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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 32=

And I know very well

what kind of person you are.

Shiyi.

My Lord.

Marquis Yongping.

It's time to leave.

My Lord.

My Lord.

I ran into

Ou Yanxing just now

and had a few words with him.

Please don't misunderstand.

Why did Erniang see you earlier?

I don't know why

but she's certain

that it's Duke Wei who asked his concierge

to kill Wang Yu.

She hopes that you

can report this to His Majesty

and ask for a thorough investigation.

What did you say?

I refused, of course.

The truth is still unknown.

I'm sure you've already had a plan.

I can't meddle in your business

just because of personal reasons.

Tell her not to worry.

She's your sister.

I won't turn

a blind eye to this thing.

Thank you, My Lord.

By the way,

when I chatted with

Mr. Ou today,

he said something strange.

What did he say?

He said

Wang Yu's death

isn't as simple as it appears to be.

I'm wondering

if he knew something.

His source is from the Ou family.

Would the Ou family

have something to do with Wang Yu's death?

There's one thing you need to know clearly.

No matter how he was like before,

since Ou Yanxing went

to Duke Mao's Mansion,

it means

he already started helping

with the household affairs.

You still want to believe him?

My Lord,

I understand your concern.

But Ou Yanxing

is not a bad person.

I know

that the Ou family and the Xu family are enemies,

so I don't

talk to him in private anymore.

And in public,

I'll also keep a distance with him.

My Lord,

do you trust me?

Young Madam,

do you think Lady Shiyi

will help us?

If she doesn't,

His Lordship will actually adopt

a son

to be his successor.

In that case, Young Madam,

what are you going to do?

Remember to set the tables carefully.

Yes.

It's such a refreshed smell.

The Madams will like it.

(Mansion of Xu)

(A fair place produces outstanding people.)

Hurry up.

The guests will be here soon.

Mother, you look radiant today.

I'm sure you'll stand out

among those Madams

and Ladies.

You are making fun of me again.

Great Madam, bad news.

Today, we can catch up with each other.

That's right.

Who's that?

Isn't that Young Madam Wang?

Why is she dressed up like that

and kneeling here?

Let's go take a look.

Madam Tang.

Young Madam Wang.

What are you doing here?

Young Madam Wang,

I know you are sad

that your husband is dead.

But this is Mansion of Xu.

Your sister

is the matron of the house.

It's not proper for you to kneel here.

Why don't you get up

and tell us what's going on?

Great Madam Zheng, Madam Tang,

Madam Gan, you are here.

Great Madam Xu.

Sorry I came late to welcome you.

Isn't this Young Madam Wang?

Young Madam Wang,

what are you doing?

Please get up.

I didn't know you were coming.

We are very busy today.

If there's anything,

you can talk to the Second Madam first.

Yizhen,

take good care of Young Madam Wang.

Great Madam Zheng,

Madam Gan, Madam Tang,

let's go inside.

-Okay. -Okay.

The Xu family have so many guests,

yet our Wang family

is desolate

and isolated.

Erniang,

what are you doing?

Get up.

Shiyi,

you are finally willing to see me.

If you have something to say,

let's go inside first.

No.

I'll say it right here.

Your brother-in-law had a violent death,

but you don't even want to help me.

I'll let everybody know

that you

don't care about your sister at all.

If I can help,

I of course will.

Just get up first

and let's talk.

Mother.

I'm sure there's a misunderstanding

between Erniang and Shiyi.

Why don't we let them

sort it out here.

Let's invite our guests in

and have some tea first.

Here. Madams, please.

Great Madam.

Great Madam.

My husband was murdered.

But my sister wants nothing to do with it.

I have no other choice,

so I'm here to beg you

to help me, Great Madam.

Young Madam Wang,

you are the Young Madam of the Wang family,

how can I help you?

Great Madam,

you can't say that.

Though I'm the Young Madam of the Wang family,

I'm still Shiyi's sister.

We are in-laws.

Erniang.

It's Ren Kun who

asked his concierge to kill my husband.

But the Censorate

only arrested that concierge and closed the case.

It's not fair to my husband.

I only want to find justice.

I have no other choice.

I can only ask Marquis Yongping to report this to His Majesty

so that the Censorate will investigate

the case impartially.

