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♪Dressed up for the big day The sky is sunny and clear♪

♪The entire Yangzhou smells of flowers The whole city shares the joy♪

♪By weird accidents we meet Even across a thousand li♪

♪We're in this together Only you understand me♪

♪This accidental encounter brings us an unswerving marriage♪

♪I ran into you among millions of people You're my one and only♪

♪We are a mischievous couple We don't leave each other even in crisis♪

♪Maybe for us this is just destiny♪

♪Dressed up for the big day The sky is sunny and clear♪

♪The entire Yangzhou smells of flowers The whole city shares the joy♪

♪By weird accidents we meet Even across a thousand li♪

♪We're in this together Only you understand me♪

♪This accidental encounter brings us an unswerving marriage♪

♪I ran into you among millions of people You're my one and only♪

♪There's no need to prolong my search From youth to death♪

♪You're the one I'm meant to be with♪

[Wrong Carriage Right Groom]

[Episode 6]

[Garden of Harmony]

Your Ladyship.

Xiaoqiao is here.

Xiaoqiao, what are you doing here?

Third Young Mistress,

I'm here to deliver medicine to Third Young Master.

Xiaoqiao,

aren't you exhausted from traveling back and forth

all day long?

Why don't you pass the medicine to Xiaoxi?

You can tell her to brew it.

Third Young Mistress, that's a great idea.

However, Old Madam was the one who instructed me

to brew and deliver medicine to Third Young Master.

I dare not slack off unless she tells me to stop.

Don't you think so?

You have a point.

Xiaoxi,

deliver this medicine to Third Young Master.

Yes, ma'am.

Third Young Mistress,

I wish to ask you for a favor.

Go ahead.

I heard that Yangzhou was famous for its embroidery.

Third Young Mistress, you're a noble lady as well.

I'm sure you possess top-tier needlework skills.

Please show me your skills today.

Xiaoqiao,

although the Du family isn't as prestigious as the Qi family,

we're considered rich

in Yangzhou.

We hire embroiderers

to make all the embroideries at home.

My mother said

that although we aren't that wealthy,

we don't lack the money to hire embroiderers.

We're unlike poor families

that make the ladies at home do their embroideries.

Poor families are quite petty.

If so, Third Young Mistress, what have you learned

when you were home?

Of course I learned everything there was.

The Du family has a business.

I have to learn how to manage businesses.

It's something like...

Third Young Mistress,

you know how to manage businesses too?

It's not that difficult.

You just need to learn how to do business

and make money.

Third Young Mistress, you're amazing.

It's nothing noteworthy.

If so, did Mr. Du allow you to manage the shops then?

Of course.

I managed all 18 of them before.

Xiaoqiao, here you go.

Third Young Mistress,

I shall take my leave first.

Your Ladyship,

what were you two talking about just now?

She said she had managed 18 shops before.

Do you

believe her?

If that's the case,

you can tell

Grandmother this.

Tell Grandmother to check the Qi Residence's accounts.

Tell her that it's urgent.

Do you remember that?

Now that I'm at this age,

I don't know

how long

I can look after the Qi family.

Tianlei's body condition

is unpredictable.

I don't know

if he can stand up

and support the Qi family on his shoulders.

But luckily,

I still have Shizhao with me.

If not,

I wouldn't be able to sleep or eat.

Shizhao is managing the shops well.

Old Madam, it's all thanks to your guidance.

However, the Ke family is also waiting for him to inherit

their family business in Jiangzhou.

I'm afraid

he wouldn't stay here in the long run.

I also gave it some thought before.

However, Tianlei

isn't capable enough to be the head of the family yet.

Old Madam,

Third Young Master has found himself a great assistant.

Who do you mean?

It's Third Young Mistress.

Third Young Mistress?

What's wrong with her?

Old Madam, did you have no idea?

Third Young Madam was managing her family business in Yangzhou

instead of learning needlework.

Even her siblings were impressed with her skills.

Who told you that?

Third Young Mistress told me that herself.

Your in-law, Mr. Du of Yangzhou,

entrusted all 18 shops to her care.

