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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 31=

Putting someone in the dark

could work both ways.

If he can hurt our Xu family,

he could also hurt the Ou family.

Since we know his existence,

we can turn the danger into our opportunity.

But

the Ou family have been plotting it for long

and they have connections with the pirates.

It won't be easy

to deal with them.

To avenge my father and my brother

and to remove the evil from our society,

I've got to find the evidence suggesting

that the Ou family collude with the pirates,

so as to take them down once and for all.

(I also need to find the evidence)

(suggesting the Ou family collude with the pirates)

(and killed my mother)

(so as to bring the killer to justice.)

My Lord, this room

has been empty for too long.

It's quite dusty.

Please allow Dongqing and me to clean it up.

It'll make your stay

more comfortable.

I won't sleep here tonight.

Zhaoying.

My Lord, what do you need?

Take all my stuff

back to Banyuepan.

My Lord.

Yes.

I'll tell Mother

that I have too much work to do

after the disaster relief trip,

so I have to move back to Banyuepan.

You had a long and tiring journey.

You must be tired.

Go to bed early.

Your Ladyship.

Amber,

go and help Zhaoying pack.

Your Ladyship.

Since His Lordship went

to pick you up in person

and pleaded for mercy for you

in front of Great Madam,

it means that His Lordship still

cares about you.

I understand.

But

to him,

my lies and mistrust

hurt him even deeper than that cut.

His Lordship is just having

a hard time to get over it for now.

Let's give him more time.

I'm sure things will get better.

(Rites)

My Lord, since you care about Her Ladyship,

even told a lie

to protect her,

why can't you forgive her?

I just can't get over the fact

that she has never

trusted me this whole time.

How much

do I mean to her?

Whenever I think about it,

I don't know how to face her.

Antai,

what's the date today?

The eighth.

Why do you ask?

The eighth.

So

it'll soon be my father's birthday.

Young Master, am I hearing it wrong?

You always avoid

seeing your father.

How come you suddenly

asked about him?

Young Master.

Young Master.

Where are you going?

The wharf is this way.

I'll go and prepare a birthday gift for my father.

I've heard about Xiaolan

and Lingkuan after I came back.

If you feel upset,

you can talk to me.

Don't keep it to yourself.

The moment I married into the Xu family,

I knew

one day

something like this would happen.

As a noble member of a wealthy family,

how can he just have one woman in his life?

Lingkuan treats me very well actually.

Since it already happened,

I may as well just

make him satisfied.

You really think

that's what Lingkuan wants?

If he doesn't,

why would he do that?

Men are

like children.

If you keep pestering him,

he'll get annoyed.

And now

I made Xiaolan his concubine.

It'll not only satisfy his needs,

but also make him feel guilty

and appreciate me.

Besides, no one would criticize me

for being jealous.

So it's a win-win.

Princess, why don't you talk to Lingkuan?

Maybe it'll help you

understand each other more.

Lingkuan already treats me very well.

If I'm too narrow-minded

and petty,

I'll make him disappointed.

Lingkuan.

I thought you weren't

coming tonight.

What's this?

I see that you don't have appetite lately,

so I bought

your favorite Ma's fish ball.

Lingkuan, you care about me so much.

I was just craving for it,

and you brought me some.

This store is very popular.

Lingkuan, you must have waited for a long time.

It's no big deal.

I'm sorry I made a mistake

and put you through this.

Don't worry.

In the future,

I promise I will protect

you and our child well.

As long as I have your true love,

it's enough for me.

You are my husband.

You don't need to be sorry about anything.

You are the one

and only in my heart.

No one can replace you.

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship.

You've cooked for

His Lordship for days,

but His Lordship hasn't eaten any.

You can have it.

Your Ladyship,

Lady Wuniang is here to see you.

Let her in.

Yes.

Wuniang.

Shiyi.

Here. Have a seat.

I should have visited you earlier.

But I was a little under the weather,

so I couldn't come until today.

The Xu family kept it a secret from everybody.

I didn't even know

you were sent to the farm

until you came back.

