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♫ Apricot blossoms are floating around during a spring day ♫

♫ The sunlight follow you unconsciously ♫

♫ Our youth is like a small boat drifting to the current ♫

♫ When the mist covers the rivers, worries among people begin to form ♫

♫ The people of our past has gone towards the heavens ♫

♫ When the (zither) string breaks, who will continue to play it's song? ♫

♫ Fate has been predetermined but does not help others ♫

♫ Life and death is just like a promise ♫

♫ In my dreams, I'm always drifting towards you but when I'm awake I'm alone ♫

♫ I'll never forget the joy and sorrows ♫

♫ On this path, let's meet as stranger ♫

[Song of Youth]

[Episode 14]

- Go look over there! Hurry! - Yes.

(chatter)

Yes.

In water and soil engineering,

the materials are the most important.

What the riverworks needs: willow reed, timber pile, earthwork, and pebbles

should have been stored by the river banks for emergency needs.

Lord Chen, where are these marterials now?

Alsoo, based on what I know, this river dike has only been built for less than two years.

Why did it not provide any resistance when the flood came?

It's because this dike is only build with mud mixed with bricks and tiles.

Bricks and tiles can be found easily. Timbar pile and pebbles must be purchased.

The journey is long and costs much.

Therefore someone can cut corners and fill their own pockets.

Lord Chen,

how did you supervise the construction?

Lord Sun, you didn't know. It was Qiu Chan who was ordered to build the river dikes.

I used to trust Qiu Chan, but unexpectedly,

he committed frauds everywhere and embezzled public funds.

That's how it led to the current situation.

Where is that Qiu Chan now?

Qiu Chan knew everything was being exposed, so he committed suicide in fear of punishment.

Get two more people. Hurry!

It doesn't help now to keep pursuing it.

The most urgent to do is to prepare sufficient materials to block the breech opening, and build the levee

before the flood comes again.

Yes, Lord Sun is right.

But the funds from the imperial court has mostly been spent on helping the disaster victims.

What's left is not enough to rebuild the river dikes.

Who doesn't know all the local salt merchants are wealthy?

The river embankment is a fundamental concern. If it's not repaired, when the flood comes again, they will be hurt too.

I will host a banquet to raise the funds for the river dikes. You send the invitations to notify the local merchants and the wealthy ones.

I will wait at the magistrate's office.

Yes, I will do it right away.

How can you eat something like this?

Really. This is what he wants us to eat.

(chatter)

Fourth Young Master, look.

All the silvers they're donating don't even add up to 5,000 taels.

Ir probably doesn't even come close to what they usually spend on a banquet.

I can't help anymore.

Everyone here is a reputed wealthy landlord or gentleman. Right now the floods are raging and the disaster victims are homeless.

If you don't do your best to help, you may be a victim in the next disaster.

Lord Sun is right.

That's why we gathered from everyone to raise this money.

Even though it's not very much, but it's our bottom line.

I hope Lord Sun won't think it's too little.

That's right, Lord Sun. After the flood, there has been no harvest.

Everyone here is tightening our belts to live.

We have the old and the young in our households.

Where can we get extra money?

Exactly, it's all that we can squeeze out.

- That's right. - Lord Sun.

to tell your the truth. The waterway shipping is blocked.

We simply can't do our business.

Without the business, we can only live on dwindling savings.

Right now, we may look fine on the surface.

But we are just empty shells.

- That's right. - Exactly so.

- It's already difficult to live. - Where can we get more money?

Fourth Young Master, what do we do? Without money, how can we help disaster relief? How can we repair the river dikes?

The imperial court is really something. I thought you got a wll-paying job

and can achieve merits. Who would have known that the relief fund sent by the imperial court

isn't even enough to feed the disaster victims.

That Liang Jingguan is at odds with Master.

I was already suspicious why he recommended me to supervise the riverworks.

He is actually waiting to see my head roll.

The Ministry of Revenue has verified the money for disaster relief.

Who would have known that amount is greatly different from what is actually spent.

If the disasters victims turn to rioting, when His Majesty finds out,

he will definitely fault me and punish me.

What will you do then?

In your view, is that group of people really out of money?

A starving camel is still bigger than a horse. When does a mouse not have stored three years of food?

