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All my guests, please come in

I am the owner of this Ruyi Indigo Print Shop

Greeting to you all

Only a small shop here

sorry for any convenience caused to you

It is said that the dresses made by your shop

are not only exquisite in embroidery

but also novel and unique in design

and are so popular among the noblewomen in Chang'an

that it is difficult even to get single piece

My mother and I come here today for your high reputation

We want a customized set of the most unique wedding dress

in the entire Chang'an city

Please rest assured

Not for bragging

The wedding dress made by my shop

must be the most beautiful costume

in Chang'an city

Don't be so confident by saying so

I am very demanding

How can you be so sure

that you can make me satisfied ?

The wedding dress that I am looking for

should not only

conform to the royal rules and regulations

but also not just conventional

without any change

It should be auspicious and noble

but can not be vulgar and old-fashioned

It needs to be introverted by nature

but be subtle with ingenious ideas

so that the audience will have

an extraordinary retentive memory

Do you think

you can meet these requirements?

It's for the royal family?

You all need to be more careful

Be very cautious

What our Imperial Costume Office does

are all fine works

You are not allowed to be clumsy

and have one little mistake

Which dress or embroidery

in your hands

is not valuable than your life?

If these dresses are contaminated, wrinkled or damaged,

you may be at least beaten

or even worse lose your life

Working in Imperial Costume Office,

One has to be diligent

smart

so as to make herself stand out with your skills

Always keep in mind that

What our Imperial Costume Office make

are not only dresses

but also the face of all the noble ladies

Whoever is able to win credit for the leaders

can makes her good reputation

Director,

Dresses for imperial concubines upon change of seasons

are all made ready

Please have a look, Director.

I don't care much about the dresses for others

For Lady Yang,

I will deliver the dresses myself

Is it true that

Lady Yang is going to be the empress ?

How is that possible ?

Lady Yang used to be the primary lady of Lord Qi

and the sister-in-law of his Majesty

Unbelievable

How can she be the empress?

Shut up

We are not in the position at all

to comment on

who's going to be the new empress

All keep your mouths shut

Don't be overconfident

Our lady is

the daughter of Wu Shiyue, Governor of Jingzhou

She has just been made a belle by his Majesty

and is going into the palace to serve his Majesty

Our choice of having the official costume for that occasion

customized in your shop

is the great honor of yours

You must pay full attention

and give your best shot

Yes, it's such a great honor

for our shop

to customize the dress

for your lady

I dare not have any slack

But

your word just now

did remind me

that the dresses made by my shop

have only good word-of-mouth in folks

though they can never be compared with

the gorgeous ones tailored in the royal palace

I am terribly sorry

that my shop may not be qualified enough to...

Are you worried about the pay ?

It doesn't matter

As long as you satisfy my daughter

with the official costume

My family is willing to pay you

high price without being stingy

As long as you make the price,

we make no counter-offer

I do have no other choice but to refuse

It is really because the ability of our tailors is limited

The clothes they make

are not qualified for use

in the royal place like the palace

Uncle

Why are you so humble

by saying so

and demeaning my mother?

Sister, don't listen to him

I know quite well about my mother's craft

She has top craft

and is very kindhearted

If my mother

would like to make wedding dress for you

sister you will be

surely the most beautiful bride in Chang'an city

Little sister, you are so clever and sensible

When you grow up

you must be a talented person

Are you not afraid of

ruining your reputation

when you giving such refusal?

If such word gets out,

I'm afraid no one will say

that you refuse

because you don't look up to

the pay that we make

but only that you are not good enough

and can only make folk clothes

With our guest saying so,

brother, just let me have a try

But

if my craft

will not make you satisfied

It's my fault

Please don't involve it with

the reputation of our shop, ok?

It's the first time

I've seen such a cautious shop owner.

You just feel free to get it done.

As long as you try your best,

I won't blame you if it doesn't work out

Not to mention

ruining the reputation of your shop.

Thank Your Highness for understanding.

I will definitely try out best

Director

I've seen that

you have a lot on your mind these days

Is that because Lady Yang's

being selected to be the empress?

