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♪The spring breeze outside the window moves the stream♪

♪Who is disturbed by the williow catkins?♪

♪You're there when I look back, toying with my heart♪

♪Everything has become an ornament♪

♪A pair of lovebirds are flying under the roof in the drizzling rain♪

♪Whose secrets have drifted to the chamber?♪

♪The night when the moon shines, I'll have a drink with you♪

♪Let's keep each other company for the rest of our lifes♪

♪The mountain and water carry me through my lifetime relationship♪

♪Oh, wind and rain, you're as romantic as spring♪

♪Like the star and the moon, I wish you all well♪

♪Don't think about him, I'm right by your side♪

♪Oh, my dream keeps changing because of you♪

♪I'm still waiting for you to look at me♪

♪It's hard to let go once one falls in love♪

♪My life is not wasted while being with you♪

=Choice Husband=

=Episode 14=

Miaomiao.

My mother once told me

that the lines on our palm

are the marks from the hair of our loved one

when we got married in our past life.

Tell me.

How deeply do you have to love someone

that you'll hold her hair until its marks

are etched onto your palm?

If you can really have marks on your palm from hair,

I think you'll have to pull out all of the hair.

Then, the loved one will be too unlucky.

My mother loved my father so much.

But in the end,

she just lost her life without getting anything.

I can't accept it.

Miaomiao.

All these years,

my aunts were everywhere,

my brothers were spying on me,

and my family business was almost ruined.

I had no one to rely on.

I put in a lot of effort to survive.

And I managed to keep the Song family alive.

And I made it to where I am today.

I know that a person

shouldn't have all the good things in this world in his possession.

When you've got what you asked for,

you should be content with it.

But,

I just want to be greedy for this once.

Do you understand?

Okay.

I admit it.

Your mother really loved your father.

She loved him deeply.

At least her love was deeper than the treasury of the Song family.

Is that the only thing you heard?

You don't make sense.

You are the one who forced me to admit it, right?

In my opinion,

I rather believe that there are ghosts in this world

instead of anything that a man says.

So what if your father

had planted a whole forest of bayberry trees for your mother?

In the end, he still had so many concubines.

And your mother

died in hatred.

Let me tell you.

Now,

I don't have any love in me anymore.

Only anger.

But

my mother told me before she died

that she didn't regret anything at all.

At first, I thought that she was quite stubborn.

But now,

I have

the same mindset as her.

Maybe I shouldn't have

married you in the beginning.

I should've stuck to my duty as the master,

focused on protecting my family business

and expanded the business of the Song family.

I shouldn't let myself get troubled by love.

But

the luckiest thing

in this life of mine

is meeting you.

Let her go.

(Shen's Residence)

Third Master Song.

Why are you still here?

I can't hold my liquor well.

Did I take advantage of you?

Miao.

Why are you here?

Why can't I be here?

Since you have no feelings for me,

why do you continue to tease me?

Since you have feelings for me,

why did you do that yesterday?

Yesterday?

What happened yesterday?

Don't worry.

You were drunk last night.

So, I took you back.

That was it.

Thank you.

Don't worry.

No one will find out that I came into your room.

I'll leave now.

Be careful when you leave.

I will be careful.

I won't let someone see me walking out of your room.

Pei Yanzhen.

You are the one who did me wrong.

Why are you being sarcastic here

instead of going back to Miss Qin?

Do you want me to marry another woman so badly?

Do you think

I will dare to put my hopes on you again?

When His Majesty ordered us to divorce four years ago,

I should've fought against it.

I didn't know

that it would cause so much trouble

until the two of us

were forced into this dilemma.

You are the only one who's in a dilemma.

Why will it be hard for you

to lose me?

I'm just a woman,

Official Pei.

You are talented, powerful and respected.

You can have any women you want.

You...

Three years ago, I had just given birth.

I wasn't thinking properly.

I got carried away

and disturbed your peace.

And I must have gone crazy yesterday

to humiliate myself in front of everyone.

It seems like Miss Qin is infatuated with you.