But we have no ideas, and we can't search their homes.

Looks like if I can't get through this step,

I will really fail here.

Before this disaster relief, I sent people to investigate the disaster area's situation.

But th bottom people were bribed, so the situation that was reported to His Majesty was better than the actual.

The relief fund that has been distributed by the imperial court is a drop in the bucket.

Yulou is in danger.

If the disaster victims raise a riot, His Majesty will think that Yulou embezzled the funds.

He will be punished by death.

My pitiful Yulou.

What do we do, Husband. You must think of a solution.

The only solution is... money.

Father, I don't have many expenses. I can give you all of my salaries

to help Yulou get through this difficulty.

My good son, bring back Yuehong.

Our family is under such calamity, we really need the help from Yuehong and her family.

This is not the time to throw temper tamtrum.

You don't want to watch your brother suffer, do you?

Alright, I will bring her home.

Husband, are there other solutions?

Master and Madam, Second Young Master left some money before he left.

There is also my dowry that I brought from home. I will bring them all.

Also me. I never go out, so I don't spend much money.

I saved some money originally to prepare for Xiao Xian's wedding.

I will bring that too.

Don't worry about yours.

Master, it's urgent to save Fourth Young Master first.

Father, I have—

Master and Madam, it takes money for the entire household's clothing and food.

I don't have much leftover money.

There is only some jewelry. I'll exchange them for money at a pawnshop, and I'll send the money over.

Good. Go exchange, go exchange.

Thank you, everyone.

We are one family.

When one gains, we all gain. When one loses, we all lose.

We must be united to help one another to save Yulou.

Husband...

Fourth Young Master is really a troublemaker.

In ordinary time, it's fine that we don't share in his fame.

But now, we even have to give money to save him.

He is just like you, always make people worry.

We may as well divide the household and branch out.

Mistress, how can you say this? Even if you do it, this is not the time.

We still should give money.

We have to give money anyway, then why talk about diviing the houeshold, right?

Do I need to listen to you? Do I not think as well as you do?

Yes, yes. Mistress, yo uare the smartest.

You, come.

Greetings, Third Young Mistress.

Who are those people?

Replying to Third Young Mistress, they are Master's students.

Students?

What are they doing in our manor?

I only heard that Master has an opening for an official.

It's been open for a long time without any appointment. So Master has decided to select from one of these students.

Who is he thinking of selecting?

I don't know about that.

Third Young Mistress, I still need to do something, so I'll take my leave.

- Go ahead. - Yes.

Heaven sees! Heaven sees!

What is it?

Your opportunity has come.

Always relying on Master and looking up at other people's faces.

Why suffer so? As long as you can become an official,

we can branch out and establish our own household.

Mistress, you mean...

Have you memorized the books I ask you to?

Books?

Which books? Oh, books! Books!

Books!

I've memorized. Yes, I have.

How can I neglect any order from you, Mistress?

If I didn't memorize, I would be embarrassed in front of you.

This is more like it.

Let's go then.

Books, yes, memorize.

Husband, you didn't look well today.

Have you been working too hard lately?

I'm looking for a Revenue Supervisor. I don't want to sleep yet.

Just let people under you take care of these things.

You always do things yourself. How can your body handle it?

This matter has to be handled by myself.

Liang Jingguan is constantly at odds with me in court.

The Censor position was taken over by Jian Fengyuan.

With what Yulou is going through, I must be extra careful.

Even though Jia Fengyuan is temporarily living in our manor,

he is too glib and too ambitous.

I must find someone in the Ministry of Revenue to monitor him to prevent further problems.

Do you have someone in mind?

It's hard to find someone capable and loyal.

I can only observe for now.

I'll make you some ginseng soup tomorrow so that you can get more nutrients.

Master and Madam, are you resting? I'm Fengqiao.

Not yet. Can I help you?

I heard Master cough a while ago and I thought it could be the hot and dry weather.

I made snow fungus and pear soup so that Master can feel better.

Madam can have some, which is good for your lungs.

Come on in.

Uh-huh.

Master.

Madam.

How thoughtful you are.

Just now I overheard Master and Madam,

which is my fault.

Master, forgive me for being blunt.

