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The Story of Ming Lan

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Episode 59

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You couldn't even ask a person to come here! I've just wasted rice on you!

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Second's wife is here.

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It's still Zhao'er who's smart and lovable, for she's able to ask this Buddha to come here.

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MIng'er, you're here. It's my Zhao'er indeed who can get this honor.

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Quickly sit here. Come. Come. Slowly.

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We're all one family. We came to congratulate you.

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Come. Sit.

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What's to congratulate?

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You now are pregnant. Isn't that something to be celebrated about?

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It is indeed a celebratory matter of adding another descendant in the family.

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I can see that our house will become livelier soon.

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Mother, you want cousin to come here to have a drink.

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Yes. Yes.

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Ming'er, have one cup to bring more joyous atmosphere to the child in your womb.

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More descendants, more blessings, more happiness.

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I still have morning sickness, hence, can't drink liquor.

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That's right too. You should indeed be more careful. Eat more dishes.

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I heard that your house would be taking in a new daughter-in-law. From which family is she?

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Is it the granddaughter of that General Fu?

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It's still not settled.

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That lady has such prestigious reputation.

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Let's not mention it for now.

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I then have to congratulate you! That's one more additional member in your family!

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I feel envious looking at your two families.

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You have so many sons and grandchildren.

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While talking here, aren't they about to give you a great grandchild soon?

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But our family is still so cold and quiet.

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Just have some patience. Your Second and Third are still both young.

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Later, they'll bore a house full of children!

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Let's not talk about the other one.

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But Tingye is the pillar of our House of Gu.

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It's better

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that he have more descendants.

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Whenever I think of this, I feel that I don't have the face to see my husband.

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Stop being sad about it. The future days are long.

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With our relationship, if you feel sad,

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I also would get sad and unable to sleep.

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You're the one who said that. Don't you take it back.

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If you really care for me,

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agree to my one request.

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This... What request of yours can I fulfill?

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Zhao'er is clever and adorable. I really love looking at her.

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Why don't you just give her to our House of Gu?

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I'll make the decision to marry her to Second as a erfang (the highest level of concubinage; meaning 'second wife').

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As long as she's able to open up the branches and break up the leaves for our House of Gu, (bear a lot of children)

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I surely will dote on her like she's my dearest.

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You liking our Zhao'er

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is her great fortune.

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I fear that it's just us wishfully thinking for this matter to be fulfilled,

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while it will only upset my niece.

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How could that be?

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Don't you know that our Third Paternal Aunt

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even stuffed one into Second Daughter-in-law last time.

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It was Minglan who decided to keep her.

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Let me tell you that this Second Daughter-in-law of mine has the best temper.

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She is very educated and reasonable. She doesn't do those jealous acts.

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That's so true.

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The He Family of Baishitang knows that.

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Their Old Madam really loves this niece of mine.

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She so want to marry her in to their family as her granddaughter-in-law.

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Before Minglan was set to marry,

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that Old Madam would frequently come to the Sheng Manor.

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Come, let's eat.

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Mother-in-law, this fish soup is not bad.

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- Let's eat.

- Slowly.

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There's even a backstory like that?

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Then regarding the concubine matter, there is indeed no need to talk much about it anymore.

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Minglan, Zhao'er is your cousin.

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We can say that we know her background very well.

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I'm also not asking her to be given any unique position.

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She doesn't need to be an erfang,

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even just a usual concubine, as long as she can attend to Second well

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and provide our House of Gu more descendants.

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I may agree with the daughters of other families,

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but I will never with that of Auntie Kang's family.

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What do you mean?

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She's your maternal aunt from your legitimate mother.

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Maternal Aunt is now the guest of mother-in-law.

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But initially, you two don't know each other.

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Now that I've married into this house,

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this maternal aunt of mine acts as if she was raised here in our Gu Manor.

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But she didn't grow in my courtyard,

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and instead in mother-in-law's courtyard.

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To be honest, if not because I'm giving honor to mother-in-law,

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I find it dirty to even see this maternal aunt of mine.

