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[Special Lady]

[Episode 11]

A gentleman shouldn't break a lock.

Lady Zhu?

Why are you here at the men's dorm

in the middle of the night?

You...

Instructor Shen.

Teaching Assistant Xiao.

Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu.

What do you want?

You...

The way of the sage...

Xiao Yu.

Lies in benevolence and righteousness.

The heavens can tolerate everything...

Xiao Yu.

The way of the sage

lies in benevolence...

Senior Song was mumbling to herself

like this unconsciously earlier.

I called her, but she ignored me.

I've seen this in ancient books

that this symptom is called the sleepwalking disorder.

The Milky Way Stars...

The land is huge.

It can nurture all living beings.

Is this the legendary sleepwalking disorder?

Poor child.

I finally saw

a real sleepwalking disorder case today.

Look.

Beneficial for action...

She's asleep.

What should we do?

Don't wake up those who are sleepwalking.

Otherwise, they'll be terrified.

Besides, if Senior Song knew

she came to the men's dorm in her sleep,

she would be embarrassed.

But the books also say that people with sleepwalking disorder

will go back to their place.

If you follow Senior Song,

she will eventually return to the Song Mansion.

You go back first.

Don't worry. I'll follow her.

Okay.

I'll send her back.

Well...

Instructor Shen.

Why are you with Lady Zhu

in the middle of the night?

She has a sleepwalking disorder.

She went to the men's dorm alone.

What a coincidence.

Xiao Yu also has a sleepwalking disorder.

He went to Wenjing Hall.

What a coincidence.

I didn't expect you to use such a bad trick.

As if you have the right to laugh at me.

[Song Mansion]

Be careful.

Yueniang...

Come...

Come here.

Let me tell you.

Miss Zhu might have a sleepwalking disorder.

She went to the men's dorm alone.

Sleepwalking?

Keep your voice down.

You can't wake up a patient with such a disease.

So I followed her back.

I'm relieved that she's back.

Thank you, Instructor Shen.

You're welcome. I'll take my leave.

Okay.

Okay.

Take care.

The misunderstanding has finally been explained.

Mr. Zhou will never misunderstand

between me and Xiao Yu.

Well.

Why was that guy so strange?

What was he doing?

Forget it.

I'll go to sleep.

Good morning, Second Sister. I'll go to Wenjing Hall to ground myself.

What's the rush?

Don't you eat breakfast?

I won't.

Father asked me to go to Wenjing Hall at dawn every day.

I'm almost late.

See you, Second Sister.

Mother.

Did Yueniang leave?

She ran away in a hurry.

She is always like a flying arrow.

Mother, we usually say time flies like an arrow.

Yueniang always does things in a short time

and a hurry.

You can say that.

Mother, give me the tea.

I want to go in and beg for mercy for Yueniang from Father.

You know your father.

Last night,

Yueniang kneeled in the ancestral hall voluntarily.

I went to beg for mercy from him,

but he scolded me for being a loving mother who spoils her daughter.

If you go,

you'll be scolded for being a loving elder sister who spoils her younger sister.

Mother, I'll give it a try.

Father.

I'm Yuniang.

Come in.

Put it down.

Let me grind ink for you.

Mother.

Hush.

Yuniang is going to be a loving elder sister.

Let's see if your father will scold her for spoiling her younger sister.

Mother.

What are you talking about?

I told you not to talk.

Come here.

So it's about pleading for Yueniang.

Yueniang is indeed naughty.

It's acceptable to punish her to transcribe books.

But he even confined her to Wenjing Hall.

What is Wenjing Hall?

All the students are studying there.

As a girl,

it'd be embarrassing to her.

Mother, don't worry.

I'll talk to Father.

Okay.

Maybe your father will listen to you.

Go.

Is there something special

hidden in this Wenjing Hall

so that Xiao Yu came here

in the middle of the night?

How are things going?

You also failed?

He wants to turn his back on the whole family.

Mother.

