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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 34=

I will leave now.

Mr. Ou,

about what I told you today, I mean it.

I'm the one who should leave Xianling Pavilion.

You really don't have to go.

Don't rush into any decisions.

I've been

thinking it over lately.

As a member of the Xu family,

I'm duty-bound to consider His Lordship's

and the Xu family's feelings.

It's not about you.

Follow me.

Do you still remember

how you felt

when you were making this embroidery?

Ask yourself this question:

wouldn't you feel sorry

if works such as this one,

on which you worked so hard,

should end up mothballed in your boudoir,

and if your brilliant ideas

and craftsmanship

should fail to get passed on

in the service of others?

Greetings, Marquis Yongping.

My Lord,

what are you doing here?

It's getting late.

Let's go home.

Wait for me in the carriage.

Marquis.

I hope there won't be any misunderstanding.

Master Jian is my friend,

so I had to come

to celebrate her birthday.

Since my wife called you

a true gentleman,

I'll take her word for it.

I hope

you won't betray

her trust.

Since you're honest with me,

I'll tell you the truth, Marquis.

I did have a crush

on Shiyi

before I knew she's Madam Xu.

Now that I know it,

I won't embarrass myself

by pestering her,

not to mention doing anything reckless

that might tarnish Madame Xu's reputation.

Don't worry, Marquis.

A gentleman never goes back on his word.

Marquis,

I've decided to withdraw from Xianling Pavilion.

I've been sorting things out

with Master Jian.

In a few days,

I'll have nothing to do with Xianling Pavilion.

(Xianling Pavilion)

Alas, a court official like me

should have been reduced

to looking after a drunken maid.

(Xianling Pavilion)

This lass

looks cute

when she's quiet.

General Fu,

what are you doing here?

Where's Her Ladyship?

You drank yourself into a stupor

in there,

so Wan Daxian sent Her Ladyship

and His Lordship home

and put you in my care.

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

I'm taking you home.

Why are you looking at me like that?

What do you take me for?

I'm sorry, General Fu.

I misunderstood you.

But I'm sober now.

I can find my way home.

You'd better go home, too.

I must get going.

Bye, General Fu.

How could a man like me

let a drunken girl

go home

on her own?

Let me get you home.

Get on the horse.

Hold on tight.

Hang on,

or you might fall off the horse.

Thank you, General Fu.

A lightweight like you

shouldn't drink like a fish

outside the home,

remember?

Yes.

Young lady, why are you

so good and quiet today?

Not in a mood for talking back?

You're weird, General Fu.

Did you expect me to bicker with you?

Nonsense.

Don't get carried away.

I'm alright, My Lord.

The wine went to my head.

It is Master Jian's birthday,

so I had a few more cups

than I could hold.

You really shouldn't

have drunk outside the home.

Remember you're the matron of the Xu family?

It was thoughtless of me.

I'd love to drink at home

if you agree to drink with me.

OK.

I'll drink with you.

Which one do you prefer,

our home brew

or the wine from Xianling Pavilion?

Our home brew, of course.

But you'd rather drink

at Xianling Pavilion

than drink in the Mansion of Xu,

right?

No.

That's not true.

I have nothing against the Xu family.

Tell you what,

I didn't have a happy childhood

in the Residence of Luo,

as I always felt I was walking on thin ice.

Luckily, Master Jian took me as an apprentice

and taught me the art of embroidery.

I remember how I kept

visiting Xianling Pavilion

and having a great time there.

Those were the happiest moments of my life.

I felt so free and at ease.

But I've thought things over.

As the matron of the Xu family,

I've got to prioritize the Xu family.

If they don't like me working there,

then I'll just

withdraw from Xianling Pavilion.

From now on,

I'll devote myself

to our household affairs.

I...

I've never considered

your work at Xianling Pavilion

a distraction from your duties at home,

so

you don't have to overthink it.

