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♪ Whose hair is thick and beautiful? ♪

♪ Who has adoring eyes? ♪

♪ Whose lips are the prettiest? ♪

♪ When she smiles, she melts everyone's heart ♪

♪ Literature brightens her soul ♪

♪ Making her proud and sweet ♪

♪ She's said to enjoy everything in the world ♪

♪ But nothing in this world is beautiful ♪

♪ Chaos here in small homes ♪

♪ Chaos there in big cities ♪

♪ The crown before the chain ♪

♪ The ogle before the indifference ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Just be true to yourself and live the life you want ♪

[Gone with the Rain]

[Adapted from the novel "Gone with the Rain" by Ni Luo]

[Episode 20]

Why?

Your throat is bothering you still?

Mrs. Wan

worries that the academy isn't safe.

And I quite agree with her.

Perhaps we should move out?

Did she ask you to talk to me?

Yes.

Your future mother-in-law cares about you.

You're so lucky.

She told me to ask you

so what do you think of it?

It's not right for me to move in

before the marriage ceremony.

Mrs. Wan said

that it's a guest house.

It's not against the social mores, strictly speaking.

Besides,

exception can always

be made.

What's your decision then?

Wan's Mansion

is quite far from the academy.

It's not convenient for my daily commute.

They agreed

to let you use their horse carriage.

I'm also used

to living here already.

I don't want to move out all of a sudden.

My friends and Mo

won't be with me

so I'll feel lonely.

Excuses.

You can see them

when you come here to tutor.

What's holding you back?

We have our own place.

Why should we stay in someone else's accommodation?

You call this a living place?

I...

Why?

It's too dilapidated for you now?

You said you would follow me

wherever I go.

To quote what scholars always say,

time has changed.

Also,

I followed you

so that we could have a brighter future.

Look at their mansion

and look at this dingy room.

The difference is huge.

And...

Look at my chilblains.

They came back.

You don't care because you aren't afflicted

with this condition.

For me, it's a yearly occurrence.

If this carries on,

I won't be able to walk.

And our food.

No flavor whatsoever.

I have never

had a full tummy in this academy.

Not to mention

how troublesome it is to take a shower.

It's so

dirty.

I thought you were fine

with the living condition here.

I thought you could take care of yourself.

Sorry, I was too

oblivious.

It's my fault.

Let me walk around the academy.

As gullible as ever.

I don't want to move into the Wan's

to preserve our family honor.

I don't want anyone to look down on us.

I know everything thinks

that the Bai family has long fallen from grace.

But as long as we are here,

our family spirit lives on.

You

are indoctrinated by Mother.

Perhaps.

Mother told me that the Bai family

is full of educated,

well-mannered people.

We

Need to look the part.

While we may not be able to dress like one,

we should behave like one.

You're from the Bai family all right.

Unlike me.

I am the black sheep.

I'm opportunistic.

I don't care about comportment.

Moxi.

I used to think that the Bai family let you down

but now,

I think your brazenness

is a nice touch.

I follow rules.

And I can't change that.

I know you well enough.

You are soft-spoken

but once

you make a decision, no one can change your mind.

If you don't want to move out,

we won't.

I'll turn them down tomorrow.

I have made up my mind.

We will move into the Wan's tomorrow.

What I just told you

was what I used to think.

But I am wiser now.

Health is the most important thing.

With a healthy body,

we can make many things happen.

Yes, I don't want to rely

on the Wans due to family pride.

But what good is family pride

when you are suffering with me

out here?

Fengyao.

You're so nice to me.

Moxi.

We have to rely

on each other now.

So of course, I'll be nice to you.

If I ever

betray you,

will you forgive me?

Moxi?

Forget it.

Let's go back.

It's so cold here.

Father.

Mother.

Miss Fengyao.

I have something to tell you.

Moxi is who I want to marry.

But you will be defying the edict.

I

[Qingzhou City] can do anything for you.

If I could travel back in time,

I would opt to live

with my parents

and Fengyao.

Who would have known

that you have an engagement pact

with a young and promising general?

He returned from war safely

and even came to Qingzhou to look for you.

He will then hold a grand ceremony to marry you.

I heard he is a handsome man.

Fengyao.

You're lucky.

Cherish it.

What is this?

It looks heavy.

That's Moxi's favorite thing.

No one knows where she obtained it.

But on her way to Jingzhou,

she took good care of it.

She wouldn't pawn it

even when she didn't have money for food.

♪ While I'm as cold as snow ♪

♪ You catch the warmth ♪

Here, take it.

