All language subtitles for The Sword and The Brocade EP20 WEB-DL

♪ 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 20=

Lingyi.

Fengqing has been in our
family for quite a few days.

Who do you choose
to raise this kid?

Have you made a decision?

Shiyi and I have discussed
it and reached an agreement.

From now on, Fengqing will
be in the custody of... Mother.

Mother.

I get along with
Fengqing very well.

I'd love to take care of him.

Mother, Lingyi, please trust me.

I will treat him with all my heart.

Yizhen,

are you serious?

Yes, Mother.

I like Fengqing.

I'll treat him as my own child.

I promise I won't let you down.

Mother, if you agree,
this thing is settled.

In the future, Fengqing will be
the son of my brother Ling'an.

And Yizhen will educate
and take care of him.

Lesson should be learned from the past.

We'll name him

Sijie.

I'm glad that you
made this decision.

Your words convinced me.

It's time to let go of the past.

Fengqing's happiness
matters the most.

See?

We fought so hard over
this child, yet in the end,

Her Ladyship did
the Second Madam a favor.

And now, Her Ladyship makes
herself look good all the way around.

Don't you think she played
both ends against the middle?

Her Ladyship has promised
you before, but she gave the child

to the Second Madam in the end.

How could she do that?

Don't say that.

Now, put these away.

We can give them to someone else.

I don't think I'll get
to use them anymore.

Bring me the embroidery.

Your Ladyship, your waist injury
is not healed yet.

You need rest.

I'm fine. I feel much better already.

Your Ladyship, Master
Lingkuan is here to thank you.

Let him in.

Lingkuan.

Shiyi, be careful.

Have a seat, please.

Lingkuan, don't be like that.

I'm not used to it.

Shiyi, you are being modest.

I know everything now.

Thanks to you, Lingyi
and I had a nice chat.

You also helped to find
a nice home for Fengqing,

and helped Danyang and our child.

There's nothing I can do
to return your favor.

So please accept my gratitude.

Lingkuan, never
mind. We are family.

Sit down.

After this matter, I know clearly
now what kind of person you are.

If anybody dares
gossip about you again,

I'll be the first to
stand up for you.

No one would gossip about me.

You think too much, Lingkuan.

But, I am curious
about one thing.

Shiyi, what is it?

Lingkuan, you know
that I love embroidery.

I heard that even though Danyang
stays in the mansion all the time,

she has mastered
excellent embroidery skills.

I wonder if she ever made
a sachet and such

for you on the Dragon Boat
Festival or the Double Ninth Festival?

Could you please show it to
me, so that I can learn from her?

Her skills are far less than excellent.

Danyang only learned embroidery
for a few years

in the Palace when she was little.

Her skills can't
compare to yours.

Shiyi, you flattered her.

This is the one.

The stitches of this sachet are
layered neatly and quite colorful.

Danyang is indeed skillful.

Shiyi, if you like it, I can ask
Danyang to make one for you

in order to thank
you for your help.

Danyang is pregnant.

We can't tire her.

Please don't tell
her about this.

If she got tired because of
me, I'd feel extremely guilty.

You're thoughtful indeed.

By the way, Lingkuan,
do you still remember

the homicide case that happened
in Ci'an Temple a year ago?

I was in the temple
and praying on that day.

I heard that your
mother was murdered.

That day

I got there late, and I
lost my mother forever.

Though I blame myself in
grief, I do want to find out

what happened on that day exactly.

But if I start asking questions,

I'm afraid that others
would misunderstand me.

When I was there, I stayed with
Danyang and mother all the time.

I didn't see anything.

But many servants came
along with us on that day.

I can try to ask them.

Maybe they saw something.

In that case, I really appreciate it.

It had better be done in secret.

His Lordship is very busy.

I want to keep this from
him, in case he gets worried.

Shiyi, that's very considerate of you.

I understand.

Then I'll take my leave now.

Take care, Lingkuan.

Your Ladyship, is there
a clue on that sachet?

It's the same fabric,
but the stitches

and the patterns are quite different.

