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[Sisterhood]

[Episode 22]

One day, I was in a bad mood.

Because that day

was the most important day for the Lu family.

Every year, on that day,

everyone would gather

to worship the ancestors of the Lu family.

Lu Xuelin would take me

to take the lead to kowtow to the ancestors

because he was the eldest son.

But that day,

he didn't come to pick me up.

I think it was the greatest insult to me

that he didn't even allow me

to attend the worship ceremony.

Until that night...

Today is the day of ancestral worship.

Why didn't you pick me up?

Why didn't you go by yourself?

I wanted to go.

But you locked the door.

I can't break

my own door.

You have so many loyal servants

and followers.

Didn't anyone

duplicate the key without my permission

and take you out

when I was not home?

Someone did.

You admitted it.

Someone tried to do this.

They didn't want

to see the Heavenly Lady be imprisoned.

But I don't want to leave here.

I don't think

it's not good for me

to wait for you here alone.

Tell me.

Have you cheated on me

behind my back?

Tell me.

If you haven't,

do you dare to swear to God?

I, Nan Lan, swear to God

that if I did anything unfaithful

to my husband, Lu Xuelin,

I'm willing to accept any

punishment from God.

Did you

hear some rumors?

Forget it.

It's all in the past.

I still trust you.

Let's eat.

I asked them

to make your favorite dessert.

It's great.

I also made Nyonya soup for you.

That is my specialty.

I'll go get it for you.

But when I came back

with the soup,

Lu Xuelin was lying on the ground,

spitting white foam,

in great pain.

Was he poisoned?

Was there poison in the dessert?

Maybe.

I found

that a few pieces of the dessert he brought

were eaten.

I was scared.

I ran out

and kept running

and went to the hospital.

I asked the best doctor

to bring the best medicine

to go save my husband.

But when we were back...

Xuelin?

My husband

just disappeared.

The thing disappeared with him

was the dessert he brought.

I went to the Lu family to get him.

They said Lu Xuelin

didn't come back.

I gave a lot of money to the police

and asked them

to find my husband.

But they couldn't find him

after a long time.

I went back to the Lu family

and asked who made

the poisonous dessert.

But the Lu family told me

that Lu Xuelin

didn't take

any dessert away from home.

Mrs. Lu thought

everything I said was a lie.

She thought that I was unruly

and was found by Xuelin,

so I killed him.

The reason his body

wasn't found was

that I made him into a soup.

Some people even believed

such a ridiculous thing.

Good things are hard to spread.

The farce of killing one's husband

was welcomed

by people on the streets.

I didn't believe

Lu Xuelin was dead.

He must have wanted to leave me.

Maybe in another place,

a young and beautiful woman

would bear children for him.

So I sent someone to look for him.

After a few years,

I got nothing.

Xueting.

Before Mother-in-law passed away,

I still had fantasies.

I thought no matter where he is hiding,

Mother-in-law would know.

So every year, during the parade,

I would pass by the Lu family on purpose.

I wanted to make him angry.

I wanted to force Lu Xuelin

who hid in the dark out.

Yes.

I do hate him.

But after all,

I once was his wife.

I refuse to accept

not knowing his whereabouts,

whether he is alive or dead.

Now that Mrs. Lu is dead,

Lu Xuelin hasn't shown up yet.

I'm afraid

he's really dead.

Xueting.

You came to help me rebuild the old house

as a designer.

Although it was only for one day,

I'm still

grateful to you.

Come to the construction site in the future if you want.

If you don't,

I don’t blame you.

Bai Wei,

if you still think

I killed your father,

you can shoot me anytime.

Maybe dying in your hands

is the best outcome for me.

It's all over.

I'm too tired.

I want to rest.

I won't force you

to believe what I said.

After all,

it's a matter of life and death.

Make your own decision.

Brother,

you know what?

I was so unwise.

I was so ridiculous.

I almost fell in love with my niece.

I'm really not human.

I don't deserve to live in this world.

But...

Mom is gone.

The Lu family really needs manpower now.

If you were still alive at this moment,

how great it would be.

Our Lu family

really needs a backbone.

Jin Biyun.

You demon!

What else do you want?

Demon?

Isn't this how our Lu Family

call your wife Nan Lan?