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You...

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Second's wife, I think your words are a bit unpleasant.

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You're already pregnant. It's better to lessen your words and dissipate your anger.

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Sister-in-law, there's something you don't know.

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Before, when this maternal aunt of mine goes to our Sheng Manor, she rarely visits my grandmother.

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Especially since the present emperor ascended to the throne, we never saw her again.

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It was your grandmother who waived my visits.

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She didn't waived it.

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She instructed you to stop going to our house.

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Even if you come, she won't see you.

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What's going on?

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They all say that a family's scandal shouldn't be publicized.

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But now, you've already escalated it to this level.

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I also won't care about the shame anymore.

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My sister-in-laws and auntie-in-laws, you be the judge.

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Don't be upset. Just say it.

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You all know my grandmother.

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The only daughter of Marquis of Yongyi.

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She indeed has a strong personality, but also very aloof.

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When it's not her business,

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she's even too lazy to say anything.

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Why would she and maternal aunt end up in this state?

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Maternal Aunt, your House of Kang poisoned one person to death five years ago.

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One died after being provoking conflict and getting beaten to death two years ago.

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A year ago, one corpse but two lives lost got carried out of your manor.

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Maternal Aunt, how many lives have passed by your hands? Can you still remember it?

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You're maliciously slandering me!

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Shut up!

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Maternal Aunt, every time you come to our house to look for my legitimate mother, you would always bring her trouble.

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My legitimate mother is a very honest person.

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Because of her attachment to you as her sister,

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she would give you money or settle your problems.

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How much have you embezzled from her,

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do you want me to list them for you?

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You're slandering an elderly relative. That's a crime.

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My grandmother told me that you and my legitimate mother are biological sisters,

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you are related by blood, hence, she can't do anything about it. But I'm not.

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I can't just watch our House of Gu

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have a person like you that's so hard to get rid of.

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Big Madam Sheng, just to not accept a concubine for Second Young Master,

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you have to make up such nonsense. You'll suffer retribution like this.

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In my opinion, taking in a concubine or not is your family's business.

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It seems to be getting late. We'll get going now.

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What House of Gu?! I spit at it!

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Shameless! If not because you begged me with those kind words,

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saying that our Zhao'er has a body that's good for bearing children,

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that she's suitable to be a concubine of your second son, you think I would agree to it?!

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Now, my whole House of Kang knows

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that Zhao'er is going to be given to your Marquis Gu, but his wife isn't happy about it!

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You... Your House of Gu is just planning to get rid of me!

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I have not face to take her back with me anymore.

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Your Gu family decides if you want her dead or alive!

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- You...

- Let's go!

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I'm the one who created this sin.

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Second's wife,

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the House of Kang is still an illustrious family.

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How could they not be worthy to give Second an erfang?

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She's your biological cousin.

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What you're doing is forcing her to her death.

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Big Madam is still sleeping?

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Still sleeping. Why?

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What is it?

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Nothing. Big Madam, just rest.

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Say it.

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That woman from the House of Kang is kneeling outside.

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The guards don't know if they should inform you or not.

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Is there no end to them?

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Big Madam, don't be bothered by them. Just let her kneel.

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This is a scheme to win your pity. Does she think she's in her manor? Who cares?

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If this is some other people,

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I won't be afraid even if she dies.

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But she's from the House of Kang.

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If anything bad happens,

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the House of Kang will surely use her to create an issue.

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It's better to still go see her.

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I beg Cousin to pity me and save my life!

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I still haven't sit yet.

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and you're already saying that a life depends on me.

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I really am not worthy for such a huge responsibility.

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My life in your hands. I just ask that you consider...

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...that we are blood relatives, please save me!

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What blood relation do I have with you?

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Cousin.

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Just because you call me cousin, you think we're blood relatives already?

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I'm not the daughter of Main Mother Wang.

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I'm just an illegitimate daughter. My birth mother has died long time ago.

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Her memorial tablet is even being offered to by my side.

