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♫ Apricot blossoms fell on the lake ♫

♫ My thoughts of you went with the mizzling rain ♫

♫ Face under the oil-paper umbrella ♫

♫ Seemingly like a teenage ♫

♫ Your face in the dream ♫

♫ Emerging intermittenly ♫

♫ As if going back to the past ♫

♫ Lying drunk by the water ♫

♫ How attached we were when we met ♫

♫ Lingering ♫

♫ No sight of mandarin ducks or butterflies ♫

♫ What a beautiful world ♫

♫ I'd like to be carried by the wind to the Nirvana ♫

♫ But nothing is comparable to you ♫

♫ If the heart never changed ♫

♫ I would have no regrets on the day I died ♫

[Marvelous Woman]

[Episode 5]

[Qingyue Workshop]

- Close the door.
- Yes.

Eldest Mistress, you're here.

Shopkeepers, there's no need to be overly courteous. Sit down.

Shu Fang, you've met the shopkeepers.

Shopkeepers, Shu Fang shows courtesy.

Shu Fang is my eldest servant girl.

Shopkeepers, you have met her before right?

Eldest Mistress, you called us over today,

to see your servant girl?

Of course not.

These account books are compiled by servant girl Shu Fang.

She followed me from a young age. She did not learn the needlework well,

But she is good at bookkeeping and accounting.

let's not say Jiangzhe,

but within the boundary of Suzhou, she's considered an expert.

Than Eldest Mistress,

all these are what accounts?

Within five years, families of sericulture in Suzhou,

the amount of raw silk that they produced and sold,

and weaving households including Ren family, Zhao family, Zhang family and Lu family,

the total amount of raw silk used are all here.

This... Eldest Mistress, what do you mean by this?

These five years, the prices of raw silk have risen threefold.

Due to not being able to deliver the Weaving Bureau's assignments,

there were seven weaving households committed suicide, eleven weaving households went into prison,

and eighteen weaving households sold their children, their family were separated.

Eldest Mistress, how can it be?

Yes. How can it be?

Suzhou, even the whole of Jiangzhe,

Almost every household grows mulberry trees and rears silkworms.

Even though Suzhou has a lot of weaving households,

but not to the point that the raw silk are all used up.

Could it be that someone is stocking up on the goods,

and manipulate the raw silk price,

and profit from it?

That's correct. Other places is fine,

but just Suzhou alone, half of the raw silk went missing.

No wonder these five years, raw silk in Suzhou city is difficult to buy and prices soared.

Which grandson is hoarding the goods? What a villain.

Don't look at me.

Eldest Mistress, I can use my life to guarantee

our Lu family will never do this kind of thing.

My Zhao family can also guarantee.

If you all don't believe, you can go to warehouse and take a look.

Shopkeepers, there's no need to be nervous.

The account books have recorded it clearly.

The person who stocked up on the goods are not among us.

Than... who is it?

I have also not found out.

Such big amounts, it's definitely not a ordinary person.

I guess the top priority now is not to find the person who stocked up the goods,

but to stabilize the raw silk price.

Eldest Mistress, you went through great lengths

to investigate the reason behind the increase in price of raw silk.

Today, you have called us Shopkeepers here.

You must have come up with a countermeasure.

Yes, Eldest Mistress, don't keep us guessing. Just say it.

Ren family, Zhao family, Zhang family, Lu family, is Suzhou's four major weaving houses.

They have also produced many scholars for the Imperial Court and talented people.

We four houses will fight the battle individually.

There won't be any problems with our family

however, the other families will become disobedient.

If our four families are united,

Four families unite?

Yes. Our four families unite together.

Set a fair price.

The mulberry families have hope and the weaving families have profits.

Than all our lives really get better.

All right.

That's all right,

we'll do just that. Eldest Mistress, thank you for your hard work.

- Thank you for your hard work.
- We'll listen to you.

Sorry to trouble each of you.

Good!

- Congratulations!
Shopkeepers, this way please.

Congratulations!

Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Ledger Office

From now on, our weaving industry is considered safe.

We'll work together, in the future I will be relying on each of you.

You are too polite.

- I'll go in first then.
- Please.