It's in the past already.

Wuniang, no need to worry.

Do you feel better now?

This is why

I come here today.

I'm pregnant.

Really?

That's great.

I have two bolts

of top-line fabric.

I can use it to make some clothes

for my nephew.

No rush at all.

It's still early.

I don't think so.

It is for my nephew.

I need to make it carefully,

so I have to start preparing early.

Your husband must be very happy.

He certainly is.

He cooks

different dishes for me

every day.

Look at me,

I've put on so much weight.

What's with the meal?

I cooked it for His Lordship.

He didn't eat.

So I brought it back.

What happened?

You two had a fight?

A couple should always

make up after a fight.

If you have

a child,

that'll make him happy,

and he won't be angry with you anymore.

So, you should try

to get pregnant and give birth

to his child as soon as possible.

A child?

I haven't thought

about giving birth yet.

What's wrong?

Why are you sighing here?

His Lordship and Her Ladyship

haven't talked to each other for days.

It really makes me worried.

I know.

But it's His Lordship's business.

How can we interfere in it?

Let me go to Zhaoying

and ask him.

See if he has any good idea

that can help Her Ladyship.

Then...

Then pick your words carefully.

Don't worry.

I will.

I'm leaving.

What's going on with you?

I may have a cold.

My nose has been blocked for days.

And the medicine didn't help either.

It feels terrible.

How's His Lordship's wound?

You know it.

He didn't receive treatment in time

because of the disaster relief,

so he has never completely healed.

When he saved Her Ladyship in the farm,

his would opened again

making it even worse.

And now, he's trying to be tough

and pretending

that he's fine.

I even have to change the dressing for him in secret.

It hasn't got any better.

His Lordship is doing this

all for Her Ladyship.

If Great Madam finds out

that His Lordship is injured this badly,

she'll blame Her Ladyship again.

I just don't understand.

His Lordship cares so much about Her Ladyship,

but when Her Ladyship brought him meal,

he didn't eat any.

Instead, he asked her to take it back.

Let me ask you.

When Her Ladyship left,

how did His Lordship feel?

He felt even worse.

General, you know

how close

His Lordship and Her Ladyship are.

Yes.

We both know it.

So Her Ladyship should know it better.

She shouldn't have left.

Even if His Lordship

pulls a long face, so what?

Her Ladyship has done well enough.

What more do you want Her Ladyship to do?

You've got to be reasonable.

You are the unreasonable one.

Look into my eyes

and tell me,

how well has Her Ladyship done?

Not enough.

Are you crazy?

You... You deserved it.

I...

I won't forgive her.

Come on.

It's not worth it getting mad

at a maid.

Right?

What maid?

She's...a tigress.

Over here. Here. Here.

Here. Here.

My nose is better.

It's unblocked.

Is it because

she bumped it?

Can't believe that it turned

out to be a good thing for you.

Looks like

Dongqing

is your lucky charm.

What are you talking about?

Zhaoying,

change the dressing for me.

My Lord, your wound is not healed.

Why didn't you tell me?

Your wound got worse

because of me.

Why did you keep it from me?

What are you doing here?

Zhaoying.

My Lord, stop calling.

Zhaoying is not there.

You were injured because of me.

Of course I should take care of you.

You don't have to feel guilty.

It doesn't matter who changes the dressing.

Just go back.

You think I'll leave just because

you said a few cold words?

What are you doing?

Take off your clothes

and change the dressing for you.

I've said it.

I don't need you to do it.

What?

Are you shy, My Lord?

I...

How can I be shy for this?

I injured you this badly.

It must be very hurt.

It's not hurt anymore.

You are lying.

With a wound like this,

how can it not hurt?

I'll get the physician.

I've seen the physician.

I just don't want Mother to know

so I keep it a secret.

I'll change the dressing

for you every day from now on.

I've told you.

You don't have to.

If you don't let me,

I'll tell Mother about it.

♪And paint your portrait♪

♪Extract the notes from the Chinese lute♪

♪And compose your tune♪

♪Silver and golden threads of the splendid attire♪

Sorry.