Can I recommend someone to Master?

Who?

Third Young Master.

He made achievements long time ago, but he got distracted and lazy later on.

His brothers have become government officials lately,

so he's worried and has started studying.

I'm afraid his body can't take it.

Whenever I tell him to take some rest, he refuses.

Master, since he's being motivated, why don't you give him a chance to better himself?

He hasn't really enjoyed reading for a while. Why has he started studying hard?

Well...

Maybe he suddenly understood something.

If you don't believe it, you can test him.

It's rare to see him work hard. Maybe we should let him try.

Your own son is always more reliable than someone else.

Okay. I need to see how capable he is.

One cannot be arrogant, self-indulgent, complacent

or overwhelmed by pleasure. Be close to, respect, fear and cherish wise men.

Very well said!

How's your memorization going?

You're here.

I was too focused. I was too focused.

Now I really regret not listening to you back then.

As the saying goes, "Once you study well, you'll make a fortune and marry beautiful women."

Wise men of the past didn't lie at all.

Alright. I don't care what you are.

Anyway I helped you out. It's up to you whether you can make it.

Alright.

You'd better study harder as Master will probably test you tomorrow.

Yes, yes, yes. I listen to you.

- I'm tired. Yin Suo, help me change. - Yes.

Go to bed early. I'll study a little longer. I'll study a little longer.

This tigress scared me to death.

[Book of Rites]

[Romance of the Western Chamber]

Son, I heard from Third Young Mistress

that you've been studying hard and improved a lot. Let me test you then.

Third Young Master,

don't let Master down.

Uh-huh.

You're just getting started, so I won't give you a hard time. Recite the Great Harmony.

Well...

What is it?

Just recite what you memorized yesterday.

What I memorized yesterday.

What I memorized yesterday... It's hard for men and women to be soulmates.

May all the lovers be together forever.

Oh god! What did you just say? Don't listen to what's contrary to propriety. Cover your ears.

Not this part.

Wrong part. It's...

It's better to do nothing than to draw someone's attention on purpose. You get hurt when you show affection.

Shut up now!

Why is there someone like you who's worse than an animal in the world?

Your brother's suffering and nobody knows what's going to happen.

Your eldest brother is virtuous, and he's busy raising money.

Look at you. It's fine if you don't come up with solutions. You're in the mood to read indecent and obscene books,

recite them in front of the whole family and make us lose face.

How come I have a son like you?

- Master. - Father.

- Get out of here. - Yes, father.

Don't call me father.

Idiot.

- Father. - Master.

Daughter-in-law.

Huh?

How's your fundraising? Yulou is waiting for you to save him.

Yes, that's right. Money is the most important thing.

I understand, Madam.

Go now.

I... It hurts!

It hurts!

Don't run! Come here!

I told you to read books, but you ended up reading Romance of the Western Chamber.

Why am I so unlucky to be married to a useless person like you?

Don't beat me anymore. If you do, I'll fight back.

How dare you!

Let me repeat. Don't beat me!

Do you think you've become powerful after reading Romance of the Western Chamber?

- What? - Stand right there.

I don't stand here. So what?

- Come here. Stop running! - Don't hit me!

- Don't hit me! - I'll beat you to death!

- Don't hit me! - How dare you run away from me!

Stay away!

Are you okay?

You hit me!

I didn't mean to! I didn't mean to!

Don't run!

I hope you had a good time. Goodbye, Master.

You'll win once you gamble! You'll win once you gamble!

The more you gamble, the more you win!

Master, this way please.

- Is it delicious? - It is.

I only recited the wrong part. I'll divorce this tigress one day.

Gamble for two hours, and you'll win one thousand taels!

Master, Master, Master.

You look like a rich man.

Your face looks red and you seem to have a green dragon inside to bring you good luck. If you gamble,

you'll bring a lot of winnings home for sure!

Go away. Can't you see I've just got beaten?

No, Master.

If you don't mind me asking, who beat you this hard?

You don't understand. There's a tigress at home. I'm leaving.

When you have bad luck in love, you have good luck in gambling.

If you don't take advantage of your luck in gambling and give it a try,

it'll be a complete waste, Master.

Then I'll give it a try.

- This way please. - Just once.