When you marry her,

the Shen family will give you a huge gift.

And please don't stop me from finding my love too.

Are you talking about Song Xiyuan?

It's none of your business.

Let go of my mother!

Xiao.

Mother, don't be afraid.

I won't let

this bad man who hurt Xiyuan bully you.

Let's go, Xiao.

Take me to Xiyuan.

Let's go.

You are a bad guy!

Miaomiao.

Is this bronze mirror curved outward?

What?

Is my face swollen?

This is

a convex mirror to start with.

And its surface is rough.

Before this,

Lvying accidentally dropped it.

And it became worse than your face right now.

Because it's an ancient relic,

we got it fixed

and continued to use it.

Are you comforting the mirror

or are you comforting me?

You are a handsome

and charming man.

You don't need me to comfort you.

Xiyuan, are you in pain?

This is so painful.

Xiyuan, let me blow on your wounds for you, okay?

Then, you won't be in pain.

Sure.

You are such a good boy.

No wonder they say people raise kids to provide for their old age.

Xiao.

Your treatment

is more effective than any of the medicine out there.

Xiao, go out and play.

Okay.

Go.

You know martial arts, right?

How did Pei Yanzhen beat you up like this?

What happened last night?

Miaomiao.

You are not allowed to mention that violent, shameless,

cruel, unreasonable, sinister and cunning man.

He's indeed violent, shameless,

cruel, unreasonable, sinister and cunning.

You have to believe me.

Look at these wounds on my face.

He caught me off guard.

Despicable and foul.

I'm being serious.

Why are you looking at me?

I want to see

when you can stop

being so dramatic.

Pei Yanzhen is not better than me.

He just reads more than I do.

But

last night,

no matter what you wanted to do to me,

I was a willing participant.

Third Master Song.

No matter what happened last night,

I've always wanted to tell you

that I

have...

Why are you bleeding again?

Let me dress your wound for you.

Here.

Miaomiao.

I'm a little bit hungry.

I haven't eaten the porridge that the servant sent.

But I am...

I'll help you.

Okay.

Here.

It's delicious.

Thank you.

But

if you really want to thank me,

let's go to the street market today.

It's Qixi Festival tonight.

We can forget all troubles

and enjoy it to the fullest.

What do you say?

Are you not interested?

Is it because Pei Yanzhen...

I'll go.

He's the one who should regret it.

Not me.

Why shouldn't I go?

Great.

Beautiful scented sachet is here.

It's so lively here. Are you having fun?

Look. Are these lanterns pretty?

Miss, take a look at these lanterns.

Miaomiao, you have a unique taste.

Sir, all of my lanterns are unique.

You can choose one for your wife and son.

That's my plan. My dear.

I'm not his...

Miaomiao, talk much, and err much.

How much for one?

It's the Qixi Festival today.

So, you have to solve some riddles.

Riddles?

I'm not good at riddles.

But I have a lot of money.

Stop squandering your money.

They have the pitch-pot too.

You are good at that.

We can play pitch-pot here?

Where are your eyes?

I only have eyes for you and Xiao.

Other stalls only provide the riddle option.

Only you have the pitch-pot option.

After seeing your stall,

I realize that other stalls are so uncreative.

Here.

I'll play your game.

Sir, this is too much.

It's not.

Excuse me.

Go ahead, Sir.

Put Xiao down.

Xiao, I'll play it while carrying you, okay?

Okay.

Sir, go ahead.

Sir,

I want to do it blindfolded.

- What? - Blindfolded?

Okay.

Here. This is the first arrow.

- Great! - Great!

Sir.

- Great! - Great!

Sir.

- Great! - Great!

You are amazing.

Let me get the lantern for you.

What do you think?

Not bad.

Sir.

Here's your lantern.

Xiao.

Doesn't this look like the cat

that I gave you and Miaomiao?

Yes.

Right?

Thanks to your capability,

I'll accept this lantern on behalf of Xiao first.

Thank you.

Xiao, what else do you want to play?

I want to eat Tanghulu.