Congratulations.

This way please.

Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Ledger Office

Have you heard about it?

Among the four great weavers of the Ren, Lu, Zhao and Zhang families in Suzhou,

Family Ren leads to set up a ledger office.

From now on, famlies of sericulture sell silk

with the price set by the ledger office.

If they defy, the four big households

will stop doing business with them.

This is a good thing.

Once raw silk has a standard price, weaving families have a stable income.

Eldest Mistress of the Ren household, this time, has

done a good job.

So, you live your life.

Those words that you want to ruin Shen Cuixi

should not be said again. Lest you become a joke to others.

The things that people will laught at me

are many. I don't care for this one thing.

Even if there are more.

Aren't you worry at all?

Why should I worry?

Since ancient times, shops have taken advantage of their customers and slaves bullied their masters.

The looms under the leadership of the four major weavers account is 70 percent in Suzhou.

50 percent of the mulberry trees and silk households in Suzhou are controlled by this.

If they continue to develop and grow like this,

the weaving government office,

and the prices of the Imperial Court brocade,

whether it rises or decreases, more or less,

will the weaving government office has the final say

or will the four weaving houses have the final say?

Do you think they would have the guts?

The general accounts office for the Weaving Guild has been established.

What else would they be afraid of?

Senior Brother, you lost.

Since young till now, seems like I have never won against you in chess.

Never mind.

Junior Sister, if you really want to play this game against Shen Cuixi,

just do it.

I will always do my best to help you.

What are you doing? Get up now.

Senior Brother, I have something else to ask.

If you don't agree, I won't get up.

What is it? Tell me now.

I can help you to run the accounts office.

Xiushan, Xuetang and my son,

hope that you won't feel disgusted with this.

Accept him as my disciple?

A loving mother busied herself with needlework

on clothes for her son who was leaving.

Junior, whether this is successful or not,

I, Li Zhao,

will take Xiushan as my disciple.

Thank you, senior.

[Heyi House]

Second Master, take care. Take care.

Please come back again.

- Second Master.
- Goodbye. Take care.

Our Young Lady would like to invite you.

Why is she looking for me?

You'll know once you get there.

Take me there.

Second Master, Concubine Madam said

you must go home sooner tonight.

As Second Master, I'm useless.

Even my servant dares to tell me what to do. Get lost.

Young Lady, Second Master is here.

Little sister-in-law, were you looking for me?

Rufeng, I didn't marry into your family after all,

so don't call me little sister-in-law.

No matter what, you're Xiushan's mother

and who my eldest brother loves.

I always think of you as my little sister-in-law.

Ruyi, serve tea.

Take a seat.

Rufeng, I remember you used to call me Sister Zeng.

Sister Zeng.

Since you're still willing to call me Sister,

I'd like to ask you a favor. I wonder if you will help me.

Sister, go ahead.

I want to open a silk workshop,

but I'm a woman and I'd better not use my name,

so I'd like to use the Ren family's Qingyue.

Sister Zeng, are you going to compete against my elder sister-in-law?

I have to make a living after all.

I'm planning on opening a silk workshop with the money your eldest brother gave me.

It's legal.

I won't ruin his reputation.

But my... my elder sister-in-law...

Shen Cuixi is the matriarch of the Ren family.

She has everything.

What's wrong? Can't I try to make a living?

I know that she's your official sister-in-law,

but Rufeng, we grew up playing together.

Does it mean our relationship is nothing

because I didn't marry into the Ren family?

Don't worry. Even though I'm incapable,

if I can help you,

I will do whatever it takes.

Well, I'll go take a walk.

I'll go with you.

You're not going anywhere.

Tell Ruyi everything.

I've told her already.

Then why is she looking at you with tears in her eyes?

Come on. It's serious!

- What should I do?
- Go back. What else could you do?

You're a blockhead.

Go.

Ruyi, what do you want?

I don't understand.

Everything was fine between us. You even told me to wait for your return so we could get married.

Why did you change once you came back?

Ruyi, we don't know where Eldest Master is.

Our marriage surely depends on Eldest Master,

so we can't get married now.

So you ignored me because you thought we couldn't get married.