But when my sister

heard that it might offend Ren Kun,

she refused immediately.

Great Madam,

I really have no other choice now.

And I don't care about my dignity anymore.

It's ridiculous.

Investigating the case is the Censorate's job.

Lingyi isn't even a Censor.

How can he interfere in the case investigation?

Besides,

our Xu family will never

violate the law.

Erniang,

it's not

the Xu family's place to be a part of it.

I understand your feelings.

But don't be so stubborn

because you are

overwhelmed by your grief.

How dare you make light of it again?

It's a sure thing that Ren Kun

is behind Wang Yu's death.

You Xu family

know that he's the murderer,

yet you refuse to help me.

It must be because you need his favor

and you dare not offend him.

That's why you cover for him.

Young Madam Wang, be careful about what you say.

Great Madam Xu,

given the situation,

I think

your family matter is more important.

That's right.

Why don't we get together some other time?

That's right.

Let's get together another time.

Great Madam Zheng, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

I'm really sorry.

Madam Tang.

We'll take our leave.

We'll leave now.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Great Madam. Great Madam.

-Great Madam. -Erniang.

Don't be so cruel.

Please help me.

Erniang.

Let go.

If you have a grievance,

you should go to the Censorate for justice.

Yet you came to the Xu family and made a scene.

You think your groundless accusation

will make His Lordship

slander Duke Wei

and question the Censorate's job?

How could you benefit

from a falling-out like this?

I've lost everything anyway.

I have no fear.

You all bully the weak and fear the strong.

You must be up to something.

Let me tell you.

If the Xu family don't help me,

you'll never get peace.

Great Madam,

our Wang family and the Luo family are connected through marriage.

So are the Xu family and the Jiang family.

We did this

so that we can help each other

if anyone is in trouble.

We only ask Marquis

to speak a few words for us in the court.

He won't even do that?

The marriage alliance is indeed

for uniting the power of our families.

But a country has its law.

Everything should be done according to the law.

Helping each other is good,

but it can't go beyond the law

or offend His Majesty.

I see

what you are saying now.

When Yuanniang was alive,

I'm the one who

made the betrothal for Zhun.

But Marquis Yongping

doesn't even care about my brother's death.

He's so heartless.

I'm really worried

what kind of situation the Jiang family's child

will be in after marrying into

your Xu family.

Great Madam,

don't get mad.

Wang Yu

was Young Madam Jiang's brother,

and Duke Mao's only son.

I understand why

the Wang family is being desperate.

But our Xu family

can never neglect the law for personal interests.

I won't let Lingyi

break that rule.

That's right.

(Residence of Luo)

I don't mean to meddle in Marquis's business.

But you need to remember

that you are the matron of the Xu family,

as well as the daughter of the Luo family.

If Zhun's betrothal

is affected by this,

the Luo family

will not forgive you.

It was supposed to be a happy feast.

And now it's all ruined.

What do I smell?

It smells so refreshing.

Great Madam,

it's dipterocarpaceae.

Her Ladyship said

it's the blooming season for oleaceae flowers,

so using dipterocarpaceae would be the best.

I heard

that Shiyi also prepared

high-class Silver Needle tea

and invited a zither player

to play White Snow in the Spring Sunlight

as background music.

Shiyi really did her best

to make it a happy day for you, Mother.

I will appreciate her more

if she doesn't make

our Xu family humiliated

every now and then.

Actually, Shiyi

is a virtuous and talented woman.

She's just a little inexperienced since she hasn't

managed the household long enough.

Mother, if you are willing to guide her,

you'll not need to worry in the future.

You are defending her again.

Mother, Yizhen.

Mother.

About what happened earlier,

it's my fault that I didn't handle it well.

Sorry that I disappointed you.

Shiyi.

It's not easy to be

the matron of the house.

Not only do you have to take care

of all the household affairs,

you also need to deal with relationships with others.

There must be

a reason that your sister

acted like that.

If you can't find it out,

it'll be hard to find a solution.

You should think about

how to balance between your relationship

with your sister and your responsibility as

the matron of the house.

That's where you should use your wisdom.

Thank you for your advice, Mother.

Dear, thank you.

Wang Yu has done so many bad things

and was abhorred by people.

His death

is considered a good thing.