So it means that Princess
Danyang has nothing

to do with your mother's death.

Lingkuan said that he stayed
with Danyang all the time.

I don't think
she had anything to do with it.

(Instructions of Ancestors)

It's the auspicious time.

Xu Sijie's Ancestor Worship
Ceremony begins now.

Bring out the genealogy.

(Virtues Above All
Ancestors Memorial Tablets)

Xu Sijie

is a lost descendant of our clan.

He's returned home
and is accepted by our family.

He'll be adopted by Xu Ling'an.

Respected ancestors,
please bless our Xu family

with great talents, peace, and
ever-lasting joy for all generations.

Ceremony is finished.

Yizhen, Sijie will be
your child from now on.

Come, call mother.

Mother.

♪ Among the clouds drifting away,
white birds warble riding wind ♪

♪ Leaning against the willow,
I view the green hills by the waterside ♪

♪ Gently, you hang about
In the vicinity of my heart ♪

♪ Spring coming after winter,
warm breeze ripples the river ♪

♪ In the courtyard, flowers are blooming
under the full moon ♪

♪ Starlight is like sparrows ♪

♪ While you are like a wild goose ♪

Your Ladyship.

Young Madam Luo sent a message,
saying that Madam Luo is sick.

(Residence of Luo)

Mother,

you were well before.

How come you fell ill all of a sudden?

I'm old.

My body is starting giving up.

I've heard about it.

You did very well

in terms of Jie's adoption.

Now that Jie is adopted by Ling'an,

he won't threaten Zhun's status,

and the concubines will
also stop fighting over him.

But you can't lower your guard.

You can't let them take

the Marquis's favor away from you.

His Lordship loves Zhun a
lot, and he also respects me.

Mother, you need not to worry.

Just rest and get better.

If the Marquis respects you,

why doesn't he

sleep with you?

You are the one who
manages household affairs now.

And next, you need to figure out a way

to win over the Marquis's heart.

Men all love to try new things.

Let the people around
you try to get close to him.

See which one he likes better.

You and Nanny Tao should

make a plan as soon as possible.

(Rites)

His Lordship visits Your
Ladyship quite often lately.

How did Madam Luo know

that His Lordship hasn't slept
with Your Ladyship?

Could it be that someone
secretly tipped her off?

Amber.

Why don't you dare look at me?

Is it you?

Your Ladyship.

I'm sorry.

Hmph, Amber, it's really you.

Her Ladyship trusts you a
lot, but you betrayed her.

You are intended to sleep

with His Lordship
and become a concubine, aren't you?

Your Ladyship, that's not my intention.

Please trust me.

Your Ladyship, she's
not to be trusted.

She betrayed you before.

Stop.

Let's go inside.

Your Ladyship.

Don't worry.

I have an idea.

I made this for you.

Keep it well.

Remember

that this handkerchief
will be a token for us.

Sorry.

In order to find my older sister,

I can only listen to Madam Luo.

Sorry.

Your Ladyship, I'm sorry
that I betrayed you.

I'm willing to accept any punishment.

I called you here
not to punish you.

Rise first.

Judging from what mother
said, she doesn't know

that I'm investigating
the death of my birth mother.

You kept it a secret for me,

which means you are
not a greedy traitor.

Do you have any secret?

Is it because she's got the goods
on you so you have to listen to her?

Looks like I guessed right.

Amber, I believe
that you are a good person.

And I won't do harm to you.

I don't want you to
be manipulated either.

If you trust me,

I can help you.

Your Ladyship.

It's not that I don't trust you,

but you can't help me

with this matter.

I'm sorry that I let you down.

I heard that you went back
to the Residence of Luo.

My Lord.

My mother is sick, so I
went back to check on her.

Do I need to let Physician
Liu to take a look at her?

My Lord, thank you for your concern.

I will let you know
if he's needed.

You can also do line drawing?

Embroidery needs a draft.

Line drawing is a required skill.

But my drawing skill is poor.

It can't be showed in public.

Please don't laugh at me, My Lord.

Your drawing is tasteful and refined.