Did it hurt?

I'll be gentle.

♪I feel lucky to find you after so many life experiences♪

♪Light up a lamp of mutual love♪

♪And I will guard you from a distance♪

♪The words you whispered into my ears♪

♪Are all expressions of your love♪

♪Pushing my horse to gallop through the four seasons♪

♪And feasting my eyes on all the beautiful sceneries♪

♪I whispered my favorite place is being in your arms♪

♪Let's stay with each other forever♪

♪And listen to the insects' chorus in this moment♪

♪Let our hearts be close♪

♪And let me kiss you between your eyes♪

♪We mustn't doubt each other♪

♪And must be steadfast in our commitment to each other♪

Stay still.

♪Let's welcome the daybreak together♪

♪And wait for the wind to rise♪

♪In the rain of March♪

♪And the sunshine of July, let's count stars♪

♪Let's enjoy the spring scenery♪

♪Let's enjoy the spring scenery and appreciate all the beauty♪

♪Even if we are♪

♪Thousands of miles apart, our hearts will stay connected♪

♪Even if our hair turn hoary one day♪

♪We will be together♪

Let me.

It's getting late.

My Lord, go to bed early.

"According to Heaven's will,

His Majesty hereby issued the following edict:

(Restrain Yourself, Follow Social Norms) He Zhongxiang, Prefect of Yongding,

and Wei Cheng'en, Prefect of Tai'an,

are found guilty of serious embezzlement

and dereliction of duty during the disaster relief.

They will be sentenced to death immediately.

Xu Lingyi, Marquis Yongping, on behalf of the imperial court,

made great effort to alleviate the plight of the refugees,

(Imperial Edict) which is indeed praiseworthy.

He'll be rewarded with 2000 hectares of good fields

and 500 tael of silver.

Respect this."

Thank you, Your Majesty.

(Memorial)

My Lord, you've planned for years in Shandong.

Yet it's all destroyed

by Xu Lingyi.

It's such a pity.

Father.

Mr. Zhu.

Young Master Lixing.

Father, tomorrow is your birthday.

I asked people

to find a piece of South Sea coral for you.

May you

stay young

and live a long life.

If you used your thoughts

on the right things,

(Memorial)

you'd be successful already.

My Lord,

it's a warm gesture

from Young Master Lixing.

Father.

Father.

Mr. Zhu.

Young Master Yanxing.

Lixing.

Yanxing.

Master Yanxing.

Yanxing.

You are back.

Father misses you a lot.

He hasn't been well recently.

In the future,

don't make father angry anymore.

Lixing, don't worry.

Tomorrow is father's birthday.

I'm back to celebrate

father's birthday specially.

Yanxing, you didn't

come back last year.

Did you make trouble outside,

so you came back this time?

Lixing, you are right to blame me.

Last year I couldn't come back for some business.

This year,

I don't dare

to miss father's birthday again.

I appreciate your filial piety.

Father,

this is the birthday gift I prepared for you.

Early Spring Painting.

It's so unique.

It's done by a famous painter indeed.

The mountains in the background represent prosperity.

It's a godsend gift that'll bring happiness to our family.

You are

the one who understands me the most.

Father, you took the words right out of my mouth.

But the good story of a happy family

with a strong father and a kind mother

is not heard often.

Not everything

will go as you expect in life.

Put this painting in my study.

As long as you are willing to be back,

I'll double my effort

to make it up to you for what happened before.

No matter how well you can do business,

it's after all unpromising.

The court, however,

is the place where you can fulfill your ambition.

Father, you know

that I'm not interested in court affairs.

I've been doing business for years,

so that I can experience more

when I'm young.

Hope you can understand me, Father.

It's...

It's not an urgent matter.

But, it's not proper that you are

out of home all the time.

Father, in that case,

I'll move back.

Good.

A harmonious family brings wealth.

You finally thought it through.

Then I'll bother you

to take care of me in the future.

Of course.

Yanxing, just let me know

if you need anything.

Mother.

I'm back.