♪ Of a spring's gentle blow ♪

♪ The peach blossoms ♪

♪ Burst into a vibrant show ♪

♪ When night falls ♪

♪ You hold a lantern ♪

♪ In surprise ♪

♪ Since then ♪

♪ You've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect ♪

♪ Bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed ♪

♪ Together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

General Wan.

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

What brought you here?

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

I'm here to pick you up.

Okay.

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

Thank you, Mo.

You can put this here.

♪ That you can never forget ♪

I'll handle this.

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪

Mo.

Take care.

Moxi.

Let's go.

Hurry, Moxi.

[Yunchuang]

Shumo.

We

Are tutors.

We aspire to inspire others.

Please carry my will

and be a tutor

with integrity.

Jingyun,

I will.

Principal Shen.

Come in.

Madam,

the new tutor is here.

Can I assign the Lanxin chamber to her?

Yes.

It can use a tenant.

Noted.

Wait.

Before the tutor arrives,

erase the words on the wall.

Why?

The best gift to a deceased

is moving on.

All right.

I will be the best principal ever.

Jingyun,

will you believe me?

Oh.

Jiagui.

You are always busy.

Why don't you take this day off

and show them around?

Buy something for your future wife.

Of course, don't forget

Moxi too.

Look at their attire.

They need better robes.

Just go

anywhere you want,

be it

theater or restaurant.

Qingzhou is a flourishing city.

Right?

What?

Qingzhou is a flourishing city.

Yes.

Flourishing.

Very much so.

Jiagui.

Understood, Mother.

Let me handle it.

Let me handle it.

Miss, let me help you.

I can do it.

Let me help.

No need.

Moxi.

Be careful.

I'll handle the rest.

You may leave.

Miss Fengyao.

From now on, we will stay in this courtyard

to attend to your and Miss Moxi's needs.

Yes.

Miss Moxi will live next to you

and we will stay behind you.

Just shout our names and we will be here.

We can take care of ourselves.

There's no need for the hassle.

Old Master and Madam said

that if you wouldn't let us stay here,

they would put us in the firewood room.

You two sure are quick-witted.

In that case,

you may stay.

We will get back to our work.

It seems like my concerns were unwarranted.

The Wans are very serious about this marriage

and they are very kind.

General Wan is also a very responsible man.

I won't join you

when you go out later.

Why not?

I do not want to impose myself

as you spend time with your fiance.

If you won't go,

I won't go either.

Moxi.

General Wan.

Moxi doesn't want to go out all of a sudden.

She wears her heart on her sleeve

but for some reason,

she is reticent today.

General Wan.

Please give me a moment

to check on Moxi.

Moxi.

What got into you?

You said your life in the academy

was too boring

and longed to go shopping.

Why the change of heart?

I don't want

to be the third wheel.

It's just a small trip

where we shop and eat

together.

Mrs. Wan told you to go out.

You heard that.

Are you

jealous?

I

Know you too well.

You think

I'll spend more time

with General Wan

and abandon you.

That's why you're throwing a tantrum.

Is that right?

We live together for a long time.

Now that I'm getting married,

I understand your frustration.

Perfume pouches! Small trinkets!

Come take a look!

Come!

Colorful masks!

Beautiful masks!

Don't worry.

We won't ever abandon each other.

I have already notified my in-laws

that if I'm coming here,

you will join me.

And they have no problems with it.

Come.

We will live in this big family now.

General Wan and you

are like strangers.

It'll be awkward to live like this.

Now, let's dress up before we leave.

I'll bring my accessory box here.

Is this a bookstore?

[Literati Bookstore]

Ladies and gentlemen,

it is teeming with customers inside

so we only allow people to walk in

once there is enough space.

Please queue up here.

I ask for your understanding.

- General Wan. - You may enter.

I would like to visit the bookstore.

However, it'll take some time

since it's crowded in there.

Can you show Moxi

to the boutique ahead?

Jiang can wait here then.

I'll take Moxi to the boutique.

Moxi.

If you happen upon some good bolts,

please buy some for me.

General Wan.

Moxi can be quite temperamental.

I hope you do not mind.

Don't worry.

I will take good care of her.

Miss.

You may enter.

Here, please.

In the boutique,

buy the fabric you like.

To make robes?

For me

or for your wife?

Am I the surplus here?

For you.

Fengyao isn't the priority.

But everyone seems to think

that I am the extra weight.

I know you are displeased by the marriage arrangement.

Someone schemed and managed to convince

His Majesty to mandate this marriage.

It is a complicated issue

so give me more time.