It wasn't because you fell in love with someone else and didn't love me anymore, right?

I knew it. I knew you still love me.

- Let go of me first.
- No way.

- Ruyi. Let go of me.
- I won't.

That's fine, Shu Yan. If we can't get married, so be it.

I just want you to love me.

Ruyi, this is not appropriate.

Second Master, it's not what you think.

Shu Yan, did you try to stop me from coming here

for this reason?

No, Second Master. You got me wrong.

I have eyes. I didn't get you wrong.

I'm just kidding.

Let's go home.

Second Master, goodbye.

That part isn't right.

The outline isn't right.

Eldest Mistress.

What's going on?

A very important guest came to Qingyue Workshop. The shopkeeper can't make a decision and would like you to go there.

A very important guest? Who is that?

Magistrate of Suzhou, Cao Wenbin.

He's really a very important guest.

I'm just afraid that he has a favor to ask.

Focus on the kesi.

Absolutely beautiful.

I didn't know you would come and didn't welcome you properly. Sorry about that.

No worries, Eldest Mistress of the Ren family.

I've just made a little inspection.

Your workshop has improved greatly.

Look at this.

Different patterns require several techniques.

It's heavenly.

There are no defects at all.

Only masters with creativity and inspirations can create something wonderful.

Qingyue Workshop does deserve its reputation as the best workshop in Suzhou.

I'm flattered.

This has been the Ren family's business for several generations. I can't let it go down.

Chancellor of Suzhou Weaving Bureau, Li Zhao, is a person who does great things.

I've heard that something huge is going on at the Weaving Bureau.

Have you heard of it?

Chancellor didn't summon me,

so I don't dare to make any decisions.

He's the courtier closest to the emperor.

He's also ambitious.

It makes perfect sense if he wants to achieve something big.

Something big?

This is a little piece of work that's just finished, Happiness.

Great kesi.

Great sign!

Shopkeeper, wrap Happiness up for Lord.

- Okay.
- No need.

No need. I'll do it.

I'll do it myself.

The Weaving Bureau spread the news today

that there will be a competition in Suzhou in a few days.

The winner of the competition will become the best workshop in Suzhou.

Even though they didn't make a public announcement, there must be a reason why.

It looks like you didn't know about it.

Now that Xuetang is missing,

it's normal that you've neglected Qingyue Workshop.

But the best workshop has been passed down by the Ren family for three generations.

If you lose it,

you won't be able to face your ancestors.

Thank you for your reminder.

I'll definitely try my best in the competition.

Okay. I'll take my leave.

Take care, Lord.

Don't need to see me out. Don't need to see me out.

Eldest Mistress, I've finished Ten Thousand Years As Intention.

Eldest Mistress! Eldest Mistress!

Eldest Mistress! Eldest Mistress, I've finished it!

Look.

As a bride-to-be, you need to behave better.

Let me see.

The warp and weft aren't uniform.

Look at the front and the back. One of them is dark-colored and the other is light-colored.

It's called Ten Thousand Years As Intention. What did you weave? It's uneven.

Eldest Mistress, I tried my best.

The past few days I didn't eat or slept well, working on this day and night.

I was doing kesi all the time. I really did my best.

Are you talking back? When you're married,

you would do this to your mother-in-law?

Here, do it again.

Go!

Madam. I feel Qiao'er lost some weight.

Tell the kitchen staff to send some dessert over every day, something sweet.

Qiao'er likes to eat sweets since little.

Green bean cake? I'll go make some for her in a little while.

The competition is going to be very crowded. Ding Rong will be there too.

You secretly let Qiao'er out.

- I'll pretend I didn't know.
- Thank you, madam.

If Qiao'er knew, she would be so happy.

Don't tell her it's my idea.

That girl is used to acting spoiled and playing dumb.

If she knows I am easy, then it will be hard to make her obey in the future.

She will be married soon even if I want to teach her,

I won't be able to do it.

Madam, can I not get married?

I want to stay with you.

Nonsense.

[ Qingyue Workshop ]

How's Prosperous Golden Pheasant going?

Eldest Mistress, Prosperous Golden Pheasant requires complicated techniques.

