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[The Master of Cheongsam]

[Episode 9]

Hurry up!

Are you Yuebai?

You are?

I'm Jiang Mosheng,

Lu Yuanzhi's big brother.

Don't ask about anything.

I won't tell you anything.

So that means

Yuanzhi is a scapegoat.

My family was so poor

that I ended up here.

In order to make a living, I've cheated many people

and told many lies.

But this time

I did it against my will.

Somebody forced you to do this?

If you feel guilty about it,

you can tell me

who made you do it.

Is it someone from the palace?

Is he a businessman?

Is it Bai from Sihe House?

Yuebai,

I'm asking you one last time.

Is it Bai from Sihe House?

I...

Yuebai,

you've come a long way.

If you can make it without retracting your confession,

both your cousin and you will survive.

Otherwise, you'll both die.

Sir, you'd better leave now.

I won't tell you anything.

And I can't.

So?

You look like you don't want to see me.

You don't bring anything to me?

If I did,

you would be killed.

You mean you can save me?

Don't get too excited.

Her Highness said she won't kill you.

For your sake

I'll spare his life.

But what he did was abhorrent.

Send my edict.

Lu Yuanzhi must be banished to Ninggu Tower

and he's never allowed to return to the capital!

You are not allowed to return anymore.

I'm here to ask you

where you got the fabrics

for Yuebai's dress.

You thought

I stole the palace fabrics, didn't you?

I do stupid things,

but

I never steal!

I know what kind of crime that is!

Besides, Yuebai

was not worth it.

So Yuebai set you up.

It must be a trap

that she asked you to make dress for her.

But I don't get it

why she hated you so much

that she would risk her life to frame you.

It's a major offense to disrespect the monarch.

She can't get away with it either.

Unless...Unless she was put to do it by someone.

That makes sense.

Whoever put her to do this

must have spent a fortune for it.

I don't get it.

Who exactly did you offend?

I've offended so many people.

You know who did it, right?

I don't.

What?

You put Yuebai to set up Lu Yuanzhi,

didn't you?

Who are you

to ask me that?

Are you speaking as Su Jing'an's apprentice?

Lu Yuanzhi's big brother?

Or my godson?

Why did I have to do it?

It's because of you!

With one costume,

Lu Yuanzhi managed to convince Her Highness to ban foreign cloth.

Do you know how much a loss

Sihe House has made this time?

If I don't get rid of him,

he'll be your worst enemy!

I never want to compete with him!

You also told me that

there should be more than one good tailor in this world!

There's no other way out!

Between Sihe House and Triple Cutting House, only one can survive.

Between you and Lu Yuanzhi,

only one can stand out and rise to the top

and the other one

No, it's not like that.

is nothing!

No, it's not like that.

That is the way it is.

It shouldn't be like that!

That is the way it is!

Isn't it?

During your stint in the palace,

didn't you tell already?

When Her Highness praised you,

how did those people at Workshop

treat you?

But after Lu Yuanzhi was favored by Her Highness,

how did those people treat you?

That's not Lu Yuanzhi's fault.

How they treated me had nothing to do with him.

Fine. Fine. Don't tell me that.

As long as Lu Yuanzhi is still around,

you'll never make it!

So you also think that

Lu Yuanzhi is a better tailor than me.

Then why do you take me as a godson?

Fine.

You asked me who I was to talk to you.

Then tell me

who I'm supposed to be.

Am I Jiang, or Su

or Bai!!?

I...

My lord.

My lord.

Ministry of Penalty sent the message that

Yuebai hung herself in the prison.

What should we do now?

What should we do now?!

Mosheng, whether you like it or not,

you're a member of the Bai family.

There's no looking back

for both you and me.

So?

You don't talk because you think this is it?

Thank you, Princess, for your precious time to visit me.

If there's nothing else you want,

you can leave now.

When you were imprisoned for hurting Laner,

all you wanted was to get out

and you even threatened me to testify for you.

But now I'm right here

and you don't even show any intention of saving yourself. Why?

Why?

I'm in shackles!

You ask me why.

Can you help me get rid of these?

Stop it!

Are you trying to hide something from me?

You smart ass.

What am I hiding?

You think I don't know what Ninggu Tower is?

It's a place for brutes!

What can I do there as a tailor?

To make dresses for wolves?

To make robes for bears?

Cut the crap!