Five hundred taels.

- Small! Small! Small! - Big! Big! Big!

- Small! Small! Small! - Big! Big! Big!

Damn.

Everyone, let's continue.

Master Sun, you tried hard. Master Sun.

How unlucky! I wanted to win but ended up losing it all. I'm quitting!

Master Sun, don't go. It's fine if you're out of money.

How could we not support you since the Sun family is very reputable? You just focus on having fun.

If you need anything, just let us know.

Then I'll stay behind.

- Thank you, Master! - I'll stay behind!

Third Young Master has owed us a total of 3,700 taels.

3,700 taels?

He...

How generous of you, Third Young Master!

Those who don't know you would think that you had a huge fortune at home.

I don't know why but I had bad luck.

Speak up!

Where did all that power you had earlier go?

Now you can't even say a word. Why are you so useless?

I find you disgusting!

I'm...

You've crossed the line!

You...

Leave me alone!

Goddess, don't hold a grudge against me. Help me out.

People lose money nine times out of ten. It's not a trap, is it?

Third Young Mistress, that's a little offensive.

We do run a casino,

but it's a serious business. Be willing to take consequences if you gamble and lose.

You should understand it. If you don't want to pay for it, just say it.

That's fine. It's the same for me to ask Lord Sun instead, isn't it?

Don't go too far. I'll pay for it. How could I not?

3,700 taels is a lot of money. I have to find out why first.

You're right.

Go back and tell your boss

to give me three days. I'll pay you back in full within three days.

Thank you, Third Young Mistress.

I'll go back and wait for you.

Please go.

Go away. Go away.

You...

- Let's go. - Young Mistress.

Young Mistress, what should we do?

Do we still have that much money in our account?

I've just sold my jewelry to help your brother out, and now you've got yourself in trouble.

Did I owe the Sun family so much in my previous life

that I have to do whatever it takes to repay you all in this life?

Young Mistress, now is not the time to be angry.

If we're left with no choice, I'll sell all the fields and houses under my name.

I'll do it immediately.

Come back here!

Are you crazy?

If Master knows you sell the houses, he'll be furious with you.

All casinos are dirty.

Yes.

They're trying to rip our family off.

I'll pay them back!

Punish them!

I deserve it. You hit me because you care about me.

(chatter)

- Search! - Yes!

What are you doing? Don't leave, customers.

What are you doing? Officers, we are an honest business.

Scram! Search carefully!

My Lord, we didn't find anything in the search.

Nothing?

You broke my stuff and now you are leaving?

- Stand still! - Lord Du, in our business,

- our reputation is really important. - That's right.

You came to search for no reason.

You should give us an explanation!

- That's right. - Don't you agree, everyone?

You officials bully the common people. If you don't give a good explanation,

I will risk my life to file a complaint to the emperor,

- to announce my grievance! Lord Du, what do we do?

- I'm going to complain to the emperor! - Tell that boss.

I received a complaint from Sun family's Third Young Mistress saying the gambling house is commiting fraud to cheat money.

Today is a regular inspection.

Since this complaint was false, he can directly go to Third Young Mistress to argue.

Aren't you bullying us?

- Don't block me. - What are you doing?

What's the use of crying?

How can you be so muddle-headed?

This daughter-in-law deserves to die.

Our family is going through a hard time.

I don't dare to anger Master because of Third Young Master's incident.

Paying 3,700 taels for the gambling debt,

I just can't accept it.

Originally this matter could be quietly taken care of

so that Madam wouldn't get angry,

I didn't expect that

things would blow up so much.

Can all the cases be decided based on your random speculation?

This society will be in a mess.

I am wrong, Madam.

Alarm the authorites over such a scandal,

it will definitely damage Master's reputation.

Madam, what do we do now?

Don't panic.

Don't mention this incident to Master yet.

Master has been busy because of Yulou.

You can't add more trouble to him.

(whimpering)

But, to quiet down this matter,

the money has to be paid first.

But...

There's nothing we can do now.

I can only keep a thick face to go to your aunt.

Thank you, Madam.

[Long En Temple]

Older Sister has spoken, how can I refuse?

But 3,700 taels of silver is not a small sum.

You know that the family that I married into is just a small merchant.

