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The Story of Ming Lan

Episode 6

I haven't seen your Sixth Sister in years and she's grown so big.

If she came and walked towards me,

I wouldn't have recognized her.

You already passed the exam, and even if you had planted a tree,

it would be over two zhang tall too. (T/N 2 zhang is slightly over 6 m/20 US feet)

Second Uncle, you sit in my spot.

- Alright. - Second Uncle, use mine.

What do you call him Second Uncle, Brother Yuanruo?

We are relatives up the genealogy.

This is our Fourth Sister, Molan.

Then I will call you Second Uncle alongside Brother Yuanruo too. You don't mind, do you?

No mind.

Greetings, Second Uncle.

Greetings, Fourth Sister.

Second Uncle Gu, greetings.

And this is our Fifth Sister, Rulan.

Greetings, Fifth Sister.

Everyone is here.

Greetings to the Academy Master.

Classmate from the Gu's Marquis Manor is here too.

Yes, he only arrived this morning and rushed to come here.

Good. A youth should be diligent in the morning.

It's never too late to start your path.

You are right, Scholar Master.

Everyone, sit.

Bring me your homework from past days.

Sit here.

Second Brother Gu.

Look at mine first, Master.

My Third Brother is versed in old and new.

Of course he dares to present his to the Master first!

Versed in old and new? I think...

At your age, to be able to write such an essay,

what a rarity.

With more age will come full self-confidence.

Fifth Sister. Fifth Sister?

That brush you're holding,

it looks familiar to me?

It was yours before, but Sixth Sister gifted it to me.

Such a nice item. How could you bear to gift it away?

The brush is nice but Fifth Miss, your penmanship is even better.

In your hands,

even if it's just a tree stick, it would still shine through the ink.

Fifth Sister, have you no reason to listen clearly?

Of course you need a good brush to write well.

Brother Yuanruo, I wonder how many more fine brushes you have?

Sixth Sister gifted me one too.

You little chit. Upon meeting, you called him Second Uncle Gu.

He's the legitimate heir of the Marquis Manor.

You add so much age to his address and it's unsuitable.

Mother, what's unsuitable?

If I follow my brother's address, I need to call him Second Brother Gu.

But then Brother Yuanruo would be a nephew a generation lower than I am.

And it's that which would be unsuitable.

Though you say so, he's still the legitimate son of the Marquis Manor. (T/N the daughter is set on the Young Lord, the mother intends her to try to marry the Second Master Gu)

And you'll all be classmates, seeing each other daily--

Mother!

Don't speak nonsense. How unfavorable is it for others to hear?

This Gu Tingye, though he's not been at Dongjing these last three to five years,

he went to White Deer Academy.

However, I often hear my brother mention him.

He's a frequent customer of the entertainment inn.

He's a pampered young master of the brothels.

If I catch his sight,

I'm done for forever.

Look at how you talk, as if the Young Lord

already vowed to marry you!

The Young Lord often comes to see me write lately.

And he compliments me that my writing is nice.

Now was he looking at you, or the brush you're holding?

He's looking at the brush from his hand,

coming to my hand and writing out so nicely.

Wouldn't he be enticed?

My daughter is the best Miss of Sheng manor.

If that Young Lord is smitten by you, that's nothing peculiar.

I just don't know what your father is thinking though.

Why did he let that loafer Gu come to study?

All the maidens of the family are there.

What if he takes a slight interest in you?

What do we do then?

Mother, don't you worry.

That Gu Tingye is quite haughty.

He's already said before,

that he will only marry the legitimate daughter of an aristocrat.

Regrettably all the aristocratic households of the capital view his loafing badly.

No one wants to marry their legitimate daughter to him,

or else at an age past twenty why is he still unmarried?

Dukes and Marquis households wanting to marry with legitimate daughters as wives is a common sight.

Gu Tingye wants a legitimate daughter. So this Young Lord of yours,

wouldn't he want a legitimate daughter too?

Brother Yuanruo is a true gentleman.

He wouldn't commit such an arrogant act.

Yunzai that works for me has had drinks with his manservant a few times.

She only heard from him after getting him drunk,

that Brother Yuanruo never cares about legitimate or not, as long as the person is nice.

He said this. That a man should earn his own merit and name.

Granting his wife his own title and his heir to his title is what a truly great man does.

May I ask if it's Young Lord who is in there?

Miss Xiaotao?

What brings you here?

Young Lord, you left your book in the study hall, so I have brought it to you.