I heard that

you didn't eat well lately.

Look.

You've lost weight.

Let go of me!

You devil!

You call me a devil?

Isn't this the name I used for you

when you had crazy possession of me

before I got married?

I know you hate me.

But you've tortured me like this

for four years.

Or five years?

Your revenge should have been avenged.

Shouldn't you be satisfied now?

No.

If you can't

be tamed by me,

you should stay here forever.

This is

an old house of our Jin family.

My father left it to me.

Originally,

it should be my dowry.

If you were willing to marry me,

this house would have become part of my dowry

to your family.

However, you weren't.

But I'm not that petty.

I'm still willing

to give you this old house.

Do you feel comfortable living here?

Don't touch me.

You make me feel disgusted.

You shouldn't have felt disgusted.

You should be scared.

Are you scared of me?

Yes.

I admit defeat.

I was wrong.

I'm sorry, Miss Jin.

Are you satisfied?

It's too late.

Now I'm

your sister-in-law.

I've been the Second Young Mistress

for seven years.

But two days ago,

I suddenly became Madam Biyun.

And today,

I became the hostess.

What did you say?

The hostess?

Yes.

My mother-in-law passed away.

Before she passed away,

I've told her things about you,

things between you and me...

I've told her

everything.

What are you talking about?

Are you crazy?

I know.

Hearing this suddenly,

you won't be able to accept it.

It's okay.

When you calm down,

I'll come to accompany you.

I have to go back.

As the hostess of the Lu family,

I have to arrange the funeral

for my mother-in-law,

you mother.

Be good.

Eat well.

Stop losing weight.

Or I'll feel bad.

You devil!

You demon!

Come back!

Mom!

[Goddess Hotel in Xingzhou]

Miss.

Tao.

Is that you?

Yes.

Why did you wake me up so early?

I had no choice.

Today is the parade day.

Please get up

and get dressed.

What are you talking about?

I didn't hunt a deer.

Didn't we agree to cancel it?

You don't have to go hunting deer.

I've caught one for you.

I put it in the basement.

Go and have a look.

Miss Nan Lan.

It's easy to kill a male deer,

but it's so difficult

to catch one alive.

We've tried so hard.

Except for this deer,

did you hurt

other deers?

No.

Tao said that

we can only catch one alive.

Miss Nan Lan.

Look.

In order to catch it,

I got hurt.

Me too.

My leg

was almost crippled by this deer.

Tao.

Yes.

Reward them.

Reward them double.

Yes.

Thank you, Miss Nan Lan.

Luckily, you didn't hurt

other deer.

Otherwise, you won't get the reward.

We didn't.

We didn't.

You can't just take the reward.

You still need to send it

back to the forest.

What?

What?

No way.

We finally caught a deer alive.

We can't send it back.

The parade of the Heavenly Lady

is a big deal in Xingzhou.

At daybreak,

your followers will come.

Miss,

just kill it.

Is this the equivalent

of you personally hunting down a deer?

It's a bad habit to hunt a male deer.

We must change it.

Send it back to the forest.

Miss.

I heard

that there will be a parade of the Heavenly Lady during the day.

They would also carry a male deer

killed by her.

I heard about it too.

I want to watch it.

We've been in Xingzhou for so long,

but we haven't seen the parade.

Nonsense.

Didn't you see it

the day you got off the boat?

I even let you worship her.

That's right.

Yes.

I forgot.

Ling!

Miss Nan Lan

is our boss.

We're building a house for her.

Shouldn't we

go and see the parade?

Just to support our boss.

As for this matter,

we have to listen to Miss Qi.

Today is the parade

of Miss Nan Lan.

I came to the construction site

to know

if you want to go there.

I heard the discussion.

Everyone wants to go.

Miss Qi.

Do you think it's appropriate?

Tell me what you think first.

I have no idea.

I'll listen to you, Miss Qi.

Even if we go,

it won't take long.

After all, Miss Nan Lan is our boss.

She pays us.

How can we not support our boss?

We can skip lunch

and work in the dark at night

to make up for the missed work.

That's great.

I agree with you.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

Gather everyone.

Okay.

Girls.

Miss Qi said we'll go

watch the parade of the Heavenly Lady later together.