There's no need to leave Xianling Pavilion

if you're really so fond of it.

As long as I'm here,

you can continue

doing what you want to do.

My Lord, you're so kind.

You're so good to me.

It's alright.

It's alright.

It's alright.

What's the matter?

I'm so sorry

that I stabbed you

the other day.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I know

it was just an accident.

Shiyi.

(You've always been)

(so careful around me)

(that you'd even leave Xianling Pavilion.)

(Is it because you care about me)

(or is it only because)

(you feel sorry?)

Good morning.

Good morning.

I was drunk last night.

Thanks for taking care of me, My Lord.

It's nothing.

Next time

you feel like drinking,

just come to me.

I'll drink with you.

I'll go and ask them to prepare breakfast.

Your Lordship, Your Ladyship,

Amber requests an audience.

What's the matter?

Your Ladyship,

news just came from the Luo family

that Madam Luo is critically ill.

Marquis, please come with me

and have a seat in the side hall.

Qian Ming has gone to the farm village.

I had someone

send him the message of mother's illness.

I'm sure he'll be back very soon.

Sister-in-law,

I heard

mother was getting better.

How did things get so bad?

The physician said

there was no hope for mother to fully recover.

Her condition did begin to improve

with Erniang's problem solved.

But then somehow

her illness got worse.

Maybe we should try another physician.

We went to many different physicians.

Erniang.

Sister-in-law,

I came to visit mother

as soon as I heard of her illness.

Thank you, Erniang.

You still look

kind of pale.

I know you're young,

but you can't be too careful.

Take good care of yourself,

or it might become a chronic disease.

I owe my illness

to Shiyi

my good sister.

Stop acting like you care about me.

I won't buy it.

I'll go and see His Lordship.

Erniang,

it was thanks to Shiyi's help

that your problem

got solved.

Instead of thanking her,

you're now blaming her.

How could you do this?

Her help?

She was just using me

to deal with the Ou family.

Wuniang,

you're too naive

for your age.

Cut it out.

Why are you

still bickering now?

Did you forget about your mother's illness?

If you don't want to visit your mother,

you might as well leave now.

They started the fight.

Why am I the only one who got scolded?

You...

You unfilial child.

Erniang,

haven't you missed

Concubine Yang?

Why don't you go and check up on her?

Mother, I've come to see you.

Lady Erniang,

you're finally back.

Mother.

Mother.

Erniang.

Mother,

why didn't anyone

tell me you were so ill?

I'm fine.

I'm happy

if you're doing well.

It's Her Ladyship.

Her Ladyship falsely charged her

of stealing money,

and had her kneel for a whole night as punishment.

She caught cold because of that.

Mother,

did you take any medicine?

What did the physician say?

Why isn't a physician here?

Why didn't anyone

tell me

mother is so ill?

Did Wuniang and Zhenxing know this?

Her Ladyship ordered

that no physician should be consulted

and that no decoction

should be prescribed.

Moreover,

Her Ladyship

had me so closely watched

that I couldn't send a message.

Old Master Luo

and Young Master Zhenxing were stalled off

by some old biddies many times

when they wanted to visit her.

Mother.

Is she

trying to kill my mother?

We've done so much for her

over the years.

Surely my mother deserves

a physician's treatment?

Mother.

Mother, please get up.

I'll take you to the physician.

Let's go.

Erniang,

I'm beyond cure.

Don't bother, my child.

Here.

This is all I've got now.

The rest

was taken away by Her Ladyship.

You can keep

what

I'm left with,

as it might come in handy someday.

There's some money

under my pillow.

Take it as well.

No, no, mother.

I don't want anything else.

I just want you.

Silly child,

I can no longer be with you.

But

I wish to see your father.

I wish to see him one last time.

I...

I wish to tell him

that if there's an afterlife,

I...

I'll never be a concubine again.

Mother.

Don't scare me.

Mother.

Mother, don't scare me.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Remember Yuanniang's dying wish.