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How then am I blood related to you?

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Right.

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This morning, you came to apologize to me.

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You want to ask me to go there and have some drinks, hence, you knelt to me.

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You made me pity you. I remembered

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my hardships when I was under Main Mother, so I thought of helping you.

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I didn't want you to suffer in the hands of Maternal Aunt.

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But you? How did you repay me?

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I...

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From now on, I surely will serve you and cousin-in-law very well

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to repay your kindness.

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One should say sensible things to sensible people.

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But to an insensible person, saying anything is useless.

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Nanny Chang, find some strong maid attendants to escort her back.

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- No. No!

- Yes.

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Cousin, please pity me and just let me stay in your manor.

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I surely will behave and not compete for any status!

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If she doesn't leave, tie her up and bring her to the door step of the Kang Manor.

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You...

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Quickly go get a cloth and wound medicine!

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Sister, if you won't let me stay, I'd rather die in the Gu Manor!

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Big Madam. Don't worry.

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I'm done bandaging it. Her wound isn't that grave, just scary looking.

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Nanny, just say the truth. Don't make up things to make me feel at ease.

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That is the truth.

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Big Madam, if you don't believe it, you can personally go look.

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Good.

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It's good that no one died. I was negligent.

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I never thought that she will be carrying a weapon.

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I was too negligent.

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Big Madam, don't worry.

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I'll send her back after bandaging her wound.

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No. I...am thinking...

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...why don't I...just take her in?

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Miss, are you crazy?!

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She said she wants to die in the marquis manor.

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It's fine if there are a hundred dying in the Kang Manor.

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But if one corpse get carried out of the marquis manor, and it's even a female corpse,

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why would the people outside say?

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Who cares what they'll say?! Even if Marquis returns, he won't accept her.

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Marquis would get accused of a crime out of nowhere.

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Marquis is a favored subject of the emperor, the good brother of Prince Huan. Why would he be afraid of that?

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Nonsense! Quickly shut up!

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Prince Huan is the son of His Majesty. How could anyone be worthy to be brothers with him?

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Yes, I was wrong.

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You all don't understand.

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We're now in dangerous times. The Shen Family has been targeted.

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General Xiao Duan is still locked up in Kaifeng Precinct.

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Marquis is working hard in the front line. We can't bear to have another crime accused to us.

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Why not just take her in?

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That niece of mine is a natural born lowly scoundrel.

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If you drag her, she won't move and instead move backward.

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If I didn't ruthlessly stab her twice like that,

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she wouldn't even know how fierce I am.

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Didn't she now obediently take Zhao'er in?

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That little bitch.

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She dared to embarrass me in front of so many people?

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If I allow her to have one good day to live, I'm not a human then.

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That Zhao'er is an obedient child, right?

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Her birth mother's life is in my hand.

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If she doesn't listen, I can surely make her listen.

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That's good.

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That's good.

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We are really old.

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We only wish that

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the children can be obedient, so we can worry less.

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We indeed were able to find a scissor like Zhao'er now.

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- We don't have any other equipment to use.

- Not just scissors,

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dashing into poles or walls to commit suicide, hanging herself or jumping into the well,

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starving herself or taking in poison, which wouldn't work?

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We only need to take a look every 3 to 5 days.

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There will come a day that she won't be able to hand us a person but a corpse.

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By then, we don't really need to do anything and just spread this news out.

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Someone will eventually come forwards to sue that little bitch.

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You...are talking in such a terrifying manner.

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Big Madam.

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Our Second is after all a close subject of the emperor.

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He's highly favored. This little brat

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is the darling of his heart.

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If you take care of her, that one from our house

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will kill people if he goes wild.

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I...

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I just want to get him a concubine.

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It's his wife who forced someone to die.

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Even if he's so all-powerful, can he disobey the laws of our empire?

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Calm down. Calm down.

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Endure it. Endure it and forget it.

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Just leave this child to be Second's concubine.

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Stop getting involved.

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If someone dies,

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that's too scary.