-Great. -Great.

Great! Great!

[Xingzhou] [Parade of the Heavenly Lady]

[Peace in Xingzhou]

[A prosperous family]

[Lan]

[Give way]

Honey.

Why are you here again?

Didn't I tell you...

You told me

not to go to the construction site.

But you didn't tell me

not to come to Nan Lan's hotel.

Besides,

Miss Nan Lan is parading today.

I should be here to support her.

She'll be out soon.

Go to the back.

I heard that the Heavenly Lady is very capable.

She's out.

She's out.

She's out.

Why isn't she wearing

the Heavenly Lady's costumes?

Why isn't she wearing the costumes?

Really?

Yes.

Why is she wearing mourning clothes?

Why is she dressing like this?

She seems to be wearing mourning.

What's going on?

What's going on, Honey?

Go away.

My goodness.

Heavenly Lady.

You are so beautiful today.

Sir Charles.

I'm not the Heavenly Lady now.

And I'm wearing mourning.

Why isn't there a deer today?

Didn't they say

she would've killed

a male deer today?

I don't know.

Why does our boss

look unhappy?

Don't lift it.

I'm not parading today.

I won't parade anymore.

I heard someone

talking about my outfit.

Yes.

I'm wearing mourning today.

Yesterday,

my mother-in-law passed away.

Although the cause of her death is unknown,

I can see that

she didn't leave in peace.

Are you talking about Mrs. Lu?

Miss Nan Lan.

Didn't that old lady announce

in the newspaper to cut her ties with you?

I used to have a good relationship with my mother-in-law.

But later, we had a conflict

because of hunting deer and parading.

After all, my husband's surname is Lu.

In Chinese,

"Deer" and "Lu" are not the same in writing,

but they're the same in pronounciation.

As for publicly announcing the severance of relationship,

that was because after my husband

suddenly disappeared,

there was rumor in Xingzhou

that I killed my husband and made him into soup.

No matter what,

she used to be my mother-in-law.

I called her Mother for many years.

So today,

I'm going to mourn for her.

Then why don't you parade?

Why isn't there any deer?

Speaking of deer,

this morning,

I saw a deer.

It looked cute and pitiful.

I didn't kill it.

I let it go.

I don't think

it's right to kill any creature

in any name.

I hope the kind Xingzhou people

can stop

hunting deer.

No deer hunting?

Then is the Heavenly Lady

still the Heavenly Lady?

-Right. -Right.

Is there still a Heavenly Lady?

I don't know.

In the past,

during this season,

the Heavenly Lady would parade twice.

Honey.

Shush.

Shut up.

Last month, we paraded across the streets.

Today, we were supposed to hunt the deer to worship the deity.

The people of Xingzhou worship the Heavenly Lady.

Many of you here

came to accompany me every year.

But today I want to say,

whether it's hunting deer or parading,

it's just a form.

Two days ago,

under the help of

Governor Charles,

my friend and I

successfully saved 14 girls

from the hands of the human traffickers.

But the police told me

that three of them

were brutally murdered.

Murdered?

I don't understand

why someone would

do business of human trafficking

and they did it

for many years.

But I didn't know.

As the Heavenly Lady,

I even never thought

there was such brutal thing going on

in Xingzhou.

Right.

After this,

I've been thinking

whether I deserve to be a deity.

I'm not a deity.

I can't predict the future.

I don't have the divine power to help anyone.

-You're a deity! -You're a deity!

You are the Heavenly Lady.

We respect you.

You are a deity.

You are the Heavenly Lady.

You are.

You're the deity.

Ma'am.

Get up.

Get up.

Ma'am.

I'm just an ordinary woman.

My husband has been missing for four years.

But I still haven't found him.

Could I be a deity?

Maybe the Heavenly Lady really exists,

but I'm not her.

I'd rather believe

that she is a beautiful legend

and that the poor girls

who need protection

created her.

I don't believe it.

Nan Lan.

You're a deity.

You're a deity from heaven.

Ma'am.

A few days ago,

I was almost burnt to death

in my old house.

Will a deity die?

I was so scared.

That was a genuine fear

of facing death.

When I was desperate,

one of my friends,

a Red Scarf,

risked her life

and carved a path with a knife.