Please wait.

My miss said, Young Lord meant well.

It's regrettable that her writing is beyond help,

so such nice brushes would be ruined by her.

And she would put to waste your good thought.

This is snack made at home for you to try,

as token of my Miss' regret.

How would she ruin them?

It's because the writing isn't good that it requires a good brush.

Or else, I can bring her some floral papers?

My Miss said Young Lord, you are most merciful.

But if word gets out to the gossipers,

it might harm your purity.

I'm a grown man. Who cares about purity?

She just takes my things,

and throws them to others.

And then fobs me off like this.

Miss said you needn't bring anything in the future either.

She's committed no merit to deserve receiving it, and it would only make her feel guilty.

She would feel so uneasy at it and Young Lord, your Imperial exam is what's more urgent.

May you take care.

Here.

The clerk left some fresh jasper cakes for us especially. (T/N biyu gao)

We'll bring them to Her Highness and she'll surely be pleased.

Young Master, where did this come from?

I keep thinking I am being nice to her,

but she may not even care after all.

Do you mean Sixth Miss Sheng?

I am used to having my way in life.

I deemed myself so precious.

But she doesn't even talk to me much.

Gifts I present her? She just throws them to others in a turn.

I keep thinking too...

that she feels ashamed.

She is actually afraid of me and tired of me.

Hiding from me. Disregarding me.

So it must be because of Sixth Miss Sheng.

She's concubine-born, so why would she look down at you?

Young Master, you are the sole heir of Duke of Qi Manor.

So if I'm a young lord, she must respect me?

So what if she's concubine-born? She's not allowed to disregard me then?

I showered my love on an uninterested party.

Laughable.

How laughable.

Young Lord, you've not had wine but you seem drunk?

I'm a bit scared.

Sixth Miss came by earlier?

This is from her?

What all did she say?

Wine?

Great. That's a great idea.

Turn around. Let's go and drink wine at Fanlou. (T/N Fan House)

Turn around.

Young Lord, that's not a good idea.

Her Highness is still waiting for you at home.

Driver Wang, we're not turning around.

Turn around!

Don't turn around!

Buwei. You want me to be unhappy too?

Turn around!

I already told everything you told me to say to Young Lord.

Miss, you're so smart.

How did you know how the Young Lord would respond?

It was exactly as you said it would be.

How did he look?

At first, he was pretty anxious.

Then he got angry.

Then he wasn't angry again.

It seems he didn't want to talk to me anymore.

Angry is fine, and not wanting to talk is fine too.

It's all fine. All fine.

My mother is too much. Is she afraid Sheng Manor has no food that she insists I come deliver it?

It's delaying my studies and making me tardy.

These jade cakes were made personally by Big Madam.

She said you added trouble for the Shengs for studying there.

So she wanted you to bring them to the Sheng family to have them try them.

Young Master.

Nanny Xiang.

Did you get the jade cakes?

Madam saved them for you especially.

You're in such a state of alarm. Where are you going?

Nothing much. Are you headed to Sheng Manor to study?

Don't let your studying be delayed.

What is it really?

It's just back courtyard unimportant matters.

The kitchen was not careful and burned a corner.

I was just scolding them.

Nanny Xiang isn't serving Mother and comes here,

and tells me nothing's the matter?

You, come here.

Tell me. What is it?

Nanny Xiang is having us go...

go chase someone out!

Chase out who?

Second Young Master. Someone from "Thousand Springs Pavilion" is here.

Ask the entire city of Bianjing,

does anyone mother someone like you do?

No matter what chaos this bastard creates,

you shield him and embrace him!

And you help them to deceive me too. If it hadn't been me personally running into this,

how much more personal money would you pour into helping that bastard?

It's just a matter of a hundred taels.

Also,

this Thousand Springs Pavilion, who knows if they're telling the truth anyway.

They are here to seek the money owed and it's not real?

Second Master, you're here in perfect time. Please settle the account

so I can rush back.

How long has it been since I last went to the Thousand Springs Pavilion? How can there be an account unsettled?

It's written here. "Second Son of Marquis of Ningyuan".

Look, your seal is here too.

- Shituo. - Master?

Bring a brush.

Young Master.

Look. Does it look like mine?

It doesn't.

You see, you see I said it might not be his.

But Young Master, you signed this when you were drunk!

Surely it's not as clear as this time. You're a noble family. Please don't put me through any trouble!

If I don't get the silver today, my boss will break my legs.