(Portrait of Ou Yanxing's Mother)

Young Master,

you gave your father a birthday gift,

and now you even moved back.

What's going on?

I really don't get it.

Antai,

do you still remember

the bunch of people in black

who attacked Shiyi that day in the farm?

The leader is actually

Lixing's personal guard, Lin Shan.

There's a scar on Lin Shan's hand,

which is just like the one on that assassin's.

I just took another close look.

It's exactly the same.

You mean

Master Lixing wants to kill Madam Xu?

So is it also Master Lixing

who killed Madam Xu's mother?

I guess Lixing already knew

that Shiyi came into our house that day.

He found out from our conversation

that Shiyi was still investigating her mother's death.

But he didn't say anything.

Instead, he encouraged us

to find that coroner,

leading Shiyi into suspecting Marquis Yongping.

In that case,

it's Master Lixing

who bought off the assistant steward and asked him

to steal that piece of embroidery cloth.

He wanted to stop Madam Xu from investigating,

that's the reason he wanted her to be dead.

I came back this time

so that I can investigate into this thing.

There are quite a few questionable points.

Concubine Lv was just a concubine of the Luo family.

How was she related to our Ou family?

Why would Lixing kill her?

Young Master, you mean...

These years, my father and my brother

have been acting more suspiciously.

Maybe Concubine Lv was killed

because she learned something

she shouldn't have.

Father is already quite disappointed in me.

And now Yanxing is back.

Do we still have a future?

You don't need to sell yourself short.

No matter how much father favors him,

he's after all

just a businessman who's never

made any contribution.

How can he compare to you?

Don't forget

that my father is the Minister of Ministry of War,

which is the root of our Ou family.

Yet he put me in the Ministry of Rites.

I'm afraid that my father

intends to promote him instead of me.

But he's never made any contribution.

No matter how much father likes him,

he has to make a fair decision.

As long as father wants to,

there are so many pirates.

It's not hard for father

to fake some military exploits for him.

In my opinion,

no matter how much he's favored,

he's just an illegitimate son.

The only reason that he's posed

a threat to you

is because

you've failed too many times

and father has lost his trust in you.

If you can regain

father's trust,

he will not bypass you to promote him, an illegitimate son.

Be that as it may,

it's not an easy thing

to regain father's trust.

I have an idea.

(Tianxiang House) Welcome, Sir.

Hold on.

Isn't it Duke Mao's son?

I heard that you were quite lucky.

You almost

became a close guest of Lady Liansong.

How dare you bother me?

You only have the guts

to bully us.

If you met Duke Wei,

I'm afraid

you'd already

kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

Ren Kun is nothing to me.

I'll kill him sooner or later.

Be off.

(Duke Wei's Mansion)

Ren Kun.

Get out.

Get out and see me.

Ren Kun.

(Duke Wei's Mansion)

Get out.

Who is it?

How dare you make trouble in our Ren family?

Where's Ren Kun? I want to see him.

I didn't know it was you,

Sir.

It'll be curfew soon.

You'd better go back.

Even...

Even you dare look down upon me?

I'll kill you.

Murderer. Duke Wei is going to kill me.

Look. Duke Wei is going to kill me.

(Duke Wei's Mansion)

What happened?

Duke Wei is going to kill me.

Who is making noise outside?

My Lord.

Don't know.

It's you again.

Don't... Don't kill me.

Don't kill me. Don't kill me.

Don't kill me. Don't kill me. Don't kill me.

(Duke Wei's Mansion)

Someone's dead. Someone's dead.

Someone's dead. Someone's dead.

(Duke Mao's Mansion)

Madam. Bad news.

Young Master...

Young Master is dead.

What are you talking about?

Yu'er is fine and well.

How could he die?

It's true, Madam.

We just got the message.

Young Master made trouble

outside of the Ren family last night.

He had an argument with Duke Wei.

The servant of the Ren family

hit his head and made him bleed.

Although he left,

he was found dead

in the neighborhood of the Ren family.

You mean

Duke Wei killed my husband?

Young Master's body

has been sent to the Censorate.