Under her leadership,

we four women worked together to save ourselves.

It was right behind the Goddess Hotel

that my old house

was burned to ashes.

This also proved

that I don't have divine power.

I'm just an ordinary person.

Instead of believing in an illusional deity,

we should believe in ourselves.

If women don't want to be bullied,

we have to be strong.

When facing danger,

we can protect ourselves

but also help others.

If all women in Xingzhou

can help each other,

hands in hands,

heart to heart,

we are no longer a vulnerable group.

Nan Lan.

You've made an excellent point.

As a governor

and a man,

I cheer for you.

Bravo!

Bravo!

Great!

Thank you, Mr. Charles.

Thank you everyone

for applauding for me.

I announce

that from today onwards,

the parade of the Heavenly Lady

will be canceled forever.

On behalf of the Heavenly Lady of all generations,

I bow to you.

Thank you for your trust and support

over the past hundred years.

Although I'm no longer the Heavenly Lady,

in the future,

I'm still willing to do my best

to help everyone in need.

But not in the name of a deity,

but in the name of a human

and a friend.

My great-grandmother said...

That's right.

Since then,

Xingzhou has never

had a Heavenly Lady.

But in Xingzhou,

women's status

seemed to be improved.

Women started to

protect themselves.

They also understood

that only by working hard

by themselves

can they be recognized by the society.

It's you?

How did you find me?

You didn't follow me, did you?

You can say that.

What is this?

Open it and you'll know.

The heel was broken.

I fixed it.

But the other one

has been thrown away by me.

It's okay.

Although I fixed this one,

you can throw it away anytime.

Thank you anyway.

You look like

you're going to the dock, right?

How about I give you a ride?

You are the young master of the Wanhe Hall.

If you send me to the dock,

I would owe you a big favor.

I can't afford it.

You misunderstood.

I meant to have my car send you there.

I'm not going in person.

Alright.

Young Master.

I'm afraid

you won't get anything in return,

because I

won't come back to Xingzhou.

It's okay.

Miss Bai Wei.

You remember my name?

Not at that time.

After we came across each other yesterday,

I thought about it after going back,

and finally remembered it.

Well,

Young Master, may I ask your name?

My name is Ye Heming.

Dear Miss Nan Lan,

Dear Lu Xueting,

my Uncle Xueting,

I think

I should leave Xingzhou

and go back to Shanghai to report to my mom.

I will tell her

that my father

married a good woman in Xingzhou.

Nan Lan can't be the murderer

who killed my father.

I will tell my mom

Grandma loved me so much.

But unfortunately, she passed away suddenly.

I will tell Mom

that Uncle Xueting is a brave

and responsible person.

Just like what she told me

about my father.

During my stay in Xingzhou,

I used to feel disappointed

and desperate.

But I also saw hope.

There are so many good things in the world.

Grandma.

Uncle Xueting, Zhanyuan.

Although we haven't met for long,

we're family connected by blood ties.

Nan Lan.

Tianqing.

Xiaochan.

Although we haven't known each other for long,

I can feel the power of friendship

from you.

I will treat you

as my friends for the rest of my life.

I'm sorry, Miss Nan Lan.

Although you're

my elder,

I'm willing to treat you as my friend.

Goodbye.

My family and friends.

As to Xingzhou,

maybe I will never come back again.

Yours, Bai Wei.

I’ll go to the dock

to get her back.

Forget it, Xueting.

Bai Wei came to Xingzhou for a purpose.

Although she didn't find her father,

she managed to unveil the mystery.

She has to go back to Shanghai

to respond to her mon in front of her momr's grave.

You can't get her back or stop her.

But she is alone

in Shanghai.

She has no family there.

I have a feeling

that she will return to Xingzhou.

Miss.

Chief Hunt wants to see you.

It seems that

there is a result in the investigation of

Mrs. Lu's death.

According to the forensic analysis,

it's basically a normal death.

She should have

a heart disease.

But my mom

always brought specialized medicine with her.

Didn't she take the medicine?

The forensic doctor

wouldn't be able to tell that.

Anyway,

judging from her body,

she wasn't murdered.

Actually, I thought of that too.

Those people of the Lu family

don't look like

to dare to kill anyone.

