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[Maid Escort]

[Episode 01] ©English subtitles by iQIYI *Ripped by JinHan_27* *Main cast: Jade Cheng & Wang Run Ze*

[Daye Capital City]

[Peace and tranquillity]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

Make way! Make way!

Make way!

Make way! Make way!

Shenwei Armed Escorts coming through!

Make way!

[I am Yue Zi Yuan.]

[I'm the owner of the well-known]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts in the capital city.]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

[After my parents died accidentally during a job,]

[I was left alone to take over the agency.]

[Shuan Zi, who grew up in the agency,]

[is all I have left.]

[Currently, we only receive]

[small jobs like escorting chickens and ducks.]

Carry the chicken inside the yard for me!

Excuse me, our agency doesn't provide such service.

Hey! That's my chicken!

[But I believe that under my leadership,]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts will thrive and flourish.]

Shenwei Armed Escorts coming through! Make way!

Make way! Make way!

Who does this speeding escort carriage belong to?

Make way!

Shenwei Armed Escorts coming through!

Make way!

Make way! Make way!

Shenwei Escorts' carriage hit me!

He hit me!

My friend,

[Yue Zi Yuan, owner of Shenwei Armed Escorts]

didn't you see the carriage coming?

[Shuan Zi]

Are you faking an accident?

You are blaming me now despite hitting?

Seriously, you...

You must be Yue Zi Yuan from Shenwei Armed Escorts.

That's exactly who I...

Sis.

Something's not right. Don't say anything.

Sir,

may I know why you're looking for Yue Zi Yuan?

I am here to collect debts

under the joint appointment

of 3,852 creditors of Shenwei Armed Escorts.

[Loan]

The total debt is 50,000 taels.

[Debtor: Yue Zi Yuan]

Thank you for your cooperation.

Excuse me, sir,

I don't know Yue Zi Yuan.

Why don't you ask other people?

-Yes, we don't know her. -Let's go.

Hold on!

Yue Zi Yuan is despicable and shameless.

She is unscrupulous for trying to run away from her debt.

Unscrupulous!

Trying to run? Pay back the money!

Trying to run? Pay your debt!

Pay back the money now!

Sis, they are insulting you.

What should we do?

Relax, I will figure something out.

A debt must be paid.

How could you run away from your debt?

Pay back the money!

Pay back the money!

Hey, here comes the second son of the Yang family.

[Yang Xiao, second young master of the Yangs]

The richest family in the capital.

They are so wealthy.

It really is Young Master Yang Xiao.

Young Master, you finally showed up.

Your maid is being bullied.

They even want to force me into prostitution.

You have to stand up for me.

Yue Zi Yuan, stop slinging mud at me.

What do you mean by force you into prostitution?

Everyone knows that

I, Debt Collector Zhang, am the most civilized loan shark

in the capital city.

[Industry standard]

Look at that, look at that.

[Best of the best]

I am the best of the best.

Look how aspiring this is.

Look at you,

you are trying to cheat your way out of your debt.

That's right. Pay back the money!

It's undignified.

Sir, are you sure you want to protect her?

Of course.

Is my young master the kind of person who would

turn his back on his maid when she is in trouble?

He is.

What...

Is he being serious?

Liu Tiao!

Put your filthy hands away!

Sis, are you all right?

[I care about hygiene]

I am fine.

Do you know who our Young Master is? How dare you put your arms around him?

He is Young Master Yang Xiao.

You...

He is not someone you can just hug as you like.

[Liu Tiao]

Folks,

I don't know her and we are not close at all.

A debt must be paid.

The armed escort business

is all about honesty and keeping promises.

So I believe that

you, the great Chief Yue,

would pay back the money to everyone

even if it means you have to lose everything you have.

Am I right?

Yes, that's right. Pay back the money!

She should pay back the money.

As far as I know,

Shenwei Armed Escorts is well-located.

So,

once you sell off the land deed,

you will have more than enough money to pay back the people.

What nonsense are you talking about?

I am sure you won't want to ruin

the reputation of

Shenwei Armed Escorts, right, Chief Yue?

That's right, pay your debt!

Pay your debt! Pay your debt!

A debt must be paid!

We are not selling anything!

What nonsense are you talking about?

You guys are getting worked up just because I have been quiet, aren't you?

Cut it out!

Stop!

Shut up!

Stop! Stop!

All of you shut up!

Of course.

Shenwei Armed Escort's land deed

costs only 50,000 taels of silver.

She should have done this long ago.

-Exactly. -If I can't

redeem the deed within 10 days,

Shenwei Armed Escorts...