Lady Yang has an awkward background

The imperial harem has always been a place that cares dignity the most

Before,

we had some neglect of her

But now

She's going to be the empress

I'm afraid that our Imperial Costume Office

will have a hard time going forward

I have a plan

that may please Lady Yang

so as to make up for our mistakes

What plan?

We can immediately start preparing

Lady Yang's ceremonial costume for her Empress Bestowing Ceremony

Ceremonial costume?

But at this point

Lady Yang's becoming the empress is just a rumor

His Majesty hasn't issued any imperial edict

on this matter to all

If we

starting doing that now,

if anything goes wrong later

it will be a felony of breaking the royal rules.

Just because the imperial edict has not been issue,

it may indicate that our office

is quite considerate and flexible

in doing our business

And we're quite loyal to the new empress

In this way

the new empress will always remember

your thoughtfulness.

When the imperial edict is issued later,

making the ceremonial costume

becomes our due responsibility

How can we make amends for the failure?

I think

it is the best chance

for Imperial Costume Office

Not now,

but when ?

You usually keep quite

but at such critical moment,

you can come up with good ideas.

Fair enough

The thing is, the best Needlework

Chief An went out of the royal palace for years

Who else

can be in charge of this job?

I, Zhuo Jingnian

volunteer to do something for you

You?

I am the only apprentice

of the the best Needlework Chief An

A few years ago,

Master resigned from

the post of Chief

and now her whereabouts is unknown.

As the only apprentice of master,

I may be the only person

to take on this job

Making the ceremonial costume for the empress

is not a trivial matter

Are you sure?

I have the confidence

I promise you

If the ceremonial costume

that you make this time

will please the new empress

I will make you

the Chief of Imperial Costume Office

Thank you for your favor, Director

Liuli

Liuli

Liuli

Where is she?

Your embroidery work

has been

so superb

that your mother even lied that

she hasn't taught you.

I'll go talk to dad right now

Sister, don't misunderstand

Mother never taught me

but I learned it secretly

Don't lie to me

Secretly? How?

So good work?

I don't believe you

What's the big deal?

If mother hadn't

forbidden me to touch the needle and threads

and she knew the numbers

of embroidery needles in the box so well,

I wouldn't have opted to

steel a blunt needle to use,

which does no good to my work.

Do you mean that golden needle?

The one that represents your mother

being the token of the best Needlework ?

It looks good

but it is a blunt one

and doesn't not work well.

But

that is the only needle

that my mother will not check on all the time

I can only make do with it for the moment

If you really want to learn, I can teach you

But

please don't tell my mother

You'd like to teach me?

Why not?

If you would really like to,

give me this camellia silk handkerchief

If you go back on your word at a later date,

I will show it

to dad and your mother

See how you will be punished

OK

I'll give it to you

if you like it

Director

The ceremonial costume has been made ready

Please check it out, Director

Whether there's any defect

Director, are you unhappy

with the ceremonial costume that I made ?

You are the only apprentice

of Chief An, No.1 Needlework

Why didn't you learn even one tenth

of her skills ?

The garment made by An

for Empress Zhangsun,

though after these years

is still unforgotten by those who saw it

What about you?

Quite a big difference

Yes

Unfortunately,

Chief An

was so eager for the life outside the royal palace

Looking for opportunity

to beg Empress Zhangsun to let her go

Ever since there hasn't been anyone in the palace

that does better than she

Director

I will try my best to rework on it

Try your best, best...

That's all you can say.

Zhuo Jinniang

As I can see, you are hard-working

but lack of talent and unfit for important job

I don't think there's any point that you rework

It's just a waste of time

Now the only way

to save Imperial Costume Office

is to find Chief An

Ask her to come out

to rework the ceremonial costume

But, but

She's been out for years

and master...

nobody knows her whereabouts

How could I find her?

Ask yourself

this question as you are her only apprentice

I just don't believe

that for all those years

you don't know anything about her

Director

Don't think I have no idea

what you are thinking

You are afraid that if she returns

you will getting further and further

away from the post of Chief

I'm warning you

This is not the time to play smart

The post of Chief is desirable,

but you should be alive to take on it

If you fail to make

the ceremonial costume to satisfy the new empress

Luckily,

you will be punished for dereliction of duty

Or worse,

you will be charged with

contempt of the new empress

By then you will

lose your life

I...

