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[Court Lady]

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I don't want to sound too harsh,

but you don't even know him.

Why didn't you give us a shout?

He said he knew my father.

And you believed him?

Hadn't I arrived just in time,

you could have been killed, you know?

He took out the knife just to open an oyster for me.

He even gave me this pearl.

We live in such a wealthy family

and he bought you off

just by a pearl.

I'm gonna hit you.

I'd like to see you try. Go on.

I haven't moved out yet.

You are already so rude to me.

-I... -There, there. Shut it.

It's the fault of her escorts.

You shouldn't blame her.

Do you know

what he is called?

He scared him away

before I got any chance to ask.

So this is my fault?

You...She...

At least you remember what he looks like?

How about this?

You draw a portrait of him

when we arrive in Chang'an.

Yes, father.

Come and have a look.

Knick-knacks and whim-whams.

Big brother.

Take my hand.

Brother.

Big brother.

Thank you for coming.

Hope it all went well.

-Brother. -Thank you for coming.

Fresh vegetables.

Brother, please make yourself at home.

Okay. Sure.

Sister-in-law.

Let's go.

Let's go inside.

Come on.

Big brother, please come in.

Rou.

I gotta go home first.

Wait for my good news.

Knick-knacks.

See you.

Off you go.

Mother,

I'm getting married soon.

Why don't you ask who I am marrying?

Her surname can't be Fu, can it?

How do you know?

It's true.

She's smart and clever,

kind and gentle.

What a perfect girl.

Mom, you agree then?

I don't.

Why?

What does her family do?

They're proper businessmen.

We're the family of the Duke of Lu.

How can you marry a tradesman's daughter?

What's wrong with a tradesman?

I love her. I will marry her.

Where is she from?

Guangzhi County in Canton.

No.

But why not?

It's too far away.

Her parents won't let her go.

She would be considered

unfilial if she abandoned them.

She won't.

Both of her parents and her sister

are in Chang'an now.

What?

They are all coming to get my son, aren't they?

No way.

Why?

Take your clothes off.

What for?

Just take them off.

I won't.

You think I know nothing?

You even got yourself injured for that bitch.

-Let me see. -Mom.

I'm really fine.

My son.

You are my precious blood.

If you dare to marry that crafty bitch,

I will disown you.

Make your choice,

me or her?

I'll choose her then.

What?

If you can't accept who I love,

then don't accept me either.

You...You stop there.

You...

In a situation like this,

I can use my last resort.

My lady, there she is.

Fu Rou hereby greets

the Royal Concubine.

I don't know why

you summoned me here.

What's your relationship with Fu Yong'an

who lives in the ice shop?

He's my uncle.

You know what he does then?

He works at the Royal Pawnshop.

Well, that's part of my family business.

It's not easy to make a living in Chang'an.

If you want to survive in this city,

you'd better behave and know when to stop.

Thank you for your instructions, my lady.

We're short of one embroiderer.

I heard that you're good at embroidery.

Why don't you come and work for us?

I...

If you don't appreciate my favor

and offend those who you don't want to offend,

you will cause trouble

not only for yourself, but for all your relatives.

Are we clear?

Thank you for reminding me, my lady.

Xiu,

sign a five-year work contract with her

and double her wages.

I don't want others to say that we are stingy.

She can take one day off during the holidays

so that she can go back to see her parents.

She won't be allowed to go outside the mansion

during the rest of the year.

Yes, my lady.

Mother, why did you

suddenly fall ill?

'Cause I was angry with you!

What have I done wrong? Rou was...

My chest is hurting so much.

It hurts so much.

The pain is intolerable.

What are Chuling and Chujun doing?

Where are they when Mother is so ill?

Don't call them.

I only need you here.

Chumu,

you can't leave your sick mom here.

How could I?

You can't go anywhere.

You can't leave.

I won't. I won't.

What?

Waiting for my brother to come and save you?

You wish.

I give you my word.

As long as you behave yourself,

your uncle will be able to

make a good living in Chang'an.

Thank you, my lady.

Thank you for offering me this five-year job.