Why should we?

will belong to whoever gets it.

Who wants it?

Sis, you can't do this.

This land deed is all we have.

I will pay for it.

Who said that?

Godmother.

Young Master, who is she?

Madam Hong.

You silly girl, why didn't you tell me

[Hong Wan Jun, wife of Bai, a merchant family in the capital]

the agency is facing difficulties?

I will support you

at all times.

Are we free and clear now?

Yes, we are.

Since we are free and clear,

scatter, everyone.

Go on, scatter, scatter.

Scatter, scatter.

Go, go.

I didn't expect someone would help her.

Mrs Wu, this is my land deed.

Godmother,

keep the land deed for me for now.

Leave it to me.

If you need anything in the future,

you can find me at Bai Residence.

Come and take a look!

Umbrellas! Umbrellas for sale!

Come and take a look!

[Forgive me, Zi Yuan.]

[I didn't mean to set you up.]

You can't take this away.

Get off!

This belongs to the agency.

-Put it back! -Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

Stop! Nobody leaves!

Da Niu, Er Hu,

when the late Chief Yue was still alive,

he treated you well.

Are you really doing this to Zi Yuan now?

Yue Zi Yuan has given out

the deed as a pledge.

We will starve if we stay here.

You...

That's right.

We should have sold the land deed long ago.

We could've at least gotten a share and moved on.

You...

What are you crying about? Hold it in!

What's the point of making them stay

if their hearts are already somewhere else?

What's that old saying again?

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

The sweeping tide of time will leave only the most outstanding.

When the wind blows the clouds away, winner takes all.

You have to have faith in me.

You have to believe that

under my leadership, Shenwei Armed Escorts

will rise again!

Here, have some more.

We have to celebrate it.

All right.

First, our debts have been cleared.

Cleared.

Second, to give you a morale boost,

I will restore

Shenwei Armed Escorts' former glory.

You can do it.

Every little effort counts.

This copper coin will turn into silver coins.

And I will make more and more silver coins.

A dimwit, a buffoon like Yang Xiao,

we won't bump into him every day.

Come on, drink up.

Cheers.

Chief Yue, it's only been half a day,

I see that your diction has improved.

Really?

Yang Xiao, you...

It's Young Master Yang Xiao.

We have got to stop running into each other.

What a coincidence!

Come join us, I have some good wine and good food here.

It's all ready for you.

Come on, join us, come.

Don't touch him. Haven't you touched enough?

Come on, hurry up.

Please have a seat.

Please sit down.

[I care about hygiene]

Go on, don't be shy.

It's clean.

Clean as heck.

Young Master Yang Xiao,

I was just lecturing Shuan Zi.

Yes, she was lecturing me.

It was Shuan Zi's fault today.

He shouldn't have offended you,

right?

Yes.

I am sorry, it was my fault.

Shuan Zi,

I must have a drink with

Young Master Yang Xiao today.

How about this? Go to the kitchen

and ask the owner for two jars of Nu Er Hong rice wine.

Rather than the best ones, get the most expensive ones.

You got it.

Let me warm up the chicken for you.

Get moving then, hurry up.

Got it.

Young Master Yang Xiao,

thanks for your help today.

If it wasn't for you,

Shenwei Armed Escorts

would have been humiliated.

You are not that ungrateful after all.

Why is Shuan Zi

taking so long to get some wine?

Shuan Zi!

You guys wait here.

I will go look for him.

All right.

Shuan Zi, what is going on?

Why are you taking so long?

Young Master Yang,

it's 50 taels of silver in total.

I was just wondering

why Chief Yue was being so generous today.

Turned out that she met you, Young Master Yang.

Yue Zi Yuan,

just you wait.

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

Can't you toughen up a bit?

Chief Yue, I am here to order a service.

Escort this basket of vegetables to Yongxiang Guesthouse.

-No problem. -What are you doing?

Madam,

our young master has hired all services of

Shenwei Armed Escorts.

Please visit other armed escort agency.

[Official Note of the Ministry of Revenue, 100 taels]

100 taels.

Miss!

Young Master, she...

You obviously look like a righteous person who won't bend you knee to money.

Yes, yes.

Choosing Shenwei Armed Escorts

will definitely be your wisest choice.

That's right.

Miss, don't miss out on this great deal.

Next time, next time.

Take care, Madam.

If you apologize to me,

I will consider to leave

Shenwei Armed Escorts alone.

[Ten days later]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

Young Master.

Zi Yuan, it has been ten days now.

Because of Young Master Yang's interference,

we haven't gotten a single job.