Go find Chief An

or lose your life

It's up to you

I told you

I am an old friend of Chief An

and I have something urgent to talk to her

Is this your way

of treating your guests?

I said to you

Here in our place

we don't have anyone called Chief An

Get out of my way

No, you can't get in

You can't get in

You...

I am one of the female officials from the royal palace

How dare you

pull me like this ?

Get your hands off me

I don't dare offend you

But this is a private house

we don't have

the one you are looking for

Please forgive me

I've been walking for the whole day

with my legs almost broken

If I am not sure,

I wouldn't have come here

Don't lie to me

Zhuo Jinnang is greeting to you, master

It's been years

Master, how are you doing?

Since we haven't seen each other for years

Why are you here

disturbing my peaceful life?

A'Ye

Liuli is still playing around outside

It's time to get back

You go find her

and tell her to stay outside a bit later

Don't disturb my conversation

with my old friend here

Yes

Master, I can't hide it.

To tell you the truth

the empress's bestowing ceremony is approaching

Director Lin

has assigned the task of making the ceremonial costume

for the new empress to me

However, I am so incompetent

that Director can't be satisfied with

the ceremonial costume that I made

Therefore,

I come for pleading

you to help me

and save the Imperial Costume Office

Please modify the ceremonial costume for the new empress

Did you forget

it was granted by Empress Zhangsun

that I was let out of the royal palace

Since then all the things about the palace,

about Imperial Costume Office, have nothing to do with me

Sorry I can't help

Years ago it was the former empress

that let you out

But now

the new empress will rule the imperial harem

If the new empress

is not satisfied with the costume that I make

Then

I could only remind her Majesty

of you

Your extraordinary skill

she also knows that

At that time,

the new empress will issue an decree

to get you back to the palace and resume working there

By then,

it will be death crime

if you go against the decree

Zhuo Jinniang

Is that a threat?

I dare not do that

I'm just stating the fact

to you

As long as you help me

to make the ceremonial costume that satisfy her majesty

there will be no trouble later

You may stay out of the royal palace

and keep enjoying your quality life

And I

will never give any leads to anyone

about your whereabouts

Master

Just now,

I heard that you mentioned

the name of Liuli

to some maid

Sounds like name of a girl

Is she your daughter?

Master

It's ok if you don't care about yourself

for your families

please give some consideration

It's been ten years

you are better in words

and more heartless and cruel

With that stated, there's no use saying any more

I have just one request

If it is ok by you

I will promise to help you

Please, master

Never mention to anybody

that I have a daughter

I swear

I would never tell anyone about it

Oath disobeyed,

I would like to take thunder strikes

That's great

Leave the ceremonial costume that you made here

Get back in seven days

I'll have it modified ready

Another thing to remind you

If you want to take on the post of Chief,

of Imperial Costume Office.

Never mention me to the new empress

Take it as if

you did it alone

Thank you, master

Then I'll leave first

In seven days,

I'll come by

Bye then

Master

I have another request

for a favor from you

Could you please pass the

keepsake

for being the best Needlework

down to me ?

With that,

I will be able to take the rightful place

of the Chief of Imperial Costume Office

If I am in the position of

the chief of Imperial Costume Office

It is the honor of master

It is also the pride of all of us

Please do me a favor

It is far enough from

what can you do with this needle

Liuli

This golden needle

is the symbol of identity

It can't make embroidery

Come on, tell mom

Why do you take it secretly?

Mom, you forbid me making embroidery

I can't help myself

trying to embroider silk handkerchief

I remember this is

the only needle

that you won't check on all the time

So I decided to take it

Mom, I am sorry

I shouldn't take the golden needle

Do you mean

you take it to embroider silk handkerchief?

Where is the silk handkerchief? Show me

I am sorry

Mom, don't be angry

This golden needle is too blunt to work

But you can embroider

such a delicate silk handkerchief

I have told you several times

Don't learn about garment making

or embroidering

Why don't you take my words seriously?

Why do you make me angry?

Why?

Why didn't you blame Shanhu

when she learned embroidering?

She even asked for your teaching at that time

Other girls

all can learn this

Why can't I?