Zhun has been entrusted to you.

Do take good care of him.

I will, mother.

Mother,

I'm sure you'll get better.

I know

my condition.

Show them all in.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Zhenxing.

Mother.

I shall entrust our family

to your.

I know I can count on you.

Take care of our family.

You've been looking after the family all your life.

Please relax

and take a good rest.

Your Ladyship,

please have some more ginseng soup.

Mother,

do you know

that Concubine Yang

just passed away?

Concubine Yang

beat me to it.

Has it ever occurred to you

why Yuanniang,

who was as calculating as you are,

died of such an early age?

Yuanniang.

Yuanniang.

Nobody cared about my natural mother

for she was just a concubine.

All of you were responsible

for her death.

Our family is in a mess now.

Will you stop making trouble?

Father,

you only care about her.

What about my natural mother?

She stayed by your side

for so many years.

Yet nobody paid her a visit

while she was on her deathbed.

She said

she wanted to see you one last time.

She wouldn't have died

if you had shown her a bit more kindness.

I should be blamed.

I did her wrong.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

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Your Ladyship, what are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about what happened in the past few days.

Mother

Concubine Yang,

and Erniang,

I used to hate them.

But now I only feel pity for them.

Mother spent her whole life

scheming and calculating to entrench

her place as matron of the family,

but it turned out to be all in vain.

Knowing her own status, Concubine Yang

did everything to please others,

only to be disappointed.

Erniang tried to change her destiny

as the daughter of a concubine

by acting aggressively

and recklessly,

which has left scars

on her in the end.

Be they legal wives,

concubines,

or daughters of either,

women always seem

to fall prey

to the same miserable fate.

Your Ladyship.

(Mourning)

Where is father?

Father has been hard hit

by the deaths of mother

and Concubine Yang.

He has fallen ill.

Then how are we going to handle

the funeral?

We have to work out a plan

after some discussion,

and then ask father to make a decision.

The Luo family is prestigious

in the capital.

Mother-in-law's funeral

ought to be of high standards.

Mother devoted her whole life to the Luo family;

her funeral deserves meticulousness.

But

since father hasn't been reinstated yet

and that he's lost touch

with his former colleagues at court,

the funeral will have to be a subdued one.

But a simple funeral

might disgrace father.

Don't worry, Zhenxing.

The Xu family can help manage

the funeral.

How could we do that?

How dare we trouble you, Marquis?

It would be improper.

We can't do that.

I'm a son-in-law of the Luo family,

and I'm supposed

to repay mother-in-law's kindness

for bringing up Yuanniang and Shiyi.

Don't overthink the matter, Zhenxing.

Marquis, I'll never forget

your graciousness.

There's no need of that, Zhenxing.

With Marquis's assistance

in the arrangements,

we'll have a proper funeral for mother-in-law.

I'm sure this will ease

father-in-law's grief to some extent.

Mother-in-law would be pleased

if she knew it.

We don't know

how to repay your kindness, Marquis.

If Shiyi agrees,

I'll suggest to father

that Concubine Lv's memorial tablet

be admitted to the Luo family's ancestral hall.

I'm sure father will give his consent.

What do you think, Shiyi?

Only a legal wife is allowed

to have her memorial tablet

enshrined in the ancestral hall after her demise.

Shiyi,

just say yes.

Thank you, Zhenxing.

-I... -In that case,

I'll have my natural mother's memorial tablet

moved into the ancestral hall as well.

Say no more about it.

Father won't agree.

Marquis,

let me tell you a secret.

Shiyi had no wish

to marry you in the first place.

Concubine Lv died

when she was running away from home.

I knew it a long time ago.

You didn't have to snitch on Shiyi.

You knew it?

So...

Shiyi is my wife.

Of course she's honest with me

on everything.

No one could drive a wedge between us.

Zhenxing,

I didn't finish my words.

