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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 45=

You good-for-nothings!

So many people have been mobilized, but you still failed to find Xu Lingyi.

What's the point of hiring you?

My Lord, please cool off.

As you ordered,we'd rather kill anyone who's suspicious

than let a single one escape.

Therefore, many innocent commonpeople were mistakenly killed.

But even so,we still haven't got any clues

about Xu Lingyi's whereabouts.

I'm really wondering how on earthhe avoided our rigorous search.

It's time for the execution. Come out.

(Mansion of Xu)

Great Madam Xu, nobody is allowed

to leave the Mansion ofXu without permission.

My family is going to be executedas a victim of a false charge.

If you don't let me out,I prefer to kill myself here.

- Mother!- Mother!

After getting changed, you go and guard the ways

which must be passedif he wants to enter the Palace.

Make sure you stop Xu Lingyi doing that.

Take off your mask so thatOfficial Yan can see your face.

Go. Go.

(Like Flower and Brocades)

Go.

Catch that guy!

Chase him!

(Xiyan Pavilion)

Catch this guy!

- Yes, sir!- Yes.

What do you mean by doing this, Duke Wei?

We're under orders to assistCensorate in arresting the convict.

Duke Wei, please hand him over.

Who are you to say that he's a convict?

I'm telling you.

He's a nobody who has runaway from my military camp.

I'm going to take him back.

To decide if he's a convict,we just need to take off his mask

to have a look at his face.

- Guards! - How dare you?

Who do you think you are?

How dare you run wildin the presence of me?

Even if the Imperial Censor is here rightnow, I'll take him away!

Take him away!

Send guys to lie in ambusharound the Imperial Palace.

No matter how bold Ren Kunis, he dares not

take Xu Lingyi to the Imperial Palace.

We have to say goodbye here.

As for the rest,you have to depend on yourself.

Duke Wei, how did you knowI would show up there?

Luo Zhenxing came to me.

He said your wife thoughtyou would come into town

disguising as a killerworking for Marquis Jingyuan.

So I sent some guys towatch over their turf.

You should hurry. Your wife is going to be executed soon.

Duke Wei, thank you for your help.

Go ahead.

- Isn't that Marquis Yongping's wife? - Yeah.

What has happened?

Yeah. I think so.

(Prison guard)

(Prisoner)

Come. (Laixun Pavilion Bookstore)

The government is hunting down a convict!

Whoever violates the orders will die!

You!

Go away!

Isn't that Marquis Yongping's wife?

What happened?

Stop there!

Go.

You!

He's there! Chase him!

Yes, sir!

(Honest and Just)

- She's going to be beheaded. - God! No way.

I even got disaster relief from her after the disaster.

She's a kind person.

We received kindnesses from her.

Isn't that Marquis Yongping's wife?

Why is she going to be beheaded?

What a poor thing.

- Search carefully! - Hurry. Over there.

This way. Notify them.

Hurry.

Search carefully. Hurry!

- You two, this way. - Yes, sir!

Search!

Thank you.

Time is running out. I have to save Shiyi.

But if I let you go,

my father and my whole family are doomed.

Over there! Chase him. Hurry.

Chase him!

Stop there!

Stop!

- They're trying to catch him.- Let's go. Hurry.

Master Yanxing.

(Honest and Just)

She's a kind person.

My Lord,

see you in another life.

Time is up.

Hold on!

Shiyi.

Shiyi is wronged.

You can't kill her.

- Mother. - Shiyi.

- Great Madam Xu. - Shiyi.

It's a heavy offense to enterthe execution ground without permission.

You must've suffered a lot.

Considering the contributions theXu family made to the country,

I'll let you off.

Get out of here now.

Don't try to stop the execution.

Shiyi is my daughter-in-law.

She's the victim of a false charge.

I won't give up on her even if I have to

put the Xu family at risk.

What are you waiting for?

Get them out of here.

You want to kill Shiyi today?

Over my dead body!

Shiyi, don't worry.

His Lordship is sureto come and save you.