That's too harsh.

No matter how harsh my words are,

they are not as harsh as what he did.

No one can persuade him.

So you're here because of Lady Zhu being grounded.

I have a way to make Mr. Song let go.

Tell us.

Come in.

Mr. Song.

Are you here to plead for Yueniang?

I dare not.

I think

Lady Zhu has always been eccentric and bold.

She doesn't fit in with the young ladies.

You're right to discipline her.

I heard that Lady Zhu caused trouble again, did she?

I don't understand.

Why didn't you punish her but reward her when she caused trouble?

Reward her?

I've been in the Song family for more than 20 years.

I watched Lady Zhu grow up.

I know her well.

I think

it's not a punishment that you don't allow her

to attend classes,

but a reward.

Because Lady Zhu hates studying the most.

You are right.

It seems that

I haven't disciplined Yueniang well lately

so this girl

thinks that way.

Tell Yuniang

to get Yueniang back to school.

Yes.

Yes, Father.

How come I gave birth to such a troublemaker

who worries the whole family?

Am I really a loving mother who spoils her child?

I treat all of you equally.

It's not wrong to be a loving mother.

Mother, you're right.

Why did Xiao Yu come to Wenjing Hall?

What's special about this place?

Morning, Teaching Assistant Xiao.

Good morning, Miss Zhu.

You sneaked into Wenjing Hall last night

and were caught by Mr. Zhang.

I'm just curious

about what's so special about Wenjing Hall.

Why did you sneak into Wenjing Hall in the middle of the night?

Last night, you sneaked into the men's dorm

and were caught by Instructor Shen.

I'm just curious

about what's so special about the men's dorm.

Why did you go there in the middle of the night?

Thanks to you,

I could only take the risk

to explain to Mr. Zhou.

I see.

But in my opinion,

breaking into the men's dorm at night

isn't something justified.

The more you explain, the more serious it gets.

Yesterday, Mr. Zhou told me...

What did he say?

He told me

that you and I are

quite similar.

What?

He said we are similar?

How?

I don't understand either.

How?

I'm so outstanding.

I'm afraid you're

nothing to compare with even my fingernails.

Are you a dog?

Why did you bite me?

I'm just not convinced.

You said I'm nothing to compare with your finger nails.

Then I'll

compete with your finger nails.

But I found

it's true that I'm nothing to compare with your finger nails.

Hurry up.

Urge your family to write a letter to break off the engagement.

Otherwise,

you'll marry a woman who's nothing to compare with

your finger nails.

Yueniang.

I thought you were afraid of nothing.

But when you hear Yueniang,

you're like a rat seeing a cat.

Good morning, Mr. Zhang.

Morning.

How dare you criticize me?

You're like a rat seeing a cat when you see Mr. Zhang.

Lies in benevolence and righteousness...

Yueniang.

Second Sister.

Father

lifted your grounding.

Come with me to class.

Father won't punish me?

He won't ground you.

Instead, he punishes you by having you transcribe books.

Okay.

Let's go.

Good morning, Mr. Zhang.

Why is there another person here?

Who is it?

You again?

Why are you here at Wenjing Hall again?

I'm here to clean Wenjing Hall.

Good.

Go upstairs with me.

Clean the Dean's Room.

Okay.

Teaching Assistant Xiao, please.

Okay.

Here.

-Okay. -And Inside.

Wipe it carefully.

Okay.

Yueniang, you're not young anymore.

You should focus on your studies.

Don't always cause trouble

and make parents worry about you.

Yes, I understand.

Let's go.

Okay.

Teaching Assistant Xiao, are you done?

Soon.

Done.

Where is he going so late at night?

As the supervisor of the dorm, I have to do my duty

to find out the truth.

[Account book]

Every 16th of the month, Duke Yue

donates large sums of money for no reason.

Is it because of Yan Qinruo?

If the Song's Academy has a culture of favoring students

who bribe,

I wouldn't agree that it serves as a role model for educational institutions.