Is that true?

That's great.

What do you think?

I got you

such a capable daughter-in-law.

Old Madam, it's all thanks to your excellent taste.

Summon Third Young Master

and Third Young Mistress.

We shall

test her.

All right.

Sunlight shines on the incense burner as smoke purple rises.

Wrong.

From afar, I see waterfalls in front.

Wrong again.

Show me your hand.

What?

Just show it to me.

You're not supposed to get that wrong.

Again.

Sunlight shines on the incense burner

as purple smoke rises.

From afar, I see waterfalls

hanging before me.

The cascading waterfall plummets three thousand feet,

as if the Milky Way descends from the Ninth Heaven.

Show me your hand.

You rascal.

Fang Xiaoqiao is here.

Hurry, sit down.

Cough now.

Xiaoqiao, you're here.

Third Young Mistress, Third Young Master.

So, you guys were reading just now?

I was looking for you guys.

What's the matter?

Old Madam is asking for you two.

What does Grandmother need from me?

In the Qi Residence,

whenever Old Madam summons you,

it's never a good thing. It's also a huge deal.

All right.

Go back and tell Grandmother

that Bingyan and I will head there soon.

All right. I shall take my leave.

Grandmother.

Mother.

Come and have a seat.

Have a seat.

Sit down.

Bingyan,

I heard that you managed 18 shops

when you were still living with your family.

Is that true?

Yes, it's true.

In the past,

I used to follow my father around.

I was observing him when he was checking the accounts.

Due to that, my father

let me handle some of the shops.

And, since I was doing a good job at it,

he told me

that he would let me handle the business

when I turned 18.

How...

How many shops did you say just now?

18.

Yes, I managed 18 shops.

That's right, 18 shops.

But after that...

I was married off to Linzhou

before I turned 18.

So, in reality, I haven't managed to handle 18 shops yet.

That's quite all right.

You're a girl,

yet you follow your father around

and manage his business for him at such a young age.

I only started

managing the family business when I was 25.

Tianlei,

this bride of yours

is much more capable than me when I was young.

Have a seat.

So, what kinds of goods

were you guys selling?

Timbers.

Grandmother, we sold timbers.

So, your family was

in the timber industry?

But I've never heard of your family's name before.

Grandmother, you have never heard of our name before?

Actually, we sell more than just timbers.

Two of the shops I managed

were...

They sell the leftover wooden material

left behind by building and furniture constructions.

I thought it was a waste

to throw them away.

That's why I deliver them to two of my shops

and sell them as firewood.

I never expected my staff to be so adept at doing business.

The firewood sold like hotcakes.

After that, they bought a huge piece of land in Yangzhou.

What are you laughing at?

They did buy a huge piece of land in Yangzhou.

Not bad at all.

A young lass like you

is pretty good at doing business.

That's right. Business is all about being smart and flexible.

Tianlei was born with a weak constitution.

In the future, I have to depend on you

for our family business.

By the way,

tomorrow

there'll be the financial audit of all 14 of our shops in Linzhou.

You can be our host.

You can teach them how to do business.

Is that okay?

Grandmother,

Bingyan is new to Linzhou.

She's not used to the place yet.

I think

we should let Ke host the audit instead.

We have to start somewhere, right?

That's right.

Grandmother,

Bingyan just married into the Qi Residence not long ago.

And, she's young.

I don't think it's appropriate for her to bear such an important position.

There's nothing inappropriate about it.

I think it's perfectly appropriate.

It's decided then.

[Garden of Harmony]

[Figure something out for me.]

Your Ladyship,

what's with all the sweat on your face?

It's because she blew it.

She blew it?

Why is she sweating when the wind is blowing her?

It's all because I bragged.

Miss Bingyan

is too much of a braggart.

She said she managed 18 shops in Yangzhou.

Old Madam was so happy when she heard that.

She plans to test her tomorrow.

She wants her to attend the financial audit

of all 14 of our shops tomorrow.

Your Ladyship, this isn't a joke.

You'll definitely fail the test.

Forget about the test then.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

We're going back to Yangzhou.