There are flat tape weaving, shuttle weaving, plate shutter

long and short contrary and wooden comb.

The colors of flowers and leaves and the texture of feathers

have to be graceful

and also show prosperity and peace.

Madam is the only one can do it.

This competition targets me.

Is the loom for the competition ready?

Madam, it's all ready.

Isn't the competition about kesi? Why is embroidery needed?

Are you silly? Many complicated patterns can't be achieved with kesi.

You can only use embroidery.

How could you be a weaver without knowing this?

- Sir, take care.
- Ok.

- Second Master.
Fine.

Please come in.

Second Master.

- Where is sis Zeng? -
- Inside. -

Sis Zeng.

Sit.

This is Plum Blossoms by Zhao Chang.

The plum blossoms are pink and white and covered with frost and snow.

Very simple and elegant.

The weaving and embroidery techniques are sophisticated,

but it all comes down to one word.

What word?

Beauty.

The beauty of paintings of the Song Dynasty is elegant, unworldly

and peaceful.

It lasted 500 years and has been praised by scholars for generations.

Qingyue Little Workshop's kesi doesn't show off techniques or colors,

but it goes for beauty.

The beauty of paintings of the Song Dynasty and the beauty of kesi.

Once I combine both, I'll be able to stand out.

Are you going to participate in this competition?

If Qingyue Little Workshop wants to make a breakthrough,

I must make a public appearance in a competition like this.

You're right. This time all weavers in Suzhou will come.

Sis, you can get to know them using this chance.

Qiao'er.

Sis Shu Fang, I knew you would come to my rescue.

Stand still.

Let me tell you something. The competition is full of all kinds of people.

Don't watch what you shouldn't watch.

Don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to. Can you keep that in mind?

I'll remember.

Ding Rong will come too.

Really?

Look, how happy you are!

Let's go.

[ Suzhou Weaving Bureau ]

[ Suzhou Weaving Bureau ]

[ Suzhou Weaving Bureau ]

[ Suzhou Weaving Bureau ]

Let's go.

Let us through.

[Mingcheng Silk Workshop]

[Qingfeng Workshop]

[Yihe Workshop]

[Fengbo Workshop]

Shopkeeper Zhao.

Shopkeeper Zhao.

[Shangde Silk Workshop]

[Yiren Silk Workshop]

[Zhiyi Silk Workshop]

[ Qingyue Workshop ]

(chatter)

(chatter)

(chatter)

(chatter)

Shopkeeper Ding

(chatter)

Qiao'er, you smile ear to ear.

Watch out, don't let Madam see you.

(chatter)

(chatter)

(chatter)

(chatter)

Lots of people out there, it's not good to be seen.

But we are going to get married soon.

Then wait until we get married.

I'll let you grab my hand whatever.

Qiao'er, how come I don't see you lately?

Don't mention it. Eldest Mistress locked me up in the embroidery room

and made me finish Ten Thousand Years As Intention. She doesn't let me out if I don't finish it well.

Brother Rong, I'm scared. I even dreamed of Eldest Mistress forcing me to do kesi

Won't let me sleep, or eat.

Wait until we get married,

It will be over, bear with it.

Qiao'er, we got to go back.

We are out too long, it's not good.

[Suzhou Weaving Bureau]

(chatter)

(chatter)

Third uncle, fifth uncle, seventh uncle.

You have come.

Yes, we should participate.

The competition is a great weaving event in Suzhou.

We have to come.

Uh Madam, how come Rufeng didn't come?

Rufeng is here.

Who's that woman next to Rufeng?

Second Master, Ren, and Concubine Zeng. No, it's Miss Zeng.

Why are they together? Why did they come?

Wait and see.

The office is here!

[Virtue Establishment Hall]

Greetings to Director and Magistrate.

Everyone sits down.

Rufeng

-You came?-
- Yes. -

Come, put the flag up.

Qingyue Little Workshop. Put up the flag!

[Qingyue Little Workshop]

[Qingyue Little Workshop]

[Qingyue Little Workshop]

The Ren family has always had an excellent reputation.

I hope that your Qingyue Little Workshop

won't destroy the ancestors' reputation.