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If you're afraid, just forget about this matter.

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Really. You have guts that are worse than that of a chicken.

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Sister Wang! Sister...

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Technically speaking, we really have to thank that Nanny Chang.

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If not because she talked nonsense and angered Madam Kang,

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making the madam a laughingstock of the whole Bianjing,

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that stupid woman wouldn't also dare to risk it all.

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Big Madam, you've also exhausted yourself these past days.

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You can now be at ease and rest for a few days.

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With that Miss Kang causing trouble like that,

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Second's wife didn't show any reaction?

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She's still resting.

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It seems she got severely traumatized.

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A female attendant under her called Cuiwei

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got on a carriage and went to the Sheng Manor.

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She acted so calm. I thought she really is very capable.

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So, she also went back to her maiden family now to move in some reinforcement.

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[ Jiaxi House ]

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You're awake?

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Grandmother?! Why are you here?

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If I still don't come,

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you'll get gobbled up already.

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Who's that tattletale to even have you come here?

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- Really.

- I'll clearly tell you.

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It was Cuiwei who reported it to me.

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She was sincerely worried about you and you still called her a tattletale?

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If not because she was loyal,

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you would have walked into your doom.

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I'm not there yet.

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Just because your husband loves you,

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those concubines won't get any favor.

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They would eventually get thrown to one side.

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Let me tell you that if it's really just taking in a concubine, I won't be coming here.

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Go and get that lady.

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Let's ask her.

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- Cuiwei.

- Here.

- Your Big Madam is still muddled.

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Go and get that woman. I want to interrogate her.

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Yes.

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How is your womb?

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You didn't get too mad, right?

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No.

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A woman giving birth to a child is a matter of going around the gates of hell.

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Put down everything else.

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You have me. Okay already. Okay already.

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Say, Old Madam, we've agreed while we were still in our house

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that you will ruthlessly scold Sixth Miss once we arrive. But upon coming here, you can't even bear to.

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Sixth Miss. You are now a Big Madam, a marquis wife.

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When that servant is brought here, sit on the side too.

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Quickly get up to comb your hair and put on make-up. Get up. Get up.

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- You old woman.

- She...

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She hasn't seen her grandchild for a long time.

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Hence, she can't bear to see us two being so sweet together.

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Okay already.

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She'll be here in a minute.

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Go now.

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Stand a bit nearer to us.

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You are a child of Concubine Su of the Kang Family.

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You still have a little sister and a little brother after you. Am I right?

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Yes.

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Your father, Lord Kang,

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has a lot of concubines and children.

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Now, there are three who's waiting to be married.

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One is you. One is your 11th Older Sister.

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Her birth mother is currently heavily favored.

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One is your 14th Little Sister.

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Her birth mother...

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...is a good concubine that Lord Kang

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officially taken in from the province.

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How did you know all about these, Old Madam?

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Tell me then, why did your legitimate mother, Lady Wang,

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chose you

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to be a concubine in the House of Gu?

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What do you think, Ming'er?

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It must be because Maternal Uncle-in-law Kang is such a womanizer.

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Maternal Aunt endured a lot just to take in charge of their household.

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Hence, the life and future of most of the children in the House of Kang

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is controlled by Maternal Aunt.

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The birth mother of cousin Zhao'er

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has no maiden family nor backer inside the house.

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She's also not highly favored by uncle-in-law.

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She can only have other people manipulate her life.

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What cousin said were all true.

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She said...if you let me stay,

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and I'll find an opportunity to hurt myself,

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she'll then come here to defend me.

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If you won't take me in as a concubine,

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she told me to find a chance to hurt myself,

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and she'll come here to seek justice for me.

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I just need to claim that you forced me to do so.

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By then, you have no choice but to accept me.

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If it will be just tricks like that,

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do I need to come here and ask you?

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You still want to cover up for her?

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The whole capital knows that

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since Marquis married his main wife,

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everyone in his courtyard was sent away.

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Your legitimate mother has been socializing with that person from the adjacent courtyard every day. How could she now know this?