You guys mustn't leave now.

We'll be in huge trouble

if you slip away like this.

What kind of trouble do you mean?

Think about it.

If you leave right now,

that proves you're not the real Du Bingyan.

They'll know that you're a fake.

Do you think they'll let you off?

And it's more than just you.

Your parents in Yangzhou will be implicated too.

They will be sued

and be in trouble because of you.

Your Ladyship,

Third Young Master Qi is right.

We cannot leave.

What should I do then?

I can't pass the test, and I can't leave either.

If I must say,

you should

take the test.

Take the test?

I know nothing about checking accounts.

That's fine. I'll back you up.

I grew up in a martial arts school.

I have no interest in business whatsoever.

I'm not a moneygrubber either.

Excellent words.

Miss Li Yuhu,

the heroine of Yangzhou,

you do know me the best.

However, you cannot say that tomorrow.

You have to put it in another way tomorrow.

What do you mean?

Xiaoxi,

I assume you know

some rhymes and songs of Yangzhou.

Is there one that's related to business?

Let me think.

I got it.

If you do business without checking accounts,

your business will go down.

That's right. We need something like that. Continue.

Compared to profit, goods are more important.

Continue.

Smile and greet your customers, and they'll take up all your offers.

More.

If you calculate your costs well, from a gown to a vest you'll sell.

A small business isn't as bad as a small pool of customers.

Check your accounts three times in a row, and you...

Hold it right there. You can stop here.

But I still have plenty of them left.

Xiaoxi,

you're an intelligent girl.

You memorize your rhymes well, and your handwriting is impeccable.

Therefore, I have two tasks for you.

Firstly,

write everything you recited just now

on a paper.

Secondly,

prepare supper for me and Miss Bingyan.

We will pull an all-nighter tonight.

Yes, I shall go immediately.

Can't I even sleep tonight?

Who told you to be so lax

and carefree usually?

This is what happens

when you attempt a last-minute effort.

[Qi Residence]

Your Ladyship, hurry and memorize it.

If you do business without checking accounts,

your business will go down.

Compared to profit,

goods...

Your Ladyship, you got it wrong again.

Let's start over.

If you do business without checking accounts,

your business will go down.

Compared to profit,

goods are more important.

Smile and greet your customers,

and they'll take up all your offers.

From a stationary merchant to a traveling one,

your wealth will pile up as you have fun.

That's right!

You got everything right this time.

All of them.

Xiaoxi,

you have already completed two tasks.

I'll give you one more task.

Go outside

and find a spot to hide.

See if anyone is eavesdropping on us.

I shall go immediately.

Look, I memorized them.

I can pass the test now, right?

Not yet.

You have to memorize a few more.

Teach me then.

There's no rush.

I'll teach you other things first.

Sit down.

Just imitate what I do right now and do it tomorrow.

It's fine

as long as you imitate what I did.

[Ledger]

When it comes to checking ledgers,

we have to check every single detail.

Remember the categories in your heart.

Align your thoughts and action...

I know this.

Although I haven't experienced it myself, I've heard about it before.

I just need

to sway my head and look from left to right.

That looked pretty convincing.

This student is worth teaching.

And

I have something to tell you.

It's a secret related to the Qi family.

Although it appears that all 14 of our shops

are making profits,

one of them is actually making a loss.

It's called Dali Timber.

Both Ke Shizhao and Grandmother weren't willing to tell anyone about it.

I'm telling you this in secret.

You must remember this.

It's called Dali Timber.

Dali Timber.

Dali Timber.

I got it down.

All right.

And,

if they ask you something

you have no idea how to answer tomorrow,

you have to react accordingly.

But how do I do that?

I will give you hints.

I'll be exposed then.

No, you won't.

Look closely.

If I raise my eyebrows tomorrow,

that means you're doing good.

If I close my eyes, that means you should stop talking.

If I move my left ear, let out a sigh.

If I move my right ear,

praise Grandmother.

I'll make sure you make wise decisions.

Wait, you can move your ears?

And,

if I pinch my nose,

pretend to be sick immediately.