Now listen to him.

Does what he said makes sense or not?

Two days ago, I drank at Ten Thousand Aromas Pavilion and it was Second Brother who settled the bill.

He can afford Ten Thousand Aromas Pavilion.

So we don't need to owe the Thousand Springs Pavilion, right?

Maybe Thousand Springs Pavilion is blackmailing us.

In other families, the brothers love and respect each other.

But your Second Brother is a disgrace!

You're still trying to play accomplice to him?

What an example he is,

and what have you learned?

Get lost!

It's just a hundred taels.

It's not like Second Brother can't afford it.

Speak louder. Is this about money?

A person should have good honor!

That disgrace claims to go out to study,

coaxing your mother to protect him with full devotion.

Then this happens today!

Father. Whatever you want to say, say it to me.

Don't frighten him.

Also, Tingwei is right.

It's just a matter of a hundred taels. Did I have to put it on account?

Money? You only know about money?

Because of your maternal family?

They gave you all the silver and you squander it like this?

A toxin to the family. Hopeless!

Don't bring up others.

Tingye, it's only just a few taels in silver.

Just give it to them.

Isn't it only one hundred twenty in silver?

Wait. I will get it for you.

I will get it.

Stop right there! Do you know where the silver is kept?

This is also Mother Xiang's business. Why isn't she here?

Father, you said I squandered my mother's family's money.

Who did that? We don't know yet.

That round red stamp on top is said to be mine.

Those from the Fourth and Fifth Households keep bilking my accounts.

They go out to drink at brothels and look for prostitutes,

and reported them under my name.

Come here and take a look!

Is this the face that owes you money?

Young Master, the brothel wants me to come here to collect the debt.

Young Master, please don't harm me.

Fine. Let your people come

here to recognize the face and see who's the one who really owes you the money!

Enough.

Do a face recognition?

Are you not embarrassed that our Gu family will lose face?

Fine.

Blame me for the loss of the Gu family's face then.

In the past, when I spent thousands of silver in the brothel,

you blamed me and I can't argue,

but I have now turned over a new leaf and live a decent life.

If there are any problems, you suspect me first!

Only if I die

will our Gu family have the dignity then?

Your older brother is sick and weak. He doesn't leave the house.

Third Son was just here and they didn't point him out.

Don't tell me there are immortals and ancestors in this house who signed your name to promissory notes?

I have already given you face.

You only know how to be shameless and still refuse to admit it?

Does the Gu family only have those two men?

There are also the uncles in the Fourth and Fifth Households, and also the brothers from the hall.

Plus cousins, some eight or nine more people.

There's also you too, Father.

Say that again.

Say that again!

In any case, whatever I say, you won't believe me.

The person whom you refuse to believe is me.

Just beat me then.

Beat me now. After this, I still need to go to Sheng family's home for Scholar Zhuang's class.

The pedantic classes that you study in,

is this how they taught you to oppose and disrespect your father?

You can falsely accuse me. Please don't do this to the Academy Master.

Fine then. Men.

Beat him. Beat this unfilial son!

- Countess. - Big Madam.

You are a rare guest.

Quick, go into the house to warm up.

I was at the polo field just now

and passed your house and saw how pretty it was.

I suddenly dropped in. It's rather impolite.

You are an important guest.

I can't even wish for you to come at my asking!

Big Madam thought your class might be done and asks you to go to her.

Sixth Sister!

Make simmered lamb meat for me!

Mother. Mother! (T/N this is her Nanny)

My dearest, you're finally here.

Big Madam went to host the guests in the front hall and instructed me to look after you.

I'm to make sure you're dressed and accessorized, refined and proper.

- Quick. - What are you doing?

- What are you doing? - Big Madam Wu is here!

We don't have any dealings with her. Why is she here?

To play polo? I'm exhausted!

What do you mean, polo! My dear Miss.

She suddenly came to our home and also brought her youngest son, Sixth Master.

Liang Han is his name.

Big Madam told me,

she must be here to have a look for someone,

and marry you off as their daughter-in-law.

What's the big deal that I must still change to a new hairdo and clothes? I'm not doing it!

[ Sheng Residence ]

Mother!

Mother.

The Weiruixuan people came and summoned Fifth Sister earlier. (T/N "Lush Balcony", Big Madam's wing)

I was waiting for you to come back. Big Madam Wu is here.

Big Madam Wu of the Count of Yongchang Manor?

That's her. She is a very enthusiastic person.

Everyone in Bianliang praises her.