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You are also not that beautiful. On what basis can she be sure

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that you'll get favored here in the marquis manor?

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She just want you dead!

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You still want to cover up for her?

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But my birth mother...

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...is still under her control...

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Cousin! Cousin! I beg you!

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Just let me stay here!

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Only by staying here can my Little Mother live!

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Or else...my little sister will get sold to the brothels!

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Cousin...I'd rather be the one to die

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than to see them die.

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So pitiful.

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But since you were little, you have seen her tricks.

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You believe that if you die, she'll spare your siblings and birth mother?

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I... What should I do?

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What can I do?

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Silly child.

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Tell the truth.

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She's a sinister woman with a rotten heart.

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She wants me to find a chance to die in the marquis manor.

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She will then come to collect my corpse. She also must see...

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...must see several scars on my body.

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She said that this way, she can go to the local court to sue your marquis manor

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for treating lives as trifle and forcing a good concubine to her death.

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She said, that this way, not only will the Marquis unable to save you,

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even he himself

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would get dragged down and trampled to death!

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Do you now understand

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why I must personally come here?

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Ming'er, you decide.

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You also know

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that I wasn't born by a main madam.

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I also lost my birth mother since I was little.

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I frequently think that if it's not because of my grandmother's benevolent love,

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my fate would have been like that of a wandering duckweed.

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Hence, I've thought of

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going with you to the front receiving hall to drink some wine.

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I wanted you to be spared from punishment.

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Yes. I wronged you, Cousin.

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I wronged you...

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I...

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I'm willing to give you two paths to take.

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Either you enter my manor

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and attend to Marquis with me.

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I'm sure that nothing will happen to your birth mother anymore.

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Thank you, Cousin!

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I'll destroy my face now!

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I will not make you have any worries!

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Stand well!

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Let her finish.

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Or, you have another path.

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Our House of Sheng has some prestige in Youyang.

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Later, change your clothes and disguise as my grandmother's maidservant.

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Go to the Sheng Manor with her.

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The Sheng Family will be the one to negotiate a marriage for you in Youyang.

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With the Sheng Family as your backer, I'm sure that no one in Youyang would dare bully you.

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But, I fear that it won't be a very wealthy family. Which path do you want to take?

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But...what about my Little Mother?

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Maternal Aunt Kang would think that I forcefully sent you there.

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She might not really make things difficult for your birth mother.

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By then, my Sheng Family would be the one to explain this to Maternal Uncle-in-law Kang.

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Settle this marriage.

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Once we've taken the open path, your Little Mother will surely be fine.

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You have two paths to choose. Say something!

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Cousin, I don't want to be a concubine.

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I'd rather die than become a concubine.

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Cousin, my mother said

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that no one is naturally endowed to be lowly.

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Who doesn't want to get married and be a legal wife?

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Cousin, I don't want to be a concubine.

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I'd rather die than be a concubine.

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The people from Sheng house left?

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They left.

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Southern Tang Dynasty's Li Houzhu*

[ Last ruler of Southern Tang, poisoned to death by Taizong ]

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Wait and see.

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The great show of Sheng House.

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It's about to open.

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How dare she commits such an idiotic deed!

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She didn't.

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That great older sister of yours.

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Heart of a wolf and lung of a dog. Not half a showing of an official's wife.

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She can't rope in her husband or manage her children.

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With so much idle time to her, she takes the concubine's illegitimate daughter to vent.

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Other than to implore her maiden siblings, what other skills does she have?

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Wicked tongued and cruel and evil. She should be taken to the shrine for family punishment.

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But wasn't it said that it was Grand Madam Qin of the Gu House who became fond of Zhao'er on her own?

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You already know that and you dare to say you're not aware?

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I only just heard of it too.

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I've always treated Minglan and Rulan the same.

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Go find your black-hearted sister.

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Tell her off to the clear. No matter what she schemes,

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we are not willing on this matter.

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If she still wants to keep this Sheng relative,

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have her visit Minglan to bid her apology.