I just want to talk to a normal human being

while you're here.

In the future,

I'll only have brutes to talk to.

If I can talk tough against them, then I'll be fine.

If not, they're gonna eat me alive!

So if you want to talk to me,

sit down.

If you don't want to, then go back.

Lu Yuanzhi,

I'm here

because I don't want Yaoyao to be heartbroken.

Also, although you're annoying,

you're not supposed to take responsibility for things you didn't do.

Besides,

Princess really cares about me.

I really want to help you out!

Thank you for that, all right?

I've done everything.

I've tried my best.

It's very kind of Princess

to ask Her Highness to spare my life.

From now on,

I'm counting on Princess

to save me.

All right. Go home if there's nothing else.

It's late.

Visit me in the future.

But don't visit without bringing anything.

Bring me some roast chicken and duck.

And I'll return the favor

by making a brute robe for you.

Then on a moonlit and windy night,

we can drink against the wind

put on the robe and feast on roast chicken.

How lovely is that!

I must be

out of my mind to come here!

Panxia, what time is it?

Past 9 a.m..

In four hours,

he will be on the way.

Princess,

I know you're worried about Miss Su

and want to help Lu Yuanzhi.

We've tried our best.

So please don't worry about it anymore.

Princess, someone from the Su family is here.

Send her in.

Princess.

Lingshuang?

You visit me so early. Anything wrong with Yaoyao?

Miss asked me to send a letter

directly to you.

[To Sister Kang]

[Sister Kang]

Sister Kang,

I've decided to go to Ninggu Tower

along with Yuanzhi.

In this life,

[To Sister Kang]

I will be with him wherever he is.

Sister Kang.

We haven't known each other for long.

But I see you as my own sister.

Please forgive me for not saying goodbye to your face.

[To mother and father To Sister Kang]

Take care.

Princess!

Where are you going?

What's the matter?

Yaoyao's going to Ninggu Tower with Lu Yuanzhi.

We must find her!

Princess!

Princes, why the hurry?

Luzi, what are you doing here?

Her Highness sent the edict

to summon Princess to the palace.

For what?

I have things to deal with now.

May I go later?

Sir John from Britain is paying tribute to Her Highness.

He said that he's an old friend of yours.

So Her Highness has sent me to ask you for a meet-up.

I'm afraid it's not appropriate

for Princess to keep Her Highness and Sir waiting.

Lu Yuanzhi.

It's chicken rice. You don't want it?

You should appreciate it.

You committed horrible offense!

It's already lucky for you to stay alive.

Your brother's here.

Have fun, you two.

Brother, you're here!

You know what I want!

If I had been the one to be adopted by Bai,

what would have happened?

Actually,

I thought about that too.

If it had been you,

not me,

then what would have happened?

But I have no idea.

Then I'd rather that

I was the one to kneel down before Bai Henian.

In that case,

my brother wouldn't have been suffering.

I'm doing fine, better than you think.

Bai Henian's good to me.

Brother,

after my departure this time,

I don't know when we'll meet again.

I only have one question for you.

Tell me.

Is the one who set me up

Bai Henian?

[The Palace of Eternal Spring]

Kang Ning pays respects to Your Highness.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Kang Ning,

Sir John kept talking about you.

It's been a while, Sir John.

Princess Kang Ning, it's been a long time.

How are you doing?

Sir John, you speak very good Chinese.

You still remember the greetings.

You've come to the palace this time.

There must be lots of things you've learned here.

In the Chinese royal palace,

I've seen different dances.

Everybody is dressed alike

and does similar movements.

It seems that only by copying each other can they fit in.

This is the spirit of solidarity of our people.

What does it have to do with copying?

Princess, you're dressed in a foreign costume.

So are you trying to copy and please?

Sir, do you know

the story of this dress?

When Grand Empress Dowager ruled,

this dress was presented by

Sir Pack from Britain

in order to exchange two old costumes from Grand Empress Dowager

and present them to Her Majesty the Queen.

Grand Empress Dowager was so generous

she gave ten of her daily dresses to Sir Pack.

Each of them was beatiful and well-made.

And this dress

was awarded

to me.

Sir John has visited from afar

and we were friends.

That's why I'm wearing this dress to see you.

If this meant to please,

then what did Sir Pack try to do

when he took the ten dresses?