I thought that was your expertise.

I can't afford to pretend to be sick again.

It'll only make things worse.

You must pretend

to be nauseous

when you see me pinching my nose tomorrow.

Like this.

It looks like you're throwing up after getting drunk.

Why did you swallow it back?

You can try it then.

[Wangfa Timber]

[Yuansheng Herb Shop]

Managers, please.

Please have some tea.

Your Ladyship.

Relax. Don't be nervous.

Grandmother,

everyone is here.

We may begin.

Managers,

today, I want to introduce someone to you all.

She's my granddaughter-in-law,

Du Bingyan.

Her family is famous for their business in Yangzhou.

She started managing shops since she was 16.

I brought her here today

so that she could greet you all

and pay her respects.

-Sure. -Great.

Bingyan.

Bingyan.

You may begin checking the ledgers.

Grandmother,

since cousin-in-law comes from a line of merchants

that's famous in Yangzhou,

why don't we let her

tell us about the Du family's way of business

and their mindset on investment?

What do you think?

Interesting.

Bingyan,

tell everyone about it.

Everyone here is a veteran in the business field.

Please pardon me for the incompetent display.

Speaking of the way of business and how to manage wealth,

I assume all of you know that clearly.

My father taught me about it when I was young.

It was a lengthy lecture.

But you see, the people of Yangzhou

prefer cutting to the chase when it comes to doing business.

So, I shall try my best to explain what I've learned.

Please clap for me

if I do a good job.

Please bear with me

if I do a bad job.

She's pretty eloquent.

The daughter of a wealthy family is different indeed.

Speaking of doing business,

if you do business without checking accounts,

your business will go down.

Compared to profit,

goods are more important.

Smile and greet your customers,

and they'll take up all your offers.

From a stationary merchant to a traveling one,

your wealth will pile up as you have fun.

-Excellent! -Excellent.

Excellent words.

She's very articulate indeed.

That's right.

Yes. She's talented indeed.

I agree.

♪The whole city shares the joy♪

♪By weird accidents we meet♪

If you calculate your costs well,

from a gown to a vest you'll sell.

A small business isn't as bad

as a small pool of customers.

A rope is only secure with three knots,

just like how we should check the accounts.

Fail to grab hold of the latest news,

and you'll definitely lose.

-Excellent! -Excellent! She has a point.

-Excellent words. -I couldn't agree more.

Excellent words.

Be patient with questions and how they pick their goods,

and your business will boom with plenty of boosts.

Sell your goods in a hundred ways,

and sell them like hotcakes with a sweet mouth.

Ensure a smooth logistical flow,

from there, you will see your profit grow.

Make small profits with quick turnover.

Go with the flow and ride the tide.

Attract your customers' attention by promoting the features accordingly.

♪By weird accidents we meet♪

[If I close my eyes,]

you should stop talking.

I have to stop here.

Why are you stopping here?

Grandmother, if I continue,

it'll be too lengthy.

People will get tired of it.

This child is straightforward.

She always speaks what's on her mind.

All right.

Cousin-in-law,

these are the ledgers

for all 14 of our shops.

Please

take a look.

[Embroidery Store, Ledger]

Grandmother,

should I check them randomly?

Or should I check all of them?

You can make the call.

If so, I'll check all of them.

She's a rare talent indeed.

[Tengda Ironware]

[Liuyun Embroidery]

[Tongda Rice Store]

[Yuansheng Herb Shop]

[Dali Timber]

Grandmother,

most of these ledgers are fine.

However, one of them resorted to dirty tricks.

They fabricated the accounts.

[This lass,]

[how are her eyes so sharp?]

Bingyan,

the Chamber of Commerce's logo

is on every ledger.

You said one of them

fabricated their accounts.

Which shop is it?

It's...

[What's the name of the shop again?]

Which shop is it?

[What's its name again?]

It's fine.

Just say it out loud.

I have to find out somehow.

Grandmother,

you see, I have a special ability.

I can hear

the abacus in one's heart when they calculate.

The culprit will have a different inner voice when he calculates.