You want Tanghulu?

Okay. Let's look for the Tanghulu then.

Come.

Be careful.

Here. One for you, mother.

One for you, Xiyuan.

One for Xiaoxiao.

Xiao, I'm carrying you now.

I can't take it.

I'll hold it for you then.

Thank you.

Miaomiao.

I really hope

that this moment can stay still forever.

But I'm famished.

If this moment stays still forever,

I'll be hungry forever.

I'm delicious enough to eat.

You have such a glib tongue.

Okay. Let's go and eat.

Let's go.

Xiao.

Let's go and eat.

Let's go.

Are you happy, Xiaoxiao?

Be careful.

Are you happy, Xiaoxiao?

Be careful.

They are fighting together.

Xiao, be careful.

Xiao, are you happy today?

Yes.

Look how lively this place is.

Look over there.

Isn't it nice?

♪Holding hands while watching the falling blossoms in the misty rain♪

Let's go.

Xiao, let's take a look over there, okay?

A camel.

Nice.

(Miao and Xiao are safe and happy.)

(Isn't this what I want?)

That is all.

- Thank you, Her Highness. - Thank you, Her Highness.

♪Who plays the zither? How many times the strings have broken?♪

Official Pei.

The daughter of General Qin, Qin Miuzhen, is in her prime.

She's a beautiful lady.

And she is related to Her Highness.

Since you've always been alone,

Her Highness is going to marry her to you.

She even asked me to stay in Lingzhou City to announce

your marriage to the public.

Hurry up and accept this decree with gratitude.

Zhen.

Zhen.

Open your mouth.

Shen Miao.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

My mother has written him a decree of marriage.

How can you still have the mood to eat?

For whom?

For Pei Yanzhen.

You and Pei Yanzhen?

For Pei Yanzhen and Qin Miuzhen.

- Miao. - What's wrong?

Miao.

Is it because of a fishbone?

Eat some rice.

Try swallowing it.

How is it? Do you feel better now?

Vinegar! Go and get the vinegar!

Hurry up.

- Hurry up. - Miss.

Hurry up!

Wait for a while.

Don't panic.

Get me the physician.

Get me the physician now!

Miao.

The physician has already taken out the fishbone.

You are fine now.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

I think Miss Shen's throat

has been wounded by the fishbone.

It has become inflamed.

Unless she's taking her medicine,

it's better to keep her mouth shut for few days.

Yes.

She can't talk too?

It's better not to talk.

Lvying, see him out.

- Farewell. - This way, please.

Miao, remember to take your medicine

so that you can recover soon.

Miao, don't be too sad.

Maybe

this event

will be a good thing for all three of you.

Your Highness.

Miao wants to ask you about your cousin.

Miuzhen has just reached her ripe age of marriage last year.

My mother said

that their names, Pei Yanzhen and Qin Miuzhen,

sound alike.

As if it's fate.

Not only does she need to check one's social rank,

the information of one's birth

and one's family records,

she also wants the name

to rhyme?

Why do you have so much to say?

What else do you want to say?

Did he

accept the decree?

Did he accept the decree?

I

accept the decree.

When His Majesty ordered us to divorce four years ago,

I should've fought against it.

I didn't know

that it would cause so much trouble

until the two of us

were forced into this dilemma.

♪The long river runs shallow, separating the two's worlds♪

♪The night breeze brings coldness to a night sky of stars♪

Miss.

Miss, time for your medicine.

Miss, time for your medicine.

♪How much yearning and missing was reeled?♪

♪Time flies. The flickering candlelight casts a glow from the window♪

♪A memory of your smile while I fill in my eyebrow♪

Miss, I'll take my leave then.

♪They say that true love is something to be envious of♪

♪Have you seen all the love words in a play?♪

♪I hear the cuckoo chirping about mutual love♪

♪Who is sending out the letter of longing under the moon?♪

(Shen's Residence)

As I said,

she has hurt her throat

recently.

- She needs to rest. - Miaomiao.

Miaomiao, how are you feeling?

No. She really can't talk.