Many families are going around to look for a match for their children.

She suddenly dropped in today, and Big Madam immediately called Rulan back.

Guess what it is for?

It must be that she heard the daughters in the Sheng family

have all come of age,

and came here specially to observe.

Once, my dear, you have dressed up and become the most beautiful,

it'll have nothing to do with Weiruixuan anymore!

Who wants her to observe me.

Brother Yuanruo has already seen me many times.

Mo'er, he's not the only Young Lord in this world! It's good to meet more people.

For example ones from Duke Lingguo or from Marquis Jinxiang's families--

Mother, do not mention the house of Duke Lingguo. His house is deplorable.

I heard from Eldest Brother that the sons in their family

are the same age as Second Brother,

but they have about twenty wives and servant maids serving them.

That kind of family, don't even mention me,

not even my maid Yunzai would look favorably upon them.

Mo'er, there is nothing certain in this world.

Unless this Young Lord sends his betrothal gifts today to formalize the marriage,

it's better to have a look around some more.

Then we go see. We should let Bianjing know there is such a person as I am.

Come.

I wonder how your health is.

Thank you, Big Madam, for your concern.

It must be a blessing from His Majesty in Bianliang, (T/N another name for Dongjing, there are 8 total)

my Mother is in much better health than back in Yangzhou.

That's good then.

Elders in good health is a great fortune for the whole family.

Big Madam, you have great fortune.

Prior to my marriage, I have met Old Madam before.

The only daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi,

Such style and poise!

I only hope to be able to meet with her again.

The flowers have only just bloomed Why are you holding a fan?

You'll look inexperienced and ignorant.

Mother, no one is calling us yet.

Could it be that she's not calling us?

No such rule.

She's the Big Madam, t'hen she should have the demeanor of one.

Any female guests would just have one request

and that's to have a look at the children.

If the guest asked for it, and she still doesn't summon us, then she's deliberately cheating us.

It cannot be justified no matter where she goes.

You are right, Mother.

Mother Liu!

Fifth Miss.

Time to go?

Wait a while longer.

Then let's eat.

Wait a while longer.

I'm starving. Brew the "Seven Treasures Thunder" tea for me.

Miss, why not have some fruits first?

The kitchen has some new quality pastries today.

You are talking too much!

Go now!

Are you here to call me?

Come! Bring my cloak now.

I asked the maid servants in the front hall.

After the Countess left Big Madam's court, she went to the front sitting room.

I took a look, and saw her son talking to our Second Master.

I fear the mother and son are leaving soon.

What?

Looks like Big Madam will not be summoning you see to see the Countess.

Miss... this...

No propriety at all!

You are of marriageable age, but it's Big Madam who looks after such matters.

She has been jealous and hated us for many years!

I wonder how much suffering you will receive in the future!

You are already breaking things now. How would there be enough things in this house for you to squander in the future?

- Now what? Should we just not go because she didn't call? - You!

I have an idea though it may not help much,

but at least we've tried.

Fourth Miss, you should go and take a look.

Even if you can't meet, you can at least have a look through the seams.

If you know what the Countess looks like,

then if there's any banquets or polo games, poem gatherings, flower viewings,

then you will know who she is. If you need to try to gain her favor,

then you'll at least have some information.

It's just that our Fourth Miss will have to suffer some grievances.

I'm a proper Fourth Miss.

Now I have to go via the back hall, and peek out from behind the screens?

This is such a disgrace.

Miss, this is not the right way to look at it. What's so disgraceful about that?

If you don't act when you need to

then even your innards will turn green from regret!

You should be glad I even want you to make embroideries for me.

In any case, if you delay the knee pad that I want to give to Eldest Sister,

I won't let you off.

Main Mother wanted you to embroider that yet you pushed it to me.

I really can't do it.

Why don't we go and discuss this with Big Madam then?

Of course we can't discuss this with my mother!

What's wrong with you? I told you to help me with some embroidery,

but you're making so much excuses.

I don't care. You must embroider this knee pad.

If you fail to do it...

At meal time, I'll personally make barbecued lamb and charcoal-grilled meat.

Really?

Stop interrupting!

I want to eat that now also,

but I want that knee pad too! Moreover, do it fast.

Y-You want me to copy books,

and want me to cook lunch too.

And you want to me make knee pads too.

I-I can't do it all.

I'll just let Fifth Sister

take me to see Big Madam.

- I... - Don't.

Why don't we go and eat the lamb first?