Garment making and embroidering

are not something bad

Of course they are not something bad

Men without skills can be safe

While the wealthy and talent may get trouble

Outstanding skill of garment making

can get you into troubles

My daughter

Can you understand?

The reason why I left the palace before

was just because of this skill

I was involved in a life or death struggle

in the palace

I don't want you to participate in such struggles

and I don't want you

to be a tool used by others

Mom

My daughter

The more gifted you are

the more worried I am

I'm really scared

I'm really scared

You can go

OK

This is my customs clearance document

Welcome, General Su

General Su

He is General Su Dingfang

who has made great achievements

Amitabha

Thank you for your hard work

It's been a year

How is the Buddhist abbot?

Please rest assured, general

For our

annual chess game

I'll

take care of myself

Get in, please

General

General, please hold on

General Su

I'm Pei Xingjian and styled Shouyue by others

I've admired you for a long time

Please take me as your apprentice

I don't take apprentices

you can go back

I have been practicing martial arts for many years

and expecting that I can

become a warrior like you

to guard the country

on the battlefield

You said that you have been practicing martial arts for many years

Then let me test you

The flowers on that tea bush are blooming

if you can shoot down the most beautiful one at the top

I'll take you as my apprentice

with one arrow

You can take five steps forward

it's too close

General

This flower is beautifully embroidered

As realistc as the real one

Mr. Pei is skilled

Can General

give him one more chance?

I asked you to shoot down the most beautiful flower

but you got a silk handkerchief

It is justifiable

but

we don't have the fate of master and apprentice

You'd better go

General Su

This time I come to Chang'an

to take part in the imperial examination

But I dream of

becoming a

heroic general

to protect the integrity of Tang territory

and the peaceful life of people

without suffering from chaos for a long time

I happened to meet you

as soon as I entered the city

In my opinion it is the fate

It is the fate

General

Please look at this tea bush

There are hundreds of camellias on it

But he happened to

shoot the only artificial flower

No one can tell

whether it is predestined or not

As Buddhist abbot said so

I will give you another chance

I'll be here for few days

Maybe one day

maybe several days

If we are really

destined to meet again

Then it is true fate

But I'm telling you,

you must never set foot in this temple

My General, this way, please

Thank you Master for interceding for Shouyue

Well, according to what you said

to amend the new empress's ceremonial costume,

which nobody knows if it's a blessing or a curse.

No blessing.

If nothing happens,

it's all thanks to our ancestors' blessing.

Sister's identity as "No. 1 Needlework",

never brought

half benefits to the Kudi family

Now it has caused the whole family

to be in a dangerous situation

It's not a big deal if we are affected,

but the famous reputation

accumulated by the ancestors of the Kudi family

cannot be tarnished

Well, dear

do something about it

Now

You don't have to talk too much

Everyone, stop talking

and think of a plan!

I do have a plan

Say it

Do not blame me, my sister and husband

It's such a time, don't let me guess.

Tell me

Dear, please

write a divorce letter for the sister in advance

What are you talking about?

Please listen to me, dear

Sister,

don't blame me for being cruel

I do this

for the sake of the whole family

Even you

will risk dragging the whole family down,

you are still considerate

to your own daughter Liuli.

Writing a divorce letter is just in case

One day,

if Lady Yang cannot confer empress

Dear

please take out the divorce letter

and show to the public,

to stay away from sister

In this way, our family can be protected.

It seems what A'Cao says make sense

This is just in case.

If we survive this disaster safely,

our family will still be in harmony.

Dear, you don't need to say that.

A'Cao raises a really good strategy

Good talent

Just write the divorce letter right now

and break up with me

In the future, this is the best proof

to prove your innocence

A'Cao is cruel and mean

You are selfish and cowardly

Liuli, Liuli

Mother doesn't care about life or death

but what I worried,

it's you.

I must

make proper arrangements.

For making clothes,

you have such a good talent,

this is also your destiny.

It is time I

teach you the skill of making clothes

to let you have a skill to survive

This clothes is not made by you

How could you know that

this clothes is not made by me?

All the birds embroidered by you are alive,

they can fly.

Unlike this,

it's dead.

Liuli is right

This clothes

was made by others with not satisfactory.

So they asked me to help them modify it

You wants to make

All these birds come alive?