There's an

antique feeling reflected
from your drawing.

It's a very nice piece of work.

My Lord, you are well-versed
in both art and sword indeed.

When drawing it, I added water
and powder to still-drying pigment

to make the colors of the rocks
meet so as to reduce the outlines,

hoping that using colors alone
would create the mysterious view

of the lotus pond.

It's a nice drawing for sure.

But how can you
present it with stitches?

My Lord, just wait and see.

Did I say anything wrong?

Here you go.

This is...

Open it and take a look.

You lost your
white jade hairpin.

I asked Dongqing
about the style of it.

My Lord, you are so thoughtful.

This hairpin looks almost
the same as the one I lost.

Try it on.

See if it fits you.

Let me.

Thank you, My Lord.

I love it.

(Virtue of Modesty and Patience)

Zhun. Don't cry.

Don't cry. Don't cry.

Your Ladyship.

Zhun.

What's wrong?

What happened, Zhun?

Who made you cry?

Be good.

Zhun, what happened?

Tell me.

What's wrong?

Mother, my wooden sword is broken.

It's broken?

It's okay. Don't cry.

Zhun.

Don't worry about it.

Your father can fix it for you.

Right, My Lord?

Yes.

It's alright.

Zhun.

Good boy.

Thank you, Father.

In the future,

if your wooden sword is
broken, we can make a new one.

Men shouldn't cry easily.

Crying can't solve the problem.

Go ahead and play.

Zhun.

You have new sword now.

Zhun has been spoiled by the
maids and nannies since he was born.

There're no men around
from whom he can learn,

so he appears to be a little weak.

My Lord, actually you can try
to spend more time with him.

With you setting him an
example, Zhun will surely grow into

a strong and responsible man.

Zhun. Zhun.

Here. Come here.

Be careful.

Are you okay, Zhun?

- Zhun.
- I'm fine.

I can get up myself.

Mother, I'm very well.

I can keep your
company every day.

You need to take good care of yourself.

Greetings, Great Madam.

Mother,

I really think Shiyi
is a capable woman.

She's never made any mistake
since she managed household affairs.

She also takes very
good care of Zhun.

No wonder His Lordship goes to
the Western Lateral Court all the time.

Her Ladyship is kind,
elegant, and thoughtful.

How can I compare with her?

Lianfang, no need to belittle yourself.

After all, not everybody
deserves to be the legal wife.

Come to think of it,
it's been a long time

since you entered the mansion.

How come

there's no any sign of pregnancy?

It's my bad.

I'm sorry that I disappointed
Great Madam and His Lordship.

Lianfang, you are still young.

It's something that'll take time.

Go ahead and take a seat.

Sit down.

Yes, Great Madam.

Zhun. Slow down.

Slow down.

- Zhun is coming.
- Grandma. Grandma. Look.

My father made this wooden sword for me.

Zhun is holding a wooden sword.

Hold it tight.

Mother, Lingyi even had time to
make a wooden sword for Zhun?

Mother asked him
to make one for me.

Father listens to her.

You are saying that your
father listens to your mother?

Yes.

Father never gets mad no
matter what mother says.

Is he talking about
Lingyi in our Xu family?

Zhun, since you have a new
wooden sword now, let me

teach you a new verse to
go with your new sword, okay?

Okay. Okay. Okay.

I like new verse.

♪ The justice spoke itself ♪

♪ Much was said in praise of him ♪

♪ Though the Emperor of Song was wise ♪

♪ He couldn't compare
to Bao Zheng's intelligence ♪

This is the play about Bao
Zheng executing Lu Zhailang, right?

Yes. It is.

Zhun.

Do you like your uncle's singing?

I do.

If you study hard, I'll let your
uncle teach you more in the future.

Okay.

Lingyi, I thought you didn't
want Zhun to listen to the opera.

What made you change your mind today?

I've thought about it.

I also grew up listening
to those operas,

from which Zhun can
learn how to be a good man.

Shiyi also supports it.

My Lord, I can't believe that
you've changed that much

since Shiyi married into our family.