I heard that you are hurt.

Third Master.

- Has the physician checked on you yet? - Third Master.

- What did the physician say? - Third Master.

- Which physician did you hire? - She really needs to rest.

Miaomiao.

Miaomiao, are you okay?

I know

that you must be feeling dejected because

I only gave presents to Xiao lately, right?

Come.

Well. I know

that you are interested in martial arts performance.

So, I've brought you

some primeval broadswords, swords from ancient times,

some medieval darts,

and some halberds from modern ancient times.

They are great weapons.

You can choose whatever you like.

Say no more. I understand.

Lvying, ask someone to wrap these up

and keep them in the storehouse.

Okay.

Come with me then.

Miaomiao, wait.

I have another thing for you.

Pei is a bad man.

Pei is a bad man.

This bird can talk.

So, it's called the talking bird.

You can't talk now.

It can keep you company.

Miaomiao, let me tell you.

Pei Yanzhen is really not a good man.

He had the Ninth Princess.

And now,

he's cosying up with the Empress Dowager's niece.

He's really the master of seduction to get himself more power.

He disgusts me.

If you want to go out to take a walk,

I can accompany you.

I heard

that we have a new troupe in the city.

They have a lot of new performances in line.

Let's go and watch them, okay?

Pei is a bad man.

- Pei is a bad man. - Mother.

Xiao.

Xiao.

Do you want to watch some performances?

The wedding room is cosy and lovely.

The groom and the bride are a match made in heaven.

♪I met this beautiful lady at the garden of the capital♪

♪The groom and bride have the blessing of the heaven♪

Miaomiao.

They are a troupe from the capital.

And these are their new performances.

I heard that they are quite touching.

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪Like the rivers and the mountains that will never change♪

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪Lovers will eventually be brought together♪

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪May all the lovers be together happily ever after♪

May Official Pei and his wife

live a loving life together forever.

What?

Don't you know?

Her Highness has ordered the troupe from the capital

to arrange this show

and perform it everywhere

as a congratulatory gift for Official Pei's wedding.

It's quite firm. Buy one.

Come and take a look.

♪I met this beautiful lady at the garden of the capital♪

♪The groom and bride have the blessing of the heaven♪

♪Like the rivers and the mountains that will never change♪

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪Like the rivers and the mountains that will never change♪

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪Lovers will eventually be brought together♪

♪Let's forget about the old and start anew♪

♪May all the lovers be together happily ever after♪

May Official Pei and his wife

live a loving life together forever.

Let's forget about the old and start anew.

May all the lovers be together happily ever after.

May all the lovers be together happily ever after.

Well done.

♪If I have another chance, I won't be late again♪

This bird

is from Third Master Song, right?

♪Don't ask me if this is worth it♪

♪However, love is♪

♪Turning into lovesickness when it deepens into your heart♪

Well done.

May Official Pei and his wife

live a loving life together forever.

♪But the person I've been waiting for is not aware of it♪

Is that what you really think?

♪There's an unfinished story between you and me♪

♪How am I supposed to continue my life?♪

♪The moon rises and sets, a day has passed♪

♪I just want to protect you until old ages♪

(Pei Yanzhen's Wedding Invitation)

♪And make a vow about you♪

(Pei Yanzhen's Wedding Invitation)

So, you are here

to give me this.

May Official Pei and his wife

live a loving life together forever.

Since you've personally invited me,

how can I not attend it?

Official Pei.

Farewell.

♪However, love is♪

♪Turning into lovesickness when it deepens into your heart♪

♪Even life and death can't frighten me♪

♪I've been through the good times and bad times♪

♪But the person I've been waiting for is not aware of it♪

This medicine can help with the inflammation of the throat.

Drink it in the morning and at night.

And you'll recover

in three days.

Thank you.

♪The moon rises and sets, a day has passed♪

♪I just want to protect you until old ages♪

♪And make a vow about you♪

♪I'm willing to be obsessed with you♪

♪May we recognize each other upon our first meeting in our next lives♪

(Pei Yanzhen's Wedding Invitation)

Miss, we've looked at over a dozen of outfits.