My stomach's already growling, I'm starving.

Cook it fast.

You should make me an extra knee pad for every quarter-hour of delay!

Let's go!

Miss.

Miss, be careful.

It's such a big step! Why didn't you watch out for me?

You let everyone see this. Come with me.

Miss, be careful.

Why is she behaving suspiciously?

Let's follow her.

- Let's go. - Don't go.

I... I need to go back and make barbecued lamb.

She's behaving suspiciously. She must be up to something.

Let's go and take a look.

We should... go back and eat the lamb!

I'm not eating that anymore!

Let me tell you. If you go with me, you don't have to make those knee pads for me!

Let's go now. I must get some dirt on her!

Hurry up.

Fifth Sister, who do you that is out there?

I haven't finished copying the "Chu Ci" that Scholar Zhuang assigned me. (T/N Chu state poems)

I'm leaving first.

Sixth Sister, do think think

that the Young Lord is better, or the Sixth Son Han Liang of the Wu family is better?

Whoever Scholar Zhuang thinks is better, then he is better.

Classes start at the second quarter of maoshi in the morning. (T/N 5-7 am, this is 6:00 am)

We study a new text every five days.

Starting at six a.m. in the morning!

Young Lord, how do you manage to get up?

The Sheng family has a younger daughter. She also...

Who?

Frankly, it's difficult for me to get up at this time too.

Brother Qi, Brother Qi, why the need for this?

We are from aristocratic families.

You are talented and ambitious and set on taking the examinations.

As for me, I'll just wait to inherit my title.

They all say that the Sixth Son, Han Liang, is very respectable and noble,

but it seems words pale against meeting the actual person.

In my opinion he's like that Second Uncle Gu, an idle wastrel.

If we were to talk about the noble young masters in Bianliang,

in terms of talents and looks,

Fifth Sister, which son do you think is better?

Fourth Sister, listening to the way you talk,

you sound like... a princess or

some exalted palace lady?

It's almost like all the noble Young Masters in Bianliang are there for your picking.

It's a pity that no matter how high your ambition is,

you'll never be in the same class as the house of a marquis or duke.

It's not proper for young ladies to peek into the front halls.

We should go back.

That's right.

Little Sister is the respectable child of a main wife and the most well-behaved.

But what's the use of being well-behaved?

You can't even have a chat with Brother Yuanruo!

What a waste of Main Mother's efforts in sending you to school.

Forget about composing poems or literary works.

I'm afraid you can't even differentiate between Confucius and Mencius.

If people didn't know better, they'd think she's the daughter of the concubine.

What are you saying!

Fifth Sister, Sixth Sister, what are you doing?

What's wrong? What happened?

I... I was going to go.

This is how you pay respect?

I heard she was the legitimate daughter.

I've never seen any daughter of any other house show her face like that!

Minister Sheng is a true gentleman.

Old Madam of Sheng House is the precious daughter of a marquis.

Their family has always kept up with rigorous manners. I never ever imagined that.

Don't act so innocent now.

Those maidens. If it hadn't been because they knew you were coming,

and they wanted to steal a look, this wouldn't have happened.

The daughters of Sheng House were just too anxious and showed themselves, and made an ignorant blunder.

The one on the side seemed quite gentle and refined.

She seemed to have been dragged there forcibly by the two on the ground.

From her manner of speaking, she seems to be a concubine-born.

That's not an issue!

Treating concubine's daughters harshly is the conduct of unrefined lowly households!

Once a woman marries out, it's a new world.

As long as they are not married yet, no one knows what the future holds.

Young Lord, only you can smile about it.

I don't know why,

but I was angry at her for many days.

Yet as soon as I saw her,

I found it amusing again.

She's always lost and dazed, or dodging and evading.

She's not inclined for others to see her. When have you ever seen her like today?

Indeed, quite pitiful and cute. I will remember it for ten years.

Quieter, Young Lord. Don't let the driver outside hear you.

- Why? - When the Sheng maidens fell down today,

you wanted to help her up. It's so not proper.

What's not proper about it?

I've been hiding it for you all this time, but thankfully Sixth Miss understands propriety.

Even though you keep insisting on getting close to her,

she's not spoiled or arrogant, or else it would be hard to hide it.

What's there to hide?

Her Highness won't like your conduct.

And today we had Countess of Yongchang along the side too.

She's got quite the tongue.

If word gets out that you helped Miss Sheng up, then it would be all real.