We also tried to convince
you not to be too hard

on Zhun and Lingkuan,
but you never listened to us.

Do you know why?

Because everybody
has his weakness.

Alright.

Lingyi must be tired.

Danyang, you've been
sitting for a long time.

You need to go back and lie down.

You can all go back now.

Since Mother is tired,
we'll take off now.

We shall leave now.

Zhaoying.

My Lord.

Have I changed a lot recently?

You look in the mirror a lot lately.

As for changes... My Lord,
you smile more than before.

I hardly saw you
smile these years.

Dongqing, does it feel tight?

No.

I didn't put on weight.

Look, here is almost...

- It's not...
- Your Ladyship.

His Lordship said
he wouldn't come today.

Then let's eat without him.

Amber, go get a bowl
and a pair of chopsticks.

Yes.

Your Ladyship, don't you think

that His Lordship has been acting weird?

He looks a little uneasy
every time he sees you.

Maybe he's just tired from work.

I don't think so.

He never acted like that
when he was busy before.

Have we offended him?

I don't think so.

Everything is fine.

Maybe he doesn't like
the clothes I made for him?

It shouldn't be it.

Maybe he found out
that we didn't actually

go home to visit Madam
Luo, but go to Xianling Pavilion

to teach embroidery instead.

If that, he would've
talked to me long time ago.

His Lordship is a
straightforward person.

That makes sense.

Now, stop thinking too much.

The minds of the powerful
ones are always complicated.

Your Ladyship, I think you should
go to Banyuepan and check on him.

I'm not going.

Come on, sit down and let's eat.

Sit down, Amber.

His Lordship is not here anyway.

Come on.

Your Ladyship,
we are just your maids.

I don't think it's...

I've said it.

There are only family
in my room, no maids.

Come on.

- Sit down.
- Come on.

Go ahead and take a seat.

It's tasty.

Amber, would you like some soup?

Let me get you some soup.

(My Lord, )

(I can't believe)

(that you've changed that much)

(since Shiyi married into our family.)

(We also tried to convince you)

(not to be too hard)

(on Zhun and Lingkuan, )

(but you)

(never listened to us.)

My Lord, what are you thinking?

Don't keep it to yourself.

You can talk to me.

Maybe I'll have an idea.

You?

Don't look down on me.

My nickname is Know-all.

You know that, My Lord.

There's nothing I don't know.

I think

that I'm not like
myself anymore.

Forget it.

You won't understand anyway.

Who

makes you this uneasy?

It is...

I know.

My Lord, I also found that you've
become a little emotional recently.

Your mind is not peaceful anymore.

But it all happened after Her
Ladyship married into the family.

So I believe it's
relevant to Her Ladyship.

I'm the master of Xu family.

I'm carrying the future of the whole clan.

I can't be affected by any emotions.

I must be as firm as a stone.

But, My Lord, you
are not a stone.

You are a person, a
person who has emotions.

There are many things
that are out of your control.

I've never had

this feeling before.

Are you afraid?

(Mansion of Xu)

My Lord.

Is Shiyi in the Western Lateral Court
right now?

Her Ladyship went to
visit her mother today.

Is my mother-in-law still sick?

It's Zhenxing.

Marquis.

General Fu.

Zhenxing.

Marquis, are you going back
to the mansion?

I'm on my way to the Imperial College.

I didn't expect to meet you here.

I heard that Madam Luo is sick.

Is she getting better?

Does she need Physician Liu
from the Imperial Hospital

to take a look at her?

Thank you for your concern.

My mother's condition is stable now.

She'll fully recover after
another couple of days.

That's good to hear.

When Shiyi goes back next
time, I'll let her bring some ginseng

for Madam Luo.

Thank you, Marquis.

I haven't seen Shiyi for a long time.

In that case, we can
also meet each other.

You haven't seen her for a long time?

Hasn't Shiyi

visited home quite often recently?

She hasn't.

Maybe I happened to be
outside when she visited.

So I didn't know.

(Mansion of Xu)

Let's go.

(Mansion of Xu)

(Xianling Pavilion)

(Xianling Pavilion)

Master Luo, you are here.