I appreciate

your kindness.

But I know my natural mother

wasn't meant to

be a concubine,

and I believe

she wouldn't want to continue staying

in the Residence of Luo as a concubine.

So I'd rather enshrine her memorial tablet

on my own.

If that is the case,

we'll comply with your wish.

I've had enough

this life.

If there is an afterlife,

I...

I...

I'll never be a concubine again.

I'll take my natural mother's memorial tablet with me

if it can't be admitted to the ancestral hall.

If she had to remain a concubine

in the Residence of Luo even after death,

I'm afraid she'd never find ease

in many lifetimes to come.

We'll have nothing to say

if you insist on doing so.

But, Erniang,

do remember that the Luo family

is your parents' home no matter what.

(Residence of Luo) (Mourning)

Young Madam,

you didn't have to do that.

You've got an adopted child now,

so you'll be living on easy street

if you get along with the Luo family

and the Xu family,

but you had to...

I lost my natural mother

because of them.

How could I look to them

for backing?

I'd rather die

than do that.

Young Madam.

Jinlian,

did I do the wrong thing?

I just wanted to be better off,

but how...

How did I end up

in this plight?

What's the point

in living like this?

Young Madam. Young Madam.

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

(Rites)

My Lord.

Thank you, My Lord,

for managing mother's funeral

and helping keep up the Luo family's decency.

I'll never forget your kindness.

As your husband, I'm supposed

to support you when you're in trouble.

It's nothing.

Earlier

Erniang mentioned

that I tried to flee our marriage,

and I couldn't find a chance

to explain myself, My Lord.

-Let bygones be bygones. -I...

There's no need to explain.

I've got something important to deal with.

I must be off now.

Erniang was right.

At first

I didn't want to marry you,

and I tried running away.

So when you found out

that the Xu family was involved

in your mother's death,

you decided

to marry me

against your will.

Yes.

It was like that at the beginning.

-But later... -When evidence showed

that I was to blame for your mother's death,

you believed it without hesitation.

In your heart,

I'm not

trustworthy,

so you never trusted me.

I'm sorry, My Lord.

It was my fault.

So all this time

you're just trying to make amends

for your guilt.

What do you

take me for?

I know

you've always been good to me, My Lord.

You've defended me

and protected me

even if I hurt you.

It was entirely my fault.

I let you down, My Lord.

So

your feelings for me

are just guilt and gratitude,

right?

(Rites)

Father,

I went to Banyuepan

but didn't find you there,

so I had to come here for you.

Yu.

It's my mother's birthday today.

I hope father could go and see her.

Greetings, mother.

I'll go and see her

since it's her birthday.

Let's go.

Thank you, father.

(Rites)

Your Ladyship,

His Lordship is gone.

I'd like to take a walk in the garden.

But it looks like

it's going to rain.

Come back soon

if you have to go there.

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♪In the cold darkness of midnight, a sigh is heard♪

♪Who picked up the paintbrush to draw loneliness♪

♪In my life, I can draw everything, but lovesickness♪

♪The mountain city is waiting for rain♪

♪I am waiting for you to pass in my memory♪

♪The sky is in a more lonely color than your face♪

♪The wind rises and the candle light flickers♪

♪The thin clothes can't stand the cold days♪

♪Full of twists and turns, fate is untold♪

♪I ground my thoughts into ink♪

♪But I still can't sketch your contours♪

♪How could the ink and paper exhaust our stories♪

♪Who picked up the pen to disturb the heart♪

♪Who visited to remind me of the past♪

♪If feelings can be kept in mind, but cannot be confessed♪

♪I won't escape from whatever end♪

♪In the dim lantern light, with you there is me♪

♪Who picked up the pen to set free lonely tears♪

♪Whoever visited my life, only you stayed all the days♪

♪If the moth doesn't fly into the fire♪

♪How can it be said to be persistent♪

♪Coming to the end of your story, there is me♪