Why don't I show it to you?

Sure.

Everyone.

Let's witness

Third Young Mistress's ability together.

Managers,

you may begin your calculations.

Come.

-Come on. -Let's do it.

[What exactly is this lass up to?]

Stop.

Grandmother,

their abacus is very loud.

[Ledger]

Deceive no one,

and you can do business.

Manage your business with sincerity,

and your business will boom.

[If I raise my eyebrows, that means you're doing good.]

[Ledger]

If you want your business to boom,

you have

to check your accounts thoroughly.

It's him.

How did she find out?

How did you know it was him?

You're amazing.

Miss Bingyan,

you knew that we had issues

just after taking a glance at our ledger.

You're an expert indeed.

It was just a lucky hit.

[Strange.]

[I made sure the accounts were tallied.]

[How did she find out that Dali Timber was making a loss?]

Cousin-in-law,

you're intelligent indeed.

I'm impressed.

Here, have a seat.

Have a seat.

Cousin-in-law,

this is the ledger of Dali Timber.

Please

take a close look.

Bingyan,

take a close look.

Tell me

how he fabricated the accounts.

[Why isn't he saying anything?]

[This lass says whatever that's on her mind.]

[The Qi Residence will be disgraced]

[if she tells people]

[about Dali Timber's loss.]

[You must pretend to be nauseous]

[when you see me pinching my nose...]

Old Madam,

judging from Third Young Mistress's reaction,

I think she's pregnant.

It does seem like it.

Bingyan!

Bingyan.

Bingyan.

Forget about the ledger.

You don't need to check it.

Return to your room and rest.

Tianlei,

bring her to her room immediately. Let her rest.

Yes, Grandmother.

Xiaoqiao,

help her out.

Yes, Old Madam.

You can stop here.

Xiaoqiao,

head back and tell Grandmother

not to worry about her.

It's fine.

Please let me send

Third Young Mistress to her chamber.

No need for that.

All right.

That move was super effective.

Grandmother told me to leave right after I pretended to be nauseous.

What kind of symptom is this?

I'll do the same thing whenever I'm in trouble then.

Your Ladyship,

I don't think

you should use it as an excuse often.

But why?

It's a sign of pregnancy.

Qi Tianlei, you're a bad egg!

You got yourself in trouble after bragging too much.

I did everything I could to help you pass the test.

And now, you're saying that I'm a bad egg?

Of course you're a bad egg.

You told me to pretend to be nauseous.

But you're not convincing when it comes to feigning an illness.

Only a pregnant lady will throw up like that.

So, you finally understand now?

Xiaoxi, you're a bad egg too.

You should've told me earlier.

Listen.

Xiaoxi and I aren't bad eggs.

It's not like I stuffed a baby

into your tummy from your foot.

You!

You're such a bad egg!

You're a jerk!

Just you wait!

♪The night is too lonely♪

♪Remembering your beautiful looks♪

♪Sleeping on the pillow of lovesickness I long for you♪

♪As the breeze touches my lip♪

♪It blows the worries in the mortal realm♪

As you close your bashful eyes,

wind swirls around your silk dress.

♪Borrowing the shining moonlight♪

♪I capture your smile at the corners of the earth♪

♪The night scenery floats adrift♪

♪Combined with my longing for you♪

♪Creating my intertwining thoughts of you♪

♪I shall get myself drunk tonight♪

♪Alongside the shining moonlight♪

♪My longing for you shakes the earth♪

♪Enjoying fine liquor while admiring the view♪

♪Consuming the cure of my longing♪

♪Breaking dawn together with you in my dream♪

♪I shall escape tonight♪

♪Borrowing the shining moonlight♪

♪I capture your smile at the corners of the earth♪

♪The night scenery floats adrift♪

♪Combined with my longing for you♪

♪Creating my intertwining thoughts of you♪

♪I shall get myself drunk tonight♪

♪Alongside the shining moonlight♪

♪My longing for you shakes the earth♪

Ten miles of Yangzhou road as the spring breeze comes.

A happy ending for the beauty of the nation.