If you dare to jump, I'll call for help now.

Lady Zhu, why are you still here

at Wenjing Hall in the middle of the night?

Are you waiting for me?

Yes, I was waiting for you.

I was waiting for you, the thief, to reveal your true colors.

What do you mean?

I just

had a sudden urge to come here to read books.

You had a sudden urge?

You climbed over my wall in the middle of the night out of a sudden urge.

You were punished to chase geese.

You enclosed the geese and headed to Wenjing Hall

out of a sudden urge.

While cleaning,

you sneaked into the Dean's Room also out of a sudden urge.

Xiao Yu.

You're so

not good at lying.

Compared to you, I'm indeed much inferior in this field.

Cut the crap.

Come with me to my father now.

Let my father see

the true colors of the person I am engaged to.

And explain to my father

why you came to the Song's Academy,

and what you want

from here.

Let's go.

If I tell the Dean

that we're meeting privately here

because I said something wrong and made you angry.

What would he think?

Why are you

so shameless?

Fine, if you don't go,

I'll call for help now.

I'm not afraid.

Help!

Hush.

Let me tell you

why I'm here.

It's not that I want to tell the teachers.

It's that the sense of justice makes me do so.

That must be it.

[The Analects of Confucius Song Xu]

You mean you sneaked into Wenjing Hall in the middle of the night

to get this book?

Yes.

And you want to please Qinruo's father?

Yes.

You like Qinruo?

Yes.

Stop talking nonsense.

If you really like Qinruo,

why have you never treated her

differently from other girls?

I treated you differently from her.

You...

You have the right to remain silent.

But I advise you

to tell me your real purpose.

A gentleman desires to marry a fair lady.

Lady Yan is naturally beautiful and graceful.

I fell in love with her at first sight.

But I know that Duke Yue's Mansion has countless treasures.

Everything I give will be common.

After thinking about it, what I can give,

which the Yan family will also treasure,

is the work of the dean.

I heard that

the Dean's Room holds annotated versions by the Dean.

That's why I sneaked into here

to get one copy

as a gift for Lady Yan's father.

No.

This is still my family's book.

Even if you love Qinruo,

you are still a thief.

Report me then.

You'd better tell Yan Qinruo

and let her know that I like her.

You really like Qinruo?

Yes.

Okay.

For now,

I trust you.

But don't tell anyone

what happened today.

Why?

I care about dignity too.

Do you still care about dignity?

I care about it in front of someone I like.

So don't tell anyone.

Okay, I'll keep it a secret.

But look,

since you really like Qinruo,

and we are engaged.

But you haven't replied to the letter from our home yet.

And the engagement is constraining us.

Maybe before you win Qinruo's heart,

you'll break her heart because of our engagement.

What do you think?

So,

instead of waiting for your doom, you'd better strike first.

Let's cooperate.

Cooperate?

I'll help you chase Qinruo.

You help me chase Junior Zhou.

If we both love someone else,

we can break off the engagement quickly.

What do you think?

Isn't it a good idea?

You've never thought of it, have you?

This...

We're engaged.

It's inappropriate.

It'll affect our reputation.

But

this engagement has almost crushed me.

This is unfair to Xiao Yu.

Is this fair to me?

Not to me either.

He arranged a marriage for me when I was three.

-It's so unfair! -What do you want?

I want freedom.

I want you to help me chase Junior Zhou.

Aren't you his roommate?

Based on what you know about him,

it will be much easier for you to do so.

What do you think?

Do you really like Zhou Ji?

I...

I bought all his paintings.

Besides,

he is handsome and knowledgeable.

Many girls like him.

He is also modest and polite.

Will you help me?

Mr. Zhou and I are roommates.

We are like brothers.

Those closer to the waterfront pavilion will get the moonlight first.

I'm that waterfront pavilion.

So I can help you.

But

don't tell anyone

what happened today.

Then I'll help you chase Junior Zhou.