Duke Mao has been out of the court for long.

He has no proof suggesting Ren Kun

is the murderer.

Even if he does,

the Censorate wouldn't arrest Ren Kun

for Wang Yu.

After Luo Erniang made a scene in the Xu family,

no matter Xu Lingyi

will help her or not,

rebellious

as Ren Kun is, he wouldn't want people

to think that he's protected by anybody.

So he will definitely

steer clear of Xu Lingyi.

Duke Wei refuted me

in the court today.

Looks like he doesn't

want to remain neutral any longer.

He also claimed that he's done nothing wrong

and he didn't need anybody's protection.

I think

what he said was intended for you.

I believe that he has nothing to do

with Wang Yu's death.

But to avoid arousing suspicion,

he wants to use the sea ban to make a clean break with me.

In that case,

the situation will be unfavorable to us.

Wang Yu's case is quite complicated.

Have you thought about

investigating it in secret?

Dear,

you can

relax now.

The one who helped me to do that

is a relative of mine,

named Zhou Xian.

He's very loyal to me,

and very reliable.

Even if Xu Lingyi is going to investigate it,

I don't think he can find out anything.

I'm not afraid of his investigation.

The Censorate has decided to minimize the case

and identified

the concierge as the murderer.

If Xu Lingyi dares to interfere in it,

I'll make it difficult for him to back down.

By then, besides Ren Kun,

the Censorate, the Jiang family and the Wang family

will all see him as an enemy.

You are indeed wise.

Dear,

just sit tight and enjoy the show.

By the way,

don't forget to ask

Zhou Xian to leave the capital.

I know.

Your Ladyship.

Madam Xu is back.

I'll take my leave now.

Alright.

Then let's talk about

Duke Wei's matter later.

See you.

My Lord.

I'm sorry

to put you through this.

No need to blame yourself.

Actually, it's me who caused you the trouble.

Actually there's more to this thing.

There's more?

The cause of this thing

is the conflict between Wang Yu

and Duke Wei's adopted daughter.

And their conflict

was caused by the Ou family.

I suspect

that the Ou family have something

to do with Wang Yu's death.

And after Erniang made a scene,

our Xu family is caught between a rock and a hard place now.

If we don't handle it properly,

the Luo, Wang, Ren and Jiang families

will all see us as their enemy.

And it'll eventually affect the sea ban.

The Ou family started it,

and they'll benefit from it.

Considering

what Mr. Ou said earlier,

could the Ou family

be the murderer of Wang Yu?

It's possible.

But we don't have any evidence,

and I have no right to interfere

in the Censorate's investigation.

I can only try my best

to calm the situation

and minimize the damage it has caused

to our Xu family.

My Lord.

Is there anything I can do?

I want you to move to the villa for a few days

to stay away from the trouble.

I can't go.

If you stay here,

Erniang will cause you more trouble.

It won't make things any better.

I know you care about me.

But if I come forward

to solve this problem,

whatever the outcome,

it only matters to my own reputation.

If you do it instead of me,

the others will accuse you

of bending the law for your personal gain,

which is exactly what the Ou family want.

But Erniang

won't let it go easily.

I can't just watch you

being pulled

into a dilemma.

My Lord, don't underestimate me.

If Erniang comes to make trouble again,

I have a way to deal with her.

What's your plan?

A solution can be found

when you locate the real problem.

My Lord, just rest assured.

My Lord.

Give this letter

to Imperial Censor Li.

Yes, My Lord.

(Duke Mao's Mansion)

I didn't expect that the kneeling

really worked.

And now,

Ren Kun has turned against Xu Lingyi.

I'm sure the Xu family is having a hard time right now.

I just feel sorry for your sister Shiyi.

Because of this,

she made the Xu family humiliated,

and also ruined

Zhun's betrothal.

Great Madam Xu

and Madam Luo both blamed her.

I'm afraid she was also criticized

by her husband.

She deserves it.

She is cruel and heartless.

She only thinks of herself

and never cares about me.

What's wrong?

I've been under the weather

since the miscarriage.

And I knelt

for two hours that day

outside of Mansion of Xu.

I've been having

crampy pain in lower abdomen since I got back.

Erniang,

you've got to take good care of yourself.

You need to be

more careful in the future.

I will.