Off you go then.

-Yes, my lady. -Yes, my lady.

Mother shouldn't have been so worried.

Although she's a daughter of a tradesman,

she is quite elegant.

She might not qualify for Chumu's wife.

But she could make a good concubine.

You are so kind, my lady.

Kindness isn't a good quality

for someone in the royal family.

Social class is crucial

for noble and wealthy families,

when it comes to marriage.

Many marriages failed because of that.

I'd rather have her learn how to behave first by working here.

It's better than let Chumu marry her at all costs

then she ends up not fitting in here.

This is your room from now on.

Thank you, Xiu.

How do you know my name?

I heard her ladyship call you this.

You are smart, aren't you?

I'll leave you to it then.

Hi, newbie.

This is all yours now.

Mend them quickly.

Don't think about slacking off.

Otherwise, Mrs. Lu will beat you.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Young Master.

-Young Master. -Rou!

Young Master. Young Master.

Get out of my way.

-Young Master. Young Master. -Rou!

Young Master.

Don't you dare stop me again!

Sheng Chumu!

Sister.

Sister.

Where's Rou?

You didn't hurt her, did you?

How dare you pull out your sword here?

I did. So what?

You think this is your favorite brothel?

This is King Han's Mansion.

The mansion of Han Wanghao, the fourth son of the Emperor.

I was being reckless.

You know the art of war, riding and shooting now.

I thought it means you've made progress.

It turned out that you are more stupid than ever!

She's only a common girl.

You made such a scene here for her.

I assume you would break into the palace,

if there were things more serious than this?

You wanna ruin the future

of everyone in this mansion?

I'm sorry.

But sister,

this has nothing to do with Rou.

Can you give her back to me?

No.

You're short-tempered, reckless and headstrong.

Fu Rou will stay with me for now.

Just so you can reflect on yourself.

Sister.

I'll kill her immediately

if you keep badgering me.

I'd like to see you try.

What?

Now you wanna pull the sword on me?

Sister,

I've never fallen in love with anyone like this.

I'm begging you. Don't hurt her.

Get up.

Stand up.

Our father won his title

by fighting wars all his life

and bearing wounds all over his body.

Now both of our parents are getting old.

You can't be so self-willed anymore.

I know. I know. But...

Rou...

If you really want to marry her,

then don't be so reckless.

Otherwise, you would only ruin everything.

I won't give you a hard time

as long as you can persuade Mother.

You heard me.

Go home.

Come back after you've sorted everything out.

Now go.

If I ever find out that you break

into this mansion again to look for her,

I will punish her

for what you do.

Xia Han.

Mrs. Lu.

How's your work going?

Almost done.

I'll go and finish it now.

Stop there.

I heard from the material guy that

you had asked for another roll of golden thread.

I was going to...

fix the seams in those frills on her ladyship's robe.

Have you finished then?

Almost done.

Do you answer every question with that?

Fetch me the robe. Let me have a look.

I...

What?

He went to the Mansion?

He must be looking for that bitch again.

Why did you tell her?

I'll beat you to death.

Stop it.

What's the use of beating him?

Go look for him and bring him back.

Yes, my lady.

Get up.

Go look for him.

Yes, sir.

Young Master is back.

Chumu.

My chest was hurting again

after I woke up and couldn't find you anywhere.

I was so self-willed

and let you down, Mother.

Chumu.

Are you alright?

Mother.

I'll stop being a playboy from now on.

I promise I'll study hard and practice martial arts.

I will be a good son and a good brother.

I'll surely impress you in the future.

Damn. You're seriously ill.

Hurry up. Get a doctor for him. Go.

Now, Chumu, stand up.

Get up. Let me see.

What on earth is wrong with you?

You're freaking me out.

Where are Chuling and Chujun?

They are watching two crickets fighting now.

You've asked so many golden and silver threads.

But you still haven't repaired that robe for her ladyship.

This is just to warn you.

See if you dare to slack off next time.

I won't.

I'll never do it again.

Bring me the fixed robe tomorrow.