Agreed. Deal.

I didn't want to get involved in this.

But I think the academy should be a clean place.

How could such a muddle happen?

You should keep them under control.

Li Wenshu brought Mr. Zhang here.

What should we do?

Don't panic.

Don't forget that I'm a teaching assistant.

Let's go.

Did you see

Lady Zhu was alone with Xiao Yu?

I saw it with my own eyes.

Just...

On the second floor.

They're over there.

How inappropriate!

-Let me show you the way. -Let’s go.

Sir, this way.

Three Whites Foundation Makeup.

Sir! Sir!

-What are Three Whites? -This way.

Sir!

-This way. -Three Whites refers to

-Sir! Sir! -your forehead,

chin, and nose.

These three areas need to be highlighted with white makeup.

Lady Zhu, is there anything else you don't understand?

With your guidance,

I understand.

Hello, Mr. Zhang.

I didn't quite understand some of the makeup lessons.

So I came to ask Teaching Assistant Xiao

for advice.

It's inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone.

Exactly.

It's so late.

And you're still studying?

Gosh.

I wouldn't know if you didn't tell me.

It's already dark.

We've been studying for so long today.

Yes.

When studying,

time will indeed pass more quickly.

How dare you lie

in front of me, the smart talent?

You two are dating in private.

You just...

This smart talent,

why are you so dirty?

I know.

Do you do this often?

I...

After entering the academy.

you should focus on learning.

Why do you keep thinking about

these dirty things?

Hey, you guys...

We were just immersed in the sea of knowledge

and forgot the time.

I didn't. He...

Lady Zhu.

It's getting late.

Go back and rest.

Thank you for teaching me today.

Goodbye, Teaching Assistant Xiao.

Goodbye, Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang, I'll take my leave too.

Goodbye.

I...

You two...

Sir!

Sir!

They were just quibbling.

As you can see,

they were dating in private.

-I… -Shut up!

How could a student of the academy

say such dirty things?

No.

I... They...

Go back and rest early.

Remember,

don't slander and spread rumors.

Yes, I shall take my leave.

Young Master.

You want to see me?

"The Thirty-Six Strategies of Love."

Young Master, why are you studying this?

If I hadn't been caught looking for that thing,

I wouldn't have studied this.

You found nothing

but got caught instead.

Young Master, you were careless.

Duke Yue donates 100 taels

to the Song's Academy on the 16th of every month.

Don't you think it's strange?

You mean Song's Academy has a culture of corruption?

Don't forget

that knowing Song's Academy

is one of our purposes for this trip.

In that case, you should not be studying this even more.

You don't know

that Miss Zhu is so shrewd.

If I don't settle her,

it's hard for me to keep

investigating.

Young Master, didn't you say

you wouldn't break Lady Zhu's engagement?

If you help her chase after other young masters,

the engagement will be broken naturally.

That's why I came to you.

Tell me.

What is Miss Zhu not good at?

Well.

Musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

What else?

Being pretentious.

What else?

What else...

She's not good at anything

that outstanding girls are good at.

Okay.

Let's start with

what the girls are good at.

Make her fail in chasing Mr. Zhou.

But

I'm still a little worried.

About what?

If she falls in love with me

while I am helping her,

I'll be in trouble.

No, Young Master.

Don’t worry about it.

It's absolutely impossible.

Why not?

I'm good-looking,

knowledgeable and broad-minded.

Even Song Xu appreciates me.

Young Master.

You're indeed good-looking and broad-minded.

And Song Xu appreciates you.

But in terms of getting along with girls,

Young Master, you...

You are really not good at it.

Then I’m relieved.

Young Master, you can rest assured.

Think about Miss Zhu.

Every time you met,

she either cursed you hard,

or wanted to kill you.

She would never like you.

Never.

I...

This...

Why is this room so messy?

Are the corners of the quilt right angles?

Well.

Look at the dust.

Touch it and my hand is covered in dust.

Clean it.