It's just that the old lady didn't look peaceful

when she passed away.

Besides, Jin Biyun called the police.

So,

we invited you to do an autopsy.

Thank you.

Miss Nan Lan.

You're welcome.

It's my pleasure

to serve you.

Thank you.

Sister-in-law.

I should go now.

Now I should be

staying by my mom's coffin.

Miss.

You haven't eaten anything.

What do you want to eat?

The clouds are gone.

There is boundless expanse before my eyes.

I can't see anything clearly.

I really want to have a good sleep.

Who is the person

behind Miss Tan?

She looks familiar.

She used to work in our hotel.

Her name is Xiuhe.

Miss Tan

accepted her as a disciple.

Not really.

As a junior.

I don't know what Miss Tan taught her.

She just takes Xiuhe for having fun.

Xiuhe worked part-time a few days ago.

Now,

she's become a distinguished guest.

Interesting.

Hello, Miss Tan.

Hello, Miss Nan Lan.

Hello, Xiuhe.

Hello, Miss Nan Lan.

Xiuhe,

you're my junior now.

If you see that woman in the future,

don't be so humble.

We are her guests.

It's her duty

to befriend us.

Yes.

I got it.

Senior.

She is no longer a deity.

Fine.

Now she

becomes an ordinary woman.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Lihua,

who do you think is more powerful

between Nan Lan and me?

Well...

I've never thought about it.

Think about it now.

You're the head

of the Lu family.

You're in charge.

Of course it's you.

What's the use of

being in charge of the Lu family?

This family is just an empty shell.

With one hand,

Nan Lan can crush the Lu family.

To defeat Nan Lan completely,

I need to come up with a long-term plan.

She is definitely better

than me for the time being.

Remember this.

Don't always try to seduce Xueqiao.

He's my man.

Yes.

This way.

Hurry up.

Coming.

Sugarcanes!

Sweet suparcanes!

-Fruits! -Sugarcanes!

-Fresh fruits. -Freshly picked fruits.

-You can name the price. -The sweet and juicy sugarcanes.

They're fresh.

Come and have a look at the fruits.

Come and have a look.

Come on.

Fresh fruits.

-These fruits sellers... -They're all freshly picked.

-Are really interesting. -Come and have a look.

They saw that we had many people here

so they want to sell the fruits to us.

-Yes. -Fruits.

-How would they know -Fresh fruits.

that even if we would buy fruits,

we have to wait until it's getting dark

to buy those unsellable fruits.

Because only those fruits

are the cheapest.

Now it's noon,

although she said we can name the price,

she won't sell it at a cheap price.

Right.

We came out to work

to save more money

and send it back to the countryside

for the children to eat well

and dress well.

How could we bear to spend money on ourselves?

Girls, you all are almost done eating.

Time to work.

Time to work.

Let's go.

Let's go to work.

Miss Qi.

Why don't you go back first?

The construction site is small.

We have enough people.

I thought you were urging me to go back

to help you finish your work.

That's not what I meant.

Even if that's not what you meant,

I have to hurry up.

Your wedding day is approaching.

We're a widow and a widower.

Just make do with it.

We agreed to consider the Tofu Village as your maiden home.

So I need to hold

a proper wedding for you.

In the future,

Tianqing, Meihua...

Look at them.

Many girls in our Tofu Village

are going to

get married.

As your Big Sister,

I can't treat you badly.

Thank you. Big Sister.

Stop it.

I've been staring at you for a long time.

Are you peeping at my wife?

You're wearing a disguise.

You pretended to sell fruits

and to put a Douli on.

Who are you?

Tell me your name.

Who do you think you are?

Why should I tell you?

Ma'am, let me tell you.

I recognize you.

We met

in Wanhe Hall.

It's not the first time we met.

You are the one

who stood behind the young master of Wanhe Hall

and gave orders, right?

What?

Are you

a big shot?

Whatever.

Tell me.

How do you know my wife?

I don't know her.

I don't know anyone here.

You're lying.

This is not the first time I saw you

peep at my wife.

Listen.

As long as I'm here,

no one can do anything

harmful to my wife.

You keep calling her your wife.

But from my perspective,

Tianqing doesn't look married.

She's not married.

But she is my wife.