We are losing our land deed.

Yang Xiao, you sly dog!

Sorry!

Young Master Yang, please forgive me and

leave Shenwei Armed Escorts alone, won't you?

No.

What? You are upset?

Hit me if you dare.

I...

I am just a weak man who can't defend myself.

If you hit me,

the medical expenses

are going to cost you a lot.

Also,

if I lose my fun time because of you,

you will need to compensate my lost time too, don't you think?

Besides,

you are now suffering from internal injuries due to my annoyance.

You will need to spend some money on medical treatment, right?

That's quite a lot of money.

I got all day to play with you.

Once today is over,

Shenwei Armed Escorts is going to lose.

And I am going to buy your agency

and turn it into Fengya Pavilion's branch.

Madam has sent me to place an order with you.

Here's 500 taels of silver.

I order you not to

place an order with their agency.

Chief Yue.

[To Goddaughter, Zi Yuan]

In your face, Young Master Yang.

[A letter to Zi Yuan]

[Dearest daughter, Zi Yuan,]

[as your godmother,]

[I am sorry]

[for not taking care of you much.]

[I've had a relapse and my days are numbered.]

[Before I die, I have a favour to ask of you.]

[Yin Ruo has been overprotected by me since she was a child. She is meek.]

[I fear for her life after my death.]

[Therefore, I will pay a deposit of 100 taels of silver to hire you,]

[Yue Zi Yuan from Shenwei Armed Escorts to protect Yin Ruo]

[and help her to get married to a good man.]

[When I married into the Bai family, I brought Hong family's vast fortune]

[with me]

[and pulled the Bais out of misery.]

[Yet this is how I ended up.]

[I have made arrangements for Yin Ruo's marriage and dowry.]

[But Master is a foolish man.]

[After I die, you must be careful of Concubine Yu.]

[She will try to get her hands on Yin Ruo's dowry.]

[Please enter Bai Residence]

[and protect Yin Ruo as her maid.]

[This service will be over when she gets married.]

[Shenwei Armed Escorts' deed will then be returned to you.]

Yue Zi Yuan, listen up!

I have recorded

all the debts your father owed me.

If I don't get my money back today,

I will sell you to the brothel.

[Shenwei Armed Escorts]

Pay the debt! Pay the debt!

Who dares to do so?

I feel connected to Zi Yuan.

From now on, Zi Yuan will be my goddaughter.

Whoever dares to bully her

will make enemy of me, Hong Wan Jun.

Don't be scared. I am here for you.

[Bai Residence]

[Bai Ruo Yin, first young lady of Bai]

Mother,

how could you leave me alone?

What am I going to do on my own?

Who did all this work?

This is terrible.

The incense sticks are not scented, the yellow paper is not yellow enough.

Even white clothes look yellow from far away.

Looks like Madam didn't lay down

[Yu Su Jin, second wife of Bai]

the rules to you when she was alive.

I must teach you a lesson today.

Put down the incense burners.

What are you doing?

You can't do this.

Although Madam was fond of scented incense,

there is no need to set up so many incense burners.

Not to mention that Young Lady's body is weak.

She can't stand the smoke.

You didn't even light up

Madam's favourite scented incense.

How dare you talk back to me?

-Looks like Madam had been -Young Lady.

indulged you too much.

Yin Huan.

[Yin Huan]

Yes.

Take Mrs Wu away and send her back to her hometown.

Yes.

No! No!

No! You can't do this!

-Mrs Wu! -Young Lady!

You...

Young Lady Yin Ruo, as a filial daughter,

you must kneel in front of the shrine for seven days and nights.

Why are you standing here, Young Lady Yin Ruo?

Madam's shrine is right here.

Let go of me!

Yin Ruo!

Watch where you are going!

Zi Yuan.

Concubine Yu, I hope you are not hurt.

Yue Zi Yuan, what are you doing here?

Aren't you an armed escort now?

I have accepted a bodyguard service ordered by Godmother.

I am here to protect Yin Ruo.

I will stay here

until she gets married.

You will stay here?

What kind of place do you take Bai Residence for?

What makes you think you can come and go as you want?

It's so noisy!

[Bai Chu Yuan, Master of the Bai family]

Is my residence not chaotic enough?

Master.

Master Bai.

Master, look.

She shoved me.

Master Bai, I know you are a busy man.

I didn't want to impose.

But look at this,

Godmother had been leading a frugal life.

However, the mourning room is so luxuriously decorated.

This is against the frugality that

you and my godmother have always had

when running a household.

This is too extravagant.

How many times do I have to tell you?