You'll be fine.

When villains are in power,

the faithful and uprightsuffer persecution.

Where is the justice?

What's the point of being afaithful and upright official?

If you kill Shiyi today,aren't you afraid you'll be infamous

for persecuting good and honest people?

Time is up.

Drive them away.

Don't you dare...

- Go away.- You can't kill her.

Go away.

You can't kill her.

Madam Xu is a good person.

- Shiyi. - Hurry.

- You're a good girl. - Mother!

Hang on.

Lingyi will come and save you.

- Get out of here. - You can't kill her.

Thank you for what you did, Mother!

You can't behead her!

You can't behead her!

You can't behead her! You can't behead her!

You can't behead her!

You can't behead her!

(Honest and Just)

Mother!

(Mansion of Xu)

Great Madam,

what to do with Her Ladyship's stuff?

Burn them away.

Yes, Great Madam.

My Lord, is Her Ladyshipstill unconscious?

Your Ladyship, you're awake!

My Lord!

My Lord.

You're awake.

Your Ladyship,I'm going to get some food for you.

My Lord.

Why am I...

It's alright now.

The death penalty has beenremitted by His Majesty.

What happened?

I've presented theevidence to His Majesty.

Soon enough, the truth will come out.

My Lord,

you must've suffered a lot.

Mother told me

you looked undaunted

even if you were going to be beheaded.

At that time,everything went black suddenly

and I can't remember anything.

I was not as brave as Mother thought.

It's not that you're not brave enough.

It's just...

You're pregnant.

♪ Let's stay with each other forever ♪

♪ And listen to the insects' chorusin this moment ♪

♪ Let our hearts be close ♪

♪ And let me kiss you between your eyes ♪

I'm pregnant.

♪ We mustn't doubt each other ♪

♪ And must be steadfast inour commitment to each other ♪

It means I almost lost...

♪ And wait for the wind to rise ♪

♪ Even if we areThousands of miles apart ♪

Heaven help us!

♪ Even if our hair turn hoary one dayWe will be together ♪

♪ You say the stars are fewand the moon is bright ♪

♪ I say ♪

(Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion)

Marquis Jingyuan,

come with us.

I just

lost the game.

(Beloved Husband Ou Lixing's Tablet)

(Prisoner)

Mr. Ou.

Now that you've been out of prison,you shouldn't have come in again.

If you hadn't helped us many times,

the Xu family and Icouldn't have escaped our doom.

I was to say thank you,but compared to what you did for us,

a verbal thank-you is far from enough.

Actually, I'm not as good as you think.

I've got the evidence that

my father colluded withWang Jiubao for long.

But I chose to abandon you tosave the Ou family from damage.

I'm the one who pushed youto the execution ground.

Understood?

In that case,why did you help my husband later?

You knew well that theevidence he collected

would deal a death blow to the Ou family.

When I got to know

my father even killedinnocent common people

to hunt down Marquis Yongping...

You good-for-nothings!

So many people have been mobilized, but you still failed to find Xu Lingyi.

What's the point of hiring you?

My Lord, please cool off.

As you ordered,we'd rather kill anyone who's suspicious

than let a single one escape.

Therefore, many innocent commonpeople were mistakenly killed.

But even so,we still haven't got any clues

about Xu Lingyi's whereabouts.

Family members are important,

but without the sense of right and wrong,

we can't even be called humans.

I just can't watch my fatherrepeat his mistakes and do nothing.

We all know that younever got involved in

any crime Marquis Jingyuan had committed.

You're innocent.

My husband will report it to His Majesty.

I believe before longyou'll be discharged.

Don't bother.

I deserve such punishment.

Mr. Ou.

I used to think,

having similar life experience,similar tastes and hobbies to yours,

I'd be the right one for you

instead of Xu Lingyiif it weren't for fate.

But now I know I was wrong.

Life is full of twists andturns when you two are together,

but it has never stopped himfrom caring for and loving you.

He even planned to save you at the cost of his career and his own life.