Yuhu, you and I will have our happily ever after

as we're a match made in heaven.

Young Master Ke!

Young Master Ke!

Third Young Master and Third Young Mistress

are practicing martial arts!

Third Young Master wasn't sick in the first place.

He was practicing martial arts!

[Your Ladyship!]

[Stop hitting her.]

Your Ladyship, please spare me!

Your Ladyship!

-I won't do it again! -Stop hitting her.

Your Ladyship!

I swear!

I'll suffer a terrible death

if I lie to you.

What do you mean by this?

You brought me here just to see this?

I'm speaking the truth.

I did see them practicing martial arts here just now.

Enough, Bingyan.

Enough.

You don't need to swear for such a trivial matter.

Xiaoqiao,

let's drop the matter.

However, you should still notify me if you encounter

something like this in the future.

Understood?

Understood.

All right. You may leave.

I'll see if you dare to do it again!

Bingyan, that's enough.

Your Ladyship, I won't do it...

Will you do it again?

I won't!

Bingyan!

That was a close call.

Luckily, I was smart enough to make preparations in advance.

If not, both of us would've been done for.

I'll give you a quiz.

Try and guess the answer.

What quiz?

Try and guess

who instigated Grandmother to test you.

Fang Xiaoqiao.

You're half correct.

Young Master Ke?

That's more like it.

But why is he picking on me?

This is a long story.

I'll tell you about his story

gradually.

You're making fun of me again.

Did you remember what you told me

when I asked you whether you were truly an invalid

who needed me to change your luck?

Some things cannot be explained in simple terms.

Since you're already here,

I'll tell you about it gradually.

But what have you told me?

You told me nothing.

You fish out all the information

I was trying to hide from you instead.

Third Young Master Qi,

if you don't explain yourself now,

I will...

What will you do?

I kept my guard up all along.

Why did you pretend to be an invalid when you're not?

All right.

I'll tell you about it. Have a seat first.

All right.

Let me start

by telling you how I recovered from my illness

and why I pretended to be sick.

Can you just cut to the chase?

Just tell me already.

All right.

I'll tell you.

The men of the Qi Residence, the richest family in Linzhou,

led extravagant lives for several generations.

Due to that, all of them fell sick and died soon after.

Grandmother was in charge of the household.

My eldest brother, Qi Tianxiang, was honest and straightforward.

However, he was born inept.

My second brother, Qi Tianfang, was inherently lazy.

Thus,

she could only pin all of her hopes on me.

Grandmother pays extra attention to me.

She lets me stay in my room all day long.

I was well-fed, and I had plenty of rest.

I had more ginseng and bird's nest soup than I could count.

However, due to her pampering,

I had plenty of vitality yet insufficient physical and mental energy.

I ended up being an invalid.

It was a blessing in disguise for me

as I managed

to survive until adulthood.

However,

for some unknown reasons,

the Qi Residence has been plagued by bad luck in recent years.

Strange occurrences keep happening here.

What kind of strange occurrences?

♪A skiff slides along amid the spring breeze♪

♪Your voice by my ear is more pleasant than the sound of raindrops against plantain leaves♪

♪A city, a lifetime's love, a song, a heart♪

♪The moonlight in my dream is accompanied by falling peach blossoms♪

♪A saunter in Yangzhou in the rain Two people, one umbrella♪

♪Amid a shower of petals I pledged undying love to you♪

♪A loving couple in the soundless drizzle bearing witness to their unfading bond♪

♪True to the mortal world, true to thee♪

♪A skiff slides along amid the spring breeze♪

♪Your voice by my ear is more pleasant than the sound of raindrops against plantain leaves♪

♪A city, a lifetime's love, a song, a heart♪

♪The moonlight in my dream is accompanied by falling peach blossoms♪

♪A saunter in Yangzhou in the rain Two people, one umbrella♪

♪Amid a shower of petals I pledged undying love to you♪

♪Tender drizzle, yearning hearts Whether it's meant to be depends on us♪

♪Unchanging love transcends eternity♪

♪Unchanging love transcends eternity♪