Otherwise, I'll report you

and you won't get away with it.

What are you waiting for?

Go back to your own work.

Yes, Ma'am.

Let's go. Let's go.

There must be some fun

since you asked us to come here, big brother.

Indeed.

Come here.

Have fun.

You're awesome.

You never forget to share good things with us.

You even remembered to change the cover for us.

What? This is really The Analects?

And this is really the Zhuangzi?

Or what?

What else do you think?

Kamasutra!

From now on,

I want you to make a clean break with the past.

You'll be studying with me.

Reading in the morning

and martial arts in the afternoon.

What about in the evening?

Homework.

I need to go to the toilet.

I'll go greet mom.

Stop.

How dare you not obey me?

Well, the rip is not small,

but there's still a way to repair it.

Why did you give up?

I see.

It's none of my business.

I've finished sewing these.

That was so quick.

I'm done here.

I'll be off then.

You...

Can you help me?

I'm begging you.

Alright then.

Give me those.

These are the only threads we've got?

We haven't even got any gemstones.

I'll go ask Mrs. Lu for some more.

No. No.

No. No. No.

You can't go.

I've asked her several times.

She will beat me

if you go ask for them again.

Come on. Sit down.

Don't go there.

You can save half of these threads

if you use half stitches

on the hem.

They won't find out as long as they

don't tear it from the inside.

You know so much about this.

Why are you taking that gem off?

What else can I do

if I don't remove some and patch this up?

You tear this off and patch it there.

I'm still gonna be punished

if her ladyship finds out.

Don't worry.

As long as I do it properly,

she won't find out.

Don't you wanna know

where I used those threads

and gemstones?

You made a wedding dress.

How do you know?

You left your wardrobe open.

This...

This is for my sister.

I thought you made it for yourself.

I came to work here after my parents died.

Every month when I got paid,

I asked someone

to send the money

to my uncle.

So that he can raise my sister.

She's about to get married.

Look at me.

Making fancy robes for royal ladies all day

but I never thought of making one for her.

So I wanted to

make a wedding dress for her by myself.

I hope she knows

that I care about her

as her elder sister.

I didn't realize

I'd use up so many threads.

But then again, I thought,

that was for her wedding, after all.

I...

I gotta adorn it with gemstones, right?

I have a sister, too.

I will also make a dress for her

when she gets married one day.

I bought a set of brushes and inkstones for you.

I asked my sister

to advance me three months of wages.

I bought a set of antique inkstones,

as your birthday present.

But I couldn't find it anywhere

after the fire.

Fu Yin.

I do hope I can take care of you.

When I asked

my sister for the money,

I was complaining.

I was like,

“Why is my mother such a snob?"

But now,

she's not with me anymore.

Are you willing to marry me, a poor scholar?

I'm not.

My mom always hoped that

I could marry an official and live a happy life.

The only way I don't let her down

is to marry someone like that.

I'll attend the Imperial Exam.

Will you be waiting for me?

I'll wait for you for one year,

ten years,

or even

one hundred years.

Xia Han repaired this robe really well.

I was going to reward her.

But she said

this is actually your work.

Yes, my lady.

With a closer look,

I found that there seemed to be a few gemstones missing.

It's true,

my lady.

I took some off.

Why?

This robe was made

with many golden and silver threads,

as well as a lot of colorful silk.

The use of too many gemstones

may not be a nice addition.

Instead, it might look too gaudy.

How dare you!

This is her ladyship's robe.

Who are you to judge that?

Let her go on with it.

Embroidery

is just like painting.

We should leave some blank space

and try not to cram everything in.

That's how you keep the balance

and make it elegant.

The more I look at it,

the more I like it this way.

I think you are probably right.

Maids.

Reward her.

Thank you, my lady.

But you did act on your own without my permission,

I have to punish you.

Bring it to me.

Fan Lvzeng drew this painting of a peony

for me.

I've been planning to make an embroidery from this.

But I haven't found anyone fit for the job.

Since you reckon

you are good at embroidery,

I'll leave this to you then.

I'll reward you if you manage to do it well.