I'm already no match for him

in terms of persistence and firmness.

I'm sincerely convinced.

Shiyi,

I wish you happiness.

Thank you, Mr. Ou.

(Ignoring the existing lawsand regulations, )

(Marquis Jingyuan colludedwith coastal pirates)

(and conspired against the government.)

(He posed a major threatto national security.)

(He's been stripped of his title)

(and will be beheaded by law.)

(His descendants are never allowedto become an official.)

(His second son Ou Yanxing)

(is excluded from the death penalty)

(because of exposing crimes)

(and will be exiled to the border withthe female members of the Ou family.)

Father.

Father.

Can I have a talk with my son?

Keep it short.

The Ou family is destroyed.

Are you happy now?

You once said

all you did is for thesake of the Ou family.

That's the responsibility ofevery patriarch of the Ou family.

In my opinion,

the only mistake I made

is that I had unrealisticexpectations of you.

The journey to the border may be tough.

Take care.

Father.

Father.

Mr. Ou!

Mr. Ou!

Mr. Ou!

Mr. Ou!

Amber.

Please don't leave me alone.

I want to go with you.

Shiyi asked Great Madam Xu toforgive you and she agreed.

You don't have to go there with me.

Amber,

I know you're a good girl.

You deserve someone better.

I can't give you what you want.

As long as you let me stay by your side,

I don't care about anything else.

But I do.

Now I have nothing at all.

I don't want you to suffer.

Mother!

Mother!

Yu!

Why are you here?

Mother, I miss you so much!

I miss you too.

You seem to have lost weight.

How did you come here?

Who brought you here?

Greetings, My Lord.

The truth has been revealed.

Concubine Qin is the informantworking for the Ou family.

You were just being used by her.

Concubine Qin?

Come on, Yu.

Let's go play inside.

Even if I was just being used,I did evil deeds eventually.

I deserve to be punished.

When all goes to all,

it's because I ignored your feelings.

If I had showed more concern for you,

you might not have done those things.

You married me,but I didn't treat you well.

It's my fault.

But in terms of my feelings,

I can't force myself.

I've discussed it with Shiyi.

If you want to keep stayingin the Mansion of Xu,

I won't treat you unfairlyfor daily necessities.

But if you want to leave,I'll also give you enough money.

And you have every rightto do whatever you want.

We won't interfere.

If you want to do business,

you'll also have fullsupport from Shiyi and me.

My Lord,

you want to abandon me?

That's not what I mean.

I'm just offering you some options.

I've got no chance to do anythingfor Concubine Qin or Tong,

but for you, I can do something.

You're Yu's mother.

I hope you can live a happy life.

My Lord,

it's the first time

you're talking to mein such a soft voice.

But as for what to do in the future,

I have no idea, either.

There's no hurry.

You have enough time

to think about it.

How about Yu?

I got a letter from Leshan and theysuggested Yu go there beforehand.

I'll let him set off in the coming days.

My Lord,

Yu is so young.

Now that he's goingto study in Leshan alone,

I can't help feeling worried.

Can I go along with him sothat I can take care of him?

Greetings,

Your Ladyship.

Come on. Rise.

Your Ladyship,I'm here just to say goodbye.

You're going to stay away from home.

Take good care of yourself.

Come back here as soonas Yu has a vacation.

We're a family.

I look forward to family reunion.

Your Ladyship,

I used to treat you like that.

Don't you hate me?

My birth mother was a concubine too.

I know well you have tosuffer a lot as a concubine.

Your Ladyship, you're reallybroad-minded and pure-hearted.

No wonder His Lordship isdeeply attached to you.

May you two live a peacefullife together till old and grey.

Thank you, Wen.

Where did you learn to drink and gamble?

At such a young age,you've developed such bad habits.

What's wrong with medrinking and gambling?

I heard that my father didthat too when he was alive.

Why don't you learnfrom his strong points?

And you even dared to talk back.

Go And copy the family rules 100 times.

There you go again.