Master Luo.

(Xianling Pavilion)
Look at my clothes.

You made it.

What do you think?

It's nice.

Isn't it?

Nice. Very nice.

The embroidery on the cuffs
is so detailed.

Right?

It's so nice.

Master Luo, you are here.

Hi.

Look, I bought this from here.

This is the most popular
fan pattern we have.

It's simple and elegant.

(Delicate Meticulousness)
Look. The fabric is quite nice.

It is good.

And the embroidery is nice, too.

Sir, how may I help you?

We want to look at your
embroidery works.

Any top-line ones you can recommend?

Sure. This way, please.

Please take a look.

This is our latest work.

It is with bright colors
and nicely done.

May I ask if it's
for your wife or...

I'm just looking around.

Sure. Please.

(Hunan Embroidery)

Master Luo, good morning.

Morning.

Today I'll teach you the
painting-based embroidery.

Chinese ink painting has
always been favored by scholars.

The painting skill directly affects

the drafting and making
of the embroidery works.

Painting-based embroidery...

Showing in public like this.
How inappropriate.

Linbo, take her away.

To create a life-like object...

My Lord, there are all women inside.

I don't think it's proper
for me to go in.

Let me take a look at your work first.

Sir, are you here
to buy embroidery?

Excuse me, the woman
who teaches embroidery...

She's Master Luo,
Master Jian's student.

Do you want her to
make embroidery for you?

Master Jian...

She is very skillful.

How often does she come here?

Only three or four times a month.

She's here to give embroidery
classes to the female refugees.

Thanks to Master Luo and her
classes, we learned a skill to support

ourselves after the disaster.

Otherwise, we would've
starved to death.

Please go to the front hall
for purchase.

Okay.

My Lord.

Her Ladyship is so kind.

She cares about the refugees so much.

Shall we still go in?

Get a few people
and set up a stand over here.

Keep an eye on the
store and protect Shiyi.

Yes.

Don't let Shiyi find out.

My Lord, why don't you let Her
Ladyship know that you care about her?

Why do you keep your care a secret?

You don't understand.

Of course I do.

My Lord, you are afraid
that Her Ladyship will feel

uncomfortable if she finds out,

and that she won't feel at easy
anymore when she comes here again.

You care about her very much.

Are you done yet?

My Lord, even if you are
upset, I still need to say it.

Some things are
better said than...

Alright. I'll stop talking.

Please don't be mad.

Great Madam, Mrs. Du said
that you don't have appetite lately.

So, I personally made some
red bean and barley soup,

which can strengthen spleen
and dispel dampness.

I'm sure you'll feel
better after eating it.

Here.

Lianfang, you are so filial.

Actually, I also made
some for Her Ladyship,

but I haven't brought it to her yet.

I heard that she went out again.

I guess she went to see her mother.

She went back again?

It hasn't been long since
she married into our family,

yet she goes back so frequently.

If people knew about it, they'd
think Xu family mistreats her.

I'm sure Her Ladyship
is not that thoughtless.

I heard that it's because
Madam Luo fell ill these days.

Her Ladyship prepared some
medicine and silks to visit her.

She also helps Wuniang
with her dry fruit business.

Even after getting married,
she never forgets where she came from.

It's good not to forget
where she came from.

And our Xu family doesn't
care about those stuff.

But she should manage
well our household affairs first.

Yet she goes out frequently
and she is nowhere to be found.

It's so inappropriate.

Great Madam, you are right.

Greetings, Mother.

Lingyi, you are back.

My Lord.

Have a seat.

What's up?

What were you talking about?

Shiyi went back to Luo family
again to take care of Madam Luo.

Mother,

filial piety is one of the virtues
to be held above all else.

If Shiyi doesn't even
look after her own mother,

how do you expect her to
look after you when you fall ill?

You do know how
to protect your wife.

Two.

Three.

Four.

(Rectitude, Prudence & diligence)

Five.

My Lord,

about the moldy rice incident
you asked me to investigate into,

I've found a lead.

♪ 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 ♪