I know I'm being unreasonable here.

And I know

the current situation

is due to my lie.

It's not your fault

but I just want to vent.

I look stupid now, don't I?

And annoying too, I bet.

No.

You're cute as a button.

And

I'll be even cuter

in my new robe.

Of course,

anything will look better than the rag you're wearing.

And you

look very cute today.

Then you're not allowed

to marry someone else other than me.

You know very well who I love.

I can give anything to Fengyao.

But not you.

Do I look good?

Yes.

I'll look even better

when I marry you.

You...

Moxi.

Fengyao!

Fengyao!

Stop right there!

Jiang, give chase.

Noted.

Fengyao is injured. Bring a physician here.

Madam,

I have patched up the patient's wound.

She is fine

although she lost a lot of blood.

She will need some herbs.

I'll hand you a prescription

and you just have to follow it.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, Fengyao.

What a tragedy.

If you weren't there today,

Jiagui would have been...

We owe you a lot.

You are our savior.

Mrs. Wan.

It's okay.

I saw the assailant

and decided to shield Jiagui.

Don't worry about it.

You used to call me Mother-in-law.

Why so formal all of a sudden?

In a few days, you'll be married to Jiagui.

No need to call me Mrs. Wan still.

Come.

Call me Mother-in-law.

I like the sound of it.

Oh.

According to our family tradition,

this will be given to our daughter-in-law.

Please keep it.

I

Won't take no for an answer.

Mother.

Fengyao needs to rest.

Let's not bother her with traditions.

I'm just giving my daughter-in-law a bracelet.

What's wrong with that?

Jiagui.

Silly child,

you need to remember that you owe your life

to Fengyao.

Come.

Fengyao.

Jiagui is my only son.

I entrust him

into your hands.

You will be

my daughter-in-law.

In the future,

if he ever wants to marry a second wife,

I will come here and spank him

before anyone does.

You hear me?

Moxi.

Is this Fengyao's remedy?

It's a nourishing one.

Mrs. Wan brewed it and asked me

to deliver to Fengyao.

My mother was just very grateful for Fengyao

since she took the arrow for me.

Of course.

How selfless of her.

She shielded you

despite the risk.

If it were me...

I would do it too.

Moxi...

You're being targeted now

so be careful.

I need to solve this

before it's too late.

[Qingzhou City]

Dear Honorable General Chu,

though my marriage to Bai Fengyao was arranged when I was young,

we have not undergone the necessary rites

and my parents have expressed the will to revoke...

Sir, I came with news.

[Weizhou, Yaozhou, Xiuzhou, poised to invade.]

[Chen Wende is on the offensive.]

Weizhou, Yaozhou, and Xiuzhou might invade soon

and Chen Wende is rallying his men

for a grand maneuver.

The assassins from a few days ago might have something to do with them.

Sir,

the foreign forces

covet Qingzhou.

We are outnumbered

and it'll be a tough battle.

Will the imperial court send backup?

I shall visit the provincial governor tomorrow.

I'll ask him to demand backup

from the court.

Tell everyone

to stay on high alert.

All stations will be manned in tandem.

In addition,

dispatch scout to Chen Wende's site.

I need full intel on his movement.

Noted.

[Qingzhou City]

The calm before the storm.

Sir,

Wan Jiagui is a government official.

You shouldn't have tried to kill him

for your own agenda.

You're jeopardizing the marquis's position.

Wan Jiagui isn't dead now, is he?

Please exercise due judgment before you act.

I can't guarantee that.

I...

If you want to snitch on me to the marquis, by all means.

But Jingzhou is far from Qingzhou.

He won't be able to stop me in time if he wants to.

Sir.

A rare guest.

What brought you here, Provincial Governor?

Before I took office,

Prime Minister told me

that I could turn to you for Qingzhou's affairs.

Speak.

General Wan wrote to me

that Chen Wende and his army would invade soon.

He requests backup.

Okay.

Notify the imperial court.

But when the backup is here,

they cannot enter the city.

They will wait for my orders.

Why, if I may ask?

Chen Wende has the mine map.

So only he knows where the ore is.

If we want this secret,

we need to let him have Qingzhou.

Once he puts his guard down,

we will reclaim Qingzhou.

That way, we will obtain the mine map

as well as eliminate this traitor.

Provincial Governor,

you will receive a promotion.

A genius tactic, sir.

But

General Wan will...

Sacrifices are necessary.

Legacy is often built on blood and tears.

Wan Jiagui is nothing

compared to the fate of our nation.

Understood.