Actually, I do

understand your feelings.

You will get your health back eventually.

But if you fail in dealing

with the adoption thing,

your life

will be very difficult in the future.

You are the one

who understands me the most now.

I have

no other choice

but to burn the bridge.

(Mansion of Xu)

Erniang is here again.

She's kneeling right outside

in the heavy rain.

What does she want exactly?

If it goes on like this,

the rumor will spread

and everybody will believe it's true.

I think she's doing it

on purpose to have it in for you.

Let me take a look.

Amber.

Erniang.

Is it necessary?

You just had a miscarriage.

Why are you

doing this to yourself?

Please get up.

Let's go inside and talk.

I won't leave

unless you say yes.

I've made my point very clearly.

Fine.

Then let's wait and see.

Wait till my body gives up,

wait till the whole city

thinks your Xu family

will ruthlessly

force me to die,

I'll see

how you can still calmly

hold your position as the Marquis Yongping's wife.

I'll make your life

as miserable as mine.

Let me ask you one more time.

Will you go inside with me

and talk this thing out?

I'll leave

as soon as Xu Lingyi

agrees to help me.

Otherwise, I'll drag you down

together with me.

Then I have nothing more to say.

Don't pretend to be nice.

(Mansion of Xu)

Over here.

It's her.

She's Wang Yu's wife.

It is her.

It's hard to find her usually.

Young Madam.

We finally see her today.

-It's her. It is her. -It is.

Who are you?

Give my sister back.

What are you doing?

Wang Yu

killed my daughter.

You are his wife.

You've got

to be responsible for his crime.

You've got

to be responsible for my daughter's death.

-That's right. -You must.

Who are you?

My nephew sold himself to your family.

Let go of me.

But Wang Yu actually

beat him to death.

And my sister

was also killed by him.

Give my sister back.

Give my nephew back.

Give...

Give my sister back.

Let go of me.

You've got to be responsible for it.

I had nothing to do with it.

My poor nephew.

Young Madam.

Don't touch me.

Don't go.

Don't you leave today.

-Give my daughter back. -Don't go.

(Mansion of Xu) Young Madam.

Don't run.

I need an explanation.

-Please hold on. -Give my daughter back.

Since she came to Mansion of Xu,

she's our guest.

If you have a dispute with her,

you can talk to her after she leaves.

Okay?

Alright.

Then we'll wait here.

We'll see

how long she can hide.

That's right. We won't leave.

We'll wait right here.

Be honest.

Are you the one who called those people over?

You've seen the situation outside.

Their relatives

were killed by Wang Yu.

They have nowhere to find justice.

So they will be all over you

whenever they see you.

If you keep doing this,

you won't get what you want.

Instead, you will put

yourself in trouble.

I see.

Instead of helping me,

you pulled such a trick

to hurt me.

Since you want me to be dead,

I'll kill you first.

Stop this madness.

Will you calm down?

Wang Yu did all kinds of evil when he was alive.

As his wife,

you should do something

to compensate the victims' families.

Erniang,

actually, you don't care

about who's the real murderer at all.

You just want

to get what Duke Mao needs

so that you can

live in wealth for the rest of your life,

and you can take revenge on me.

Right?

You are enjoying

a life that is supposed to be mine.

How dare

you be this smug

and despise me?

Shouldn't

I hate you?

Luo Erniang.

Wake up.

Will you stop

deluding yourself?

We are both illegitimate daughters.

We both have no right to choose.

No matter which path we are on,

we have to face it bravely.

Will you pull yourself together?

You are Marquis Yongping's wife.

Of course it's easy for you

to say those big words.

You have no idea

what kind of life

I'm living right now.

Just go back

and take care of your health.

His Lordship and I

will figure out a way

and help you with the adoption.

But if you come to make trouble again,

you'll be the one who gets humiliated,

not me.

Dongqing.

Go and get a carriage.

Send Young Madam Wang back

from the back door.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Remember to put a stove in the carriage.

Shiyi.

You'd better keep your word.

Otherwise,

I won't let you off.

What's the matter with you?

We asked you to seek for help from the Xu family,

yet you aroused so much gossip.

Who gave you the right

to destroy our Wang family's

reputation like this?

It's such a bad luck for our family.

My brother was killed for no reason.