His Lordship rushed over there

right after he got the news.

Yu'er.

Madam.

Madam.

Madam.

-Madam. -Madam.

-Madam. -Madam.

(Precious Breezes and Dew of the Moon)

My husband is dead.

What am I gonna do?

What?

You feel sad that I'm gone?

Since you miss me this much,

why don't you go to hell together with me?

Let's get reunited there

and become a loving couple again in the afterlife.

It hurts.

Help. Help.

I need help.

Beautiful.

Pretty flowers and blooms are everywhere.

How stunning.

You've only been here

looking after the garden for a month.

Can't believe you've made

this place a paradise of flowers.

I'm just doing my job.

Great Madam,

she is so good at gardening.

She's much better than

those gardeners at home.

Why don't we fire

those gardeners

and let her to look after the flowers?

There are too many plants.

I don't think Shiliu

has enough time to do it.

The gardeners do it to make a living.

Shiliu does it for her interest.

It's not the same thing.

Because of her interest,

she spends time

studying gardening.

That's why she can grow

these breathtaking,

beautiful flowers.

What Shiyi said makes sense.

Mother,

it's such a lovely season.

Why don't we invite the Madams of the noble families over

and hold a flower-admiring feast?

It'll create a lively atmosphere to our family.

Good idea.

It's been quiet

and cheerless in our family.

It's time for us to have some fun.

Shiyi,

you are the matron of the house.

I'll let you take care of it.

Yes, Mother.

(Three Variations of the Plum Blossom)

(Three Variations of the Plum Blossom Correct Tunes of Great Antiquity)

Zhaoying.

Your Ladyship, what do you need?

Why are there

so many music scores?

They all belong to His Lordship.

His Lordship?

His Lordship plays the zither?

Then how come I've never seen him

play it?

Your Ladyship, with all due respect,

if you are curious,

why don't you ask His Lordship directly?

If it's not convenient for you to tell,

just consider that I've never asked.

I just care about His Lordship.

Your Ladyship, you may not know.

His Lordship excelled in playing the zither when he was young.

He was known as the best in the capital.

Even His Majesty was impressed.

Since His Lordship loved playing the zither so much,

why do these music scores

look like they haven't

been touched for a long time?

After late Marquis

and Master Ling'an died,

His Lordship blamed himself for indulging in playing the zither

and never sharing the burden.

So he smashed

his favorite peptachord

in front of their memorial tablets

and vowed to reestablish our Xu family.

He'll never touch zither again

until he takes revenge for his father and brother.

(Zither Scores)

(I'm afraid no one)

(understands the loneliness and solitude)

(he has gone through)

(over these years.)

(White Snow in the Spring Sunlight)

During the flower-admiring feast,

let's play White Snow in the Spring Sunlight

and Three Variations of the Plum Blossom as background music.

The melodies should be played softly and gently

to create a pleasant atmosphere for our guests.

And take out

the Silver Needle tea we have.

This tea tastes fresh and floral;

it's perfect for flower-admiring.

Remember,

the perfume must be carefully chosen.

Let's use

the refreshed dipterocarpaceae.

Your Ladyship, you are so thoughtful.

It's indeed admirable.

Mother is finally in the mood to have some fun.

Of course we should prepare carefully

and make everything as perfect as possible.

Your Ladyship.

-What's wrong? -Bad news.

A message was sent,

saying that the heir of Duke Mao was killed.

Lady Erniang had a miscarriage

out of grief.

Marquis, easy.

My Lord, does your wound hurt again?

We need to go back and change the dressing.

I'm fine.

Your Ladyship, why don't you go in?

His Lordship

is still bothered by what I did.

If I seek help from him now...

I...

Your Ladyship, do you feel awkward to say it?

Is His Lordship inside?

Let's go.

Your Ladyship,

then do we still need to ask for

His Lordship's help in terms of what happened to Wang family?

Your Ladyship,

His Lordship is here.

He's waiting for you inside.

This is the first time His Lordship

has come visit

since Her Ladyship got back from the farm.

That's right.

Your Ladyship, go ahead and get in.