Even though I am rich,

I still can't cope with your lavish spending.

Master, Yin Ruo's body has been weak since she was a child.

If she gets sick after kneeling for

a few days on the wake,

it will cost you a lot of medical bills.

You are right, spare it.

Yin Ruo, your body is weak.

Go back and rest.

No!

You can't just care only about

your love to Madam Hong

and ignore my concerns.

This girl is being rude to me.

You have to stand up for me.

What do you want me to do then?

If we let an armed escort

comes and goes as she pleases,

how am I going to lay down the rules

to other servants in our residence?

-Father. -Yin Ruo.

Master Bai, I have come to work as Yin Ruo's maid,

free of charge.

I will take care of my own accommodation and food.

You can save the money for hiring a maid.

Does that sound good to you?

Wan Jun had always been frugal and kind.

You...

You should learn from her.

[Bai Residence]

[Don't worry, Godmother. As long as I am here,]

[I won't let anyone bully Yin Ruo.]

So now all we have to do is find out

[Yang Residence]

what is going on at Shenwei Armed Escorts.

Yue Zi Yuan is so stubborn.

I need a plan.

You are finally back.

Young Master Yang Zhuo.

Brother, what are you still doing up?

[Yang Zhuo, cousin of Yang Xiao]

It's so late now.

How lonely you must be to watch the moon alone.

Let me keep you company.

Young Master Yang Zhuo,

Young Master Yang Xiao was busy working on the business.

He wasn't investigating about the new trade route in Guiyue.

Yang Xiao,

have you been investigating about your parents' murder again?

I didn't, Brother.

I

just happened to be investigating it.

Yang Xiao.

-Uncle. -Father.

You are still investigating it?

I have arranged you a marriage in accordance with your parents' wish.

[Yang Yuan Dao, uncle of Yang Xiao]

You want to go against their last wish?

I don't.

Shut up.

The trade route involves too many interested parties.

It's where all forces play their power games.

It's way too complicated for you to get involved in it.

Father, Yang Xiao is still young. He doesn't know any better.

Don't be mad.

It's getting late. Get some rest.

I don't want to hear about this from you again.

Flowers fall, and lovely maidens die.

God has given Lin Xiao Mei

such a good family background and beauty,

but why did He put her through so much hardship?

If she hadn't died young,

her life would be full of troubles and misfortunes.

Yin Ruo, you should worry about yourself.

Judging by Concubine Yu's attitude today,

she is going to make your life miserable.

If this keeps going,

I am afraid that she will lay her hands on your dowry.

Yin Ruo, about the marriage Godmother arranged for you,

which family's son is he?

What's his personality like? Have you met him?

I have met him by coincidence.

Although he and I are a good match,

our love is bound to be full of obstacles.

Say something I can understand.

I have seen him,

but he has never seen me.

Who is he?

How about this?

I will go talk to him,

I will ask him to come to Bai Residence and ask to get married early.

The second young master of the Yangs, Yang Xiao.

[I can't believe Yin Ruo is going to marry Yang Xiao, that playboy.]

Is this really necessary?

Put down your hand.

I order you to get out of my way!

Find a way to get me out of here.

How?

Climb a ladder, climb out the window, dig a hole.

Do I have to teach you?

How is that possible?

This place is so high.

There are so many of them.

There is no way we can get out.

Yes or no?

Why did you stop?

We are here.

It's so high.

Sis, how are we going to get up there?

Speaking of which,

haven't you always wanted to teach me swift moving?

Come on, demonstrate it.

Watch carefully.

Stop laughing.

You practice wrestling, don't you?

Hurry up, do the horse stance.

Wait, Sis,

I am Shuan Zi, I am not a ladder.

It's not appropriate for you to step on me.

What's not appropriate about that?

You have become so sturdy

under my care.

Who can be a better option than you?

Hurry up, stop wasting time.

Let's do it.

Squat well.

Shuan Zi, higher.

-I am as high as I can be. -I got it.

Sis, slow down.

Hold it there.

Sis, what about me?

You got the tree here. Climb it.

Yue Zi Yuan, what are the odds?

I bumped into you even on top of the wall.

What a coincidence, Yang...

Young Master.

Nothing good happens every time I see you.

Tell me.

Why are you climbing the wall of my house?

Young Master Yang, I was being ignorant.

About what happened before, please forgive me.

Stop holding grudges against me.

I have come here

to apologize to you.

I have even prepared...

Zi Yuan, give me a hand.

Give me a hand!

Shuan Zi, stop pushing!

Stop pushing!

Young Master!