They are not nice.

Someone needs to take care of Xiao.

I better not go.

Now is his napping time.

Besides, he has at least four wet nurses.

He doesn't need you to take care of him.

What about this one?

This dress looks like a nun's dress.

Pei Yanzhen is just getting married.

I don't have to be a nun because of that.

Miss.

- Look... - That one is too plain.

It's not a funeral.

What about this one?

This one

is not nice too.

What is wrong with it?

Its workmanship, its materials

or its style?

This...

Look at this material.

It's not durable.

I'm not good at this. I can't tell.

Take a look at it. Look at it under the light.

Look. It's pilling up.

Miss.

I've been with you for so many years.

Are you sure you are not just making up an excuse?

Ask yourself.

Is it really because you are worried about your son

and you don't have a dress to wear,

or is it because you still have feelings for...

Miaomiao, you are the best.

You are beautiful and gentle.

And you have a pair of beautiful eyes that can capture one's soul.

It's doing it again.

You were upset before this.

But never again.

You live at the head of Lingzhou and I live at the end of Lingzhou.

I miss you every day when I don't see you.

But, we raise a bird together.

Just feed it to shut it up.

This is just some nonsense that Song Xiyuan taught it.

I really want to cook it for Xiao.

Miaomiao, you are so cruel.

Song Xiyuan, why are you here

instead of attending the wedding?

Why haven't you changed yet?

How can you barge into a lady's room?

That's because

we have an extraordinary relationship.

If you don't have an outfit yet,

I'll send someone

to Raiment Pavilion now

to buy the best and the most expensive dress for you.

Who says I'm going?

Is it because you can't bear to watch Pei Yanzhen getting married?

Or do you still have feelings for him?

Where are you going?

Song Xiyuan, you are trying to provoke me.

But it works.

What I need to do now

is not to run away.

I'm going to take out my ultimate battle suit.

I'm going to show Pei Yanzhen

that he has lost

such a beautiful woman.

Lvying.

Okay.

Please wait outside, Master Song.

I've been waiting for you.

I thought that you were not coming.

I had to spend some time to choose an outfit.

This is a really nice outfit.

Where did you buy it?

Pei Yanzhen loved it when I was wearing red.

This is his favorite dress.

Others might think

that you are here to steal the groom.

I won't lose in appearance even if I lose him.

Pei Yanzhen.

Getting married is part of your and His Majesty's plan.

You have to bear with it.

I understand. You don't have to remind me.

My fellow guests. The auspicious time has arrived.

Please come in.

Come. After you.

Let's go.

After you.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Pei Yanzhen.

Congratulations to you and your wife, Minister Pei.

May you have a blessed and long-lasting marriage.

Now that I know what you really feel,

it's good for me.

I don't have to pine after you anymore like a clown.

Miao.

You don't understand.

Let's talk in the backyard.

You shouldn't.

You should be with your bride.

It's your wedding today.

If you delay it,

your bride will be upset.

I don't remember inviting you.

Because I'm here

with Miaomiao.

What do you think?

The auspicious time has arrived. Please proceed into the hall.

Pei Yanzhen.

Let's go.

Miaomiao, let's leave,

okay?

No.

This is a sincere blessing from me.

It's time

to end this.

♪There are many devoted lovers in the mortal world♪

♪It's hard to understand love♪

♪If I have another chance, I won't be late again♪

♪All I wish is for you to be well♪

♪Don't ask me if this is worth it♪

♪However, love is♪

♪Turning into lovesickness when it deepens into your heart♪

♪Even life and death can't frighten me♪

♪I've been through the good times and bad times♪

♪But the person I've been waiting for is not aware of it♪

♪There's an unfinished story between you and me♪

♪How am I supposed to continue my life?♪

♪The moon rises and sets, a day has passed♪

♪I just want to protect you until old ages♪

♪And make a vow about you♪

♪I'm willing to be obsessed with you♪

♪I wish we could be together in our next lifes♪