If Her Highness finds out, she'll come to the Sheng door to be sure.

Once Her Highness shows up at the door,

the Sheng Misses would be obliged to answer to all her questions. Who knows what Her Highness would ask.

Your conduct in the past would all be exposed!

Look at how scared you are.

I didn't help her up today.

Moreover, Mother would see the Sheng family's

social status in disdain. She wouldn't go there.

You never know. For your sake, Her Highness is watching everything closely.

And the Duke is concerned.

- Every night he returns, and asks about everything. - What's there to ask?

The Sixth Sheng Miss is only just short of sweeping me out the door.

Where did you err?

I shouldn't have . . .

I shouldn't have, without a summons,

barged into the front hall.

What summoning?

Is there a place in this house that the daughter of the main wife can't go?

Are we still Shengs?

You just beat me when you want.

Why this favoring of one and discriminating against the other?

As far as going to the front hall, we all three went there.

Why is it only the two of us are beaten and not Molan?

What?

Sister is right.

Since Big Sister married off,

I am the eldest among the daughters still at home.

But I failed to look after my younger sisters well today.

This disaster occurred, and I ask Father to punish me too.

We don't need you to speak here!

Yes, yes, yes. Big Madam, don't be angry.

Mo'er, this has nothing to do with you.

You get up.

What?

Your father's instructing you and you don't obey?

Give me your hand.

Your hand!

Your hand again!

If I don't punish you harshly, you just don't know where you erred.

You're punishing us for barging into the front hall.

Breaking the family rules, and you blame us for falling down and startling the guests.

Bringing shame to Sheng honor.

But it was Molan who brought us unasked for to the front hall!

It was Molan who pushed us that we fell down!

We were just going to have a chat behind the screens, just a chat, we never...

I saw that Fifth and Sixth Sister were walking ahead.

I wanted to startle them for fun.

In the end, I am the oldest sister.

I failed to watch over them well.

Father please punish me along with them.

You're lying! You're lying!

It was clearly you who took us to the front hall.

Sixth Sister, say something!

Speak! What are you doing just looking?

Ming'er, you tell the truth. What happened?

Speak!

It... was Fourth Sister.

She went before us.

Little Sister! How is that you're being forced by Fifth Sister to talk nonsense?

How did I force her?

She's clearly telling the truth!

I was indeed with the sisters.

My sisters committed a wrong.

I failed to manage them well.

May Father punish me too, so Fifth Sister's pacified.

Look at your sister!

Mo'er, you're more mature than they are.

You're a good child. You're always thinking of protecting them.

Rise.

Learn from your older sister!

I'll never learn from her!

What do you mean, good child? She's a liar! Lying with her eyes open!

It was clearly your error!

How do you just listen to that little witch?

You wouldn't listen to a word my daughter said!

Look at your own daughter though!

Didn't you see her just now?

So spoiled by you that she's lawless now.

You didn't see it? She was about to beat her!

First, she embarrasses herself before guests from outside.

Then she plots to hit her older sister.

Who knows what she might do tomorrow!

If I don't punish her now, when do I punish her?

Wait until she commits the gravest offense?

When the two of us go before the ancestral hall and cry to our ancestors?

The two of you were unruly and startled the guests.

Go kneel in the ancestral shrine!

I didn't do anything wrong. She is framing me, clearly.

I won't kneel!

You still insist you did nothing wrong?

Even if Mo'er wanted to push you, you had to be there to be pushed!

If you had been docile and staying in your room,

quietly embroidering and writing at home, would she incite you?

Isn't it because you erred in going to the front hall unauthorized?

Seriously!

I really didn't do anything wrong.

You're unreasonable, Father.

If I don't punish you well today, you won't know your mistake!

You still want to hit her?

You insist you're not wrong?

Then go to the shrine and kneel for three days!

Reflect thoroughly.

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at Viki

T/N In the following song, "Don't You Know, Don't You Know?", Lines 5 to the end are the poem by Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, the poem is titled "Spring Ends".

♫ One morning, a flower opened and approached a willow tree, beautifully fragrant and mistaking him for her lord ♫

♫ Even if drinking in water in the morning, red clouds have half a day of sunshine, the wind and rain do not affect them completely ♫

♫ In the palace, you are constantly brave and growing thin, from on high, your cold tears of distress flow ♫

♫ Brocade letters delivered to me dismiss me, only suddenly to recall me,

not for many years can I see you other than stealthily♫

♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫

♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫

♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫

♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫

♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫

♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