I did my best but could only gather 1,500 taels for you.

Do you think it's not enough, Older Sister?

Young Sister, you are embarrassing me.

I am realy out of ideas.

When I run into trouble, who else can I go to except my own family?

Thank you anyway, Younger Sister.

We are in one family. Don't talk like this, Older Sister.

Miss, be careful of the steps.

Isn't that Miss Lin?

It's been a few days, and we have to see her in a new light.

What about her?

Older Sister, don't you know her?

She was originally a Vice Revenue Minister's daughter.

Her father was falsely charged, so she was exiled

and spent many years in hardship.

Later, the Lin family's grievance was exonerated.

Miss Lin has revived the manor

and has become wealthy in a short time.

I heard that, because of the severe disaster recently,

she even set up a charity to help the disaster victims. And now,

She has been praised to be like a living Buddha.

The same kind of rice feeds different kinds of people.

What a blessing it is to have such a good daughter.

She is a young woman. How is she so capable?

Older Sister, you must believe it. This is absolutely true.

If our Yulou has the blessing to marry this young lady,

then he won't ever have to worry about his household's prosperity.

Madam, the carriage is ready.

Older Sister, let's leave.

Young Sister, I want to pray for blessing upon Yulou. You go ahead and leave.

Alright. I will dispatch someone to send the money to your manor.

I'm leaving first then.

It's been five days since I received Yulou's letter.

I hope Buddha will protect the disaster victims to be safe,

protect Yulou to come back safely.

Miss Lin, how have you been?

Madam.

Such a coincidence. Is Madam here to pay tribute?

Do you want to know about Yulou's news?

Please tell me, Madam.

Yulou is not in a good situation.

The disaster relief fund he is given is not sufficient.

The disaster victims are ready to make trouble.

The imperial court keeps pushing him unreasonably..

Right now he is pressured front and back.

Our family has been going around to raise money for him.

If there is anything that I can help, please tell me, Madam.

I can also help raising money.

Miss, you misunderstand.

Even though it's difficult for us now,

we won't accept charity from outsiders.

You can't enter our family,

why should you help?

Madam, you misunderstand.

Not to mention the marriage between Yulou and me, just for his vindication of my father's grievance,

this benevolence is enough for me to do everything to help.

I didn't realize you'd value feelings and friendship so highly.

Actually, Sun family is still able to gather the funds for Yulou's disaster relief.

But right now,

we have run into a problem.

Please say it, Madam. I will definitely help resolve any urgent problem.

Open the door!

Sirs, please come inside and sit anywhere.

There are so many people here today.

- Take a seat. - Scram.

- Give to the customers, hurry. - Here, sirs.

Scram!

Sir, place bets, place bets.

Everyone, since you've sat down, please place the bets.

We can start the game.

Who said that we have to gamble just because we are in the gambling house.

Do you have a rule that we can't come in if we don't gamble?

We don't have such a rule.

Sirs...

What are you doing?

You're blind.

Can't you see this place is full of people? You should hurry and go somewhere else to gamble.

Scram!

I wonder if I have offended you all in some way previously.

Please tell me. If I was wrong, I will definitely mend my ways.

Do you realy think 3,700 taels are easy to cheat?

We will be coming here every day. Go ahead and calculate the account carefully.

Let's see who makes money.

- 3,700 taels... - Boss. Boss.

The Sun family owes us 3,700 taels of silver. It's the Sun family.

It really is them.

Madam. Madam.

Madam, the gambling house's people are here. They say they want to reconcile.

Reconcile?

You can ask yourself and you'll know.

Our madam is here.

Maadm, please withdraw those guys from the gambling house.

Withdraw them please, Madam.

They've been driving away other people. You have no idea.

My recent losses have been far greater than 3,700 taels of silver.

Maddam, about Third Young Master's debt,

we don't want it anymore. Alright?

Madam, you are kind. Please forgive us this time.

- Please forgive us. - Please forgive us.

This is Third Young Master's promissory note. Please take it, Madam.

[Promissory Note]

My son is an honest person. You coaxed him to gamble and defrauded him.

- Even Heaven won't forgive you. - Yes.

We'll forget about it this time.

If it happens again,

I won't be so easy to talk to.