If you don't,

I will punish you severely

for that and the mistake you made today.

Yes, my lady.

It seems that we've eluded those pursuers.

Ever since the Lu family

put a high price on our heads,

every time they see us,

they turn into bed bugs looking for blood.

They just won't let us go.

Big brother,

what do we do?

That wasn't enough to crush Lu Yunji

just by robbing him of some ships.

How about...

We take a few more?

Did you ever consider other options?

What option?

Haihu,

why don't we just face Lu

like real men

with dignity

who don't need to

steal anything or rob anyone?

What do you think?

I thought of that.

But only in my dream.

Since you gave me that pearl,

I'll give one back to you as well.

Brother,

the portrait you asked for.

He definitely looks like a bad guy.

Don't worry.

I'll catch this despicable bastard

for you.

I'll get back at him for you.

Brother.

What's the Crown Prince like?

Well, his lordship

is no taller than 166 cm.

He's also got a red big mole

on his nose.

You must be kidding me.

You liar.

Alright. Alright.

His lordship

is an ambitious young man.

He is good-looking,

wise and cultured.

The Emperor loves him and thinks highly of him.

And the ministers

all respect him.

You have nothing to worry about.

My dear sister.

I'll be off then.

For God's sake!

Our big brother is mad.

You keep going!

Mother.

Help, Mother!

This is inhuman, Mom.

Mom.

Good boy.

That's more like a big brother.

Go and select 20 top guards

and ask them to practice with Chumu

and also guard the gate.

Yes, sir.

Still working?

I saw your sister coming back out there.

Yeah.

I've also brought you some mung bean cakes.

I think

you should go home from time to time.

I'm not you.

I only get to take one day off

during the holidays.

Why?

'Cause...

Never mind that.

But I believe

days like these

will be over soon.

'Cause someone

is thinking of all the ways

to get me out.

Who is it?

You won't know even if I tell you.

Well,

I made a pouch myself.

I would like to ask you

to give it to someone.

Why don't you do it yourself?

Just do me a favor, please.

You are always so nice, Rou.

Excuse me, sir.

May I ask,

how do I get to the Theatre?

You wanna see someone in the troupe?

Looking for someone?

Yes.

I'm from the troupe.

Who are you looking for?

Xiong Rui.

He asked for a leave and went out.

But you can tell me

if you want.

I can take a message for him.

Someone asked me

to give him this.

Who is it?

She's called Xia Han.

Oh, it's her.

I see.

Wait.

Do you really know Xiong Rui?

What's your name?

It's just a pouch.

You think I would lie to you?

I gotta make sure

since she asked me to do this.

My name is Chen Ji.

Meaning all is well.

Do you get that?

Chen Ji.

See you.

Many thanks.

Help, mom!

Help, mom!

That was so inhuman.

Your brother did this for your own good.

For my good?

For my death, I think.

Mom, even if you decide not to help,

we're gonna fight back.

How?

- How? - Pretending to have a row.

What are you doing?

Greeting mom.

Mom,

have some tea.

Just like what you said.

This is our filial duty.

Have you done your reading?

Yes. Yes, we have.

"Merrily the ospreys cry,

on the islet in the stream."

Not this one.

“Wise people make sense.

Arrogant people talk rubbish."

What do you mean by "rubbish"?

That's "gibberish".

Alright. Alright. "Gibberish".

You've done

enough reading indeed.

What about martial arts?

Mom.

What do you think? Are you happy?

I'm very pleased.

Then I can marry Rou then?

No, you can't.

Why not?

I practice hard and teach my brothers.

I am nice to my parents.

What else should I improve on?

You are too good.

That's why.

In the past,

you didn't get many choices.

But now, you're great

in both literature and martial arts.

That's another level.

Son,

you know who you should marry now?

The princess.

The princess. The princess.

Fu Rou,

you are such

a clever and talented girl.

What's more special about you is that

you're patient and calm.

Thank you, Mrs. Lu.

I heard about some rumors

regarding why you were hired.

Please don't be offended.

But it's best not to fall in love with someone

from a rich and noble family.