Thank you, Lord.

Take a seat.

Is the owner of Qingyue Little Workshop Ren Rufeng?

Aren't they competing against each other?

Shopkeeper, what do you think?

We're going to watch a good show.

[Qingyue Little Workshop]

[Qingyue Workshop]

[Qingyue Little Workshop]

[Qingyue Workshop]

Lord Li, we're going to watch a good show.

It's my duty to boost the development of Suzhou's weaving industry.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I share the Imperial Court's burdens,

but I hope I won't let His Majesty down.

-Let's begin.
-Yes, sir.

Abiding by the Chancellor of Weaving Bureau's command,

all of Suzhou's weaving workshops are called up for competition.

Within one month,

hand weave inside the great hall of the Weaving Bureau.

The superior tapestries will be announced by the Chancellor.

The Chancellor will select the leading weaver from the best products.

We begin from the hour of Chen
(T/N: 7 am to 9 am)

and end one month later at the hour of Chen.

Begin!

Come, come.

Stand there.

Rufeng, we are not criticizing you.

Even though Madam Shen is in charge of Qingyue Workshop right now,

But you, you came from Ren family after all.

But you came up with Qingyue Little Workshop.

and got a woman out of nowhere.

represent Qingyue Little Workshop to join the competition.

This is ridiculous.

Seventh uncle, that was Zeng Baoqin.

Not out of nowhere.

Zeng Baoqin?

Who? Sounds familiar.

Xuetang's Concubine Mistress, XiuShan's mother.

Oh, it's her?

Rufeng, harmony in a family brings success to everything.

No matter what,

Our Ren family can't let the whole Suzhou

see us as a joke.

What do you say? Is that right?

Understand?

Yes, I understand.

[Suzhou Weaving Bureau]

[Qingyue Workshop]

[Qingyue Litle Workshop]

(various weaving workshops)

Don't touch, you mess it up. I have to do it again.

If you can fill this up more,

and make it darker, it will be even better.

Here?

Make it darker?

What about this? This will make it darker.

You see? Put them together

Good?

Brother Xuetang!

Stop messing about! I'm so worried.

What are you doing?

Baoqin, I'm determined to be with you for life.

But our marriage has to be approved by Mother.

That's why I came up with this idea.

Let you weave clothes for her as a gift

on her birthday.

She will be happy.

There is a saying, a year for a woman's kesi robe. Other people don't understand that

If a woman wants to make a clothes out of kesi,

will take at least a year.

It needs 16 steps.

very boring lonely.

If you encounter a complex pattern and color palette,

even for a skilled craftsman,

only one inch can be woven during a whole day's time.

When I see you willing to endure this lonely boredom for me,

my heart aches for you.

Brother Xuetang, I know you are sincere to me.

So I'll do my best.

But Concubine Madam is a master of weaving.

My skill is not that good, I'm afraid she won't like it.

As long as you do it wholehearted

Mother must be able to feel your genuine.

We will Old Madam

longevity and always enjoy family happiness.

Good, good.

Hurry and sit.

Baoqin wishes Old Madam a happy birthday.

I wish Old Madam to have fortune as vast as the East Sea and longevity as long-lasting as the South Mountain.

Miss Zeng is couteous.

Mother, Baoqin spent a year to weave this robe with her own hands.

It contains her filial piety and respect to Mother.

I know.

It isn't easy to weave silk tapestry. The work comes from the heart's labor.

This robe has an elegant design with pale colors,

but it doesn't suit me. I'm old.

It's better for me to wear darker colors.

I saw Madam wear pale colors other times.

I didn't give thorough consideration.

That was last year.

I'm sixty after today.

How can I still wear the pale colors?

Besides, your pattern has slight vertical slits.

Our family owns weaving workshops, so our clothes are our trade signs.

If I wear this gown going out,

wouldn't I be laughed at?

Cuixi, didn't you say you also wanted to gift me a kesi robe?

Where is it?

Cuixi, where is the robe you made?

I'll get someone to bring it now.

Qiao'er.

Madam.

Come, hurry and help me put it on.

Let me see.

Good. Cuixi really knows me the best.

Come.

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