We haven't met for long

but Princess is just as eloquent as ever.

I really admire that.

I've been doing nothing

but thinking about

why Yuebai set me up.

How did she get the fabrics?

Who hated me so much

to the point that he wanted to have me killed?

I have an answer now.

You don't think I did it, do you?

Of course not.

The only one who hated me so much

was Bai Henian.

You work for him now,

so he's trying to plot against me.

He knows Zhang Jinshan very well,

so it's not difficult for him

to get the Sichuan brocade from the palace.

I only have myself to blame for this.

I was so keen

to make

a unique costume.

And now I have to pay the price.

Yuanzhi,

whether Bai Henian was responsible for this or not,

Yuebai is dead now.

No one will testify against him.

Her Highness won't believe Bai Henian did it

based on my testimony only.

I understand.

When Zhang Jinshan framed Master,

you spared no effort to save Master.

You were obliged to do that

because you were a member of Su

and my big brother.

But now you choose to remain silent.

You're obliged to do that too.

Because you are a member of Bai

and the junior lord of Sihe House.

You're doing the right thing.

Times have changed.

Since the day I entered the Bai family,

I'm doomed to be like this.

But both of us are reluctant to accept it.

Right?

No matter what will happen,

there's no looking back for us.

Regardless of that,

to be honest,

I don't blame you

and I don't need you to do anything for me.

Because I know that

if I were you,

I would do the same.

For me,

you're still my big brother.

Here. To my brother!

Since we have finished all the drinks,

I think it's time to dismiss.

Brother.

Take care.

Just go.

I will take care of Madam, Master

and Yaoyao for you.

Master.

Yuanzhi.

Your madam stayed up all night and made this fur-lined jacket for you.

It could be freezing in Ninggu Tower.

You have to put it on when you get there.

Master, you don't have to worry about me.

I'm as strong as an ox.

But you have been susceptible to diseases.

You should keep yourself away from those raw and cold food.

If I had known this,

I wouldn't have let you become a tailor,

even if there'll be no successor to Triple Cutting House.

I made the decision on my own.

I don't regret it.

Even if I'm going there,

I could still make clothes for those grizzly bears.

My skill is not wasted, is it?

Where's Yaoyao? I thought she would come and say goodbye.

She left a letter early this morning,

saying that she'll go to Ninggu Tower with you.

So,

I sent Wuzi to look for her all over the capital.

Bad girl, she's even more stubborn than me.

Don't you worry, Master.

If I see her on the way,

I'll tell her to go home right away.

Yuanzhi.

Take care.

OK. OK. It's getting late.

If you don't leave now,

you won't make it to the station before dark.

Father.

I have always wanted to call you that.

But I think I won't have another chance.

Please forgive me for being unfilial.

Farewell, Master. Farewell, Madam.

Son, get up.

Master, take good care.

Go.

Mister officer, thank you.

Lu Yuanzhi, I don't think

it would be so easy for you to go.

The Queen has sent me to come with the envoy

to present this British dress to Your Highness.

Your Highness, please accept it.

What kind of style is that?

Not bad.

Please convey my thanks to your Queen.

Kang Ning, bring it closer for me to see.

Yes.

Sister, please.

Please save Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi will be exiled to Ninggu Tower

and forbidden to come back to the capital forever.

I know what that place is.

It's full of wild wolves and grizzly bears.

Why would a tailor like me go there?

Forgive me, Your Highness. I didn't mean to.

Someone. Send Princess back to her mansion.

From today on, she should shut herself up and ponder over her mistakes.

Yes.

Wait. Your Highness, is that all for her punishment?

What else do you want?

This dress

represents the Queen’s esteem for Your Highness.

Now it's ruined.

I think it's a disgrace for the British Empire.

I ask Your Highness to promise me one thing,

so that I can account for this to the Queen.

Which is?

I heard that a short time ago,

your country enacted a law

that royal family, nobles, officials and their family members

cannot use foreign cloth.

As a result, the foreign cloth in several cargo ships

at Tanggu Port is now unsalable.

We shipped all the cloth

from a long distance.

If no one buys the cloth,

our businessmen will go bankrupt.

We have never banned people from using foreign cloth

nor stopped you from selling them.

But the purchasing power of my people is limited.

They are not able to purchase

all the cloth on the ships.

So I'm asking Your Highness

to nullify the law

and open Dalian's trade port.