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What?

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What maternal aunt goes to apologize to the niece?

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Wouldn't Minglan be afraid it will shorten her life?

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Also, bringing in concubines is a common matter.

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Even if my sister did wrong,

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since things already happened, why not just go with it?

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You . . .

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You just said you regarded Minglan as your own.

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Rulan's mother-in-law tried to get a concubine for her son many times.

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How did you go to fight for Rulan?

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Hualan and son-in-law Yuan just became amiable recently.

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And you urge Hualan to straighten those little ones early on.

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This is how you conduct yourself with your own daughters.

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You regard Minglan as your own daughter?

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Alrigt, alright. I will go right away, tomorrow.

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Go now.

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But it's already dark.

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If your sister is with matter,

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not to mention now, even if it's midnight, she's come knocking on the Sheng door.

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What? She can come but you can't go?

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Roll off.

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[ Kang Manor ]

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It's a rare trip you're making, Sister.

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What's wrong though?

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Big Sister, what the hell of a disaster did you create?

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You just had to make a mess at Gu House and cause me

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to be scolded and berated by my mother-in-law.

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Hurry and bring that girl back and pay a smile to Minglan.

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Or else we can't even be sisters in the future.

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I knew you'd come.

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I didn't think you'd come so fast.

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It shows that girl Minglan's fretting on fire now.

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Feels so great!

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You, you!

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You can still laugh? You're ruining me.

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How am I ruining you?

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I am securing your wealth and prestige.

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What do you mean?

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That Gu Marquis of yours is rising fast in fame and power.

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It's obvious his future will be unlimited in wealth and prestige.

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And your family can get some shine along with him.

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But haven't you thought of it?

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That golden Gu wife of yours, is she on your side?

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Don't you say that. Though she was raised by the old madame,

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she's never been bad in greetings and rules.

505

She's always rule-bound in my sight too.

506

If she really shares the same mind as you and respects and honors you,

507

then when you asked to take me to Xiaoluling hotsprings, why didn't she go?

508

And she mocked you to your face too.

509

It's not her. It's my mother-in-law.

510

Correct! That's correct. She's only good with your mother-in-law.

511

She's only married to Gu House recently.

512

You wait till she's secured her footing.

513

Will she put you to her sight?

514

I think you'll end up unable to straighten your back at Sheng House forever.

515

Then is that Kang Zhao'er one-minded with you? You didn't birth her either.

516

Scared of her?

517

Her real mother is in my hand and if I tell her to go east, will you see her going west?

518

These girls raised by the concubines need to be disciplined periodically.

519

So they don't forget their status and somehow think they can really become a phoenix after flying to the branch.

520

I had that Zhao'er stay at Gu House.

521

Once she's grasped that Gu Marquis in her hands,

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that wretched girl Minglan, would she dare to disobey you?

523

Then I would have Zhao'er put in dissent before Marquis Gu.

524

You're my real younger sister.

525

Minglan that girl, if she wants to live well, she will have to listen to you.

526

You keep her grasped and it's the same as having grasped your mother-in-law.

527

Wouldn't you be in such a glee then?

528

That'd be great indeed.

529

But my mother-in-law, what am I supposed to tell her?

530

Scared of her?

531

We have our Wang House and you're scared of her?

532

In a few days, our entire family will return to the capital for post and our prestige will only be bigger.

533

Your mother-in-law should be watchful of your moods instead.

534

Would she dare to divorce you?

535

You don't know. Though she's the legitimate mother who isn't blood-related,

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my husband cares about Confucian honor above everything.

537

He's truly so filial and devoted to her, so afraid to be written up by the imperial censor.

538

Men are just men.

539

Do you actually believe that whole husband and wife as one?

540

Big Sister. You and brother-in-law don't get along doesn't mean everyone else in the world doesn't get along too.

541

That whore Concubine Lin is gone now.

542

My husband and I are still . . .

543

quite amiable.

544

Can he listen to you on everything?