Leave.

- Thank you, Madam. - Thank you, Madam.

I didn't know Madam would have such a cleaver method.

A wise person doesn't reveal herself.

I'm not the celver one. It's someone else.

Miss Lin, I must thank you for this matter.

I don't have anything to repay you with.

I can only ask you here to manage.

Consider it as a token of my gratitude.

Thank you, Madam. Please also accept a token of my feelings on behalf of Yulou.

This is all the silvers that I can gather so far. Saving Yulou is the most urgent.

Miss, why don't you use this opportunity

to ask me to agree to the marriage between you and Yulou?

When I help him, I never want to be repaid.

If I use this to force Madam to allow me to enter the family,

I would look myself down.

I'm really concerned about him, so I can't care about anything else.

Madam, please look into my heart, and don't worry about any motive.

You are really a good child. Not to worry. Once Yulou returns.

I will definitely persuade Master to to let you come into the family.

Thank you, Madam.

Let's not discuss about this matter for now. I'll take my leave first.

Husband, Shaochun really is a good child.

In adversity is when we know who the true friend is.

One cannot go wrong with such a solid daughter-in-law.

All three of our daughters-in-law

came from renowned families.

At the crucial moment, not one of them can be relied on.

If we didn't have Shaochun this time, it's difficult to know how big the mess would be.

No.

Why no?

I sasy no, it's no.

Send the money back to her.

I will also say no.

Husband, don't forget what kind of situation Yulou is in now.

Master!

It's likely to be more bad than good.

Fourth Young Master, where are you going still? The've beeen messing more than ten days. Their are highly agitated.

What if you are hurt? How can I explain to Master and Madam?

I can't worry about that. When the people are civilian, it's my fault.

Fourth Young Master...

We want food.

Everyone, listen to me.

Everyone, listen to me.

The granary is empty now. It doesn't help for you to continue to make a fuss.

What we need the most is to find food.

Then you should go find some.

- That's right. - Find food!

Let's do this. Give me three days of time.

I will definitely find food for everyone. Alright?

Three days? We can't even wait one day!

We can't wait even a day!

Alright, just one day.

If there is no food after one day,

you can deal with me however you want.

Really?

Please believe me.

Sure, we'll give you one day.

Let's leave.

Let's leave.

Let's leave.

Fourth Young Master, come down.

Let's go back.

Fourth Young Master, you are making me anxious..

What do we do now? The grains from the imperial court has already been distributed.

Go find all the wealthy residents in town.

Why would they be willing to give money?

Hurry and go.

Alright.

How can we eat this?

Look at this.

In this urgent time, I cann't invite you to eat fancy foods.

I hope everyone will forgive me. The situation is in turmoil right now.

You saw how things are outside.

Without the lips, the teeth feel the chill. Do you all

really want to stand by and do nothing?

Lord Sun, last time we already donated out last holding.

Right now, our entire family

may eat one meal but not the next.

- What else do you want from us? - Right.

We don't have any left.

There are no more grains. It's true.

Alright. Since everyone is saying you have nothing left at home.

I'd like everyone to sign a note

so that I can report to the imperial court about the disaster.

It can also be the proof that you've worked hard to help the disaster relief. How about it?

This is a great idea. We can do it.

Huan Lang, distribute the paper and the writing brushes. Let them write by themselves and seal with hand prints.

Yes.

Thank you.

Even if the victims of the disaster cause a riot,

they will go to the local government first.

It has nothing to do with us.

We can protect ourselves.

If the victims of the disaster create a scene, they won't go to our homes.

Hurry up.

Fourth Young Master, the rich families have been escorted home. The bailiffs of the government are ready too.

A natural disaster occurred. The people has been displaced and the bandits are rampant.

I order you to search the houses and arrest the robbers.

Arrest the robbers?

Fourth Young Master, where are the robbers? They are already so poor. The robbers will die from hunger.

Follow my orders. Conduct the search immediately.

Yes.

Let's go.

- What are you doing? You can't enter. - Scram.

What are you doing?

- We are ordered to arrest the robbers. - Robbers?

- Some of you search over there. The rest, come with me. - We don't have any robbers here.

- Hey. How could there be robbers in my home? - Search carefully.