Since she arrived at Xingzhou,

it was fixed.

Did you send her the betrothal gifts?

Did you hire a matchmaker?

My wife doesn't need

such vulgar things.

You didn't invite a matchmaker, send any betrothal gifts,

or get engaged.

How you dare call her your wife?

You're indeed a hooligan

from the Dragon King Gang.

Listen.

Stay away from Tianqing.

Otherwise,

don't blame me for being rude to you.

Look who that is.

Is she looking for someone?

Right.

Who is that?

Whom is she looking for?

Tianqing.

Look.

Over there!

She looks like Wang Qiaoling.

I've never seen her.

Qiaoling.

Tianqing.

Meihua.

I finally found you.

What happened?

After we were kidnapped,

my boss found

a new female worker.

When I went back,

he said he didn't need me anymore.

He said I was unlucky.

Does your boss have a conscience?

I had nowhere to go.

When it was dark,

I slept under a bridge for one night.

No way.

What if you got kidnapped

by human traffickers again?

Right.

I was scared too.

So I asked around

where you Red Scarf work.

So,

I came here.

Do you still need

manpower here?

Can you keep me here?

I have strength.

When I was in the countryside,

I used to work on the construction sites.

You don't believe me?

Let me try.

Tianqing.

Look at Wang Qiaoling.

She is really good at work.

Why don't we keep her?

Ling.

The one over there is Wang Qiaoling.

She, Meihua and I

were kidnapped together before.

She's great.

She's a good person.

She even saved me.

I was thinking...

Tianqing.

I have no say in this.

I saw her working.

I will pay her

at night.

Ask her to go.

Why is there only this much left?

We Lu family brought so many gold bars

from Shanghai to Xingzhou.

Why are they all gone?

Jin Biyun.

Where are the gold bars?

How would I know?

Your Lu family has been in Xingzhou for more than ten years.

You spent it all.

Impossible.

In the past more than ten years,

didn't our family

make money?

Besides,

my brother married Nan Lan.

Don't you know how much dowry

Nan Lan brought over?

How could we spend our own money?

Tell me.

Did you steal

the gold bars?

Why do I need the gold bars?

Cut the crap.

Listen.

I'm not stupid.

Did you

take all my mom's money

from the safe?

I didn't.

If you don't tell me the truth,

I'll strangle you to death.

Lu Xueqiao.

If you dare strangle me,

I promise you that you will end up on the streets

in three months.

Do you believe it?

Look at you.

Your mom's body is not cold yet.

But you already wanted to strangle your wife

for gold bars.

How could the Lu family

raise such a

disappointing man like you?

I thought I can get money from my family

to save my business.

But the money is all gone now.

What should I do?

Biyun.

If you took my mom's money,

just give it to me.

Don't bully me.

I didn't take the gold bars.

But if you obey me,

I won't let you

end up being on the streets.

Xueqiao.

Look.

There are

so many land deeds.

Those are land deeds from Shanghai.

Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

I need money.

Why do you need money

since the construction project cannot start?

It's because it can't start

that I need to socialize.

I need to establish connections

to get the project started.

Right?

With whom are you going to establish connections?

In Xingzhou,

who can manipulate Nan Lan?

Besides,

in front of Nan Lan,

does money work?

I don't care.

I need money anyway.

Don't think I don't know

why you need money for.

Mom hasn't been buried yet,

and you're already going out to have fun.

If this gets out,

your family will be humiliated.

I know

where you spent money.

Don't blame me for not reminding you.

You're not allowed to go to Keong Saik Street anymore.

Otherwise, if you are in trouble,

I won't help you.

Jin Biyun,

before, you were always obedient

and seemed like a punching bag.

It's all fake.

Now I suspect

you

killed my mother.

What did you say?

How dare you say that?

Fine.

Go out and tell the reporters.

Ask them to publish it in the newspaper.

Anyway, there won't be

my name on the newspaper.

They would only write

that Lu Xueqiao's wife

killed his mother.

Let's see how you

will live with that in Xingzhou.

I'm the Second Master of the Lu family.

I won't be threatened by you.

I never wanted to threaten you.

But if you don't listen to me,

you can try.

To save that building,

it's useless to rely on money.

But you might be able to do it

by relying on Xueting.