Isn't Tanggu Port enough?

The more ports you open,

the more friendly Qing and the British Empire will be.

Only by doing this,

the Queen can be convinced that

you did not let someone intentionally damage the dress,

and have no intention to turn against the British Empire.

Sir Duke, be careful with your words before Her Highness.

Your Highness, it was my mistake.

I just looked at the dress.

It is only slightly damaged.

If we can hire a skilled tailor,

it's possible to darn the dress and make it the same as it was.

"The broken mirror is hard to repair."

How can a darned dress be the same as it was?

What if I can?

OK. If you can,

I'll just pretend it never happened.

But if you can't,

I want to know if Your Highness

can meet the requirements I put forward before.

If Your Highness is willing to trust me,

I will not let you down.

OK. I promise you.

Lu Yuanzhi.

Your Highness.

If it hadn't been for Kang Ning's highly recommendation,

I would have never given you the chance to make up for your mistake.

You must be aware that

now this dress matters not only to

the face of the Qing Empire,

but also to the ports in Dalian

and the whole cloth industry of the country.

Are you sure you can do it?

Your Highness.

I'm not sure.

But since Your Highness has given me

the chance to make up for my mistake,

I will try my best.

Furthermore, in spite of all these,

now those foreigners are trying to bully us,

I will not just let them get what they want.

So, Your Highness, please trust me.

I will try my best to darn the dress.

Well? Can the dress be mended?

When it comes to mending clothes,

I either use the method of darning,

or find the same fabric to patch it up.

But I have never seen the foreign cloth.

How can I mend it?

Did the Empress Dowager say what would happen

if you can't mend the dress?

Then I'll still be exiled to Ninggu Tower.

But this time is different.

I can only give you seven days.

If you mend it well,

you can be pardoned.

But if you fail,

you are still going to Ninggu Tower.

Your whole family

will have to go there with you.

How come?

If I had known it,

I would have never get myself involved.

Are you reluctant to let me leave?

I damaged the dress.

I'm going to ask the Empress Dowager to recall her order.

I won't let the Su family get into trouble.

Why did she ignored my question?

Did you search through the city?

I've looked everywhere she usually goes to.

Still couldn't find her.

If she's going to Ninggu Tower,

she's supposed to wait at An'ding Gate.

Wuzi has taken a few people to find her early this morning.

But he's not back yet.

Wuzi went to An'ding Gate.

You and Lingyun went to Desheng Gate.

Why did you only search in the north part of the city?

Second Junior Lord will go through the North Gate.

So I assumed that she would go there as well.

It's hard to tell.

Yaoyao grew up in this City.

She's quite familiar with it.

But once she goes out,

I'm afraid she won't be able to tell the direction.

Kang Ning. Your Highness.

Ignore me?

You...

Greetings to the Princess.

How dare you rise before my consent?

Then I'll speak on my knees.

Actually I have already made a pledge

before the Empress Dowager.

I have to mend the dress within seven days.

But didn't you just say you couldn't mend it?

I was not able to mend it at that time.

But maybe I can come up with an idea tomorrow.

I can go to my master for help.

I could even

go to the Capital Chamber of Commerce of Garment-Making

for all the help of the predecessors there.

If no one

could mend the dress made by foreigners,

then they might as well go home.

Lu Yuanzhi.

It's not the time to act on impulse.

This is a matter of life and death.

I know.

This is related to the future of our Su family.

It's also related to your future with the Empress Dowager.

And your recommendation means that you trust me.

Then I have to be worthy of your trust.

I won't disgrace you.

Good to know that.

Since you know the importance of this dress,

if you have any difficulties,

you can come to me anytime.

How generous you've become now.

My biggest difficulty now

is that my knees hurt.

May I have your consent to rise?

I only let you rise because I need to talk to you.

This is called the courtesy of kneeling.

Whatever. Yaoyao sure is a foreseer.

Yaoyao! Yaoyao!

Su Peiyao! You stop right there!

Brother.

You still take me as your brother?

Why not discuss with me before making such a big decision?

I left a letter to father and mother.

I asked them to tell you for me.

You wrote a letter to Princess Kang Ning.

Why didn't you write one directly to me?

How could you?

You really overestimated your abilities.

Ninggu Tower is a place

where the storm there is more intimidating than knives.

Can you stand it?

