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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 forgetthat you held my hands ♪

♪ In your warm palmsand we braved winds and waves ♪

♪ Unexpectedly, after we traveled so farand 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 passesand life changes ♪

♪ Together, we will grow old ♪

=The Sword and the Brocade=

=Episode 20=

Lingyi.

Fengqing has been in ourfamily for quite a few days.

Who do you chooseto raise this kid?

Have you made a decision?

Shiyi and I have discussedit and reached an agreement.

From now on, Fengqing willbe in the custody of... Mother.

Mother.

I get along withFengqing 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 bethe son of my brother Ling'an.

And Yizhen will educateand take care of him.

Lesson should be learned from the past.

We'll name him

Sijie.

I'm glad that youmade this decision.

Your words convinced me.

It's time to let go of the past.

Fengqing's happinessmatters the most.

See?

We fought so hard overthis child, yet in the end,

Her Ladyship didthe Second Madam a favor.

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

Don't you think she playedboth ends against the middle?

Her Ladyship has promisedyou 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 getto use them anymore.

Bring me the embroidery.

Your Ladyship, your waist injuryis not healed yet.

You need rest.

I'm fine. I feel much better already.

Your Ladyship, MasterLingkuan 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, Lingyiand I had a nice chat.

You also helped to finda nice home for Fengqing,

and helped Danyang and our child.

There's nothing I can doto return your favor.

So please accept my gratitude.

Lingkuan, nevermind. We are family.

Sit down.

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

If anybody daresgossip about you again,

I'll be the first tostand up for you.

No one would gossip about me.

You think too much, Lingkuan.

But, I am curiousabout one thing.

Shiyi, what is it?

Lingkuan, you knowthat I love embroidery.

I heard that even though Danyangstays in the mansion all the time,

she has masteredexcellent embroidery skills.

I wonder if she ever madea sachet and such

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

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

Her skills are far less than excellent.

Danyang only learned embroideryfor a few years

in the Palace when she was little.

Her skills can'tcompare to yours.

Shiyi, you flattered her.

This is the one.

The stitches of this sachet arelayered neatly and quite colorful.

Danyang is indeed skillful.

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

in order to thankyou for your help.

Danyang is pregnant.

We can't tire her.

Please don't tellher about this.

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

You're thoughtful indeed.

By the way, Lingkuan,do you still remember

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

I was in the templeand praying on that day.

I heard that yourmother was murdered.

That day

I got there late, and Ilost my mother forever.

Though I blame myself ingrief, I do want to find out

what happened on that day exactly.

But if I start asking questions,

I'm afraid that otherswould misunderstand me.

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

I didn't see anything.

But many servants camealong 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 fromhim, 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 therea clue on that sachet?

It's the same fabric,but the stitches

and the patterns are quite different.

So it means that PrincessDanyang has nothing

to do with your mother's death.

Lingkuan said that he stayedwith Danyang all the time.

I don't thinkshe had anything to do with it.

(Instructions of Ancestors)

It's the auspicious time.

Xu Sijie's Ancestor WorshipCeremony begins now.

Bring out the genealogy.

(Virtues Above AllAncestors Memorial Tablets)

Xu Sijie

is a lost descendant of our clan.

He's returned homeand is accepted by our family.

He'll be adopted by Xu Ling'an.

Respected ancestors,please bless our Xu family

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

Ceremony is finished.

Yizhen, Sijie will beyour 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 aboutIn the vicinity of my heart ♪

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

♪ In the courtyard, flowers are bloomingunder 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 willalso 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 alot, 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 whomanages 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 aroundyou 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 YourLadyship quite often lately.

How did Madam Luo know

that His Lordship hasn't sleptwith Your Ladyship?

Could it be that someonesecretly 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 alot, but you betrayed her.

You are intended to sleep

with His Lordshipand become a concubine, aren't you?

Your Ladyship, that's not my intention.

Please trust me.

Your Ladyship, she'snot 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 handkerchiefwill 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 sorrythat I betrayed you.

I'm willing to accept any punishment.

I called you herenot to punish you.

Rise first.

Judging from what mothersaid, she doesn't know

that I'm investigatingthe death of my birth mother.

You kept it a secret for me,

which means you arenot a greedy traitor.

Do you have any secret?

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

Looks like I guessed right.

Amber, I believethat you are a good person.

And I won't do harm to you.

I don't want you tobe 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 backto the Residence of Luo.

My Lord.

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

Do I need to let PhysicianLiu to take a look at her?

My Lord, thank you for your concern.

I will let you knowif 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 reflectedfrom your drawing.

It's a very nice piece of work.

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

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

to make the colors of the rocksmeet so as to reduce the outlines,

hoping that using colors alonewould create the mysterious view

of the lotus pond.

It's a nice drawing for sure.

But how can youpresent 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 yourwhite jade hairpin.

I asked Dongqingabout the style of it.

My Lord, you are so thoughtful.

This hairpin looks almostthe 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 isbroken, 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 themaids and nannies since he was born.

There're no men aroundfrom whom he can learn,

so he appears to be a little weak.

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

With you setting him anexample, 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 yourcompany every day.

You need to take good care of yourself.

Greetings, Great Madam.

Mother,

I really think Shiyiis a capable woman.

She's never made any mistakesince she managed household affairs.

She also takes verygood care of Zhun.