I will proceed accordingly.

So you already have a plan.

I worried for nothing then.

The two of you will protect

Miss Moxi in secret now.

Make sure she is unharmed

during the war.

Otherwise,

you'll pay the price.

Noted.

Oh, Moxi.

You'll

see who

is the real hero.

According to our family tradition,

this will be given to our daughter-in-law.

Jiagui is my only son.

I entrust him

into your hands.

You will be my daughter-in-law.

"You will be my daughter-in-law..."

Miss Moxi.

Yes?

The boutique delivered some bolts to excuse themselves

and hopes

to take your measurement as they couldn't do it

last time.

Show them in.

Noted.

Wait.

It's okay.

I'll go and meet them myself.

I could use some walking.

On my lonesome, please.

You don't need to follow me.

But...

But the general...

He's too busy to care

about this anyway.

Miss...

Sorry for the accident last time.

I promise

that we will complete and deliver

the robes you want

as soon as possible.

Please put in a few good words for us.

Yes, I know.

It's you.

I...

You're

all the more feisty after a few days.

Why are you here?

Treacherous provincial governors

are on the move.

I can't let them have access

to the iron ore mine.

So you'll invade Qingzhou?

You are living in the Wan's now?

And I heard that Bai Fengyao is marrying Wan Jiagui.

In a sense,

he will be your brother-in-law.

Did your men try to assassinate

Wan Jiagui earlier?

Someone tried to assassinate him?

So you're not the mastermind.

If

You harm him,

I will give you hell.

He's not yet your brother-in-law

and you're so protective of him already.

You don't look very well.

Why?

Their food isn't to your liking?

It's none of your business.

Having a brother-in-law who is a general

sure gives you a false sense of confidence.

Heed my words.

Don't go anywhere lately.

Ignore the commotion

and wait for me to pick you up.

Also,

you can stay

in Wan's Mansion

because it's safe.

But stay away from Wan Jiagui.

He is the defender of Qingzhou and everyone is invading Qingzhou.

Don't get caught in the crossfire.

Move aside.

Mister,

it doesn't look very fresh.

What do you mean? I just made it.

Look.

There, there.

Come.

Moxi.

Why did you go out unchaperoned?

Why?

Is Qingzhou under attack now?

Not yet.

But everyone is assembling their army.

A war will break out soon.

It's a confidential matter

so don't tell anyone.

We don't need mass panic.

Sir.

Miss Moxi.

Old Master and Madam

would like to speak to you.

Father.

Mother.

Fengyao, why are you here?

Jiagui.

Tension is brewing in Qingzhou.

Is something major coming?

Qingzhou is never a peaceful place.

You two should never have come here.

I'll have my men escort you back.

- Escort us... - What are you on about?

You are my only child.

We can't just leave you behind

in a dangerous place.

We

Will be worried sick.

You never give us a break.

That accident

already scared us to no end.

I thought we lost a son.

And now, you want to risk your life in a war again?

Mother.

It might not happen.

No need to downplay the situation.

Don't lie.

All right?

I knew already

Chen Wende will invade Qingzhou.

What do we do?

What do we do?

I will sabotage his plan.

He is a man with nothing to lose.

And you...

If something happens to you...

You...

Our lineage will be gone.

Oh!

Mother, what do you want?

In this case,

you

should

marry Fengyao today.

I like this workshop.

Once we conquer Qingzhou and mine the ore,

we can forge our weapons here.

The day to rid all evil

is near.

Sir.

Our elite soldiers

have infiltrated Qingzhou City.

Good.

Wonderful.

Qingzhou might look resilient from the outside

but it's all a facade.

The city defender

is a rookie

so it'll be easy to claim Qingzhou.

Reducing the casualties

is what's challenging.

Understood.

The emissaries are waiting

in the camp to see you.

I know you're concerned about Miss Moxi.

But time is of the essence.

We need to head back.

My lady is smart and stays

with the Wans.

She should be fine.

Oh.

We should be careful when we invade.

Don't harm her

because she's also one of the innocent.

Noted.

Okay.

Okay.

Marry her today!

No.

This is too hasty.

You won't agree to this?

You see this?

I brought poison from home.

If you won't get married

today,

I'll drink it right away.

- What's the point of living? - Darling!

Don't drink.

- Mother! - I'll drink it now.

Stop!

Put it down.

I'll take the poison.

Mother.

Why are you forcing me?

Will you marry her or not?

♪ While I'm as cold as snow, you catch the warmth of a spring's gentle blow ♪

♪ The peach blossoms burst into a vibrant show ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