Listen.

I'll punish you if you can't clean it thoroughly.

I'm so mad!

I'm so mad!

Yueniang.

Yueniang.

Yueniang.

How can you sleep?

I can. It's still early.

Mr. Zhang came at dawn.

Why is Mr. Zhang here?

Men and women cannot sit together,

cannot use the same set of restraints, cannot use the same towel and comb,

and cannot hand objects to each other.

Being hungry is a minor matter, losing one's integrity is a major matter.

You mean they were in the same room alone?

Yes.

Were they harmonious?

When they ran away with excuses,

they were quite harmonious.

Lady Zhu is always naughty.

Don't take it lightly.

By the way,

have you finished the tea

I asked Li to send you?

I'll ask Li to send you some more.

Dean.

Drinking tea is not a big deal.

Songzhi. Don't worry.

I know how to deal with this.

This is not a minor matter.

You must treat it seriously.

Songzhi.

Yueniang and Xiao Yu

have long been engaged.

Since they like each other,

I'll find time to visit the Xiao family

to talk about their marriage.

In that case,

I won't

worry anymore.

However,

I suggest sending the marriage proposal early.

It's good for both of them.

That makes sense.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is in a few days.

I'll go to the Xiao family then...

Let's go.

Where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere.

Slow down.

I...

I went to find a way for you.

A way?

What way?

The way to chase Zhou Ji.

We should hurry.

I have bad news.

What's wrong?

Mr. Zhang went to my house this morning

and told my father

that we were alone in Wenjing Hall.

When my father heard the news,

he immediately wanted to propose marriage at your house.

What?

Hush.

Luckily,

I used the reason that we needed to get to know each other first to stop him.

But it won't last long.

The engagement is getting more and more troublesome.

Looks like I have to find out Song Xu's attitude as soon as possible.

If he really colludes with Wan Li and Duke Yue,

I have to get out of here as soon as possible.

Why are you frozen?

How about

you help me chase Yan Qinruo first?

Sure.

It will be easier for you to chase Qinruo.

When you two love each other,

I'll ask my father to invite your parents.

You'll be in charge of breaking off the engagement.

What?

When you're with someone you like,

of course, you should talk about breaking off the engagement first.

Forget it.

Let me help you chase Mr. Zhou first.

I'll help you chase Qinruo first.

You chase Mr. Zhou first.

Let me help you.

It's easier for you to chase him.

It's easy for a girl to chase a man.

Okay?

Okay.

When shall we start?

Tonight.

The three of us will study together.

In the middle,

I'll find an excuse to leave.

When I leave,

I will accidentally

put out

the candle.

Junior Zhou.

By then,

you can lean on Mr. Zhou's arm.

Will this work?

Isn't it too hasty?

Under such a wonderful atmosphere,

under such a fragile moonlight,

this kind of weak-looking coquetry is most attractive to men.

Will it work?

Trust me.

I'm a man.

He's here.

Junior Zhou.

Senior Song.

Have a seat.

Senior Song.

Let me help you.

Thank you.

It's great

to study with you.

I suddenly remembered

I left something in the dorm.

Mr. Zhou,

accompany Lady Zhu to study.

I'll go back first.

Mr. Xiao, I…

-Let me get it for you. -Teaching Assistant Xiao.

Take your time.

Mr. Xiao, let me get it for you.

Thank you. Mr. Zhou.

It's okay.

It's nothing.

I mean it. Just study with Lady Zhu.

It's okay.

Mr. Xiao, you…

Junior Zhou, I’m afraid of the dark.

The candle is lit again.

You're a girl. Stop drinking.

Stop.

Stop drinking.

Don't drink if you can't.

Let's learn our lesson this time.

We won't do it in the room next time

in case the space is narrow

and mistakes are easily made.

Make the wind stronger.

Senior Song.

Senior Song.

Ji.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

Shall we admire the moon together?

Sure.

Can it work?

Trust me.

I'm a man.