If these birds are alive,

will they become noisy?

I have an idea.

Why don't you embroider another big bird,

let them under the control of mother?

My daughter

You have such a high talent,

I really don’t know if it is a blessing or a curse

Liuli

I will take you

to a safe place

for a few days, OK?

Mother, where are you going to send me?

Don't you

like to learn garment making with me?

If you are obedient

then I will teach you

the skills.

Mother, you'd like to teach me ?

Mother, isn't it good to teach me at home?

The place Mother ask you to go

is a good place.

When you go there,

just like me,

you can make clothes for others

Can't you go with me?

Mrs. Yang, greet you

Belle Wu,

I take the liberty to visit you today

to ask Mrs. Yang and Belle Wu to

personally check

the well-made official costume from our shop

It is so quick,

let me take a look.

This is Ruyi Indigo Print Shop

customized official costume for the Belle Wu.

Mrs. Yang, Belle Wu, please have a look.

Peach recipes with shining color

The daughter is married and the family is happy

Embroidered with poems and prose into official costume

It's really novel, chic,

and unconventional

This song Peach Bloom is also suitable

Although Peach Bloom has a good meaning

But on this official costume

only one peach blossom is embroidered,

Is it a bit monotonous?

It's not festive enough.

If you embroider a tree of peach blossoms,

Flowers blooming like a piece of brocade

That's what the official costume

should look like

Are you cutting corners

and deliberately negligent?

Mrs. Yang

A tree with flowers seems to be lively,

but there is no critical spot

and can not make people remember.

Although on this official costume,

there is only one peach blossom,

it is a carefully crafted work.

Taking the meaning of standing out

will create a lingering sense for the viewer

an extraordinary retentive memory

The one stands out

So good

In the harem with numerous beauties

which concubine does not want to stand out among others?

Come and give awards.

Yes. Madam, wait.

The neckline and cuffs of this official costume

according to the Belle stature

need to be modified more appropriately.

Mother told me

to stay a few days in your residence

and according to lady's figure

to complete the follow-up work.

After official costume is fully completed,

and the madam and the Belle are satisfied,

At that time,

Liuli will thank Mrs. Yang for the reward.

You ?

You're still

a little kid

Even if your mother's craftsmanship

is superb

but why do I believe you

as a child can do garment making?

Lady, don’t look down on me, I’m fine with

this little job

Liuli is fine with it.

This child

Lady, don’t underestimate this child.

She is

the daughter of No. 1 Needlework

The craftsmanship is passed down by her mother

The main processes of this official costume

are all done by An

For the rest of the finishing process,

she is fully capable of it.

The one who tailored my clothes that day

was the famous

No. 1 Needlework?

Exactly

Then

it's better to

let this child

stay in Wu Mansion

I also want to see her ability.

If you do well

for the finishing process of this official costume,

I will give you many rewards

If you make a mistake,

I will punish you severely.

Are you afraid?

It's easy about this little thing

Madam Yang, Belle Wu, please

Wait and see.

Liuli

from now on

Every word Mother said

should be carved in your mind

Tomorrow I will let uncle

send you to Wu Mansion,

where you will live for seven days

to modify official costume for Belle Wu.

Mom

You really let me touch the needle?

This is

the garment making experience that Mother has accumulated over the years.

I give it to you,

and when you are in Wu Mansion,

keep the contents

in your mind one by one,

and then burn it.

Remember,

The secrets of garment making

you can't let others see.

Remember that

This golden needle

was bestowed

by His Majesty and the former empress

This is the token of

No. 1 Needlework

I give it to you,

Thereafter

you keep it.

In seven days,

I will pick you up.

If after seven days,

it's not me to pick you up,

you must never come back.

And then beg Belle Wu

to send you to the nunnery

and seek the blessing of Buddha.

Never mention to anybody

You are the daughter of No. 1 Needlework

An's daughter, do you know?

No , Mother,

I don’t want to go to Wu Mansion to modify the official costume,

let alone to live there for seven days.

I don' t want to leave you.

Liuli

You must obey what I said this time.

I do this

is for your safety, you know?

Mom

Mom

I promise you

I will pick you up after seven days

Mom

Mom

Mom