545

Actually he really does go along with me.

546

Those idiots of Kang House.

547

Father and Mother-in-law are so magnanimous and wise.

548

How did they birth a thing like her?

549

I will take charge and send Zhao girl to Youyang.

550

I suppose you are not keen on her going to Gu House either.

551

Of course I'm not willing.

552

Minglan is my real daughter. She's most attentive.

553

And such a prominent son-in-law. Do you think it's easily garnered?

554

All thanks to Marquis Gu and Changbai being close friends.

555

In the future, his officialdom and our family's flourishing,

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will rely on his help quite a bit.

557

Our family hasn't tasted the sugar yet.

558

And that Kang House wants to come and snatch it first? How shameless they are.

559

You don't need to get so worked up too. Watch your health.

560

We are Kang's relative but our acquaintance is very detached.

561

You and I both dislike that big sister-in-law.

562

The entire capital knows Marquis Gu and his stepmother don't get along.

563

But Kang House just has to go and befriend the stepmother.

564

It's obvious to slap his face.

565

She causing this disaster is one thing.

566

But she just had to do it under our name.

567

Now this Kang House is so wanton and unrestrained.

568

All because she thinks she's the favored eldest legitimate daughter of Wang House.

569

And Wang House will soon return to the capital for their post and she will have an even bigger backer.

570

She belittles our big madam and our family.

571

So she thinks the marquis manor is at her easy reach too.

572

She has the shame to belittle us?

573

Look at those offsprings of Kang House. Which is successful?

574

Their house is clearly coming to ruin.

575

If it's the Wang House, they were indeed quite prestigious back then.

576

If it hadn't been my father-in-law's early death and my brother-in-law's lack of talent that wasted away the family asset,

577

they wouldn't have fallen to the plight of only returning to the capital now.

578

Wang House is your wife's maiden home.

579

At the summit of their glory,

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they consented the marriage of your wife to you, who was only a Confucian scholar who just rostered.

581

They are considered having given our Sheng a grace.

582

We are not in position to say anything.

583

But Kang House noses herself up?

584

Couple days ago, Lord Kang asked you a favor?

585

Yes.

586

Mother means . . .

587

But Lord Kang and I are relatives.

588

He's a sensible man.

589

And this matter is something I already consented long ago.

590

So it's not suitable . . .

591

Fine.

592

That Kang House is so uppity with their nose already.

593

And you are still a runner for them?

594

You're so scared of him?

595

How many mess did we clean up for Kang House?

596

Just pick out a few casually and they are enough for Kang House to lose face.

597

Yes.

- I am not saying their face needs to drop to the ground.

598

We just need the Kang's to know our Sheng House isn't for them to bully.

599

Mother's words are right. I will do as you say.

600

Go and take care of it now.

601

Go right this minute?

602

It's already at this hour, so it's better to wait till tomorrow.

603

Go.

604

Yes.

605

Your son is going now.

606

The husband and wife both. Neither cares about Minglan.

607

Either worried about the little power she has,

608

or wanting to scoop some food out of her bowl.

609

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com

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T/N In the following song, "Don't You Know, Don't You Know?", Lines 5 to the end are the poem by Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, the poem is titled "Spring Ends".

611

♫One morning, a flower opened and approached a willow tree,

beautifully fragrant and mistaking him for her lord♫

612

♫Even if drinking in water in the morning, red clouds have half a day of sunshine,

the wind and rain do not affect them completely♫

613

♫In the palace, you are constantly brave and growing thin,

from on high, your cold tears of distress flow♫

614

♫Brocade letters delivered to me dismiss me, only suddenly to recall me,

not for many years can I see you other than stealthily♫

615

♫Last night, gusty winds and rain

during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect♫

616

♫When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up

and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before.♫

617

♫Don't you know, don't you know,

there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫

618

♫Last night, gusty winds and rain

during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect♫

619

♫When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up

and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before.♫

620

♫Don't you know, don't you know,

there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫

621

♫Don't you know, don't you know,

there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