exhaustion and hunger first.

If you can't even endure

this water temperature,

how can you be the head of the family?

Since ancient times, those who want to accomplish great things

must experience frustrations

and physical exhaustion first.

You can't even do the horse stance well.

How can you accomplish great things?

Wait.

What can I do for you, My Lord?

The water is too hot.

It's part of physical exhaustion.

Endure it a bit.

Endure this water temperature,

it will be over soon.

If you think it's appropriate,

bathe in it.

There's no need.

My Lord, that's not necessary.

I'll ask the maids to get you some cold water.

Dongqing.

Hurry, get some cold water.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Wait, I'll go with you.

Why?

Are you afraid

that I can't carry it on my own?

Based on His Lordship's tone,

I'm afraid that one bucket isn't enough.

He should be asleep.

(I don't care anymore.)

(It's not like we haven't slept beside each other before.)

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