Don't let His Lordship wait too long.

My Lord.

I heard that Wang Yu was killed.

I know you must be concerned,

so I had my people to find some information.

My Lord, you tried to find

some information specially for me?

Wang Yu was killed,

and Erniang had a miscarriage.

The Wang family is in a mess

after the two accidents.

The court officials

have also been talking about it.

What happened exactly?

How come Wang Yu

was suddenly killed?

Has the murderer been found?

It's said that Wang Yu

was accidentally hit by the concierge

of Duke Wei's Mansion,

and then died from severe injury.

Duke Wei?

But Duke Mao thought

that Duke Wei asked the concierge

to kill Wang Yu as an act of revenge.

Therefore,

Duke Mao even went

to the Censorate in person,

asked them to arrest Duke Wei

and investigate this case strictly.

But due to lack of evidence,

the Censorate wouldn't

offend Duke Wei for no reason.

So they said a few words of comfort

and sent Duke Mao back.

Duke Mao isn't a well person.

He fell ill out of anger

right after he went back home.

Then, My Lord, do you think

Wang Yu was killed by Duke Wei?

Although Duke Wei had a misunderstanding

with Wang Yu,

it wasn't so serious

that he had to kill him.

Last time when Wang Yu made trouble,

he was almost killed by Duke Wei.

But he started to behave himself

after I warned him.

He had no reason

to mess with Duke Wei again.

This thing is quite strange.

I'm just worried about Erniang.

She has lost her husband

and her child.

Don't know if she can take it.

I've asked

Imperial Censor Li

to find out the truth

as soon as possible.

And I've sent a message to the Luo family.

The Wang family will have a funeral service in a few days.

You can go

and console Erniang then.

I didn't expect that you've

arranged everything in such a short time.

I feel much more relieved now.

That's good to know.

It's late. Try to sleep early.

My Lord.

Thank you for doing this for me.

Never mind.

(Honor the Ancestors and Benefit the Offspring)

I heard

that Erniang had a miscarriage.

I was quite worried

so I came here to check on her.

I didn't know

that even Madam Wang fell ill, too.

Thank you, Young Madam Ou, for your care.

If Ren Kun

hadn't deliberately killed Yu'er,

our Wang family

wouldn't have become like this.

And the Censorate is the most hateful one.

They bullied the weak and feared the strong.

They wanted to close the case after catching only a servant,

and they'd let the real murderer Ren Kun off.

It's all because they think my father

has no real power

and influence in the court.

Young Madam Jiang,

if you want someone

influential to help you,

why don't you go and ask Marquis Yongping?

Mr. Wang and him were in-laws.

And His Majesty values him a lot.

If he can speak for Mr. Wang

in the court,

the Censorate will definitely

take this case seriously.

Marquis Yongping?

Adoption?

Father has asked for His Majesty's grant.

Looks like this

adoption thing has settled.

Under whose name then?

Under father's name

or my late husband's name?

Father and mother haven't decided yet.

Erniang, as you know,

if a child of our clan

is adopted by father,

then he'll replace

my brother's position as the only legitimate son.

Then your life

in the Wang family

will be even...

Sister.

I have no one to rely on now.

For the sake that I've

been behaving myself

and taking good care

of my husband and our parents

since I married into the Wang family,

please help me.

Unless

you can do something for our family

so that father will have to listen to you.

That murderer Ren Kun

is still at large

for his high-ranking position.

As long as you can have him arrested,

our parents will be grateful for you

and make you an adoptive mother.

Once the child becomes the successor of the Duke,

you will be Duke Mao's mother,

and no one would dare to look down upon you anymore.

But

even father isn't able to do that.

I'm just a woman.

What can I do?

You may not be able to do it,

but your brother-in-law, Marquis Yongping,

surely can.

Marquis Yongping has made many military exploits.

His Majesty trusts him a lot.

If he can bring it up

in the court,

His Majesty will definitely issue an edict

to investigate this case,

and the Censorate will no longer

dare to ignore it.

At this point,

only Marquis Yongping

can help us

avenge Wang Yu and help you

with your future life.