My sister-in-law went to seek justice,

yet made people all gossip about us in the end.

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

-Erniang. -Young Madam.

Hurry.

Help Erniang to get back to her room.

Go and get a physician.

Yes.

It's a complication

of the miscarriage.

Besides, Young Madam caught a cold,

causing blood deficiency.

She has to take medicine for a long time.

Otherwise, her life will be in danger.

This is the prescription.

Please get the herbs accordingly.

(Prescription: ginseng, lucid ganoderma, angelica sinensis, etc.)

There are ginseng

and lucid ganoderma.

Looks like it's a serious illness.

Mother wants you

to take a good rest.

The household affairs

will be taken care of by Lady Wang-Liu.

Lady Wang-Liu?

Come in.

Young Madam Jiang.

Young Madam.

The child that father wants to adopt

is hers.

She is a capable woman.

She can help you in the future.

Thank you for your trust, Young Madam Jiang.

Young Madam.

Please take a good rest.

Just leave

the household affairs to me.

Let her rest.

We are leaving.

Here.

I brought you another barrel of water.

Here.

Thanks to Lingkuan's help,

I sent Erniang away successfully this time.

Otherwise, I really didn't know how to deal with it.

Really?

Lingkuan, how did you help?

Those people

who went to Erniang for justice

were found by Lingkuan.

Although Lingkuan

appears to be

an idle person,

it's

actually helpful

to know those street people.

They helped us in the most

unexpected situation.

That Wang Yu

did all kinds of evil.

It's not difficult

at all to find

the victims' families.

And afterwards,

according to what Shiyi told me,

I gave some money

to the victims' families

for compensation

in the name of the Wang family.

I'm sure

they won't cause any trouble

to Young Madam Wang anymore.

Good.

It's a smart move

and a kind deed.

Well done.

What I did

isn't worth mentioning.

I'm nothing compared

to Lingyi.

Kuan'er,

no need to belittle yourself.

You and Lingyi always

help and need

each other.

Because of you two,

our Xu family are never afraid

of any threat from outside.

Since Mother and you guys

all think highly of me,

I'll eat more tonight.

Look at you.

Shiyi,

Lingyi has told me everything.

This thing is quite complicated

and hard to deal with,

but you properly handled it

and you didn't let me down.

Thank you, Mother, for your trust.

Erniang

caused a big mess this time.

But I know

you still care about her.

Go and visit her more.

She's a poor woman.

Her life must be hard

in such a big family.

If she

needs help in the future,

try your best to help her.

Thank you, Mother.

Father doesn't care about the household affairs.

And mother has fallen ill.

There's no one we can rely on.

We can only ask someone else for help.

In fact,

Lady Shiyi

has sent people over for several times.

She still cares about you

very much.

But you always refused

to see her.

Why don't we...

She is hypocritical.

How could she be willing to help us?

She'll only laugh at us.

Then

who else can we go to for help?

A good friend is better than family.

Young Madam Ou is my best friend.

Her husband

and her parents

are all people with power.

They'll

be able to deal with those snobs.

Now,

I'll write a letter.

You can help me send it to the Ou family.

Yes, Young Madam.

(Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion)

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

I'm the maid of Young Madam Wang.

I'm here to see Young Madam Ou.

Young Madam asked me

to bring a letter to Young Madam Ou.

Our Young Madam is not home.

Then please give this letter

to her.

What?

She wasn't home again?

I've been there several times.

Not once was Young Madam Ou home.

And we've never heard from her.

Young Madam,

do you think

she is avoiding us

on purpose?

Nonsense.

She's my only friend.

She wouldn't do that to me.

But we have no way to meet her.

What should we do?

I can only

let that woman

be in charge for now.

(Residence of Luo)

Madam,

this is the money

you saved

for a long time.

Are you sure you want to give it all away?

At least

I still have my monthly allowance.

And I'm in good health.

But my daughter Erniang is in

a difficult situation right now.

Bring the money to the Wang family.

Remember

to give it to Erniang

in person.

Tell her to take a good rest.

As long as she's well,

everything will

get better.

Remember

to leave from the back door in the garden.

Don't let anybody see you.

Yes, Madam.

Rest assured.

Nanny Xu.

What's in your hand?

Take her.

♪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♪