No wonder His Lordship goes tothe 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 everybodydeserves 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 disappointedGreat 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 tomake a wooden sword for Zhun?

Mother asked himto make one for me.

Father listens to her.

You are saying that yourfather listens to your mother?

Yes.

Father never gets mad nomatter what mother says.

Is he talking aboutLingyi in our Xu family?

Zhun, since you have a newwooden sword now, let me

teach you a new verse togo 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 compareto Bao Zheng's intelligence ♪

This is the play about BaoZheng executing Lu Zhailang, right?

Yes. It is.

Zhun.

Do you like your uncle's singing?

I do.

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

Okay.

Lingyi, I thought you didn'twant Zhun to listen to the opera.

What made you change your mind today?

I've thought about it.

I also grew up listeningto those operas,

from which Zhun canlearn how to be a good man.

Shiyi also supports it.

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

since Shiyi married into our family.

We also tried to convinceyou not to be too hard

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

Do you know why?

Because everybodyhas his weakness.

Alright.

Lingyi must be tired.

Danyang, you've beensitting 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 yousmile 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 saidhe wouldn't come today.

Then let's eat without him.

Amber, go get a bowland a pair of chopsticks.

Yes.

Your Ladyship, don't you think

that His Lordship has been acting weird?

He looks a little uneasyevery time he sees you.

Maybe he's just tired from work.

I don't think so.

He never acted like thatwhen he was busy before.

Have we offended him?

I don't think so.

Everything is fine.

Maybe he doesn't likethe clothes I made for him?

It shouldn't be it.

Maybe he found outthat we didn't actually

go home to visit MadamLuo, but go to Xianling Pavilion

to teach embroidery instead.

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

His Lordship is astraightforward person.

That makes sense.

Now, stop thinking too much.

The minds of the powerfulones are always complicated.

Your Ladyship, I think you shouldgo 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 familyin 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 likemyself anymore.

Forget it.

You won't understand anyway.

Who

makes you this uneasy?

It is...

I know.

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

Your mind is not peaceful anymore.

But it all happened after HerLadyship married into the family.

So I believe it'srelevant 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, youare not a stone.

You are a person, aperson who has emotions.

There are many thingsthat 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 Courtright now?

Her Ladyship went tovisit her mother today.

Is my mother-in-law still sick?

It's Zhenxing.

Marquis.

General Fu.

Zhenxing.

Marquis, are you going backto 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 Liufrom 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 afteranother couple of days.

That's good to hear.

When Shiyi goes back nexttime, 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 canalso 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 beoutside 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 cuffsis so detailed.

Right?

It's so nice.

Master Luo, you are here.

Hi.

Look, I bought this from here.

This is the most popularfan 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 yourembroidery 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 colorsand nicely done.

May I ask if it'sfor your wife or...

I'm just looking around.

Sure. Please.

(Hunan Embroidery)

Master Luo, good morning.

Morning.

Today I'll teach you thepainting-based embroidery.

Chinese ink painting hasalways been favored by scholars.

The painting skill directly affects

the drafting and makingof 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 properfor me to go in.

Let me take a look at your work first.

Sir, are you hereto buy embroidery?

Excuse me, the womanwho teaches embroidery...

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

Do you want her tomake 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 embroideryclasses to the female refugees.

Thanks to Master Luo and herclasses, we learned a skill to support

ourselves after the disaster.

Otherwise, we would'vestarved to death.

Please go to the front hallfor purchase.

Okay.

My Lord.

Her Ladyship is so kind.

She cares about the refugees so much.

Shall we still go in?

Get a few peopleand set up a stand over here.

Keep an eye on thestore and protect Shiyi.

Yes.

Don't let Shiyi find out.

My Lord, why don't you let HerLadyship 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 afraidthat Her Ladyship will feel

uncomfortable if she finds out,

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

You care about her very much.

Are you done yet?

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

Some things arebetter said than...

Alright. I'll stop talking.

Please don't be mad.

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

So, I personally made somered bean and barley soup,

which can strengthen spleenand dispel dampness.

I'm sure you'll feelbetter after eating it.

Here.

Lianfang, you are so filial.

Actually, I also madesome 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 sinceshe married into our family,

yet she goes back so frequently.

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

I'm sure Her Ladyshipis not that thoughtless.

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

Her Ladyship prepared somemedicine and silks to visit her.

She also helps Wuniangwith her dry fruit business.

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

It's good not to forgetwhere she came from.

And our Xu family doesn'tcare about those stuff.

But she should managewell our household affairs first.

Yet she goes out frequentlyand 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 familyagain to take care of Madam Luo.

Mother,

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

If Shiyi doesn't evenlook after her own mother,

how do you expect her tolook after you when you fall ill?

You do know howto protect your wife.

Two.

Three.

Four.

(Rectitude, Prudence & diligence)

Five.

My Lord,

about the moldy rice incidentyou asked me to investigate into,

I've found a lead.

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

♪ Who picked up the paintbrushto draw loneliness ♪

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

♪ The mountain city is waiting for rain ♪

♪ I am waiting for youto pass in my memory ♪

♪ The sky is in a more lonely colorthan your face ♪

♪ The wind risesand the candle light flickers ♪

♪ The thin clothescan'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 inkand paper exhaust our stories ♪

♪ Who picked up the pento 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 pento 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 ♪