(Honor the Ancestors and Benefit the Offspring)

Erniang,

you've got to listen to me.

As long as you are alive,

there's always hope.

I have no one to rely on now.

Even my family is trying

to set me up.

You are the only one

who really cares about me.

Actually, I've heard

a little about your family.

You are worried about the child, aren't you?

They want me to ask Marquis Yongping

to go to His Majesty for the case investigation.

If I can do this,

they'll let me

adopt the kid.

Otherwise,

the kid will be adopted

by my father-in-law.

If that's the case,

I'll become

a helpless widow

in the Wang family.

I do understand their urge

of avenging

their son.

To be honest,

I don't get along with Shiyi.

And I've never had any connection with the Xu family.

It's really difficult for me

to ask them for help.

Marquis Yongping and Shiyi

are an inseparable

and loving couple.

If she is willing

to speak for you

in front of Marquis Yongping,

he'll certainly listen to her.

No matter what,

you two are sisters,

right?

She's having such a good

and happy life.

How can she just

sit back and watch

her sister suffering

in this difficult situation?

She knows

how she got to

where she is today.

You are right.

Now that I'm in trouble,

she's got to help me.

I just remembered something.

You are not well.

I may as well keep it from you.

Please just tell me.

A few days ago, my husband told me

that Marquis Yongping has been trying

to rope in Duke Wei for some court matters.

If that's the truth,

I'm afraid he won't be willing

to offend Duke Wei so easily.

In that case, would Shiyi

still speak for you since

she may be scolded by her husband?

It's all because of her that

I ended up like this.

She owes me.

I won't forgive her

if she doesn't help me.

Shiyi,

you are the only one who can help me now.

Please talk to the Marquis

and ask him to report this to His Majesty.

Shiyi,

I'm begging you.

Only the Marquis Yongping can help us

to avenge my late husband.

Erniang, I'm listening.

Don't be like this.

It's not that I don't wanna help.

But it's the Censorate's duty

to investigate the case.

It's not His Lordship's place to interfere.

But,

His Lordship has asked

his friend in the Censorate

to find out what happened.

We'd better

be patient and wait for the result.

But if we don't report this to His Majesty

to raise his attention,

the Censorate

will not at all investigate it impartially.

But we don't have

any evidence suggesting

that Duke Wei is the murderer.

How can His Lordship report this rashly?

Do you know

what kind of situation I'm in right now?

If I can't avenge

my late husband,

my father-in-law

will adopt a child

and make him his successor.

In that case,

I'll lose everything.

Shiyi,

don't forget

that I married into the Wang family

and had to suffer all this

because of you.

You owe me.

Erniang,

I've said many times.

I don't owe you anything.

You are my sister.

I will do my best

to help you.

But I can't

and I won't

tell His Lordship what to do.

You said before that

I can ask you if I need help.

And now when I really need your help,

you actually refused to offer any.

You already knew that it's

Ren Kun who killed Wang Yu.

But for the sake of the Xu's interests,

you dare not offend Ren Kun.

That's why you

turn a blind eye to his death.

Right?

Erniang,

I totally understand

your feelings.

But,

even so,

you shouldn't say those things

to defame the Xu family.

Defame the Xu family?

Xu family

doesn't wanna help,

which means you feel guilty.

If you don't help me,

then let's

wait and see.

(Honor the Ancestors and Benefit the Offspring)

Madam Xu.

Madam Xu.

Mr. Ou.

You

are also here to mourn Mr. Wang?

Now that I've returned to the Ou family,

I also help to deal with

the household matters once in a while.

In that case,

I'll leave you be.

Wait.

There's something I need you to know.

Wang Yu's death

isn't as simple as it appears to be.

Besides,

although I'm back to the Ou family,

I won't interfere in the grudge

between the Xu family and the Ou family,

and I won't do anything to harm your family.

Madam Xu, do you trust me?

Mr. Ou,

you don't need to tell me

what you are going to do.

And I know very well

what kind of person you are.

Shiyi.

♪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♪