I can recite the family rules already.

Do you want to listen?

Well.

You talked back again.

I'm telling you.

I'll beat you to death today!

What's going on?

What... What brought you here?

What's happening?

Why are you so polite?

I'm here just to expressmy gratitude to you.

Gratitude?

For what?

I want to thank you for seeing mebefore I was going to be executed.

You saved me and His Lordship.

Don't thank me.

I didn't mean to help you.

I was just afraid I'd lose faceonce the Xu family was destroyed.

No matter what,I have to say thank you, Erniang.

Take a seat.

Chengzu made a mistake again?

He's so young.

There are many thingshe doesn't understand.

You need to be patient with him.

If you always scold and punish him,

he'll be scared andmore estranged from you.

He drank and gambled withthose servants while I was out.

How could I stay calm?

But he's just a kid, after all.

Maybe he just thinksit's much fun to do that.

How about letting himstudy together with Zhun

so that he can stay awayfrom those wretches?

In that case, he's sure to make progress.

You're really nosy.

You're even worrying about my son.

Jinlian, come in and getyour master a cup of tea!

Greetings, Madam Xu.

Jinlian, she's your real master.

You should address her Your Ladyship.

Erniang, I can explain this.

No need.

I just didn't expect you topay so much attention to me.

You even tried topersuade those around me.

Why?

Are you that afraid of me?

Yes.

I'm afraid you may be bullied.

I'll consider myself luckyif you don't do harm to me.

In this case, I'll leave you be.

See you.

Hold on.

Wait till you drink up the tea.

It's...

Madam Xu,

it's your favorite Queshe green tea.

Young Madam specially got it for you.

It's already prepared.

Don't forget to take itwith you when you leave.

It's not for free.

Just take it as Chengzu's tuition fees.

Why are you smiling?

Drink it.

It's expensive.

So good!

My Lord, you're awesome.

I failed to grasp the main points

although I'd practiced for a long time.

But right after you gave me some advice,

I've understood it completely.

I remember clearly you canplay the tune proficiently.

You did it on purpose.

General Fu once told me that

at a younger age,you were gifted in many ways,

especially skills in playing the zither,

which was consideredunique in the capital.

But you've stopped playing itsince the late Marquis passed away.

Is that true?

After father and brother died,

I became the patriarch of the Xu family.

I have to shoulder the responsibility of

protecting and bringinghonor to the family.

How can I keep focusing on playingthe zither and craving pleasure?

But I want to listen to your playing.

I know you made that promise becauseyou felt guilty about the death

of your father and brother.

I also understand how much you want to

be a qualified patriarchto protect the family.

You chose to suppress your feelingsand gave up all your hobbies.

But My Lord, by doing that,you're actually punishing yourself.

For the sake of the Xu family,

you've tried so hard andmade so many efforts.

You've done a great job.

I hope you can be happier.

With you by my side,I'm already very happy.

But My Lord, life is reallyshort and unpredictable.

It'll be more boring if youhave to give up your hobbies.

If your father andbrother knew about this,

they'd also prefer youlive a happier life.

Recently, my legs...

How about I go out with you for a walk?

Okay.

The melody...

His Lordship is playing the zither.

His Lordship is playing the zither.

I didn't expect he could even do that.

It's been many years since Ilast saw Lingyi play the zither.

(In 1567, the Longqing Emperorof the Ming Dynasty)

(lifted the sea ban.)

(The Wharf) (He restarted foreign trade)

(and allowed common peopleto do business)

(with countries in Europeand other parts of Asia.)

(Since then, )

(non-governmental overseas trade)

(in China's south-east coastal areas)

(ushered in a new era of)

(all-round opening up, )

(known as"Opening up in Reign of Longqing".)

It's the Mid-Autumn Festival.

How I wish Jie could come backand spend some time with us!

He always studies hard and he's grateful.

He's so lovable.

Greetings, Great Madam Xu.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Great Madam Xu,thank you for your invitation.

My husband has gone to Yunnan.