If Yuanzhi can stand it,

so can I.

Mosheng, I didn't do it wilfully.

I have really thought it through.

I've decided to go with Yuanzhi in this life.

No matter the capital or the Ninggu Tower,

living an extravagant life or living in the wilderness,

I don't really care.

Yaoyao, I know.

We grew up together,

you've always been closer to Yuanzhi.

I know that.

No. Mosheng. You don't know.

In my mind,

I never considered Yuanzhi as my brother.

He is different from you.

Mosheng.

Growing up,

you always let me do

whatever I wanted to do.

Could you let me do it this time as well?

You don't need to go to Ninggu Tower.

Yuanzhi is not going.

What?

Master!

You...You...

Father, I know that it's my fault.

Please stop.

Only when the sun rises in the west,

will you know your fault.

Why did you go to the south part of city?

You are only a girl. It was dangerous!

Master.

Punish me instead of her.

She only did it for me.

You... I...

Enough.

They have returned safe and sound.

I won't let him beat you!

It's far too early to say they are safe.

Yuanzhi.

What are you going to do about the dress?

Father, it's just a dress.

There's no dress you can't darn.

Besides, if you can't,

I can ask Mother for help.

Right.

You are so changeable.

One minute you were crying over separation,

the next you are not afraid of anything.

There, there, my lord.

Calm down.

Nothing is better than a united family.

OK. Let's all take our seats.

Let's sit.

Come and take your seats.

Come on.

Yes. You first, my lord.

Hurry. Have your seats.

-Have a seat. - Come on, Brother.

Mosheng, come!

Lingyun!

Go to the kitchen to get a bowl and a pair of chopsticks.

Master. Madam.

It's late. I will not join you guys.

I'm leaving now.

Mo...

[Su's Mansion]

Brother.

The Empress Dowager said it herself that

if I can mend the dress,

I would not be exiled.

So you can stop blaming yourself.

If I can get through it,

I will be more cautious in the future.

Master and Madam are getting old.

Don't let them worry again.

Yaoyao...

Yuanzhi.

Do you know how much I envy you?

Bye.

Master, what do you think?

Can it be mended?

A damage like this

can't be mended with a patch.

Darning is the only way.

I have thought of the methods you just said.

But the fabric and the silk thread

cannot be found in the palace

or Triple Cutting House.

Yes. This is foreign cloth.

Of course we don't have it.

Later I'll check with the Chamber of Commerce

to see if anyone has this kind of foreign silk thread.

No need for that.

The Princess said that

the dress

was from the British imperial palace.

There's no way it could be found here.

Maybe we can think of something else.

What else?

Mr. Su and Lu Yuanzhi

have been in there for two hours.

Can they do it or not?

Dayou, why don't you go in there and have a try?

If you manage to darn it,

remember to

offer us some promotion chances in the future.

Yeah.

Come on.

I know what I'm capable of.

As for the dress,

if you mend it, you'll get a bright future.

But if you don't...

I don't want to ask for trouble.

Some people just overestimate themselves

and ask for humiliation.

Let's just wait and see.

I said no.

Why not?

I think the seamless stitch

is quite suitable to darn this dress.

The seamless stitch is used for His Majesty.

Only when it comes to the emperor, can we use it.

There's the fabric only for the emperor. There's the pattern only for the emperor.

This is the first time I've ever heard of a stitch only for the emperor.

The emperor is too bossy.

Are you nuts? Shut your mouth!

This is not the place for you to say that.

Master, we must mend this dress.

I... Actually,

if we can't darn the dress,

our whole family will be exiled to Ninggu Tower.

I think at this time,

let's put the emperor aside.

We should just use that stitch.

Even if I lose my head,

I will never break the rules of the forefathers.

OK. Stop.

I'm going to the Chamber of Commerce.

You go to the warehouse.

I remember there are some foreign clothes in there.

Find them and see if you can make use of them.

Master.

Mosheng.

I know you want to help us.

But you'd better not get involved in this.

Lest you get into any trouble.

The seamless stitch has been used only for the emperor since ancient times.

It was only passed on to one person each generation.

Your grandmaster, Huang Zhenyang,

[To Respected Master Huang Zhenyang]

was the 37th successor.

He had taught me the stitch before he passed away.

One day, I will choose one of you two

to learn the seamless stitch.

Everything depends on your talent and destiny.