There are no robbers here.

- Over there. - Officers! Officers!

- Open it.>br>- You can't go in.

You can't move them away.

- You can't move them. - Get up.

Officers, don't move them.

Quick, there are abundant of grains here.

There are some here too.

- Officers, I'm begging you. - Seal these up.

They are my belongings. Who gives you the right to seal them?

Stop moving them.

Old Master. Look, they emptied and moved our grains.

Was this personally written and signed by you?

[Declaration note that they have nothing]

Since you have no grains and silvers, what are all these?

- These... - They are dirty goods that the robbers left behind.

- Everything must be accounted for to be returned to the Imperial Court to be handled. Move everything out. - Yes.

No grains and silvers. Is that what you signed?

This...this declaration note...I don't know anything about this.

Move all these dirty goods away.

Sir!

You signed this, right? Let's go.

Don't leave. Don't take them away. Sir!

The grains are here.

Yes. Thank you.

Thank you.

Everyone will get it.

Queue up.

Thank you.

Thank you, Lord Sun. Thank you.

Here.

It tastes really good.

It was really surprising but not dangerous.

Fourth Young Master, how did you know they have the silvers and grains?

When I invited them to the feast today, I specially prepared an unrefined and bland meal but they didn't even bothered to look at it.

They looked down on it.

Since they looked down on it, their homes must be full of silvers and grains.

However, they were claiming to be poor in front of me and wanted to look on without sympathies.

You are really smart.

Come, hold this properly.

Sun Yulou is indeed Sun Xun's son.

He handles tasks resolutely. He has the graceful bearing of Lord Sun when he was young. The younger generation will surpass the older.

Your Majesty is overpraising him. He is who he is due to your grace.

Sun Yulou was decreed to combat the disaster. There's three months' surplus. The riverbank is erected. The disaster victims have settled down.

Summon Sun Yulou back to the capital.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness.

However, I would like to thank someone.

Who?

my son wouldn't have the opportunity for this grand prospect.

So to say, we should really thank Lord Liang.

This is Your Majesty's blessings. I wouldn't dare.

Speak.

Lord Liang's disaster report was not true.

Your Majesty. Reporting, Your Majesty.

It was my subordinates.

They made mistakes in the figures and I was negligent too.

I didn't personally checked if the investigative report of the disaster was true or not.

I really didn't know about this, Your Majesty.

That's right, Your Majesty.

I won't ask about the process. I will only ask about the results.

Is what Lord Jia said, is it true?

Your Majesty, what Lord Jia Fengyuan said, it's true.

Without a doubt, it was my subordinates who made the mistakes in figures.

However, I was negligent and made the report.

It's hard for me to be absolved from the crime.

the thousand of people and Lord Sun's beloved son?

I deserves to die. I'm guilty of the crime.

Taking into account your past merits and also, a valued subject in the Imperial Court,

I punish you with deduction of two weeks' salary. Don't do this again.

Thank you for you grace.

Old thief! His luck is great. It's such a serious disaster and his son even escaped from it.

- Old Master. - What do you want?

Cool down. Lord Jia is here.

- Invite him in now. - Yes.

- Uncle. - Nephew, dispense with the formalities. Take a seat.

Uncle, do you still blame me?

What are you saying?

I don't blame anyone. I blame myself for being lacking.

Regarding today, please forgive me as I had a predicament.

Would I not understand?

Others may not know Sun Xun but would I not know? It wasn't easy for you.

The grudge I have with Sun Xun is deep like the sea.

As long as I can take revenge, I can take on any sufferings. Ten years ago,

and was bitten by Sun Xun.

There will come a day when I will let him pay back his debt in blood.

Excellent.

Nephew, it has been tough for you to be alone out there for many years.

If I didn't meet you, I wouldn't have known your great ambition.

Remember this. Sun Xun is your father's mortal enemy.

He's also my mortal enemy.

If you want to trample him, even at the cost of my life,

I will help you.

Thank you, Uncle.

I didn't expect Sun Yulou to resolve this.

This person is too smart. We must not let him live.

Nephew, what idea do you have?

Some robbers escaped from the prison a few days ago and fell into my hands.

They are capable of doing anything.

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