I've known so many girls like you.

Your social classes are different.

Even if you do become his concubine,

you will suffer a lot

in the future.

Besides,

ever since you started to work here,

that Young Master

hasn't even asked about you.

You are a good girl.

You don't want to waste your time on him.

Thank you for telling me these, Mrs. Lu.

Look at you.

Clearly, you are not going to listen.

You really wanna

keep waiting for him like this?

He told me once,

that trust is the key

to a relationship.

You trust him then?

He lied to me many times.

But weirdly enough,

I was just willing to buy his story.

Maybe I am

just too stubborn.

I want to marry Rou.

I want to marry Rou.

I want to sign up for the Imperial Exam.

I want to marry Rou.

I want to protect Fu Yin.

That's what she wants me to do.

Enough!

Can you help me with my problem first?

You call yourself an expert in the art of war?

You can't even deal with your own mom.

It's exactly because she is my mom.

I can't think of a way that won't hurt her feelings.

I have an idea.

Tell me.

Go and pursue tranquility

and give up all your dreams.

Just listen to him.

Big brother.

Today...

We will work hard.

I'll take you to a good place today.

Really?

I won't go.

I wanna cherish my time

and do a lot of reading.

I won't fool around

with women ever again.

You're feeling us out then?

I'm not.

I wanna take you there right now

and show you what paradise means.

This is paradise.

One stays away from the secular world,

worry-free.

This is paradise.

Master,

I want to take the tonsure.

Damn it.

Our brother has really gone mad.

Please tell that lady at the Duke's mansion

that I've made up my mind to become a monk.

I will return her favor for bringing me up

in the next life.

Which lady is he talking about?

He meant Mother.

Well...

He can't be serious, can he?

What do we do?

Stop it, Master.

Go tell Mother.

Okay. Okay.

Yingying.

Father.

Brother.

I believe

you will outshine everyone else today.

You look stunning.

It doesn't suit you.

Try this.

My hairpin of the Vermilion Bird suits you best.

Lingwei,

don't bother your sister anymore.

Father.

We're gonna dress her well

so that His Royal Highness will like her.

Women should focus on cultivating virtues

rather than fashion tastes.

Don't be too nervous, Shu.

As long as you obey the rules

and behave yourself.

Yes, Father.

I'm being very serious.

You must become the Crown Princess.

I...

They are all gorgeous.

I don't stand a chance.

What are you talking about?

You're my bestie.

You stand a good chance.

Stop messing with me.

I'm serious.

I don't want to have a pretentious sister-in-law

that always finds fault with me,

just because Mother picks the wrong person.

How am I gonna live with someone like that?

She will outshine me all the time.

But you won't.

If you become his wife,

we will still be besties.

We can drink tea

and have desserts together.

Isn't that wonderful?

It is.

But, it's so difficult.

Don't worry.

You've got me.

I want to be a monk.

Young Master,

just stop it, will you?

Why do you have to take things so hard?

You've got your parents

and two younger brothers.

You live in such a wealthy...

I want to purify my six sense bases.

You will never be able to do that

if her ladyship doesn't allow you to.

Since I can't do that,

I'll get rid of the only root on me.

Hurry up. Open the door.

Young Master. Young Master. Please don't.

Young Master. Stop. Young Master.

Chumu. What are you doing?

My lady,

Young Master wants to castrate himself.

What?

Stop him!

Tie him up!

Come on. Hurry up.

Young Master...

I'd like to see you try.

I'll cut it off if you get any closer.

Sun Lingshu,

the first daughter of Sun Tan, Minister of the Imperial Archival Bureau.

Your grandfather is Chen Shouxin

at the Hongwen Pavilion.

Yes, Your Majesty.

He's famous for his exquisite brush painting.

My grandfather used to teach me

a few techniques.

I draw peonies occasionally.

Well, peony is good.

It is a flower of wealth.

Beautiful but not garish.

Colorful but not too gaudy.

Hope you are also like

the flower you draw.

Thank you for your words.

I'll live by them, Your Majesty.