I thought I'd have tospend the festival alone.

I'm so happy to spendthe day with you here.

You're Shiyi's sister, so we're a family.

Make yourself at home.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival,the whole family gather here

enjoying a dinner together.

I'm so happy!

Exactly.

Greetings, Mother.

You're all here.

I just got a letter from Yu.

He said he did a goodjob and came out in front

in the provincial examination.

It seems he's been studying hard

and has made greatefforts in the past years.

Yu is diligent and eager to learn.

He's willing to put in timeand energy in his studies.

His success can be expected soon.

Concubine Wen is luckyto have such a good son.

Hasn't Shiyi been here?

Yesterday,Young Madam Jiang told us we should

have the betrothal gifts preparedfor Zhun's future wife in advance,

so Shiyi is busy with it.

She's gone out early this morning.

She should've left sucha trivial matter to me.

She's already busy taking care of Nuan.

Father.

Father.

You're here.

Grandma.

Father, you're speaking ill of me again.

Mother will be angry.

I'd like to see what you'll do by then.

Nuan, you're such a good girl.

All I want is to praise you.

How could I speak ill of you?

Do you see your brother?

Go play with your sister.

- Go ahead.- Let's go.

Mother.

Go have fun.

You're all here.

Mother.

Shiyi.

Wuniang.

I've been busy.

I'm sorry I didn't keep you company.

Never mind.

We're a family.

You don't need to be so polite.

It seems I need to get Dongqing back.

Since she went to Fujian withLinbo, you've been exhausted.

In that case, General Fu the newcommander would hate me bitterly.

I'll interview a fewmore people tomorrow.

I'm sure I can find someone capable.

Well.

My sister-in-law has solved it for me.

She'll leave for Zhangzhou Prefecture

as my brother is going to take officein Bureau for Foreign Shipping there.

She can't take too many servants there,

so she has left some ofthe most capable to me.

That's great.

We've been standing here for a while.

Shiyi, why not ask allof us to take a seat?

Let's go.

Wuniang.

Let's go.

Come on.

Let's propose the first toast to Mother.

No. Don't.

Put it down.

The first toast is to Shiyi.

Mother, you're here with us.

How can we do that?

Xianling Pavilion is world-renowned now.

It has recruited many disciples

and the products have founda good sale abroad.

His Majesty specially granted a plaque

which reads"Best Embroidery in the World".

Shiyi, Master Jian and youare an honor to us women.

Mother, I'm flattered.

Come on.

Let's raise our glasses together.

Come on.

A peaceful family will prosper!

Wuniang, have some dishes.

Let's dig in.

What would you like to eat most?

Try this.

Mother, have a taste.

Okay.

(Fengtian Hall)His Majesty's edict is as follows:

Xu-Luo Shiyi, wife of Marquis Yongping,

is virtuous and kind-hearted,honest and faithful.

She's a woman of virtue.

By setting up the embroidery workshopXianling Pavilion

and recruiting many disciples,she's carried the craftsmanship forward.

She's hardworking and reliable,capable and independent.

The title of the First Standard Rank Madamis therefore conferred on her.

(Imperial Edict) Respect this!

♪ 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 ♪

Everything seems to be a dream.

It's not.

♪ Cool autumn wind blowing,I gaze far leaning against the railing ♪

♪ Sunset glow over the green hill,in formation wild geese are flying ♪

You've got everything

owing to your efforts,

your talent,

♪ I will never forgetthat you held my hands ♪

and your hard work.

♪ In your warm palmsand we braved winds and waves ♪

My Lord, you're wrong.

♪ Unexpectedly, after we traveled so far ♪

Why?

♪ And turned grey-haired ♪

In this world, without your deep trust

and full support, I could've gotnowhere even if I tried my best.

♪ Feelings overflowing,they don't need to be hided ♪

(Xu Lingyi, thank you.)

(Thank you)

(for loving me)

(and making me who I am today.)

♪ Together, we will grow old ♪

(The End)

♪ 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 ♪