Lu Yingying,

the first daughter of Lu Yunji, Duke of Cai,

Second-in-command.

Lift your head up.

You look gorgeous when you smile.

The Duke of Cai has a brave son

and such a beautiful daughter.

What a blessing.

She is gorgeous.

Li Fuling,

the second daughter of Li Canghao, Secretariat Drafter.

I heard that your father's had a relapse recently.

Is he getting any better?

Your Majesty,

his hands

and feet are getting

a lot better now.

Mom,

her grandfather was Lu Chushang, the governor of Ying.

Father often says he is an honest upright officer.

Fuling is just like her grandfather.

She's so adorable.

Zheng Fenyue,

the first daughter of Zheng Zhongyi, Vice Censor-in-chief.

I knew it.

There is no such good thing.

You were just a playboy.

You suddenly stopped being like that

and decided to mend your ways.

You are just going to another extreme,

my son.

My lady,

please allow me to do so.

Chumu.

Mom is begging you.

Don't call me "my lady" again.

You've been starving yourself for days.

Do you want to starve yourself

to death, huh?

I want to seek freedom.

You won't allow me.

I want to be a monk. You won't, either.

I want to get rid of relationships and desire

to purify myself.

You still won't allow me to.

It's such a big world.

I can't even find someone that really gets me.

What's the point of my life?

Chumu,

there are many sweet young ladies

who understand you.

Come on.

Bring them here.

What do you think?

Take a look.

Look at them.

They are so glamorous,

young and beautiful.

What do you think?

Temptations shall mean nothing.

But you used to like them.

Mom.

It turned out that you really don't know me at all.

Those girls

are just passersby to me now.

I'm not interested in them

anymore.

Mom,

why don't you consider Fuling?

She is so adorable.

You don't get a say in this.

Maids.

Take the princess back to her palace.

She will be learning her manners for four hours.

Mom.

Chumu.

You aren't interested in them.

But you are still interested in

that girl in King Han's Mansion, I guess?

Which one?

The one

you were so desperate to marry

a while ago.

That lady.

I don't want her anymore.

No?

No.

You don't even want that bitch?

What on earth do you want then?

I want to be a monk.

No way.

You'd better give up this idea.

Then I won't eat anything.

I'll starve myself to death.

Chumu.

Stop doing this to me.

It's no use talking to you here.

I'll go and tell your father.

Damn. That was overdone.

Wait a minute.

In fact, I just gave it a bit of thought.

I should be grateful since the family raised me for years.

If I become a monk

before I produce any heirs,

I'll still be owing you a debt.

Yes. You're right.

It seems that

I need to marry someone

and have a child with her

before I become a monk.

Okay. Sure.

I'll go looking for young ladies right away.

I'll let you marry and produce heirs.

You can have as many children

as you like.

New clothes are better than old ones,

while old friends are better than new ones.

Why don't I just

marry the lady

I said I would marry?

You mean Miss Fu?

You won't allow me?

Of course I do.

You can marry whoever you want.

Let me make myself clear.

I'll just be with her for now.

I'll leave and be a monk after we have a son.

You can't do that!

She's the daughter of a proper tradesman.

She is such a lady with good virtues,

gentle and beautiful.

How can you abandon her like that

after she gives birth?

My son,

you need to be a good man.

Take a break.

I'm satisfied with both of the girls.

I don't know who to choose.

I'll let you make the decision, darling.

The greatest happiness

in my life is that

I'm not only assisted

by many great ministers and generals.

I've still got

such an understanding wife.

The root of the world is in the state.

The root of the state is in the family.

The Crown Prince will love his family more

if he finds someone he really loves.

The Crown Princess

shall stay with him all his life.

Since you're

satisfied with both their looks

and backgrounds,

then let the Crown Prince

make his own choice.

Let me thank you

on behalf of

the Crown Prince then.

Hope he can find his Mrs. Right

who will stay with him forever.

Just like I do.

Darling,

shall we leave this to King Han?

What do you think?

They are

twin brothers.

It's time that

King Han did something for his elder brother.

That's settled then.

Right.